Krista My beautiful ornamental Mayapple is blooming! It’s endured immense trampling due to the reconstruction of the deck it’s tucked underneath in Seattle, and I’m so happy to see it came back at all this year. It won’t be coming with us in our move because I don’t think there’s a single spot at the new place that’s protected enough for this shade lover. I grew up with the North American native variety covering the river valley of my parent’s property so it was added to our Seattle yard as a tribute to my memories wading through them as a kid.
Teddahlia Our favorite nursery(they sell wholesale and specialize in hanging baskets sold to stores and retail nurseries) grew too many bacopa baskets and we snagged two of them for $10.00 each at the retail section of the nursery. We re-potted this one into a larger pot and it has done really well.
MissyWeitzel I've been having fun bringing tulips to loads of friends and family the last couple weeks. I'm keeping plenty to enjoy too. 😊
Juliarugula MissyWeitzel me too! I sent a bucket full with my mom for her Meals on Wheels route today.
MissyWeitzel Juliarugula oooohh you have fancy ones! Where did you order? I think I'm gonna do more fancy ones next year and fewer total bulbs. When it stays really warm for a few days they all mature at once and it has been a bit overwhelming while busy with planting dahlias. Like 25% less would be perfect!
Juliarugula MissyWeitzel I actually get most of mine at Menards, same as you! Some I also pick up at Costco. Costco used to carry bags of parrot dahlia bulbs, but they haven’t had them the past several years. There are a few that still come back from those bags though. I think my doubles were about half Menards/half Costco.
Teddahlia Calibrachoa has been bred to have double flowers and this one in Margaret's basket is almost blue.
MissyWeitzel Last year I organized a greenhouse crawl and my flower friends and I had so much fun we did it again this year but with matching shirts this time! Here's my haul. I really love the plum cockatoo petunias!
Justafewdahlias MissyWeitzel I love that petunia also! Green & purple is a great flower color combination. I told myself I am done buying plants this season but I will keep an eye out for this one for next year!
calico20hill MissyWeitzel I have those same petunias in the flower boxes that line my front porch! I guess we all like weird color combos!
MissyWeitzel There is an 8 day festival called Tulip Time in early May in Holland, MI. There are all sorts of events, tulips everywhere in the town, klompen dancers, Dutch food, and touristy stuff. I took my mom today and even though some of the tulips were past their prime, we still saw a lot of beautiful ones. We didn't go to the big touristy areas and saw plenty of blooms just walking around downtown and in Centennial park.
calico20hill Indeed, a new climate, a new learning experience and new possiblities...I have treasured childhood memories of the wild flowers that grew in the forests where I grew up and it was only less then 200 miles away (And also on the "Wet" side of the Cascade Mountains), but the soil there were acid peat and very fertile, and now I am on basic clay and much drier summers. I struggle with that.
MissyWeitzel My very first "fancy" iris. My fancy isn't very fancy at all - I think this was a $6 variety. I know nothing about iris(es?) but planted my first 10 this past fall and have another dozen coming this September. It's wonderful to have something new to look forward to after spring bulbs are done. Iris 'Concertina'
SteveM Grape cuttings are something I've always wanted to try but never got around to it. Santiam Nursery ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/SantiamNursery ) was an excellent source for the scions. I ordered 5 scions of Thomcord and they sent 3 extra, all well packed. Seven of the scions rooted so now I have a few months to figure out where I am going to plant them all. Scions after 6 weeks ready to transplant:
Bessie SteveM the grower you link to has so many unusual plants. Such a tempting website😀. Over the years I've grown grapes and they are pretty care free in my climate. The last Concord grape plant I grew(10 years ago?) was big and prosperous, but succumbed to gopher damage.
