Spring Pictures Phase IV

15 years ago

I tend to think of spring flowers coming in phases or waves. The first are the crocus, bluebells, hyacinths. The second are the forsythia, ornamental pears, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines. Then come the apples, crab apples, wild wisteria and purple clover. Now we are into the purples, whites, and yellows, and I thought I'd share some pic I took today.

Purple Iris::Always the first of my iris to come out. The outer edge color is "seance" and the inner section is cold purple. The hue is violet. This is the last remaining iris of this color group in my garden.

This shrub is always so pretty when it is completely white. This one is almost finished now.

This camillia has a little white spider in most of its blossoms--though not this one. They make short work of bees that dare enter their domain. A beautiful golden/teak yellow in the center.

Someone here on gardenweb suggested growing clematis with roses, and I'm glad I did. These are wonderful. Color is a light slate blue.

Geranium::hot pink. Enough said.

My favorite rose, Mme. Alfred Carriere. The scent of these roses is magnificient. Otherworldy. Beyond description.

Vinca::the color is a violet, called either "Victoria" or "Affair".

My eyes tell me this rose is yellow, but really it isn't. The color is called "wild willow" and its hue is considered green. Go figure.

--Robert

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joellenh
15 years ago
How gorgeous. Your yard must be BREATHTAKING.

Jo
spademilllane
Original Author
15 years ago
LOL, no, it's looking rather burnt, unhappy, and drought-stricken right now. Five acres is simply too much for me to water. These are the bright spots.

--Robert
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seedmama
15 years ago
Robert,

I wish I had the time to stop by and look. It would be fun to see third year progress. Of course, I'm a bit concerned you would put me to work with the alligator loppers....

Beautiful, and thanks for taking the time to share bright spots. My garden is burnt, in a literal sense, from the fires a month ago. The only thing left to thrive, as expected, is the Bermuda. It's never been this green. They could have held the Master's here this year.

I'm interested in starting Mme. Alfred Carriere from seeds. Could I talk you out of a couple of hips at the end of the season? And will you make it to the Spring Fling this year?
spademilllane
Original Author
15 years ago
Dana:

Is your house burned at all? I had no idea you had property damage from the fires. I'm so sorry.

I will clip a few stems of Mme. Carriere for you tomorrow and treat with hormone powder. See if we can get a few going for you. Mine are grafted and I got them from a supplier in the Sacramento Valley, but I understand they do well from clippings and maybe don't need the grafted rootstock. They should take in 30 days or so if it works and you will be in business.

I've looked at photographs of them climbing up the sides of houses and they are quite the show-stoppers. They bloom strongest in the spring but continue off and on through the summer.

When you were here I think I had just planted them. Now they are about 10' high and I have to use the ladder to train them up against the wall of the house. Thankfully they aren't too bad with the thorns.

--Robert
OklaMoni
15 years ago
Positively STUNNING. Thanks for sharing. This morning, like all my mornings that I cycle east, I thought of you while riding through Forest Park.

Moni
ezzirah011
15 years ago
Wow....just Wow!!!
Lisa_H OK
15 years ago
They are beautiful! The first of my irises are blooming, the dames rocket, and yesterday I noticed my first rose boom of the season on Archduke Charles. The peonies are getting close to being ready to bloom. I'm going to have to start grabbing my camera when I walk outside!

Lisa
seedmama
15 years ago
Robert,

We stopped the fire 15 feet from the house. We are so grateful, because 30 neighbors were not so lucky. We had an earthquake that morning too, but the Japanese had one so much worse the same day. True tragedies like that have helped us keep the loss of a garden in perspective.

I stopped counting the number of trees we lost when I got to 100. Honestly, losing certain ones were a blessing because it is allowing me to have much more gardening area in the long run.
laspasturas
15 years ago
Beautiful! I really need to put in more flowers around the house. I always get distracted with veggies and never get around to it.
greenacreslady
15 years ago
Robert,
Thank you so much for sharing. They are all beautiful, and my favorites are the roses. The Mme. Alfred Carriere reminds me of the Abraham Darby I had at our other house, and I really miss that rose. It was my very favorite both because of the amazing fragrance and the pale peachy pink color, just a little darker than yours. I was so close to ordering one from David Austin this spring, but decided this might not be the best year to start a new one with the hot, dry summer we're probably going to have.

The iris that I planted last year is getting ready to bloom, yay! It's been years since I've grown iris, so I'm excited. Salvia and coreopsis are blooming, and the pansies are really pretty. I need to get out there with the camera.

Suzie