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Some spring pics.

9 years ago

Hello, guys!

This spring is really crazy with very warm March and frost in May. Still hostas are doing well and bring some joy to my life.

It's time to move some plants from this bed, I like it, though.

Patriot and Pizzazz with dicentra spectabilis alba.

Sorry for weeds... Why do they always look so obvious in pictures?

Seduser, Niagara Falls, Annabel Lee... and Andrew, if you can notice it

Christmas Tree (huge this year) , Wide Brim, Striptease

This spring newcomers: Arc de Triomphe, Valley's Lemon Squash, Green Flash, Let's Twist Again

Early spring picture.

And some portraits, if you don't mind.

Lakeside Prophecy, one of my favourites

Goodness Gracious

Smokey Bear. You can see some frost damage(




Comments (17)

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Foxfire Palm Sunday (forum rotated the photo and I don't know how to fix it)

    Th King

    Tom Schmid has some leaves like these

    Spilt Milk and Dancing Queen (others are severely damaged by frost)

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    You are always so kind, Josephine. I am happy to see your comments, as usual. By the way, my name is Vera, jajoana is an old web nickname.

    Thank you, now Foxfire Palm Sunday looks as it should.

    It is the first year Tom Schmid surprised me like that, hope it's not gonna change.

    Last year my Touch of Class produced one streaked eye (Autumn photo)

    I planted it separately, but this year it desided to get more stable.

  • 9 years ago

    Vera, such a lovely name and I know a Veronica who goes by Vera. Thank you for sharing your name! :D

    That was a big tease by TOC last year! It sure looked pretty exciting streaked like that. It is amazing how they can return as if nothing ever happened, isn't it? If we didn't take pictures of these phenoms, people (unfamiliar to hostas) wouldn't believe us!

    I think it is the actual instability of hostas that makes growing them so exciting!. Like ... "Life is like a box of chocolates....you never know what you're gonna get".

    jajoana thanked josephines167 z5 ON Canada
  • 9 years ago

    Vera. Your hostas are looking great. Sorry about frost damage. We here in Finland had also weird weather and i think everywhere in Europe. Still very cold, but atleast not any more frost. Nights are cold, sometimes near freezing. My hostas are still tiny pips.

    jajoana thanked Saija_Finland
  • 9 years ago

    Great looking hostas...a.joy to look at!

    jajoana thanked mbug_gw
  • 9 years ago

    Beautiful! You have so many nice selections! I really like the Valley's Lemon Squash and Let's Twist Again. I will be adding those to my list. Thanks for sharing!

    jajoana thanked Linda's Garden z6 Utah
  • 9 years ago

    Lovely hostas and garden! Your garden looks so nice now, are you sure you want to move things? I have frost damage on my early risers here, I don't remove the leafs, they aren't so noticeable when the plants fill out. Thanks for sharing!

    Sherry

    jajoana thanked sherrygirl zone5 N il
  • 9 years ago

    Wow, very nice!

    jajoana thanked conniepr
  • 9 years ago

    Vera, your garden looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.

    jajoana thanked Dedez7b
  • 9 years ago

    Josephine, you are so right ) Growing hosta is a sort of garden adventure. Now I want to try sowing... (love Forrest Gump, there should be some Forrest Gump hosta, I believe ))) like I couldn't resist planting Elvis Lives...

    Terve, saija_finland! I come from Kola peninsula, very close to your country. I must say, you live in a very beautiful place. And hostas should feel great there. I hope there will be no frost in your garden. The weather this year is really unpredictable...

    Linda's Garden, Let's Twist Again seems to be a good grower, just like Wheee! Lakeside Lemon Squash is going to be quite slow. And they both are beauties. I'm glad you like them.

    sherrygirl, I don't really want to move anything ))) Still I have to move some hostas or primulas, they need more space.


  • 9 years ago

    Vera so happy to see you back! Your garden is looking wonderful. It has been a late start for many gardens all over the world but clearly yours has awakened beautifully.

  • 9 years ago

    I love your hostas and their colorful companions, Vera!!

    Lakeside Prophesy just captivates me whenever I see it. And in that second photo- Patriot and the white bleeding heart (and Pizzazz-another looker) is a stunning combo!

    jajoana thanked windymess z6a KC, Ks
  • 9 years ago

    Only gardeners can see the weeds, and they won't comment on them because they know better. I had non-gardening friends over last weekend and I don't think they can tell the difference between the plants and the weeds! That's a good thing!

    Your hostas are lovely! So glad to see you posting again and happy spring has finally come for you.

    jajoana thanked zkathy z7a NC
  • 9 years ago

    True Kathy, but gardeners can't help but see them... and of course I would never say anything, but it's hard not to bend over and pull them! A gardening friend of mine, and I, have shared a laugh about this.

    jajoana thanked windymess z6a KC, Ks
  • 9 years ago

    You have some beautiful Hosta! I love the ruffled ones.

  • 9 years ago

    Very nice. LSP and GG are two of my favorites