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Finally took some photos!!

2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago

If Ann is around she will probably appreciate my effort today. Health problems the past two seasons had me down. We had an abundance of rain this spring so the foliage looks great. One problem as a result is my phlox self seeded all over and I am now dealing with mildew in spots…..removing some now. Seems its always something.


I finally did it…. a nice Great Expectations. A move made it very happy.


Brother Stefan


Dancing Queen.


Sagae is huge.


Sugar and Spice happy in a pot.


Wheee happy in a pot.


Little Treasure happy in a pot.

June


Sherry

Comments (18)

  • 2 years ago

    Gorgeous plants - that Sagae is beautiful.

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked indianagardengirl
  • 2 years ago

    These all look great. I've given up on Great Expectations, having lost two, each after less than a year.

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked Ben D (zone 7b)
  • 2 years ago

    Sherry, wow! Your hostas are beautiful! What’s your secret?

    debra

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Debra, no big secrets here other than finding the right spots for each hosta. This is my second Great Expectations and it got moved last fall to a shadier spot. It is four times the size it was, thought it was a goner. My Dancing Queen was moved 2 seasons ago. It was happy for several years under my blue spruce…. it shrunk…..tree roots no doubt. l am learning what I can grow under that forty yo tree, more than you might think. The last photo and the third from last are under the spruce, you can see a bit of the trunk in one photo.

    Sherry

  • 2 years ago

    All looking lush and beautiful! Your Brother Stephan is a WOW!

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked sandyslopes z6 n. UT
  • 2 years ago

    Sherry so glad you got pics, they are all looking fabulous! Hopefully the health issues are behind you now and you can enjoy life and the garden more fully.

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
  • 2 years ago

    Wow Sherry!..not just group shots but close ups and IDs!..I do see and appreciate the effort!..it’s on my mind to take pictures..all of your hostas look good but Wheee! blew me away..mine is cute but very under sized..when my ground isn’t soggy I should move it..moving helped my Empress Wu..

    I’m glad you feel up to being out in your garden again..I can relate..

    my latest pictures..my hummingbird feeder view from my recliner..


    so tiny but so adorable..

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
  • 2 years ago

    Ann, glad you checked in! Love the hummingbirds here too. I dont have a feeder but they come to my garden for the flowers. I have lantana in pots on my patio, they absolutely love it. They also like my rose of sharon, phlox, butterfly bush and hosta flowers.

    Sherry

  • 2 years ago

    Sherry..I’ve seen them on hosta blooms too..I bought a small lantana..still haven’t planted it in a nice pot with other things (my plan)..when I do I’ll put the pot near the feeder where I can see it!..

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
  • 2 years ago

    I have never had a hummingbird, but have had the hummingbird moth on flowers. I hesitate whet a feeder because of my outdoor cats.

    debra

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 2 years ago

    I meant, “I hesitate to put a feeder”

    debra

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked djacob Z6a SE WI
  • 2 years ago

    Looking good! I had forgotten about Whee! It has a look all it's own.

    bkay

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked bkay2000
  • 2 years ago

    Everything looks great. -I've lost 4 Great Expectations, so that's it for me. I bought them at a local nursery and pampered them in large pots with a special mixture of soil, fertilizer, bark-both shredded and large chunks, mushroom compost, etc. Other hostas thrive not GE they just up and die. Whee! is extraordinary. June looks so pretty next to the astilbe.


    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked miles10612
  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    No astilbe here. I think you are seeing blooms on my Heuchera, Paris, has bright pink blooms.

    Sherry

  • 2 years ago

    oops you're right!

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked miles10612
  • 2 years ago

    Looking good! Love Great expectations! How big it was when you moved it? I moved mine and feel it lost size even that it was as big clump as I could get.

    sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked lindalana 5b Chicago
  • 2 years ago

    Lindalana, Great Expectations had leaf diameter of 4” last season. This season leaf diameter is 9”. I was extremely happy with the result……thought I was looking at my second failure last spring.

    Sherry