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| Cape Daisy |
| 2008-05-09 04:57:35 |
Cape DaisyOsteospermum (oss-tee-oh-SPUR-mum)Synonym: African DaisyThis is one of the annuals I have been planting this week. This year as been funny since I have had more requests for annuals then ever before. It truly has been the year of the annual. I don’t mind because annuals always add a lot of color to the garden. I hope to take some more pictures of the different flowers I have been planting. Dahlias, Impatiens, Petunias, Marigolds, Salvia, Cleome and Begonias to name some of the species for this year.Both of these are from the 'Crescendo' series. This 'Crescendo Orange' and the top flower is 'Crescendo Primrose'Cape Daisy is a nice annual for masses or containers. I like them since they aren’t too fussy and seem to give good color throughout the ...
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| Pink Knockout Rose |
| 2008-05-08 04:41:30 |
Pink Knockout RoseRosa 'Radcon'These seem to be all the rage in roses now. I guess they are okay and serve a purpose. Nothing can replace the Hybrid Tea in my heart. They have two very nice attributes, they stay small and they do have good disease resistance. I like the pink and the original red the best.Here is a link to the story of the breeder of the Knockout Roses, William Radler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I guess a rose with it’s own site is kind of cool.A couple of milestones have slipped by here at Digital Flower Pictures.com. As of last week there have been over 200,000 page views. There have also been close to or over 1,000 visitors per day. I don’t think I could have imagined that many people viewing this site in the beginning, even now it is dif...
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| ABC Wednesday - Purple Leaf Plum |
| 2008-05-06 21:18:13 |
ABC Wednesday - PPurple Leaf PlumPrunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius'(PROO-nus) (ke-ra-SEE-fer-uh)Synonyms: Purple Cherry PlumIf you are here for Wordless Wednesday scroll down to the next post.This one has ‘P’s a lot of P’s. The Genus Prunus is an important one in ornamental horticulture. It contains the Almonds, Cherries and Plums and Peaches so they are important for fruit production, also. There are over 400 species in Prunus.This cultivar of Purple Leaf Plum is nice since has a final height of 8-10 feet and it has what is considered the darkest foliage. More often than not in most gardens it seems a smaller tree is better. It beats having to try and minimize everything several years down the line.Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'This is a much taller (30 feet) version of the tree...
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| Evergreen Candytuft |
| 2008-05-05 05:26:05 |
Evergreen CandytuftIberis sempervirens(eye-BEER-is) (sem-per-VY-renz)Here is another plant that I can’t really grow because the deer love it. There has been a little patch growing on the Estate in some cracks in the rock work. If it sticks head above the rocks it gets munched. It has kind of adapted to that and flowers below the rocks but hasn’t been able to spread. In general it likes soil that is average and it has be well draining. Iberis is a good choice for the rock garden or for edging along paths and borders. The early flowers are a nice splash of white and it should be sheared lightly to tidy it up after the first heavy spring bloom. It will flower sporadically during the rest of the season. Candytuft can be grown in light shade but will not flower as much as when planted in fu...
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| Columnar Apple 'Scarlet Sentinel' |
| 2008-05-04 05:32:10 |
Columnar AppleMalus x domestica 'Scarlet Sentinel'(MAL-us) (doh-MESS-tik-a)Synonyms: Malus pumila, Pole AppleThis is tree certainly goes into the ‘oddball’ category as it has no branches. It is a dwarf Apple tree that grows to 12-15 feet tall and produces edible fruit. It may be kept smaller by topping and can be grown in a container. I read that any other apple can pollinate ‘Scarlet Sentinel’ and that it has to be pollinated by another variety of the same type. Not sure what to believe on that. Surely a good choice as a novelty tree or for the small garden.On Friday night even though I was tired I decided to drive out to Cheshire, Connecticut to see Sandy Carlson’s art exhibit. I am glad I did as I got to meet her and got a personal tour through...
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| Eastern Redbud |
| 2008-05-03 05:30:47 |
Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis(SER-sis) (ka-na-DEN-sis)Synonyms: Canadian Redbud, Judas TreeIt has been a while since I posted a native tree. The Redbud is a handsome and for the most part a small stature tree. I don’t like to use them as a specimen or focal point in the garden but prefer them on the edges or in the woodland garden. It doesn’t seem to be a long-lived tree and I have seen a lot of older ones fall over. That shouldn’t discourage you from enjoying the beautiful flowers, heart shaped leaves and nice fall color. The flowers are edible, which is something I didn’t know. The Judas Tree common name comes from the legend Judas Iscariot hung himself on a redbud after he betrayed Jesus and that is why it is weak wooded. The Redbud is not allowed to develop strong branches so...
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| Cucumber Magnolia 'Golden Sun' |
| 2008-05-02 04:34:56 |
Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia 'Golden Sun'Synonym: Magnolia acuminataWe had a big day on the new job yesterday. The crew is working like a well-oiled machine and they really did an amazing amount of work. I was able to do what I do without a lot of interference. There are 100’s of feet of Boxwood hedges at this house and I am hand pruning all the Dwarf English type. The other I am loose shearing and then touching up with the hand pruners. I call it a hybrid technique where I get all the really shaggy growth with the gas powered shears. They are probably the most misused tool I have ever seen. Plants and gardens have never been the same since they were invented.Funny thing about this garden was I visited it in early March...
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| Pink Flowering Dogwood |
| 2008-05-01 04:30:41 |
Pink Flowering DogwoodCornus florida var. rubra(KOR-nus) (FLOR-ih-duh)When we visited the farm on Sunday they had two pink Dogwoods planted in the circular driveway. I really fell in love with this one. It has the deepest color I have seen this season. The Dogwood was also beautiful but not like this one. My guess is that this is ‘Cherokee Chief’ but it had an even deeper color than they usually do.We got the job at the farm and I am looking forward to working with the owner. I was working at the other farm yesterday and the garden has come alive there. We put in 20 new roses and overall the rose garden looks good. There are a couple of roses that are struggling and they have another week or two to get their act together before they get the ax.I am ...
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| ABC Wednesday - Cape Tulip |
| 2008-04-30 04:47:58 |
ABC WednesdayCape TulipMoraea ochroleuca(mor-ah-EE-uh) (ock-roh-LEW-kuh)If you are here for Wordless Wednesday skip down to the next post. Thanks for visiting.Last week I was in no shape to post for ABC Wednesday. It snapped a streak of posts that started with the first ‘A’. I am participating again today with some ‘O’range pictures.This first flower is a beauty. I shot this at Wave Hill Gardens in the Bronx a few weeks ago and was originally going to use it for my ‘M’ post. It fits in ‘O’ since the species name is ochroleuca and it is orange colored. It is native of South Africa and is known as the South African Iris or Cape Tulip. You will have to grow it in pots unless you are in a frost-free location.Speak...
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| 'Orange Dream' Japanese Maple |
| 2008-04-28 05:34:01 |
Japanese MapleAcer palmatum 'Orange Dream'(AY-ser) (pahl-MAY-tum)This is a relatively new Japanese Maple cultivar. It is quite striking both when the foliage emerges and in the fall. Its foliage is a nice lime green during the summer. It grows to about 15 feet and has green bark. The bark is nice as it is a contrast to the foliage. I have noticed some variation in the emerging color. This one was particularly yellow with a pronounced red stripe on the end of the leaves but I have also seen specimens that emerge more orange.This was a nice group of Daffodils I saw yesterday. Their color kind of matched the ‘Orange Dream’. I was lucky to get about 10 or 12 good pictures yesterday. I don...
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| Creeping Phlox |
| 2008-04-27 07:35:47 |
Creeping PhloxPhlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple’(floks) (sto-lo-NIF-er-uh)This is underused hardy, beautiful groundcover. I like it for light shade and it fills in and spreads nicely without being a pain in the you know what. The color is outstanding and it blooms early adding a nice touch of color this time of year. I have been working with a customer to try and find a nice groundcover for their garden and when I saw a couple of these I had to try a few even though they hadn’t seen it. They return next week so I will know then if they like it and I can get some more. I would recommend this plant for rock gardens, borders and masses. It tolerates a wide range of conditions. It can grow in sun, shade, semi-moist or dry soil.If you can, get the ‘Sherwood Purple’ type as the flowers ...
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| A Few More Ireland Shots |
| 2008-04-26 05:42:40 |
A Few More Ireland ShotsPlease humor me as I sort through my archives. I have so much disk space on my main computer that having extra files doesn’t matter. However, on my Laptop I have an 80 gig Hard Drive and that is getting kind of full so I have to get rid of some photos. These Foxgloves were growing at the end of a long gravel road we decided to drive out on. There were sheep there and up on the hills a man was training a couple of Border Collies. You could hear the barking and whistling even though they were quite far away.Foxglove is one of our most requested plants for perennial gardens. I have found that it is not quite perennial. It has been a bit frustrating in some aspects to get and keep them going. It is okay if they are growing in kind of...
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| White Flowering Dogwood |
| 2008-04-24 04:31:17 |
White Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'Our Molly dog went to heaven yesterday. As much as that hurts it was quite obvious that it was time to help her along. We stayed up with her the night before and her breathing was labored and shallow. She actually stopped breathing a couple of times only to start again. When she stopped drinking that was kind of a benchmark for me. We decided to call her doctor to see if we could ease her discomfort and he came yesterday morning. I have been real sad but at the same time relived that Molly is not struggling anymore. Our other dog, Ruby Tuesday the Border Collie, is stunned. She is 4 years old now and they were like sisters. I am thankful I still have a dog.Siberian Huskies by nature are fun loving...
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| Norway Maple |
| 2008-04-21 05:26:43 |
Norway MapleAcer platanoides(AY-ser) (pla-tan-OY-dees)These are some pictures of Norway Maple. I have never noticed the flowers up close and I have to admit they are quite pretty. I wouldn’t recommend this tree for the garden or even planting as a shade tree unless it was an urban area. It is one of the most widely planted street trees in the US and that is because it is so tough and has the ability to withstand many of the conditions urban street trees have to endure.It was introduced into the United States around 1760 but didn’t gain popularity until the late 1800’s. There are many (90 or so) cultivars available in all different shapes, sizes and colors. I am a little partial to the red leafed ones like 'Crimson King' and also like the variegated c...
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| Mellow Yellow Thunberg Spirea |
| 2008-04-20 05:58:38 |
Mellow Yellow® Thunberg SpireaSpiraea thunbergii 'Ogon'(spy-REE-ah) (thun-BERG-ee-eye)These were blooming so well at work that I had to take a couple of pictures. They are very early blooming for Spirea and I guess it flowers early in general. After the flowers fade the foliage is a nice goldish-green and the fall color is lovely. This shrub seems pretty tough and it can get pretty big. However like most Spirea it can be sheared to keep it smaller.We use a lot of the different Spirea species and cultivars since they are easy to grow, showy and can kick it up a notch on the color in the garden. They seem to be pretty deer resistant when they get a little older.This photo is an emerging needles on a Weeping Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi 'Pendula'). Most of the time when I see this plant i...
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| Two Daffodils |
| 2008-04-18 04:55:22 |
I don’t have much to say today. My heart feels very heavy and I have been sick to my stomach a lot. There hasn’t been much change in Molly’s condition, she seems to be able to get comfortable and is now able to walk around a bit. Having a sick dog around the house is terrible. I want to thank those that sent emails and left comments.Here are a few Daffodil pictures I took at work this week. I don’t think I will be going anywhere to specifically take pictures and I hope I can grab enough shots at work to keep this spot going.“Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.”Horace (65 BC-8 BC)...
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| Dwarf Peach Tree |
| 2008-04-17 04:33:14 |
Dwarf PeachPrunus persica 'Bonfire'(PROO-nus) (PER-see-kuh)I don’t know too much about this genetic dwarf Peach Tree other than I like it every time I see it. I have always wanted to grow one but haven’t gotten around to actually buying one. Long thin burgundy leaves and peaches follow these flowers in the summer.It is hardy to USDA Zone 5 and grows well in containers. I shot this at the nursery and should of bought the tree.Yesterday when I got home from work I noticed my dog (Molly) was lethargic and a bit clumsy. It got worse after a little awhile and by the time I decided to go to the vet she couldn’t walk. We know she has cancer and all the signs were pointing to a bleeding tumor, as her gums were ashen white.I got her to the Vet and lucky he was ...
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| ABC Wednesday – Magnolia |
| 2008-04-16 05:04:30 |
ABC Wednesday – MagnoliaIf you are here for Wordless Wednesday please scroll down to the next post. Thanks for stopping by.With perfect timing the Magnolia flower arrived this week just in time for an ‘M’ post. This first picture is a yellow form (which you don’t see that often) called ‘Butterflies’. I actually took this picture at the local wholesale nursery because the ‘Butterflies’ I have been growing for the last 20 years has never flowered. It is in too much shade and is probably too big to move now because of its location. I still hope to see a flower on it someday.These other two photos were a something I have been experimenting with lately. Trying to get one flower in focus with a blurred background of many of the same flower. The...
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| Pansy Macro |
| 2008-04-15 04:23:45 |
"The beauteous pansies rise, In purple, gold, and blue, With tints of rainbow hue, Mocking the sunset skies. " Thomas J. Ouseley...
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| Daffodil Bud and Flower |
| 2008-04-12 09:29:49 |
Daffodil Bud and FlowerI am posting this in between appointments and going to the nursery. Wow, work has taken off in a big way. A clear case of be careful what you wish for :lol: I am going to be doing a lot of Daffodil photos this season and here are a few to get the series started....
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| Yellow Bush Daisy |
| 2008-04-11 06:23:30 |
Yellow Bush DaisyEuryops (yoor-RY-ops)I have a confession to make. I sometimes grow plants that I not sure of the name or cultural requirements for. This is one of them. It is a tender perennial that a local nursery grows and we often use them in containers. I am not sure of the species or cultivar name but have a feeling that it maybe E. pectinatus 'Sonnenschoens'. A constant season long bloomer this flower actually over wintered in the greenhouse and since I have looked it up I now have a little more information.I grow this plant in full sun and give it regular watering. Dead heading the spent flowers seems to help with keeping the flowers coming. It never gets too big but can turn into a 4 to 6 foot shrub when grown in the ground. Despite not knowing exactly what it was this plant has b...
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| Glory-of-the-Snow |
| 2008-04-10 07:14:02 |
Four from the FarmGlory-of-the-SnowChionodoxa forbesii(kye-oh-no-DOKS-uh)Running late again this morning. Here are four photos from the farm’s garden. It is a windy, exposed site on the side of a ridge so spring comes a little later. I did some work in the big perennial border, which is usually cared for by the staff but I helped them divide and move a few things. The roses are cleaned up and ready to grow.The farther out you go from the house the less garden there is but I found this little collection of Crocus blooming under the largest specimens of Dawn Viburnum I have ever seen. Only two of the types photographed well ;)It is finally feeling a little like spring as we have put a couple of nice warm days back to back. It...
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| Moroccan Daisy |
| 2008-04-09 06:05:19 |
ABC WednesdayMoroccan DaisyLeucanthemum hosmariense 'Spring Silver'(lew-KANTH-ih-mum)If you are here for Wordless Wednesday please scroll down to the next post and thanks for visiting.This plant was a mystery to me until I looked it up after taking this picture. I had trouble finding an L picture. We are right in between the seasons here. It is no longer winter but it really hasn’t been very spring-like either. We are just starting to get some flowers. This plant is an annual for this area of Connecticut, actually most of the US. It blooms much earlier than its hardy cousin the Shasta Daisy, which is a perennial.Here is another L picture. It is the bark of a Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia fauriei 'Townhouse'). This one doesn’t grow in Connecticut either, well maybe extreme southern areas ...
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| Golden Brodiaea |
| 2008-04-07 06:13:34 |
Golden BrodiaeaTriteleia ixioides 'Starlight'(try-TELL-ay-uh) (iks-ee-OY-deez)Synonyms: Pretty Face, Brodiaea ixioides, Calliprora ixioides, Ornithogalum ixioidesThis West Coast native is often sold as a perennial and it is except to us Zone 5 and 6 gardeners. I have never got it to come back so I treat it as an annual. Other experiences and viewpoints are always welcome here at Digital Flower Pictures.com, so if you have had good luck over wintering it I would like to know. Golden Brodiaea likes to grow with full sun and well drained soil. It likes to be dry in the summer and is nice for rock gardens. You see that this is a plant that has had a lot of name changes. Especially cool is the stripes on the buds and back of the flowers.I took yesterday off from blogging but not from work. I h...
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| Tall Cineraria |
| 2008-04-05 06:13:41 |
Tall CinerariaSenecio ‘Giovanna’s Select’(sen-NEESH-shee-oh)Since I am running late this morning just a short post. I was visiting another blog and the person had shot some 50mm/1.8 florals so I was inspired to the do the same! This one came out the best. Like I posted on the other blog it is difficult to work with a razor thin depth of field.This plant is an annual in my climate. It doesn’t need much care and can grow in part shade or sun. I have had them come back from seed before. Jim Ottobre from Inverness developed this particular strain. He named it after his daughter.I am not sure what this flower is, anybody have any ideas? I shot this picture with the 60mm macro lens at F/3.3....
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| Japanese Pieris 'Valley Valentine' |
| 2008-04-04 06:42:04 |
Japanese PierisPieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'(pee-AIR-iss) (juh-PON-ih-kuh)Synonyms: Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub, FetterbushRecently I posted a picture of Pieris jap. ‘Flamingo’ and I thought that was one of the ‘reddest’ cultivars but this ‘Valley Valentine’ blooming at the Estate actually seems a little darker. It is really pretty up against the white varieties. The Pieris collection, which has about 60 plants of about 25 different cultivars and species is always special when it comes into flower. I know that it is finally spring and it is really the first group of plants that blooms all together. There are a few Cornus mas blooming right now and the Forsythi...
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| Nikon 50mm/1.8 Shots |
| 2008-04-04 06:37:43 |
Red Lily of the Valley Shrub (Pieris japonica 'Flamingo')Nikon 50mm/1.8 ShotsPhillip over at Dirt Therapy commented the other day that he was thinking of buying a Nikon 50mm lens so I wanted to post a few pictures to maybe help his decision. When I was leaving the Main Greenhouse at Planting Fields on Sunday I decided to put on the 50 and shoot my way out to the parking lot. Now conditions were basically terrible, it was raining, very late afternoon on an overcast day and I was tired. I think that most lenses, especially the $100 ones, would not do as well under those circumstances. Working with the 1.8 setting can be a little difficult with the nature shots. It really gives a razor thin depth of field.I took about 20 pictures on my way to the truck. This first shot is one of my favorite ...
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| My First Daffodil |
| 2008-04-03 06:00:40 |
My First DaffodilWell I have been waiting a couple of months for this one. Finally, yesterday, one of the Daffodils at work bloomed. Later in the day I found a couple of more blooming but this is the first one that I saw. It is a Dwarf Daffodil, only about 3-4 inches tall. I had to lie down on the adjacent granite walk to get this picture. There are several hundred Dwarf Daffodils in the garden, probably about 25 different cultivars. I love them all and think their smaller stature makes them interesting. I plan on doing a lot of Daffodil and Narcissus photography this spring and this was just a teaser. I got the picture below from a group of King Alfred Daffs that are just starting to bloom.I want to thank everyone who has been visiting. It is a wonderfu...
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| ABC Wednesday - Kousa Dogwood |
| 2008-04-02 06:22:08 |
ABC Wednesday - KKousa DogwoodCornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’Oriental or Japanese Dogwood is one of my favorite trees. Not only is it beautiful it has almost none of the cultural problems associated with our native Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida. There are many cultivars of Kousa each with it special attributes but all have wonderful flowers, unusual fruit, exfoliating bark and good fall color. There seems to a little confusion on some of the cultivars as they maybe from the same gene pool.This particular cultivar, ‘Ed Mezitt’, is named after the founder of Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Mass. The flowers are a little bigger than the species and the new growth emerges with a purplish tinge to it. It is a stately tree that grows with a beautiful shape. I have had one in the Estate’s K...
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| Chinese Indigo |
| 2008-03-31 06:22:57 |
Chinese IndigoIndigofera decora(in-dee-GO-fer-uh) (DEK-or-uh)Synonyms: Indigofera incarnataIt took me a long time to figure out what this flower is. First I had no recollection of where I took it and the date was wrong on the file (no help there). Second after I narrowed it down to a Indigofera it didn’t look right since all the pictures I have seen show the open parts of the flower further up the raceme with just buds on the part that is blooming here. Then it finally dawned on me that this flower is almost spent, and the upper flowers have already bloomed and fallen off.Its not like I could actually grow this one as it is hardy only to Zone 8 (USDA) and we are on the edge of 6 and 7 here. After reading up a bit on it I found this plant can be a good p...
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| Yellow Flowers |
| 2008-03-31 06:22:57 |
Yellow FlowersThis is my first Daffodil of the 2008 season. I guess it is kind of cheating since it was growing indoors. It was such a bright and happy yellow that I just had to grab a snap of it. I have kept my eye out on the Estate for the first Daff but all there are a few buds so far. I am surprised since there are a lot of early blooming cultivars including ‘February Gold’ (they usually blooms in early March despite its name). The anticipation has been grueling.“Daffodils that come before the swallow dares, and takes the winds of March with beauty.”William Shakespeare, The Winter's TaleAnother Asian Corsage Orchid from the NY orchid Show. This one was literally glowing. Of all the Orchids I photographed at the show the Cymbidiums seemed to ha...
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| Asian Corsage Orchid |
| 2008-03-31 06:21:21 |
Asian Corsage OrchidCymbidium ‘Hank’(sim-BID-ee-um)I guess I have gone a little Cymbidium crazy. Looking back the photos of this particular type of Orchid came out the best and that is why I have been posting a lot of them. This one was an interesting off-white color.Since the paperwork has already started I can’t say much right now. I have to finish up a couple of items and get to work. Yesterday was so heavenly for me. Being out in the nice air and working was great. There was even a hint of spring in the air.On that note here is a picture of Pink Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant') I took last year. It was quite a planting. These bulbs are easy to grow and spread nicely over a period of time. They, like most bulbs, need good drain...
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| Golden Geranium and Jasmine |
| 2008-03-31 06:20:04 |
These two pictures were taken at Wave Hill last summer. The sunlight was lighting the golden foliage nicely. I like plants with golden foliage for accents in the garden. Over the years I have become more and more agreeable to having yellow in the garden. When I was growing up our nursery grew large crops of Geraniums and it is amazing to me the cultivars and choices that are available today. Here is a link to a big grower of different fancy types. I am not sure about their customer service or their plants but the have an extraordinary collection offered.Fancy Leafed GeraniumsIf you look closely around their site you can get a free offer if you live in the EU. I am not sure which Geranium this is but it was striking and along with the green and white variegated and the tricolor it is one of...
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| Dutch Hyacinth |
| 2008-03-31 06:16:48 |
Dutch HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis(hy-uh-SIN-thus) (or-ee-en-TAY-liss)Almost everyone knows this sweet smelling flower. They aren’t blooming here yet but I did see some of the foliage popped out of the ground the other day. I bought these for Easter and have kept them outside on the front step. It is amazing to me that they really took some cold nights (guessing the mid-teens F) with just a little tinge of damage on the top of one of the stalks, which is hardly noticeable. Hyacinths are very hardy in the ground surviving into USDA Zone 3, but this the first time I could see how hardy the flower was. Gardeners south of Zone 7 should treat them as annuals.There are over 60 cultivars to choose from with a great range of colors. The six lobed petals range from lightly spreading to fully ref...
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| Japanese Camellia 'Alice Stakes' |
| 2008-03-30 10:19:15 |
Japanese CamelliaCamellia japonica 'Alice Stakes'(kuh-MEE-lee-a) (juh-PON-ih-kuh)Synonym: Common CamelliaYesterday I had to drive out to Long Island so even though the weather was less than nice decided I would bring my camera and visit Planting Fields and a garden I hadn’t been before, Bailey’s Arboretum. They are only a few miles apart and both were worth visiting. Planting Fields had their Camellia Collection in almost full bloom and it was a magnificent sight. Utterly amazing and breathtaking. Here is a link to the previous post I did on the Camellia House. It is one of the largest collections of Camellia grown ‘under glass’ (greenhouse) in the world.I couldn’t find any references to the ‘Alice Stakes’ cultivar. The flowers were not ver...
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| More Long Island Camellias |
| 2008-03-30 10:19:15 |
More Long Island CamelliasAgain here are a few Camellia shots from Planting Fields. After a grinding Monday I was so happy to have had a few hours to shoot pictures on Sunday. It sure was relaxing to look at the flowers and snap a few pictures. I can see that work is going to be hectic so this is the first Tuesday that I haven’t done Wordless Wednesday in quite awhile. WW is only fun when you can return the visits to the other people’s blogs. In general I will be probably be a little less wordy here than I was in the winter. I do really want to thank the people that visited and commented over the winter. You helped make my idle time a little more pleasurable.Yesterday I said what lenses I took with me and I thought it would be fun to post one picture f...
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| ABC Wednesday - I is for Ivy |
| 2008-03-30 10:19:15 |
English IvyHedera helix(HED-er-uh) (HEE-licks)It is ABC Wednesday again and today’s entry is ‘I’ for Ivy. I know a lot of people consider this plant to be a weed but we are lucky here in Connecticut because the winter often slows down the growth and spread of this plant. If the winter is bad enough it outright kills it. I have been places, like the US Pacific Northwest, where I could definitely see where it could be considered a weed.Some Ivy covered Linden Trees I saw in Long Island last weekend.English Ivy can form dense carpets in shady areas that not much else will grow. It can also climb trees, up to 80 feet tall. I have heard varying reports that this damages the tree but it hasn’t seem to have bothered the trees at the Estate. It will also climb and attach itself on masonry ...
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| Group Orchid Photos |
| 2008-03-30 10:19:14 |
Group Orchid PhotosWhen I went to the Orchid show I tried a few group pictures instead of close ups. It is not something I would normally do but I am trying to ‘loosen’ up on taking the same type of pictures every time I go out shooting. I don’t have the identification on the first two pictures and the third is the same Orchid I posted yesterday Cymbidium ‘Roxburgh Red’.I have two more photos from Long Island I want to post. This first one is a color shot of the Glen Cove Yacht Club. I took it on a Saturday morning and there was no one around. I actually got lost and ended up here when the road ended. Please bear with me as I try a few different things with the camera this year.This Black and White photo is from ...
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| Bailey Arboretum |
| 2008-03-30 10:08:29 |
Bailey ArboretumLattingtown, NYNow I must preface this post with the fact I only spent a couple of hours walking around the Arboretum. I was intrigued but their collection to say the least but found the condition of the grounds a little rough. They need a massive pruning job and a bit of cleaning out of some areas. To be fair I visited in the worst possible time of the year.The actual plant collection is wonderful, I saw a lot of my favorites and some new things. I definitely enjoyed my walk and there were a lot of photo opportunities. The sky wasn’t helpful on the day I visited and when I return I hope there is at least a little blue up there. I will be going back when the leaves are out and will report back then. It is worth a visit if you are in the area but probably not as a destinat...
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