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Friday, May 28, 2010

Fertilizer Friday --


It's time to Fertilize and/or Flaunt those flowers, inside or out. Drop by http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/ to join the fun!
Impatiens are beginning to fill in. I'm standing at one end of the driveway looking up our front yard.
Lacecap Hydrangea--Thanks Ms. Doris!

A yellow Hollyhock.
Morning Glory
The lawn tractor in the background is a permanent fixture in the Full Sun Garden, more on that later.
One of my 4 wheelbarrows.
Glad
Senstive Plant--Mimosa Family.. This is a ground cover.
Stokes Aster
Calla Lily (ignore the truck in the background)
Coral Reef Sedum in a window box on the lattice.
Red Fountain Grass
Snapdragons are still hanging in..don't know how in mid 90 degree weather.
Question: Why do the Brugmansia blooms open white on Wedenesday evening..


and turn pink by Thursday morning?
Not sure which color I like the most.


Hopefully my wonderful husband has fixed my internet connection problems.

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Today I am Thankful that the children only have one more week of school for this year!

53 comments:

Larry said...

I really like the lacecap hydrangea... and brugs in bloom... fantastic... just recently moved mine outside, but the new foliage is growing rapidly... Larry

tina said...

Pretty glad. I've never seen a purple one before. The brugs are really neat to change their colors.

NanaK said...

Those snapdragons are doing much more than just "hanging in", they are still popping! Such beauty in the brugmansia and the hydrangea blooms. Your driveway beds look very nice. Love it all.

Susie said...

I've never seen a brugsmansia do that before. How pretty!

Tatyana@MySecretGarden said...

Looking at these blooms makes me feel that my garden is far behind.I neeed to remind myself that your garden is in Florida! Very nice bed, Darla!

Gardener on Sherlock Street said...

I really like all the potted plants tucked in with the white impatiens. I've never seen the bloom that goes white to pink before. Why??

Roses and Lilacs said...

Your hydrangea is beutiful. Love the brugmansia, the pink is the prettiest.
Marnie

Anonymous said...

That Brugsmansia is pretty cool with the color changing blooms! Now I'm jealous, lol. ;P Everything is blooming and growing so beautifully in your garden. Don't envy those temps. It was pretty hot here yesterday, hottest day of the year so far, but I'm sure August will top it for sure. Have a nice weekend, I'm looking forward to school being out soon too.

Dar said...

I slowed down to take it all in coming up your drive. You sure have some gorgeous plants. I did not have luck with your gorgeous Lacecap, the Morning Glories are 2die4, and the Brugmansia is something else.

Sandy aka Doris the Great said...

Gorgeous flowers! I love the bright blue planters -- such a great shock of color! And the red fountain grass is spectacular!

Jean Campbell said...

Love the Lacecap. Everything is wonderful. I can hardly wait until my Brug blooms. So many pretties happening now, it's hard to decide which is prettiest.

Tom - 7th Street Cottage said...

Darla, my brugs start out pale yellow and change to orange as the blooms age. In late fall, it's not uncommon to see many colors on the same plant. I think heat and humidity has something to do with it. And did you notice, they seem to always open around the full moon. Right on schedule. I guess I'll have to wait for the next one. I don't have buds yet.

Julie said...

Ready for a summer of fun??? And a lot of work! LOL.
I am planning to make lots of homemade ice cream this year with the grandkids here!!!
Loads of lovelies you have there (plants and flowers), Darla!!!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi Darla, Having internet problems is so frustrating... Almost as frustrating as not being able to walk!!! ha

Love your flowers... Some of our Roses start out one color and end up another. I think that is what makes them so interesting... Love both colors of your Brugmansia.

Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Betsy

Alison said...

Wow! You have so many beautiful flowers! I love that pink calla lily, I've been thinking of trying to grow them here, I'd like to try something other than the plain white ones. But I'm in zone 7, so I don't know if they'll do ok. Love the pink color on that brug. I have three cuttings that have been hanging in there since winter, I'm sure they would like some warm, sunny weather, but it is hard to come by here in the PNW.

Lois said...

Beautiful Darla! My granddaughter is turning 2 on Sunday and we are having a little luau birthday party for her tomorrow morning in my daughter's backyard. I hope the weather is nice!

Alea Milham said...

Wow, it is all so lovely! You have many flowers blooming that I won't see for weeks, and in the case of the gladiolas perhaps months. I am definitely thinking a move to a warmer zone is in my future.:)

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Well I guess you have the best of both worlds , a color changing Angel's Trumpet.. haha, I like the pink ( personally) either way , it's Gorgeous!, and the bed is so full and lush!I love Morning Glories mine are just starting.
Your Garden looks Wonderful!:) Have a great Holiday Weekend !

Catherine@AGardenerinProgress said...

The impatiens sure have taken off. I love the morning glory. I'm still going to try starting some outside if it ever warms up here. I love the brugs too!

Wsprsweetly Of Cottages said...

Oh my gosh..what a lovely post of flowers! Stunning..and you can borrow anything you want from my blog! :)
Hugs,
Mona

Wsprsweetly Of Cottages said...

p.s. I love morning glories so I bought some and planted them along our fence. Well, they grew..and grew and I cut and trimmed, but the went under the fence, through the fence and into the neighbors huge cyprus trees and soon reached the top. The neighbors didn't know..but I did. I loved seeing those beautiful blue bloomes from kitchen window..but soon realized that the neighbors tree were in serious trouble...so $200.00 dollars later they were removed. It cost me that much to have someone take them out..now if I plant them it is somewhere that I can get on BOTH sides of the fence and control them. They are lovely but very invasive!
Any other suggestions as they also got into my shingles when I planted them where I thought I could control them. I could almost SEE them grow!
Hugs,
Mona

Lona said...

Darla the Lacecap Hydrangea is so beautiful. That is good of the brugmansia to change colors. A two for. I thought that impatiens would welt in your heat.They look lovely lining your bed.

Patsy said...

That Brugmansia is lovely and I like that it has two colors.
Patsy

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Darla: Just when I think I have seen all your flowers you show us more.

Thoughtfully Blended Hearts said...

Such cool plants...especially the white/pink flower!!! Love all of your photos...
No succulents were damaged in the making of my post!!! I see they like you!!!

imac said...

Darla, you are the flower Queen.

I cant remember any parent wanting their kids home from school, wait 2 months then say it,lol.

Olga Poltava said...

What a variety of beautiful flowers and plants you have. It's incredible how Brugmansia turns from white to pink. Nice job capturing that.

Paula said...

Amazing flowers and lovely colors. I have never seen "Red Fountian Grass" before only thepurple. I love it! Thanks for sharing. Paula

Val said...

I just cannot say enough about your flowers. I am speechless everytime I come over here. I joined in the Fertilizer friday again today thanks to you. This is my second time.

Erin said...

Oooh, I love the transforming flower...that is so cool. I so look forward to warm weather flowers...they have a richness our spring flowers just never get.

Lola said...

They all look lovely. My brug has not bloomed yet. It's supposed to be white. Seems it's not growing. I have a red Morning Glory. Anxious to save the seeds.
Have a wonderful weekend.

George said...

You certainly have many beautiful flowers to flaunt, and it looks as if you've done a good job of fertilizing them. I don't know which I like best, although I do like the way your impatiens are looking.

Anonymous said...

Pink, definitely!

Nice blossoms, Darla. They seem unphased by the heat.

Tom said...

Good day Darla...
Another beautiful set of pictures Darla.. I do admire your gardening skills..

Twisted Fencepost said...

The purple morning glory is gorgeous!
I like that sensitive plant, too.

Tootsie said...

oh Darla!!! it is all soooo beautiful!

Corner Gardener Sue said...

I can't pick a favorite. I love them all! Our daturas, which I'm thinking are related to brugs, stay the same color. Do you know if they related?

My stokes asters are in bud. I'm just glad it's not winter.

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