Thursday, November 20, 2008

Prunus x cv. 'Snofozam' (Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry)

Summer 2007
Blossoms getting ready to pop, April 2008.
April 2008
April 2008
November 2008
Weeping Cherry Fall
Planted 1 in March 2007. Began to bloom on April 13, 2008.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Lilium tigrinum 'Twinkle' (Tiger Lily)

June 2008June 2008
July 2008
July 2008
July 2008
Lilium tigrinum 'Twinkle' 1
July 2008
Planted 7 in Spring 2007. Location: Under the Hawthorn.

The bag I bought was mixed colors.

Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips' (Bellflower)

July 2008
Campanula 'Blue Clips'
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: West of the 'Shirofugen' cherry.

Hemerocallis 'Prairie Blue Eyes' (Daylily)

July 2008
Hemerocallis 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
Planted 3 in April 2008. Location: Under the 'Shirofugen' cherry tree.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Hyacinthus orientalis 'City of Haarlem' (Hyacinth)

Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Jacket' (Hyacinth)

April 2008Planted 8 in Fall 2007. Location: Just east of the patio. Began blooming mid-April 2008.

Planted 5 in November 2008. Location: Under burning bushes just west of the garage.

Crocus vernus 'Grand Maitre'

Planted 100 in November 2008. Location: Under burning bushes west of the garage.

Tulipa 'Lambada' (Fringed Tulip)

Planted 30 in November 2008. Location: Just outside the kitchen window.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Tulipa 'Daydream' (Darwin Hybrid Tulip)

Planted 60 in November 2008. Location: West of burning bush (in backyard) and south of veggie garden.

Iris germanica 'City Lights' (Bearded Iris)

Planted 6 in October 2008. Location: Just south of the Japanese Maple.

Iris germanica (Bearded Iris)

Planted 8 in October 2008. Location: Just east of Hawthorn.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Campanula persicifolia (Bellflower)

June 2008
Planted 1 in April 2008. Location: Near patio manifold.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' (Shasta Daisy)

July 2008
Planted 1 in March 2008. Location: West beds near lilac.

Papaver orientale 'Allegro' (Oriental Poppy)

June 2008June 2008
July 2008. I love their seed heads!
April 2008. The thing I hate about these flowers is that their foliage looks like a weed! Oh well, I love the flowers enough to keep them anyway.
Planted several in Fall 2007. Location: East of the Hawthorn.

The color borders on coral rather than red.

Salvia 'Blue Better' (Sage)

July 2008Planted 1 in April 2008. Location: East beds near Acer 'Oshio Beni'.

Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' (Blanket Flower)

June 2008Summer 2007
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Just east of the Cherry tree.

I can see why it's called a blanket flower--I can't believe the profusion of blooms. They bloom prolifically from early summer until frost.

Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’ (Creeping Thyme)

June 2008Planted 6 in Spring 2007. Location: Near Cherry tree.

This creeps over Bubba's grave.

Zantedeschia 'Flame' (Calla Lily)

Summer 2007
Summer 2007Planted 3 in Spring 2007. These need to be lifted each fall. This year they are located just west of the garage.

Solidago (Goldenrod)

July 2008
July 2008
Planted 1 in Spring 2008. Location: West beds near Lilac.

Lilium 'Triumphator' (Trumpet Lily)

July 2008
July 2008
Planted 6 in Spring 2007. Location: Under the weeping Japanese Maple.

These smell great!

Monarda (Bee Balm)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Just west of the Cherry tree.

I don't know what cultivar this is. I ordered 3 plants, all of which were supposed to be red. One ended up red, and two ended up pink, so they are obviously a different cultivar.

Campanula persicifolia alba (Bellflower)

June 2008
Planted 1 in Fall 2007. Location: Just off of the patio.

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' (Tickseed)

June 2008
Planted 1 in Spring 2007 and 4 more in Fall 2007. Location: West beds near Lilac and front beds under the Cherry tree.

Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Under the big maple.

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' (Japanese Barberry)

June 2008Planted 2 in June 2008. Location: Front beds under weeping cherry.

Hemerocallis 'Potentate' (Daylily)

July 2008Planted 2 in April 2008. Location: North of great room windows.

Catananche caerulea (Cupid's Dart)

July 2008
Catananche
Planted 4 in Fall 2007. Location: West of the Hawthorn.

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' (Virginia Sweetspire)

June 2008. I took this picture just before these little flowers opened, and then forgot to take another. Next year!
Planted 1 in Spring 2007. Location: Just off the patio.

Zantedeschia 'Albomaculata' (Calla Lily)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 3 in Spring 2007. These have to be lifted in the fall, so their location changes, but this year they're in the front yard next to the garage.