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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 9:15:02 GMT -5
Not as much of a change as I'd hoped for. I'll give them a few weeks to fluff out, and then maybe get some more flowers to fill in if it seems to be "not enough" I left the violet in as I didn't have anything to put in there. welp - here you are lisaaann! pics!
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 9:21:13 GMT -5
close up of triplet tulips...this was taken a week ago, if you see them in the shots from yesterday - the triplets have become much pinker...
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Post by lisaann on May 10, 2015 9:25:00 GMT -5
Cool,
You have a lot happening in your spot of the world!
Whatcha going to do with that bench back there? Clean it off so we can sit and have some coffee and chat! It looks like a perfect spot to sit and chat!
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 9:27:18 GMT -5
Whatcha going to do with that bench back there? Clean it off so we can sit and have some coffee and chat! Lol - I drug that in from the alley 3-4 years ago. No seat slats....I planned to repair and paint and well - you see what happened!
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 9:29:05 GMT -5
You have a lot happening in your spot of the world! as in a big mess? Yes......the yard is a bit out of control, as is the garage, basement and some of the house.....I've been running myself ragged with school and work for 2 years, but - it wasn't in good shape to begin with....
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Post by datgirl on May 10, 2015 9:36:16 GMT -5
I like your raised beds. Those are lilacs in the back right? I love old lilac bushes.
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 9:55:41 GMT -5
yes! the lilacs are very old, I'd say they were at least 20 years old when we bought the place 10 yaars ago. They bloom earlier than other neighborhood lilacs and have a heavier scent, not sure if that is age or variety. I think variety as the blooms are not very long lived. they may have developed the varieties to bloom longer, but lost some scent? Just speculating. I have 1 white, 1 pink, 1 dark purple and a few the typical lilac color.
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Post by tbird on May 10, 2015 10:04:42 GMT -5
shoot! just thought of something! I should have put one of the rosebushes in this area, and then the other flowers bought would have filled everything out nicely!
I had bought the 2 rose bushes for out front in the sideyard but I think I need to do a lot more reconfiguring out there to make it work - heavy pruning, removing saplings, etc. I'll likely get a tree service in as the saplings are getting a bit beyond sapling hood...
harumpf!
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 9:18:00 GMT -5
Looks like your horseradish is blooming too! So is mine.
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Post by tbird on May 11, 2015 9:28:43 GMT -5
Looks like your horseradish is blooming too! So is mine. Yes! It surprisingly works very well ornamentally! also along the back toward the opposite corner is a sweet cicely that is also blooming with white small flowers. Both of them I'd like to move as they are getting larger and dominating the space a bit too much. I have my lemon balm next the the cicely and it is now completely hidden by it! I had planted them 3 years ago I think - the lemon balm and cicely - 4 for the horseradish? My lovage is really huge too, now, and I'd like to move it. I have an area by my back stairs where I could put them in decending height facing the morning sun., lovage at back cicely in the middle and the horseradish in front, then the horseradish would have cement borders on 2 sides to contain it, and then under the stairs it would move too far along, and it would hit cement again eventually if it did. I think this arrangement would also be very attractive.
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 9:34:26 GMT -5
BTW, I don't know if you get those Brown Marmorated Stinkbugs like we do but my horseradish really attracts them and I squish lots of their larvae on the horseradish leaves. It helps keep them away from the rest of the garden.
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Post by ahntjudy on May 11, 2015 9:49:25 GMT -5
I find my horseradish to be an attractant for Harlequin bugs. Lots of squishing going on there. Actually, the egg cases are kind of attractive...amazing...
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Post by brownrexx on May 11, 2015 9:52:25 GMT -5
And the good thing is that they don't even seem to really hurt the horseradish roots. That is one tough plant! I am so happy to have the larvae on horseradish instead of my tomatoes or other plants.
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Post by ahntjudy on May 11, 2015 9:53:14 GMT -5
Agreed!
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Post by prunella on May 16, 2015 13:50:45 GMT -5
happy to have the larvae on horseradish instead of my tomatoes Reading along sparks my curiosity, so here are some details: First: "The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), an insect not previously seen on our continent, was apparently accidentally introduced into eastern Pennsylvania. It was first collected in September of 1998 in Allentown, but probably arrived several years earlier." — tinyurl.com/nkexo3Next: Harlequin bugs are attracted to members of Brassicaceae. Both bugs are therefore, drawn to crucifers just as the Cabbage White butterfly ( Pieris spp.) is, the plants needed for egg depositing. And look! ROL has a page of info on how to deal with them: www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/stopping-stink-bugs
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