Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Sunday Yardening

These pictures were taken yesterday, I just didn't have time to post them then.


Here is the barrel garden.
This is the barrel garden.

This is a closeup of the flowers inside.  They include lantana, million bells, marigolds, snapdragons, and zinnias.
This is a closeup of flowers in the barrel garden.

These are some of the potted flowers on the patio.
These are some of the flowers I put in pots.

The birdgift apple tree is blooming.
The birdgift apple tree is blooming.

Here is the septic garden.  You can see the new lamb's ear toward the front.
Here is the septic garden. You can see the new lamb's ear toward the front.

This is a closeup of pink daisies (above) and spiderwort (below).
This closeup of the septic garden shows spiderwort below and pink daisies above.

The white spirea is blooming.
The white spirea is blooming.

So is the nannyberry.
The nannyberry is blooming.

The Japanese maple is nicely leafed out in the savanna.
The Japanese maple is nicely leafed out in the savanna.

The peonies are budding in the wagonwheel garden.
The peonies are budding.

This big bud is sprouting in the white garden.  I think it may be the allium.
This bud is in the white garden.

Here is the dove nesting above the porch.
Here is the dove nesting over the porch.
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rix_scaedu

rix_scaedu

April 25 2017, 05:48:07 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  April 25 2017, 05:48:29 UTC

We live in very different places. If I planted lantana here, one variety is an invasive weed, I wouldn't expect it to stay small enough to share a planter that size.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

April 25 2017, 05:53:26 UTC 4 years ago

I have heard that regarding lantana in warm climates. Here, the cold kills it in winter. Even in summer it doesn't get all that big, at least not the varieties sold as container plants.