Flowers Around The House

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Sat May 23, 2020 1:06 pm

Love the Iris!

So pretty; so delicate!

Blooming in my flowerbed!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Thu May 28, 2020 7:35 am

Beautiful iris, Orin!

It's hawthorn time here!

White hawthorn and little blue cat's eyes in the grass.

Pink hawthorn.

Red and white hawthorn.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Thu May 28, 2020 7:50 am

Closeup of the pink hawthorn.

Little blue cats-eyes in the grass.

This rose is in bloom just outside my door.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:57 pm

I can't help myself, I'm going crazy this time of year. Oh my goodness, the flowers on the ground and the flowering trees!!!

I absolutely love the Empress trees, which have large pale blue-violet bell-like flowers.

The Empress trees we have here are related to the gorgeous Jacaranda mimosifolia trees. How I wish we had them here!

Our Empress trees are pretty sparse and don't bloom as richly. Well, I love them anyway.

The girl standing next to the Empress tree in my picture has just graduated from high school, and she is wearing the typical white hat and some sort of white dress for graduates.

Ann

Fred the Cat · Post by **Fred the Cat** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:26 pm

Yes Ann, flowering trees are gorgeous this time of year. We have a tri-colored beach that just leafed out. One of our neighbors has a chestnut tree that is my favorite in our area.

What has been the best surprise was our clematis.

Nestled amongst an over exuberant trumpet vine, it is thriving.

How anything can survive in something "trump" is a mystery.

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:56 pm

My roses were very late this year! They ususlly bloom in mid May; this year didn't bloom until June! Of course the minney roses will than bloom all summer til the frost!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am

My Naked Ladies are blooming!

I didn't take a picture!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:02 pm

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am My Naked Ladies are blooming! I didn't take a picture!

: Colchicum autumnale, Naked Ladies? Photo: Kerstin Waurick.

I didn't comment on the pictures of your roses in June, Orin, but they were lovely. As for your "Naked Ladies", do you mean these?

Ann

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:07 pm

Ann wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:02 pm
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:29 am My Naked Ladies are blooming! I didn't take a picture!

Colchicum autumnale, Naked Ladies? Photo: Kerstin Waurick.
I didn't comment on the pictures of your roses in June, Orin, but they were lovely. As for your "Naked Ladies", do you mean these?

Ann

Yes; I decided to take pictures; here they are!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:10 pm

Guess It Will only take 2 at a time!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm

Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the obe in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:23 am

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm s-l1000.jpg3fce8a9abed363328738d19224553ae8.jpg

Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the obe in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!

Lovely picture, Orin. Of course I'm happy to see such a gorgeous blue flower!

And is it possible that you have such a "riot" of differently-colored morning glories? Amazing!!!

Tell me though, did someone vandalize your vine?

Ann

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:23 pm

Ann wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:23 am
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:39 pm s-l1000.jpg3fce8a9abed363328738d19224553ae8.jpg

Some nasty cut my morning glory vine out of my fence and even cut the vine up into short pieces! I'm glad they didn't cut the one in me planter! They are such a pretty flower!

Lovely picture, Orin. Of course I'm happy to see such a gorgeous blue flower! And is it possible that you have such a "riot" of differently-colored morning glories? Amazing!!!

Tell me though, did someone vandalize your vine?

Ann

I'd call it just meen!
Sometimes people just seem to get this mean streak! I just hope it doesn't become a habit!

When the one in the planter gets more blooms; I'll take some pictures!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm

Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:37 pm

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm IMG_0465.JPG

Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!

What's that metal cage, Orin? It looks quite unbalanced!

Lovely blue flowers, though!

Ann

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 am

Ann wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:37 pm
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:05 pm IMG_0465.JPG

Hi Ann! I took some pictures of My Morning Glory!
I'm attaching 1; The other went somewhere into
the computers files and I can't find it!
Notice how wet the soil in the planter is? At the
end of the day it was so dry, that it was hard, so
I had to water it again!
What's that metal cage, Orin? It looks quite unbalanced!

Lovely blue flowers, though!

Ann

An old bicycle basket from an earlier time!

I put atop the planter to give more vine time!

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orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:47 pm

Mama's hastas!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:52 pm

another view!

There was a Bumble Bee buzzing when I was taking pictures; I tried to snap shot him but I missed!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:01 pm

Look what mysteriously reappeared!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:54 am

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:01 pm IMG_0466.JPG

Look what mysteriously reappeared!

Orin! More lovely blue flowers and more vine!

I couldn't find any blue emoji flowers, but you know what I mean!

Ann

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 11:18 am

Ann wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:54 am
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:01 pm IMG_0466.JPG

Look what mysteriously reappeared!
Orin! More lovely blue flowers and more vine!

I couldn't find any blue emoji flowers, but you know what I mean!

Ann

Thanks Ann! +++++++++++++++++++++!

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:29 pm

Hi! It's been so dyr this year that the mums are kind of scrawny!

I was surprised that petunias were a blume next to my rose though!

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:49 am

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:29 pm IMG_0473.JPGIMG_0474.JPGIMG_0475.JPG

Hi! It's been so dyr this year that the mums are kind of scrawny! I was surprised that petunias were a blume next to my rose though!

Glad to see your autumn flowers, Orin!

Ann

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:41 pm

KayBur! If you like flowers; Have you seen this thread? This is where I should have posted planting the morning glories! My bad!

Fred the Cat · Post by **Fred the Cat** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:53 pm

In leu of flowers around the house this time of year, prowlers around the house

caught the attention of these two yesterday

to the point of utter exhaustion of one

Starship Asterisk*

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