


My first bouquet of the season
My first bouquet of the season:
- D.A Silas Marner
- Peony Mr. Jules Elie
- Nepeta Walker’s Low
- Salvia Caradona



My first bouquet of the season:
- D.A Silas Marner
- Peony Mr. Jules Elie
- Nepeta Walker’s Low
- Salvia Caradona
I’m so in awe of her. 2nd year potted from local nursery- 7a
Distant Drums - 2nd year potted from local nursery- 7a
-Cora Louise
-Mr. Jules Elie
-Unnamed
-Purchased as Itoh but look for her name
Which one is this? The pot had the yellow Bartzella photo on it but the bloom tells a different story. Can you name her?
Zone 7a - first to bloom in my garden:
D.A. Silas Marner
Someone posted about deer and how Deer Out helped. Well I’ve been religiously spraying and had rejoiced too soon. They didn’t decimate the plants but still got a few choice buds of my Claire Austin, Eustacia Vye, Sweet mademoiselle and Bonica. 😞 still plenty left but still gutted. They also topped off my penstemon and salvia caradona . Those were not sprayed.
Well well well.. look what I found! 3 of them on my Lay of Shalott! 😟
I would like to share the evolution of my rose garden with you all, the only ones who can feel exactly how I feel through it all . Rose names also in the pics:
1-2) Generous Gardener- year 2 - bare root from DA
3- Silas Marner & Scepter’d Isle - year 2 2 gallon from local nursery
4 - Eden- own root - band planted last fall
5- Boscobel - bare root from DA planted this March
6-PCdM - year 1 potted traveled from Cali to NJ with her on a plane. 🤦🏻♀️Suffered a lot of winter dieback. Pruned her hard
7- Bolero - bare root planted in March from HD
8- Distant Drums - year 2 potted - end of season sale from my local nursery
9 - Emily Brontë- bare root from DA planted this March
10-11 - wollerton old hall year 2 bare root from DA
12-13 - James Galway year 2 bare root from DA
14- Claire Austin - year 2 potted from local nursery
15 - Eustacia Vye - year 2 bare root from DA
16 - Colette Climber year 2 own root from Heirloom
17- Bliss Parfuma - year 2 potted from Lowe’s- end of season sale
18 - PAoK year 3 own root from FB marketplace. I got her last summer but it was a two year plant
19- lady of Shalott - year 2 own root from FB marketplace . Purchased as a 1 year old plant
20- Mill on the Floss - year 2 own root from FB marketplace . Purchased as a 1 year old plant
Hope this is helpful to some 😊
7a - will be planting my pre-sprouted tubers this upcoming weekend as temps are climbing in the 80s. I usually pls r them in ground but this year I want to try them in pots so it will be easier in the fall to lift and store. So what medium do you use for pots? Also What do you use to fertilize ? TIA
At first I thought it was chlorosis only but I’m afraid it might be mosaic. What do you guys think 😟
It seems so visceral and there was no explanation for it. I appreciate Sony was a paisan so she naturally gravitated to him but Lyle !….. what’s your take? 😃