Photo Thread (NO TP&TH or DK pictures, please)

[Echosoftom 3]

OMG! That is unbelievable!

[Patty Petty 9]

^ That is! Great picture!

I also love the pictures of the owl, Theresa. Beautiful animal!

[agirl 0]

That's a great picture, Ref.

[KansasPettyFan 1]

Wow, Linda! That's freakish but very cool.

The owls are still here. They squawk back and forth at night and yesterday we saw them hanging out back in the nest. Haven't seen the mother though, but she is very skittish and hides well. I hope they stick around!

[KansasPettyFan 1]

Beth, here is my Cranesbill (perennial geranium). It was planted about 4 years ago and was a tiny little plant. It has also spawned several volunteers. It loves the afternoon sun. I am redoing this planting area. Taking out cypress mulch...ugg...removing landscape fabric and putting down some cotton burr compost.

This is Columbine. We got the dark purple Barlow one last year. Love it!

This is two kinds of Clematis growing on a ginger jar. We don't know why but every year after they bloom, they die back to the ground and come back later in the summer. Some kind of wilt disease I guess. Fingers crossed for this year.

This has a few annuals in it but that trailer with the blue flowers is something I have not seen before. It is called Anagallis, Wildcat Blue. They look purple but they are actually the prettiest shade of cobalt blue. I haven't seen anything like them. They've grown a lot already.

[KansasPettyFan 1]

And one more. This is a...get this...lemon tree! Right here in Kansas. LOL It has tons of flowers already and will grow little edible lemons. Can't wait to see how it does.

[agirl 0]

Very pretty, Teresa.

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Teresa, those pictures are beautiful!!! I love the cranesbill...mine are getting bigger and hopefully will bloom this year. I love columbine....my variety is just the wild kind ( a cranberry color)..but it reseeds everywhere and is pretty in flower arrangements. The lemon tree is very ornamental..I love it!! Thank you for sharing these....I loved seeing them....

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Oooo I missed the clematis and that pretty annual. I love clematis...we have several varites on the back of the shed on the copper pipe trellis Fred made....ones that bloom in summer and a giant one that blooms in the Fall...very fragrant. I hope they do well this year....our neighbor, Johnny, lost 3 of his clematis already...

That anagallis is new to me.....so pretty. I love blue colored flowers. That is a neat way to showcase a plant...on that lattice...

Again, thank you for posting these, Teresa....this is my favorite time of year....the garden is starting to come back to it's full blooms.......:sun_smiley:

[KansasPettyFan 1]

^ I am glad you liked them.

[nurktwin 2,143]

i'll check them out in july before we go to oklahoma joes.....lol. so many new places to go too, it's gonna be fun. see ya soon.

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Teresa (and for any other gardener-Farmer)

Here is the garden a few weeks ago...everything seems so small....there is my Smokey bear looking on

Now the tomotoes are in (in those home-made cages)...still looks small, things are growing up now..

Foxgloves by the side of the house. They are coming up everywhere. I had tried to plant them in certain spots but they will not have that...the seeds go where they will and I let them come up....

Edited May 31, 2008 by WildflowerNJ

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Forgot to add this....this is one of the Lady's Slippers coming up in our back woods....they seem so delicate...

[emmie 2]

Your garden is BEAUTIFUL! WOW! Come and be my gardener!

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Hey, Emmie, thank you so much for that...we have more tomatoes back by the big shed (for the groundhog, lol and maybe some more for us) The big pond is getting a make-over....we just got a pallet of big stones delievered the other day...they will go around it. I have a small prefab pond in that flower bed behind the fence....more things will bloom soon....here is a pic of some of the irises just coming out....but more flowers to come. Haha, I would love to work in your garden...any garden. I think in my past life I was one of those head gardeners at some big estate.....

Okay, this does not look like much yet....we will soon be putting the awnning up for that little back deck....

See you next week in Philly....

[TheWildOne 1]

Great photos, everyone. Love the owl. And the tornado. And all the beautiful flowers. Here is a shot of a visitor in my backyard last weekend.

[Flower 0]

When my son was little he called them girls ( squirrels)

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Hey, Kay, that is a great photo....that squirrel looks like they are posing for you Thanks for posting that....

[Nylle 0]

Love all your pics, everyone. TeeBee & Beth, your properties are gorgeous. Love that lemon tree, Teresa! My daylillies are all in bloom right now & looking fabulous - I'm heading out to do major pruning but will try to remember to snap a photo later.

[Raelin 2]

Beautiful pictures everyone!

[Yuppie 0]

Wow your gardens all look great. Love the squirrel too.

[KansasPettyFan 1]

Beth, your place is gorgeous! Come and run the weed eater around my place. LOL It needs it. It is on the absolutely never ending list of things around here to do. I love this place, but it is a lot of work. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

Awww...cute squirrel. I finally saw one here today. Haven't seen any lately...probably because of the owls. Yikes. We have found two decapitated critters here lately. A guinea hen from next door and a rabbit. Lovely. Both times my dog was carrying them around. :eek:

[WildflowerNJ 136]

I know what you mean about the work...never ever ending, Teresa...but for me as well, I would have it no other way, it is my labor of love...

Thank you for all these pictures

Ellyn, I would love to see the daylilies...

[Pankie 0]

Great photos, everyone. Love the owl. And the tornado. And all the beautiful flowers. Here is a shot of a visitor in my backyard last weekend.

He's cute! Looks like a little old man....

[agirl 0]

What a cutie. I love squirrels.