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Sjoerd Enlightened One

 Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: West - Friesland (Map) Posts: 4162 PlantStew: 93 |
| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:14 am Post subject: The Flower Garden |
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The flower garden is lagging far behind the veggie plots, but there is something to see every day.
Here, an overview.
An Allium
A little shrub whose name escapes me at the moment
_________________ Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html
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tschnath Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Location: Southern Maine (zone 5) Posts: 732
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Everything looks great. The colors are great. Is that a train in the back ground on that first pic? It's very bright. Our trains are silver and dull, at least the commuter trains. The freight trains are covered with grafiti, that's not very pleasant to look at. Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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Netty Chaotic Gardener

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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Looks great Sjoerd. You are a little bit ahead of us here. I can't wait to see the first of my Rose blooms.
Could that shrub be Hypericum of some sort?
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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I think your yellow flowering plant is Hypericum perforatum - St John's wort - Sjeord - does that name ring a bell with you? Your rose arch is so full of flowers and they're such a lovely colour - I bet they attract lots of bees and butterflies.
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dooley Official Garden Turtle
 Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Location: Texas (Map) Posts: 4204 PlantStew: 2 |
| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Oh, I like your colorful train. The one I just rode was very dull in comparison. dooley
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glendann Official Garden Angel
 Joined: 19 May 2006 Location: Texas (Map) Posts: 8821 PlantStew: 289 |
| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Sjored you have so much to be proud of.I love the allium.Although everything is so gorgeous.
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Mmmm well could it be Hypernicum Calycinum - Rose of Sharon? It's all around the village here and I really should know exactly what it is but I think my brain has gone on holiday!!!
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Droopy Slug Slaughterer

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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: |
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It's looking nice already, and I just know it's going to be lovely as the season progresses. Nice bush, whatever it is.
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Biita Arctic-ally Challenged Forager
 Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Location: Norway (Map) Posts: 1954
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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I love them both,,,even the train!! We don't have trains up here,, but lots of boats,,lol. Keep the pics comming Sjoerd, you have lots of flowers i can only dream about growing!!!
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Sjoerd Enlightened One

 Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: West - Friesland (Map) Posts: 4162 PlantStew: 93 |
| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Hypericum... that IS it Netty and Eileen!
That name has totally gone out of my head. I do recall now, having lookerd it up that we call it Hertshooi, or "dear's hay".......I know what you're thinking, heh heh heh. Don't ask me.
I really do not know which one it is though. We sometimes cut off the branches when they have the crimson berries and use them as part of bouquets when we cut the garden flowers for home or family.
Hypericum. Hypericum. Hypericum.--gotta remember that. Thanks you guys.
.....Hypericum.
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SongofJoy57 Knows Their Stuff

 Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Location: Foothills of North Carolina Z = 7a & 7b (Map) Posts: 766 PlantStew: 46 |
| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Your roses are such a gorgeous color . . . I love the allium also. (I thought the train was a huge colorful community storage shed . . . lol . . . I don't get out much.)
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toni Mistress of Garden Junque

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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Loverly Sjoerd, just loverly. I bet the passengers on the train get a real thrill riding passed all the beauties growing in the allotments.
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