toni
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: Blooms in my garden on Dec 1st. |
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The Blackeyed Susan's are hanging in there even with leaf damage from the webworm invasion north Texas suffered thru for 6 months.
The Munstead Lavender is blooming like crazy in the large pot.
The Pineapple Sage is still in full bloom.
Sedum, Autumn Joy is beginning to bloom. I have three plants each with at least 4 flower heads and hope they are all in bloom together eventually.
The Swedish Ivy is still in full bloom like it was when I bought it over a month ago.
Violas, well of course they are in bloom now.
A wagon of plants I bought last week....2 purple Asters for the birthmonth garden, 3 Cyclamen in gorgeous dark colors, 2 Bronze Fennel and 3 Sweet Fennel for the Swallowtails next spring.
We are looking at at least another week of high temps in the 65-75 degree range with nighttime lows only in the 45-60 degree range. The way this years weather is going I will probably be able to take pictures of blooms on christmas day too.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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What a sight for my colour hungry eyes! My autumn flowering sedum finished in October I think.
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Sjoerd
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What can I say, but "Well done, you"!
It's just fantastic to have so much colour there.
The flowers on my lottie are all gone now, although I saw come ceanothus bloom buds last week...it's crazy.
I wonder how long your flowers will continue. They don't look like they are at all ready to begin calling it a day.
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petunia
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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Very pretty flowers indeed. Its nice to see that others can still have flowers even though its almost winter, even into Christmas. Way to go.
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toni
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Sjoerd wrote: |
I wonder how long your flowers will continue. They don't look like they are at all ready to begin calling it a day. |
This weather is typical for us for the most part. Some years we get several freezes and maybe a little snow but just as many if not more we might only get one freeze all season.
I guess they could continue growing until we get a good freeze no matter when that is....some years that is as late as near the end of January. But I have a feeling they are trying to remind Mother Nature that they are perennials not evergreens and would love to have a nap before real spring arrives. 
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Wonderful blooms Toni. The only color I've seen lately is the photos in my seed catalogs!
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Biita
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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I don't even have color from seed magazines since mine hasn't got here yet...lol. Thank you toni,, those are beautiful an to a person who lives basically in the dark now,, all but 2 hours a day,,, that is food for the soul. (sigh) 2 more months till daylight, 5 1/2 till i can go play outside an get my hands dirty,,lol. 
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Great colours and plants Toni.  All I have flowering are a few white roses, winter jasmine and some pansies and poylanthus. I do have quite a few bushes with berries though and they add a bit of colour at this time of year.
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I am envious....sometimes I long to be in a climate where I could garden all the time..I don't think I would miss the snow very much. Anyone want the 7-8 inches of snow we got today?? Christmas Eve would be the only time I would miss it...maybe just a little.
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zuzu's petals
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful, Toni!
I know you'd rather have the snow  but flowers are the next best thing . . . no?
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Gosh Toni
You garden is amazing - the sheer variety, the colours, the garden junque, all a feast for the eye.
Thank you so much for sharing your flowers with us.
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dirt2diamonds
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Love the pics.
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