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Silverkelts Woodland Rose Garden
What a difference a year makes...
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 7:39 pm Not alot of individual blooms yet.. tons of stuff ready to go in the coming weeks, if you remember what my lot looked like from the early posts, here is what it appears like today, a big difference from a year, I will repost when Im near peak bloom as well.. 
I am starting to get some Wintersown Lupine "Tutti Frutti" One of my faves.. 
Guem, Knuatia, early roses are ready to bloom soon.. Silverkelt This blog entry has been viewed 180 times
Azeleas, Pansies, Sea Thrift
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:23 pm Still slow here, have buds on painted daisies, knautia Melton pastels, several roses (it appears as scots double white will be first) Pink pocket wiegala. Still have about 60 jugs to plant out from winter-sowing as well. A couple of things actually in bloom... A dwarf Korean azalea, this blooms well, but it doesn't bloom all at once, I have two and they do the same thing, sides first then top, which makes for uneven bloom shots to say the least... 
A sea-thrift is starting to strut its stuff... Whats funny is I have had comments asking why Im growing a little tuft of grass in the bed.. because it really looks like that outside of the bloom.. 
Tons more to do around the gardens, I'm spending so much time moving rocks, I haven't started on any of the back beds.. still need to move brush and cut more trees. But it turned very raw and cold, Im supposed to have another day off, but dont know If I will get around to anything. Hate to work outside when its windy and 40 degrees... Silverkelt This blog entry has been viewed 181 times
Tulips, Lettuce and Daylily seedlings planted..
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:20 am I have a love hate relationship with tulips, I love thier form and spring color, but they never seem to last more than a year for me, plus the slugs love them, slugs are out 2-3 weeks earlier than the frogs and toads, they just love to eat these.. this stand survived for the most part... 
Next is lettuce, I added horse manure to my veggie bed and didnt dare add lettuce, scallions or spinich,(will let it age a year and then can direct plant) so I potted them up, filled half a container with compost then added the seedlings in.. I should be harvesting lettuce by end of the month... 
Daylily seedlings are starting to go out, about half done.. NEXT year no matter what, I have to cut back, I keep forgetting 500 seedlings are just way too many a year here for me to plant out! They do take up room! 
Bluets , I love their little cheer early in the season, no one seems to plant these, they just show up.. 
One lonely reseeded viola.. 
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Another rock wall, roses recieved, planting out and stuff!
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:46 am I built a retaining wall today, why is this important, becuase my new front bed got swamped this spring from run off, this was actually step two to fix this issue, I created a small run off pond area for spring as well, this should hold the majority of the run off next to the wall, In front will be planted with Rosa Rogosas, the little run off pond with flag iris, siberian iris, maybe some Queen of the Praire, if I can find some viable seed! 
New long bed that will hold roses, daylily seedlings and wintersown stuff... Not much to look at it now! 
Pink forget me notes, hoping these will spread, lovely early season color! 
Roses soaking to be planted... Im planting the following Rosa John Davis Rosa Morden Sunrise Rosa Charles De Mills Rosa Cardinal De Richelieu Rosa Surpass Toute Rosa Duchess De Montebello There is a William Baffin in there as well but thats for my mom, I already have one, buts its a small own root, this was from pickiring is already a beast.. 
Also planted out some peony type poppies today as well as bacherlor buttons.. Silverkelt This blog entry has been viewed 302 times
What you thought Winter was over! HA... Live in Maine!
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:55 pm Late april is usually better than early may here, I think the weather pattern has just been bumped up.. so hopefully early may is better this year. But we can have snow late.. Hopefully my seedlings are doing ok under all of this snow =)... 
By the way, I have a rule.. no shoveling after april 1st.. Ive had 15 inches one time and I think my wife was going to kill me! But you know a rule is a RULE! It might look pretty, but for those who have to drive and clear it , SNOW is just about the worst curse word you can say to someone =).. At least we didnt have a very long or harsh winter this year.. with only 60 or 80 inches. Thats nothing here. Last three years weve had well over 100, 2 years ago over 150, you wake up every morning to fresh snow.. and wonder how you are going to make it through the day! Silverkelt This blog entry has been viewed 212 times
Bargain Hunting
Category: Misc Garden Info | Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:03 am Its starting to be that time of year, maybe even a little earlier than ever, since we have no sun this summer, I don't think a lot of people are doing anything outside. I went to pick up some Plant Tone at wally world and strolled through the garden center, Im always amazed at the prices of potted perennials, 10-12 bucks for ruds, coneflowers and the like.. not even the new cultivators just simple plain but pretty flowers. No one was picking any of them up, but if they were, I felt like sliding a discreet wintersowing phamphlet at them =P... All of these can be grown so easily at pennies to the dollar in the end. Oh well, back to the actual point, I found two different armerias to bring home for a whopping .75 cents each, splendes and armada rose. I very rarely buy perennials any more, wintersowing gives me more than enough, but I already had these on my wish list, and for that price, who could pass it up! I also found a Forever and ever Blue Heaven hydrangea at Lowes, for $7.45 , half off, it appears some of the leaves got a little hit hard by frost, Its always fun to find these plants, I don't think people realize that there isn't anything wrong with them! 
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