In my opinion, #1,2 &3 look like Stokes Aster, and #4, 5 &6 look like Centaurea. Kiasmum called #4, 5 &6 either Centaurea montana or dealbata....
I have heard of those solitary bees called 'Bob the Bee'. A garden in Acadia ME encourages them by putting out Bob the Bee huts. I have been...
The mum is amazing! I also like that palm like plant. What is it?
Barb, the first photo in the 3rd posting looks very much like a Stokes Aster to me. I grow Stokesia, and that post-bloom thingey looks very like...
Ok, I'll try this. Today was not a garden day for me either. I was at work until 9 tonight! BUT, I did admire a maroon oxalis on my office...
Danjensen, I have heard the same advice. My thought though has been that the constriction of the root ball is more of an issue in hardpan soils...
Ah! You are indeed fortunate!
Great photos, especially the last one!! I have always loved county fairs!
Thanks Chocolate! I am just about to put my garden to bed for the winter. Your blooms & plants are both beautiful & unusual to my eyes. Thank you.
Beautiful color!
Your garden looks great Donna.
Beautiful Donna. Are they coleus?
Jewell, I have heard about the leaf change in mature ivy plants.
Could these 'ants' be termites? What area of the country/world are you writing from?
Have you called an exterminator?
Is it hardy through your winters in N.C.?
I click on the numbers to the right of the Forum directory too. I also check the 'Unanswered Posts' section every so often because I know what it...
Hi Donna, You clearly are doing something very right for your trumpet bush to have taken off so well! Congrats! I have a 4 incher on my window...
Hmmm...I live in the northeast. Don't think that what I know about plants will help you! Maybe someone else on this site can.
What part of the world are you writing from?
