Ah yes i forgot about that hazard which surprises me as i always had to keep my eye on my Rooster,..fierce fellow always strutting about guarding...
[ATTACH] My addiction to propagating came from my Dad's Cottage Garden beliefs,..never buy a plant,..swap with other Cottage Gardeners,..cuttings...
Some friends and others whom i used to supply eggs to didn't like the fact i had eggs that were fertilized,..i must admit that having a Rooster...
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Ronnie,..hard to spot what is doing the damage,..i went through this myself with a rose bush,..it eventually got worse and nearly all the leaves...
Eileen it really is a sweet scent,..i have Purple Alyssum almost in bloom,..curious to see will it be scented as good as the white....
Drove to the Hardware Store to get some 8 Foot high canes for my Hollyhocks and Delphiniums,..they are over six foot high at present,..heavy rain...
Sitting here thinking hard on this,..treating this as if it were my own plant,..i would cut off the vine as its leafless and let the new vines...
Well spotted Rachel :like:,..ages ago is right Wow,..i do believe you got it correct,.."Linnaea amabilis". If that bush wasn't pruned so much it...
Nice blue blooms,..yes that's the natural color for those Hydrangeas unless someone has added Hydrangea Colorant. The soil around those bushes...
Britty,.. there is always hope with a plant unless its dead for sure,..once there is a tiny bit of life in a plant it will fight to survive and...
:)Theraphy Jane,..bringing up a big family will do that,..even those with feathers,..i love seeing how curious and active they get when introduced...
Jane,..that's the kind of rose to have another of,..definitely worth taking another cutting,..or two,..go for it,..big bush and doesn't need...
Weather is similar to yours FBG,..up in the high 70'sF yesterday and humid,..changed to lighter clothes but still too warm to garden,..went down...
Very colorful Ronnie,..well cared for and all healthy looking,..though something is nibbling at the leaves on the first picture of the...
I only discovered by looking at a picture i took yesterday that i had Aphids,..the first appearance in my garden this year,..so in my case i use...
Iris pallida 'Variegata',..glad i picked that one,..i do like blue:like:
Lol,..she does smile. What are you doing there? [ATTACH] Sniff,..sniff,..just enjoying the scent of Sweet Alyssum. [ATTACH]
Eileen i am delighted to see them and i am keeping close watch on them,..not forgetting my Cats,..though the nest is high enough off the ground....
Beauties all of them,..my favorite would be the Blue Iris,..great pictures.