What do you see in your garden, 2018?

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The weather has been erratic, to say the least.  Two weeks ago we had graupel, then the temperature dipped to 22° with highs never reaching 40°.  Today it is in the 60s.  Poor plants don't know what to do.

Hepaticas have been in bloom for a while.  Primulas are just starting.  Pseudotrillium rivale in pots is waking up.  Erythronium albidum is the first to flower.

   

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Mark McDonough

Mon, 03/12/2018 - 11:50am

Claire, a lovely start to 2018. Here all that I see is snow, from a 2 foot Nor'easter (coastal wind driven snowstorm) last week, tonight (3/12/2018) another Nor'easter arrives, expecting another 18" snow.

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Roderick Lutes

Sat, 03/17/2018 - 4:51am

I see the same thing that Mark McD sees.  Everything is covered with snow.  At least I am able to get some skiing in and the Seedex seeds that are out for cold stratification have a snow cover.

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Trond Hoy

Sun, 03/18/2018 - 12:18pm

It is a very late spring here (at the west coast of Norway) this year with temperature well below 0C during nighttime but a few spring flowers have put up their heads. 

 

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Claire Cockcroft

Sun, 03/18/2018 - 1:41pm

Nice, Trond.  Most mornings have frost here, with some sun during the day.  Spring has not yet sprung, but I will not gripe when I read about the US East Coast!

...Claire

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Trond Hoy

Mon, 03/19/2018 - 10:45am

Hi Claire, 

I've read about the US East Coast too! It is something similar at the east coast here.

Seems at last that the spring has sprung where I live. We will not see night frost during the next 10 days! 

 

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Claire Cockcroft

Sun, 03/25/2018 - 4:15pm

After a week of weather 10 degrees below normal, with hail and rain mixed with snow, the temperatures warmed up and the plants responded.

  Erythronium californicum  

  Erythronium americanum

  Trillium chloropetalum

  Trillium pusillium

 

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Tue, 04/03/2018 - 7:24pm

Nice plants Claire and Hoy. I am happy that gardeners started posting pictures now. I cant wait to show my garden but the weather is really cold and still  lots of snow

Kris

Saskatoon

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Wed, 04/25/2018 - 8:15pm

My first flower in the woodland. Adonis amurensis.

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Thu, 04/26/2018 - 1:05pm

Thanks Claire

 

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 6:29pm

Hepatica transsilvanica and Hepatica nobilis  in the garden.

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 6:32pm

Somehow I cant upload the Hepatica transsilvanica picture. Trying again

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Sun, 04/29/2018 - 6:38pm

Trying again

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Mon, 04/30/2018 - 2:12pm

Rod your zone is 5 . Yes this year the hepaticas are starting early for us at Zone 3.

Couple of more pictures taken today.

 

Astragalus lutosus shoots just emerging

Townsendia leptotes in bud

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Mon, 04/30/2018 - 2:13pm

Astragalus lutosus

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 2:55pm

 Rick I will try to post today once I take some picturs.

Most probably the problem on my end  and I will get assistance at homesmiley

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 8:45pm

Taken today in the garden

Eunomia oppostifolia in buds

Pulmonaria  altaica

 

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Tue, 05/08/2018 - 4:51pm

Townsendia leptotes  closed  when cloudy and open when the sun is out .

1.Townsendia leptotes closed

2. Townsendia leptotes open

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Fermi de Sousa

Tue, 05/22/2018 - 9:47pm

On this side of the world it's autumn but we have narcissus in flower!

Narcissus 'First Stanza' a hybrid raised by Lawrence Trevanion in Canberra by crossing N. elegans fallax x N. 'Soleil d'Or'

Narcissus 'First StanzaNarcissus 'First StanzaNarcissus 'First Stanza

Another of his hybrids N '07-02 T' from Narcissus tazetta lacticolor x N. elegans, a good one for the rock garden as it is quite small. The cups are intially an olive color and develop into orange after a day or so,

Narcissus 07-02 T Narcissus 07-02 T Narcissus 07-02 T just open

A little tazetta grown from seed sent by Betty Clark in New Zealand as "N. tazetta patulus (or ochroleucus)", sadly the molluscs found it before I did!

Narcissus tazetta patulusNarcissus tazetta patulusNarcissus tazetta patulus a bit chewed

The classic autumn narcissus, N. viridiflorus

Narcissus viridiflorusNarcissus viridiflorus

cheers

fermi

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Claire Cockcroft

Tue, 05/22/2018 - 6:17pm

Lovely, Fermi.  I'd love to be able to grow narcissus -- they don't mind my climate -- but the bulb fly is too persistent.  Thanks for sharing.

...Claire

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Fermi de Sousa

Wed, 05/23/2018 - 2:00am

Claire,

I know your pain - we have the lesser narcissus fly which can be responsible for the disappearance of some bulbs each year!frown

Another susceptible genus is of course galanthus, but this tiny Galanthus peshmenii has escaped so far!

Galanthus peshmenii in budGalanthus peshmeniiGalanthus peshmeniiGalanthus peshmenii

cheers

fermi

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Claire Cockcroft

Wed, 05/23/2018 - 9:52am

We have both the large and small narcissus fly here.  The galanthus seem to tolerate their depredations.  Any amaryllis is doomed almost immediately.  Boo and hiss!

...Claire

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tropicalgirl251... (not verified)

Thu, 05/24/2018 - 11:35am

not very successful in growing the beautiful narcissus in my zone.

here are some pictures taken yesterday from my garden

1.Gentiana verna

2.Pulsatilla sp

3.Rananculus parnassifolius

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Claire Cockcroft

Wed, 05/23/2018 - 3:32pm

Garden colors are really heating up, along with the weather.

Penstemon cardwellii x rupicola, Globularia meridionalis, Clintonia umbellulata, Nomocharis x finleyorum

    

 

 

 

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Claire Cockcroft

Sat, 05/26/2018 - 3:38pm

Yum.  Phyteuma are a favorite of mine.  The only problem I have with them is when a wild rabbit nips the flowers off!  Liquid Fence works wonders if I remember to apply it.  frown

...Claire

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Scott Anderson

Wed, 05/30/2018 - 5:43pm

Also currently blooming 2 versions of nectaroscordum.

First is N tripedale

Second is N siculum bulgaricum

(Edited to reverse the order - I initially posted them backwards!)

 

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Fermi de Sousa

Mon, 06/11/2018 - 2:55am

Some offerings from our garden in the fall/winter

Oxalis massoniana

Oxalis massonianaOxalis massoniana

Oxalis hirta seedlings

Oxalis hirta seedlings

White "Hoop Petticoat" Daffodils

Narcissus "white hybrid hoop"Narcissus "white hybrid hoop"Narcissus "white hybrid hoop"Narcissus "white hybrid hoop"Narcissus "white hybrid hoop"

cheers

fermi