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Friday, June 26, 2009

Fertilizer Friday - Odds and Ends.

It's Fertilizer Friday which is hosted at Tootsie Time every Friday.
It's been cool, cloudy and windy here for the last few days and some of my poor plants are looking a little bedraggled.  I'm surprised at how much needs watering even after the rain we had a few days ago.
Not much new is blooming, but I thought I'd find a few flowers that were looking good.

Here you can see just how many flowers are blooming on Clematis 'Jackmanii'.  I can't seem to get the real purple color they are to show up in a picture.

Water lily 'Sioux' has a permanent supply of fish fertilizer in the pond.

Peach-leafed bellflower (campanula persicifolia) a reseeder that shows up in lots of interesting places, they do surprisingly well in dry shade.

Here is the littlest gardener standing at what she calls her garden.  She helped me plant these Nicotiana that we started from seed.  I know it's way over planted, but that's what you get when a 2 year old is helping.  She waters them and is very proud of them.

This is what she was trying to see.  She was almost shocked to see that flowers had opened in her garden.  These are a very pale shade of pink.

Bachelor Buttons 'Blue Boy' another one started from seed.  I think they are so pretty, I just love the color.

Breadseed poppy started from seed.  These are almost finished blooming.  I have them growing in our "driveway garden" and our neighbor loved them so much she asked if we could plant more in her side of the yard.  Of course I said yes!

Another Peony poppy.  They don't seem to last too long in bloom, just a few days.  Luckily there have been quite a few.

I'm sure by the beginning of next week I'll have some new blooms open.  My daughters and I went to the nursery where they were having a 2 for 1 on almost all of their plants.  Of course we couldn't pass up a deal like that!  Let's just say the butterfly garden is filling up quickly.  I'll be sure to share them as they bloom.
I'll be pretty busy this weekend with Sweet Pea's first soccer tournament of the summer, but I'll be by to visit soon!
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29 comments:

  1. Your last photo has me anxious to get outside ~ yesterday my peony poppies were ready to burst ~ I'm hoping they are open this AM. They are one of my favorites. I haven't grown Bachelor's Buttons for quite a few years. Your picture makes me want them again! Maybe next year? Have a great weekend Catherine.

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  2. That's an understatement on the clematis looking good. It looks great!!

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  3. Catherine, how old is your clematis and what growing conditions do you have it planted in. Gorgeous!

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  4. Beautiful blooms! Love the clematis!
    Happy FF!

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  5. I love the water lily and the cornflower. Such a beautiful flower-I love to see it used as a buttonhole ;-)

    Do have a lovely weekend..Im hoping to go to a Plant Fair:always good ;-)

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  6. I like Nicotiana in pots. I don't think it's over planted at all.

    I agree about the corn flowers. What a beautiful colour.

    It's funny how stuff from seed seems to take its time and then suddenly just get big!

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  7. They are all lovely.
    You should be very proud of your garden and its awesome beauty.

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  8. I am BLOWN away by that clematis!!! It is COVERED with blooms!!!!

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  9. The little gardener is so sweet checking her blooms! Hope you have a nice weekend. Enjoy the tournament.

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  10. Your Clematis looks spectacular!

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  11. I like how you said you were going to "find a few flowers that were looking good." A few! hahaha Everything looks amazing. I love bachelor buttons too.

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  12. I cannot get over how beautiful that peony poppy is!!!

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  13. Beautiful flowers!!! I love the color of your Bachelor Buttons. Spectacular!!!

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  14. Waw what a lovely prolific clematis. The reason the colour comes out more read is that the eye does not see the red in the flower but the camera oes. I haven't figured out how to tone the red down probably can't with my basic programs. Many clematis purple especially have that problem.

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  15. Catherine, I'm still GAGA over your peony poppy and that first clematis shot..OMG!! Thanks for visiting me!
    Lynn

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  16. And I was thinking maybe my Clematis isn't Jackmanii because it's so purple colored. LOL I love the color yours is showing up though! It is blooming it's heart out isn't it?
    Your Bachelor Button is a gorgeous blue. Is it a double? I love it!
    Sure glad ya found a 'few' to show, as always.
    I can't wait to hit Flower World tomorrow - I'm so excited I can hardly see straight - thanks for the tip - I emailed them to join for my discount. Now I got a notice they are having a sale for more than the discount is. Yay!

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  17. Glad to hear that it has cooled down for you !

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  18. outstanding display!!!! wow..that clematis is gorgeous! have a great day!

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  19. The nicotania is really pretty! I've seen the seeds in catalogs but never seen the plant in anyone's garden, so it's nice to have these pictures for reference! Is it easy to grow?

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  20. Odds and Ends ???..Love to have those odds and ends.
    Everything is stunning !!
    Your Clematis 'Jackmanii' picture is better than anything you'll find in a catalog.
    Amazing !

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  21. Your Clematis is super stunning. Sorry to hear about the wind (I know what that's about). Your peony poppy is a dazzler, too. Gotta love 2 for 1 sales when it's at a plant nursery!

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  22. I love those campanulas! And the waterlily photo is truly amazing!

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  23. All look beautiful, but I'm particularly salivating over the Jackamndii clematis. I lost mine last year when I put in a new fence and never got around to planting a new one. Seeing yours makes me think a trip to the nursery is in my future.

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  24. That clematis is the prettiest I've ever seen...your photograpy is wonderful ...

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  25. Hi Catherine~~ I certainly don't mind seeing them again. The peony poppy looks like it could jump right off my screen. It's just dazzling!!

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  26. That's a sweet nicotiana! I've got to get me some campanulas!

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  27. Beautiful photography!CONGRATULATIONS!

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  28. Oh WOW! Beautiful flowers - fertilizer is good to your garden! I don't even know if flowers and plants could be so lush and vibrant here where summers get so hot. Even so, I'm so smitten with your flowers. I'm a garden newbie, but enjoy reading your blog for inspiration!

    ~Lauren www.blackthumbsanonymous.blogspot.com

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  29. Thanks everyone for visiting! I will be working my way around to visit everyone.
    The 'Jackmanii' is planted in part sun in fairly dry soil. I think it must be a very vigorous variety. I always has the most blooms of any of my clematis.

    Nicotioana was very easy to germinate. I started it all from seed indoor or by using wintersowing. You can find great info on wintersowing on Wintersown.org

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