hipower Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I blamed our holly bushes on the deer. Maybe no from what some of you are saying. They are getting some signs of life again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Holly got hit hard this year but I have yet to see one that was completely dead. They are just brown and ugly. A lot of shrubs that are hardy to -20 F were either killed off to the ground or turned brown if they were evergreen. I'm still mourning the loss of almost every rose bush in the yard. The only two that survived were Queen Elizabeth and 2 old bush roses. We've not expecting any roses on the embankment this year as all 7 Knock-outs had to be pruned to the ground. We lost 5 rose bushes on the old Pershing parking lot and the ones that survived had to be pruned way back. Don't know what is going to happen there but I suspect that it is going to be a summer with few roses. We finally found the flaw in Knock-out roses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltime Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Does anyone know what the purple and white flowers are that bloom along the highway--they seem to be some kind of wildflower since I see them mostly along rural roads---would like to have some for in a rock garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 crown vetch had a purple flower. You do not want that in your garden!! It spreads like crazy!!! Back in the late 70's the state put them on banks and along the roads .. very invasive!! http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2255/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 can you describe the white flowers somewhat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 i will repost my pics and a few i just took. Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 my rose bush Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 white bleeding heart Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 russian sage Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 my half dead yucca with sedium & day lilies behind it Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Bob under the bell Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 myrtle Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Quince Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 rhurbarb Bennyboy1 and Pappy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 allium Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 honeysuckle Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 full view of rock garden Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 The pink one is Pinxster nudifolium..... no leaves till after the flowers drop. It's a native and is classified somewhere near azaleas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2255/ You don't want Crown Vetch any where except on a steep bank you can't mow. It would completely cover any rocks in your rock garden because it forms a matted cover about a foot off of the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltime Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Anyone know what this wildflower is???? sapphire and Pappy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 To me it looks like Dame's Rocket, part of the mustard family. I'm sure Petee or lavendar can tell you exactly what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy1 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 rhurbarb whatcha gonna do with all dat rhubarb? I lost my big plants when hubby built my son a sand box years ago, tried to move it and it didn't take. 2 yrs ago tried again, BUT Ben kept digging it up and bringing it to me like "look Mom I found that thing you buried. I'm such a good boy, aren't I?" that same spring when I planted the garden and he was around, he would un-plant everything! boy did he love the snap peas that finally grew and hung over the fence around the garden, we actually had a "deal" that he would only take the ones hanging on the inside and the rest were mine but he would bark and carry on if I didn't share with him! anyway, whatcha doing with all dat rhubarb? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 We gave it away already!! Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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