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They are lovely flowers Heather. I don't grow many and most of them come in from the wild.

This morning I organised a few plants and looked at the sunflower seedlings but I have a sore thumb and did not want to irritate it with potting a lot of things on so they can wait a few days.

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Post by heatherly on Apr 16, 2022 9:53:25 GMT -5

We're thinking of getting a beautyberry.. more food for birds and animals.

Also considering mountain laurel, sweet pepperbush, and lilacs for different spots in the yard... We have nandina growing near the house, but I think it might be better to remove them and replace it with something safer for birds... the berries can be deadly if they ingest too many.

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Apr 16, 2022 9:53:25 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We're thinking of getting a beautyberry.. more food for birds and animals.

Also considering mountain laurel, sweet pepperbush, and lilacs for different spots in the yard... We have nandina growing near the house, but I think it might be better to remove them and replace it with something safer for birds... the berries can be deadly if they ingest too many.

Lilacs are lovely. I have always had one.

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Apr 16, 2022 10:03:45 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Apr 16, 2022 9:53:25 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We're thinking of getting a beautyberry.. more food for birds and animals.

Also considering mountain laurel, sweet pepperbush, and lilacs for different spots in the yard... We have nandina growing near the house, but I think it might be better to remove them and replace it with something safer for birds... the berries can be deadly if they ingest too many.

Lilacs are lovely. I have always had one.

Yeah, I'm just not 100% sure if I should get one or not because it's not really native here.. and I'm trying to add more natives as well because I've already been bad and planted things that aren't native xD

heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,396	Around the garden Apr 16, 2022 17:33:12 GMT -5 a_muppet, alsr, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Apr 16, 2022 17:33:12 GMT -5 imgur.com/UgMshbU imgur.com/xvmh4hu imgur.com/ZIzSgBD Yep.. all the same bush, and it's the same breed as the white one lol imgur.com/fcTN0aW

heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,396	Around the garden Apr 16, 2022 17:36:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Apr 16, 2022 17:36:41 GMT -5 imgur.com/SVCwt9G Corn speedwell... the cute little weeds I mentioned are all over my yard. I love them.. the flower is smaller than the size of a pinky nail. This one is growing near our outdoor spigot.
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Tea olive flowering a bit again.. love the scent. It's like candy.

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Laurel... it was already here before we moved in. It also has a scent.

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I think this is bugleweed.. also randomly growing in the yard in patches in the back and front. I wouldn't mind having this type of groundcover in a lot of places, but it seems to be dying back a bit now.

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I will spam you guys with more as they open up... it's always a surprise what the flower will look like, so I'm enjoying it

It's extra exciting because they skipped flowering entirely last year because of a late hard freeze.

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Apr 17, 2022 8:44:57 GMT -5 heatherly said:

I will spam you guys with more as they open up... it's always a surprise what the flower will look like, so I'm enjoying it

It's extra exciting because they skipped flowering entirely last year because of a late hard freeze.

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Apr 18, 2022 5:14:33 GMT -5 cassie said:

My daughter is growing all sorts of veg and herbs including a super smelling pineapple mint...

I checked my Moroccan mint yesterday. It's a bit slow so my mint tea will have to wait a week or two lol

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Got ourselves two beautyberries... will plant them sometime this week. They are empty with barely any leaves right now, so no pictures yet lol I wanted to get something else to feed the birds and squirrels with since we took away their oak tree.

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Apr 26, 2022 17:39:11 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Got ourselves two beautyberries... will plant them sometime this week. They are empty with barely any leaves right now, so no pictures yet lol I wanted to get something else to feed the birds and squirrels with since we took away their oak tree.

Never heard of them. They are pretty

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Around the garden Apr 28, 2022 17:16:48 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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Apr 28, 2022 8:39:30 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Howsabout our apple tree blossom?

I am expecting a lot of apples. Go bees, and wasps.

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Cherry, it looks like you should have a bumper crop this year.

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Apr 28, 2022 8:39:30 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Howsabout our apple tree blossom?

I am expecting a lot of apples. Go bees, and wasps.

My tree has only a little patch of blossom at the front so I am not sure if the birds have got at it

Yours does look much better

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Apr 29, 2022 4:59:31 GMT -5 kjay said:

My jalapeños are doing amazing this year. Maybe the best ever for me.

My peppers are very slow off the mark but they may come on a bit when I repot them in the greenhouse. It has been very cold here overnight for the past few days so I am waiting for a day or two. That said my tomatoes, which were doing similarly poorly in little pots, have come on really well since putting them in their final pots and are now showing signs of flowering. My tomatillos are already in flower. The tomatillos will need to be moved outside of the greenhouse when I move the peppers in so the weather is governing things quite a bit.

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Apr 30, 2022 3:04:18 GMT -5 jen said:

Apr 29, 2022 4:59:31 GMT -5 kjay said:

My jalapeños are doing amazing this year. Maybe the best ever for me.

My peppers are very slow off the mark but they may come on a bit when I repot them in the greenhouse. It has been very cold here overnight for the past few days so I am waiting for a day or two. That said my tomatoes, which were doing similarly poorly in little pots, have come on really well since putting them in their final pots and are now showing signs of flowering. My tomatillos are already in flower. The tomatillos will need to be moved outside of the greenhouse when I move the peppers in so the weather is governing things quite a bit.

Good luck with your jalapeños

Thanks Jen and good luck with all your veggies. The weather is always so important, that is the one thing we can't control.

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We're likely going to plant our beautyberries today. Looking forward to that... This is the second variety of tree/plant that I bought that was more unique, and it happens to be developed in NC, which is where I live

They make some pretty hybrids here apparently!

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Beautyberries are planted.. we put them 5 feet from each other, and they are in between our crape myrtle and redbud. Can't wait for them to bud... then flower.. then get the berries. Will share pics when it happens!

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Apr 30, 2022 4:56:31 GMT -5 kjay said:

Apr 30, 2022 3:04:18 GMT -5 jen said:

My peppers are very slow off the mark but they may come on a bit when I repot them in the greenhouse. It has been very cold here overnight for the past few days so I am waiting for a day or two. That said my tomatoes, which were doing similarly poorly in little pots, have come on really well since putting them in their final pots and are now showing signs of flowering. My tomatillos are already in flower. The tomatillos will need to be moved outside of the greenhouse when I move the peppers in so the weather is governing things quite a bit.

Good luck with your jalapeños

Thanks Jen and good luck with all your veggies. The weather is always so important, that is the one thing we can't control.

I took the plunge yesterday and repotted two of my peppers in the greenhouse. They have been in the house up until now. I have two plants of each variey (two varieties). I went out for a peek this morning and they seem happy enough. According to the charts I have seen the weather here inside a greenhouse is apparently very similar to Florida (at least the northern part) as regards hardiness ratings but one thing we don't have is the amount of daylight, being further north. That means getting things going to get them to fruiting before the days get short again,so I decided they had to get moving

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May 1, 2022 1:20:53 GMT -5 alsr said:

Flowers are still not planted, our gardeners will work on them tomorrow but furniture is now all there. Here is how backyard looks tonight.

That looks really special. You have a fine eye for design.

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