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Post by beth on Jun 28, 2017 7:52:36 GMT -5
I have not noticed them yet. Maybe that's because we have used the AC for several days. I hope it is a light year for them. It is terrible to have them underfoot and flying in our hair! I think it must have been a false start ... maybe we live on the edge of the area they are infesting this year. Maybe next year. I dread it.
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Post by mouse on Jun 28, 2017 7:57:56 GMT -5
the garden is being battered bywinds and rain...petals stripped off almost as soon as they appear.. instead of being vibrant colourful and full of the scents of summer and roses..it just an overgrown tangled mess of different greens .. the clematis are putting out new growth at alarming rate[the more water the better for clematises...and the roses which should be at their peak are just battered its so disappointing really.. we wait from October until may/june......and the reward for patience is wet and over grown and over blown very disheartening I'm sorry to hear that, mouse. If the weather perks up, will the plants have a second go at summer? Our birds seem very happy this a.m.. All sorts of flying here and there, singing and chirping. I wonder whether that means eggs have hatch or the chicks are learning to fly? It seems early for one and late for the other. a few will have another go..but not many.. its just so disappointing. I had hoped for better.. never mind...keep plodding on ..ehh
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Post by beth on Jun 28, 2017 14:09:25 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear that, mouse. If the weather perks up, will the plants have a second go at summer? Our birds seem very happy this a.m.. All sorts of flying here and there, singing and chirping. I wonder whether that means eggs have hatch or the chicks are learning to fly? It seems early for one and late for the other. a few will have another go..but not many.. its just so disappointing. I had hoped for better.. never mind...keep plodding on ..ehh That's too bad. You'd think the perennials would snap back. My older daughter sent me a pic of the bush in her back yard. I've remarked on it to her in the past, and it is now in full bloom. It was there when they moved in 3 years ago and blooms all summer long. She calls it a miniature rose bush but it probably has another name. I'd invest in one if I knew what it is. Very hardy. I'll copy the photo and post it tonight or tomorrow.
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Post by mouse on Jun 29, 2017 2:37:17 GMT -5
as I said one or two will.. but they will be poor specimins.. the rose on the arch and the peachy Drambuie will produce the odd rose here and there.. but their full flowering wont happen again until next year
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 16:13:28 GMT -5
a few will have another go..but not many.. its just so disappointing. I had hoped for better.. never mind...keep plodding on ..ehh That's too bad. You'd think the perennials would snap back. My older daughter sent me a pic of the bush in her back yard. I've remarked on it to her in the past, and it is now in full bloom. It was there when they moved in 3 years ago and blooms all summer long. She calls it a miniature rose bush but it probably has another name. I'd invest in one if I knew what it is. Very hardy. I'll copy the photo and post it tonight or tomorrow. glad I didn't hold my breath waiting!! LOL I'm just funning you
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 16:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by beth on Jul 10, 2017 17:44:38 GMT -5
That's too bad. You'd think the perennials would snap back. My older daughter sent me a pic of the bush in her back yard. I've remarked on it to her in the past, and it is now in full bloom. It was there when they moved in 3 years ago and blooms all summer long. She calls it a miniature rose bush but it probably has another name. I'd invest in one if I knew what it is. Very hardy. I'll copy the photo and post it tonight or tomorrow. glad I didn't hold my breath waiting!! LOL I'm just funning you Oh shoot! I'm running slow. Have to admit I forgot all about this. I'll get it now, unless there's some reason it won't post. I have 2 but one's all you need. I think the 2nd one is too big. I am not a good hand with pictures. This plant should probably be a kind of round or oval shaped bush but daughter has it clipped until it looks almost like a hedge. Several of them would make a great hedge along the side of a patio. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 17:51:32 GMT -5
glad I didn't hold my breath waiting!! LOL I'm just funning you Oh shoot! I'm running slow. Have to admit I forgot all about this. I'll get it now, unless there's some reason it won't post. I have 2 but one's all you need. I think the 2nd one is too big. I am not a good hand with pictures. This plant should probably be a kind of round or oval shaped bush but daughter has it clipped until it looks almost like a hedge. Several of them would make a great hedge along the side of a patio. It's beautiful....does it smell good and like a rose?
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Post by beth on Jul 10, 2017 17:55:44 GMT -5
It has a very light aroma, slightly rose like. The leaves have a light scent as well - just a "greenery" smell. I may take a photo to the local greenhouse/nursery and see what they can tell me.
Your new plant is very nice.
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Post by mouse on Jul 11, 2017 5:14:14 GMT -5
is it a gardenia ?the leaves look dark enough
your new plant looks attractive.. does it flower
the garden is such a mess..;. every things getting over watered and leggy and far far too much green
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Post by beth on Jul 11, 2017 11:39:18 GMT -5
is it a gardenia ?the leaves look dark enough I called and asked. She says, "no .. not a gardenia." These are gardenias. They look somewhat different, the leaves are different and (she says) the smell is different. Thanks for the guess.
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Post by Sysop3 on Jul 11, 2017 19:06:14 GMT -5
I don't think Kentucky would be in a plant-grow zone warm enough for gardenias. Maybe in direct sunlight and covered during the winter. They're most likely to be found in states farther south.
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Post by mouse on Jul 12, 2017 3:16:37 GMT -5
looking at the leaf its colour is different than the one Cheff has posted... but I am going down the route of it being a rose.. possibly one of the new Roses without thorns .. if the leaves are in 5s then its probably a rose[5leaves per small branch out from the main stem] very pretty though
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Post by mouse on Jul 12, 2017 3:24:07 GMT -5
I don't think Kentucky would be in a plant-grow zone warm enough for gardenias. Maybe in direct sunlight and covered during the winter. They're most likely to be found in states farther south. we can grow and keep gardenias ... I bought one as a birthday present for a friend.. some 20 years ago and she lives higher than I do and she has always kept it out side and its still giving wonderful displays .. one of her sisters was so impressed she bought her self a couple and they too give a good showing weve found them to ne very hardy as long as they slightly sheltered and away from the early morning [east]sun for some reason the early morning sun is a killer to them
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