Re: what's in bloom now
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- Subject: Re: what's in bloom now
- From: D* K*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:26:56 -0400 (EDT)
Isn't Mother Nature magical and you should hear the symphony the birds have
written. The first thing I do when I open my eyes is go outside to see
what's new... and its the last thing I do before I go to bed; did you ever
notice ladybugs are not just red and black, but some are yellow and black. I
just don't have nearly enough land to toil...like in NE Kansas
Doreen, who loves a high maintenance garden
>Doreen, your description sounds magical--I bet the yard looks fantastic!
>
>Bob, Linda, "Jake", and "Molly"
>NE Kansas
>Zone 6a
>
>At 12:29 PM 6/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hollyhocks, hollyhocks everywhere, they've even settled on the lawn. Should
>>I let them grow wild?? I'm afraid there will no room for anything else if
>>this keeps up. My cilantro is over two feet tall and blooming tiny white
>>flowers. The pansies in shades of purple, lavendar, and orange are still
>>holding on, but I've gathered about five hundred seeds, will sow in the
>>fall. Everyone is in awe of the Allium, probably eight inches in diameter.
>>The alyssum just meanders in between everything and cascades on to the
>>pathway. Dahlia are starting to bloom, one of them has a bud that's almost
>>two inches wide, can't wait to see the size of the bloom. Canna are peaking
>>through and my liatris is standing tall and ready to release those beautiful
>>purple spikes. Shasta daisies are coming, by next week my lilies will be
>>open, but I haven't seen any sign of my Foxtail lilies (eremurus), although
>>when I look closely at the soil I see all kinds of greenery sprouting,
>>probably the seeds I sowed are germinating. Echinacea, rudbeckia, black-eyed
>>suzies, vanilla marigolds are ready to bloom. Spearmint and mint need to be
>>checked and Cleome (also from seed) will soon be blowing in the wind. My
>>russian sage is tall and heavy with perfume, and the moonflowers are
>>creaping up the wrought iron fence. Can't forget the herbs... oregano, water
>>cress, thyme, basil, marjoram, chives, arugula, sorrel and lavendar. And
>>mine is a very small garden. My lupins have lots of leaves but no blooms,
>>planted from seed this year, so maybe the flowers will come next year.
>>
>>that's what's blooming in my frontyard
>>
>>Doreen
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