Random and miscellaneous garden photos

[maxjohnson]

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[JRinPA]

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Putting the comm garden to bed on Friday night.

[SpookyShoe]

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[SpookyShoe]

@SpookyShoe you know how I love bletillas that Chinese ground orchid. My mom grew these & I've tried for a few years to find some. A neighbor once gave me a couple but before they grew my hubby covered the area with heavy stones. Then I found some online @ $30 plus shipping for 2 corms last year. Only 1 grew & it's still barely peeking out of the ground. Yours are lovely I love seeing your pics every spring. At least I have freesias & daffodils. Yes spring is here!

peebee if you are reading this, I sent you a PM so that I can get your address and send some of the bletilla corms.

[peebee]

@SpookyShoe oh happy day! I'll reply to the PM for sure. My sole bletilla did not make it. Thank you so much!!

[SpookyShoe]

The tropicals started blooming weeks ago. Canna lilies, plumeria, coleus, ginger, passion vine.

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[maxjohnson]

Gardening is much easier up here, but one thing I do miss about warmer climate is being able to grow aroma flower trees like ylang ylang and magnolia champaca.

First time smelling, the aroma from the milkweed flowers is exquisite.

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[bower]

Tropical fragrances are amazing.. Aside from the old roses, check out Lady's Bedstraw, Max, as a super fragrant bloom that grows anywhere.

[MissS]

Gardening is much easier up here, but one thing I do miss about warmer climate is being able to grow aroma flower trees like ylang ylang and magnolia champaca.

First time smelling, the aroma from the milkweed flowers is exquisite.
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The milkweed's smell great. As for trees, try a Japanese tree lilac or some (not all) of the flowering crabs have amazing fragrance.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

As for trees, try a Japanese tree lilac or some (not all) of the flowering crabs have amazing fragrance.

That similar to the Korean Viburnum, amazingly fragrant, but far too short-lived?

The Gotch

[JRinPA]

I knew I had seen one of these before...

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[maxjohnson]

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[maxjohnson]

I didn't know this was a milkweed plant growing in front the house. At first I thought it was something that looked similar. Don't know why it's there in the first place. Could be from dropping t he seeds there a few years ago.

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[MissS]

@maxjohnson and it makes the front of your house smell good too!

[Cranraspberry]

Just got back from a couple of weeks in Croatia and got to admire some of their gardens.
I think I was most jealous about the complete absence of any sign of fungal disease! The dry Mediterranean heat seems to be the best climate possible for tomatoes.

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[maxjohnson]

What moth is this?

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[Cranraspberry]

@maxjohnson my arch nemesis the squash vine borer moth

[maxjohnson]

Good thing I'm not growing any squash.

[bower]

The elderberry borer beetle is one of the prettiest things too... just goes to show, you cannot judge a bug by its cover.

[Seven Bends]

A squash vine borer moth flew to the base of my zucchini plant today just as I was picking our first zucchini. They are very eye-catching! Tried to swat it but only managed to shoo it away, so I dusted the base of the plant with something deadly. I didn't know they like milkweed; that's interesting.