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I potted up five giant amaryllis bulbs today November 1st. Last year , I potted them on November 9th and got the first bloom on Christmas Day. Hopefully I will have several blooming this Christmas.
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u all have a great day. Bill Mitchell
As I sit at my computer and glance out the door, the fall colors are now upon us along with some cooler temps. See for yourself.
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Halloween is just around the corner. Have fun everyone. Bill Mitchell
I was driving up the road looking at some deer in the field and discovered these Passion flowers growing on the fence row. I had to go back and get my camera. It doesn't get any more natural than this.
Do you see the big seed pods, about the size of large lemons.
You all have a great day on this first day of September. Bill Mitchell
I pile some spent flower pots in a wagon and today there is a small plant starting in one of those flower pots. I didn't have anything that resembles this plant and blossom. I looked in the Kentucky wild flower book and didn't see any that resembles this one. Maybe one of the members can identify it.
The plant is about six or seven inches tall. The blossoms are one inch to inch and a quarter.
You all have a great day. Bill Mitchell
This is the Kentucky Wild Passion Flower. I dug the vine and root from the pasture last year and planted it in a large 20 gal plastic tub. It came back up this year and has some vigorous growth. It bloomed today and has many more buds, so it should give pleasure for awhile.
You can see the color and form difference from the imported passion flower picture that I posted yesterday. Bill Mitchell
As is usual in the August summer, some plants have finished blooming and some still are showing enough color to make it totally enjoyable. I took a few pictures today to share with all of you.
A view of my new red hardy hibiscus
Anoth
er view
This is a salmon colored canna
A yellow/red zinna hanging on
These are two new red knock-out roses I planted weeks ago
Now the imported passion flower. The wild one will be blooming in two days
Another view
This is the first year for a coconut-lime coneflower
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l get back with more later. Happy gardening everyone. Love Bill Mitchell
Bradley was a handsome twenty year old who had every opportunity to grow into a mature successful adult, but he and some high school friends chose drugs for fun. He and several of them are now dead from an addiction to heroin. He was in treatment and had serious counseling, but couldn't overcome the problem. He is now at peace with God. We buried him in Rochester, Michigan Wednesday morning, July 15,2009. There are hundreds of thousands of victims waiting for their turn to die from drugs. Lets pray for all of them.
Bill and Sandy Mitchell
I saved this bulb from the previous year and it didn't bloom this winter when all the other bulbs put on their magnificent show. I put it on the plant rack on the back porch. Now in July, it decided to bloom for the Madonna and the Christ Child. You'll notice the garlic blooms in the vase.
Everyo
ne have a great day. Bill Mitchell
This was a Father's Day gift from my daughter , Michele. I can't take credit for developing it's structure. I might try to do it while I'm still on this side of the grass. Bill Mitchell
Sandy off the diving board in Stuart's pool.
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re pool fun with.
What a beautiful view from the pool over the fence in the back yard.
Does anyone know what flowering shrub this is? Yes I do, it's a Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Showers'
We will be at Carolyn's house in Louisiana tomorrow and I will take a beaucoup of pictures to show everyone.
With great love for all of you on GardenGuides, Bill and Sandy Mitchell
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eryone have a great day.Bill Mitchell
Lavender and Cream Dahlia
These pictures were taken with my Brownie Hawkeye.
The Hillbilly
I was going up the road to rescue some trillium for a friend and came upon these beautiful fire cracker red blossoms among the weeds in the ditch. I dug three small clumps and planted them on my rock garden. I came into the computer station and did some research. They are fairly rare, but some wild flower nurseries sell them. Indian pink is one of the common names.
Nasturtiun
Deep purple dahlia
Strin
g of lavender dahlias
Lavender dahlias close up
Another beautiful lavender dahlia
Yello
w day lilies
Yello
w day lily close-up
Bea
utiful lavender/red pom-pom
Return
of the zebra malva
More to come as the season develops...Bill Mitchell
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