WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN MAY 2018

[zigs]

 

[Becky]

All these photos make me really want a wisteria! We don't have a good spot for one unfortunately

 

[Sean Regan]

All these photos make me really want a wisteria! We don't have a good spot for one unfortunately

All you need is a wall and some sun. You can manage to grow one in a big tub as long it is watered regularly.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

A few May pics from me.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Not a lot going on in the back garden, the weather just won't stay warm enough for things to bloom.
Horseradish looking good this year


Red peony tree starting to bloom

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Red Dogwood tree


White Dogwood tree

 

[Becky]

All you need is a wall and some sun. You can manage to grow one in a big tub as long it is watered regularly.

We've only got one south-facing wall, and unfortunately it's part of the house that is just one story high and has windows in it. When we moved here there was a wisteria planted there (presumably because it's the only logical place to put it) but it was growing into the roof / gutter and all across the windows. It was just too difficult to keep trimmed, and we decided we didn't want to fight a constant battle with it. There are lots of gardens with wisteria around here, so for now I'm content to admire from a distance when I'm on my daily walks

 

[roadrunner]

American Beauty Bush

Bananas

Lion's Ear

First Bloom of Mexican Sunflower

Rain Lily

Snow Squarestem

 

[TomatoTango]

Roses are fun to look at while waiting for tomatoes.

 

[DeborahJane]

Lovely images roadrunner. What is the stunning flowerat the very end. Amazing

 

[roadrunner]

Lovely images roadrunner. What is the stunning flowerat the very end. Amazing

That's a native plant I just discovered going thru a local native park here in Jacksonville. I was helping the Native Plant society clean up the park and they had too many of these things, so I took some plants and seeds and planted it in my garden, but because it was the end of the year they never grew, but luckily they started popping up in the spring.

It's suppose to be a super pollinator attractor, so I got it to help out-compete with another super pollinator plant that can become very invasive (Spanish Nettle) and take over my garden.

The scientific name of the plant above is Melanthera nivea (AKA: Snow Squarestem) As the common name implies, its stem is square, but it's not in the mint family, rather it's in the aster family. http://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Melanive

 

[roadrunner]

I rescued another caterpillar when I found it on the wrong plant, after placing it on the leaf of the passionflower vine it immediately started devouring it. BTW, the female Gulf fritillary is extremely careless where she lays eggs. I've seen them lay eggs on posts next to the plant

 

[MaryMary]

Pictures of my peonies taken yesterday.

We had a thunderstorm last night accompanied by a torrential downpour, so they are flat today.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Pictures of my peonies taken yesterday.


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We had a thunderstorm last night accompanied by a torrential downpour, so they are flat today.

Really nice looking peonies. Mine won't bloom for a few more week, if the sun ever come out again.

 

[GardeningLover]

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What type of cactus is this? The red flowers are beautiful

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wild Geranium.