The first camellia bloom appeared on Tuesday. What a beauty!
Not to be outdone, the loropetalum in the purple bed is blanketed with flowers. What a great pairing these two would make!
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Seeds! 2012 Purchases
From Parks I ordered the following:
1. ZINNIA ZAHARA STARLIGHT ROSE (51991) Qty : 1
2. SWEET ALYSSUM PASTEL CARPET (0063) Qty : 4
3. ZINNIA RED SPIDER (2233) Qty : 1
4. ANGELONIA SERENA BLUE PELLETED SEED (51031) Qty : 1
5. COREOPSIS ROULETTE (51117) Qty : 1
6. SNAPDRAGON BRONZE DRAGON (51714) Qty : 1
7. ZINNIA PROFUSION SUNRISE MIX HYBRID (51986) Qty : 2
From Stokes:
- Cosmic Red Cosmos
- Wizard Mix Coleus
- Woodcreek White Gomphrena
- Woodcreek Red Gomphrena
- Banana Cream Sorbet Viola
- Sorbet Delft Blue XP Viola
- Sorbet Blue Blotch XP Viola
- Summer Jewel Red Salvia
- Dreams Patriot Mix Petunia
- Montego Sunset Snapdragon
- Bride Eggplant
- Guy Lon Chinese Broccoli
I also picked up a set of 50 Jiffy 7 pellets.
Well, I also had hoped to throw in some onions in there, but it doesn’t look like we’ll have much success digging out those tree stumps any time soon.
Winter growth and winter colors
The mild weather this week gave us plenty of colors to look at. Is it too early to hope for spring?
So I had to make sure the bathroom greenhouse was emptied so that the tender plants could get some sun. From the split-personality variegated Pesto Perpetuo basil…
…to the irrepressible Oriental Limelight artemisia and Easy Wave petunias bustin’ out of their pots…
…to the vibrant loropetalum burgeoning with blossoms…
…from an unexpected previous-year volunteer (Sorbet Coconut Swirl Viola)…
…to the unpredictable buds on the Encore Azalea Autumn Monarch…
…and the lovely winter foliage of the Lanai Purple Star verbena.
The signs of spring are everywhere–you just have to look closely.
Coming up next: my 2012 seed orders!
Winter Yard Works
Larkspur, flax, and viola seeds have been planted. We had plenty of mulching, raking and chainsawing to do this weekend. I also accomplished cleaning out the tree ring bed, scattering some marigold seeds in the process. Elsewhere, the mild weather is enticing bulbs and flowers to put out color and growth. Coral Nymph salvia managed to bloom in a protected spot, while the variegated lemon thyme shows off some pink color. The loropetalum in the purple bed is about to burst into fuschia flowers, while the dusty miller grows taller in the pansy bed. I hope to purchase more seeds soon!
Photinia hack job
Spent Sunday afternoon raking leaves and managed to snag 3 bagfuls from the front yard. Too bad we don’t have a compost bin to utilize the debris…though I may have found some 3×3 wire bins on AceHardware.com. The man started hacking down the photinia. The plan is to install a bed where it currently sits and perhaps put up a barrier on the other side of the chain link fence. Preference for plants would be any shrub that isn’t established too close to the fence. The black spot-ridden photinia was an aggressive grower that grew through the links of the fence.
