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February 9th, 2006 at 06:55 AM
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February 9th, 2006 at 08:23 AM
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Alan I am impressed, beautiful gardens. What are the red thistle like flowers?
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February 9th, 2006 at 08:32 AM
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I agree! beautiful gardens!
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February 9th, 2006 at 08:43 AM
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I wanna know when I can move in????   I love the crocosmia... And the one picture, looks like the front of the house with the raised bed, rock border one, reminds me of my grannies... she had a raised bed, with stones around it that was the same shape.. Very cool to have that in the front like that..
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February 9th, 2006 at 09:07 AM
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Yummy...I want to know what the red thistle like flower is too...
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#65892
February 9th, 2006 at 02:48 PM
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Alan you place is wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing a bit of heaven. The red thistle like flower is beebalm. They are great to have and come in several colours.
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February 10th, 2006 at 03:45 AM
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Do you have to thin yours out Alan? I have a clump, I never did much with it, but our summers are sooo humid, it gets a bad case of powdery mildew at the end of the season..  Yours looks very close together, was just wondering???
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February 10th, 2006 at 04:56 AM
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Alan when are you comming to visit me and organize my clay slope for me. I think you would have it looking great in just one year. I have over 160 species to plant I just can't seem to figure out how to make it look good lol.
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February 10th, 2006 at 09:59 PM
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I do thin them out every few years because they can spread alot. After they flower I usually cut them back so I get fresh foliage free from powdery mildew. tkhooper: if I'm ever in Virginia I'll look you up and see if I can help. :-)
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February 11th, 2006 at 02:13 AM
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Alan, what are the plants with the yellow button type little flowers? And I love the purple bee balm. Was all that from last spring. Very gorgeous.
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February 11th, 2006 at 10:12 AM
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The yellow flower is Moonbeam Coreopsis. It's a great perennial that blooms for weeks and will even rebloom if you cut it back. Yes, they are all from last spring/summer.
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February 11th, 2006 at 11:36 AM
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I have coreopsis. It looks so different in your picture. I like your moon yard art too.
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February 11th, 2006 at 11:39 AM
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Sheri, What #picture is the yellow flower you're talking about?? Just curious??????
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February 11th, 2006 at 11:40 AM
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February 11th, 2006 at 11:46 AM
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That's what I was thinkin' when you answered the
last post....
I don't think that those are not coreopsis either.....
Wait until Alan comes thru again...
He's got to know!!
They caught my eye too, I seem to think I've seen them in my travels *in catalogs* but can't recall what they are.....
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February 11th, 2006 at 02:02 PM
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Alan are you using mulch around your plants as weed control? If so what do you use? You have a very beautiful garden!!!
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February 12th, 2006 at 07:49 AM
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Oops! I was looking at the wrong photo when I answered your question about the yellow flowers. Those are an annual flower but I can't think of the name at the moment...I'll get back to you. It's rather unique...it looks like a yellow button with a green eye. Comfrey: I use hardwood mulch one year followed by compost the next.
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February 14th, 2006 at 07:20 PM
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OK...sorry it took me so long. The plant is called 'Peek A Boo' Spilanthes. If you do a google search you can see a better photo and see just how odd it really looks. I just happened to run across it at a local nursery that I usually don't shop at, but I was in the the neighborhood and thought what the heck I'll stop by and see what they have. It's available in Burpee's seed catalog, but I don't know how easy it is to grow from seed.
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February 16th, 2006 at 10:04 AM
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That is such a cool plant.
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February 16th, 2006 at 09:43 PM
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I have seen those before, they're not your run of the mill plant, and that makes them very neat looking.... like little gumdrops or something..
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October 13th, 2006 at 03:51 PM
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Wow! I know this thread is old but I just had to reply! What stunning pictures! What is the name of the pink/white flowers above your Shasta daisies (in the 2nd picture)? I love them! Thanks for sharing these pics!
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October 13th, 2006 at 07:10 PM
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It is very beautiful. What kind of daisies are those? And is acanthus the same as bears breech?
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October 13th, 2006 at 07:39 PM
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Oh alan - how absolutely beautiful! Does anyone know what the purple foliage is in the last picture link?
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October 13th, 2006 at 09:04 PM
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daylily77- those are gladiolas, but I'm not sure what cultivar they are.
gailo- those are shasta daisies "Alaska', and yes it is the same as bear's breeches
rainie- the purple foliage is perilla
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