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by alankhart on February 09, 2006 06:55 AM

by tamara on February 09, 2006 08:23 AM

Alan I am impressed, beautiful gardens. What are the red thistle like flowers?

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by ShirlS on February 09, 2006 08:32 AM

I agree! beautiful gardens!

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by weezie13 on February 09, 2006 08:43 AM

I wanna know when I can move in???? [Wink]

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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by Oui on February 09, 2006 09:07 AM

Yummy...I want to know what the red thistle like flower is too...

by Gardencrazy on February 09, 2006 02:48 PM

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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by alankhart on February 10, 2006 03:29 AM

You're right..it's Bee Balm. I have red, pink, purple and coral. It also comes in white and various light and dark shades of the other colors mentioned. Here's one of my purple ones:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e47/alankhart/DSCF0777.jpg

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by weezie13 on February 10, 2006 03:45 AM

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.. [Eek!]

Yours looks very close together, was just wondering???

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by tkhooper on February 10, 2006 04:56 AM

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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by alankhart on February 10, 2006 09:59 PM

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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by Bestofour on February 11, 2006 02:13 AM

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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by alankhart on February 11, 2006 10:12 AM

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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by Bestofour on February 11, 2006 11:36 AM

I have coreopsis. It looks so different in your picture. I like your moon yard art too.

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by weezie13 on February 11, 2006 11:39 AM

Sheri,
What #picture is the yellow flower you're talking about??
Just curious??????

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done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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by Bestofour on February 11, 2006 11:40 AM

This is the one I'm talking about. Is this coreopsis?

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e47/alankhart/DSCF0058.jpg

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by weezie13 on February 11, 2006 11:46 AM

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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Weezie

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done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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by comfrey on February 11, 2006 02:02 PM

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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by alankhart on February 12, 2006 07:49 AM

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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by alankhart on February 14, 2006 07:20 PM

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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by Bestofour on February 16, 2006 10:04 AM

That is such a cool plant.

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by weezie13 on February 16, 2006 09:43 PM

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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by daylily77 on October 13, 2006 04:51 PM

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!

by gailo on October 13, 2006 08:10 PM

It is very beautiful. What kind of daisies are those? And is acanthus the same as bears breech?

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by rainie on October 13, 2006 08:39 PM

Oh alan - how absolutely beautiful! Does anyone know what the purple foliage is in the last picture link?

by alankhart on October 13, 2006 10:04 PM

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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by rainie on October 13, 2006 10:24 PM

perilla - do you have a source for it, I did a google search and can't find it online, not even at bluestone perennials - I noticed it was in the mint family, so I'm assuming it must spread pretty well?

by TulsaRose on October 13, 2006 11:24 PM

I got a ton of hits on Google by searching for Perilla. Here's information and at the top of the page, there are links to two vendors that have it for sale. [Wink]

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by rainie on October 13, 2006 11:37 PM

Thanks tulsa rose!! [kissies]

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