My garden!

[MikeyTN]

I just look up Hardy Gardenia as I have two kinds, Gardenia jasminoides ‘Kleim’s Hardy’ which I bought last year and it's sprouting from the base as the existing branches are dead due to the winter. The other kind I have is the Gardenia jasminoides ‘Frost Proof’ I think as the other one Gardenia jasminoides ‘Chuck Hayes’ is harder to find, can't remember what the blooms looks like right now as I didn't take photos of it, it's grown to about 6' tall while the other one is 4' tall but both suffered from the extreme weather this year and at least half is dead branches. The leaves that never dies in prior years turned all brown and died. But both are sprouting right now so we'll see what they do....I grew 4 gardenia plants last year and give them away, they're rather easy to propagate after I learned how after the first try with 8 stems and 4 survived after trying different things. This year there will be no propagating done due to the amount of die offs.....

 

[MikeyTN]

Wendy,

I wanna ask you, did you re-enforce the clematis wall with rebar??? I got a climbing tower but it tend to fall over with the stray dogs that comes around knocking my things over so I'm trying to find a different solution for my clematis to climb on, I lost my pink one during the middle of winter due to the dogs knocking one over and when it fell it yank the one out by the root, that was the end of that one.....ugh......

 

[aliray]

Mickey TN, Come to think of it I did see that variety FROSTPROOF last year at walmart in the garden section. The leaves were a lot different. The ones I have and see around here have the very shiny leaves and look like a florest gardenia. I don't remember the latin name, The graft is about a foot up from the top of the soil. Alison

 

[JerseyWendy]

Wendy,

I wanna ask you, did you re-enforce the clematis wall with rebar??? I got a climbing tower but it tend to fall over with the stray dogs that comes around knocking my things over so I'm trying to find a different solution for my clematis to climb on, I lost my pink one during the middle of winter due to the dogs knocking one over and when it fell it yank the one out by the root, that was the end of that one.....ugh......

Yes, Michael, we did. We use a LOT of rebar in our garden (lightning rods :54, including for my climbing roses. I can pound them into the ground a good bit, and they don't fall down at all.

 

[MikeyTN]

Mickey TN, Come to think of it I did see that variety FROSTPROOF last year at walmart in the garden section. The leaves were a lot different. The ones I have and see around here have the very shiny leaves and look like a florest gardenia. I don't remember the latin name, The graft is about a foot up from the top of the soil. Alison

I have several plants that was grafted so yea I know what to look for. I just did a research on it and nope my gardenias are not grafted as the grafted gardenias do not survive anything under 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Sometimes they do graft up higher like 2-3' tall like the tree roses as I have 4 of them. All 3 of my Japanese maples are grafted as well. I would like to try grafting one of these days when I get the chance....

 

[MikeyTN]

Wendy,

I wanna ask you, did you re-enforce the clematis wall with rebar??? I got a climbing tower but it tend to fall over with the stray dogs that comes around knocking my things over so I'm trying to find a different solution for my clematis to climb on, I lost my pink one during the middle of winter due to the dogs knocking one over and when it fell it yank the one out by the root, that was the end of that one.....ugh......

Yes, Michael, we did. We use a LOT of rebar in our garden (lightning rods :54, including for my climbing roses. I can pound them into the ground a good bit, and they don't fall down at all.

I put rebars on the sides of the climbing tower and the stray dogs were still able to knock them over which that really makes me mad....So time to try the all rebar re-enforcement....lol.....Those strays cost me one of my clematis already during middle of winter.....

 

[JerseyWendy]

Things are in full swing in my garden at the moment, so I snapped "some" photos really early this morning.

David Austin Roses (William Shakespeare 2000 on the left, Golden Celebration to the right)


Davis Austin "Mary Rose"


Clematis "Crystal Fountain"


David Austin "William Shakespeare 2000"


David Austin "Pat Austin"


David Austin "Portmeirion"


David Austin "The Dark Lady"

 

[JerseyWendy]

David Austin "Teasing Georgia"


David Austin "Abraham Darby"


Annuals


Hybrid Tea Rose "Heirloom" (my most fragrant rose)


Some peonies I cut and put in a vase

 

[aliray]

I can almost smell them. So beautiful. Alison

 

[MikeyTN]

I got me some tree roses and some yellow roses this year. They have to be babied for a bit this year as they come off the discount cart at Lowe's so they're a bit rough but pulling through pretty good. Right now I have the red ones blooming....I'll try to take pictures of them soon....

Wendy, those look beautiful!!!!

 

[UMARKHANMARDAN]

Gorgeous garden you have Jersywndy.Gorgeous D.Austins in your garden plus clematis.Pat Austin is one of my favorite D.A along with Sharifa Asma. English roses have their own unique shape with fragrance.

 

[GW.Joe]

David Austin "Teasing Georgia"
David Austin "Abraham Darby"
Annuals
Hybrid Tea Rose "Heirloom" (my most fragrant rose)
Some peonies I cut and put in a vase

Aww Wendy, what a GREAT place you have there, It must be the most relaxing spot at your home !!

I could just imagine sitting there with a nice drink and taking in all the senses

It's really a tribute to the hard work you put in!!

Joe

 

[MikeyTN]

Went to get my haircut today and found this little guy. Brought him home in a hour trip back home and released him into my garden. We usually find praying mantis in our garden on a yearly basis ever since we started our garden.

 

[MikeyTN]

Took some pictures of my roses in the dark. The colors are a bit off probably because it's in the dark and I used the flash....

This one is actually deep red, somehow it turned pink in the picture....It's on a 3 colored mixed cut rose tree.

3 colored mixed cut rose tree Violet

3 colored mixed cut rose tree Orange, the color is off....

 

[MikeyTN]

Some of my Lily....

 

[GW.Joe]

found this little guy. Brought him home in a hour trip back home and released him into my garden

Hey Mikey, you can actually buy the nest eggs for cheap online, GREAT for all gardens (it helps us humans to by eating mosquitoes and other pests)

Praying Mantis Egg Cases for Sale at our Mantid Shop - Buy Online

Live Praying Mantis Egg Case

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Joe

 

[MikeyTN]

found this little guy. Brought him home in a hour trip back home and released him into my garden

Hey Mikey, you can actually buy the nest eggs for cheap online, GREAT for all gardens (it helps us humans to by eating mosquitoes and other pests)

Praying Mantis Egg Cases for Sale at our Mantid Shop - Buy Online

Live Praying Mantis Egg Case

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Joe

I know they can be purchased but the problem with them is most won't stay nor make it until adulthood. Plus I find them out in the fields all the time when I go on a nature walk to observe wild birds. So I bring the egg casing back with me and place them in my garden. I have found them in my garden on a yearly basis ever since we started the plantings of the garden 6 years ago. I have always found them to be quite interesting....

 

[JerseyWendy]

BEAUTIFUL roses and Lilies, Michael!!!

And I LOVE that you brought the baby Praying Mantis home. I've hatched and raised dozens of Oothecas (Mantid Egg Cases) in aquariums. The reason I stopped is just like you said: They don't stick around once they're released. But they sure do awesome bug control in the garden while they're there. :11:

 

[aliray]

I grew up and lived most of my life in Mass., and used to catch and bring home mantis and the egg cases and always had them around. I have been in Fla 6 years and only seen a couple of them. Very disapointed as I also enjoy watching them. Mickey TN your flowers are lovely. ...Alison

 

[GW.Joe]

Almost every fall we find one outside that is near death (from the cold nights) We bring it in and feed it over the winter, Our record is extending ones life till the beginning of March !! (well beyond their genetic coding to die @ the end of summer) They Live in a 20 gallon long tank with plants, and we feed them crickets I buy from the pet store, they also eat CHICKEN right from our hand!! They are the KING of insect predators and eat MILLIONS of Mosquitoes and other "Ectoparasites" that torture us when we are outside

Here is the one from last year, she laid ANOTHER Oothecas in the tank

Rissa LOVES them

Right Before Release

Eating Chicken From My Finger