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Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

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  • AndyDA
    AndyDA
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    A few roses are blooming again after some rain this week. This one is small but what colour!
    I feel summer is nearly over.

    Ventosa viri restabit

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      That rose is just perfect!

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      • MikM
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        Sadly, my Thai basil. Now the leaves aren't much good.

        “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
        ― Douglas Adams

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        • AndyDA
          AndyDA
          AndyD
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          Kitchen window sill
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          Ventosa viri restabit

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            Ok.

            I'll hire a gardner if I win the lottery.

            I just don't have a green thumb.

            All of your gardens are so beautiful.

            Thanks for sharing them. : )

            'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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              Seen in a field some miles west of the world’s largest truck stop.

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              Turns out it’s bird’s foot trefoil which is planted as a cover crop and also harvested
              for silage.

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                Bernard
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                @AndyD Beautiful! I was very much into orchids for a while but ran into difficulties. The environments they come from are so varied that unless one has thousands to invest in a super good, large greenhouse, it's a challenge trying to accommodate all their needs. I am down to one Dendrochilum and one mini Cattleya. The Cattleya was on the discard bin and one day I noticed new growth, so I started watering it again and it's growing! Orchids are so darn fascinating and the colors so stunning, it's hard to resist. I was in the supermarket yesterday and brought home a pink Phal. This happened after I was rummaging upstairs and came across a book on orchids that I sat down with. I think it's rekindled a desire to get more. Heaven help me.

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                Another favorite of mine is Streptocarpus. This one has almost doubled in size since I bought it earlier this year. It's outgrowing it's small terrarium.

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                The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                • AndyDA
                  AndyDA
                  AndyD
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                  They are irresistibly beautiful, but tricky. I am reliably informed by MrsA that this white one needs little water and lives pretty much off air! Others she's had have needed a moist bathroom environment. Back in Malaysia one of her uncles had a huge greenhouse devoted to growing them.

                  As it happens there's an orchid show in Durham next Sunday which will be fun
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                  Ventosa viri restabit

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                  • wtgW
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                    There's a sweet autumn clematis way back in the yard. There was a trellis there but it fell over and broke over the winter. I never got around to putting another one in, so the clematis ended up becoming part groundcover/part climbing vine. It even headed over to a nearby arbor where I have a couple of other sweet autumns started.

                    I'll do something different next year, but for now I think it looks kind of neat! Smells wonderful, too.

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                    • AndyDA
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                      AndyD
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                      That's the nicest ground cover.

                      Theres nothing much but green in our garden, however the orchid show last week was colourful
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                      Ventosa viri restabit

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                        That's the nicest ground cover.

                        Theres nothing much but green in our garden, however the orchid show last week was colourful
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                        @AndyD OMG. So beautiful, it's hard to resist being drawn in. That Phragmipedium is stunning!

                        The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                          AndyD
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                          I ought to have taken my Sony camera, it's a struggle to frame, isolate and get depth of field with a phone camera.

                          Ventosa viri restabit

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                            @andyd Your last picture- great!! Wow.

                            'But as they said in one of the later Rocky movies, "Time...it's undefeated.".-- Mik

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                              wtg
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                              Those orchids are lovely.

                              Years ago I had my own little collection of orchid plants. I think my favorites were the Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrant’ . The whole house would smell like vanilla when the plant was in bloom.

                              We also enjoyed searching for yellow lady's slipper orchids in the woods in Door County. They are very fussy about where they will grow; we were lucky enough to have the perfect conditions in several areas of our property and they came back reliably, year after year.

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                              https://doorcountypulse.com/the-ladys-slipper/

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                                Those orchids are lovely.

                                Years ago I had my own little collection of orchid plants. I think my favorites were the Oncidium Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrant’ . The whole house would smell like vanilla when the plant was in bloom.

                                We also enjoyed searching for yellow lady's slipper orchids in the woods in Door County. They are very fussy about where they will grow; we were lucky enough to have the perfect conditions in several areas of our property and they came back reliably, year after year.

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                                Bernard
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                                @wtg I've had pink lady slippers (Cypripedium acaule) on my property. Twice a plant has come up and flowered two years in a row, thereafter disappearing. The conditions for their growth are very specific.

                                Here is one I discovered shortly after moving here:
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                                The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                                  Bernard
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                                  I have followed this guy, William Green, on Youtube for many years. His channel is called "My Green Pets".

                                  Link to video

                                  The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                                    The first Morning Glory of the year. I consider this an official proclamation that fall is here.
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                                    A bit of autumn color on one of the Sedums.
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                                    I have really enjoyed these magenta Cleome. I may try to save their seeds.
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                                    The native Lobelia is going strong.
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                                    The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                                    • AndyDA
                                      AndyDA
                                      AndyD
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                                      Bit of colour still with an Iceland poppy and rose suddenly showing again.
                                      Apples and pairs are amazing this year:11632.jpg 11633.jpg 11634.jpg 11636.jpg 11637.jpg
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                                      Ventosa viri restabit

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                                        We're having something of an Indian Summer here. Photo taken at a nearby RSPB reserve

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                                        Ventosa viri restabit

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                                          Bit of colour still with an Iceland poppy and rose suddenly showing again.
                                          Apples and pairs are amazing this year:11632.jpg 11633.jpg 11634.jpg 11636.jpg 11637.jpg
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                                          Bernard
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                                          @AndyD Beautiful rose color! I haven't had good luck with poppies--they never come back.

                                          The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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