well, l was going to just post this on my blog but l thought that you guys might want to see this.

 

Saturday l spent 5 hours weeding my front flower beds, and planting some flowers. it was alot of work for me to do especially when it was just me doing it.

l thought it would be neat to post before and after pictures, to see the difference.

 

this is my main flower bed

Before

After

it looks a little dull, but l planted bulbs and seeds so it will be a few weeks before you will see flowers.

 

next is my middle circle garden

Before

After

in the middle is a type of a Dracaena plant, then snapdragons and on the edge is marigolds.

 

my wild/natural flower bed

Before

After

 

lastly is my dwarf iris flower bed

Before

After

 

okay, l cannot resist not showing you some close up of my iris, l'm so happy that they bloomed this year. I had them for 3 years and they never bloomed until now. I thought they where duds.

these shots where taken just after a light rain fall.

Edited June 8, 200817 yr by birdluv
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Wow... great work. You must be so tired. I love your iris too

you have a beatiful garden. i have a bromellia that i had for a couple of years before it flowered.

I Irises they are sooo nice, Good job ...

 

 

Question how to you stop flowers from dying lol I know water them and etc, I can't keep a garden it always dies on me I have no green thumb at all ....

Edited June 16, 200817 yr by KAZ
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Nice job Birdluv, Im a bit of a green thumb myself , My grandparents ran the local Nursery for 50 years , Ive got a rainforesty section im working on up the back and I have numerious roses that I grow in wine barrels cut in half but my true passion with plants is orchids , I like to cross pollinate and produce new plants , Ive got about 25 at the moment with at least one spike on each plant , it will be a beautiful display later in the year.

thanks, and yes l was really tired after that, but l'm so glad to have it done.

l have just finished planting my planters on my deck, l was going to post pictures but it got to dark, so l will take pictures tomorrow.

 

 

lonebudgie, when your orchids blooms you will have to post pictures of them:P

l just love orchids, l wish l could grow them but l'm nervous because they seem so delicate.

Edited June 9, 200817 yr by birdluv

Ahhh Orchids a plants in bark chips .... that is one thing i know My Mum has the green thumb

Ahhh Orchids a plants in bark chips .... that is one thing i know My Mum has the green thumb

lol

lol, the only thing i can grow is grass & veggies lol ..... * wishes she could have a pretty garden ..

tell you what Birdluv, come this spring, I am gonna make a garden I've always wanted a blue and white themed garden bed ....... Even if i have to my silk flowers by golly i will have that garden

lol :D

beautiful, since we came back from vacation our flowers (and weeds ) have really taken off, our tomato plants I swear grew 2 inches in 1 week it is incredible, what heat, humidity and rain can do to a garden, it grows in front of your eyes it seems.

oh boy, l can just picture how your garden looks like

yes, l can not believe how fast those plants can grow!!!!

I've been researching which, silk flowers will tolerate my eather coonditions here, but frankly, they don't like to be left in the sun, they loose their colouring ...lol....

Looking good birdluv

]How do you guys keep your gardens going? Doesnt it get mighty cold and snow where you are (am I naive?LOL)

mmm spose it snows here too!! (not where I am though)

Neat- what more could you want than grass and a vegie patch I just wish I could do that!! It seems as soon as my vegies takeoff and start looking good we get a week of 40+ degrees and they dont like it

in the summer months here it gets very hot, last year we where getting +40. it is hot for about 4 months so we are able to have decent weather for gardens and plants. then we get cold to freezing weather for 8 months ( l do not really care for the cold and snow).