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Comment by Lorraine Smith 5 hours ago

Thanks Grant. This spring has been superb for Pacific NW gardeners. We can work all hours without getting too hot! I just downloaded photos for my mother on her "picture wall". She should love these brilliant colors as that's where I got my green thumb. Her patio at the assisted living keeps her going. . .The purples are all brilliant this year.

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 18 hours ago

Beautiful azaleas, Lorraine!  I love them too.  Beautiful flowers and really nice foliage too!  Thanks for sharing them with us, they're great! Happy gardening, all!

Comment by Lorraine Smith yesterday

Just love these azeleas.

Comment by Kathleen Trout Horvath on May 18, 2012 at 5:07pm

I prefer a color scheme.  In my pots on the deck, the theme is red, white and blue.  In the front yard, it's pink, white, true blue, and light lavendar. 

I decided this after seeing my mother-in-laws garden.  It was such a mix of colors and unmatched plants, that it just wasn't appealing.

 

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on April 12, 2012 at 8:52am

Hi all, here's a long-time favorite of mine, good old flowering tobacco, Nicotiana alata.  The blooms open at sunset and stay open until the sun gets hot the following morning.  The old fashioned heirloom types like this one are super fragrant at night (some newer hybrids are bred to be super short, or to stay open during the daytime but have lost the fragrance).  It's fun to watch the blooms open at night and then to smell them perfume the garden.  They last for several days/nights too.  Easy, fun, old time self-sowing plants.  They're short-lived perennials in warm winter areas like here, and excellent summer annuals in cold winter areas, so just about everyone can enjoy this plant.  Easy, scented, and pretty, what's not to love??  Happy gardening!

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on March 24, 2012 at 6:52pm

Here is a cute little mini-petunia (Calibrachoa) variety 'Cherry Star' blooming away in a large Talavera pot on my patio.  Like regular petunias, these bloom non-stop autumn, winter, spring and early summer here--an easy 8 or 9 months of color.  Nothing fancy, but definitely pretty.  I hope you'll look and enjoy.  Happy gardening!

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on March 17, 2012 at 12:49pm

Here's a fun and easy plant that's a perennial herre, and a nice summer annual in many climates, good old Gazania:

It makes a ton of blooms here in late winter, spring and early summer, and then blooms off and on all summer and autumn.  Great for summer blooms in cold winter areas too.  A lot of people are surprised to know it's super easy to propagate from stem cuttings rooted in water.  Happy gardening! 

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on March 10, 2012 at 10:11am

Just for fun, here are some easy, fun super-scented gladiolus blooming in my garden right now.  It's a species type (non-hybrid), Gladiolus tristus.  It's hardy only in mild-winter areas, but it can be dug up and stored indoors over winter in cold winter areas.  I hope you'll enjoy.  The scent really is terrific! Happy gardening, flower lovers!

Comment by Grant Meyer USDA zone 9 on February 26, 2012 at 6:47pm

Thanks so much, Lissa, glad you enjoyed them.  Looking forward to some of your pics too when spring heads your way.  Thanks for looking/commenting!  I'm a flower nut for sure.  Happy gardening!

Comment by Lissa J. Bitton on February 26, 2012 at 6:17pm

Grant - your flowers are gorgeous - I love the yellow one - reminds me of a flower fairies would love to have in their garden!

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