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Offline Joyce

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Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« on: August 11, 2006, 05:44:25 PM »


The Brugs John Johns sent me is about to bloom...








Another from John Johns...




Bullfrog tadpoles over 6" long in the big lotus pond at work.




Holding each other up, just trying to survive... 8)


Sod surfing for food...




Craigs Amorphophallus...which one is this Craig? ?)(?


Cranberries with fruit, not ripe yet...
An excellent groundcover in gardens that get regular water.


Thanks for looking!  :)

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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2006, 05:52:07 PM »
Joyce,
Wow! One can only aspire to having a yard that looks like yours. Be proud, it's beautiful!

Keep Smilin'
John  :)
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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2006, 07:32:08 PM »
All I can say is that if I'm lucky, some year I'll get to see it.

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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2006, 04:32:25 PM »
Thanks for the pics. Just love that hibiscus! Would it be hardy in zone 5?

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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2006, 05:28:20 PM »
Thanks John, Steve and Joann! :)

Joann, yes, it is hardy zone 4-9. 8)

More info:
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=Z150
Would like to add comment in response to the website info above: No Jap. Beetles on mine, even though they were on everything else. Also, doesn't flop like the big hardy hibiscus with the green leaves. It's a very sturdy, windproof and rainproof plant (Needs full sun!). Only gets about 3-4 feet tall, almost as wide. Can be grown in wet soil, but not submerged. Looks VERY nice when not in bloom, very 'giant coleus' looking. Does not look 'weedy' like its green leafed cousin.

Can't wait for mine to be full grown! :)

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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2006, 07:54:26 PM »
Nice photos Joyce. I really like the dragonfly and the lotus blooms.

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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2006, 09:19:12 AM »
Absolutely stunning pics! 

I've had a hardy white Hibiscus for years, and funny enough the Japanese beetles totally consumed it this year.  They never bothered it much in the past, but we had a bad year with those darn beetles this year.  They've even been eating my geraniums, which they never bothered before. 
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Re: Some More Garden Pix 8/6-8/10
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2006, 04:59:39 PM »
they all look great Joyce!

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