Radogast's Non-420 Garden Creation Thread

[Radogast]

I want to spent four months every winter in the southern hemisphere

Wintry Mix is a great argument for staying indoors and exploring one's creativity.
It's hard to beat January and February weather in Arizona.

When our comes to the people and politics, The South feels like The South.
(My phone wrote that as The South feels like The Sith.

 

[Radogast]

Oooppp southern hemisphere... MUCH better plan than southern USA

 

[GardenFaerie]

Are there any mountains in southern part of AZ? I either need ocean or mountains to live. I have neither where I am now.

We're also considering Wisconsin for a spell. Mark's brother owns houses up there and we can have our pick, just pay for heat. Ya, in Wisconsin. I do not know if I can make the transition immediately to WI. I need to work my way up if I move north! LOL

Also, if you are from the north or either coast, you know all about what the south feels like. But there's always a way around everything.

 

[Radogast]

Are there any mountains in southern part of AZ? I either need ocean or mountains to live. I have neither where I am now.

We're also considering Wisconsin for a spell. Mark's brother owns houses up there and we can have our pick, just pay for heat. Ya, in Wisconsin. I do not know if I can make the transition immediately to WI. I need to work my way up if I move north! LOL

Also, if you are from the north or either coast, you know all about what the south feels like. But there's always a way around everything.

There's are mountains in most of Arizona, especially where people live.

In northern Arizona (Flagstaff, Sedona,) the mountains are covered in lodgepole pine. Lots of elk and pronghorn.
People live surrounded by trees and mountains.

In Central and Southern Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson,) the mountains are bare. This gives them striking colors and nice relief.
People live on the flatlands and foothills near the mountains.

 

[Radogast]

Long winter plus shade equals baby corn

 

[Radogast]

Coral Bells settling in nicely.


It is 90% humidity plus 10% wet out there this morning.

 

[Radogast]

Fritillary
The common name comes from a Latin word,-fritillus, which means chessboard or dice box.

 

[Radogast]

Discovered a new flower in the pond today


Chelone Glabra : White Turtlehead

 

[Radogast]

An unidentified vine is climbing the Apple Tree.

 

[Radogast]

Another Bull Frog picture

 

[GardenFaerie]

I can't see if those white parts are the flowers or not, but if you had a Thumburgia hybrid last year or any year where the seed pods ripened, this is sort of what it reverts back to...or at least it looks like your mystery vine. Can you get a closer one of the flower parts? I can try to ID it for you if you'd like.

 

[Radogast]

First sighting of a wild turkey in our yard.

 

[Radogast]

Unknown vine on Apple Tree

 

[Radogast]

Bulb Planting Weekend

First stop 453 bulbs and one Heather plant.

453 Bulbs sorted by late, mid, early bloomers

Second stop, 70 more bulbs from the garden club booth at the town fair.

523 bulbs

I planted a mixed basket of Crocus, Snow Glories (blue), and Grape Hyacinth around the seed pit.

Currently on rain delay

 

[Radogast]

500 bulbs purchased and planted this weekend.

Just finished planting 200 tulips and daffodils.

78 bulbs to go.. taking a water break

Thirteen Allium go in the seed pit. The rest of the bulbs go to the graveyard.

 

[Radogast]

578 bulbs planted
This weekend was first and last weekend for bulb planting this year

 

[Radogast]

I hadn't seen outside in the daylight since Sunday. It looks good


Hammock and Brook

Back yard in afternoon. First look in daylight

Back yard near dusk.

 

[GardenFaerie]

I just love, love, love your beautiful property and deck and turkey and looks like the wife! Very nice haul of bulbs. Still a bit early here being in the 90s still. When will it end?

That vine on the apple tree "may" be a thunburgia. Did you plant any near there last year? If any of the seeds of the common vine called Black Eyed Susan vine will generally always revert and have a rather insignificant flower. That's my best guess based on what I can see of the flower and leaf shape.

I love the fall.

 

[Radogast]

I just love, love, love your beautiful property and deck and turkey and looks like the wife! Very nice haul of bulbs. Still a bit early here being in the 90s still. When will it end?

That vine on the apple tree "may" be a thunburgia. Did you plant any near there last year? If any of the seeds of the common vine called Black Eyed Susan vine will generally always revert and have a rather insignificant flower. That's my best guess based on what I can see of the flower and leaf shape.

I love the fall.

I did plant some black eyed Susan near there. First year seeds. Never saw a flower on this vine.

Thanks for the tentative id, I'll look at pictures.

 

[GardenFaerie]

I did plant some black eyed Susan near there. First year seeds. Never saw a flower on this vine.

Thanks for the tentative id, I'll look at pictures.

Oh then that is it! I'm getting pretty good at this stuff! LOL

I bought seed one year of a white form of this Thunburgia and the seed pods were so full and the seed so beautiful that I saved it. Planted it the following year and I did get a vine, but it was not the same as the one I planted originally. I didn't look into it, but I'm fairly certain the vines we commonly plant of Blackeyed Susan Vine are hybridized and do not come true from seed when you harvest it. It is also coming up in other areas of the yard which tells me something likes to eat the seed. Fortunately, it is not invasive.

I also have a beautiful old perennial blue Tunburgia. I think I'm right on the cusp of it not being hardy in the ground, but it has been reliably hardy for the 15 years I've had it in the ground. Last fall I moved it and it came back raging. No flowers this year, though.

It's raining. Hopefully, all day long. Even though the Austin City Limits Festival is going on downtown. This is the last weekend. It always rains for this festival and also for South by Southwest aka SXSW.