Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

[Bambam1989]

Heck, I live on a very busy street - speed limit 65mph - and I'm a hermit! I put up a 6' privacy fence around my property and a gate across the driveway, and I live here happily by myself with no visitors and no salespeople knocking at my door (they can't get to my door due to the gate).

I have the gate[emoji16]
We have a privacy hedge but it will probably be 2-3years before it's grown big enough.

I should elaborate that my ideal place would be one that I hear little to no traffic, and enough land to have a nice farm.. 100acres or more would be great!
My husband feels the same way, we also aren't a fan of this state, so he has been keeping an eye out for a different job opportunity that will allow for relocation.

 

[Len B]

Here's my summer privacy fence across the back of the yard. My grapevine, But it only works until the leaves fall off in the fall. I've had the 2 ducks since Easter and the only people that have seen them are my youngest son and @PJay They will be noticed soon, they are getting quite vocal.

 

[Yvonne G]

Here's my summer privacy fence across the back of the yard.View attachment 241339 My grapevine, But it only works until the leaves fall off in the fall. I've had the 2 ducks since Easter and the only people that have seen them are my youngest son and @PJay They will be noticed soon, they are getting quite vocal.

Is that the wild grape you sent me seeds from? I managed to kill all the little wide grape sprouts from the seed you sent, but this year I have about 10 palm trees sprouting. They didn't sprout last year, but are coming up nicely this year. Now I have to figure out where I'm going to plant them. I'm disappointed I killed the wild grape, darn it. The banana trees you sent have extra little shoots alongside the originals, but the originals are still only about 8" tall. I'm the banana tree failure!

 

[Len B]

Is that the wild grape you sent me seeds from? I managed to kill all the little wide grape sprouts from the seed you sent, but this year I have about 10 palm trees sprouting. They didn't sprout last year, but are coming up nicely this year. Now I have to figure out where I'm going to plant them. I'm disappointed I killed the wild grape, darn it. The banana trees you sent have extra little shoots alongside the originals, but the originals are still only about 8" tall. I'm the banana tree failure!

Yes that is the plant your seeds came from. When I was digging the seedling palms to put in pots there were still seeds underground that haven't sprouted yet, I just left there to see if they come up this year. Don't give up on the banana trees. If you have new shoots They have rooted well. Just keep the soil moist this summer.

 

[Bambam1989]

Here's my summer privacy fence across the back of the yard.View attachment 241339 My grapevine, But it only works until the leaves fall off in the fall. I've had the 2 ducks since Easter and the only people that have seen them are my youngest son and @PJay They will be noticed soon, they are getting quite vocal.

Is that muscadine grapes?

 

[CarolM]

Sure! It will have to be multiple pics though since it wraps around 2 sides of the house.

Thank you. I dont mind.[emoji3]

 

[CarolM]

I've never had the pleasure of witnessing their blooms myself! My three are getting good size though.. I can dream

They look rather drab in spring and summer but absolutely gorgeous in winter. These ones are flowering for the first time this winter.

 

[CarolM]

Here ya go Carol. Some pics of my flower garden.
The property was originally a plant nursery and this was the "display garden" but the previous owner let the gardens go. I've slowly been getting them under control. Darn aphids have done a number on my roses. I wish I had pics of when I first got the place. There is still so much that needs to be done...View attachment 241310View attachment 241311View attachment 241312View attachment 241313View attachment 241314View attachment 241315

Your garden is awesome. You have done a fantastic job so far. You will have to update your pics once you think your garden is where it should be and are happy. Although gardeners never really think that their garden is done. Lol[emoji3] [emoji6]

 

[CarolM]

Heck, I live on a very busy street - speed limit 65mph - and I'm a hermit! I put up a 6' privacy fence around my property and a gate across the driveway, and I live here happily by myself with no visitors and no salespeople knocking at my door (they can't get to my door due to the gate).

Lol. That is one way to do it.

 

[Len B]

Is that muscadine grapes?

No, It's some kind of wild grape plant that doesn't produce edible grapes. But it does great with leaf production.

 

[CarolM]

My giant sunflower is busy blooming and my honeysuckle, lavender and rose bush are all very happy with the rain that have been falling lately. And of course my hibiscus which generally flowers all year long for me and my torts. I didn't even realise that I had that many flowers.

 

[Yvonne G]

My giant sunflower is busy blooming and my honeysuckle, lavender and rose bush are all very happy with the rain that have been falling lately. And of course my hibiscus which generally flowers all year long for me and my torts. I didn't even realise that I had that many flowers. View attachment 241378View attachment 241379View attachment 241380View attachment 241381View attachment 241382View attachment 241383

Beautiful! I thought it was winter there. What the heck are all these plants doing blooming in the winter?

 

[CarolM]

Beautiful! I thought it was winter there. What the heck are all these plants doing blooming in the winter?

It's the rain. And our lowest temp has only been 6c. Then during the days it does not rain, it is around 25 to 27c.

 

[Oxalis]

I don't have any gorgeous cactus blooms to show off but I'll post some pics of what's blooming in my flowerbeds today, including my first ever nasturtium flower!
There has been a steady breeze so some of the flowers I had to hold still.
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Such wonderful colors! I like the lilies.

 

[Alicia Hoogstra]

Some of blooming beauties..

 

[Bambam1989]

Some of blooming beauties..View attachment 241609View attachment 241610View attachment 241611View attachment 241612View attachment 241613View attachment 241614View attachment 241615

Ooo do you know the name of the iris in the first pic?

 

[Oxalis]

Here’s a quick shot of our Hardy Banana trees coming up for another Summer. They spend all Winter in the garage hibernating, but once Spring arrives, they are ready to shoot up leaves.
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Absolutely love the banana!!

Hardy bannana!? Man I wanna grow those. My buddy says he's bring me some soon.. ugh do they freeze down to the ground every year?

Edit.. duh they go in the garage

They should be a Musa basjoo variety.

To bad it's so close to the road. I wanna be a hermit...

My husband and I would love a small house surrounded by gardens and forests away from all the traffic. Someday...!

Is that the wild grape you sent me seeds from? I managed to kill all the little wide grape sprouts from the seed you sent, but this year I have about 10 palm trees sprouting. They didn't sprout last year, but are coming up nicely this year. Now I have to figure out where I'm going to plant them. I'm disappointed I killed the wild grape, darn it. The banana trees you sent have extra little shoots alongside the originals, but the originals are still only about 8" tall. I'm the banana tree failure!

The banana tree we received from @Turtulas-Len didn't survive our winter. We probably could have covered it with more mulch but our winter was nasty. We'll be sure to find some cold hardy ones in the future.

My giant sunflower is busy blooming and my honeysuckle, lavender and rose bush are all very happy with the rain that have been falling lately. And of course my hibiscus which generally flowers all year long for me and my torts. I didn't even realise that I had that many flowers. View attachment 241378View attachment 241379View attachment 241380View attachment 241381View attachment 241382View attachment 241383

Wonderful! Our hibiscus is growing great this year; we can't wait for blooms either!

 

[CarolM]

Some of blooming beauties..View attachment 241609View attachment 241610View attachment 241611View attachment 241612View attachment 241613View attachment 241614View attachment 241615

Oh wow. Those are stunning.

 

[Alicia Hoogstra]

Oh wow. Those are stunning.

Thank you!

 

[Jacqui]

Some of blooming beauties..View attachment 241609View attachment 241610View attachment 241611View attachment 241612View attachment 241613View attachment 241614View attachment 241615

Oh, I just love that first one!