Sharing the beauty

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I believe that beauty should be shared. So, I have uploaded some photos of my flower garden of previous years Enjoy, Folks.

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I love the bright blue in the bottom photo,thought it might be a salvia but I’m not sure?
I love blue flowers as it can be so hot and dry here…they help give a fresh cool effect somehow.
 
That was perennial Veronica, which flourished in my garden for about ten years, before it finally burned itself out. The strange thing was, deer never touched it the whole time I had it, except for the last year I had it, during which they ate off all the blossoms. Normally, deer don’t eat Veronica. But there are always exceptions.

I do have some blue Salvia in my flowerbeds, and also blue Nepeta (catmint). I like blue flowers, too, but I like the color to be balanced among several other bright colors, as well.

Glad you enjoy these pics. I have many more.
 
I need more irises. :raising_hand_woman:t2: I can’t grow foxgloves. :woman_shrugging:t2: Yay California poppies! I like anything veronica shaped, spiky. Husband thinks yarrow is a weed, but I love it!
 
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Here are some more of my garden pics.

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It’s interesting he thinks Yarrow is a weed. Actually, the white Yarrow is a wildflower that grows around here in the fields. Some of it comes up in my flowerbeds, and I let it grow in strategic places, to complement the cultivated Yarrows I grow, which are red and yellow. I guess it could be said that the wild Yarrow is a “weed”. I’ve always heard that the definition of a weed is a plant you don’t want. If you want it, it’s not a weed.
 
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We put a planter out front. I think the feature flower looks like Jarjar Binks 🤣
 
Looks like a Canna of some kind. I’m not that familiar with Cannas. They’re beautiful, though. Thanks for sharing this one.
 
You’re right! I couldn’t think of the name but that’s it. We picked it for the stripy leaves, they were dramatic darker green/cream earlier in the season. Saw them in another shopper’s basket and went back to get some.
 
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Looking forward to spring again.
 
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Then will come summer.
 
You must not have any deer in your area. They eat Tulips and Oriental lilies like candy. I have to spray mine with Liquid Fence, and sometimes encage them, including on top. Never had any problem with deer until some neighbors started feeding them. Another example of some folks being unaware of the consequences of their actions for others nearby, or else not caring.

The blue and yellow together is stunning.
 
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No deer problem as they stay to the wooded areas, better cover from the coyotes that we often hear howling nearby at night.
 
We have coyotes, wolves, bears and cougars around here, but the deer still come around and eat my flowers in the wee hours of the dawn while I’m sleeping and can’t do anything about it. The Liquid Fence does deter them, but it has to be applied regularly, especially after it rains or I run the sprinkler.

I had gorgeous Hollyhocks at one time, and one morning I came outside and caught three deer up in my beds, stripping every leaf, bud and blossom off of the stalks. And these things were a good six feet high. I chased them away, and after that, I starting caging in the vulnerable plants.
 
Here you go! These are the easiest plant to grow! Come on over and I will give you some! 😊

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Snapdragons remind me of my mom. She always had them growing along the full length of the east side of the house. I love your garden. Such variety!

Brother gave me some hollyhock seeds once, from gorgeous deep red plant. They sprouted the first mandatory year but failed to flourish. Don’t know why. Must try again sometime.

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I used to have Holly Hocks years ago and am hoping to grow some again. I think a stray seed got in my garden and started growing. Will see in the spring! I am disappointed to hear that the deer will eat them though. But I will be out the spraying Liquid Fence, and I will win!! 😈
 
Most cultivars of Hollyhock are biennials. That means, the first year they only put up a small clump of leaves. The second year, they put up their stalks and bloom. Then, if they are true biennials, they die after the second year.

However, I have had perennial Hollyhocks which have lasted five years, coming back each year and blooming. It depends on the type.
 
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