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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Bleeding Hearts


I have always liked our bleeding hearts ("Mary's Heart"), but Patrick and Theresa's conversation made me like them even more.

Pink Blossoms



Now that I have shared our newly planted flowers, it is time for me to share some of our well-established plants and flowers.  I always enjoy seeing this plant blossom.  I have wondered what this plant with its soft pink flowers is for several years.  Thanks to Caroline on 4Real, I learned that it is a pink flowering almond.  It is one of my favorite springtime plants.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Container Flowers

On Saturday, we took advantage of Fred Meyer's garden sale and bought three planters to take the place of our old broken terra cottas.  The store had a buy 2 get 1 free deal and the employees were filling the containers with Black Gold gardening soil and purchased plants.  I am hoping to get a fourth planter on sale at some point.


We planted the same flowers in each container.  In the center, we placed a Dahlia Hybrid and then surrounded it with alyssum, impatiens, and million bells.  I can't wait to see how they bloom.

We also planted pansies and lobelia in a smaller container.

Our coco hanging baskets were filled with fuschia starts from DeGoede Bulb Farm and Garden (their granddaughter was homeschooled and is a very sweet young lady).

Petunias were purchased to add a little color to the flower beds in the front yard.

Notes about each flower can be found below.

Dahlia Hybrid Dalina Hawaii (Churchyard Flower)
Description: An elegant long-season display of showy blooms.  Annual
Light: Sun to part shade
Spacing: 12"
Height: 12-24"
Water: Medium



Clear Crystal White Alyssum (Mary's Cushion)
Uses: A reliable choice for borders, containers, and rock gardens.  Annual
Care:  Does best in light well-drained soil
Light:  Sun to part shade

Super Elfin Deep Pink Impatiens
Uses: Wonderful for borders, beds, and containers.  Annual
Care: Best in fertile, well-drained soil kept evenly.  Annual
Light: Sun to part shade

Million Bells Trailing Pink Calibrachoa
Habit: Trailing
Blooms: Planting to hard frost
Height: Short: 3-8"
Spacing: 7-8"
Zones:  Annual except in zones 9-11
             Hardy to 25 degrees
Fertilize: Regularly for best results
Water: Normal
Light: Full to part sun
Features: Heat tolerant; deer resistant; deadheading not necessary
Uses: Containers
Care: Easy
More Information: Proven Winners

Matrix Pansy (Trinity Flower or St. John and Mary)
Uses: Wonderful for borders, beds, window boxes and containers
Care: Best in fertile, well-drained soil kept evenly moist
Light: Sun to part shade





Riviera Rose Lobelia
Uses: Wonderful for borders, beds, window boxes and containers
Care: Best in fertile, well-drained soil kept evenly moist
Light: Sun to part shade

Petunia 'Dreams Red' (Our Lady's Praises)
Description: Provides an abundance of highly colored blooms all season long.
Care: Best in fertile, well-drained soil kept evenly moist
Light: Full Sun
Height: 10-15"
Space: 10-12"

*Photos by Catherine
**Additonal photos of individual flowers may be added at a later date.
***Religious Flower names found at Mary's Gardens.