[Go and take a picture of] Flowers and Plants

[Kev]

Here's we go skids. I thought about starting a separate thread for plants and flowers. Speke Hall Daisy:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/488312689_3c46f2543f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/488312689/)

[PhilipG]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/488376437_c37950bd64_o.jpg

[PhilipG]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/488376445_48e136e94d_o.jpg

[drone_pilot]

Couple I took in sefton park.

[ChrisGeorge]

White tulips and blue pansies etc. in Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall in the background. You can also see the white pinnacle of the Washington Monument beyond the sandstone Castle. . . .

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/485395402_44f9944d98_b.jpg

[drone_pilot]

Nice image of the White Tulips have'nt seen them for years.

this on is also taken in sefton park but I have used Photoshop on it. :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

[ChrisGeorge]

Nice image of the White Tulips have'nt seen them for years.

this on is also taken in sefton park but I have used Photoshop on it. :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

tut tut, just what a roof-hopping spring-heel jack would do ha ha, thanks, drone :PDT11

[theninesisters]

Does the grass count? :PDT_Piratz_26: With a big fat pigeon trying to lift off after too much bread :PDT10

2814

[phredd]

The seat was a living plant until the vandals got to it.
The Lady is my wife.

[lindylou]

Nice pictures everyone. :PDT11

Chris, your photo is particularly stunning :)

[Max]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/462770323_2e26d98152_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/462770323/)

[Kev]

Court Hey Park:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/498291109_165625ee3a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/498291109/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/498291367_9767eb75fd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/498291367/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/498255926_0274ab2784.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/498255926/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/498290945_318a47bd1f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/498290945/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/498255824_c6fda8526e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/498255824/)

[phredd]

Beautiful looking garden Gerard.
I was going to show my little bit of handywork but now, hanging head in shame, NO CHANCE.

Phredd

[Lady]

I have really enjoyed looking at these excellent pictures, quite educational too:handclap::handclap:

Jona,what can i say.............Great..............PMSL :handclap:

Thankyou everyone :)

Jacky

[phredd]

Not a big garden as you can see but it is an island of tranquility for us and a place to down a glass or two.
And its all my own work.
Phredd

[naked lilac]

Your gardens are just so manicured and lovely... I one day hope to be able to play in a garden and create a lovely space.. I live in a condominium and have a lanai.. growing lettuce ...whoopie do!!! lol...NOthing like yours... Thanks for sharing...

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/Amsterdamtulips.jpg



Amsterdam tulips 2006

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/CoffeeinAmsterdam.jpg

A beautiful lone tulip..Amsterdam 2006 .. what a lovely coffee break..

[MarkA]

Summer 2006, West Derby...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/DSCF0607.jpg

[PhilipG]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/513697795_af7a105eb0_o.jpg

[steveb]

My megre offering, a Christmas cactus starting to flower

[shytalk]

Red Roses.

[Sloyne]

The brides bouquet.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7949/rosesqi6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[marky]

Large bush, Caryl Street/Hill Street. There are a few of these bushes along the street.

[ChrisGeorge]

African daisies photographed near the ferry terminal, Gosport, Hampshire.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/248/516214704_7c45df2162_b.jpg

[MarkA]

Japanese Gardens at Calderstones Park 31/5/07

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/DSCF0949.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Sorry. I don't know the name of the pale blue flower growing on the wall outside of Stanlaw Grange, the oldest structure in Liverpool, on Aigburth Hall Avenue that I photographed on my trip to the 'Pool eleven days ago. I will be posting more photographs of Stanlaw Grange in another thread dedicated to this interesting old building.

Chris

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/524146327_7f9b53ceaf_b.jpg

[Kev]

Calderstones Park this very morning:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/527584390_e8016a3abc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/527584390/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1210/527676317_2238da611d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/527676317/)

[ChrisGeorge]

Great pics, Kev!

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

Lilies. . .

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1229/527613666_e2df461e48_b.jpg

[Kev]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1151/528038210_344c8508a0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/528038210/)

[PhilipG]

Sorry. I don't know the name of the pale blue flower growing on the wall outside of Stanlaw Grange, the oldest structure in Liverpool, on Aigburth Hall Avenue that I photographed on my trip to the 'Pool eleven days ago. I will be posting more photographs of Stanlaw Grange in another thread dedicated to this interesting old building.

Chris

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/524146327_7f9b53ceaf_b.jpg


Campanula - Canterbury Bell.
Lovely photo, Chris.

[ChrisGeorge]

Campanula - Canterbury Bell.
Lovely photo, Chris.

Thanks, Philip. This was shortly after I met you at Dingle on Sunday morning and I thought to swing around and get some shots of my old haunts.

Chris

[scouserdave]

:handclap::handclap::handclap:

What a cracking set of pics! Just catching up with this thread. My missus is kipping on the couch at the moment, but she'd be watering the flowers (if you get my drift!) if she saw these pics. She loves her flowers. The colours are superb, thanks.

Love them all. Mark, love the bee pic
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/DSCF0607.jpg

Gerard mate, love the "Variegated Hebe macro" shot. Is this a photo term or the name of the flower, FFS!:unibrow:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/gedfleming/FLOWERS%20AND%20THINGS/DSC03420.jpg

Your first pic is a cracking compo mate, but no flowers. Kev, it has no place on this thread. <Inna Dalek Voice>"Delete! Delete! Delete!":unibrow:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/gedfleming/FLOWERS%20AND%20THINGS/DSC03293.jpg

Brill!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

[Sloyne]

A pair of Iris taken a few moments ago in my back yard. Just love the colour of this first variety. Number two aint so bad either.
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/5127/pict0005zk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4976/pict0002rj0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Max]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/528835543_bf767d063c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/528835543/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/526387708_a7c97e5997_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/526387708/)

In Greenbank Parks Ornamental gardens.

[Max]

:handclap::handclap::handclap:

What a cracking set of pics! Just catching up with this thread. My missus is kipping on the couch at the moment, but she'd be watering the flowers (if you get my drift!) if she saw these pics. She loves her flowers. The colours are superb, thanks.

Love them all. Mark, love the bee pic
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/DSCF0607.jpg

Gerard mate, love the "Variegated Hebe macro" shot. Is this a photo term or the name of the flower, FFS!:unibrow:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/gedfleming/FLOWERS%20AND%20THINGS/DSC03420.jpg

Your first pic is a cracking compo mate, but no flowers. Kev, it has no place on this thread. <Inna Dalek Voice>"Delete! Delete! Delete!":unibrow:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/gedfleming/FLOWERS%20AND%20THINGS/DSC03293.jpg

Brill!:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

I should do Macro shots of flowers In my backyard, my mum loves her flowers too.

The cat sleeps In part of the mini greenhouse too!

[ChrisGeorge]

A hanging fuschia in the gardens of the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/249/524219149_f140a2ab42.jpg

[MarkA]

Palm House Sefton Park...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/palm074.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/palmhouse077.jpg

[steveb]

This is in my garden, no idea what it is called...


http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/steveb_04/flower.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Steve

It looks like Echinacea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea), a species of aster which is used as a herbal medicine.

Chris

[steveb]

Hi Steve

It looks like Echinacea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea), a species of aster which is used as a herbal medicine.

Chris

Thanks Chris.. I know nothing about plants that is my sisters department :snf (41):

[Gerard]

I think Chris its a Osteospurnum.."Cape Daisy".
It is perenial but will not survive british winters unless you have it in a really sheltered position or live down south..you can lift it and pot it and put it in the shed and keep it watered and plant it out again this time next year
Keep it well watered steve and dead head when the flowers fade..
Just pinch it back with a finger and thumb to a new bud and you will get a new flush of flowers till the 1st frosts.
Nice piccie Lad. :handclap:

[steveb]

I think Chris its a Osteospurnum.."Cape Daisy".
It is perenial but will not survive british winters unless you have it in a really sheltered position or live down south..you can lift it and pot it and put it in the shed and keep it watered and plant it out again this time next year
Keep it well watered steve and dead head when the flowers fade..
Just pinch it back with a finger and thumb to a new bud and you will get a new flush of flowers till the 1st frosts.
Nice piccie Lad. :handclap:

Thanks Mate, a bit wiser now, the plants are really starting to come
up now, pic taken with the new toy the Fuji S9500...

[ChrisGeorge]

Roses in the Smithsonian Gardens, Washington, D.C.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1288/533852838_250b6e6c77_b.jpg

[PhilipG]

Hardy Geranium.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1418/534067182_def45a2c0a_o.jpg

Icelandic Poppy.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/534167497_0f39df3557_o.jpg

Diascia.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1419/534067084_62b0f6ea8f_o.jpg

Armeria (Thrift).
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/534067020_7fa89bb729_o.jpg

[lindylou]

Some more Poppies and a hanging basket.

[ChrisGeorge]

Great photos, Philip and Lindy. A hanging basket in the Smithsonian Gardens, Washington, D.C. --

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1199/541623294_3c09157bdf_b.jpg

[PhilipG]

That's a big one, Chris!

Lindy.
What are your poppies called?
They're beautiful.

Here's one of my roses this morning, after last night's rain.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/542193913_577d7ee407_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1315/542193919_f796ad7415_o.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Fine pictures of your rose, Philip! A beauty indeed. :handclap:

Chris

[lindylou]

That rose is gorgeous.


Philip, I don't know the name of those Poppies.

[lindylou]

This is quite a common plant but it looks pretty when it spreads and thickens out.

[PhilipG]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/558125486_065ea73f13_o.jpg

[phredd]

I can not remember the name of it.
Can anyone name it ??

Phredd

[PhilipG]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1093/588021420_4f5216fa59_o.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Philip

I am not saying you are wrong in your designation, in fact I think some flowers have the same name for different plants from country to country, but here in the U.S. what we call, the Rose of Sharon is a different shrub. See

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&hl=en&q=%22Rose%20of%20Sharon%22

All the best

Chris

[PhilipG]

Hi Philip

I am not saying you are wrong in your designation, in fact I think some flowers have the same name for different plants from country to country, but here in the U.S. what we call, the Rose of Sharon is a different shrub. See

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&hl=en&q=%22Rose%20of%20Sharon%22

All the best

Chris



I live in England, and the Royal Horticultural Society agree with me! :PDT10
(see attachment).

Besides, I knew what it was without doing a Google search.

Chris.
This is supposed to be a friendly site.
What if I was a newbie and had made a mistake?

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Philip

I only did the Google search to show you some photographs of what is called a Rose of Sharon here. Absolutely fine that the Royal Horticultural Society calls a different shrub the Rose of Sharon. I have learned something, so thanks. These things may blur between countries. I think another case is what is called a "daddy longlegs" which in England I would have used to designate a crane fly but that here is used as a name for a harvester spider.

Chris

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/kinaatgraduation.jpg


Many flowers adorn my friend at her graduation...Honolulu, Hawaii

[ChrisGeorge]

More photographs from the Smithsonian gardens in Washington, D.C., where I take a lot of my pics:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1306/688887363_41c48b19c3_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/688708287_71402ac34d_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/688887297_815fe8ae6a_b.jpg

[PeteS]

Geranium on a Greek Island

[PeteS]

Unidentified in Greece

[ChrisGeorge]

Unidentified in Greece

Hi Pete

This appears to me to be another geranium only a bit more exotic looking than the one you showed in the prior photograph.

Chris

[Gerard]

Hi Pete

This appears to me to be another geranium only a bit more exotic looking than the one you showed in the prior photograph.

Chris

Its an Ivy leaf geranium Chris..the type you see hanging from verandas and the like in exotic places around the world.
Better known as trailing geranium in the UK..
I had a few in pots on a warm west facing wall and they came back year after year although not fully UK hardy.
Some are fragrant and when you brush the leaves it gives of an amazing lemonie like fragrance.
An excellent plant.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Gerard

Thanks for confirming what I thought. :)

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

Once more in the Smithsonian Gardens:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/689519618_92a2499154.jpg

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Collectingthehoney.jpg

Collecting the honey

[ChrisGeorge]

Once more at the Smithsonian on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/688887389_1bd5d8ee4c.jpg

[phredd]

A pic to brighten up what maybe a dull day (10 July 07) >>>>

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/tropus/Captured2007-7-700001.jpg

Phredd

[ChrisGeorge]

Lovely, Phred! :handclap:

[ChrisGeorge]

Lilies. . .

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/550560367_5e6a2dfdd7.jpg

[lindylou]

Lovely pictures from everyone - I love this thread :) :)

[ChrisGeorge]

This is a large gardenia in blossom in the gardens of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. I walk past it each morning and like to sniff the fowers on my way to work!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/688737449_4379707b98_b.jpg

[shytalk]

The first and last pictures are the American version of the Rose of Sharon, I know they are a completely different flower to the ones of the same name in the UK.

The middle two are strange plants which are locally known as Naked Ladies. I don't know the real name. They come up in spring with masses of long thin leaves, similar to Daffodil leaves. They die and a couple of months later the flowers appear. If anyone can tell me the real name I would appreciate it. They are a deeper pink than they appear in the picture.
Just Googled them, real name Amaryliss of the Belladonna species so quite poisonous.

[lindylou]

I know those Amaryliss, they are popular here at Christmas time.
Didn't know though that they are from the Belladonna family and poisonous :shock:


There are few plants that are said to be poisonous, ie; Laburnum (Ladies Fingers).

[shytalk]

I only found out by looking them up on google. Need to keep the dog away from them.

[ChrisGeorge]

North American pee gee hydrangeas in the Smithsonian Gardens, Washington, D.C.:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1340/870538302_16855753b7.jpg

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/PlantersinOurStreet-1.jpg

Our Street in the Dingle

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/MybackYard-1.jpg

My Back Yard (Dingle)

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/MyFrontStepbutGrownintheBackYard-1.jpg

My front Step (Dingle)

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/MyFrontStepbutGrownintheBackYard-2.jpg

Front Step Again.

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/MymatesfrontstepWellIwaterthem-1.jpg

My mates step (Well I water them. lol)

[lindylou]

yeah, lets keep this thread going. I love plants and flowers.

Maybe we should have a gardening thread with plant question time. Ha!

[Gerard]

yeah, lets keep this thread going. I love plants and flowers.

Maybe we should have a gardening thread with plant question time. Ha!

Great Idea lindylou..
I'll start it of eh..
Why is "Windrock" dangerous to Roses and what can be done to prevent it..

[lindylou]

OMG ! lol ! I don't know.

[lindylou]

Here's a problem :

Vine weevils :PDT_Xtremez_42: they are a bladdy pain !!
They appear most summers, but this year I've noticed more than usual.
They are playing hell with my Bizzie Lizzies which they love to munch. I'm finding all my lovely petals chewed every morning :angry:

They tend to hide away at the back or underneath pots. I know where to find the little blighters now.
seriouly though, if you get the Vine weevil grubs in your roots it can severly undermine your plants growth. You can usually tell there are grubs in the roots if you see the plant developing kinked or curly leaves.

[Gerard]

OMG ! lol ! I don't know.


Windrock Lind is a danger in the winter when the winds get up and "Rock" the rose bush which leads to the roots moving and small air pockets forming which hold water and turn to Ice..which can kill the bush.

Solution...Prune the bush Early January and give it a good dollop of Bonemeal
Yes in January..trust me...I've got an ology in Garrrrrdnin:)
And the Rose will flourish..

[Gerard]

Here's a problem :

Vine weevils :PDT_Xtremez_42: they are a bladdy pain !!
They appear most summers, but this year I've noticed more than usual.
They are playing hell with my Bizzie Lizzies which they love to munch. I'm finding all my lovely petals chewed every morning :angry:

They tend to hide away at the back or underneath pots. I know where to find the little blighters now.
seriouly though, if you get the Vine weevil grubs in your roots it can severly undermine your plants growth. You can usually tell there are grubs in the roots if you see the plant developing kinked or curly leaves.



Vine weevils generally attack plants in pots and containers.
They are a horrible little whiteish grub.
Buy Nematodes to get shut.

[lindylou]

:PDT11 I love people to take an interest in their gardens. :PDT11

the beauty of nature is a wonderful thing and should be encouraged. :)

My dad has got a mysterious flowering plant which has appeared in his garden. No one knows what it is or where it came from. My dad says a seed must have somehow got into the soil - maybe blown in by the wind or carried by a bird. Anyway, the plant is growing huge like a triffid :shock:

it has blue lantern type flowers on a shiney black stem. yes- black !!
we havn't seen anything like it before. The flowers are sort of like a hanging Chinese Lantern style.

Perhaps it's an alien landed, Ha,Ha!

Maybe it will turn out to be somekind of 'orrible weed, but he is letting it grow until we can find out what it is.

I'll post a photo of it soon as I can, but I'm not going 'till next week.

[lindylou]

Vine weevils generally attack plants in pots and containers.
They are a horrible little whiteish grub.
Buy Nematodes to get shut.

Thanks Gerard. Do you think any time of the year is ok to add the Nematodes ? Do you just mix them in with the soil? I've never used this before.

Yes, the weevil grubs are horrible white things like maggots.
The mature Vine weevils look like smallish black beetles.

[lindylou]

I look forward to scrutinsing this specimen Lind in the next edition of Geds Gardening clinic..Ha Haaaaaaaa..Lol

Sounds like some kind of Mother Natures Hybrid

Gerard, we should call it 'Compost Corner' like Tizwas (remember that !)

[Gerard]

Thanks Gerard. Do you think any time of the year is ok to add the Nematodes ? Do you just mix them in with the soil? I've never used this before.

Yes, the weevil grubs are horrible white things like maggots.
The mature Vine weevils look like smallish black beetles.

Have a blimp on here Lind..

http://www.greengardener.co.uk/weevil.htm

This stuff used to be very expensive...
It's gone down in price so it wont be that dear in Rapid or a decent Garden Centre..
Go to Williams' in Gateacre and ask the Staff..They are very helpful.

[Gerard]

Gerard, we should call it 'Compost Corner' like Tizwas (remember that !)


Widgeddy gwwuubbsss...woooooohhhhhhhhhhh...

[phredd]

taken today.
Dont know which one I like the best ? Help pls.

Phredd

[lindylou]

Very pretty :)

The first pic is probably the nicest, although they are both ok. the second reminds me of a sea creature like a jelly fish, or it looks a bit like a slice of kiwi fruit :)

[taffy]

Perhaps someone can enlighten me as to what flower it is !!

[Gerard]

Perhaps someone can enlighten me as to what flower it is !!

Id say that is a Hydrangea Taff

[Gerard]

taken today.
Dont know which one I like the best ? Help pls.

Phredd


Im unsure about this one..Readers Digest Encyclopaedia coming out again me thinks..

Now decided phredd its a "Pusteblume"

"The flower matures into a globe of fine filaments that are usually distributed by wind, carrying away the seed-containing achenes. This globe (receptacle) is called the "dandelion clock", and blowing it apart is a popular pastime for children. In German it's called a Pusteblume, translated as "blow flower". The number of blows required to completely rid the clock of its seeds is deemed to be the time of day."

[ChrisGeorge]

Id say that is a Hydrangea Taff

Definitely a hydrangea, Taffy. My grandmother had a number of them in the front garden of 76 Aigburth Hall Avenue when I was growing up. :)

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

I have posted a similar photo of this before but I have just learned the botanical name of it, so I am going to post this new view. I photographed this plant in the Enid A. Haupt Gardens of the Smithsonian on the Mall in Washington, D.C. At the western end of the Arts and Industries Building they have an attractive gathering of tropical plants including this one. It is, I have learned, Heliconia rostrata, otherwise known as (appropriately, I think you will agree!) Lobster Claw.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1378/869719443_cfa03c9c9a.jpg

[taffy]

Id say that is a Hydrangea Taff

Thanks Gerard. You'll have gathered I don't have green fingers and can barely tell a buttercup from a daisy.

[chippie]

Taffy, if that is a hydranger, and it certainly looks like one, I,d say it is the best one I,ve ever seen. You haven,t photoshot it have you. :)

[PhilipG]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/973075971_2d621ab4f2_o.jpg

[taffy]

Taffy, if that is a hydranger, and it certainly looks like one, I,d say it is the best one I,ve ever seen. You haven,t photoshot it have you. :)

Thanks for the compliments. The photo is straight from my Sony H9 and reduced in size from 3mb to about 200kb. Yes it is a good camera. Still getting used to using it.

[steveb]

In my garden

[taffy]

Liverpool street scene

[lindylou]

lovely bright colours. very nice taffy :)

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Amsterdam/Koekenhoff-flowernurseryc.jpg


Koekenhof, just outside Amsterdam.

[Gerard]

Nice piccies Taffy,Steven :handclap:

[ChrisGeorge]

Crepe myrtle in bloom in Washington, D.C., on a recent morning. The flowering shrub, which also blooms in lavender and white, blooms at the height of the hot and humid U.S. summer. . .

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1380/870910060_7a1b9b332f.jpg

[Steven]

That is beautiful Chris. Cheers for sharing.

[drone_pilot]

took this in Sefton park as part of my course work (Digital camera).

Dont know what it is but it's has very vivid colours.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/drone_pilot/gash/DSC_1672.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

took this in Sefton park as part of my course work (Digital camera).

Dont know what it is but it's has very vivid colours.



That's a begonia, drone_pilot. My grandad used to grow them in Mossley Hill. Fine photo, drone! :handclap:

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/1115836423_a7ce8951e1_o.jpg

More flowers photographed in the Enid A. Haupt gardens at the Smithsonian on the Mall in Washington, D.C., this time taken with my new Samsung picture phone.

[drone_pilot]

That's a begonia, drone_pilot. My grandad used to grow them in Mossley Hill. Fine photo, drone! :handclap:

Chris


Thanks Chris :handclap:

[taffy]

In the walled garden at Reynolds Park, Woolton, Liverpool

[MarkA]

Some from Chirk Castle yesterday...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/Mix055.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/Mix054.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/Mix066.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/Mix069.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/itsmma/Mix070.jpg

[naked lilac]

Beautiful photos.. the colors of Mother Nature are spectacular.. thanks for a bit of sunshine .. :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

[Steven]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/Steven1_bucket/Liverpool%20Pickies/MybackYardb-2.jpg


Getting them started in my back yard

[phredd]

Taken two days ago at Frodsham.

Phredd

[taffy]

Anyone know what these are

[PhilipG]

Anyone know what these are

Chinese Lantern (Physalis).

[CHRISMIZ]

I knew it was some sort of Chinese Lantern, but I've never seen one like that. Trawled through my plant books which are very old now and couldn't find it so trawled through some web sites and found it. It's Abutilon Megapo tamicon (Chinese Lantern)

http://abutilon gallery

[CHRISMIZ]

Forgot to say, great picture :handclap:

[taffy]

Forgot to say, great picture :handclap:

Thanks. All down to the macro setting on my Sony H9 camera really.

[taffy]

Chinese Lantern (Physalis).

Thanks Phil. As you can tell, I barely know a buttercup from a daisy.

[phredd]

Went Mushroom hunting this morning and came across these :-

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5330/captured2007101700003ob7.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=captured2007101700003ob7.jpg)

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8858/captured2007101800003qi0.th.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=captured2007101800003qi0.jpg)

The first one I know "Shaggy Ink Cap, Edible)but the second one I am not sure of.
Any idea ??

Phredd

[lindylou]

amazing ! :handclap:

[ChrisGeorge]

Waterlilies photographed this summer in Baltimore.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/869876209_8e9eb01611.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1157/869876071_a269a3d266.jpg

[chippie]

Hey Chris, I wonder why I haven,t got any lovely plants in my garden like the ones you show us. Perhaps it,s because I,m not a gardener eh?
but I try, or is it I,m trying!!!!!!!!!:ninja:

[naked lilac]

Magnificent photos of the waterlilies.. ta.. Always loved such a flower growing on water beds.. just marvelous.. :PDT_Aliboronz_24: It makes one feel tranquil seeing a calm pond of them... :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

[Steven]

They remind me of Monet's paintings Chris. I have them all around my house and on my canal boat. Don't think of breaking in ,,,,, lol, They are only prints.

Brill photos Chris.

[ChrisGeorge]

They remind me of Monet's paintings Chris. I have them all around my house and on my canal boat. Don't think of breaking in ,,,,, lol, They are only prints.

Brill photos Chris.

Thanks, Steven. I am partial to Monet's impressionist paintings, so I appreciate the compliment! :PDT11

All the best

Chris

[ChrisGeorge]

Ornamental honeysuckle photographed this summer in Washington, D.C.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1425/538866472_db9c9ad5c3_b.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Thrift growing outside the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., this past spring.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/477045891_7d1963295b_b.jpg

[gregs dad]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2264851395_9517061e3f_o.jpg
they are all up in St Chads graveyard now.

[Atany]

there are a few sides in the web, where you can upload your pictures and sell them.

[quincyg]

a few tropical numbers from the Palm House in 'Sevvy' Park

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging%20pix/Picture423.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging%20pix/Picture420.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging%20pix/Picture403.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging%20pix/Picture424.jpg

[naked lilac]

You can find all those lovely tropical plants here in Hawaii.. nice pics there .. Nice to see them in Liverpool .. wowie :handclap:

[shytalk]

The snowstorm last week flattened these but they came right back within 2 days.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/sc0use/imag0124.jpg

[John(Zappa)]

Need I say it...."Brill pictures all" :handclap:

[gregs dad]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020578.jpg
Looks like a daffodil tree in Keswicks high street

[ChrisGeorge]

Great pics, all! Enjoyed! :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Chris

[kerry]

http://www.kerrysphotos.co.uk/ssp_director/albums/album-11/lg/nature-4.jpg

[gregs dad]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020719.jpg
Part of the flower beds in Vale Park on the Wirral

[ChrisGeorge]

Lovely photograph, gregs dad! :handclap:

Chris

[gregs dad]

Thanks Chris

[lindylou]

All those colours remind me of sweets. :)

[John(Zappa)]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020578.jpg
Looks like a daffodil tree in Keswicks high street

I have often been to Keswick.What a lovely place.What a fine pic of the "sidekick".:PDT_Piratz_26:

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/DSCI0075.jpg

Yellow Hibiscus. Hawaii

[ChrisGeorge]

Lovely photograph, naked lilac! :handclap:

Chris

[PhilipG]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2442855096_3c0f1b3262_o.jpg

[PhilipG]

All those colours remind me of sweets. :)

Here's a bouquet of Uncle Joe's.
(Seen in Southport).
Spot his Mint Balls.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/2442041285_62cc26eaaf_o.jpg

[lindylou]

Great pics everyone :)

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/DSCI0076.jpg

A pretty Pink Hibiscus.. Honolulu, Hawaii..

[Samp]

This was on an apple tree in a garden centre.

[PhilipG]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2455584588_f6f76ce1a9_o.jpg

[lindylou]

Very nice Philip. Bluebells remind me of my nan - she loved them.

[naked lilac]

very lovely bluebells.. nice :handclap:

[gregs dad]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2092/2457427900_a664f65c69_o.jpg
A magnificent cherry tree in blossom in St Andrews churchyard,Maghull

[John(Zappa)]

Mines in blossom too but nowhere as big and bushy as that.
Good pic (again) GD:handclap:

[lindylou]

That blossom tree - Beautiful ! :handclap:

[taffy]

No idea what these are !!!

[Gerry]

One of the gardens at Glenveagh Castle, Co Donegal

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8713/summer0875iz6.jpg

[phredd]

Vale Royal gardens Taken today.

My first time out in days:)
Phredd

[lindylou]

Gorgeous pics everyone :)

[shytalk]

My lonely peony.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/sc0use/imag0001.jpg

I've got 5 huge plants with dozens of buds but only one has bloomed so far.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/sc0use/imag0002.jpg

[John(Zappa)]

Gorgeous pics everyone :)

Yeah I will second that.
Shytalk,I know if you bury Peonies too deep the wilt and don't flower as much ,or is that if they're not buried deep enough they wilt and hardly flower?
It's one or the other anyway.
Good pics once again:handclap:

[shytalk]

Yeah I will second that.
Shytalk,I know if you bury Peonies too deep the wilt and don't flower as much ,or is that if they're not buried deep enough they wilt and hardly flower?
It's one or the other anyway.
Good pics once again:handclap:

They are just slow to open, the buds don't show on the picture but there are dozens of them. I didn't plant them, they were there when I got the house. I try to avoid planting things it seems to be a death sentence on the plants.

[Samp]

Taken last year in the back garden!

[shank]

took this pic in garden dont no what it is

[John(Zappa)]

took this pic in garden dont no what it is

They are a wild ornamental poppy those yellow ones.Nice.:PDT11

[quincyg]

we put this in today...Calceolaria...sunset bi colour.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/Picture442.jpg
reduced to 1.99 in Homebase so I thought why not.

[John(Zappa)]

we put this in today...Calceolaria...sunset bi colour.

reduced to 1.99 in Homebase so I thought why not.

What a bargain for beauty:handclap:

[quincyg]

What a bargain for beauty:handclap:

exactly. I hadn't seen owt like them before.

[shank]

They are a wild ornamental poppy those yellow ones.Nice.:PDT11

Cheers thought they maybe some relatsion

[lindylou]

They are a wild ornamental poppy those yellow ones.Nice.:PDT11

yes, I've heard 2 different names for them. Some people call them Welsh poppies and I've heard them called Californian poppies.

- I think the Californian are orange rather than yellow tho'

[lindylou]

Some flowers in my yard.

ps, anyone having time to browse should look through this thread again from page one - there are so many beautiful pics on here :)

[Bernie]

Great pics

[PhilipG]

took this pic in garden dont no what it is

I've got that and thought it was the Iceland Poppy.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2363/2529631336_ec979c7753_o.jpg

[lindylou]

I've got that and thought it was the Iceland Poppy.



I saw these for sale in a garden centre last week and they were called Iceland Poppies.


It's hard to know the difference between them. I just Googled them -

1- California Poppy, 2- Welsh poppy, 3- Iceland Poppy.

[lindylou]

Some of my container plants.

[John(Zappa)]

Very good pics and very nice containers Lindy:PDT_Piratz_26:

[lindylou]

There's a bit of a lens glare because I took the photos in very bright sunlight - but that's when those daisy open out - in the sun. They close up when it goes dull. I think they are called Livingstone Daisies.

[naked lilac]

Nice garden Lindy.. very cheerful.. LOVE daisies..

[PhilipG]

Yes Lindy, they're Livingstone Daisies.
Don't let the slugs get your Hostas!.

Petunias at Central Library.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2581964296_daa752c8a6_o.jpg

[shank]

one i took in garden

[PhilipG]

I know it's rather late, but the bush should flower until Christmas (hopefully).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2650757590_290dfc5f21_o.jpg

[lindylou]

Stunning picture Philip :handclap:

[PhilipG]

Stunning picture Philip :handclap:

Thank you, Lindylou. :)

[PhilipG]

:PDT_Aliboronz_11:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/2653212922_96e0888e06_o.jpg

[Samp]

Nice one Phillip!

[ChrisGeorge]

Another lovely one, Philip. Well done. :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Chris

[shytalk]

Rose of Sharron (American version). The bush is over 8 ft. tall and covered with blooms.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/sc0use/IMAG0028.jpg

[ChrisGeorge]

Nice photograph, Shy. Thanks.

Chris

[naked lilac]

Shytalk... what a lovely delicate piece of Mother Natures world.. just beautiful.. ta for sharing it..

[gregs dad]

http://http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2672314776_a878444682_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2672316538_e6c7c4409a_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2672318496_940163d8fb_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2672320402_dd19749bb5_o.jpg
Knowsley Council have converted some of their sterile green fields which they
used to keep well mown and tidy into beautiful wildflower meadows.
This one is in Mill Lane, Kirkby

[lindylou]

Beautiful pictures GD :) :)

[chippie]

I could do with my garden looking like that instead of a kids sandpit ha ha

[John(Zappa)]

http://http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2672314776_a878444682_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2672316538_e6c7c4409a_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2672318496_940163d8fb_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2672320402_dd19749bb5_o.jpg
Knowsley Council have converted some of their sterile green fields which they
used to keep well mown and tidy into beautiful wildflower meadows.
This one is in Mill Lane, Kirkby

Lovely. Good for all nature. Although am sure they'll build something there soon and spoil it.:PDT10
Good pic GD:PDT_Piratz_26:

[shank]

Some i took on holls last week ,in cala bona.

[gregs dad]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2756786030_58690d2b16_o.jpg
This is a rose called Golden Wedding, it was given to my wife and I on our recent golden wedding and it has just flowered

[naked lilac]

Beautiful flower there gregs dad..

Here is a lovely bed of flowers in Port Sunlight..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/SciliaManchesterLiverpool08393.jpg

[Waterways]

Here is a lovely bed of flowers in Port Sunlight..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/SciliaManchesterLiverpool08393.jpg

The Beatles, that is with Ringo, first played together live in the hall just near there at Hulme Hall:
http://magicalbeatletours.com/liv0325.2.hulme.jpg

[naked lilac]

Waterways, I kept telling Robbo that the place was like dashavoe.. I felt like I had seen it and been there before.. NOW, I know I have..

2002, I was on a tour bus visiting these magnificent flats.. Thanks for that memory ... NO more wondering.. :handclap:
Here are some of those magnificent flats..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/SciliaManchesterLiverpool08388.jpg

[Gerry]

I prefer wild flowers to flowers captured by man

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7131/dscf2622smallwc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[AnMe08]

Nice shot! I love wild flowers too

[Gerry]

I live in Co Donegal so wildness surrounds me.

[AnMe08]

What an amazing place to live!

Here's a pic of some trees. I took them when I was walking in Clarks Gardens, then Allerton Towers today...

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t320/adeanme/treea.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t320/adeanme/park189a.jpg

[robbo176]

great photos every one:PDT_Piratz_26:

[PhilipG]

Very nice.
I spotted a rare American orchid in that Port Sunlight one. :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

Here's a Dog Rose in West Derby Road.
The passing motorists must have wondered what I was doing!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2812397904_850266e46a_o.jpg

[naked lilac]

PhilipG... breathtaking shot..

:Smiliz_Kingz_PDT_13 and ta for the American Orchid ...very kind of you...

[Gerry]

We call them Bucky Roses and I have dozens of them in the wild area at the bottom of my garden. (Seeks out my camera and goes outside.)

[Gerry]

As you can see the flowers are well past their best and the bushes are weighed down with ripening seed pods.

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6185/dscf3007ya9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[PhilipG]

As you can see the flowers are well past their best and the bushes are weighed down with ripening seed pods.

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6185/dscf3007ya9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It's the seed pods that are the main attraction, I think.
I'll be out with my macro in a couple of weeks.

[Gerry]

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6284/dscf3009dd2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[lindylou]

Lovely pics everyone :)

[naked lilac]

Ever wonder where Capers came from? Here is some Capperi on the limestone walls of the sub-tropical gardens of the Greek Theatre..Sicily..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/SciliaManchesterLiverpool08095.jpg

[Gerry]

Just a snap showing the growth of tiny "painted" leaves in the forest floor


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4167/hill10ik2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[sconhead]

think this is a cosmos (can never remember what i planted as dog steals the tags) greedy bee cant wait for it to open

[GemmaHath]

love these flowers!!!

[lindylou]

I like them too :) lovely picture.

[John(Zappa)]

love these flowers!!!

Bootiful,really bootiful:handclap:

[chippie]

my two Lilys and a small part of my Rudbeckia:PDT_Aliboronz_11:

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z280/desmondstreet/lilyanddaisy.jpg

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/SciliaManchesterLiverpool08127-1.jpg

Found these flowers, high on the mountain in Savoca, Sicily.. Interesting how they grew and shed some color on the old buildings dwellings..

[Gerry]

A wonderful contrast from the softness and beauty of the flowers to the stern hardness of the structure. Well spotted .

[wsteve55]

Yeh, nice pic', but that brickwork looks in need of some re-pointing! :eek:

[naked lilac]

Foster Gardens, Oahu, Hawaii.. Just wanted to share a tranquil place. It is the home to trees and plants from around the world.. Here are a few I took. Enjoy
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu024.jpg
orchid
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu022.jpg
pineapple plant
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu014.jpg
sausage tree
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu009.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu012.jpg
cannon ball tree flower.

[robbo176]

great photos NL, :PDT_Aliboronz_11: that Sausage tree is really weird

[naked lilac]

Thanks.. I thought the Cannon Ball tree was weird..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu013.jpg

also, here is some Grandfathers Beard.. the firry stuff on the tree.. also, I believe found in NSWales..They make leis out of this lovely air plant..
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/FosterGardensHonolulu025.jpg

[gregs dad]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2921579599_9a2604c673_o.jpg
Autumn berries in Kirkby

[ItsaZappathing]

Nice pic GD.
For some reason the pic reminds me of Christmas:PDT_Xtremez_42:

[Atany]

for some reason you remind me of another Zappa.

[naked lilac]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/WaikikiHilton08019.jpg
Autumn Water lily .. Honolulu, Hawaii
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/WaikikiHilton08021.jpg
Torch Ginger
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/redhot10/WaikikiHilton08010.jpg
Hawaiian Leis for a gift

[taffy]

Photographed in Stockbridge Village

[Klaatu]

I love pictures of flowers, They're beautiful creations...and smell gorgeous, One day I'll get down to the Chelsea flower show.

[Anita]

Nice photo's everyone, my tomatoes are at the same stage taffy, they seem to be late this year.

NL, in your photo of the Leis I like the look of the turquoise bangle in the background, third from left on second row, can you find out how much it is for me please? ...... only joking..... lovely colourful photo's, thanks they've brightened my Monday morning :)

[ItsaZappathing]

Fine pics all.:handclap:

[gregs dad]

8252
Tracery on the heads of reeds on the edge of the pond in Millenium Green in Kirkby

[steveb]

Autumn in Anfield Cemetery

Nikon D50 35-70mm lens

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/steveb_04/f2.jpg

[ItsaZappathing]

Excellent pic GD & Steveb. Lovely autumn colours:handclap:

[phredd]

An Autumn Contry Lane

Taken yesterday 23 Oct 2008.

Phredd

[Klaatu]

Phredd....That's nice...:handclap:

[gregs dad]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1060287.jpg
St Chads, Kirkby, today

[gregs dad]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3449940679_57f9bf08fd_o.jpg
Kirkby flower bed in a grass verge,on Whitefield Drive,the gardeners have excelled this year.

[Gerry]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3865/dscf3742large.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf3742large.jpg)

Ths is what we called our Mam's roses because we picked her a bunch one day when we got sent out a walk as our new baby was about to be delivered.

[ChrisGeorge]

Tulips yesterday morning in the Smithsonian Gardens, Washington, D.C.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3466199148_3da0b6374e_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3465384277_aa490d6dc2_o.jpg

[ItsaZappathing]

Good pics y'all:PDT11

[gregs dad]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3470775637_5e84f38b81_o.jpg
Bluebells on the canal bank at Aintree

[lenka]

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o436/alen_21_09/My%20City/Calderstones%20Park/Group1.jpg