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/)

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Couple I took in sefton park.

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

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:

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

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

2814

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

Nice pictures everyone. :PDT11

Chris, your photo is particularly stunning :)

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

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/)

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

Phredd

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

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

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...

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



Amsterdam tulips 2006

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

Summer 2006, West Derby...

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My megre offering, a Christmas cactus starting to flower

Red Roses.

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

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

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

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Japanese Gardens at Calderstones Park 31/5/07

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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

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/)

Great pics, Kev!

Chris

Lilies. . .

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

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.

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

: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:

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)

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.

: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!

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

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

Palm House Sefton Park...

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


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Hi Steve

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

Chris

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):

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:

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...

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

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

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

Some more Poppies and a hanging basket.

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

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

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

Chris

That rose is gorgeous.


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

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

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

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

Phredd

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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

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?

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

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


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

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

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Geranium on a Greek Island

Unidentified in Greece

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

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.

Hi Gerard

Thanks for confirming what I thought. :)

Chris

Once more in the Smithsonian Gardens:

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

Collecting the honey

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

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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

Lovely, Phred! :handclap:

Lilies. . .

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

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

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

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.

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).

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

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

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

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

Our Street in the Dingle

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

My Back Yard (Dingle)

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

My front Step (Dingle)

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

Front Step Again.

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

My mates step (Well I water them. lol)

A bouquet I bought the Mrs to-day.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/tropus/Captured2004-3-2800002.jpg

Phredd

Superb Phredd:PDT_Piratz_26:

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

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

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..

OMG ! lol ! I don't know.

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.

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..

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.

: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.

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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.

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 !)

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


Widgeddy gwwuubbsss...woooooohhhhhhhhhhh...

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

Phredd

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 :)

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

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

Id say that is a Hydrangea Taff

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."

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

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

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.

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. :)

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

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.

In my garden

Liverpool street scene

lovely bright colours. very nice taffy :)

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


Koekenhof, just outside Amsterdam.

Nice piccies Taffy,Steven :handclap:

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

That is beautiful Chris. Cheers for sharing.

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

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

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.

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

Chris


Thanks Chris :handclap:

In the walled garden at Reynolds Park, Woolton, Liverpool

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

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

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


Getting them started in my back yard

Taken two days ago at Frodsham.

Phredd

Anyone know what these are

Anyone know what these are

Chinese Lantern (Physalis).

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

Forgot to say, great picture :handclap:

Forgot to say, great picture :handclap:

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

Chinese Lantern (Physalis).

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

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

amazing ! :handclap:

Waterlilies photographed this summer in Baltimore.

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

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

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:

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:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great pics, all! Enjoyed! :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Chris

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

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

Lovely photograph, gregs dad! :handclap:

Chris

Thanks Chris

All those colours remind me of sweets. :)

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:

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

Yellow Hibiscus. Hawaii

Lovely photograph, naked lilac! :handclap:

Chris

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

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

Great pics everyone :)

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

A pretty Pink Hibiscus.. Honolulu, Hawaii..

This was on an apple tree in a garden centre.

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

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

very lovely bluebells.. nice :handclap:

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

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

That blossom tree - Beautiful ! :handclap:

No idea what these are !!!

One of the gardens at Glenveagh Castle, Co Donegal

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

Vale Royal gardens Taken today.

My first time out in days:)
Phredd

Gorgeous pics everyone :)

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

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:

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.

Taken last year in the back garden!

took this pic in garden dont no what it is

took this pic in garden dont no what it is

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

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.

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:

What a bargain for beauty:handclap:

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

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

Cheers thought they maybe some relatsion