topic Re: June blooms in Garden

June blooms

Lilysmom — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:28:47 GMT

Beautiful breezy day in the garden today. High 70’s.

Here is Ms. Seahorse by the lake, sealed and, as yet, unnamed.

Yellow Iris

Rhodo that I gave up on and moved to the lake.

Clematis that will eventually be the hair for my garden face.

Northern Lights Azalea

Wild irises lakeside

More irises

Cranesbill

Seahorse, must be a she with red lips and eyelashes.

Our chocolate Lab 11 years old in a couple of days. The lake is her favorite place.

Japanese forest grass

Garden face in new garden repaired after the loss of spruce trees.

Our oldest red maple Bloodgood

Weeping mulberry

Crimson Lace maple

Lilac tree Miss Kim

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pommom — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:35:55 GMT

Beautiful garden and landscaping. Lovely.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:42:10 GMT

@Lilysmom It's so nice to see that your garden is up and running.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:52:39 GMT

@Lilysmom Your gardens are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. What is your average temp during the summer?

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Lilysmom — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:09:41 GMT

@OKPrincess, today it was 80F or 25C. That is a warm day for June. June mainly 70’s or cooler. July and August 75-85F. September is 70’s. Those are more likely closer to historical norms. We all know how we are experiencing extremes more often. We do get in the 90’s but that is not a regular occurrence. September is getting warmer every year. More like August than June.

Our weather is much like Maine, the closest US state to us. At one time, no one ever thought of having A/C. Now it is the norm. LM

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OKPrincess — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:23:47 GMT

I just figured your weather would be cooler all the time considering your location. Your gardens are so lovely but I know you can have brutally cold winters too. We are at 86 right now. Enjoy your gardens and sweet puppy.

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GCR18 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:01:48 GMT

I love putting the unexpected in my garden. The seahorse is cute.

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meallen616 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:02:11 GMT

@Lilysmom,

Your gardens are just lovely! Hugs to the lab!

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Lilysmom — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:08:24 GMT

@meallen616, my Lab is Lily❤️. She rules us and the property. LM

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Lilysmom — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:13:11 GMT

@OKPrincess, our winters have changed too and that brings unexpected consequences in the garden. The winters are not harsh enough to kill some bugs now so we are getting pests that normally would not survive our winter. Like ticks, wooly adelgid (attacks Canadian Hemlock) emerald ash borer (attacks Ash trees). LM

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JustJazzmom — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 04:41:55 GMT

New bug to look out for — spotted lanternfly — host plant is tree of Heaven or alianthus trees (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) Alianthus trees grow in disturbed or poor soils along roadways.

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Hooty — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:43:28 GMT

@Lilysmom, your garden is so pretty, and looks so cool and comfortable, I'd love even 80's temps over 90's and very humid!

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Gr8tfulGrl — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 22:30:22 GMT

So very beautiful @Lilysmom! I'm always inspired everytime I see any of your pictures, thanks for sharing with us~

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Lilysmom — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:23:34 GMT

@Gr8tfulGrl, these were given to me by a gardening friend too. They are so lovely. They are surrounded by wild irises that I took from my brother’s seaside cottage. He is gone now so that makes them extra special! LM

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Lilysmom — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:25:46 GMT

@Hooty, welcome to my garden. We are blessed here in Nova Scotia. I love all four seasons here. LM

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smoky22 — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:25:51 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@meallen616, my Lab is Lily❤️. She rules us and the property. LM

Is that why you are @Lilysmom? Adorable.

Your property is so beautiful. I love seeing your pictures.

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Lilysmom — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:29:26 GMT

@JustJazzmom, I just looked up Alianthus tree. It is only vaguely familiar to me. Somewhat similar to ash although with a bigger trunk. I will look for this now. LM

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Lilysmom — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:30:40 GMT

@smoky22, yes, that is the origin. Thanks for the kind words! LM

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CLEM — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:58:18 GMT

@Lilysmom When I was in Vancouver last year in fall, I saw these vibrant red trees/large bushes and was wondering what they were. Do you live up in the Northwest and could this be it?

You do have a beautiful garden.

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Lilysmom — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 14:14:57 GMT

@CLEM, hi. The red tree is Bloodgood, a Japanese maple. They are so pretty and, in the fall, they turn electric red. These trees work well as an understory tree. This one is beneath a huge and oak tree with a huge canopy of twisted branches. The oak protects it from wind.

The crimson lace maple is another favorite. See below. It is supposed to get as wide as it is high (15’ I think). I have this one under a huge maple. They are such pops of color in the landscape.

I am in Nova Scotia, northeast coast. I love Vancouver too! LM