Around the yard and pond today

[j.w]

Plants starting to bloom and coming alive today. Even the fish got fed today, mostly to save my Hornwort.

Little wildlife pond in the center w/ azolla and a small reed plant growing.

Fish feeding frenzy.

Little Shubunkin getting bigger.

May not look too pretty but my Banana tree is coming back.

Lots of things really starting to grow now.

Daylily leaves and Pink Sea Thrift

Bleeding Heart

Golden Chain Tree finally getting blooms. I got a start off the neighbors tree a couple years ago.

I forgot what this is.

Lilac smells so good.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

starting to grow? Looks like you're in mid summer compared to me!

 

[j.w]

Just a few more.
I never really could figure out what this was. It loses it's leaves each fall and comes back every Spring but never really grows much.

Love my Harry Lauder's Walking Stick or Contorted Filbert.........whatever you wish to call it.

Rhody

My semi hardy European Fan Palm trying to make a comeback. All the leaves got frozen so I cut them off and now little new ones are coming back. Next winter I will cover it.

I pulled these out of a ditch and thought they might be watercress but not sure. They are getting little white blooms on them. I have them stuck in between the rocks around the edge of the pond w/ roots in water.

And the hummers are back.

 

[taherrmann4]

Plants starting to bloom and coming alive today. Even the fish got fed today, mostly to save my Hornwort.

Little wildlife pond in the center w/ azolla and a small reed plant growing.

That bleeding heart looks huge. Have you ever split them before?

 

[j.w]

Oh yes they are easy to split. That is how I got mine. I found them in a vacant lot and went back in the fall a few yrs ago and dug them up and there were tons of splits so I planted them here and there. I have never split them since I got them but I imagine I will have to someday. They say fall is the best time to dig them up and divide them. They get so big they sometimes fall over and I have to cut off the bent ones. They are blooming fools now

 

[Lisak1]

Good gravy! We are a good four weeks behind you, I suspect! Your garden is beautiful!

 

[j.w]

Thank you Lisa

 

[TgM]

Looks great, I've got 3 banana tree starts gonna plant tomorrow.

 

[Priscilla]

Looks awesome!

 

[michey1st]

I started feeding the hummers this year and MAN, they are brazen little things -- I had no idea, lol! Your sanctuary is truly beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

PS - LOVE the chain tree (among other things) That's on my "one day" list for sure!

 

[studiovette]

Very nice. It's amazing how fast the transformation happens but definitely taking a little longer this year for sure.

 

[sissy]

geeze you are even ahead of me JW .Most of my cannas are just starting to pop out of the ground and elephant ears are not even up .Bananas and elephant ears by the pond I store in the basement last winter .Grasses in the pond are just coming back and so are the lemon grass

 

[Big Lou]

Very nice!

 

[sissy]

I want to get a harry lauders walking stick i love the way they look

 

[callingcolleen1]

WOW!!! Do you even get WINTER? Looks of green and flowers everywhere!! Looks Awesome JW!!!