My Flower Garden Thus Far…
Happy Friday and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
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In today’s post, I wanted to share my flower garden so far. It is always a struggle to grow flowers and learn about them. I am certainly not an expert but my husband and I try our very best and sometimes it works out.
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If you have been following the blog then the flowers above will not shock you. I am a huge fan of mandevillas and have to have them every year. They grow so well and I enjoy having them on my porch. It makes me happy when I begin to see the vines get longer and how they droop from the planter. It’s so gorgeous to me.
My rhododendrons bushes are doing okay this year. For a few weeks, I didn’t think that they would bloom, but they surprised my husband and me. But I think we may be replacing them next year.
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This year was the first year that I purchased roses bushes. I actually purchased these from Costco. I didn’t get a chance to put them in the ground because we couldn’t get over 30 degrees at night and we had snow! So I just put them in the planter because they had already begun to grow in the box!
They are doing well in the planter. I am beginning to have some rosebuds open, but I noticed that something has begun to eat the leaves! So frustrating! I have no idea what little bug is doing this. Does anyone have any ideas?
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This new azalea bush did excellent this year! This was another plant that we were worried about. We purchased this last year from the Biltmore and we didn’t have any flowering last year but this year it was beautiful! I was so happy with it!
Next are my peonies and I am in absolute bliss with these! They multiplied! I couldn’t believe how many more blooms we had this year!
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They are so healthy and strong!
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So happy!
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We only had a few white ones and they smelled like a dream. My husband just kept going over and smelling them. It was quite enjoyable! Well, I hope you all enjoyed my little garden tour. I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and enjoys the DRESS SALE for the boutique!
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Good morning! I am so into our garden this year. My husband bought some tasteful netting to go around the vegetable garden since we have a family of deer around that likes to snack. This now allows me to buy some flowers we wouldn’t normally be able to have. We usually had to stick to the more deer-resistant ones and I couldn’t always purchase what I wanted. I have more freedom now. You have me wanting to look for mandevillas. I don’t typically see those around. I’m sure they’re somewhere though! I enjoyed seeing all your flowers and remember your porch tour – was it last year? How interesting you were able to buy a plant from the Biltmore! Everything looks lovely.
Kelsie
Hello Kelsie,
Oh you have deer? How wonderful to see them but how irritating that they are eating your garden. Have you tried blood meal? I have used that to keep pesky rabbits away and it worked. If you have a Lowe’s you may want to try there for the mandevilla. They always seem to have them.
Yes I did do a porch tour last year. Each year I try to get better with my flower garden. It gets harder every year. I love my azalea bush! It is so pretty
Beautiful garden Mrs Shockley. I love seeing all your planters. Plants make a house a home IMO, whether inside or out. Just beautiful. Surrounded by nature and it’s glory🌺🌹🍀🌿⚘🌼🌸🌷💐💗🌷😊
Thank you Ms. Tracey! I love having flowers around. It does make a house feel like home.
Hi Mrs. Shockley,
Your flower garden is splendid! I’ve had the same issues with my roses. There are rose slugs and aphids that will drain the life of your roses. A spray bottle with water and a few drops of dish soap with kill them and keep them off for a few days. You must do this every few days or the aphids and slugs will return. They are light green and miniscule in size, but if you look closely under the leaves you’ll see them. There are insecticides that you can find at Lowes or Home Depot as well!
MYA!!!! I was just thinking of you yesterday and wondering how you are doing! I am so happy to hear from you. Thank you so much for commenting and thank you so much for the tip! I will be doing this asap! Wonderful to hear from you again!