backedgeapproaching Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Deep Summer. 1.4" of rain past few days much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 no the two forefront, shriveled up like a weenie after a cold swim They're pear trees. They're actually pretty healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Deep Summer. 1.4" of rain past few days much appreciated. rps20150801_163101.jpg rps20150801_162548_283.jpg Looks awesome....love the wildflowers. I wish I didn't clear all of mine in the backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Deep Summer. 1.4" of rain past few days much appreciated. rps20150801_163101.jpg rps20150801_162548_283.jpg Nice what are the red ones in the forefront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Deep Summer. 1.4" of rain past few days much appreciated. rps20150801_163101.jpg rps20150801_162548_283.jpg That looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yeah looks awesome. Love the flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Nice what are the red ones in the forefront Thanks everyone. The red ones are bee balm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Anyone know what this tree is? We got it in 2009 at a local nursery and its been in a pot ever since. We bring it in for the winter. Looks like its going to die, but bounces back every spring when we move it outside. Pretty sure we can plant it in the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I'm pretty sure that's Lantana (usually grown as an annual) but I've never seen it actually offered as a shrub up here. Does it have an intense citrus smell when you rub the leaves? It's a perennial only in 7b and warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'm pretty sure that's Lantana (usually grown as an annual) but I've never seen it actually offered as a shrub up here. Does it have an intense citrus smell when you rub the leaves? It's a perennial only in 7b and warmer. Or when you leave it in the pot and bring it inside for the winter, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Anyone know what this tree is? We got it in 2009 at a local nursery and its been in a pot ever since. We bring it in for the winter. Looks like its going to die, but bounces back every spring when we move it outside. Pretty sure we can plant it in the ground. Sounds like you leave it in the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'm pretty sure that's Lantana (usually grown as an annual) but I've never seen it actually offered as a shrub up here. Does it have an intense citrus smell when you rub the leaves? It's a perennial only in 7b and warmer. Yes, I think you're right. Further reading suggests it can be planted. May try and find a spot for it in the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yes, I think you're right. Further reading suggests it can be planted. May try and find a spot for it in the yard. I don't know what you're reading, but it's 1000% wrong if it's suggesting it'll survive the winter here, or even 350 miles south of here on the immediate coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yes, I think you're right. Further reading suggests it can be planted. May try and find a spot for it in the yard. Zone 7b means the average bottom of winter temp is 5-10 above. I doubt that even your magma dome will keep things that mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I don't know what you're reading, but it's 1000% wrong if it's suggesting it'll survive the winter here, or even 350 miles south of here on the immediate coast. I assumed since one site said it'll act as an annual in zones colder than 7B, that it would be ok. Meaning that it'll die off in winter and come back in Spring. Neverrmind, I had my perennial and annual definitions backwards. We'll get a bigger pot an pull it inside for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I just came across this article. I wonder what this gal would think of this thread? lol https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/03/my-town-calls-my-lawn-a-nuisance-but-i-still-refuse-to-mow-it/?tid=sm_fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I just came across this article. I wonder what this gal would think of this thread? lol https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/03/my-town-calls-my-lawn-a-nuisance-but-i-still-refuse-to-mow-it/?tid=sm_fb Nothing like a tick infested, property value lowering mess. I had that with a neighbor recently because she's living with her mom and does not live at the house anymore. I almost put a match to it, until a landscape company came and mowed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Nothing like a tick infested, property value lowering mess. I had that with a neighbor recently because she's living with her mom and does not live at the house anymore. I almost put a match to it, until a landscape company came and mowed it. I have a hunch that the woman in that house is not into bathing much. Uses too much water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I have a hunch that the woman in that house is not into bathing much. Uses too much water. There's a guy who's a consultant to some folks in my office who believes in that, you can smell him before he gets into a room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm all for wildflowers and the "natural look", but just letting the entire yard grow up like that is a sign of laziness more than anything. I'm not sure how much of an ecosystem impact 1 acre of wildflowers and weeds make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Nothing like a tick infested, property value lowering mess. I had that with a neighbor recently because she's living with her mom and does not live at the house anymore. I almost put a match to it, until a landscape company came and mowed it. Based on the description from the article, below, it doesn't sound as if it's in a close-packed neighborhood. She also noted that they were culling out invasive plant species, rather than merely doing nothing at all. The pic didn't look any different from the scores of fields near my place where haycutting stopped a few years ago. Without knowing more about the demographic context of their lot, it's hard to say whether their yard or the town is the greater "nuisance." If all her neighbors have well-manicured lawns, I could understand them being annoyed. nearly one acre of country land outside of a rural Ohio town. Edit: She did have some weird numbers, especially the one about 95% of the lower 48 being developed. Since over 30% is forested, her number only works if one considers a forest as "developed" once any timber harvesting has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 There's a guy who's a consultant to some folks in my office who believes in that, you can smell him before he gets into a room. Maybe he can get an consult on hygiene. I'm all for wildflowers and the "natural look", but just letting the entire yard grow up like that is a sign of laziness more than anything. I'm not sure how much of an ecosystem impact 1 acre of wildflowers and weeds make. That was one of my reactions, too. Based on the description from the article, below, it doesn't sound as if it's in a close-packed neighborhood. She also noted that they were culling out invasive plant species, rather than merely doing nothing at all. The pic didn't look any different from the scores of fields near my place where haycutting stopped a few years ago. Without knowing more about the demographic context of their lot, it's hard to say whether their yard or the town is the greater "nuisance." If all her neighbors have well-manicured lawns, I could understand them being annoyed. nearly one acre of country land outside of a rural Ohio town. Edit: She did have some weird numbers, especially the one about 95% of the lower 48 being developed. Since over 30% is forested, her number only works if one considers a forest as "developed" once any timber harvesting has been done. Agree--not a whole lot different than a defunct hayfield. With respect to her 95%, I guess she's never flown over the west. She might have been thinking of 95% of Delaware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Maybe he can get an consult on hygiene. That was one of my reactions, too. Agree--not a whole lot different than a defunct hayfield. With respect to her 95%, I guess she's never flown over the west. She might have been thinking of 95% of Delaware. Maybe she thinks Ohio = lower 48, though even there 95% is too high. Perhaps the only state 95% nonforest is N. Dakota. Edit: Just did a quick search for states' data. Unfortunately, all I could find was percent of land area in forest available for timber harvesting, which leaves out inopperable terrain and, more importantly, forest area administratively withdrawn from harvest, such as designated wilderness areas. With that caveat, NV is at the bottom with 0.5%, with ND #2 at 1%. I'd guess each of those were near 5% if all forested acres were counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Today will probably be the peak for the gardens. Tomorrows rain will ruin some things. Gazebo is usually my worst area, but this year it is by far the best. Voles are starting to mass murder things though. Windmill palm is getting big. Tropical garden was a raging failure this year, but at least the hibiscus is finally starting to bloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Wow nice gardens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Today will probably be the peak for the gardens. Tomorrows rain will ruin some things. Gazebo is usually my worst area, but this year it is by far the best. Voles are starting to mass murder things though. 4.JPG 3.JPG Windmill palm is getting big. 2.JPG Tropical garden was a raging failure this year, but at least the hibiscus is finally starting to bloom. 1.JPG Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Can't wait to run nude through that, next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I can't believe I'm saying this but if our bid is accepted we're joining the lawn brigade. I asked my wife this morning if we should consider a rock garden to get the attention of the sobro neighbors...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I can't believe I'm saying this but if our bid is accepted we're joining the lawn brigade. I asked my wife this morning if we should consider a rock garden to get the attention of the sobro neighbors...lol All the more reason to hope he bid's accepted!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 My lawn has not been mowed in about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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