AirwickWithCheese Posted March 7, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 7, 2019 But I think it deserves its on thread like in years past. Posting those gorgeous pics within another thread means some didn't see the beauty. Here, I bought you a meal. Peach shake? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 8, 2019 Share #2 Posted March 8, 2019 ...instead of causing more trouble over in @Kirby's relaxing tea thread, I spent the afternoon pruning back the Kerria japonica and taking some more pictures of what's in bloom now. I had to quit halfway through on the pruning because my green waste bins were full. It's a pretty large plant now, and very well established. I dug out a couple of offset plants (it spreads by runners, like a less aggressive running bamboo) to donate to the Spring Garden and Arts Center sale. Not sure you can buy it anywhere here now, since Capital Nursery shut down. They were really the only connoisseur nursery in town. Green Acres is the one that tries now, but they just don't have many employees with real world experience. Heree are "Night Rider", "Brushfield's Yellow",and "Glen 40", along with "Carter's Sunburst" and said Kerria. ^^^Cater's Sunburst ^^^Night Rider ^^^Brushfield's Yellow ^^^Glen 40 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 8, 2019 Share #3 Posted March 8, 2019 ^^^Kino Gozan ^^^Buttons and Bows ^^^Nuccio's Pearl ^^^Nicky Crisp ^^^Scentsation ^^^Yesterday ^^^Ave Maria ^^^Mrs. Charles Cobb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 8, 2019 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2019 Very pretty, thanks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 8, 2019 Share #5 Posted March 8, 2019 ...there are some of the later ones that have not yet bloomed, like "Hollybright" , Queen Bee",and "William Hertrich". The plant of William Hertrich is about the size of a small tree now, and covered with flower buds, so it might put on quite a show later on. If anything looks worthwhile, I'll post some more pictures. Usually what happens if we have a cool Spring is we go right into the hotter weather, and stuff gets sunburned. But this year so far is exceptional for both color and quality of the flowers. It's almost like gardening back east somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted March 8, 2019 Share #6 Posted March 8, 2019 All of these are lovely it's true.......but........ The rose of all the world is not for me. I want for my part Only the little white rose of Scotland That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart. Hugh MacDiarmid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 8, 2019 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2019 ...it's probably a good idea not to want camellia's in Scotland. That would really break the heart. That flower named Scentsation is strongly and sweetly scented, and was hybridized by a retired guy down in the SF Bay area nearby. It's back in the corner next to the Clematis armandii, which would also be a tough plant to grow where you live. I sit back in that corner on a bench some mornings drinking tea and watching the birds hopping about up in the high branches, This is probably why Scots are so much less demanding than all the spoiled, entitled Californians I live among. A hardy folk, and still in touch with their roots where you live. The only thing my guys are in touch with is Instagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 13, 2019 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2019 ...some stuff in bloom today: ^^^Fairy Blush (a small flowered camellia) ^^^John XXIII ^^^William Hertrich (huge flowers, a Reticulata hybrid) ^^^I think I called this "Yesterday" when I posted a photo of it. It's actually "Tomorrow". This is what happens when you are always in the present. You get yesterday and tomorrow confused. ^^^ a special, larger flowered selection of Clematis armandii, from Monrovia nurseries. Strongly and sweetly scented. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 13, 2019 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2019 ^^^ Holly Bright. ^^^Glen 40 (variegated) ^^^no idea of the name, I found it growing in one of the city plantings and propagated it from a root offset. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 14, 2019 Share #10 Posted March 14, 2019 This thread deserves to be pinned. Page is posting top notch stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 14, 2019 Share #11 Posted March 14, 2019 ...this has been a great year for flowers so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 14, 2019 Share #12 Posted March 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Page Turner said: ...this has been a great year for flowers so far. Is the snow pack going to hold this year? I hope those guys get water in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 14, 2019 Share #13 Posted March 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Dottles said: Is the snow pack going to hold this year? I hope those guys get water in September. ...it's quite a bit of snow, so unless it gets really warm, really fast, it will last for a couple of months up in the highest elevations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 14, 2019 Share #14 Posted March 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...it's quite a bit of snow, so unless it gets really warm, really fast, it will last for a couple of months up in the highest elevations. I heard there are some worried about this. True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 14, 2019 Share #15 Posted March 14, 2019 ...every year there's a lot of snow and rain, and the reservoirs fill up, there are some anxieties about how fast you can channel the water down into the ocean without flooding people. The anxieties are greater if the warmer weather hits early. So far it's been great, but it couild all change next week. There is a crappe tonne of water going down the American and the Sacramento right now, but neither is anywhere near flood stage. They just started dropping the discharge rates, because there's no rain in the near forecast. USGS 11446500 AMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA The Russian river almost always floods in a wet year, and it has this year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 18, 2019 Share #16 Posted March 18, 2019 ...I think everything is in bloom right now. Here are some of the last to open. ^^^Dixie Knight Supreme (don't blame me, I didn't name it). ...Queen Bee ( a very large Reticulata hybrid. Flowers are 8" across) ^^^Mahotiana Supreme ^^^ mix of Scentsation and Nikki Crisp. Very heavy bloom this year. ^^^Nuccio's Gem (still going strong). ^^^Mrs Charles Cobb ^^^a recent miniature introduction from Japan, the name of which I can't recall. <<<Senritsu Ko ^^^William Hertrich <<<C. salicifolia ( a species ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 18, 2019 Share #17 Posted March 18, 2019 Anything in blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted March 18, 2019 I am hungry for Chick fil A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 18, 2019 Share #19 Posted March 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: I am hungry for Chick fil A. Stifle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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