http://savannahgarden.net Gardening in coastal Georgia, Zone 9 Fri, 23 May 2008 17:29:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The lotuses have burst out all over (Nelumbo lutea). They are bigger and more beautiful this year. You can even see the seed pods clearly. They are impossible to photograph because you need an aerial view. Thom says I can borrow the 17' ladder. I am slightly concerned that the lotuses ... http://savannahgarden.net/projects/pond/2008/lotus/ May Dreams' notion of "Bloom Day" is really impossible at this time of year. There is too much in flower to document it all. I strolled round the garden yesterday and found more than 30 things in flower. Here's a last look at the Easter lilies. They have been truly spectacular ... http://savannahgarden.net/in-bloom-now/2008/may-flowers/ Easter lilies are out. In a surprising twist for 2008, they haven't yet all fallen over. Do they lack calcium in their diet of something that they are usually so weak-kneed? This is really just me fiddling around with my new camera. It's going to take a lot of work. Never ... http://savannahgarden.net/in-bloom-now/2008/may-bloom-day/ My favorite Lobelia, 'Crystal Palace.' Unfortunately, it won't take the heat of our summers, so it is with us only briefly. The bog has turned from yellow to blue because the Iris pseudacorus is over and the purple pickerelweed (Pontaderia cordata) is in full bloom. It's not really purple. It's a ... http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/purple-and-blue/ Sweet peas in full flower. And they are VAST--about 10 foot tall. I don't think I have ever seen them as tall as this. It must be the cow manure I dumped on the veg garden last fall. http://savannahgarden.net/plants/vines/2008/sweet-peas/ We had our first feed of beans last night. Haricots verts, I suppose if you want to be fancy, but they tasted like green beans to me. The sweet peas on the fence behind the beans are finally beginning to flower as they should. After a month of boring pink and ... http://savannahgarden.net/veggies/2008/spring-veggies/ I finally finished this over the weekend. This dragon guards the entrance to the vegetable garden. It was once much bigger and it was once a fountain (long story). Now, it merely guards the water feature. (What do you call one of these overflowing pots with a reservoir under the ... http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/spring-colors/ I’ve been tagged by Simon at The Plot Thickens. I don't know if this is some ineffably British game, or if I don't know much about blogging, but you get to peek at some interesting blogs you haven't seen before. This is the deal: Rules Link to the person who tagged you. Post the ... http://savannahgarden.net/miscellaneous/2008/tagged/ Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom,' one of Coz's leftovers. I have all too many red amaryllis, so I cherish the pink and white varieties. Of course, if I didn't move most of the bulbs every year, they might have a chance to multiply. I find that when I buy a new bulb, ... http://savannahgarden.net/in-bloom-now/2008/pretty-in-pink/ At Spring Fling I sort of promised that I would post about building the pond. I'm also still mulling a desultory conversation about creativity. I said something along the lines of my creative outlet is gardening because I'm no good at design. Which didn't seem to make a lot of ... http://savannahgarden.net/design/2008/pond-and-bog/