Zone 6-3 Garden blooming Spring 2024
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Rosarium Uetersen
Pretty in Pink
Barock
Distant Drums
White Eden
Quick Silver
Barock again
Cherry Parfait
Moonlight in Paris
Peace
Eustacia Vye
PAOK
Olivia
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Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
11 days agolast modified: 9 days agoMay I join you? Even though I'm in 8b/9a, there's only one rose blooming in my garden right now. You're making much faster progress than I am. LOL.
Rhapsody in Blue
elenazone6
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Comments (3)For the first time this fall i've planted bulbs in my pots to have bloom for the spring. I usually plant in the ground so I don't have any experience with how the winter will be on the bulbs in the pots. Do you have to protect the pots somehow so they don't freeze??? I'm in Michigan and it gets really cold here. I have planted the bulbs in a 20" in diameter pot, and have put leaves on top along with landscape fabric to hold the leaves in. I have also grouped the 3 pots together in the corner of my house. Hopefully this will be enough to keep them alive for the spring. Any suggestions would be appreciated....See MoreOT: Late spring blooms in zone 6/7
Comments (25)Your gardens are beautiful and perfectly manicured! Red Charm looks wonderful....if I had room for another peony, I think that's one I'd like. Some of the smaller purple alliums grown here, but I love the idea of five feet tall ones! I'm also a big fan of heucheras. This year was the first year that I had all return (knock on wood) as I've lost one or two most years. I have a small collection. They've been spectacular this spring...especially one called Georgia Peach. Well, having said that, I couldn't pick a favorite. Interestingly, I grow mine with epimediums, so it sounds like in more shade than you do. Day before yesterday, I planted two new ones, Plum Royale and Pinot Gris. I'm trying them in areas with a bit more sun. Snow Angel was problematic for me, but I'm hoping this time (the third go round), I've figured it out. It overwintered in a pot last year...in a more sunny area, so it is planted with more sun than most. The mock oranges look to be blooming soon here...can't wait for their fragrance now that the daphnes are pretty much done. Thanks for posting such lovely pictures...especially on a rainy day....See MoreBlooms zone 6/7
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forever_a_newbie_VA8
11 days agolast modified: 11 days ago@Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a), the color of Rhapsody in Blue is so pretty! I am surprised that you would have late bloom in your zone. This is an abnormal year, or Seattle is always like this? The Dr Robert Korns you gave me last year has become my favorite. I love its dainty flowers and musk fragrance. It lightens up the shady corner
Melissa Kansas 5b/6a
11 days agoFeiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
9 days agolast modified: 9 days agonewbie,
So happy to see your Dr. Robert Korns blooming. It's a monster, growing up to 12 feet long, but can certainly be kept down to around 6 to 8 feet. If you give it some support and train it horizontally, it will reward you with many times the number of flowers.
Roses are usually in full bloom in Seattle from mid May to the end of June, depending on the varieties. Because we're so far north and close to the ocean, we have a long cool spring. Summer doesn't start until the Fourth of July. LOL.
Here is today's photo. The pink on the far right is Aloha, and the red/yellow buds of Lady of Shalott on the left are about to open. The tiny spring heat wave (about 79F) that started today is definitely helping.
forever_a_newbie_VA8
9 days ago@elenazone6, again I am amazed at you Distant Drum! I feat I should give up seeking it after fall out of Garden Rose llc order, and canceled homedepot one. Maybe someday they will show up in our local stores.
@Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a), I really fall in love with Rhapsody in Blue after seeing your second photo. Everything looks so right. LoS should be a great match.
Pomponella is lovely, thanks much again. And thanks for recommending Aulaya. It is a great plant by itself as well as a rose companion
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
9 days agoelenazone6
9 days agolast modified: 9 days agoforever_a_newbie_VA8
9 days agoFeiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
5 days agoSome blooms today.
Etoile de Hollande's scent is unbelievable.
The most fascinating South Africa.
The bloom of Teasing Georgia is bigger than I thought.
And newbie, this one is for you. Rhapsody in Blue.
His neighbor, Lady of Shalott.
forever_a_newbie_VA8
5 days agoelenazone6
5 days ago
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
5 days agoFeiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
4 days agolast modified: 4 days agoFeiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
4 days agoSome random blooms today.
Reine des Violettes
Sheila's Perfume
Westerland
Distant Drums
Mary Rose
elenazone6
4 days agolast modified: 4 days agoVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
4 days agoMelissa Kansas 5b/6a
3 days agoforever_a_newbie_VA8
3 days ago
Susan , 7a, CT
3 days agoSusan , 7a, CT
3 days agoOnly 1 rose has bloomed for me so far - a 3 year old Claire Austin i. A container. This is the first year that I have blooms of this size and about 30+ buds about to open!
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
3 days agoKristine LeGault 8a pnw
3 days agoelenazone6
3 days agoSusan , 7a, CT
3 days ago
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