Flower Gardens

» ThatCrazyCatLady - Blue Flower Name for Cat

In response to Blue Flower Name for Cat posted by Cottage_Garden:

hahaha It IS tough! But I knew who to come to, didn't I! FANtastic! You're truly wonderful!

I like Agapanthus - have that one on my list. I really like that Iris Mesa Pearl - Skylark's Song - how beautiful!

You're great! Thanks so much for taking time to do this, Barbara!

(((HUGS)))
Dar

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Sweet Beautiful Kitten!!!

In response to Sweet Beautiful Kitten!!! posted by Cottage_Garden:

Oh and thank you - I think she's the prettiest thing in the world - besides the other 9, that is

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» Cottage_Garden - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Blue Flower Name for Cat posted by ThatCrazyCatLady:

I am happy to help, glad you liked a couple of them!

Just in case you want to keep looking, I did do a series of articles on blue flowers -- blue flowered annuals, perennials, bulbs, natives, blue flowers for shade, blue flowers for fall color, vines, etc. But, I think it may be too general for this purpose -- great for making a list to check out for the garden and see what the plant store or catalog has to offer, but not too many specific cultivar names.

Let alone pretty names suited to a kitty cat! LOL

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by Cottage_Garden:

My little girl ended up being Bella Delphinium Sunny Skies Thanks again for the help! Oh, and I read each article and now have more plants on my wish list! LOL

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» Cottage_Garden - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by ThatCrazyCatLady:

Such a lovely floriferous name! I hope you will let me know when you post another picture of her as she grows up.

Blue flowers are irresistable in the garden, too. Enjoy!

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by Cottage_Garden:

Thank ya ma'am!

I have just a couple of blue flowers in the yard - Veronica, the speedwell sunny blue border, I think it's called. And of course Black & Blue Salvia for the hummers.

Lots of things are dieing out because of this drought we're having in Tennessee, so I'm planning rearranging for next spring. I've got a terrace garden off the back deck, and it's divided into 4x6' sections. I'm thinking instead of mixing all my colors, to maybe make each section its own color. All of it needs ammending anyway!

But for now, we're just doing rain dances and hoping the garden can make it through another couple weeks of heat until it starts to cool down and rain again

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» Cottage_Garden - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by ThatCrazyCatLady:

Yah drought is bad news. The plants will still be stressed from it next year, too, as a carryover. Let's see, there's an article I wrote on Red White and Blue Flowers ... and a series on White Flowers or Moon Gardens.

I once did a perennial planting in color bands and it is very hard to do well, takes some experimenting if you want good combinations all season long. Meaning for foliage and form as well as flowers. And which colors to put in what sequence. I decided I personally prefer a less rigid formula for color mixing -- too disciplined for me, the ultimate impulse shopper. LOL

So where's my updated kitty picture???

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» ThatCrazyCatLady - Names of Blue Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by Cottage_Garden:

AAaawwwwww Banded colors! Now that would be spectacular! But probably too structured for me, too. LOTS of what I have was given to me when my hubby was a landscaping foreman. Whatever he dug out and replaced for someone ended up in my yard. So I put stuff in wherever I had room or an empty spot.

It seems that everything I have inherited, though, is a spring / very early summer bloomer. I have some scattered stuff that blooms later, and I have a sedum Autumn Joy LOL But I need lots of late summer blooming plants - assuming there ARE some

Here's pics of the baby girl - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnhimmies/s...

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» Cottage_Garden - Beautiful Kitten

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by ThatCrazyCatLady:

WOW You don't hold back with the photos, do ya?! Soooo cute and such an earnest look sometimes. Her eyes are just beautiful.

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» Cottage_Garden - Summer and Fall Flowers

In response to Names of Blue Flowers posted by ThatCrazyCatLady:
There are lots of plants that bloom in summer and quite a few for fall.... lots of us buy in spring so that's what we have as the bloom season in the yard, but it doesn't have to be that way. Nurseries tend to be selling whatever is in bloom at the time so if you only shop in spring, that's what you'll find.

Here are a few suggestions for all season bloom...

and some suggestions for summer flowers

Not sure where you live, the choices might be a little different depending on your summer weather.

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

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