Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Just Some Photos

There is nothing "pretty" to take pictures of in the garden, so I will have to settle for interesting instead. Well, I hope these are interesting...

New Growth on 'Bloodgood' Japanese Maple

New Growth on Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Small Frog with Patterned Skin

A Small Frog with Patterned Skin

"Hidden" Sunflower By Chain Link Fence

Sneaky Sunflower at Chain Link Fence

Small Unknown Flowers by Arbour Bench

Unknown Plant with Many Small Flowers

A Patio Is Not Just For Gardening

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16 comments:

MariaJ said...

Oh how nice...I was just going to ask you is your japanese maple outside the whole winter? I have it in pot and cellar in winter.
Your unknown flower looks like some kind of Clematis...
And of course your photos are interesting!

David (Snappy) said...

They look pretty fine to me the pictures.I try every time i go out to find new pictures or interesting ones.Like raindrops or seedheads or insects or colours.
The frog is gorgeous, love them..
Gardens should be fun places for family and friends.For visitors to admire.It speaks well of you if you take time to tend a patch of earth and make it beautiful.

Philosophical Karen said...

Maria, our Japanese maple is planted outside. Bloodgood seem to do better than the ones with wispy leaves. They must be kept sheltered from the wind, because they dry out easily. My mother has a wispy Japanese maple planted next to a south-facing wall. For winter she covers it in burlap over a wooden frame.

Anonymous said...

The Clematis is C. joiniana 'Mrs. Robert Brydon'. It is pretty coarse and definitely not a twining vine. But it always gets raves in my garden and is worth the effort it takes to attach it to the trellis I use. I wonder what it would be like falling over a wall or on a split rail fence.

Alison said...

The plants were all interesting, and your son reminds me of my two boys who often take this stance against one another!

MariaJ said...

What kind of place do you have for your maple? Is it very sunny? I kept mine in hot sunny and the leaves burnt....I had to move it to a shady place. (This is my first japanese maple)

lisa said...

Froggy sure is cute! Looks like he's posing AND smiling!

Philosophical Karen said...

Maria, this tree is over by my arbour bench, next to the fence, between the shed and the arbour. There are other trees and also tall porcupine (zebra?) grass there, which I think keep it sheltered from wind and sun.

Actually, we nearly lost this Japanese maple the first year, but it came back. Other than the new growth, it is not looking very pretty right now, but it does not seem to be in danger of dying.

Diana LaMarre said...

The Jap. Maple foliage is beautiful. Mr. Frog is quite cute, too. It's amazing how many different frogs I have seen on gardening blogs this year.

It looks like your son is having a fun time on the pation. :)

Diana LaMarre said...

oops, that's patio..........

wouldn't you know just when I want word verification to be incorrect, I get it right!

Kerri said...

What a neat picture of your son...so typically 'boy' :)
Your pictures are very interesting...always!
Aren't there a lot of different clematis? It's an amazing plant. This one is a pretty color. My Carnaby clematis had a nice second blooming and climbed well this year. I was so pleased. Even the Jacmanii is reblooming a little.
Love your frog :)

Philosophical Karen said...

Now that I know it's a clematis, I'm reluctant to remove it. (I've never had any luck with other clematis I've tried to grow.) Maybe I'll keep it as ground cover and still plant a new trumpet vine for this side of the arbour bench.

Anonymous said...

They are all nice pictures. Your son looks like he is just like my boys. Swords and ninjas seem to be popular. :)

Pamela said...

How breathtakingly beautiful! Your pics are just so clear and oh, I could just look at them forever. I've got to get a new camera...is this an EOS?

Sigruns German Garden said...

Yes, I agree with Kerri, typical boy!

Your frog is very cute. Yesterday I made a pic from a frog in Andreas garden!

Sigrun

Naturegirl said...

Love the frog image!Warrior energetic!