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For all who are suffering under the grip of Winter (Original Post) Adsos Letter Feb 2019 OP
Mmm, I needed this. herding cats Feb 2019 #1
And those long, late, warm dusk/evenings sitting out on the porch. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #2
Beautiful photo, beautiful garden! Where do you live? enough Feb 2019 #3
San Francisco Bay Area Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #6
Pretty! Solly Mack Feb 2019 #4
Thanks! I love to garden. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #7
Beautiful!!! DarthDem Feb 2019 #5
You're welcome! Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #8
Not complaining here! akraven Feb 2019 #9
24-hour daylight, and marauding moose. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #23
LOL! You'd get into it, and the nearly akraven Feb 2019 #30
That's gorgeous. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #31
Nope. Spouse did. akraven Feb 2019 #32
You and Spouse should post that in the Photo Group. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #34
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your photo is lovely! Callalily Feb 2019 #10
We're looking forward to it as well. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #22
Are those long hanging bunches of flowers Dendrobiums? lark Feb 2019 #11
Could it be wisteria? lillypaddle Feb 2019 #13
I don't think it's wisteria, at least not the type that grows in No. FL. lark Feb 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #17
The blue flowers are Royal Robe Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #18
Thank you. lark Feb 2019 #24
I wish that I could tell you the name of the azalea. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #33
Thanks, I'll hve to look this up and see if it's viable in No FL where summer goes from March - Oct. lark Feb 2019 #39
I can smell them from here lillypaddle Feb 2019 #12
Enjoy! Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #19
Just beautiful!!! I need more pictures like this Rebl2 Feb 2019 #14
I have friends who live not far from Mexico, Missouri. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #21
Your friends speak the truth...it's been sometimes brutal this winter (STLMO), worst in 5 yrs. nt SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #28
Man, I don't think I would do well there. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #38
They are exactly right! Rebl2 Feb 2019 #29
The promise of Spring! pandr32 Feb 2019 #16
You're welcome! Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #20
Oh my God that is some cozy looking yard,... magicarpet Feb 2019 #25
I was sitting out there earlier tonight. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #36
I have run out of propane again....... chillfactor Feb 2019 #26
That doesn't sound like any fun at all. Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #35
What ARE THOSE BLOOMS? Duppers Feb 2019 #27
You're welcome! Adsos Letter Feb 2019 #37

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
1. Mmm, I needed this.
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 06:57 PM
Feb 2019

It helps lift the gloom and ice that's a reality here today and remind me of sunshine, warmth and the sweet scent of wisteria blooms in the spring.

Beautiful shot! ❤️

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
6. San Francisco Bay Area
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 08:23 PM
Feb 2019

It doesn't look like that at the moment but will come springtime.

We are socked in with rain at the moment.

akraven

(1,975 posts)
9. Not complaining here!
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 09:22 PM
Feb 2019

It's 21 ABOVE!!

And when spring does arrive, my plants grow so fast in near-24 hour daylight (the veggies, too, that I can save from marauding moose).

Callalily

(14,885 posts)
10. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your photo is lovely!
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 08:21 AM
Feb 2019

We've been under a wind chill advisory for the last several days. Warmer temps today (high of 5 yippee), but now another snow system is heading our way.

Spring can not come soon enough for me.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
22. We're looking forward to it as well.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 04:36 PM
Feb 2019

I actually fed the outdoor plants on time last Fall, so should look pretty nice when blooming season gets into full swing.

lark

(23,003 posts)
11. Are those long hanging bunches of flowers Dendrobiums?
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 10:02 AM
Feb 2019

And what are those awesome blue flowers? I love flowering plants. I've grown Dendrobiums before but lately have been sticking to phalaenopsis and cymbidiums. I have my first flower spike of the year on one of my phals right now, yay. More to come soon, I'm sure.

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts)
13. Could it be wisteria?
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 11:18 AM
Feb 2019

had a trellis covered with wisteria along side my front porch some years ago. It was heaven to sit outside and read, and smell their lovely perfume.

lark

(23,003 posts)
15. I don't think it's wisteria, at least not the type that grows in No. FL.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 12:00 PM
Feb 2019

Wisteria grows on my back fence and the flowers don't look like that. Of course, there could be more than one type so maybe....

Response to lark (Reply #15)

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
18. The blue flowers are Royal Robe
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 04:32 PM
Feb 2019

also called Blue Potato Bush: Lycianthes rantonnetii 'Royal Robe' http://www.onlineplantguide.com/Plant-Details/1583/

The hanging ones are a pink Japanese Wisteria: Floribunda-Rosea https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Wisteria-Floribunda-Rosea-Japanese-Wisteria

EDIT: the bush with pinkish/red flowers at bottom is an Azalea. It usually blooms twice during the year, which is nice.

Dendrobiums are lovely!

lark

(23,003 posts)
24. Thank you.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 05:37 PM
Feb 2019

The wisteria that grows around here is all lavender so wasn't familiar with that kind. I will have to see if Royal Robe can be grown here, it is so pretty.

Where I live azaleas only bloom once a year, where do they bloom twice?, ior is there a secret to making them bloom again?

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
33. I wish that I could tell you the name of the azalea.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 03:51 AM
Feb 2019

I think it's a Bloom-A-Thon Red variety, but I've forgotten. Anyway, it's a Reblooming Azalea so it's in its nature to do it. This one's an evergreen. We named it Robert.

I live in the San Francisco East Bay Area. It will sometimes freeze here during winter, and maybe get some brief light snow on our higher elevations. Our summers can get pretty hot, and we don't normally get rain during the summer. I feed it a couple of times in summer and fall with azalea/rhododendron food, and try to remember to give it regular water.

Most of our plants thrive on neglect.

lark

(23,003 posts)
39. Thanks, I'll hve to look this up and see if it's viable in No FL where summer goes from March - Oct.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 10:24 AM
Feb 2019

and the humidity is very high. Regular azaleas grow like weeds here in No. FL. I have 2 patches - ones been there for over 40 years and the one I planted has been here for over 20 years and both bloom gloriously in the spring for a week or 2 of heaven. People who have theirs planted in full sun are already getting lots of blooms, but mine are planted under an oak trees' canopy so bloom later. It'll probably be 3-4 weeks before mine are in full bloom this year.

Rebl2

(13,311 posts)
14. Just beautiful!!! I need more pictures like this
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 11:54 AM
Feb 2019

I’m in Missouri (or at this moment I call it misery) and it’s about 15 degrees right now. This has been a bad winter for us this year. We’ve had more snow/ice this year than the 3 previous winters all together. Getting really old and it all started last mid October. We had the earliest snow for us (K.C. area) on record.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
21. I have friends who live not far from Mexico, Missouri.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 04:34 PM
Feb 2019

I'm told that it's beautiful in Spring and Fall, hot and humid in Summer, and brutally cold in Winter.

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
25. Oh my God that is some cozy looking yard,...
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 06:55 PM
Feb 2019

... it looks like Shangri-La.

Such a comfy cozy place to be to relax and unwind.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
36. I was sitting out there earlier tonight.
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 04:16 AM
Feb 2019

There are no blossoms on those plants, but I have some in pots on the porch (azaleas, cyclamen, fuchsias) that still have blossoms. It's poring down rain here, temps down into the low 40's (that's starting to get chilly for around here) and a little breezy. I just put a heavy sweatshirt on and went out and sat in a chair on the front porch for awhile.


It was nice.

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
26. I have run out of propane again.......
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 07:02 PM
Feb 2019

second time this winter...…….spring can't come fast enough for me.....living in the cold is not the best for my frail health.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
37. You're welcome!
Sun Feb 10, 2019, 04:22 AM
Feb 2019

Royal Robe, or Blue Potato Bush: Lycianthes rantonnetii 'Royal Robe' http://www.onlineplantguide.com/Plant-Details/1583/

The hanging ones are a pink Japanese Wisteria: Floribunda-Rosea https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Wisteria-Floribunda-Rosea-Japanese-Wisteria

The bush with pinkish/red flowers at bottom is an Azalea. I think it's a Bloom-A-Thon Red variety Reblooming Azalea.


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