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This Gerbera is blooming its heart out! I have a connection with this one since it is the only one I was able to keep alive after years of trying. I overwintered this guy last year.

This mandevilla is supposed to form a shrub, but it sends out vine soots once in a while so I thought I might as well train the up the pergola.

Pink China EE from mail order. Says they are hardy to zone 6, but don't quite trust that. I think I'll leave it in the ground this winter anyway and see what happens.

First bloom on this one

'Pardon me' daylily

This EE is supposed to be 'black magic' with purple leaves...

The wisteria is growing nicely. Hopefully it will get to the top of the pergola by the summer's end. Hope you enjoyed your walk through my yard this afternoon. Stay cool!

so many pretties here. just wait till 16paws sees 'Pardon Me'. its a beautiful red.

Oh, I love that red mandavilla! I can't get those things to grow worth a hoot!! All the others look great, too. Must be that good dirt.

All so pretty! Didn't know mandovillas come in red also. Love it.

Love everything!!!Congratulations on keeping the Gerbera's going, they are lovely! I am going to have to get some Pardon me lily's I love Red!
Are you getting any of these storms today? Think we'll be getting something very soon.

Your doing a bang up job!!! Everything is coming along so nicely with your TLC. Nicely put together & imagine it will be prettier every year!!

Shook, thank you for the stroll. I loved everybit of it....and your new camera takes such nice photo's. That pink hibiscis is gorgeous.....cute gerbera.....and of course the everything else too.

I'm ready for another stroll anytime you wanna invite us.

ve

Everything looks great. Daylilies don't seem to be affected by the heat. In my area, most are already bloomed out. You are lucky to have such nice flowers.

Everything looks really beautiful! I'm impressed you were able to keep the Gerbers alive over winter!

I love your brown wicker patio furniture! The cushion colors go great with your plants!

What pretty and healthy plants!
what do you feed your Mandevillea? I can't get mine to flower.
My hibiscus has lots of buds but no flowers yet. I have a gerber that comes up every yr. It's planted on the south side of the house.
You have such a pretty yard makes me want to come sit a while!! tfs

I love all your pretty flowers and I really love the Gerbera flowers that you 'overwintered'! I love E.E. but I am not sure if they need sun or shade. I know they need a lot of room. Very pretty!!!
I am going to try and overwinter my Geranium plant I rec'd as a gift for Mother's Day. TFS!

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Love 'em all. Soooo nice. Great job!

My mandevilla is a pink one this year. I've had a red one and last year I had a pink & white striped one, but lost it over the winter.
Very nice gerb...mine all dried up in the heat this year.

Thanks for the pics.

Thank you everyone for your compliments!

Vera, I am enjoying the new camera. Wish I had time to take more pics! I'll try and get out there more often. I, too, love to see others' flowers.

Thumbie, we missed out on the storms you got. They seem to travel through the middle of the state and veer north just as they are about to reach us.

Silly Bird, I don't do anything special for my mandevilla. That particular one is very happy. I bought another one this spring and that one just died.

Beautiful garden and blooms. Your sitting area looks like the perfect spot for a cool drink.

Everything looks so pretty and healthy. Love the red Mandevilla and the Gerberas bring out the color of your patio seating.

My "Black Magic" EE''s get blacker the more sun they get. The new leaves tend to be greenish.

that is so dramatic, z9. and look at those blooms on the peace lily. now thats a happy plant.

Your plants look great Shook! My mandevilla is growing...just not blooming. It will probably bloom about the time I have to put it in the garden house for the winter.

I love all of the reds and also your furniture!

zone9, I was going to say the same thing. I've had Black Magic several times and it was much darker than shook's. Also, I've never seen them grow as large as the basic green ones I've had, which can grow to 3 or more feet for 1 leaf!

This year I'm trying Hilo but it's not as large yet either.

Shook...all so pretty! And wow, your hibiscus blooms early...that's the perennial one, right? Mine rarely blooms before late August.

BTW, I don't think I'd risk leaving those EE's in the ground at zone 6. They will probably freeze or rot before spring. Maybe others here will advise you differently and have had different experiences?

Wow zone 9, those EE's are dramatic. I've never grown them but I like them a lot. My hibicus has bloomed this week. Got a new dark red one last year and it survived and has quite a few blooms. The old pale pink one is hanging on but I don't know if it will bloom.

Z9, now THAT is what I was hoping mine would be. It does get full sun, but is in a well-drained area. I think they need lots of water, so that may be why mine are green.

Oh geez, mine get sooo much water it's ridiculous and if they don't they start to fall over. EE's love lots of water, I actually think they would grow in standing water when it's this hot, like my banana plants.

Oh and they like MiracleGrow too.

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I've put EE's in pots right in my water garden and they do just fine. Cannas too.

I know that's why my cannas aren't growing...not enough water. I have to move them this fall.