Morning pictures

[Smart Red]

I took a few photos in the very overcast morning. Here are some new additions to the yard.
Here is my address planting.

My first yellow primrose.

My first begonia flower of the year.

The amphibians guarding the new hosta bed...added a few coleus for color.

Hosta transplanted around another tree.

My two new hanging baskets.

Matching geranium urns.

And Begonia urn at the front of turn-around.

Finally, here's one of Carol Dee's lilies.
I divided them into three sets and put one in the sunny part of the hosta bed. You can also see it beside one of the geranium urns.

I also planted three hydrangea I'd gotten last fall. No sense taking pics until they've grown a bit -- lost three hydrangea waiting for their forever home.

 

[Smart Red]

Here is my fuchsia collection hanging in the shady part of Connor's Memorial Butterfly Garden:

 

[Larisa]

So beautiful and joyful, especially in cloudy weather!

 

[Nyboy]

A little piece of heaven!! I have the same cement bench belonged to my aunt.

 

[thistlebloom]

That yellow begonia is especially pretty! I could just eat that with a spoon.
Do you save them each year?

 

[Smart Red]

Yes, I save the begonia tubers. They do really well just sitting in peat in the sun room over the winter -- much better then being forgotten in the basement corner. That begonia is three years old and has a pretty big tuber.

 

[canesisters]

NICE!

 

[so lucky]

Nice pics! What's the secret to keeping fuchsia alive?

 

[Smart Red]

Nice pics! What's the secret to keeping fuchsia alive?

I'll let you know when I find out.

Actually, I keep them over the winter in the sun room. They lose their leaves like figs or geraniums and start regrowing in early spring.

 

[just2rosey]

Wow, you have a beautiful garden! I didn't know that you can over winter Begonias I think they are beautiful, but I wouldn't spend that much money on an annual. I might have to buy some of those next year.