#growing now

Each day I have a favorite section of my property I enjoy to walk in.  Someday’s you will find me weeding and others I’m just walking taking photos and enjoying whats growing.  Today for Week 8 of #GrowNow2015 I’m going to share with you my late evening of weeding and taking photos in the light rain.

Growing Now in My Back Gardens Near The Greenhouse

Tonight it is a humid but cool evening in the garden.  The mosquitoes were just starting to come out as it started to sprinkle.

Walking Out The Back Mud Room Door Into the Garden.

As you walk out the back door of the mud room of our home to the greenhouse growing area I enjoy to add a few containers up in the hosta plants along that walkway.  This year I’m enjoying the container of begonias. (image below)

I love this Begonia – In a Container out Mud Room Door

  I wrote about this begonia on my site earlier this year because I was concerned how it would come back when I could place it outdoors.  This is the Gryphon Begonia that I have wintered over in my greenhouse and indoors for the past two years .  I’m so thankful I did because this year I couldn’t find it anywhere locally to add to my collection.

OakLeaf Hydrangea 

Not sure what I love most about the Oakleaf Hydrangea.  Could it be the structure of the shrub, the beautiful large blooms or the amazing variation of the leaves. After the plant was ‘zapped’ last year after a hard winter I was scared it would never be the same. This year it is showing off some amazing blooms and almost the size it was 3 years ago before I had to cut it all the way back to the ground.

Lilium (Oriental Lily)

I added these lily bulbs to my garden the year I found out my sister in law has brain cancer.  They are growing strong just like she is .. survivors for sure.  This lily is doing outstanding even with the crazy weather we’ve been having this year in the garden.

What’s Growing Now in Bren Haas Garden Week 8 : First of the Dahlias

What a treat… the week I’m featured on Beth Billstroms GrowNow 2015 Blogging Event the first of the 30+ Dahlias are blooming.

What’s Growing Now in Bren Haas Garden Week 8 – First Rose of Sharon Bloom

The first bloom on my Blue Chiffon Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus by Proven Winners.  I started this plant in my back garden about six years ago.  It was one of the first shrubs I added to my garden landscape around the greenhouse.  This variety of rose of sharon does not drop seeds like the traditional shrub.

In The Raised Beds 

It’s a little messy back in the raised beds mostly because of all the rain and flooding we’ve had. Look close near the back of the landscape and you will see a few thistle weeds as tall as my lilies.  A few years ago I would have NEVER shared a photo with weeds in it but today I realize no garden is perfect …. at least a garden that is working and lived.

What’s Growing Now in Bren Haas Garden Week 8

What’s Growing Now in Bren Haas Garden Week 8

The butterfly daises are blooming and shaping up the way I love them.  I bought these at the Owens Community College plant sale this spring.  Love the white Echinacea  that I started from seed last year.

Boo must smell the garter snake I saw slither across the pathway earlier. YUCK!

  Petunias and Eggplant

Strawberry Blooms Next to the Sweet Potato Container Planting

Not Sure WHY … the Bok Choy is flowering in this newly planted bed.

What’s Growing Now in Bren Haas Garden Week 8

I’m so thankful for my tropical hibiscus… they put on a beautiful show most of the summer and grow amazingly in just about any container I add them too.

It has been so much fun seeing what everyone is sharing each week from their gardens on blogs and social media. You should join in on the hashtag #GrowNow2015

— Handy Helen (@HandyHelen) July 2, 2015

Hard to believe it is Week 7 of Beth Billstroms GrowNow 2015 Blogging Event. It has been so much fun seeing what everyone is sharing each week from their gardens on blogs and social media. You should join in on the hashtag #GrowNow2015

This Week Growing Now In My Garden

It is July 3rd – I’m a day late sharing so I hope I don’t disappoint by posting as many photos as I can in 15 minutes.  I’m going to share today in the garden around my greenhouse. In my raised bed back around the greenhouse I’ve got volunteer dill herb growing around my chive and tomatillo plants.  I LOVE IT!!!!  Rub the leaves on this wispy grower and it smells amazing.  I can’t get enough of that so I’m going to leave it growing where it is.

Boo Kitty found the purfect spot to take a break in the photo below.  I’ve noticed some Japanese beetles have arrives on my rose of sharing and perennial hibiscus in this back corner.  I need to go check my beetle traps.

White Pine I started From A Stick

I love this conifer .. .growing along the wood-line edge near the greenhouse.  I started this white pine tree from a stick about 8 inches long back in 2007.  Its so exciting to see it stand over 7 feet tall now!

The Rose 

I need to run back to the greenhouse trellis and share the name of this one… it is lovely and newly planted as of last year when I lost 3 of my climbing roses after the hard winter 2014.  This one keeps giving blooms.  I need to do some mulching after the flood waters came up.  Most of the mulch got lifted and moved out to the river over the last few days.

Over about 10 feet from the rose…. I moved a sedum that was hiding under the Joe Pye Weed along the back of the garage.  It seems to love this part shade area near the weeping conifer @whadyacallit gave me a few years ago.  I love how Boo Kitty ( and the other kitties) are so very careful not to step on my plants.

  Below are a few of the daisies growing along the fence border around the greenhouse / raised beds. That morning glory weed just keeps on coming back even with mulch in the beds… it is very frustrating.

Speaking Of WEEDS ..  LOTS OF POISON IVY 

DO NOT pull weeds without gloves on and also evaluating the area for poison ivy.  If you spot poison ivy and are allergic to it like I’m I recommend covering all skin ( arms, legs and hands) before removing it.  I cut open the plant leaving about 10″ above the ground and painting brushing Round-Up on it.  I’ve had to go to the hospital because of this weed so I MEAN BUSINESS when it is spotted.  It must be removed!

  Lilies In Bloom It’s funny that 14 years ago I thought Ditch Lilies ( orange ) were the only lilies that grew in the country. Today I have got many different varieties growing in my country garden. The 2 featured below are ones I grew from a small starter root.

In the photo below is a hydrangea I bought back in my suitcase from Garden Writer event in Arizona back in 2012. It as a tiny 2″ root ball in a plastic bag. I’m not sure what variety it is but just look how amazing it looks today back by the potting table at the greenhouse.

All time favorite Hydrangea and it is time to prune the blooms so new ones arrive – only on the Invincibelle Spirit Hydrangea. I LOVE THIS!!!!

Come Again Hydrengea – Invincible Spirit

I’ll be back in this veggie garden most of the weekend weeding, deadheading roses and spreading some new mulch. It is so peaceful back here along the wood-line of our property.

Until Next Time …..  I hope you get out in the garden and share on #grownow2015 ! 

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I’m excited to be a part of the Growing Now Garden Tour hosted by Beth Billstrom at MoreThanOregano.com .This is my first post in this blog event so I hope you will subscribe to my site to find out what will be blooming next week.  You can follow the shares on social media at #GrowNow2015 .  Today I’m excited to share two of my favorites growing in the garden today and some…