Sunday, July 28, 2013




Colocasia 'bikini'  it has sent out all kind of new little pups i just love the way the leaves which are cup shaped catch the water.


Hibiscus 'kopper king' the flowers are over 10" across.


Musa 'bajoo'





Hydrangea not sure the name it was given to me.


Knock out roses started blooming again third time this year.


Hydrangea 'pinky winky' its starting to get its pink colors.

Hydrangea 'limelight' it has grown over 7' tall this year.
not sure if this is a mallow or a true hibiscus sp. it has more woody steams like a hibiscus but is perfectly cold hardy i have had it for over ten years and it comes back every year. have no ideal the name of it bought it from people selling plants on the side of the road they had no ideal.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

the voodoo lily leaf is getting so big.
this is a very large hydrangea it dosnt seam to like the heavy shade here im gonna move it in the fall.
this is a tree form Hydrangea.
This is Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky'
This is Hydrangea 'limelight'
This is the bench I made to match the chair.
This is Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' this is my big baby I have had this plant for over 15 years.
This is Hibiscus 'kopper king' the flowers on this one are 12" across. it gets its name cause the leaves are green with a copper tint to them.
The Hibiscus are starting to bloom not sure the name of this one.
the crinum lily 'Ellen Bosanquet' has bloomed.
These are my koi.
feeding time.
this is Jack he is a big boy

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

pond

Different angle of the pond.

ginger

this is a ginger Curcuma 'Emperor' great little hidden cone verigated ginger.

coneflower

this is a Double Echinacea i think the name is Pow Wow.

fern

this is a native fern not sure what the name is but gets huge almost 3 feet fronds.

Chocolate mimosa tree

the chocolate mimosa tree is growing so fast this year.

pinky winky

this is Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' it has just started blooming the fowers will turn pink then on to a maroon.

native hydrangea

this is our native hydrangea it gows wild here and has a lace cap flower.

large hydrangea

this is a large hydrangea im not sure what the name is but the flowers are cone shaped and can be almost 2 feet long and over a foot wide.

hydrangea

this is a unknown hydrangea i think its pinky winky but not for sure it was given to me.

Leopard frog

Leopard frog in the moss garden.

day lily


Hibiscus

the first Hibiscus  has started to bloom this one is Mallow 'Lord Baltimore'

cardnal vine

Cardnal vine not periennial but re seeds its self

Elephant ears

This year im trialing a bunch of new elephant ears to see which ones are cold hardy.

sangria

Colocasia 'Sangria' one of the cold hardest of elephant ears all the way down to zone 6 blue green leaves with purple to pink to deep red petioles 6' tall.

Nancyana

Colocasia 'Nancyana' also known as Nancys revenge. growes 5' tall and when mature has a cream center.

macrorhiza

Alocasia 'Macrorhiza'

elena

Colocasia 'Elena' lime green foliage,  grows 5' tall

alocasia

Alocasia 'Boa' mature height is 4-5 feet tall, wavy edged leaves, upright form.