Uncle Joy gave me a wilted Endless Summer Hydrangea last year. I think he gave up on it. I thought it was going to die but I took it home and kept watering it anyways. Winter came and it looked completely dead. However I just went ahead and cut it all the way to the bottom but left a tiny branch that seem to have one or two bubs on it.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Endless Summer Hydrangea
May 28, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Lace Cap Hydrangeas
Lace Cap Hydrangea
This lace cap hydrangea in the corner was gifted to me from Suzanna about 3 or 4 years ago. Similar to the reddish brown leaves hydrangea, this one appears to be growing slowly. I lazily sprinkled some slow release fertilizer right on top of the plant but read that the fertilizer must be mix into the soil.
Update: February 28th, 2015 - This morning I mixed slow release fertilizer with potting soil and added them to the base area surrounding the hydrangeas.
March 30th, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Edulis Superba Peony - Spring 2015 - LEFT 2
The Edulis Superba Peony did so well this year! Roughly about 10-11 blooms. This peony type have no fragrance.
I cut some of the Peonies from L2.
March 30th, 2015 - PEONY L2
April 16th, 2015 - PEONY L2
I cut some of the Peonies from L2.
Peonies - Spring 2015 - RIGHT 1
February 26 2015 - PEONY R1
March 30th, 2015
PEONY R1 - I was very disappointed in this plant. Last year it was the biggest peony bush and had the most blubs. In addition, it had more than 20's eyes in fall and winter. But I think moving it to the right side of the walkway where it received less sunlight might have irritated the plant. So I did not get much blooms this year.
Itoh Peony Kopper Kettle
Feb 26, 2015
This is an Intersectional Peony, Itoh Peony Kopper Kettle. My got it for me from Costco of last summer but all the flowers were gone. It just had leaves. I accidentally cut off the leaves in October and it caused this peony to sprout more leaves in autumn instead of spring. BIG MISTAKE! Never do that again. Luckily it didn't cause all the eyes to bloom. So I might get some flowers this year.
As of today, it's getting a tiny bit of direct sunlight (the left side fence blocks half of the sideyard) touching the edge of it. So maybe that's why it's starting to sprout compare to some of the other peonies. About 2pm the sun is covering the entire Itoh plant. Yay!
March 30th, 2015
One single bud.
April 3rd, 2015
First spring with this plant and I only got 1 bloom.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Snowball Viburnum
Date Taken: March 10, 2015
I forgot how old this plant but I think this is its second spring with me. I keep thinking that it was dead last month since there was no sign of greenery but it's starting to sprout some leaves. That's why it's important for me to document these things.
I forgot how old this plant but I think this is its second spring with me. I keep thinking that it was dead last month since there was no sign of greenery but it's starting to sprout some leaves. That's why it's important for me to document these things.
The small snowball viburnum is about knee high and had lots of tiny deadwood from the previous year. I went ahead and trim those dead branches off and detangled the branches a bit since it was growing a bit strange. Since we moved it to a new location we added fertilizer and soil to the viburnum.
March 30th, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Preziosa Pink Beauty Hydrangea
May 21, 2014
This is my pink hydrangea located left of the Sister Teresa Hydrangea. Beautiful healthy plant that was noticeably smaller than Teresa but was promising.
February 26, 2015
Early spring the pink hydrangea leaves are a lot smaller and developing much slower than Teresa. The leaves are a bit reddish brown around the edges and the branches are quite fragile. They say it's normal for the preziosa variety to turn reddish brown like that.
This is my pink hydrangea located left of the Sister Teresa Hydrangea. Beautiful healthy plant that was noticeably smaller than Teresa but was promising.
February 26, 2015
Early spring the pink hydrangea leaves are a lot smaller and developing much slower than Teresa. The leaves are a bit reddish brown around the edges and the branches are quite fragile. They say it's normal for the preziosa variety to turn reddish brown like that.
March 30th, 2015
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Sister Theresa Hydrangea
This image was taken on May 21, 2014.
Sister Theresa Hydrangea was purchased at Lowe's next to my work place. It was huge and I was super excited to purchase this plant and bring it home. It didn't have any flowers when I first bought it, but after a month or so the blooms were huge and so beautiful.
February 26, 2015
This morning I added additional potting soil and mixed it with a slow release fertilized to the base surrounding the hydrangea. When I moved the rocks around the hydrangea to add the new mixture, I noticed there was a lot of worms around the base, which verified why this hydrangea was doing great compare to my other ones. The soil must be really rich therefore helping this plant to thrive. Hopefully the new mixture will help it grow bigger this year. I trimmed the dead wood down to the first bulb that bloomed and removed a few short dead branches.
May 28, 2015
Sister Theresa Hydrangea was purchased at Lowe's next to my work place. It was huge and I was super excited to purchase this plant and bring it home. It didn't have any flowers when I first bought it, but after a month or so the blooms were huge and so beautiful.
February 26, 2015
This morning I added additional potting soil and mixed it with a slow release fertilized to the base surrounding the hydrangea. When I moved the rocks around the hydrangea to add the new mixture, I noticed there was a lot of worms around the base, which verified why this hydrangea was doing great compare to my other ones. The soil must be really rich therefore helping this plant to thrive. Hopefully the new mixture will help it grow bigger this year. I trimmed the dead wood down to the first bulb that bloomed and removed a few short dead branches.
March 30th, 2015
May 28, 2015
This plant is doing great. However, since it doesn't get much sun the blooms are taking a long time to bloom...very very VERY slowly.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Royal Star Magnolia
Just planted this guy on February 22, 2015. It's about waist high. Currently in February and the fence's shadow is shading the plant. Hopefully it can still bloom.
Houki Tree Peony
Should look like this:
Feb 26, 2015
Just bought this guy for $22.99 at Green Acres. Will transplant it to the ground once it's bigger and I can figure where to place it in my small backyard.
Feb 26, 2015
Just bought this guy for $22.99 at Green Acres. Will transplant it to the ground once it's bigger and I can figure where to place it in my small backyard.
March 30th, 2015
Peonies - Spring 2015 - LEFT 3rd
There are roughly five peonies (that's not including the Itoh and tree peony) in my small backyard. I only took a few pictures because they look about the same. This one is located on the right side (where the fence's shadow is currently covering the plants during the spring). This is my biggest root system out of the five peonies. Recently I added soil and slow release fertilizer on all five peonies. We covered them with some mulch for the past two days due to frost.
Recently I had to make the hole bigger on this one because new eyes were growing under the tarp. It seems some little bugs have been eating some of the eyes. But it looks ok and I think it will bloom. This one is along the wall of the house, in the area that will get sun during spring. About 2pm the sun is covering half of that side.
PEONY L3
PEONY L3 - No blooms even though there was a few eyes on this bush. It might be because I planted it too deep, although I still saw the eyes at ground level. I will replant it in fall and see if that will help it grow better.
Recently I had to make the hole bigger on this one because new eyes were growing under the tarp. It seems some little bugs have been eating some of the eyes. But it looks ok and I think it will bloom. This one is along the wall of the house, in the area that will get sun during spring. About 2pm the sun is covering half of that side.
PEONY L3
PEONY L3 - No blooms even though there was a few eyes on this bush. It might be because I planted it too deep, although I still saw the eyes at ground level. I will replant it in fall and see if that will help it grow better.
Hydrangeas Double Delights
Hydrangeas do especially well when fertilizers are effectively used in spring or early summer. Source
Spring 2015
This one was growing in a pot for the past 2 years. Replaced a dead hydrangea with this one in it's place. It is developing really well but might be because it was getting really good morning sun next to the pomegranate tree. Now that I moved it to the right of the big hydrangea, hopefully it will be ok.
March 30th, 2015
May 28th, 2015
This hydrangea finally bloomed (after 3 years) and to my excitement, it turned out to be a "Double Delight" hydrangea. Yes, I did not know what I have. So far there are 4 blooms on this plant.
I love the beautiful blue and each bloom is about 3 inch in diameter (which is relatively small). But since it's the first year this plant is in the ground, hopefully next year it will be much bigger.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Peonies April-May 2012
Felix Crousse peony, spanish lavendar, and dusty miller.
Bowl of Beauty
Edulis Superba Peony
In 2012 the peonies was planted against this area. Not good. Did not get enough sun to produce much flowers. Removed them and put roses instead. For some reason the rose trees worked good in this area. Probably because it's taller and could get the remaining drop of sunlight in the evening.
Bowl of Beauty
Edulis Superba Peony
In 2012 the peonies was planted against this area. Not good. Did not get enough sun to produce much flowers. Removed them and put roses instead. For some reason the rose trees worked good in this area. Probably because it's taller and could get the remaining drop of sunlight in the evening.
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