Monday, August 20, 2012

Flowers and Fruit

Mid-August, the flowers still bloom, fruit ripen, becoming juicy. 
It often rains, the sun seldom appears, the temperature is lowering.
 In my garden roses bloom the second wave, are not afraid the rain and chill.

Bluehead (Еryngium), Lobelia, Hydrangea "Lime Light", Potentilla, Stonecrop (Sedum) and Echinacea delight the eye with their colors.
 

Finally lilies and daylilies began to blossom.

High Impatiens and white dahlias grow next to the Tuya.

 

Sea buckthorn fruit also grow. These yellow berries are full of vitamins, but are sour.
 Apples grow, redden. I always wonder how can 5 or 6 apples  grow in one place of thin branch ?

39 comments:

  1. Beautiful photographs, fantastic flowers, colours of flowers unusual. I am greeting

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  2. You'll get some nice harvest! Lot's of beautiful, blooming flowers and colours.

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  3. You are lucky to have daylilies this late in the season! Is this their first blooming? Mine have finished long ago and I miss their cheery colours in the garden. I love the sight of those apples with their rosy blush, it means they'll soon be ready to eat :)

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    1. Rosemary, yes, it is! Finally daylilies began to bloom. The apples soon will ripen. Thank you!

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  4. Hi Nadezda
    Aren't your roses just lovely??? I'm so glad you have some that bloom twice.
    You probably know this but the Sea Buckthorns can be pressed to make a very very healthy juice!

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    1. Astrid, I make the Sea Buckthorn juice and jam if I'm hurry to collect the fruit because the birds very quickly eat the berries, they love them too! Thank you!

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  5. Yes, it's time for the last of the autumn perennials to flower. There are only Michaelmas daisies to come in my garden. I have all of yours and they are a wonderful sight, an abundance of colour to gladden the heart.

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    1. Our climates are very similar, Frico, except winter, ours is more colder than yours, I guess. I would be glad to see your autumn flowers too.Thank you!

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  6. Your apples look delicious! It is so strange to think of it being so nearly autumn with you. I hope you ahve a little more sunshine before the weather really changes. Christina

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    1. Thank you, Christina! So do I,the plants and the people need sunshine .

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  7. Look at all of those beautiful blooms. They are liking the rain and cool weather. The roses are so pretty Nadezda

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    1. Lona, all my plants are hardy, they used to live in cool weather, there are no tender flowers. Thank you!

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  8. Hi Nadezda, It was very chilly this morning when we got out of bed. Fall is definitely in the air! You still have lots of pretty flowers in these final days of August. I have never tried buckthorn berries. Do you eat them raw or cook them in pies or jams?

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    1. Yes, fall is coming, it's pity, summer is very short! The buckthorn berries are sour, not everyone likes them to eat raw. Although is said they have lots vitamins. I cook the jam, adding more sugar.

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  9. Beautiful photographs, fantastic flowers. I am greeting

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  10. Well, you may not be able to grow fuchsias, (as you mentioned on my blog) but you've got many other gems to flaunt. They're all very beautiful. Could you email me more about your High Impatiens? I collected seed from a plant in a landscape in a neighboring town. I tried sowing a few of the seeds but they haven't germinated which makes me think they need to winter over first. Do you collect the seed or buy new plants each spring? I'd love to know more. Thanks!

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    1. Hi, Grace! Thank you for "gems to flaunt"! I sent you email about Impatiens seeds.

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  11. Nadezda I have to comment on the Seabuckthorn ! I took them as supplements (although I didn't notice a change, I thought they had to be good for me ? LOL) so wow ! you are able to grow them in your garden that is wonderful !
    You have so many pretty flowers .. that rose is a gorgeous one though .. what is its name ?
    All of those apples : ) it is amazing that they can grow on such a delicate branch isn't it ?
    You have quite a bountiful harvest of flowers and fruit to enjoy !!
    Joy : )

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    1. Joy, Sea buckthorn has a feature: one tree must pollinate another fruit tree. The pollinator won't have berries. I have 2 trees with berries and one pollinator tree.
      If your neighbors are already growing a pollinator then you can only have fruit tree.
      This hardy rose is "Anadia" bred by Meilland, has deep pink-pearl color.
      Thank you!

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  12. Nadezda...you have the most gorgeous flowers I've ever seen! I bet you work very hard to keep them looking this beautiful!!! I'm sure if I could see your thumb it would be green...smile...

    Hope you are having a blessed day!!
    Gert

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    1. Gert, you're right! My fingers are sometimes green or dirty, but I love my garden, what can I do? :)) Thank you for stopping by!

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  13. I'm impressed with how well your roses are holding up with the rain! Some beautiful blooms and produce to boot!

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    1. Indie, I chose the rose remembering our cool and raining climate. This "Anadia" by Meiland is very hardy with rain and frost, I've never seen its flowers fallen with rain. Thank you!

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  14. So wonderful flowers and pictures! The lillies a great!
    This year we have a lot of blackberries! When we're back, I'll have a look at our apples and pears.
    I hope that by the stormy weather in recent days, not too many apples were torn down.

    Have a nice WE!

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    1. Meggie, some of our apples have fallen when was very strong wind, but lots of them are still on the tree. What do you do with blackberries? we have no these berries here. Thank you!

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  15. Nadezda..hi...I have a question, if I would bring a plant in for the winter that has been outside all summer, should we spray it with something to be sure we're not bringing in any bugs?

    Would love to hear your comments on this.

    Blessings,
    Gert

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    1. Gert, I think you need to clean not only the plant, but also the soil in which you will bring in for the winter. It will be better if you use soil from the garden center in a сlosed bag. It is necessary to examine all the leaves and roots, to this plant does not infect your houseplants by aphids, mites, fungus etc.
      I store the garden plants (calla, canna, begonia, pelargonium, etc) separately from houseplants.
      Blessings!

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  16. Hello Nadezda (po naszemu Nadieżda), thank you for comment in my blog. Lovely photos, potentilla fruticosa is one of my favourite plants. Greetings from Paland and sorry for my English:)

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    1. Arek, I'm glad you liked my plants and photos. You blog is wonderful! Nadiezda.

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  17. Hello Nadezda, Thank you for stopping by my blog. Your garden is absolutely delightful. I will be looking back through your older posts to do some catching up.

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    1. Thank you, Tracey! I think you'll like something!

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  18. Your photographs are always so beautiful. I have too many weeds now, but the roses are starting again.

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    1. Karen, you have too many fresh fruit now, not weeds! Thank you!

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  19. Hello again Nadezda girl ! I wanted to thank you for stopping by my shadow shot post and for letting me know about "Anadia" .. now I am VERY curious about the two roses on your bottom bar .. the white one and pale pink one .. they are gorgeous ! .. I have had a bit of trouble with black spot .. due to this unrelenting drought .. they suffer from all sorts of wicked things .. I can't wait for Autumn !!
    Joy : )

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    1. Joy, these are the pink Canadian (!!)rose bush "Martin Frobisher" and white one "Margaret Merrill", it's very high rose with dark green leaves. They both are resistant to black spot and rot diseases. Only aphid worries them. One minus is that these roses poorly resistant to rain.
      About my Canadian roses I told here:http://northern-garden.blogspot.com/2012/07/roses-bloom-in-north.html.
      Have a nice day!

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  20. Dear Nadiezdo!
    Am I dreaming? And maybe I'm in paradise?
    Wonderful pictures, fantastic flowers, delicious fruit ...
    Ah, but I dreamed ...
    Lucia

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    1. Thank you, Lucia-Maria, fall is coming, fruit ripen.

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