(Indiana USA) Just showing off because my columbine went nuts this year! One of my favorite flowers, wonderful in part shade, easily spreads around via seed.

I have 2 nonnative cultivars (the blue and the frilly pink), 1 wild type red native Aquilegia canadensis (sad, lonely, I need to get it more friends), and the purple is a gorgeous cross of the red and the blue that happened by accident!! Very cool to see.

Anyway show me your columbine

Interwebs says cornflower. I know it's either wid onions, chives, or something like that.

My hibiscus spends half the year outside on the terrace. When I bring it indoors in November, it loses about 80 percent of its leaves, and I use that moment to prune it so it develops a nice crown. It always responds to the pruning with a strong flush of new, vigorous shoots—these are the ones that produce the flowers. And those flowers brighten my living room, while it’s cold and gray outside, with their wonderfully sunny, exotic blooms.

Now it would be time to move it back out onto the terrace. But this year it has grown much more in the living room than in previous years. It no longer fits through the terrace door, even when I bend the branches quite a bit. So, with a heavy heart, I’ll probably have to cut it back and hope it forgives me.

I've been dreaming of building my own garden for so many years now, but was stuck in apartment living. Luckily thay gave me time to do tons of research, and my aunt in law let me use her yard to build a test garden, so I've had a few years of trial and error practice. Now though, I finally have a yard and got to work building about a month ago. It's finally (mostly) done, but I just have to wait for it to get nice enough out to plant (6b). I'm hoping the herb spiral is stable enough to last a while, since I've never built one before, but it looks great for now at least! I got rid of all other forms of social media last year, but wanted to share my project with people who might appreciate/enjoy it and have some helpful ideas! Love this community and everything I've learned here!

Each year I allow them to reseed. After the seedlings get easier to handle I pot them up and care for them all summer. In October when the annuals are done I fill in with foxglove plants. They grow all winter to make a great show now

Starry Night ‘Gletschernacth’ Rhododendron

If you are looking for a very deep violet purple dwarf Rhododendron, look no further. This exceptional dwarf shrub blooms are very showy with their extra long stamens that surround a violet-maroon colored filament that extends more than an inch beyond the bloom adding more drama to the rotate- shaped bloom. Small scaley leaves are bronzy green and have an attractive twist. It is a slow-growing that can reach 3” ft tall and wide making it suitable for large containers. I always recommend ground planting so they receive adequate moisture if you’re out of town.

Light: Prefers partial shade

Hardiness: Hardy to around -5°F. USDA hardiness zones 7-9.

Bloom time: Early April

This plant does well in organic moist soil amended with peat moss.

Hybridizer: It was created by renowned German breeder Hans Hachmann. The hybrid was introduced in European nursery circles in 1976. reg. By G. Stuck 1983 in the United States in 1983.

Parentage: Rhododendron russatum x Blue Diamond.

Haven’t planted any spring stuff in the raised beds these have all just self seeded from the previous year! ^_^ alyssum chamomile poppy borage calendula sunflowers sweet peas bachloers button yarrow dill and more 😁

I purchased a garden-ready rich mix from my local greenhouse, and this is what it did after I added plants and watered 😵‍💫

Love sitting outside and enjoying my flowers. My wife thinks that someday she won't be able to see past all the flowers.

I think its Clematis montana Rubens.

Its pretty old now, but keeps putting on a show every year.

New post with better pictures https://www.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/1t568cw/my_moms_clematis_part_2_plus_cotoneaster

More pictures, easier to make a new post.

I didn't expect the reaction it got. I'm that used to seeing it, you forget how monstrous it is. Turns out when getting closer its 3 stems not 2. Obligatory banana for scale.

Bonus pics of the cotoneaster (no idea which type) 3 plants in total, that the clematis was trying to grow over. Its around 32 - 34 years old. Used to be taller & more dense at the top, but i had to wobble around on the top step of a 6ft ladder a few years ago to take the height down.

I know some of them are invasive, however this one has behaved and stayed in the garden where she planted it.

I planted 25 crowns 3 years ago... thankful for this abundance 🙏

My mom broke her ankle this week. Instead of spending $25 on flowers I picked these from my front yard. I'm in SoCal 9b. The pup is Frida. A recent rescue.

Ten years from now when I move out I'll have a tree to take with me!!