What Grows in your NH Garden? (Merrimack, Warner: fit in, best, tree)

[lisa g]

Thank you! What a nice offer. Catmint is beautiful too - found it but didn't buy it (at Ponemah Farms nursery in Amherst) when I saw it, and haven't found it there or anyplace since. Nice that it seems to wax with summer rather than wane like lots of Spring plants.
The purple flowers I was talking about were in the last of the 3 pictures- not the catmint/columbine photo. Maybe they're really blue? I see them everywhere but have no idea what they are.

[Valerie C]

Yup, it's an old thread...

So people, what's blooming in your gardens on this beautiful week in May? I brought my tea outside this morning and looked around a bit....

In bloom right now, my azaleas are blooming like crazy. The ones I have were very overgrown, and bare on the inside. I cut them down to the ground 2 years ago, and thought I lost them (very few leaves, didn't look like any buds till a week ago then POP! Instant color!)

Lilacs are just beautiful, should stay good another week (?) as long as rains hold off

Bearded Iris are just starting...

Lily of the Valley is going strong.

Creeping phlox are still full color, but starting to fade a bit...

Bleeding Heart is looking better every day

Rhododendron are just beginning to open, next week they should really start to pop

All the herbs are up.... chives just starting to flower, oregeno is up and starting to spread. Tarragon didn't do well this year, need to plant more. Thyme is creeping, looking good. I'll fill in with basil in the next week or two (very sensitive to chilly nights)

Mint is just starting to emerge... (got to pull some roots--I think a little got away and into the herb area... )

What grows and is blooming in YOUR gardens???

[BF66389]

I've got some wild Pink Lady's Slipper Orchids up by our stone wall...pretty neat!

Also got some blueberry and raspberry plants to plant.

Really behind on the garden...Oh well- will go all out next year.

[lisa g]

My climbing hydrangea is doing VERY well. Planted it to climb up a pine tree last year. This year it is huge and wrapped around the trunk and even has buds! Also planted virginia creeper climbing another tree since there was none on my property, it is shooting straight up - now about 7 ft tall. Clematis also thriving on my mailbox tree. I really like vines ; )

Lilac is not flowering in its second season, probably needed fertilizer, phlox flowering and euonymous (sp?) happy but not clinging to its tree as I hoped it would.

In the garden I have some bearded iris, daylilies, roses, catmint, some kind of succulent and a couple other perennials I can't remember the names of. Also planted some periwinkle (vinca? myrtle?) last yr which is spreading nicely and some hostas & primrose here & there under the pines. The pink lady's slippers are up - and i have been trying to keep my dogs away from them!

Will likely move the huge azaleas/rhododendron/ewe soon. Will see whether they survive being moved or not.

Still haven't figured out a sunny area for a veggie garden.

[notdancingqueen]

Our lilacs are growing like weeds! We thinned some trees last summer in order to give them more sunlight and they are responding beautifully.

There were a lot of things planted here when we bought the house, so I have had fun seeing what they look like in bloom. Purple leaf sand cherry is blooming, as is the red leaf barberry. Both are pretty!

The apple trees and crab apple trees are blooming.

Daylilies are up and full and lush - no blooms yes, of course.

I started basil, oregano and thyme in the house, as well as radishes, bush beans, and carrots - they are doing great and almost ready for transplant.

I figure I can sow cukes and lettuce right into the soil -it's not to late, I don't think. Anything else I can sow directly this weekend or very soon?

Thanks!

[NH2008]

All of our plants are out, bushes are starting to bud, apple trees and blueberries are in flower. Seedlings are planted: tomatoes, chard, two kinds of pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, watermelon, cantelope, pumpkin, green beans and kohlrabi. Basil, parsley, cilantro, dill, rosemary and chives are in planters. Seeds are starting to sprout: lettuce, beets, radishes. My melons and pumpkins, which were started inside and doing great, look really pathetic, I'm not sure why - the seedlings that are still in the plastic tray are thriving, so it's not the climate. Some of the tomatoes don't look too hot either. Still have to plant cucumbers and lima beans.

I noticed some white fuzzy stuff on the underside of some of the leaves on a big tree - sort of like white down. Any idea what this could be? We have had tent caterpillars but not on that tree I don't think...

Also, any advice on the melon situation would be appreciated! These are geared towards a cooler climate ("Minnesota Midget").... Thanks!

[notdancingqueen]

I read that cukes and tomatoes need warmer soil and shouldn't go into the ground for another few weeks yet -- not sure if that applies to melons, though. Surely not pumpkins?

[notdancingqueen]

Some of what's blooming around here last week...

[NH2008]

I don't know what happened to our melons - it's like they were allergic to something in our soil or something. They take up so much room that I can live with that loss. I hope I didn't plant the tomatoes too soon though...

[StAcKhOuSe]

i got cannibus growing out my garden