Friday, May 21, 2010

Beds beside the paddock, part II


Now the palustris are in full bloom. These are young bushes still, just put in three years ago, so barring RRD (Rose Rosette Disease) they will only get bigger. Those are the neighbor's horses in the background.




The wild buttercups make a nice accent at the edge of the paddock (by total accident). I don't
worry about these roses being close to the horses; they are thornless and I never spray my roses.


The Purple Milkweed is also flowering. I grew this from seed from Prairie Moon Nursery last
spring and this is its first time flowering. It's more pink than purple but a beautiful color.


This bumblebee looked how I felt this morning when I took this picture: still half asleep. I'd say
this picture captures the true color of the milkweed more than the first. In full sunlight it's wine red.


16 comments:

  1. I like the way the roses look against the rustic fence, and how the blooms poke through the fence, a really lovely combination.

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  2. Those roses are absolutely wonderful against that fence. The purple milkweed is stunning. Thanks again for another little tour of your lovely property.

    FlowerLady

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  3. There is just something beautifully natural about roses and fences together, as if nature intended it that way.

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  4. Just beautiful Sweetbay! I love the roses and buttercups along the fence ... there is such a wonderful feeling of summer and country and peace and beauty. Your milkweed shots are lovely too ... not bad for half asleep! ;>)

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  5. PS Do your horses ever get to have contact with your neighbors... you might ride together or is there a place along the fencing where they can meet up and chat over the fence? If they get along that is.

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  6. Carol the horses can't visit over the fence -- not a good idea anyway because they tend to tear down adjacent fences, but they can see each other both in the paddock behind the house and in the pasture at the bottom of the hill.

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  7. Hi Sweetbay, you mean this plant is the food of the monarch butterfly? I havent seen milkweed's flower and i realized it is very beautiful umbel. Do the monarchs visit your garden?

    When we are young we have a horse but when i'm already old i dont anymore know how to ride!

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  8. Andrea, yes, Monarchs do visit here and the caterpillars eat Purple Milkweed.

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  9. Yes, roses and wooden fences go well together! Love your milkweed! I got some seeds from a fellow blogger and can't wait to see my milkweed bloom!

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  10. Beautiful pastoral scenes with your flowers against the rustic fence and green of the pasture. The bumblebee does look a little sleepy!

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  11. I love the roses on the fence line. I need to spruce up our fence a little. Your pictures are lovely as usual. Have a nice weekend. We are getting some rain, hope you are too! Carla

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  12. The fence add to the beauty of your roses! So lovely!

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  13. I'm not familiar with palustris--are they a type of rose? Whatever they are, they look lovely along the fence. I like the way you have incorporated so many native perennials on your property, Sweet Bay--they fit in so well with the country atmosphere. And the horses complete the idyllic picture!

    The blooms on the milkweed are indeed a pretty color, and I would love to plant a few for the butterflies and bees, but I don't dare. After so many years of farming, my husband would draw the line at my purposely planting these "weeds":)

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  14. Rose oh no! No Joe Pye Weed either?! :)

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  15. I think it's awesome that you have room for that many shrubs, plus spreaders like buttercups! I've grown those before, and had a terrible time getting it under control.

    I enjoyed seeing your purple milkweed blooms. I planted a couple small ones, and they seem to be thriving. I imagine they won't bloom until next year, but I'm not sure.

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  16. Rose, yes palustris is a rose, Rosa palustris scandens. It's thought by many to be a hybrid of some kind with the native R. palustris.

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