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[turbo]

Holy mackerel! That's quite the spread. We definitely do not have that kind of room. You certainly don't have to fight to get sunlight there!

Nope. The whole garden gets full sun for most of the day, and with the organic materials I've been adding, that garden (a little over 1800 ft²) keeps us canning and freezing all summer and fall. We have two chest freezers, and by October they'll both be chock-full again.

I would love to grow my own cukes. I love cucumber and hummus on a pita.

My wife likes sandwiches like that too. I'm not all that fond of chick-pea hummus, but my wife makes a hummus from canned black beans, with some lemon and some food-processed hot peppers that is to die for. I'll make sandwiches from any vegetables (radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) with that spread or just use it for a dip with crackers or corn chips.

 

[FredGarvin]

My wife likes sandwiches like that too. I'm not all that fond of chick-pea hummus, but my wife makes a hummus from canned black beans, with some lemon and some food-processed hot peppers that is to die for. I'll make sandwiches from any vegetables (radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) with that spread or just use it for a dip with crackers or corn chips.

That sounds really good. I have never heard of hummus made from anything but chickpeas. I'll have to see if I can find anything like that around me.

 

[turbo]

Here's one that looks close to my wife's concoction, though she always throws a fresh (or frozen) hot chili pepper into the food processor.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Hummus/Detail.aspx

 

[turbo]

OK, time to kick-start this thread with a VERY interesting flower. I planted some birdhouse-gourd seeds a month or so ago expecting that their blossoms would look like pumpkin or squash blossoms. Nope! The petals have little transparent window-panes in them.

Surprise again! I went out on the deck a couple of hours after I took the first picture to look at the blossoms, and the same blossom that I photographed earlier looks like this.

Which explains why the blossom that I expected to be opening was NOT opening.

Apparently (and I'm not sure of this - horticulture major, anyone?) when the gourd blossoms are pollinated, the petals fold up tightly to protect the fertilized sexual organs.

This plant exhibits some complex behavior on the time-scale of hours/days. If you have young children/grandchildren that you'd like to get interested in horticulture/gardening, this is a wonderful plant to grow. As an added bonus, during their winter vacations (after the gourds are fully dried), they get to transform them into birdhouses. Scrape and sand the gourds, drill/cut entrance holes, drill some drainage holes in the bottom of the gourds, paint or shellac them (kids would probably love the chance to decorate them with paints) and hang the gourds in branches where the wind can make them sway. Swallows and martins especially like birdhouses that sway and rock with the wind. If you like to garden and hate insecticides, these birds are your best friends.

 

[larkspur]

Roses

Mine are still blooming, but I took these shots this Summer.

 

[turbo]

Mine are still blooming, but I took these shots this Summer.

Gorgeos, larkspur! As always.

 

[larkspur]

Gorgeos, larkspur! As always.

Thanks Turbo. I saw a photo of a rose reflection on a photo website so I thought I would try it. I still didn't get it to look like I wanted.

 

[larkspur]

This is for the Texans out there

Playing around with the macro lens.

 

[rewebster]

I think that's the best one----absolutely great--larkspur

 

[larkspur]

I think that's the best one----absolutely great--larkspur

Thanks rewebster!

 

[pitot-tube]

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http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1295/picture2381weqwq3.jpg

All the above photos taken in my dad's garden

 

[Andre]

Very nice job

 

[pitot-tube]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1670/hij8uxv4.jpg

This photo is about 15 years old.

 

[larkspur]

All the above photos taken in my dad's garden

That is a lot of flowers!Thanks for sharing them!

 

[turbo]

Good thing about thistles is that I don't have to plant them. Pollinators love the blossoms, and finches love the seeds. They tend to grow around the south end of the vegetable garden, so I let them grow to keep my bees happy so they'll do a good job in the garden.

 

[rewebster]

my, my--so many good photos-----there should be a 'market' someplace for all these great photos

 

[pitot-tube]

That is a lot of flowers!Thanks for sharing them!

I thought it would be nice for my dad to see them on this site. He did all the real work growing them!

 

[pitot-tube]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6864/vfvfvfrje6.jpg

 

[pitot-tube]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1300/picture063vfrxx0.jpg

Carrying a lot of pollen on a rhododendron plant.

 

[pitot-tube]

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2038/picture04034tryia2.jpg

 

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http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9968/dswqid5.jpg

FLAMINGO WILLOW ON BOTTOM LEFT

 

[larkspur]

Late bloomers...so photogenic.

 

[Evo]

FLAMINGO WILLOW ON BOTTOM LEFT

I planted 3 of those at my old house, they are Hakuro Hishiki willows (Flamingo Willow is a cute nickname).

They grow like crazy, so the trick is to cut them back really far in the fall so that you can take advantage of the pretty pink growth as long as possible in the spring before having to cut them back. The pink is actually new leaves.

 

[turbo]

Black-eyed Susans. I know that they are as common as dirt, but I like them. In the background are grape leaves. The grapes are going to be VERY prolific this year, as long as we get enough sun and heat to ripen them in time.

 

[hypatia]

Day Lilly and Bachelor Buttons

 

[Andre]

The orchids looking neat in the sun this morning

 

[vanesch]

Yuk ! Pornography for vegetables

 

[hypatia]

Andre, they are just beautiful!

 

[Math Jeans]

To anyone who knows what this is, it is a work of beauty.

 

[tribdog]

is it a flower or an underwater creature?

 

[Math Jeans]

is it a flower or an underwater creature?

Its a 3D depth approximation from the Mandelbrot.

Notice the small blue shape in the middle.

 

[edward]

Mexican Bird of Paradise. I didn't plant it. It came up on its own (a voulunteer as my mother used to say) The seeds have to pass through the digestive system of a bird before they can sprout.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2756/1000524zp6.jpg

 

[Redbelly98]

Wow, I keep discovering awesome threads like this one.

Here are two evening primrose flowers from our yard, taken summer of 2000:

 

[tribdog]

Its a 3D depth approximation from the Mandelbrot.

Notice the small blue shape in the middle.

I'm embarrassed that I didn't get that one. I should have seen that.

 

[edward]

This one is a southwestern native plant. It is actually a cactus called the night blooming Cerus. It is commonly called Queen of the Night.

The plant for the most part looks like a dead branch of a small shrub. About the third week in June the flowers will bloom at night. By noon they are shriveled and gone.

I got a picture of this one just after sun up.

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/3644/029974r299nu6.jpg

 

[hypatia]

How delicate and lovely it is.