Purple Chaenorrhinum Origanifolium 'Summer Skies' Snapdragon & King Edward Yellow

Snapdragon 'Summer Skies' & King Edward Yellow
These are some of the new perennials in my garden, I finish off the landscape with double-sided castle brick edging. Snapdragon has lots of blue-lilac snapdragon-like 0.5" flowers. It is not deer resistant, but it's heat tolerant. Can you use the Chaenorrhinum seeds to grow a new plant?

Achillea Lewisii - King Edward Yellow

Smaller deer resistant plant with little yellow flowers, the leaves make a woolly mass 1-2" high, foliage is scented when crushed. Good part is it only needs minimum care, spread quickly in poor loose soil, but will decline in appearance in humidity. It is perfect for rock garden, or in pockets on a stone wall. It can be used as groundcover with interesting texture.

Easy-Care Red Pink Double Knock Out Roses

Why I pick the Double Knock Out Roses? It is the most disease resistant rose on the market, very easy to grow and do not require special care. It has stunning flower power with a generous bloom cycle (about every 5-6 weeks) that will continue until the first hard frost. All of the Knock Out Roses are self-cleaning so there is no need to deadhead. It's like plant it and enjoy it, no more hassle!

The roses name reminds me about that comedy "Knocked Up". Have you seen that movie? It's a funny one.


The Knock Out Roses are winter hardy to USDA Zone 5 and heat tolerant throughout the entire U.S. They thrive in almost every area of the country. In the coldest regions, they will need winter protection.

Habit: Compact, mounded and bushy.
Inflorescence: 1 to 5 flowers per cluster, up to 25 blooms per flowering branch.

Foliage: Deep mossy green with blue and maroon highlights and a maroon underside, distinct glaucous appearance.

Fall Foliage: Deep, lustrous purple with rich maroon undertones.
Disease Tolerance: The most disease resistant roses on the market. Black spot resistant and drought tolerant.

Flowering: Generous bloom cycle (about every 5-6 weeks) from spring until the first hard frost.

If unpruned, the Knock Out Roses can easily grow in a more, dense compact (3-4 feet) and upright fashion than Knockout’s 5-6 foot height and broad, spreading form. This sister to the Knockout rose puts a great deal into its value as a landscape rose, from its four season appeal to its natural resistance to black spot, as well as other diseases and insects. The season ending color of this rose is exceptional with its rich burgundy leaves in the fall and its bright orange-red hips to add color to the winter months. Plant them individually among shrubs, annuals and perennials in mixed beds and borders, or in large groups to create a colorful hedge. It also looks great along a foundation to provide a bright border.








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A Present for Mom

Beautiful red roses for my dearest mom
Happy Mother's Day!

Here is an unique orange yellow rose for my dearest mother-in-law, it is from my garden.
Happy a great Mother's Day!
Nous vous souhaitons une bonne fete des mère.

To all the mothers / gardeners/ bloggers / friends
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO Y'ALL!

Visiting Old Quebec (Part 3 - Final)

Waterfall in the city
City landscape


Well, it is time to go home and taking care of the garden :-)
Do you have any vacation plan this summer?

Visiting Old Quebec (Part 2)

Used to be a palace, now it is a hotel.Beautiful wall painting on the way down from the hill



Having branch at the Cafe de Paris
Saint Lawrence River

Building looks like a church
Love the flower pots on the windows.

Visiting Old Quebec (Part 1)

Visiter le Vieux-Québec

Did you see the Canadian and American flags?


http://www.quebec-travelguide.com/old-quebec/
http://acadian-ancestral-home.blogspot.com/2009/04/historic-tales-of-old-quebec_04.html

Lily photos from my mother-in-law...

Photos de ma belle mère...

I'm sending you a dozen lilies
Je vous envoie douze lys
For peace, hope and joy, meet your heart...
Pour que la paix, l’éspérance et la joie, remplissent votre coeur...

For remember that daily is a gift...
Pour te rappeler que chaque jour est un don...

Because I have an interest in you.
Parce que je m’intéresse À toi.
Thank you for the spark that you brought into my life
Pour te remercier pour l’éclat que tu as introduit dans ma vie...

To remember that you are a gift from heaven
Pour te rappeler que tu es un cadeau du ciel

I will be there when you need someone...
Pour me permettre d’être présente lorsque tu as besoin de quelqu’un...
To remember the sacrifices made...
Pour te rappeler les sacrifices faits...

And feel and the joy in your life everyday
Et sentir ainsi la joie dans ta vie chaque jour
For your continous kindness...
Pour ta gentillesse continue...

To remember that every day is a gift of God
Pour te rappeler que chaque jour est un cadeau de dieu

For your smile who brings joy in my world
Pour ton sourire qui apporte la joie dans mon univers
And be a precious treasures of life!
Et d’être un des précieux trésors de la vie!

I'm sending you these flowers...
Je vous envoie ces fleurs...

Because you are important to me
Parceque tu es important pour moi
Hope you have a Happy Mother's Day on next weekend.
Nous vous souhaitons une bonne fete des mère.

Crimson Pygmy Barberry, Barberry Pigmeo Carmesi, Berberis Thumbergii 'Atropupurea Nana'

Crimson Pygmy Barberry,
Barberry Pigmeo Carmesi,
Berberis Thumbergii 'Atropupurea Nana'

It's the most popular Japanese Barberry deciduous plant, the leaves are vivid purplish-red. It gives an excellent color contrast to the landscape, and usually used as low hedge or border. Leaf drop during winter. It's leafless to increase the effectiveness of pollination early spring. The absence of leaves improves wind transmission of pollen for wind-pollinated plants, and increases the visibility of the flowers to insects in insect-pollinated plants. Don't worry, it is deer resistant, almost care-free, only grows about 3 inches each year, and requires very little pruning. I plant it close to the windows and fence to give extra security protection/ prevent intrusion. This little beauty really bites!