Front Yard

 Hope you enjoy the view!

Peruvian daffodil (Hymenocallis x festalis)

 

7/24/2021

Second bloom on the same plant.

Datura Missouri Marble

 A dear friend sent me two plants this 

year after I was unable to obtain some.

These are very special plants and I just

love their variegation!  

Yes, I have plenty of pollen to use on 

our second attempt to cross a Brugmansia

and a Datura.

Bloom #2

8/3/2021

The first two blooms were crossed with B. 

Shorty's pollen and the third bloom with B. 

Frosty Pink.

Then this evening when our B. Sorro opened I was

able to cross it with D. MM pollen.

This bloom I crossed with B. Frosty pink.  I also

removed the anther and once it's open so no pollen 

will touch the stigma.

Another bloom was found today 2/09/2021 and I 

just allowed it to do it's thing but I removed the 

anthers so we will see if it self pollenates.  No 

pollen unless the bees find other pollen.

The smaller second plant is starting to bloom!

9/22/2021

In my attempts to save both plants I dug them up and

put then in pots yesterday.  They still look great this

am.

B. Shorty's Variegated 2021

 

Second flush of blooms

First flush of blooms.

Hoping for a third flush this year.  She loves

the heat we have been having.

B. Shorty's Variegated Albino Sport

 

She is rooted and sitting in the

greenhouse.

7/24/2021

She is coming along nicely!!

8/6/2021

Had to move her to the brug house

due to the high heat temps and really

surprised how well she is doing.

Our Newest Hybrid

 https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4913187183769930086/928784072988335143?hl=en

A few years back we crossed the above 

and the past few days we have enjoyed

this new one.  High winds have torn her

tendrils but she sure is pretty.

She was tested in NE by a dear 

friend and she is a keeper.

This morning photos!

8/13/2021

This is the second plant we have from

the seeds we collected.  Cousin plant.

7/13/2021 ~~~ 25,000 Views

 We are one away from the 25,000 views tonight!

Thank you, we are at 25,010 this morning.

Another Day Of Cleanup!!

We got a late start, had to clean off

both roofs, house and shed.  The gutters

were half full on the shed.  More needles

on the house and only one spot without

anything.   Allen took half bucket off 

the gutters that I could blow to the 

down spouts area.  A full bucket when 

I did Sable's gravel area.

I then started to do the north fence line

and had a full bucket in a short time.  I also

had a hard time breathing so it was time

to stop!!

Tell me that these trees aren't dying??
 

It appears that every two weeks we will 

need to clean up due to these trees.

7/12/2021

I tried to cleanup today but it's just to

hot and it makes me sneeze so I'm watering

to get the area wet.

7/13/2021

Boy what a difference!   I was able to rank up

what I could and then able to vac up afterwards.

13 1/2 pickle bucket later I have my flower bed

back and the bulbs are not covered but the cough

is back and I'm having to take more meds!!

Here is the starting point.

1/4 bucket picked up for the day.

Nice to see the mulch again after raking the area!

But after vacing it's so nice now until the 

needles drop again.  These trees need to be

removed.

So far we have removed a grand total of 

19 1/2 pickle buckets off this area.

7/23/2021

More Clean Up!!