Also, too… One section is doing great, no problems. Just down the fenceline, they are all being eaten by bugs! The ones being eaten are under a big tree.

Any suggestions? I’m just going to let them go and see what happens, I think, barring any great advice (I don’t want to use chemicals in the yard, though).

FYI, genus Geranium/aka Cranesbill is the true geranium. The photo above is an example. The indoor/outdoor more showy “geranium” is the genus Pelargonium. They are both members of the Geraniaceae family. I have some Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ in my garden and it’s just fantastic. BTW the Latin names above should be italicized, but I don’t know how to do that. ::sigh::

Never heard of DYF, but that’s a good one. We do refer to LGB’s though (little grey birds).

We don’t have the GOOD kind of dandelions. Ours are true weeds!

The GOAL is that they reseed themselves for next year. They are on a particularly barren length of ugly fence (there are other areas of fence hidden by massive trees and other things, which is good. Probably 20′ of fenceline is disguised by my pink roses alone!). Also, too, once established this year (from seed), maybe next year they will get an earlier start in their climb.

I wonder if our cool June has slowed everything? Or, is it just that I’m impatient (love impatiens, too! Granny used to have them EVERY year!) and want some color NOW. I have the roses, but they are already withering a bit. The pink ones, especially. Very papery and they drop their petals in just a couple of days, but leave behind hearty greenery for the rest of the summer. Not good as cut flowers at all. The red roses are a complete surprise to me… I didn’t notice them at ALL last summer (my first in this house). Where WAS I last summer?

Discovered just a couple of days ago: RASPBERRIES on another patch of fence! The plant is crazy with fruit that I and the neighbors hope will grow big by mid summer. Neither of us knew about them. Previous owner kept cutting the bush down, so it didn’t flower last year. AND, there are smaller Raspberries further down the fence! These act as a great “coverage” item, as well.

Honesty: I’ll try to root some MG’s. To my mind, that fence can’t get covered fast enough.

I’m totally into gardening this year, where last year, I did minimal outdoor work. I think it has alot to do with being laid off… MUCH more time on my hands to pay attention further than cursory mowing just to keep the City from knocking on the door. Last summer was a VERY hot one and I have no A/C. Working outside just wasn’t appealing after a long work week.

The last photo is particularly striking. How did you spot it? Your eye is amazing!

Canon Digital Rebel XT w/ 100mm macro lens. I have my eye on a new camera though…. dreaming for now. AKM

… Everything is covered in snow, but you can see vast expanses of evergreens and birch, and would possibly kill for one damn greenhouse maple.

… Everything is covered in snow, and it’s too dark to see, anyhow

… The snow is gone, and the ground vegetation is dead

… The ground is covered with mutant exploding green stuff, and the air is filled with mutant mosquitos the size of frisbees.

… Acres and acres of fireweed. I form a tentative hypothesis that the reason for Alaska is to produce fireweed. The hypothesis fails peer review, but I’m still partial to it.

Just a little FYI : If you have a few established plants (with this Moonflower variety ) and want to get the fence covered ‘ quickly ‘…you can do cuttings off it to start more plants so that the fence covers faster. Just cut some of the ‘runners’ from the end (maybe 2-3 feet )and stick the cuttings in plain water. If left in the water after a few weeks they will develop the little tiny white feeder roots (sprouting from where the leaves attach to the vine ) It’s basically foolproof. They root basically every time. Once you get enough roots you can transplant to the ground.

I have done many cuttings and started plants to give away to friends who like them. Just keep the water fairly clean and fresh so you don’t get algae and rot.