Monroe County Master Gardener Association

Naida asked to post for Master Gardeners and Horticulture Club:

Milan Garden Club has too much Joe Pye Weed and Russian Sage at Hack House Museum on County Street in Milan. If interested in either of these plants let Naida know via email and I will meet you there when good for both of us. It will give you a chance to see where many of the Jerusalem artichokes from Monroe Extension were planted. They are in bloom now and our bees are loving it!
Thanks!

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Stella sent this information, thinking it maybe of interest to some of our readers:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIDEQ/bulletins/2a22602

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Stella sent a message:

thought you might enjoy the tour of my home away from home –

Make it a wonderful day.

sk

In God I trust!

Hey members!

Many improvements have been made to Toledo Botanical Garden since Metroparks Toledo took over the day-to-day operations.

Take a virtual tour of TBG to see the newest features and upgrades:

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Michele B. sent me a copy of the Mathaei gardens newsletter. She thought members maybe interested in it. The articles are all separate, so I’m listing the links for them. Also a link to the Winter 2020 publication for those to enjoy:

Winter 2020: https://mbgna.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Winter-2020-newsletter-1.pdf
Invasive plant of the week Black Locust: https://mbgna.umich.edu/invasive-of-the-week-black-locust/
This Week’s Featured Native Plant: Great Blue Lobelia You Tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZEXo75rKE
Native Plant Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/5f15b86def921800143bcdf5

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Deborah K. Sent the following for posting

She added this note:
Some of the new forms are too out there for me. If I could only have two, they would be Sunday gloves, a cream, and prairie blue eyes. I’d say Joan senior and gentle blessings but I can’t always keep them going.

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Stella sent us some photos from Toledo Botanical Gardens. She writes:

These are shots of some of the day lilies at their peak in the day lily walk at Toledo Botanical. Thought members might be interested since they are touring daylies Saturday.

Since Steve Stockford came and presented his initial plan/vision to the group, I thought this might be of interest for the blog –
Today they were putting the mulch down on the Inclusion Garden. Most all the plants and bushes are in and the water wall started flowing yesterday. They were installing half barrels that will turn like lazy Susans as well today.
Steve, who is very proud, said it is better than he dreamed!

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I just couldn’t wait for Photo Friday to post these photos. So I called it What’s up on Wednesday:

First Jennie sent me this photo of Dame’s Rocket. She wrote:
“The weed/wildflower is having a very good year. Mom and I loved seeing these thick patches along our ditch banks.”

So my garden had a photo shoot By Annie B Photography in Temperance. Some of you will notice my new vertical wall structure, that wasn’t here on last years tour. Here’s the results:

Almost as it’s end, but this is an Itoh peony

Allium

The rose that had not bloomed for 2 years, Finally, buds, and it’s loaded. Yes, it is a David Austin after all.

At Last, rose bud, I planted a Memorial Garden for those who passed from the virus and for our beloved pet Ziggy who passed as well. There are three of these rose in that garden, along with some other great items. It’s also a new addition this year.

Bud of Poppy

Poppies in bloom

Columbine

Another peony

White Bleeding Heart

Columbine

My new vertical structure. It’s to hide those brown garbage bins.

Bloomstruck hydrangea, just budding. It was very popular in last year’s tour. Planted a second in the structure

One of the structure planter areas

climbing hydrangea

Lantana

Bleeding heart

Rex begonia: Escargot

Another new addition, Proven Winners – Chaenomeles Double Take Orange (Quince). It’s a winner for sure, it reblooms and is thorn less.

Columbine

Heuchera buds

Heuchera –

The blooms of my Hellebore are beginning to seed

Bloomstruck just beginning to color

Heuchrella

The humming birds are visiting this honeysuckle

Geranium

Baptisia

closer view of Baptisia

a rose, I’m thinking it may have an issue from chemical used ,appears a bit archaic.

A bloom of that David Austin.

Lungwort, Pulmonaria

A rex variety of Escargot

Curly hosta

Helebore

My favorite of this session, Columbine

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Gail sent this information to post:
Native Plant Sales:
https://mailchi.mp/3529bbaa8c44/native-plant-sale?e=59451f14cf

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Some interesting information, via Jennie and Naida
Plants to avoid:
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/PlantsToAvoid.html?fbclid=IwAR1884f5mSB-K85GNP4EBygJVEKmG8k8fktBybL_9WWZLZPXfshe_aJvFXk

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By Gail K.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE? IS IT OR ISN’T IT ?
DAFFODILS,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty
–Wm Shakespeare, The Winter Tale
Following my most recent posts I want to share a question I had while putting the articles together….

When you look at this photo do you see a daffodil or narcissus??
What about these??

these??

My quest- search the internet & find the answer.
NARCISSUS: Latin, Botanical name for Daffodil.

DAFFODIL-March birth flower common name for all members under the genus Narcissus.

The Narcissus is a conspicuous flower with 6 petal like Tepals, surmounted by a cup or trumpet shaped corona.100’s of species. Native to Asia, China & Mediterranean; European colonist brought to the New World.

Finding terminology confusing; thanks to a web page “Dave’s Garden,” I finally grasped the concept of a “complete flower.” The outer whorl has 6 Tepals; 3 sepals & 3 petals, making the perianth. The second whorl is 1 central corona/trumpet which varies in shape & color.

I hope you see the specific parts above?.

This along with foliage, # of blooms per stem, size, color & flowering time determine “classification” of 25,000 registered hybrids.

per Webster Dictionary-
Daffodil-various perennial bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus) of the Amaryllis family esp’ one whose flowers
have a large corona elongated into a trumpet (compare narcissus-jonquil) {so that is why they are in the bulb show}

AMARYLLIS- University of Minnesota web page, good info- Species amaryllis Belladonna-from Africa, in zone 5 we see them as forced bulbs in winter. However, the genus amaryllis, includes the name “Naked Lady” and we do plant those in zone 5.

PAPERWHITES – prefer zone 8-11, minature white blooms, used in zone 5 as forced bulbs during Christmas season-

Next
JONQUILS- quail daffodils/Narcissus jonquilla family (specific type of daffodil); planted in fall- zone 4-9, display “clusters” of 2-4 small, fragrant yellow flowers per stem. In Mediterranean jonquils may be white with short tubed shape blooms.

I discovered, I have more Jonquils than “Daffodils” but I do prefer the small size & clustered look

but trust me–I did this unknowing what I was really doing……..after all, a bulb is a bulb and if the flower is
yellow with a trumpet & comes up in spring–it’s a daffodil…right?
Moving on-
DAFFODILS- relate to larger flowering versions; the trumpets being long, in various colors.

Some trumpets are ruffled

and those with no trumpet labeled as double.

again I ask–Daffodil or Narcissus???
Right or Wrong??? Does it really matter??
I hope this ditty will bring a smile

DAFFODOWNDILLY:

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
and curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
“Winter is dead”
A./A. Millne, “When We Were Very Young”

In closing: such back & forth in weather and having to maintain social distance—
this seemed most appropriate-enjoy hope to see ya all soon! g

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Wm. Wordsworth, “I Wander’d Lonely as a Cloud”

GK

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