What's blooming in your yard?

[GoJays]

I'm so happy, I finally got Japanese Blood grass.. after years of pining, I finally found it on sale. Regular $12.99 on for $5.00 for a litre-ish sized container. Got another perennial grass too for the same price, can't remember the variety though but it's real pretty - the blades are different shades of green (depending on the age of the blades maybe?)

[GoJays]

Ok, I also bought sugar plum heuchera

amazing frickin' color, the picture doesn't do it justice

silver sceptre sedge

a very pretty perennial grass

and tall moor grass

there really isn't a very good picture of it on google, it's really much prettier in person

[Angela273]

Can anyone tell me why many of my yellow pear tomatoes are splitting down the side when they ripen on the plant? They still seem good, but I don't know how to stop it from happening to 1/2 of my tomato crop. One of my very large tomatoes is ripening. Now I just have to wait and see if the lady at the farmer's market sold me the right plant.

[Angela273]

One other thing. I have too many yellow pear tomatoes ripening at a time for me to eat them all, but not enough to make a small batch of pasta sauce. Would it work out ok if I froze the extra tomatoes whole, adding to the bag as I go, and then later pulling them out to make the sauce and then re-freezing the cooked sauce? I'd just like a second opinion. Thanks.

[Tbites]

One other thing. I have too many yellow pear tomatoes ripening at a time for me to eat them all, but not enough to make a small batch of pasta sauce. Would it work out ok if I froze the extra tomatoes whole, adding to the bag as I go, and then later pulling them out to make the sauce and then re-freezing the cooked sauce? I'd just like a second opinion. Thanks.

Yup, that's what I did in previous years... found it easier to remove the stem part before freezing because they turn into a puddly mess once thawed...(I don't remove skin or seeds in my sauces btw)

Lots of rain can cause the tomatoes to split.... they're still good... but I'll usually remove mine from the plant at that point because if they split to the point of revealing the insides... they'll start to rot

[Patty Smyth]

I have so many yellow tomatoes this year also it's ridiculous. They sure are prolific plants. I may freeze some also if I can't eat them or give them away fast enough.

My garden is at the jurassic park stage, very overgrown right now it's crazy. Some flowers have already gone to seed. I have been pulling up ones that are spent already too.

[Patty Smyth]

These are a few pictures of the lilac bushes that are by my front step, between our house and the neighbours. They were there when we bought the house 9yrs ago. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the leaves?
From the looks of the plants I would not be surprised if we had to remove them next year.
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I am not sure from the pic but the look overgrown. Lilacs have to be trimmed pretty severely at the bottom. You should have no more than 7-10 main branches at the bottom. No little suckers.

http://gardening.about.com/od/prunin...ing_Lilacs.htm

[itsmewhoelse]

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I give up sorry for the double posts. Tried editing to add diff pics but it just kept posting. Its either the tablet or its too late, going to bed. Lol

[GoJays]

that's ok, you got two likes for them
that white lily in the first picture is gorgeous!

[toban]

Mandevilla is blooming like crazy. 8 flowers in bloom. I counted 28 buds in various stages that will be popping up soon! Marigolds have spread out (they last into October), geranium in planter is still good, as well as petunias. Tomatoes and onions galore. Rose bushes and lily's done for the season.

[GatineauGirl]

My neighbor's blooming apples, pears and grapes are blooming falling all over my yard and making my dog sick and leaving an insect heaven on my lawn. I wish they would blooming cut their trees back to their own side.

On the other hand, we have some roses peeking through. Nice surprise!

[Angela273]

The weather forecast for this week and next is cold. It is pretty likely that we will end up with an early frost and possibly early snow. I picked any tomatoes that are turning colours and placed them in a couple of boxes. I also plucked any young flowers from the plants to try and encourage the plants to mature the fruit and quit wasting energy on starting new ones. I am not certain what variety these big tomatoes are. The lady at the farmer's market just said that they would grow large yellow tomatoes, but the tomatoes are somewhat orange and not getting any darker. I originally thought that they might end up being beefsteak tomatoes, but they haven't turned red. I had to use a knife to pick them with a piece of stem today, but some of the fruit is soft, so I'm thinking they are as ripe as they will get. Here are a couple pictures. What do you guys think? The tomatoes have scarring, but I'm not concerned about it.

[TrueNorthTreasures]

Early autumn in zone 2...