From Gardening To Photography

Adonis amurensis

2009-02-22T20:21:00.004+09:00

Adonis amurensis. I fell in love with this plant a couple of years ago from a picture. Now when I have it I do hope it likes my garden and conditions. Adonis amurensis blooms very early in spring and has the most gorgeous texture of leaves and flowers.

Jasminum polyanthum

2009-02-09T00:14:00.006+09:00

Jasminum polyanthum, a little prelude to Spring. Wonderful fragrance! In the garden, Jasminum polyanthum can become a nuisance smothering everything on its way. It is a very vigorous evergreen but waiting for Spring I couldn't resist one as a temporally houseplant.

Dreaming of Spring

2009-01-29T19:19:00.003+09:00

Spring bouquet...

L.D. Braithwaite

2009-01-26T11:27:00.005+09:00

Looking thru my picture albums and having some fun with the Photoshop. Rose L.D. Braithwaite, a beautiful crimson.

A Happy New Year!

2009-01-09T15:24:00.003+09:00

Sake barrels at Dazaifu Shinto Shrine. I often wondered if they were full... apparently not according to the safety laws.

Fen Zhuang Lou 粉粧桜

2008-12-30T15:44:00.003+09:00

China Rose Fen Zhuang Lou (粉粧桜, フェンツァンロ) still going strong in December.

'Dainty Bess' in December

2008-12-29T18:14:00.005+09:00

I still have a few roses flowering here and there, a bonus at this time of the year. Dainty Bess,HT has most gorgeous buds.

Saffron

2008-11-11T20:44:00.003+09:00

A little fall beauty, Safron Crocus, Crocus sativus.

More Saxifraga fortunei

2008-10-23T07:19:00.004+09:00

By now Saxifraga fortunei are almost all in bloom. Really pretty little flowers. More suitable for cooler climates but still hope to do better next year.

Saxifraga fortunei （大文字草）

2008-10-13T21:29:00.005+09:00

Saxifraga fortunei, Hannai.

Daimonjisou（大文字草）

2008-10-08T22:09:00.004+09:00

A little new beauty, Daimonjisou （大文字草） (Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobata) "Benibotan".

Red...

2008-09-29T18:16:00.006+09:00

Managed to grow these from "Red Mix Seed". Lobelia cardinalis?

Fuchsia

2008-09-27T22:42:00.005+09:00

Love Fuchsias! So many beauties out there! But this is the only Fuchsia cultivar that survives our hot and humid summers. Have had it for about 15 years.

Oklahoma...

2008-09-26T20:09:00.004+09:00

It was going to be a picture of rose, Oklahoma... a beautiful and fragrant (!!!) HT. Well, somehow some Noritake China got in a way. ;)

Clematis florida 'Alba Plena'

2008-09-25T19:58:00.005+09:00

Clematis florida 'Alba Plena' is not an easy plant to grow but when it finally blooms it is worth all the trouble. I have four plants that "wilt" suddenly especially on a hot day after the strong rain. Very common weather pattern here. Well, last couple of days I have been lucky: the blooms are still here. :)

Alps summer 2008

2008-09-14T15:27:00.005+09:00

From Italian side, Mont Blanc ("White Mountain").

Second flush

2008-08-06T20:25:00.004+09:00

Some Clematis as Gravetye Beauty and Etoile Violette have nice second flush of blooms: these were trimmed back on June 27th.

Chojagahara's wetland

2008-07-28T22:31:00.003+09:00

Chojagahara's wetland, Oita Prefecture.

Kuju Lavender

2008-07-27T21:32:00.003+09:00

Lavender field in Kuju.

DA & Fuchsia

2008-07-17T22:37:00.005+09:00

DA "Pat Austin" and fuchsia from cutting. This is the only fuchsia that survives our hot and humid summers. Got the mother plants decades ago and this baby is less than one year old. Pat Austin beautiful in spite of the heat. One day combo...won't last longer because of the high temperatures.

Hot and humid

2008-07-10T22:12:00.005+09:00

The garden is tired from heat and sauna effect. The blooms do not look the way they suppose to look. The colors are off and most of the flowers are spotted. However, there was one beauty blooming after the last rain. Cutting of C.Miss.Tokyo? Actually not sure.

'Midget Blue'

2008-07-03T22:37:00.004+09:00

Clematis 'Midget Blue' blooms again. Pretty petit flowers. Very compact plant, unusual in my garden where everything tends to get huge.

'Shirayukihime'

2008-06-29T21:42:00.004+09:00

Clematis 'Shirayukihime', I had to cut off the flower to take the picture. Most of the vines withered earlier in the season leaving two that have blooms high in the sky...

Tokage

2008-06-27T20:21:00.003+09:00

My gardening friend, there are a few around. Small lizard, tokage.

'Entel'

2008-06-22T11:09:00.004+09:00

'Entel-Tentel-Trikatrei-Uhtsi-Kaaru-Kommerei" Estonian nursery rhyme and used by Uno Kivistik to name some of his Clematis plants. My 'Entel' only seems to luck the color it is said to have...

'Aotearoa'

2008-06-20T19:19:00.004+09:00

Clematis "Aotearoa", very good violet-blue Clematis from New Zealand. Floriferous and does well in the shade.

Kaaru

2008-06-17T08:09:00.005+09:00

Clematis Kaaru. I thought I lost it (and misplaced it) and here it is coming back stronger than ever.

Rain....

2008-06-15T23:13:00.004+09:00

.... drops.

A ray of sun

2008-06-12T22:04:00.003+09:00

Clematis 'Victoria'.

Rainy Season

2008-06-11T18:45:00.003+09:00

...has begun! :( It will last for a month or more.

Clematis pitcheri

2008-06-09T22:05:00.003+09:00

Two years ago I went for a meeting of JClS were I was given a tiny seedling of Clematis pitcheri. Two years later , the first bloom.

'Fond Memories'

2008-06-06T23:08:00.003+09:00

The first bloom on Clematis 'Fond Memories'.

"Viola"

2008-06-01T21:43:00.003+09:00

I was in love with this Clematis from day one. I have had it for about 5 or 6 years. The most vigorous and has the most beautiful dark nodding blooms...I haven't found many people talking about Clematis 'Viola'....

'Mrs Cholmondeley'

2008-05-28T18:21:00.005+09:00

Mrs Cholmondeley looks quite well from "back" as well. ;) This year blooms seem to be under control in size...I am not fond of "plates".

Double Clematis

2008-05-25T15:16:00.004+09:00

Probably Clematis "Proteus", not that I have ever bought or planted it. One of those life's mysteries. Has been blooming in my garden for number of years. Double, spectacular blooms on last year's vines.

'Inspiration'

2008-05-24T16:16:00.004+09:00

Clematis integrifolia Inspiration 'Zion'. I grew this one from a tiny cutting. I like the color, the type and the name! :)

'Durandii'

2008-05-20T17:55:00.005+09:00

Integrifolia x durandii, one of my favorites. Very vigorous for me from day one. I have had it for 5-6 years and have a problem accommodating it in the area I hoped x durandii would not leave. For some reason most of the roses and Clematis do not listen to common sense of books written about them and exceed the maximum heigh and width.

Rose 'Pat Austin'

2008-05-19T13:48:00.004+09:00

Orange blend, Pat Austin. A beautiful and fragrant English Rose. Unfortunately the weak necks can not support the gorgeous flowers.

'Rüütel'

2008-05-16T22:44:00.003+09:00

I just love this one recently. Some may need sunglasses! ;) 'Rüütel' (means "Knight").

Digitalis

2008-05-14T22:50:00.003+09:00

Foxglove/Digitalis purpurea

Pink Aquilegia

2008-05-13T22:57:00.003+09:00

This time the pink one cought my eye. ;) Aqulegia.

Rain...

2008-05-10T18:25:00.006+09:00

Rain,rain and more rain but the first blooms open nevertheless. Rose "William Morris".

DA's 'Winchester Cathedral'

2008-05-09T21:46:00.004+09:00

It has been in my garden for five seasons. David Austin's 'Winchester Cathedral'. Pretty blooms. Sometimes with a few pink petals as well. First bloom of this year. "Winchester Cathedral' is my weakest rose and this year it is its last chance to improve or it goes. :(

Poppy

2008-05-07T00:31:00.003+09:00

Red Poppy.

Aquilegia

2008-05-05T23:07:00.004+09:00

Aquilegia, the darkest form I have.

Rose 'Cornelia'

2008-05-04T22:17:00.003+09:00

A Hybrid Musk, Rose 'Cornelia' (Pemberton 1925). Grown from a cutting, beautiful pink blend blooms with very distinguish raspberry colored buds. Have three mature specimens in the ground and gave many away. Very easy rose to grow from cuttings.

Calanthe sieboldi ( Ebine 海老根 )

2008-05-01T22:40:00.006+09:00

Thew are from my friends garden. One day I have to start collecting those beauties...They are on my wish list! Where will I put them? Well... I will worry then! ;) Calanthe.

Clematis 'Ruriokoshi' (るりおこし)

2008-04-30T22:37:00.004+09:00

One of the Japanese "okoshi". ;) Patens 'Ruriokoshi' just beginning to show the color. Lots of buds forming an unusual looking balls...about 45 of them at the moment. :)

Clematis 'Hoshi no Flamenco'

2008-04-26T20:24:00.005+09:00

Clematis 'Hoshi no Flamenco' (Flamenco of the Stars). Gorgeous crimson red.

Hellebore season...

2008-04-24T23:01:00.003+09:00

...is almost over. Most bloomed for the first time this year and I must say it was a great Hellebore year.

Apple tree....

2008-04-23T21:57:00.006+09:00

Very special blooms...took eleven years from a seed planted by my kid.

Pleione formosana

2008-04-22T22:50:00.005+09:00

A little orchid that in spite of total neglect blooms third year in a row. Pleione formosana.

Anemone coronaria

2008-04-21T22:33:00.003+09:00

Just love those beauties, Anemone coronaria.

Clematis 'Asao'

2008-04-20T19:20:00.005+09:00

The first color on C.'Asao'.

Winner of 2008

2008-04-19T12:56:00.004+09:00

First Clematis in color of 2008: C. Miss. Tokyo! I am surprised since it is not happy growing in the same pot as my beloved white birch.

Geranium

2008-04-16T22:44:00.005+09:00

One of a few charming blooms.Geranium macrorrhizum

A bouquet

2008-04-15T23:58:00.005+09:00

For big 25th... ;)

New pot

2008-04-14T23:19:00.004+09:00

A little trip to the nursery and not so little buy: a new pot or rather a couple of urns with pedestals. ;)

Hors d'oeuvre

2008-04-12T22:30:00.003+09:00

Window display

2008-04-10T18:20:00.003+09:00

Hmmm...me in a few years?

Hanami

2008-04-09T22:32:00.004+09:00

Hanami during the day or Yozakura at night. Seems as night parties are more popular with few members of the party turning their turn to "save" the spot. Fast snapshot at Ueno.

Spring in Asakusa

2008-04-06T22:53:00.006+09:00

Anemonella thalictroides flora pleno

2008-03-31T23:15:00.003+09:00

I could not resist this little beauty: Anemonella thalictroides flora pleno

Camellia...

2008-03-30T16:35:00.005+09:00

Camellia

Peach...

2008-03-29T21:47:00.004+09:00

Hellebores "Peach" orientalis.

Clematis armandii

2008-03-28T21:59:00.003+09:00

Imagine the scent! My neighbor's Clematis armandii.

Picotee

2008-03-27T17:45:00.004+09:00

First flower of the double Helleborus orientalis Picotee.

Corydalis incisa

2008-03-25T18:21:00.003+09:00

Corydalis incisa. A weed from a near by mountain. Biennial, very prolific self seeder. Pretty! ;)

Magnolia

2008-03-24T22:30:00.003+09:00

Magnolia at sunset.

Hellebores orientalis

2008-03-20T17:25:00.003+09:00

At first I was not very fond of this one but a few weeks later it has been one of my favorites! Hellebores orientalis.

Picotee?

2008-03-19T23:06:00.004+09:00

Do you think I may have a picotee there? If so, than another lucky mislabeled one! Those first blooms are really exciting. ;)

Chamomile

2008-03-18T18:04:00.004+09:00

Camomile...it took me three years and a lot of effort to establish that common herb in my garden! One of my favorite "weeds". ;)

A Spring Visitor

2008-03-16T21:34:00.004+09:00

Spring is here for sure! My favorite "bug", Ladybug. :)

Camellia

2008-03-14T14:38:00.004+09:00

Pink Camellia.

Yanagawa

2008-03-12T16:56:00.004+09:00

Yanagawa river ride.

Ohinasama

2008-03-11T18:59:00.003+09:00

Ohinasama, Doll's festival.

Crocuses

2008-03-10T22:29:00.004+09:00

They finally bloomed! :)

Black

2008-03-09T23:20:00.003+09:00

I find "black" the most beautiful and elegant in flowers. "Black" Hellebores.

Oh no, more Hellebores!

2008-03-08T18:53:00.004+09:00

How can I help posting them? ;)

Tiarella

2008-03-07T23:52:00.005+09:00

Tiarella at sunset.

Cut flowers

2008-03-06T22:25:00.003+09:00

Finally I gathered the power to cut a few. ;)

Camellia

2008-03-05T22:44:00.003+09:00

Tiny Camellia bloom.

Pink Hybrid

2008-03-03T07:55:00.003+09:00

It was common, it was cheap but ended to be one of my favorites: Helleborus Hybridus Pink.

Urban Sunset

2008-03-01T20:50:00.003+09:00

And again...

2008-02-28T10:15:00.003+09:00

...more Hellebores. H. sternii.

Primula praenitens

2008-02-23T20:37:00.002+09:00

Primula praenitens does seem to like the micro climate of my cold and windy garden.

Slategray Helleborus orientalis

2008-02-22T08:28:00.003+09:00

The flowers was hiding under the leaves. Nice surprise. Hellebores orientalis: Slategray group (that what the tag said). I am fond of dark and almost black flowers.

Hellebores, Hellebores, Hellebores!

2008-02-20T16:04:00.003+09:00

Any chance?

2008-02-19T15:53:00.005+09:00

First bloom of double Hellebores with ...pink tag. Is there a chance I have a chameleon worth $35 there? Neither white or yellow.

Wedgwood

2008-02-17T20:28:00.008+09:00

My favorite cup.

First snow

2008-02-15T23:20:00.003+09:00

First visit

2008-02-12T08:42:00.000+09:00

After my first visit to the big nursery in 2008 I can say that "only" two Clematis plants followed me home: C. 'Veronica's Choice' and C. integrifolia 'Rosea'...not that I needed them (I have the first and could probably grow the second from the seed )...but the tags were in Polish! :-)

Fun has begun

2008-02-10T18:05:00.000+09:00

Love this one. Helleborus x hybridus.

Surprise

2008-02-08T15:47:00.000+09:00

Helleborus niger's first bloom on only one year old seedling.

The sign of Spring

2008-02-04T22:01:00.001+09:00

Helleborus x Hybridus

2008-02-02T23:11:00.000+09:00

Helleborus x hybridus

Ume

2008-02-01T22:03:00.000+09:00

Long awaiting sight: blooms of Ume!

On the back of the mirror,
A spring unseen,
A flowering plum-tree.

~by Basho

The anticipation

2008-01-31T23:49:00.000+09:00

I can't wait to see them opened! Helleborus x sternii.

Camellia

2008-01-30T18:15:00.000+09:00

Here is an example of daily beauty and ugliness. Neighbor's Camellia.

Primula malacoides

2008-01-29T23:01:00.000+09:00

Another Primula shows its pretty face, Primula malacoides.