Monday, August 27, 2012

TO BEE or not TO BEE



To BEE or not to BEE
Is there even a question???



The bees have been having a “hay day” in the Gardens at Waters East.  Hundreds of them, all over the place, trying out this flower then that.  Finding what they truly like.  Walking through the garden rooms doesn’t seem to disturb them.  Not one tried any defense.  They all were into their “nectar mode”!  Even though thousands of eyes were watching, not one bee made a move to chase the photographer – that was good new!

The collection of bee photos this Summer is way too large to even contemplate posting.  Oh so many!  Here are a few that show what they have been up to the last three weeks in the Gardens at Waters East.

Enjoy and you won’t even get stung!

The Bees were on everything they loved!

 on - Pink Mallow

 on - Queen Anne's Lace

 on - Mint

 on - Guttendorf Rose

 on the way to the Lavender

 on - Veronica

 on - Globe Thistle

 on - Coneflower

 on - Daylily

 on - Margurite Daisy

 on - White Daisy

 on - Goldenrod

 on - Spirea

 on - Sea Holly

 on - Love Over the Fence

 on - Thyme

 on - Lavender

 on - Sedum Autumn Joy
and on and on and on



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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Want a Quickie? Today 8.19.12


“Quickies”

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)
These photos were taken just today at the Gardens at Waters East. - -
August 19, 2012

Enjoy



 After a walk around the gardens,
decided to take a hike on the beach.

StoneWater Beach
private beach
Gardens at Waters East

Asters along the shore

Coreopsis in the sand

Bee checking out the thistle

City Harbor in the distance

Another beach flower

One more before leaving the shore

Final view from back in the garden


Reference Note:  For those who like photos with few words,  check out any of the past archive postings over the years:  either those titled - Want a Quickie? or those titled -  Blog Shots.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Day Lilies - never seen before today


Today Gardens at Waters Eastunveils” the newest hybridized day lilies.  The plants were hybridized in 2009 and the first blooms appeared in the last weeks.  It has taken three years to get to this point,  and you are the first to see these newest creations.  It is always amazing to see what comes from crossing this with that.  Always a surprise.

This new series is titled:  The Sweet Water Seas.  That was the name often used by the early European explores to this area of the Great Lakes.  Each daylily has a name related to the Great Lakes but in this posting only the code numbers will be used.  (NOTE:  Each number before the “X”, designates a different set of “parents”.  Notice how even with the same parents – there are striking variation with the offspring).

This has indeed been a labor of love – a long time in coming.
Hope you enjoy what you see here today.

 1X







1X  the male and female used in hybridizing were:
 Female - Awesome Candy     Male MK#4

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 3X





















3X  the male and female used in hybridizing were: 
 Male Awesome Candy     Female MK#3

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9X



9X  the male and female used in hybridizing were:
 Male Awesome Candy     Female MK#4

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10X



10X  the male and female used in hybridizing were:
 Male Awesome Candy     Female MK#7

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12X



12X  the male and female used in hybridizing were:
 Male MK#7     Female Steroid

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13X











13X  the male and female used in hybridizing were:
 Female Awesome Candy     Male MK#10


Sunrise Gardens at Waters East

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