%@#!*&^% deer came up on my covered back porch and ate all the flowers in planter in the middle of my patio table last night.
Oh no, @WayOutWestMom ! Bummer!!
Some of my tomato plants are kinda flimsy this year. Time for another plant food/fertilizer treatment, I guess
Question for all of you gardeners- I was considering planting foxgloves in the front and back gardens as they are perennials and are pretty. But I read that they can cause an allergic reaction/be somewhat poisonous to humans? Is this really much of an issue? I can wear gloves when I plant them, and we have no pets so that isn’t an issue. Is there a better flowering perennial you can recommend if the foxgloves aren’t a good idea?
Digitalis (the heart medicine) is made from foxgloves. Eating any part of the plant, or making a tea from the leaves, or, for some susceptible individuals even just getting the plant juices on their skin, can cause a serious heart rhythm irregularities.
Here are some alternatives if you like: Delphinium, penstemon and speedwell/veronica. I’d add larkspur too.
!!! Other suggestions for flowering perennials? We have hydrangeas. The roses look pitiful, so probably not a good idea to plant more. Help!
It is a mix! Some romaine, but also some others that I have no idea what they are. Got whatever seed was left at the nursery after the big run on gardening supplies. 
FYI - delphiniums are beautiful but also poisonous. I would plant lupine instead.
There are millions of flowering perennials but you are a totally different zone than where I am, so I can’t suggest anything specific. Plus, full sun, partial sun. shade, dappled sunlight makes a difference, too.
Google your zone and see what suggestions come up.
Also, what type of garden - foundation garden or away from the house. I choose much different types of plants depending on location of the garden in my yard.
That being said - my favorite perennial are peonies. But the only flower for a short time. But they are gorgeous and are great for cuttings.
Thanks gardeners! I’ll see if any of these are recommended for our climate. @greenwitch - I noticed that link is from australia. Are the plants known by different names here (the latin name would be the same)
@jym626 --what about hollyhocks?
@jym626 - I’ve seen those same names here. You can also look for dianthus which is a shorter version of a carnation. AKA Sweet William. They are perennial and have that delicious clove scent.
I’m so excited about my lettuce! 
I have not been able to grow lettuce here in dirt because SLUGS!! And bunnies. Neither has yet discovered my lettuce box on the deck.
Hoo-boy! I was weeding the perennial beds in the front yard and the mosquitoes made their presence known!
My garden is doing soooooooooo well this year! I have so many green onions (the red head kind), mints, cilantro and lettuces I don’t know what to do with them! Anyone in NJ who loves green stuff? I gave away a lot but I still have many.
My tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis, green beans, and strawberries will have fruits very soon too.
So I started my online home gardening class and they had sent an email that they were dealing with an overwhelming response of applicants. They had expected 300 applicants and got more than 20,000! There’s an affiliated FB group and it’s rather large and unwieldy. Someone commented that they’re in Maine and that surprised me. I wonder how they even heard of it?
I watched the first module about soil, but haven’t done my soil test yet since it’s been raining hard for a couple of days. This should be fun!
My hydrangeas aren’t doing so well this year. One plant looks like it got eaten by a rabbit, but the others have good sided green leaves but few flowers. The soil must be different in the hard as the few that we did get, some are blue, some pinkish-purple and a white. Very odd. Must the irises and lilys did well.
Its rained a LOT here, and HARD, so the tomato plants are weird. Some lost the flower buds, others are spindly and growing sideways ( staked them today). The sweet 100s are spindly- the patio and huskys seem more durable. Just getting a few more yellow flowers. Hope the wind and rain doesn’t mess with them again.
The rosemary, basil and mint are fine, thought the basil is kinda shrimpy. A neighbor gave me some pepper sprigs that are doing ok, but also growing kinda sideways (the cutting was already like that)
Check the PH level in your soil. Differing PH levels give different colored flowers.
I am fine with whatever color they bloom. I just want some flowers this year!!!
Did you cut them back last fall? I did that once before I knew what I was doing and had virtually no flowers. Now I just leave them - except for clearing out obviously dead stalks.
Here is a good article on reasons for few blooms.
“ The solution: prune your hydrangea only in the early spring when you can see the dead wood. Again, if you see your hydrangea not blooming, make sure you know what type it is, and note how far back it died the year before. Remember, it may need that old wood in order to bloom. Finally, if your hydrangeas are not flowering and you’ve determined that nothing here applies so far, you may want to have your soil tested. If your soil has an abundance of nitrogen, your hydrangea may have lush green growth and no flowers. Hydrangeas, like so many other flowering plants, need phosphorus in order to properly bloom and flower. Adding bone meal is a great way to increase the phosphorus in the soil. Also, keep this in mind when choosing a fertilizer for your plants.”
Read more at Gardening Know How: Reasons And Fixes For A Hydrangea Not Blooming https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm
NE Illinois here.
Perennials are taking off like a rocket.
Tomatoes are taking their time.