Wordless Wednesday: 8/20/2014 There is more to Crape Myrtle than just flowers

Posted on August 20, 2014 by johnvic8
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Lagerstroemia x ‘Osage’

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Lagerstroemia x ‘Osage’

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John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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3 Responses to Wordless Wednesday: 8/20/2014 There is more to Crape Myrtle than just flowers

  1. pbmgarden says:
    August 20, 2014 at 9:34 am

    You’re so right. Beautiful bark.

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    • johnvic8 says:
      August 20, 2014 at 12:34 pm

      ‘Osage” is the only one of about seven different crape myrtles in my garden that shed bark to this wonderful color. Apparently, not many of them do, but if one shops at the right time of year, they can be found.

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