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.
This is gorgeous, I’m not normally a grass gardener, I have a couple but I am weary of things that could take over. But this maybe because of the light is stunning, I am going to look it up and see if I can grow it here in the UK. Brilliant picture… 🙂
Thanks, Sue. First I hope you can find it, because it is indeed a fall wonder. I have never experienced its spreading whatsoever, and I usually leave it alone until late winter (when you might be concerned about it seeding about) to cut it back. It continues to make a show, albeit tan, through the winter. Secondly, get well!
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Wow – looks like fireworks! (Oops, am I allowed to speak on WW?) 🙂
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Thanks, Elizabeth. Glad you spoke. The speech police aren’t looking.
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That is gorgeous, love the way you captured the light.
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thanks. I have tried to place them so they catch the afternoon light.
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This is gorgeous, I’m not normally a grass gardener, I have a couple but I am weary of things that could take over. But this maybe because of the light is stunning, I am going to look it up and see if I can grow it here in the UK. Brilliant picture… 🙂
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Thanks, Sue. First I hope you can find it, because it is indeed a fall wonder. I have never experienced its spreading whatsoever, and I usually leave it alone until late winter (when you might be concerned about it seeding about) to cut it back. It continues to make a show, albeit tan, through the winter. Secondly, get well!
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Thank you … 🙂
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I’ve got it as well and it’s a true star plant especially when backlit.
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Thanks, Annette.
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