About johnvic8
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.
your post might be wordless but I must use words to comment! A gorgeous array of summer blooms; the incredible variety of bearded Irises is boundless; mine have all finished flowering now so it was with extra pleasure that I could see yours.
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Thank you, Christina. The iris is a reblooming variety; it surprised me mightily by blooming this week. I didn’t expect it again until the fall.
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Beautiful images.
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Many thanks for your kind comment.
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What pretty sights, John!
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Thank you, Cynthia. It is a great time of the year for color.
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Hydrangea macrophylla is outstanding. Great to see the iris rebloom.
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Thanks you, Susie. I was amazed to see buds on the iris now.
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Lots of beauties, but that first stunning iris–wow!! Happy June blooms!
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It is an unusual time of year for it to be blooming, but I will take it…anytime.
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incredible series of photos, I especially like the lighting on “Sunny Disposition”. Cheers and Happy Gardening.
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Your garden looks amazing. No caterpillars there! Thanks for visiting my New England Garden. Your hydrangeas are so blue. Do you add aluminum sulfate or is it just your low pH?
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Yes, we add acidfier to make sure they come out blue. One is blue regardless.
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I love that blue Hydrangea!
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Thank you, Cathy. It’s one of our favorites too.
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I envy your hydrangea. I’m hoping I put enough acid down to turn my Nikko Blues blue. But, I suspect that will never happen with my very porous alkaline soil.
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Thank you. I’m surprised your Nikko Blue isn’t blue. But plants are funny that way.
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Stunning photos and flowers!
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Thank you, Pauline. The flowers speak for themselves.
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So beautiful!
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Thanks, Dawn, for your comment.
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Wow that yellow iris i haven’t seen also, just like you not having seen hoya yet. But i love most those blue hydraengeas. I guess its pot is very basic to produce those lovely blue. About hoya, they are growing well even in temperate country gardens with extreme temps like North Sweden, Canada and the cold US states.
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Thank you, Andrea. The yellow iris was the first reblooming iris I ever saw. I had to have one, of course, and my good friend gave me a few from her garden.
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A beautiful selection of plants. I was looking for a word to describe the yellow iris – I think that word is opulent.
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I like your word. Thank you.
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Wonderful garden you have there! 🙂
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Thanks, M, for your kind comment.
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What beautiful flowers and all in your garden – wow 🙂
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Thank you, Dahlia. It’s fun to watch the garden develop over time.
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And a lot of hard work!
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Beautiful. We have a lot of the same flowers.
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Thanks for stopping by, Alexadria
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Wow, that first Iris is so luscious! And those two daylilies, the pink and red, are amazing.
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Hi John, I happened across your blog and am so glad to see that you still are doing magic in the garden. I am painting more and more florals and gardens….wish you were still near enough for me to paint yours!
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Karen. How very nice to hear from you and glad you found my blog. Can’t believe it’s almost eleven years since we left GC. We are fine and happy here. I have had a group of plein air painters come to the garden on several occasions. You are welcome to come and paint anytime. My best to Travis.
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