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In a Vase on Monday: Singles and Doubles
This week’s Vase on Monday features a pairing of single and double pink Encore Azaleas. The supporting cast are annual pentas and lantana. Please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and others are sharing from their gardens … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday: Spotlight on Muhly
The muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) is now in its blooming glory, so I thought it might be nice to try to capture its beauty in a vase this Monday. I know that the best way to see muhly grass is when … Continue reading
A Walk in the Garden at the End of the Month: September 2015
After a week of rain, the sun is out at least for a day. The forecast is for yet another extended period of wet weather. I took advantage of the warmth to take stock of the garden to see what … Continue reading
Posted in End of the Month View, Gardening
Tagged Anthony Waterer spirea, Autumn Joy sedum, Becky daisy, Black Swallowtail butterflies, Catawba, caterpillars, chaste tree, crape myrtle, Encore azaleas, golden rod, Helen, Iris Clarence, Iris Immortality, lantana, marigold, Osage, Osmanthus fragrans, parsley, phlox, tea olive, The Patient Gardener's Weblog, Vitex agnus-castus, Writing Spider
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A Day of Firsts
No surprise, things are changing rapidly in my spring garden. The woods at the back of my property are suddenly green, and I can barely see the homes on the other side anymore. All around our community, I see the changes; more … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Nature
Tagged bluebells, Encore azaleas, mosquito, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, spring garden, vitex
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A Morning Surprise
I walked around the north side of my house this morning and was surprised by the sight presented me in the foundation planting bed. Perhaps a better word would be unexpected. It is mid-October here in North Carolina, and most of my plants … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged 'Endless Summer' hydrangea, Autumn Carnival, Autumn Sweetheart, carex, Carex morrowii 'Evergold', Emerald Green arborvitae, Encore azaleas, hydrangea macrophylla, Ilex crenata Sky Pencil, loropetalum 'Rubra', North Carolina, Pieris japonica, Red Mill pieris
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In a Vase on Monday: Encore Azaleas
Instead of one arrangement for this week’s edition of In a Vase on Monday, I offer a golden tray of nine miniature vases in which to display the Encore azaleas that are in bloom in my garden today. I have become … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged Autumn Carnation, Autumn Carnival, Autumn Debutante, Autumn Empress, Autumn Moonlight, Autumn Rouge, Autumn Royalty, Autumn Sangria, Autumn Twist, Cathy, color in the garden, Encore azaleas, hybridization, In a Vase on Monday, pastel color, reblooming azalea
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In a Vase on Monday
I loved being on vacation and visiting with family and dear friends, but it is nice to be back in my garden and in our somewhat normal routine (not to mention being back in my own bed). As a walked through the garden searching … Continue reading
A Walk in the Garden 