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In a Vase on Monday:
Here we are again on Monday and time for In a Vase on Monday. This week the crape myrtles in my garden are beginning to open and becoming the stars of the garden. What better to include in a vase? … Continue reading
Double Header: Wordless Wednesday and Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
Posted in Gardening, GBFD, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged Blushing Bride hydrangea, Catawba crape myrtle, Daylily Early Red, Gerbera daisy, Hibiscus Midnight Marvel, Homestead Purple verbena, hosta, hydrangea macrophylla, marigold, Phlox Flame Violet, pink garden phlox, pink Knockout Rose, Purple Magic Crape myrtle, snapdragon, Society garlic, spirea 'Anthony Waterer', White Swan coneflower
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: May Addendum
Yesterday was Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, sponsored by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. I hope all will forgive me for overlooking two of the most beautiful blooms in my garden. Better late than…. The white kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) is covered … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, GBBD
Tagged Cornus kousa, favorite garden centers, Fuji Waterfall, hydrangea macrophylla, Kousa dogwood, Shooting Star
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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: After the Rain
I awoke this morning to a light drizzle. Within an hour it had become a downpour and dragged on until afternoon…over a half inch of welcome water for my garden. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged Becky daisies, Calla lily, chaste tree, flower arranging, hydrangea macrophylla, In a Vase on Monday, Leucanthemum x superbum, Loroperalum chinense, natural light photography, Pennisetum setaceum, Purple Fountain grass, Purple loropetalum, Shasta daisies, Vitex agnus'castus, Zantedeschia aethiopica
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In a Vase on Monday: Blooms from Today
Our garden continues to bring forth a delight of blooms as we move from one season to another. The vitex have just about finished, but the crape myrtles are taking over. I’m still waiting for ‘Tuscarora’ to open, and will share … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged arborvitae, Becky, Becky Shasta daisy, Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride hydrangea, Carolina wren, crape myrtle, Daquiri, daylily, Flame Lilac, hydrangea macrophylla, Leucanthemum x superbum, phlox paniculata, Queen Dorothy, Shasta daisy, Thuja Green Giant, Tuscarora, vitex
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A Walk in the Garden 