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The Most Beautiful Flower #20
One of my favorite shrubs for the summer garden is Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva.” I have grown it in both my North Carolina gardens, and it has done well in this climate. Its size makes it a focal point in a … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pure
The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is PURE. The white in these flowers from my garden is about as pure as can be. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/pure/
Posted in Gardening, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged gardenia, hydrangea, New Guinea impatiens, vinca, Weekly Photo Challenge
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In a Vase on Monday: First Camellia
I am late this Monday getting organized for our weekly vase, but it did enable me to discover the first camellia of the season, Camellia sasanqua ‘Our Linda.’ ‘Our Linda’ thus becomes the center of this week’s offering. The supporting … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: October 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for October, with thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for creating this meme. The crape myrtles are finished, but there are buds galore on the camellias, which should be plentiful for next month’s offering. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, GBBD
Tagged bearded iris Sunny Disposition, calibrachoa, Carol, Clematis Comptesse de Bouchard, clematis General Sikorski, Encore azalea 'Autumn Twist', French marigold, geranium, Graffiti Violet penta, Hibiscus, hydrangea, Kordessa Dahlia, Leucanthemum Freak, mandevilla, May Dreams Gardens, Muhlenbergia capillaris, pink Knockout Rose, pink Muhly Grass, Radicans gardenia
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: September 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, a meme created by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. It is a time to share what is blooming in our garden. Please take A Walk in the Garden to see some of the flowers that … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, GBBD
Tagged annuals, Becky daisy, Carol, Coreopsis Creme Brulee, dahlias, Encore azalea 'Autumn Twist', garden phlox, hydrangea, Immortality bearded iris, lantana, Little Lime hydrangea, mandevilla vine, May Dreams Gardens, pentas, pink Knockout Rose, Purple Magic Crape myrtle, Sedum Autum Joy, Variegated liriope, White Swan coneflower
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End of Month View: July 2015
Today is the last day of the month, time for the End of the Month View, suggested by Helen Johnstone at The Patient Gardener’s Weblog. Rather than show wide vistas of a garden that is suffering somewhat from lack of … Continue reading
Posted in End of the Month View, Gardening
Tagged Berckmann's arborvitae, calibrachoa, clematis General Sikorski, coneflower, Coreopsis Creme Brulee, crape myrtle, dianthus, dipladenia, garden phlox, Helen Johnstone, hydrangea, Knock Out roses, lantana, marigold, Society garlic, Summer snowflake viburnum, trailing vince
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: June 15, 2015
Today is Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, sponsored by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. The garden is in a period of transition, so there are not large numbers of plants in bloom. We are being challenged to respond to the extremely hot weather … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, GBBD
Tagged 'Endless Summer' hydrangea, Astilbe Maggie Daley, Blushing Bride hydrangea, clematis General Sikorski, gardenia jasminoides, Hosta Elegans, hydrangea, lantana, lantana Bandana rose, lantana Samantha, mandevilla, marigold, mecardonia, Montauk daisy, Shoal Creek chaste tree, Twist and Shout, Vitex agnus-castus
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In a Vase on Monday: The Arranger’s Favorite
The dwarf gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’) are in bloom and are the decided first choice for this Monday’s vase. Gardenias are my Arranger’s favorite flower. They bring back to her those wonderful memories of her childhood, sleeping on a screened porch … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged gardenia, gardenia jasminoides, hydrangea, silver cup, silver tray
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A Walk in the Garden 