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In a Vase on Monday:
Warmer weather has brought a touch of early spring to my garden as a number of plants are beginning to put on their colorful best. It is a delight to be able to join Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, the originator … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged camellias, candytuft, ipheion, loropetalum 'Rubra', muscari, Rambling in the Garden
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The Old and The New
During the last ten days of 2015 we received eight inches of rain in my garden. We are not alone as heavy, often damaging rains have occurred over the US and in the UK. There were flood warnings out again yesterday, but the County … Continue reading
End of Month Review: February 2015
Not much is blooming right now in my garden here on the last day of February. I decided to present a very limited view of what is about to come forth rather than a review of things that are yet to … Continue reading
Posted in End of the Month View
Tagged daylily, English bluebell, Helen, hellebore, ipheion, Iris Immortality, muscari, Tete-a-Tete daffodil, The Patient Gardener
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Looking Ahead in 2015
New Year’s Day suggests the annual exercise in looking ahead, and not many anticipate the future more than we gardeners (except perhaps expectant parents and fans of losing teams). “Next year” came in this morning! I am looking forward to the return … Continue reading
A Pick-Me-Up Day
For the past week we have been joining the rest of the country in unseasonably cold weather. Our garden had a welcomed one inch of rain, but it was sandwiched between two days on either side of the rain with freezing … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged azalea, Camellia, Charlotte, cold weather, dogwood, fountain, garden, ipheion, Ipheion uniflorum 'Wisley Blue', Kornus kousa, Leucojum aestivum, Mercadonia, peony, record cold, Spring snowflake, Wisley Blue
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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