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In a Vase on…Ok! It’s Tuesday
Today is the first day in the entire month of November that there is sun shining and a near cloudless sky overhead. We have had rain every day this month; my rain gauge measures over six inches. The ground is so … Continue reading
Posted in In a Vase on Monday
Tagged Cathy, Chatham, Rambling in the Garden, VA, Vitex agnus-castus
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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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In a Vase on Monday
This week’s In a Vase on Monday features a surprise (at least to me). A most unexpected event in my garden is the blooming of bearded iris ‘Clarence’ on this the first day of summer. It just had to take an important … Continue reading
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: Today’s Special Garden Colors
In putting together today’s contribution to In a Vase on Monday I was faced with too many choices. There are wonderful things happening in my garden, the most striking of which are the opening crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia cvv) and the continuing flowering of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathy, chaste tree, conefower, crape myrtle, crape myrtles, Echinacea purpurea, Heuchera Beaujolais, Heuchera dolce, In a Vase on Monday, Lagerstroemia, Magnus, Osage, Pennisetum setaceum, Purple Fountain grass, reblooming weigela, Rubrum, Shoal Creek, silver water pitcher, Sonic Bloom Pearl, Tuscarora crape myrtle, Vase, Vitex agnus-castus, Weigela florida, Weigela florida 'Bokrasopea', White Swan
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In a Vase on Monday: In My Garden Today
I walked around my garden this morning looking for blossoms I could include in this week’s vase. The big swatch of lavender color is coming from three chaste trees (Vitex agnus-castus cvv.), the hydrangeas are covered, and several hostas are in … Continue reading
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Tagged annual vinca, Cathy, chaste tree, daylily, garden phlox, gardenia, gardenia jasminoides, hosta, hydrangeas, In a Vase on Monday, loropetalum, Radicans, tickseed, vinca, vitex, Vitex agnus-castus
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Wordless Wednesday: The Jewel of the June Garden
Posted in Gardening, Wordless Wednesday
Tagged chaste tree, vitex, Vitex agnus-castus, Wordless Wednesday
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A Tale of Two Pots
Some years ago I purchased a blue glazed pot for our Chapel Hill garden. I had no intention of putting plants in it; it was to be an architectural piece…a statement piece. I placed it in the front garden midst … Continue reading
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