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The cold of winter is bringing
changes already 16th
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Leaf sweeping is quite a long process this
year. I have a pair of 'Poop Scoopers' that save my back. They work very
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Look above and see how the the
Hillside white pine starts to turn gold.
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A few leaves left on the Japanese
Maple, Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe (to the right )will great all
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Every season brings changes. Here
you can enjoy some of the transparency of the shrubs as it loses it's
thick blocking coat. 1st November 2006 |
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This little rock garden is right
opposite my garage. I have tried to develop an all year design because
we see 365 days of the year....except when I'm ill!
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Aster Raydon's favorite and the
Helianthus 'Gold Lace'...My last big summer combination.
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The small Miscanthus 'Yaku Jima' is
not as popular with the growers but I love it. Here the geranium Rozanne
is spreading happily infront of it.
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I'm ready for winter with this
gorgeous cast iron chimnea.
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Things still look good at the end of
summer. I have decided to cut down the old yew tree and plant the wolf
Eyes dogwood instead. The tree was getting very spindly
September 4th 2006 |
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The Dog Days of Summer...
Everything has down well with the
thunder storms and warm temps. The only damage to the lawn is where I
spilt some fertilizer. The lounger is hiding that.
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The long perennial border is coming
into its own. We have a whole drift of soapwort in flower. The grasses
are sizing up. The tall up blue is the panicum "Northwind." It works
well with perennials, stay upright and out the way. On the path , all
kinds of sedum and geranium are finding a home.
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A lovely combination. The white
/cream flowers of White Angel Echinacea and the purple pink phlox in the
front. Behind is the the filigree leaved Amsonia hubrechii. On the
right foreground is a little piece of Japanese barberry.
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The hosta in my front garden are
flowering now. I like to remove the flowers as soon as they have
finished. Behind is the Annabelle wood hydrangea. It's flowers are now
green. 6th August 2006 |
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A pleasingly subdued combination.
Mid summer is no time for too many hot colors. The purple black is
provided by Eupatorium Chocolate, the pink from the garden phlox and a
mix of colors from the day lily Merle Kent.
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Part of my front garden looking
out towards the road. In the right foreground, we have the Itea Henry's
Garnet . Blackeyed Susan Goldsturm and another Amsonia behind that. As
part of a screen from the road we have a back drop of winterberries.
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A view from my deck showing a much
more lush scene. Although we had very hot temps we had enough
thunderstorm activity to keep things growing.
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We have a huge pin oak that
shields our house in the summer. But its is a little tough to grow
things underneath it. Here we have a mix of box wood, carex and dead
nettles. 6th August
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As the summer wears on , I
grow much more impressed by the foliage of this new Brunnera. It's Jack
Frost and is really good at colonizing and ground covering. These plants
are only 2 years old. What a brilliantly variegated leaf.
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This is a hybrid rock garden/
border in our driveway. We see it every day as we drive out. The soil in
the rock garden contains 50% grit.
June 17th 2006 |
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our shady area. It faces north east. The out side of the bed receives
plenty of sun but towards the house the sunshine is severely
limited. You can still see some orange azaleas in flower June 17th 2006 |
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A little plant combination. The
deep purple comes from a weeping Japanese maple. In front of it is the
blushing Knockout Rose. A late blooming red peony adds to the picture. June 17th 2006 |
| This is a view of my rear garden
from the deck. The hot tub is in the fore ground and a footpath wanders
down to a natural pond. The sunken nature of the foot path allows a huge
range of plant material to be displayed.
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The terrace garden had a new
feature added last year. Thois gorgeous found from Campania really adds
something special June 17th 2006 |
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pond looking up towards the house. The raised bed on the right is full
of all kinds of perennials.
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The flowering starts in June and
then each month different look develops. Here you can see the light
blues from Amsonia and Walker's Low Nepeta.
17th 2006 |
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well in our climate. Here you see a large specimen sitting astride my
rock garden. I do have to open it out (prune) every couple of
years. It allows other plantings to survive underneath.
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