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The flower show has a strong
Latin feel this year. The Festival "de las Flores" was in full
swing on Monday the 3rd. We got in early and had a couple of hours before
the masses arrived. |
| This Mexican Style cantina had
some delightful ivy topiaries. Here is a bar scene...if you look closes
there is a hybrid ivy dog wagging his tail. |
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The central feature this year
consisted of a Puerto Rican town square in full festival mode. In this
picture you can see the church at the end of the square with a cool
blue pool in front of it. |
| On the cutting edge? How about
planting your roof. It cuts the utility bills and certainly stands
out in a crowd. Who does the weeding! |
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The show as per usual is dotted
with all kinds of wonderful floral displays. I'm not sure where I spotted
this one. |
| Simple elegance. The Agave plant
is a visually stunning element in this garden. It's also used to make
Tequila, I love the large pot used as a fountain. |
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The line of yellow stemmed
dogwooods makes for a low key border to the sculpture at the end. Although
it's not clear, the retaining wall in this display were made of compressed
re-cycled products. |
| Spring is conjured up in this
display...lots of annuals and perennials planted informally to make this a
n eye catching winner. |
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Japanese
Maples are one of the best small trees for our gardens. With carefully
pruning and training small trees soon grow into these beautiful specimens.
worth hundreds of dollars. |
| A lovely combination for early
spring. A white crocus laced amongst the bright stems of a red stemmed
dogwood. Baileys red is one of the best . Its red color strengthens as
spring approaches. In the growing season it goes green again. |
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