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Patti's plum poppy provides an
unusual color against the blues of Centaurea and Nepeta
1st June 2009 |
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My back lawn...The drift of
green is broken up by large trees with different colored
leaves...like the Frisia locust you see on the right.
1st June 2009 |
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My pond has been filled with
soil and now starts a new career as another vegetable patch.
1st June 2009 |
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Fothergilla ... extraordinary
Plant.. Native and a three season delight
8th May 2009 |
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Lungworts are one o the most
interesting woodland plants.. Look at the flowers and look at the
leaves. 8th May 2009 |
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Combination of flowering quince
and the yellow leaves of the barberry.
8th May 2009 |
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They are still around ...ready
to remove all that young growth in a flash. Liquid fence is good for
deer and rabbits! 8th
May 2009 |
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The euphorbias make a very early
appearance in the landscape. As a whole they are deer proof. The
exude a white sap that can be allergic to sensitive peole . The deer
hate it! This is the donkey tail variety (Euphorbia myrsintes)
16th April 2009 |
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The Lenten Roses seem to get
better each year. The sunshine hybrids are particularly good. They
seem much more vigorous and able to take the hardships of NEPA
winter better. (Helleborous orientalis)
16th April 2009 |
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The yellow leaved tansy 'Isla
Gold' makes a stunning impression this time of year. Incredibly
hardy and easy to grow. I have used it in containers and it
overwinters outside without any trouble.
15th April 2009 |
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My back garden is just for
plants. We've got two very active teenagers and the ping pong table
works great. It can be left out side and moved a little to avoid
damage to the lawn. The new bird house looks great next to the
scarlet curls willow.
15 April 2009 |
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The red stem dogwoods look even
better at the end of winter. Once it warms up they start to lose the
color until next winter. The Cardinal variety is my favorite. (Cornus
sericea ) 15th April
2009 |
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A little piece of overkill but
it makes an interesting pattern. The trellis was originally for a
rose (Which still survives) but the climbing hydrangea has made its
own special impression. The hydrangea doesn't need a trellis as it
uses adventitious roots to grip on a rough surface just as ivy does
(Hydrangea anomala petiolaris)
15th April 2009 |
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A spectacular show of white
forsythia.. in my back yard. It's taken a few years to look this
good. It's quite fragrant too. (Abeliophylum distichum)
15th April 2009 |
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garden community.. This is Fergus, the Bijon Yorkie, enjoying the
rapidly greening grass of early spring.. I keep to a more organic
regime on the back lawn. No chemicals and a very limited use of spot
weed killing.
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