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Cleomes are strange looking flowers. They grow on long stocks and bloom as they grow. They have long spidery things that stick out all around the blooms giving them their strange look.
I plant these flowers along the back edge of my garden. They grow to approximately 4 feet tall so they help screen me [...]
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I’m always surprised when I look at the stats for this site and I see the search term “Rose of Sharon” come up almost daily all year round. There’s obviously a lot more people than I thought looking for information about Rose of Sharon shrubs!
My Rose of Sharon came to me 7 years ago [...]
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In the middle of July (July 14th to be exact) I decide to take a couple of shots of the backyard, front yard and my planted boulevard garden. Would you like to see what my garden looks like this year?
Here’s a shot of the backyard:
It’s not the best shot. We had our patio [...]
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My rhododendron has just started to flower. Only a few buds are showing the first few red petals, but soon all of the petals will emerge and those buds will open. Each bud will have multiple flowers all bunched together.
My Nova Zembla Rhododendron is just gorgeous when it’s bloom. I wish it bloomed [...]
