Great Garden Combinations03.02.08

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The year after we landscaped our backyard and created our raised garden beds we purchased a lovely Tamukeyama cutleaf Japanese maple. As you can see from the photo above it’s branches cascade downward, it’s leaves are narrow and delicate and bright burgundy - red most of the growing season. It’s absolutely gorgeous.

It will [...]



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Yellow rose02.17.08

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This rose is Graham Thomas. It’s an English Rose by David Austin. Isn’t it lovely?

This rose grows to close to 8 feet or so each year, even after a bad winter when I’ve had to prune the rose bush down to a foot or less in the spring. It’s very resilient. It [...]



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Dreamy Hellebores02.10.08

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In about a month or so my Hellebores will start to emerge from their long winter slumber. Along with the crocus’ and my chives the hellebores are often one of the first flowers to emerge each spring. This flower is sometimes called the Christmas rose because in some areas it will bloom in [...]



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Beautiful tasty chives02.02.08

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I love how my chives look when they are blooming. Those pretty multi-petaled flowers on long narrow stalks.
Chives usually grown in dense clumps and when they are in flower they can create quite an intense display in the garden.

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