Rose of Sharon blooming08.10.08

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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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Want a peek at my garden?07.27.08

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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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That’s one long Stamen12.08.07

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My hibiscus shrub has the most beautiful coral colored flowers.

This is a macro of one of the blooms. Note the extremely long pollen covered stamen.
I brought the Hibiscus indoors sometime in October. The plant is currently sitting in a [...]



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Hibiscus bloom06.22.07

I like to always have a hibiscus around.

Sometimes I’m not all that successful keeping them alive inside my dark house in the winter but I always have one each summer, whether it’s new or one that survived the winter.
I just love hibiscus flowers. They’re so large and beautiful.
Did you know that hibiscus [...]



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