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‘Common’ Mahonia Deserves Another Look

Mahonia × media ‘Charity’ 3-7-2014 Today we had a brief respite between rain and wind storms. As I was strolling the yard making the pre-spring assessment of what needs to be done… a sweet fragrance...

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Blackberry & Raspberry Success!

What a difference a year makes!  Two years ago we put in the food garden including the berry bed. Berries gone wild! the first year they sleep – March 2012 – new berries are just little sticks The...

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From ‘Free’ to Fantanstic – Free Grating makes a Great Gabion Garden Bench

One Sunday last summer we were on our way to a friend’s house to pick something up. We passed a house with this grating by the side of the road and a sign that said FREE. Needless to say… we backed up...

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Topsy – Turveys – GREAT SPACE SAVER

Our heat pump just happens to be located in the best place on our property for the food garden.  It takes up some prime real estate against the house with the best southern exposure that we have.   It...

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Prunella ‘Summer Daze’– An Unusual Pretty Pink Perennial

Our garden is at it’s best in the early to mid spring. We have been needing to add summer color and have been focusing on adding plants with foliage interest and summer bloomers. Prunella ‘Summer Daze’...

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Eskimo Sunset Maple Offers Dramatic Pink Foliage

  Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Esk Sunset’ Eskimo Sunset is one the showiest of maples in our yard.   The variations of oranges and pinks in the leaves make this a striking...

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Amber Jubilee – Fantastic Foliage

physocarpus amber jubilee close up Our ‘amber jubilee’ has been in the garden for about a year now.  It’s doing great – growing with beautiful color.  Happy & healthy.  I was exited at finding this...

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from RE-CYCLE to UP-SCALE Useful Garden Art

metal barrier as I brought it home A few weeks ago I stopped at a garage sale and picked up this metal barrier.  I was told that it was used as a barrier around a public sign at a park.  At the time I...

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Fragrant Pink Flowers Attract Butterflies To Your Garden

bead like flower buds Last year we were looking for an interesting tall perennial that would do well in a fairly sunny and pretty wet place.  We found an 4 – 5 ft tall herbaceous perennial – Swampy...

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Hellebores: A Great Choice for an Early Blooming Evergreen Ground Cover

http://www.postofficefarmnursery.com. au/about-hellebores/growing/ Hellebores:  A Great Choice for an Early Blooming Evergreen Ground Cover HELLABORES:  Can you ever have enough of them?  At...

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