Gorgeous Grisaille!

<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486276793596464578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s400/scan0004.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">down east dilettante</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">) </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Grisaille painting and wall papers have always been a love of mine. Grisaille (pronounced "griz eye") is the french word for shades of grey. This monochromatic technique was done both because artists could travel and do the work with out supplies, and the Grisaille painting could be a sample and/or under painting over which pigments could be applied. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Linda Coulter, a wonderful painter explains in her <a href="http://www.lindacoulter.com/Grisaille%20Painting.htm">website</a>: <em>This concept was developed many centuries ago when pigments were very scarce. The Old Masters had only a handful of pigments to accomplish their beautiful results so they had to push each individual pigment to its fullest capacity to be able to achieve the luminosity in their art work that made them famous. </em>In those days when pigments were extremely expensive, and it was also a way to save money. A sister to Grisaille is the less known Brunaille - which is in shades of brown. Below are some of my favorite examples.<br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271130322413634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokgvIhj1BpNKjHOQeFP6dyvxFGTS1LkfJGtPH7yW7aIXLYTjmzJuT42SIXSKU8Zq5x-Xjc1tsyYmHly5AW_VBKBf2ruOZKV1wov0Qvg5s4jlXyOAd5tV9H6ogAaxOZfZpXM-y5jhgCMLV/s400/marthastewartturkeyhill_thumb2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">The first is Martha Stewart's entry hall in her Turkey Hill House. This large mural stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw it . Lovely!</span></div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn8qtLX8Qv36Ibc0Tz1FV9n0o5Tkg2u6MSvYenUh-FLuQJsmT0ieCHk4TF1ZEEcRU1_bti_1LJ0NcrWCRc5a0l4e_h80iV1Yi_m02CFYX_HmnQp3NZ7pXYg9kcmm5DsnF37fV-waWfYy9/s1600/degage-foyer-medium-45762.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486274480519767234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn8qtLX8Qv36Ibc0Tz1FV9n0o5Tkg2u6MSvYenUh-FLuQJsmT0ieCHk4TF1ZEEcRU1_bti_1LJ0NcrWCRc5a0l4e_h80iV1Yi_m02CFYX_HmnQp3NZ7pXYg9kcmm5DsnF37fV-waWfYy9/s400/degage-foyer-medium-45762.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://www.degage.com/portfolio/?l=&q=45762.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">Degage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Here a common suburban two story entry turns extraordinary with this hand painted design.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486276793596464578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s400/scan0004.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">down east dilettante</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">This historic house turned museum is in Portsmouth, NH. The Moffat-Ladd house mural is likely Dufour wall paper from early 1900's, which depicts the Bay of Naples. To learn more about this wonderful house click <a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html">here.</a></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd1DSt2ic4n7hvDdHsW7M2D2F1hLpD92R4cw1pzVQmVpSds3XwhkvcVN_eTbiX72yTvjD44P-SLWzc3Ke-XhyphenhyphenIyEY86QDWRhfeTHBN1AlpmWWP2U8v-rcmjXkyKpFjtT8gZ7xyS64De-/s1600/neoclassical+still+life.JPG.jpeg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486272917141678610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd1DSt2ic4n7hvDdHsW7M2D2F1hLpD92R4cw1pzVQmVpSds3XwhkvcVN_eTbiX72yTvjD44P-SLWzc3Ke-XhyphenhyphenIyEY86QDWRhfeTHBN1AlpmWWP2U8v-rcmjXkyKpFjtT8gZ7xyS64De-/s400/neoclassical+still+life.JPG.jpeg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/grisaille.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">architect design</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Here antique wall paper panels found at the Louvre are stunning. Read more about them on Architect Design <a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/grisaille.html">here</a>.<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://swedishinteriors.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271111251487346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3s-f-h75d7xaCeJphGNwqFnx6A2Z2mPg3c4Wgv37SkJGi-tR493Zn-kLEE189SwjCideSeOfU9mUSJF6gu6Qa9fM-WjeySEsm_9CWZYHoosT_dAeA-b2A4Ed_lalYH-JoYvRY0o27sVh/s400/image_thumb54.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Cote de Texas via Edie van Breems)</span> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">One of my favorite images is from <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/08/swedish-country-interiors.html">Cote de Texas </a>via <a href="http://swedishinteriors.blogspot.com/">Edie van Breems </a>of Libby Holsten's home click <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/08/swedish-country-interiors.html">here</a>. The curves of Mora clock wonderfully compliment the mural behind it. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCZG5uL0Q-f3_R1m1aWUhgRebT2Fg7TOwxff6dQanjMldLWfl9_fs2923FSdZ-nT1O490zVvXHnb3-Xl7nCkLlp4bWlFoqcxREnR9Q0wvKKDCehe4PWdvFWAfYsnUyGBPIIC0DkQklSub/s1600/grisaille_muralL.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271098098491554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCZG5uL0Q-f3_R1m1aWUhgRebT2Fg7TOwxff6dQanjMldLWfl9_fs2923FSdZ-nT1O490zVvXHnb3-Xl7nCkLlp4bWlFoqcxREnR9Q0wvKKDCehe4PWdvFWAfYsnUyGBPIIC0DkQklSub/s400/grisaille_muralL.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/03/grisaille.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">decorative imaging</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I love the room above, though not traditionally Grisaille or Brunaille, the addition of the shades of green and the side panel painting make for a gorgeous wall.</span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134150268284722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf65aSGVaT07aV1XUZx-xvZWnd3pMWXQ-NVRdT_e7U4BmgIpuCkTFFPfvPX1eXK7mONzJp-iVpFqml9eckY-ntIPwxxE48Ywo3o3spp8gTb5d6AP_duxA_gIdy8_WEMijJMdrpcQbWQRs/s400/wendy1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /> <p align="center"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I adore this 18 century hand blocked Grisaille wall paper from Wendy Lewis at the <a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/">Textile Trunk</a>. You may not be aware of this, but Wendy also has a gorgeous selection of rare antique wallpapers.</span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkMcLoEr3fOo5so8RTOZ-IfcQSNxrq7gvlzrzHndj_sqPWSbIaqhn2ejIpftJyvRj1fBQHv7RqFsfAidOz_9ETuPb2OJS7oj1kQ3ikprltuTBeMny5FHtmZkqfLBX8op8HTJFX37Zhkcv/s1600/wendy3.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134158131776674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkMcLoEr3fOo5so8RTOZ-IfcQSNxrq7gvlzrzHndj_sqPWSbIaqhn2ejIpftJyvRj1fBQHv7RqFsfAidOz_9ETuPb2OJS7oj1kQ3ikprltuTBeMny5FHtmZkqfLBX8op8HTJFX37Zhkcv/s400/wendy3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">This particular piece took my breath away! It is just stunning in shades of cream and gray. I envision it framed in my Living room or Dining room like a rare work of art, or perhaps I could cover a screen with it. Oh the possibilities!</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttV2zd93qonV2tK-39VI2uiIcy0GiVYLNYLbl5Q2riBQDNNQoCNb4NRIufdnJANeojgrwtBn6bkmhQUd8OCZDDAvR-yogOhju5wjOtyZohvAkF1-2YxyurtIBQUAqQ2EqCJLQgecBw7oR/s1600/wendy2.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134159051998802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttV2zd93qonV2tK-39VI2uiIcy0GiVYLNYLbl5Q2riBQDNNQoCNb4NRIufdnJANeojgrwtBn6bkmhQUd8OCZDDAvR-yogOhju5wjOtyZohvAkF1-2YxyurtIBQUAqQ2EqCJLQgecBw7oR/s400/wendy2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(photos above </span><a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Textile Trunk</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Though Wendy does not always list every gorgeous paper she has (her wallpapers move fast and are in great demand by her interior designer buyers) send her an email and she will let you know what treasures she has recently found. Click </span><a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/html/contact.php"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">to contact Wendy. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">If you do decide to buy this let me know how you use it. But if its sold by the time you read this, you may end up seeing it in one of my clients homes or even in my own house because I just can't stop thinking about it!! </span></div>

Gorgeous Grisaille!

( down east dilettante ) Grisaille painting and wall papers have always been a love of mine. Grisaille (pronounced "griz eye") is ...

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GARDENING: ROSES - GARDEN TOUR 7

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HOME SWEET HOME</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ITS ALL ABOUT THE ROSES</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uo9fBA1dgKNnfUYSNKIkH2vzAsQyzi3PXefZ4Lwh5QjpI33J19lQlDC8Hm7nwkfRKHaIkkGUooXrmogzhpsaeD5BSMpPvUqrVZY74Uw1l2hUw0AI410T31OLWtpQXEBEw2_9MrMAikc/s1600/IMG_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uo9fBA1dgKNnfUYSNKIkH2vzAsQyzi3PXefZ4Lwh5QjpI33J19lQlDC8Hm7nwkfRKHaIkkGUooXrmogzhpsaeD5BSMpPvUqrVZY74Uw1l2hUw0AI410T31OLWtpQXEBEw2_9MrMAikc/s640/IMG_0476.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes just the right touch can make a beautiful project spectacular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Summer I finished up this hardscape remodel in Mission Viejo.  The homeowner put in new landscaping to compliment the new look of the home, but the patio was still a little bare.</div><span id="goog_1164843400"></span><span id="goog_1164843401"></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1Lv0xAF0odhf4GG2FVGPhyphenhypheneB9f5M63MUzwEIjE62DK2bIavLAwBeTDMDhtYcm4Fqlnz9XSZrAlDNFNfXbE5p9mdj6EKzDpgOrjRqPjeY1GzUlPFD0UAhfRYqkGywprjUNE82eRi67P4/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1Lv0xAF0odhf4GG2FVGPhyphenhypheneB9f5M63MUzwEIjE62DK2bIavLAwBeTDMDhtYcm4Fqlnz9XSZrAlDNFNfXbE5p9mdj6EKzDpgOrjRqPjeY1GzUlPFD0UAhfRYqkGywprjUNE82eRi67P4/s640/IMG_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick trip to a local nursery and we found these great pots (lightweight as well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEoItT9oE7QB69OZITa8XwReRd7awIjCXQQgh3UWF2APln16-LRWZRKzKnU9lSeZp5qBbqKOEGOlYVWCAXsKRfGISrrrl5F1HRMHBVxVKnQctlmNFl7zpdNLaQMu8XSaUeCK47uDWHOA/s1600/IMG_0262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEoItT9oE7QB69OZITa8XwReRd7awIjCXQQgh3UWF2APln16-LRWZRKzKnU9lSeZp5qBbqKOEGOlYVWCAXsKRfGISrrrl5F1HRMHBVxVKnQctlmNFl7zpdNLaQMu8XSaUeCK47uDWHOA/s400/IMG_0262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planted them with spiraled spruce and bacopa - and the result was stunning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkubyTRqCetLKHJWfJgu11fZfqha3XKTcLTanadriWemkVeyRHTLBxHHswIF12fpEJOG97KF45INLFurJ0HnSamJX4rBB7kW-bP-QKAW_GzyM8EhzUpT0f6byuInWMMquFJRev6ZkbD80/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkubyTRqCetLKHJWfJgu11fZfqha3XKTcLTanadriWemkVeyRHTLBxHHswIF12fpEJOG97KF45INLFurJ0HnSamJX4rBB7kW-bP-QKAW_GzyM8EhzUpT0f6byuInWMMquFJRev6ZkbD80/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can view the project blog <a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-curb-appeal.html">here</a> to see the before and after photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fSw2qDeUMIvugsxAm08RF7T15YauD8lDCXwj0Hx1dpelH0ZQRFQX4sc6j7vyjD3lxy1N4JubvDsjCPxlX8B9eY_UMt7_5DEXpB8_y3MK-GCmkwkSTKnZaa6cjB3VaAXnyLJgTuwA9bY/s1600/37700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fSw2qDeUMIvugsxAm08RF7T15YauD8lDCXwj0Hx1dpelH0ZQRFQX4sc6j7vyjD3lxy1N4JubvDsjCPxlX8B9eY_UMt7_5DEXpB8_y3MK-GCmkwkSTKnZaa6cjB3VaAXnyLJgTuwA9bY/s640/37700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we begin our garden tour (I'm stalling because it is my garden we are visiting) I wanted to express how important I think water is in a garden.   Not only for its reflective quality. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDtj_6mwZIA7AaPKwvGUIvTVHayZo0eWyrFSLixidDvPHImWK45ow_MxnztYJ_22uZc8AQQATqolF-MZhyphenhyphenrSAKA4ZJtv2gdzGWFugYfUKXNIDeUmH4lCtM3bqFWKyhC3iZtZhYNCHZ0Y/s1600/37702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDtj_6mwZIA7AaPKwvGUIvTVHayZo0eWyrFSLixidDvPHImWK45ow_MxnztYJ_22uZc8AQQATqolF-MZhyphenhyphenrSAKA4ZJtv2gdzGWFugYfUKXNIDeUmH4lCtM3bqFWKyhC3iZtZhYNCHZ0Y/s640/37702.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for it also attracts wildlife (I have never been so delighted as when a hummingbird stops to take a little bath in my garden fountain, or takes a sip mid flight)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACTfhLqN4F9X0gx-s3I3nbCb9CBSTf5n_YjoPbiEn2OrIAjw_Ns6EzUE0wFed1l_gIHdrwV4k3chRh1ohMZ35v59KF0oBYiigAsGayXgJC18Mv1KQeqH5qwIJh8mpT8oGwHb74mG5HQo/s1600/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACTfhLqN4F9X0gx-s3I3nbCb9CBSTf5n_YjoPbiEn2OrIAjw_Ns6EzUE0wFed1l_gIHdrwV4k3chRh1ohMZ35v59KF0oBYiigAsGayXgJC18Mv1KQeqH5qwIJh8mpT8oGwHb74mG5HQo/s640/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While ponds are beautiful and tranquil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae8Dxkad9ZOPch0tPvfqbaZbWbHF2gyaQJFYvJDobzcvY0kdVDVuZd1ygzhuxzzlwiHVlqU1Y5aT_PlapKhsW2n00AIMD6MGbIKCP2ooIhlkP7jszpi8_Mxr6PshMgumpGyed8jUm42g/s1600/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae8Dxkad9ZOPch0tPvfqbaZbWbHF2gyaQJFYvJDobzcvY0kdVDVuZd1ygzhuxzzlwiHVlqU1Y5aT_PlapKhsW2n00AIMD6MGbIKCP2ooIhlkP7jszpi8_Mxr6PshMgumpGyed8jUm42g/s400/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I prefer the sound of water in my garden.  Nothing compares to the music created by water, whether large or small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj993HkIr0_8YVK-1BMil-B_zOCznuWZyTif7nZITgfElaBBYxvHyMaIa2A7Pl-bIxd8BNJM7OfOIa1W_N16AFMvu_tGJn2fqk4BFV8HFMLLwRLF0YdD9DYr_ysB4C79k2zu5-0S2x9rSQ/s1600/Exotic+(18).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj993HkIr0_8YVK-1BMil-B_zOCznuWZyTif7nZITgfElaBBYxvHyMaIa2A7Pl-bIxd8BNJM7OfOIa1W_N16AFMvu_tGJn2fqk4BFV8HFMLLwRLF0YdD9DYr_ysB4C79k2zu5-0S2x9rSQ/s640/Exotic+(18).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Claudine's Garden</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlyCkEBQ0nddZDWcSNi3djdcUFXyriRNc6_LR785UgHFoAXYx7Fu02ahZa8XAsP3dM1d2ubTtC44BVg77Fko4nrD8H-b7oZrv_z2SqXRtEnX3ggusTWqwh68IS5wF5fUidmbBpLjQ7Gw/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlyCkEBQ0nddZDWcSNi3djdcUFXyriRNc6_LR785UgHFoAXYx7Fu02ahZa8XAsP3dM1d2ubTtC44BVg77Fko4nrD8H-b7oZrv_z2SqXRtEnX3ggusTWqwh68IS5wF5fUidmbBpLjQ7Gw/s640/IMG_0523.JPG" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm actually relieved we are doing a virtual tour this year, as my garden has been suffering from blatant neglect </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhuAT4M8MOLmly8OplImRGWVCK6tOdwj1bgVbn0lyC8hQrxDmWExaLdzCQhsyi3WLYn6NawALdIQv4PlRCm5DNZWmg36jAm3jw25oCA9Q7vhsONcBXx-sWlwY-PiO4jMbsVAur4fcG58/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhuAT4M8MOLmly8OplImRGWVCK6tOdwj1bgVbn0lyC8hQrxDmWExaLdzCQhsyi3WLYn6NawALdIQv4PlRCm5DNZWmg36jAm3jw25oCA9Q7vhsONcBXx-sWlwY-PiO4jMbsVAur4fcG58/s640/IMG_0299.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flowers have gone unfertilized, untended, untrimmed and the beds are full of leaves, twigs and the occasional weed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ATclyM0Y6WPmsjB-45ZaLqKhBx9TofQjT_CNRu4UFjE-s2WMP94XldioraERSPDy7_Aau97CpD5UH-_ZjPoya7jhFpUqhQp20Vrzf9xCx-ylvFsDexB72JYeB915JzGGPeJkflYesPY/s1600/IMG_0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ATclyM0Y6WPmsjB-45ZaLqKhBx9TofQjT_CNRu4UFjE-s2WMP94XldioraERSPDy7_Aau97CpD5UH-_ZjPoya7jhFpUqhQp20Vrzf9xCx-ylvFsDexB72JYeB915JzGGPeJkflYesPY/s640/IMG_0285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully, my sweet husband took up the slack and planted beautiful color pots (also now untrimmed and untended) to brighten the garden for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijla0Kcyqtsq_D-bsRhduPC5TIs-VkRGjmvTq1xZXYQY5Jp7BkcL4TlvvJ6CfYLw75MvkaciNAHAf5S97JJViwZJV4YZXZmrvwYfe6ZWIBPtOVU6q5zTCBQHx3YOBS8jCpNxZwLsOYwpo/s1600/IMG_0471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijla0Kcyqtsq_D-bsRhduPC5TIs-VkRGjmvTq1xZXYQY5Jp7BkcL4TlvvJ6CfYLw75MvkaciNAHAf5S97JJViwZJV4YZXZmrvwYfe6ZWIBPtOVU6q5zTCBQHx3YOBS8jCpNxZwLsOYwpo/s640/IMG_0471.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes my life gets a little ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">busy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tending a garden takes time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbi3lJe_FZ-6apRxBZQblTCiEk5CvFp4b4j0lE4QVSSMTcNVKpjhHG0tTXjiEAdprpYLytjCveOZqV-Vh_5aSKudYXsIZiKpAc_5wZ_q2Zf4jTbCI84abuDZ25d9gAe5B-KNEvnsu-YY/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbi3lJe_FZ-6apRxBZQblTCiEk5CvFp4b4j0lE4QVSSMTcNVKpjhHG0tTXjiEAdprpYLytjCveOZqV-Vh_5aSKudYXsIZiKpAc_5wZ_q2Zf4jTbCI84abuDZ25d9gAe5B-KNEvnsu-YY/s640/IMG_0513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the neglect, spring has been coming along nicely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpN474Ab89WKQ2MdxevGFrjHjwjMMKoeTk_e23k90PkO4DBpd67dj02LmMNh1IbzhuEq2EQj6GwZLb184PRBP1AVtT1Y9MGdOq2_1GpPy9oG0regPt6jRz7XWSaKBjYcdbvDnvzTBF-E/s1600/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpN474Ab89WKQ2MdxevGFrjHjwjMMKoeTk_e23k90PkO4DBpd67dj02LmMNh1IbzhuEq2EQj6GwZLb184PRBP1AVtT1Y9MGdOq2_1GpPy9oG0regPt6jRz7XWSaKBjYcdbvDnvzTBF-E/s640/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have to say that although I have a garden, and I love gardens - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not a gardener.  I don't cultivate, I don't take clippings and coax them into growing roots, I don't wax poetic about which fertilizer to use, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or grow vegetables in containers and make my own salsa from it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I simply don't have the time to be that involved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGP_dQCl-Z-kQnNtI3x4HHGMVPlp5WqRqMKRIqb8UvGWi5BxmLyhcA6Ft_miHISH5myiW-6luhmLpp_OxgUpijJrHAJ3w2eparcZFplAwKfqvBio5i0cUKyvIfyhwVL22SF8HA6Zz1zM/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGP_dQCl-Z-kQnNtI3x4HHGMVPlp5WqRqMKRIqb8UvGWi5BxmLyhcA6Ft_miHISH5myiW-6luhmLpp_OxgUpijJrHAJ3w2eparcZFplAwKfqvBio5i0cUKyvIfyhwVL22SF8HA6Zz1zM/s640/IMG_0510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I so appreciate those who do, and who seem to do it so effortlessly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I admire my friends that have organized and tidy gardens,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with plants trimmed of spent blooms,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with lettuces and herbs and other edibles; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">roses that are properly pruned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and glass topped tables that don't bear the words 'wash me' in the dust.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEKfyjd-Pn7qnJxo7knm-B6rmUe9646g85HjCCWeRAhnkb2gFgo0fLdW8lYFt7_WF5aYmXh2sAYsxZ1kXTvjGzh630ZVDxIAsoZKkfFrH4rv_iChgtRw4um7Ms0bg8ekaIcaOfZSj6iU/s1600/IMG_0509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEKfyjd-Pn7qnJxo7knm-B6rmUe9646g85HjCCWeRAhnkb2gFgo0fLdW8lYFt7_WF5aYmXh2sAYsxZ1kXTvjGzh630ZVDxIAsoZKkfFrH4rv_iChgtRw4um7Ms0bg8ekaIcaOfZSj6iU/s640/IMG_0509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are the true gardeners.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite my lack of time and skill, Mother Nature has been kind to our garden </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(probably also due to a nice wet winter) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there are spots that are camera worthy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpqY7gUw_lWBwT6ds5J0AEp4RtYdycI3U2-LbIZLKuQVr2LnAThpSK7d1XkRifYuYrcnOmCguZVIoIQW8tUWMDxpY4OExe_MsMPLsBvvTxL9FONz3Tny7y_2AUGm6mnopAKBcPc6Z3KQ/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpqY7gUw_lWBwT6ds5J0AEp4RtYdycI3U2-LbIZLKuQVr2LnAThpSK7d1XkRifYuYrcnOmCguZVIoIQW8tUWMDxpY4OExe_MsMPLsBvvTxL9FONz3Tny7y_2AUGm6mnopAKBcPc6Z3KQ/s640/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">They seem to thrive on neglect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZghoV38ZcbIjM6L0jLfjr8MvSxyNXnbNgZjd38IY6txrX84GuzuOnXoeMfg_nXz3usfpLPhnM68LfaBKYOKOZnnAht27egIa-ajTBxZH7Lm3ocfRPJdgbTKcMaG6HuzLqOp4l9lylwD8/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZghoV38ZcbIjM6L0jLfjr8MvSxyNXnbNgZjd38IY6txrX84GuzuOnXoeMfg_nXz3usfpLPhnM68LfaBKYOKOZnnAht27egIa-ajTBxZH7Lm3ocfRPJdgbTKcMaG6HuzLqOp4l9lylwD8/s640/IMG_0053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially the Edens, which sprawl in great abundance over the front of the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQRP6v2l6LTQ6J-LtdeK9O2NfDHQp_ixpZsjoRnoEJKLrsYPROc3NGM4gZK84P36_ZEYLDLDP68a4KG0bdYW8mZWR-csrzgcd40flvBAvz84Vkl7bZ7Um3qg30_cexZxL-8G9GkUPXKk/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">As far as roses go, I prefer ones with a very high petal count</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzGz3_cQLIFFsSAmA4gXh0zZ9RkXfFkoes_bte1a0Sls-uKlz5GYavJBe2dnADYV4qQDlODzMv5evSCJlKuc0XVQBthA5edro6xGngocrSuOWvyAo88OHsj3YgS9olV2pxb1bYmSPIG8/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzGz3_cQLIFFsSAmA4gXh0zZ9RkXfFkoes_bte1a0Sls-uKlz5GYavJBe2dnADYV4qQDlODzMv5evSCJlKuc0XVQBthA5edro6xGngocrSuOWvyAo88OHsj3YgS9olV2pxb1bYmSPIG8/s640/IMG_0282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they last much longer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and remind me of  Peonies, which we can't grow here in So. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDHbO-d9iEw5GglbJzhkPwmkGLVLni4ibdq3qEprJgqjzhHILn6YqUNY6nFfuLnLaTaT5qRg5Ijm539XK4hvQUsboqn5nG2b66yqdqLtegESxC7iHFuoutwsaVRn9McQHYjjIipcrzj4/s640/IMG_0439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you for visiting my garden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TOMATO LOVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KfIXOOYysdN3JiDzxpfT6NzxuRON2M8FP3nPRkpbn-lYH3QIvNAnsv_RB9mL6uHRtRnRbZsNYK5ptvMQwwyQscWtIUW-P2Ipjxt77g9hP3zZXdfnAt4EcYRjayI4VHaKz5H06KXuMJ4/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KfIXOOYysdN3JiDzxpfT6NzxuRON2M8FP3nPRkpbn-lYH3QIvNAnsv_RB9mL6uHRtRnRbZsNYK5ptvMQwwyQscWtIUW-P2Ipjxt77g9hP3zZXdfnAt4EcYRjayI4VHaKz5H06KXuMJ4/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Washington, Utah - near St. George, my brother-in-law Gene has taken on a bountiful hobby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYDds04gpSkKpIr9yJGuvgwJPE-gms_HVaswcnS_xs2WArTol8wVummw35ZhCgU5_d8s2tbocvv5Nxfr1QKt_O7Rfa3xLCkU9AhYE7ijc7djfcdDqPZYdfST96UYOLPZo5aalzqN0yW8/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYDds04gpSkKpIr9yJGuvgwJPE-gms_HVaswcnS_xs2WArTol8wVummw35ZhCgU5_d8s2tbocvv5Nxfr1QKt_O7Rfa3xLCkU9AhYE7ijc7djfcdDqPZYdfST96UYOLPZo5aalzqN0yW8/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His tomato passion has been growing for a few years now - last year he harvested over 400 plants and of nearly every variety imaginable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OQ8sRHjxk44NYiB8sqqioiRB54eMcnxvucJSaTabCuB9IhGMnQzn6XbhJhuZ0A2Mb3aJwfhHA13eAphjSlqriPnj1MIBukHdHvN136qzcqB4jR2TjRNrb7flC1FSvuqPYdE76WwHNTM/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OQ8sRHjxk44NYiB8sqqioiRB54eMcnxvucJSaTabCuB9IhGMnQzn6XbhJhuZ0A2Mb3aJwfhHA13eAphjSlqriPnj1MIBukHdHvN136qzcqB4jR2TjRNrb7flC1FSvuqPYdE76WwHNTM/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At his main residence in Salt Lake area, he built a greenhouse - climate controlled and efficient - to house his hobby.  It's a perfect compliment to his 'other' hobby - cooking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZweidocXuMPH6n8JQfAAu3QijVzXPYPCkxUpAHky7b5HdKmsL5zQAxARedm4vORUGoNCOcdoW58N1SXu75t7fQXkYRe7nSKsuwn4TQ6KVeFOo1VRfeZVXLc72fBcSBPuqofzC0zR964/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZweidocXuMPH6n8JQfAAu3QijVzXPYPCkxUpAHky7b5HdKmsL5zQAxARedm4vORUGoNCOcdoW58N1SXu75t7fQXkYRe7nSKsuwn4TQ6KVeFOo1VRfeZVXLc72fBcSBPuqofzC0zR964/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the milder climate in Southern Utah is producing beautiful results as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvsrtrRFsqkupGPispaNc9N3EXzaaaN6Hjk3Uz9Xip0ZAAzw65uViJatYT2yVtuIKkG3A31s3-F32STbCsqXW1UOQMjOYeVSDHgAYkR5HM_kPzpX0NymAPzGsKr9JGdT0PqHsmvxIRQ0/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvsrtrRFsqkupGPispaNc9N3EXzaaaN6Hjk3Uz9Xip0ZAAzw65uViJatYT2yVtuIKkG3A31s3-F32STbCsqXW1UOQMjOYeVSDHgAYkR5HM_kPzpX0NymAPzGsKr9JGdT0PqHsmvxIRQ0/s640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for all the tomato plants, and one eggplant . . . which may develop into a new passion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI0VoVcHwDuypFHmFyWei0oGavzXHyGlGDmLHLhnuucjsQyKEJqa8MvBI3JoUF16U_V5qAhzMdBAQ5br2vQmISJl1pGzb88b7iU_k3ntEd96tiwt-HCbEq1RUUpfq7UQ91LKElxQKtr4/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI0VoVcHwDuypFHmFyWei0oGavzXHyGlGDmLHLhnuucjsQyKEJqa8MvBI3JoUF16U_V5qAhzMdBAQ5br2vQmISJl1pGzb88b7iU_k3ntEd96tiwt-HCbEq1RUUpfq7UQ91LKElxQKtr4/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so impressed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are amazing, Gene!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">thanks to everyone who has visited or participated in our Garden Tour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">SEE YOU NEXT TIME!</span></div>

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