GARDENING IN THE WILD WEST
COLORADO
DEBRA ANNE'S IRISES AND VIBURNUM
I'm so excited to begin our garden tour, and hope you will be as inspired as I have been!
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| bearded iris in a colorado garden |
Welcome to Debra Anne's Colorado garden - and in particular her beautiful bearded irises...
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| lavender iris |
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| purple and gold iris |
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| purple iris |
and her viburnum (snowball bush)
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| viburnum (snowball bush) |
I became very fond of the snowball bush and irises on my recent trip to Utah. Thanks to Debra Anne for sharing her photos with us!
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WARD AND CHILD GARDEN STORE'S HIDDEN GEM
678 S 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
I recently travelled to Salt Lake City for a family reunion and discovered a wonderful shop with an even more wonderful hidden garden. Just visiting this garden taught me so many lessons I want to duplicate in my own garden!
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| garden pathway |
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Garden lesson: Create a sense of adventure
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| stone garden pathway |
Garden lesson: a curving pathway invites you to explore to see where it leads
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| red pot in border |
Garden lesson: add a tall pot in the garden border for structure and interest
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| purple allium |
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| bearded iris |
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| mixed greens |
Garden lesson: add depth and texture with greens
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| mixed green foliage |
Garden lesson: pay particular attention to varying the shades of green and the shape and size of the leaves
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| great big leaves - little tiny blue flowers |
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| lovely leaves |
Garden lesson: add a surprise, something to explore
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| garden arch |
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| arched walkway |
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| wrought iron seating |
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| hardy teak garden chair |
Garden lesson: provide a place to sit, to rest, to think, to relax, to view
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| the water lily pond |
Garden lesson: add a water feature
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| water lilies |
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| lily close up |
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| water feature at ward and child |
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| bearded iris in terra cotta |
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| purple foliage |
Beautiful, isn't it?
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| ward and child hidden garden |
More tomorrow. Best wishes.
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P.S. there's still time to send me photos to include - I'm posting all week.!
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