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; text-align: center;">like the plump blooms on the double geraniums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTO68ocR5QZP42wTh6PcH6OMg_-zI1waaAYna3CEJXE7n_vw9OAfIM1dcm2-Lna6HSVOZAhkHmM0c2rnJN2qLp06Q-5vqwO9P4OhcRvZWn5FDrGtmhLdf2HbAIhB4JdG-QzjVu3aXWm0/s1600/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTO68ocR5QZP42wTh6PcH6OMg_-zI1waaAYna3CEJXE7n_vw9OAfIM1dcm2-Lna6HSVOZAhkHmM0c2rnJN2qLp06Q-5vqwO9P4OhcRvZWn5FDrGtmhLdf2HbAIhB4JdG-QzjVu3aXWm0/s320/IMG_0480.JPG" /></a></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/AVvXsEgTJHJdP2tGy2N3hFCj6iGD2-WPOxRR6vSf8jUhrjs4R01he5dryvMBoQVW2bRPgrLs_oyP7AsOKR5rBsPe91I-hVofHC-lem0GeXHIuuf4NNCpdg9eX9R7CpTSWBw8eyvnM_P3GAvKAI0/s1600/IMG_0514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">the color pots my husband put together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLeGexNU8h63dfuBuJrQ8KtNe76Y9KCAqJMMx9o9E4sUIl8O1rLftbLe6cnqejjuUjxShioP6U_KtWoliL2kuEwWcOKIDriD8uLzQycCCxveMmtja6GOBH5f0Yvjuf30fxG-PFYwGsxo/s1600/IMG_0516.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/AVvXsEhmLeGexNU8h63dfuBuJrQ8KtNe76Y9KCAqJMMx9o9E4sUIl8O1rLftbLe6cnqejjuUjxShioP6U_KtWoliL2kuEwWcOKIDriD8uLzQycCCxveMmtja6GOBH5f0Yvjuf30fxG-PFYwGsxo/s640/IMG_0516.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;">and this supertunia specimen we picked up at the garden show this spring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaijjV3uXqsHgBz_fF_EadyJXhPJ7HyaaZgO539ApwVknjizTMPZ2x5-AJgxv5NgNneCLwiE_kXmPYnraFrgaLasg4FQoDvYsLLkEn_cLL9Fsaa9u6izfkBwl7uWZPaex-HTsY-lKVGw/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Also coming along nicely are the succulents - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our first attempt at growing them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK10g1PmB7-2-D9H9WuoxgUTb8b3lRhQtBZbJXTiQUdnxb1-RNFqsLK6O_oVSwskTddg9Yll_8otKXJxclHoeWt6fBTzv8-vjnGu0KDx9AIgdTgnYWR5Z-YgjonXfYQtnJLIelI1SYbs/s1600/IMG_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK10g1PmB7-2-D9H9WuoxgUTb8b3lRhQtBZbJXTiQUdnxb1-RNFqsLK6O_oVSwskTddg9Yll_8otKXJxclHoeWt6fBTzv8-vjnGu0KDx9AIgdTgnYWR5Z-YgjonXfYQtnJLIelI1SYbs/s640/IMG_0298.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfK_d5280HshzzGK9WQV5kONi4LYZ-7YrnLREFk82-ohC9UYbNatezcA9qZWarVygctXQMUyNJuGKthKrnnfzv0Kxunw7AkRX5ntUaizMtN_ETG-9nwsVDOi1l4C741OO1tTIOLJyfhs/s1600/IMG_0511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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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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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dHVFol0GxZDvLSp3CP-EuxTb-1_HuFOMEg_ER1zX1xrtTPH9buaEnPT8s-5drrgy2oiT7KPb7fTH2PyfwpjKqgzNGmnxh7D9dfzbxIT3NBQDyv5lIfu4jdCJpZNoGlAvAu9xF5nuRFU/s1600/IMG_0505+(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/AVvXsEg0dHVFol0GxZDvLSp3CP-EuxTb-1_HuFOMEg_ER1zX1xrtTPH9buaEnPT8s-5drrgy2oiT7KPb7fTH2PyfwpjKqgzNGmnxh7D9dfzbxIT3NBQDyv5lIfu4jdCJpZNoGlAvAu9xF5nuRFU/s640/IMG_0505+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rose was close to the fountain and caught its spray, like a sprinkling of diamonds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyI0OEzBzyWXWKMIEn674PuxBCZcNmoCotoFHphZmFusQLa28ksoZ42HHAuYkI0xVtLEvXRAKmcaRAKVC-THiV1Q_B5xPeGd3WphJFz4WWDxTGt4orNuAeJi6iDKd1fRIlK_FF_-PHnM/s1600/IMG_0527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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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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