GARDEN TOUR

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br /><div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I love Spring in Southern California. <br><br />Actually, I love Spring anywhere.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I also love gardens, green, flowers, outdoors, outdoor living spaces... you get the picture...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />So when my bfs decided to take advantage of one of the Spring garden tours in the area</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I grabbed my camera </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfPtqejmHgi1CXMAybBH3UzfB7rVzt1-BykiE3SxzvLhL1k7AMgRUT-foTyEcnw-eZ_pSm_1yKcGHudl6sYH09Q5C-U3y8PEcrUDhFv_hhyphenhyphenlQN7Ral8kBB7cqCJlFEBrigOyqRsVBByI/s1600/tour2014a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfPtqejmHgi1CXMAybBH3UzfB7rVzt1-BykiE3SxzvLhL1k7AMgRUT-foTyEcnw-eZ_pSm_1yKcGHudl6sYH09Q5C-U3y8PEcrUDhFv_hhyphenhyphenlQN7Ral8kBB7cqCJlFEBrigOyqRsVBByI/s1600/tour2014a.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We invaded gardens from Tustin, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Mission Viejo areas</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9PwDbXd3L1K3TQbIlUPgnW9SMn7x0nbSGH-9ZTwLRGYsvWgmodI73RHawGIbYVyuc9XU3slCccLJypJZcjMV-qcEsAIdhQMWrrWb2_xt29N0ZcsOsz_SBCs8_Pp5CTHXveQznAlIvXM/s1600/tour2014b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9PwDbXd3L1K3TQbIlUPgnW9SMn7x0nbSGH-9ZTwLRGYsvWgmodI73RHawGIbYVyuc9XU3slCccLJypJZcjMV-qcEsAIdhQMWrrWb2_xt29N0ZcsOsz_SBCs8_Pp5CTHXveQznAlIvXM/s1600/tour2014b.jpg" width="442"></a></div><br /><br><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-garden-tour.html#more">Read more »</a>

GARDEN TOUR

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GARDENING: SO. CALIFORNIA ROSES AND BEGONIAS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><strong>GARDEN BLISS</strong></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGu3G0haND756C9XO7fz5mzxDrXfktPZCMMGKLHJnoKQtomqtm_mv0nicYqxVYq2l754J6N0F3-Vaf7FEgujojG3nPmhTHv6RHcn_Ez7ePJVeIgerfql69tL98jjuTBlsK8iqkANIGOAc/s1600/gertrude-jeckyll-rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="542" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGu3G0haND756C9XO7fz5mzxDrXfktPZCMMGKLHJnoKQtomqtm_mv0nicYqxVYq2l754J6N0F3-Vaf7FEgujojG3nPmhTHv6RHcn_Ez7ePJVeIgerfql69tL98jjuTBlsK8iqkANIGOAc/s640/gertrude-jeckyll-rose.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DAVID AUSTIN ENGLISH ROSE - GERTRUDE JEKYLL</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><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;">The most rewarding part of creating the Garden Tour online this year has been the ability to include non-local gardens.  A virtual tour allows you to see gardens in Utah, Colorado, England and France, as well as the California gardens you will see today.  These photos from Shawna's garden in South Orange County, California, left me wanting to see more.  She has a definite eye with the camera!</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: #741b47; font-size: large;"><strong>SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA</strong></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Shawna's Garden</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L5DEAp7908JTRzo2BmiwoUDajDog8dhTn3qAATe3V7mZzdmZI6PDEzpBk1LkMl3KGoIsQKI8kxbUg_yHcRXWKza793UK5IPKHuH57sy1ecDdTwsPBpZo66lTXv4YI5BS24hwudW_YqI/s1600/shaw1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L5DEAp7908JTRzo2BmiwoUDajDog8dhTn3qAATe3V7mZzdmZI6PDEzpBk1LkMl3KGoIsQKI8kxbUg_yHcRXWKza793UK5IPKHuH57sy1ecDdTwsPBpZo66lTXv4YI5BS24hwudW_YqI/s640/shaw1.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Structural plantings - Shawna's garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSX0jwVytHCt1f_X6uS3g8KcYlTOu7VPFKc5IAy9rMMsa6x9mZO96TwZa9fGDYi4uph8dnf1kHlMua-sX0dSvYCiP1g6Qf1mNinGacbmZhZUKWDRLwwGm18e90NXBP4xsfKnCkPakyCQ/s1600/shaw2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSX0jwVytHCt1f_X6uS3g8KcYlTOu7VPFKc5IAy9rMMsa6x9mZO96TwZa9fGDYi4uph8dnf1kHlMua-sX0dSvYCiP1g6Qf1mNinGacbmZhZUKWDRLwwGm18e90NXBP4xsfKnCkPakyCQ/s640/shaw2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden bell - Shawna's garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllRdDPzRtiJfXODgdFhJKGj0YjLClX7J4OawMLqahE6X1ZubQ_Q-3EGRZ3gZu-Eyc7O3e_-_YXwB9M9-kn5fSediFX-SmBwszTBcp6IK1kJYYPZVyozEiyPZqUlUSMF4xGqumrjMn8g0/s1600/shaw3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllRdDPzRtiJfXODgdFhJKGj0YjLClX7J4OawMLqahE6X1ZubQ_Q-3EGRZ3gZu-Eyc7O3e_-_YXwB9M9-kn5fSediFX-SmBwszTBcp6IK1kJYYPZVyozEiyPZqUlUSMF4xGqumrjMn8g0/s640/shaw3.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fabulous climbing Eden roses - Shawna's garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcyzAWof2g0uTMuJa_IYtcfSQKjnl7T1RXJkCOnM30URzEDo55WBHl68HeXgqk5vnduzavhdu_3znp2h0yipGdcknkiPxNK1GO_IclJBv58zC7fO3BaDxwXygRQZrBoZAoWKU2931z68/s1600/shaw4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcyzAWof2g0uTMuJa_IYtcfSQKjnl7T1RXJkCOnM30URzEDo55WBHl68HeXgqk5vnduzavhdu_3znp2h0yipGdcknkiPxNK1GO_IclJBv58zC7fO3BaDxwXygRQZrBoZAoWKU2931z68/s640/shaw4.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">close up of Eden roses - Shawna's garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><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;">Not too far from Shawna's garden is our next garden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Betty's garden is beautiful and organized</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is an avid gardener and a member of her local garden club</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: #741b47; font-size: large;"><strong>Betty's Garden</strong></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuarvI4jztgDIR9U8UP9MF3ktR_UoqBnqaJMVP-u6RNX37vCCUO8Fjx93_sQ3y_PKe-UxgjcKnMbcRptd5X-q74D_qlEvjFZ2VHH24Sq94sZSv52LWDmQesKTZq6CaH8xCmtbadIL9nHM/s1600/bettybirdofparadise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuarvI4jztgDIR9U8UP9MF3ktR_UoqBnqaJMVP-u6RNX37vCCUO8Fjx93_sQ3y_PKe-UxgjcKnMbcRptd5X-q74D_qlEvjFZ2VHH24Sq94sZSv52LWDmQesKTZq6CaH8xCmtbadIL9nHM/s400/bettybirdofparadise.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty's garden - bird of paradise</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqALbp3Lc02qxF73WGDY0fLwnQEUPdDsBOlNB-yQDAnUQ2u-JBNAzPNA9rLlM0CU4VMb0xxtmLYYPt1T9c13FV0zeUiDyKZ5iyH9dQ1G61Q_58zFUC_Sq1kTEnAJQlJduRj4_tcPTHtw/s1600/bettybouganvillea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqALbp3Lc02qxF73WGDY0fLwnQEUPdDsBOlNB-yQDAnUQ2u-JBNAzPNA9rLlM0CU4VMb0xxtmLYYPt1T9c13FV0zeUiDyKZ5iyH9dQ1G61Q_58zFUC_Sq1kTEnAJQlJduRj4_tcPTHtw/s640/bettybouganvillea.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty's garden - bougainvillea</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7hf8FB51-eOVSacjJUt_ZX1-tAIkv7cTsU1o-FFJuGpclQ5-L5Q8P78l161czhv_qYV_sUc-I-DCl_7Ipnd9tMT9DHr1uDX4g9sIdmgshRhJW46waQBggrEcw6XulJ-keibZuO7Y52Y/s1600/bettybegoniabench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7hf8FB51-eOVSacjJUt_ZX1-tAIkv7cTsU1o-FFJuGpclQ5-L5Q8P78l161czhv_qYV_sUc-I-DCl_7Ipnd9tMT9DHr1uDX4g9sIdmgshRhJW46waQBggrEcw6XulJ-keibZuO7Y52Y/s640/bettybegoniabench.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty's front walkway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Betty's inviting front walkway includes this bench and pots of fern, ivy and begonias</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WOs5fauzGk2xICByZzHpO1sjMAPWgIOrfLe2k1jKqpjf-oc97yvrCKzoemz6_Q8Wx4qD8PYASgs9jKsU87U1fGk3xfsx4XSVZwSLO3HOIjj4NWiUD4ZO8l8-NygdhhPpzGAxp7EJCtw/s1600/bettycurlyivy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="376" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WOs5fauzGk2xICByZzHpO1sjMAPWgIOrfLe2k1jKqpjf-oc97yvrCKzoemz6_Q8Wx4qD8PYASgs9jKsU87U1fGk3xfsx4XSVZwSLO3HOIjj4NWiUD4ZO8l8-NygdhhPpzGAxp7EJCtw/s640/bettycurlyivy2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">curly ivy</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as well as wall mounted pots of this unique curly ivy.  Here is her commentary on her garden:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . .the curly ivy growing in the pots on the wall leading to the front door, all started from one tiny little plant obtained from the garden club some years back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It loves this spot as well as in the shady area on the side of my house.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-xIsvffh4FTBboW7BE1EUq9WUpVQvUgoTKpP6j6LZr4pHlhcAzd1Zu52mEkQBxdyubtO_rduCFHXMrAZXkKsPGzIAPAk0iL4ba8Ipu0Qn122Rp3NzHuC5xefspvH869krxejLvKnQCg/s1600/bettyfern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-xIsvffh4FTBboW7BE1EUq9WUpVQvUgoTKpP6j6LZr4pHlhcAzd1Zu52mEkQBxdyubtO_rduCFHXMrAZXkKsPGzIAPAk0iL4ba8Ipu0Qn122Rp3NzHuC5xefspvH869krxejLvKnQCg/s640/bettyfern.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bettys garden pots</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The begonias are looking really good, in the front is a beautiful pink dragon wing variety, in the back are several pots filled with plain old begonias but they are spilling over the pots, there is also an angel wing variety that has beautiful pink blooms that was a gift from my garden club friend who started it from a cutting from her plant, almost forgot the beautiful red dragon wing begonia right outside the door that can be enjoyed from inside as well as out in the garden.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0ydaROidGLkKeoYBUSSkfhHU3RTlkc27yb1T_6M9YQnqHlu_TXO7I2Iws4aKXyoELUZH3J3-ty5-FhYkQgPuDbBwEG6DxwhsobKNa4PgfIe1Ya97jsEAbKFamSZE82jYKJOXkWUEiQo/s1600/bettygeranium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0ydaROidGLkKeoYBUSSkfhHU3RTlkc27yb1T_6M9YQnqHlu_TXO7I2Iws4aKXyoELUZH3J3-ty5-FhYkQgPuDbBwEG6DxwhsobKNa4PgfIe1Ya97jsEAbKFamSZE82jYKJOXkWUEiQo/s640/bettygeranium.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">assorted geraniums</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>The geraniums are really blooming this year. This is a grouping near the fire pit of pink ribbon, white and a beautiful dark lavender Martha Washington. There is a very pretty coral colored one tucked in our tree on the side of the house and others here and there along with two rose scented geraniums and one that is called Rose Geranium which blooms with pink clusters that look just like small roses.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD18ddm5ojquVHQm8vs7od9TAkEE-EFj4jeiaclVTT7gu4zlX9gcGL5VkkB4N0FeuAKRVkJcCIQ6DrH6LvJJeFSHQlUA_pnkS_Wlrl6AOyfmClfpMbx2qd47Nq9qObbVOmoYOWrGGiek/s1600/bettyfuscia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD18ddm5ojquVHQm8vs7od9TAkEE-EFj4jeiaclVTT7gu4zlX9gcGL5VkkB4N0FeuAKRVkJcCIQ6DrH6LvJJeFSHQlUA_pnkS_Wlrl6AOyfmClfpMbx2qd47Nq9qObbVOmoYOWrGGiek/s640/bettyfuscia.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fuschias</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaqfZgnUhyeeV7tO1gsbbgSAqtJqGSRQ_aMTomo7vIezqizIYsiuC0dLGx2V9XxuUj3-lwRJ0prRnnsgXRxa1RHYoZ-yL46PVNEbvJdrpRJLrJEjasFDViDaED-3yvGpYqM6Q4HQ7Qu0/s1600/bettygeraniumintree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="572" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaqfZgnUhyeeV7tO1gsbbgSAqtJqGSRQ_aMTomo7vIezqizIYsiuC0dLGx2V9XxuUj3-lwRJ0prRnnsgXRxa1RHYoZ-yL46PVNEbvJdrpRJLrJEjasFDViDaED-3yvGpYqM6Q4HQ7Qu0/s640/bettygeraniumintree.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coral geranium</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>  <br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UaLhc2Go7ua7a1AM9liXznek4Trxng_n25eHFHJNDnnxB5F-00pJZyHDcjq4AzKjepaxojlyOF8KJKbf3ZtgeeubN_lcGmbXfrh24cj2euyaShQZ4HOOz9n70SbFvUkcR-KfQTiVSxg/s1600/bettyhydrangea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UaLhc2Go7ua7a1AM9liXznek4Trxng_n25eHFHJNDnnxB5F-00pJZyHDcjq4AzKjepaxojlyOF8KJKbf3ZtgeeubN_lcGmbXfrh24cj2euyaShQZ4HOOz9n70SbFvUkcR-KfQTiVSxg/s640/bettyhydrangea.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hydrangeas</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>The hydrangeas are now in full bloom. They are planted in the same area as the cymbidium orchids, this year the orchids bloomed first and were just beautiful, yellow, green and dusky dark pink. When the orchids go away the hydrangas are there for us to enjoy. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv0eWSW0k5TQnT-FhPiF_BxnlI2EOxELDO848ARJpZ_6co08EMmHzarTeGUYWKE4pdLO99IIVFhPyaMp0qg9YKCRqrv1IKAAadTm22sWmBRhMbtvH2SV8F7K6P9o7bl2_eeH-Z2L_SVs/s1600/bettycampanulaandivy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv0eWSW0k5TQnT-FhPiF_BxnlI2EOxELDO848ARJpZ_6co08EMmHzarTeGUYWKE4pdLO99IIVFhPyaMp0qg9YKCRqrv1IKAAadTm22sWmBRhMbtvH2SV8F7K6P9o7bl2_eeH-Z2L_SVs/s640/bettycampanulaandivy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The companulas in the hanging basket along with some grape ivy looks really pretty right now. Below the hanging basket in the pot is another companula that is also blooming right now. Both of these were purchased from Trader Joe's and brought to cheer up Grandma when she was in rehab and brought home when they withered.  I planted them in my garden where they are a nice reminder of her spirit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztQUU2ChvcaC_HvaaCvuppIPm-LhUFUFdPTejflNJYOuhRu8I6dWB3-qrqX08w-FVOkUboiuHvLmUpEp9hHvMzISGG-tmMUUv45sgatCrtC7kXf2dSYWURAvN-i0hnpKdVSX9ILAWFig/s1600/bettyicebergs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="636" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztQUU2ChvcaC_HvaaCvuppIPm-LhUFUFdPTejflNJYOuhRu8I6dWB3-qrqX08w-FVOkUboiuHvLmUpEp9hHvMzISGG-tmMUUv45sgatCrtC7kXf2dSYWURAvN-i0hnpKdVSX9ILAWFig/s640/bettyicebergs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">white iceberg roses </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The roses are finished with their first bloom all except the iceberg by the front door which just keeps blooming. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRXTvRp7VshH1YZNcKwxf4PsTTTmNIVBhansVQvvkK798w11ma7EaxEy7cwzLVFOA-L2iL4sGdwH_n6cGgI7A4tdJwHeeQdb_0Qn_19GIabSErOcUwFbWHb40A09R70pEwUNfLVkWwOY/s1600/bettyterracotta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRXTvRp7VshH1YZNcKwxf4PsTTTmNIVBhansVQvvkK798w11ma7EaxEy7cwzLVFOA-L2iL4sGdwH_n6cGgI7A4tdJwHeeQdb_0Qn_19GIabSErOcUwFbWHb40A09R70pEwUNfLVkWwOY/s640/bettyterracotta.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">herb pots</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>I have discovered that the best sunshine is in the front of the house so I have been growing vegetables in pots in the front, this winter the lettuce was in abundance. I now have cucumber and peppers along with parsley in the window box that grows all year long.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wgSGurd4v26wq7i3o1CEOeC0KivrWIqQB8Zf60hxZ1tKR6VRY1dTTLMFBH21guMqPbXo5-rtaiBQgUNJm9E6rG2GEULf_7cRlN_SraFYofaX2qw2IZljirBlSU1kM243uQ971Le5bTc/s1600/bettyterracotta2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wgSGurd4v26wq7i3o1CEOeC0KivrWIqQB8Zf60hxZ1tKR6VRY1dTTLMFBH21guMqPbXo5-rtaiBQgUNJm9E6rG2GEULf_7cRlN_SraFYofaX2qw2IZljirBlSU1kM243uQ971Le5bTc/s640/bettyterracotta2.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">begonias at the front door</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>I have also been introducing succulents into my garden, I find their shapes and colors really interesting and they look really good integrated in with other things in the garden. You will notice the pot by the front door has Scabiosa which is doing really well, they were brought home as cuttings from our field trip to Casa Romantica in San Clemente.<br /><br /><br /><br />Betty and Shawna, it looks just beautiful.  thanks for sharing it with us!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">SOME EASY GARDEN CRAFTS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you really think I could give a garden tour without adding something creative?</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhE7itbrW9FJcBLvWK8Y5miKvbytdO4eu8qRD1NQfKAM9i8Bpwbo_sKrZjJK4WqZ4_9RPxWuWiONJK-7uAOQjPJFlifS8BLDNurQOCxbl0eyE3lvQXX2Ylie5j410o4oGVCEVDbehVZ0/s1600/6a00e0098cf3a1883300e54f1b45fa8833-500wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhE7itbrW9FJcBLvWK8Y5miKvbytdO4eu8qRD1NQfKAM9i8Bpwbo_sKrZjJK4WqZ4_9RPxWuWiONJK-7uAOQjPJFlifS8BLDNurQOCxbl0eyE3lvQXX2Ylie5j410o4oGVCEVDbehVZ0/s640/6a00e0098cf3a1883300e54f1b45fa8833-500wi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How adorable is this chicken wire moss heart?  I can picture it on a gate, or lying casually on a little side table.  Simply cut chicken wire into a heart shape - about 3 inches larger than you want your moss heart to be when finished.  (You will need to cut two - tin snips should do the trick).  Using gloves to protect your hands, fold the edges of the hearts over each other, creating a pocket (leave one portion open. large enough to stick your hand in,  to insert the moss).  Using your gloved hand, puff the shape out from the inside until it looks the way you want it to.  Fill it with green sheet moss and close the edges.  If needed, use wire to secure the two hearts together.  Add a little wire hanging loop - and embellish a little if you want! So cute!</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tcu9pmw07Rs8K4mhcJ8lEoMOhiRgYnvLqre9YRbqsamM7zg3-BMAKXw05iPwQKmgXe6WOmqM0qPgdDGK12Z23Qka_vzZhbccNqIFrGVfZhrmMTz2Lph2TiVuqhUxVC9ZrgfxJIivWXo/s1600/chandelier+do+it+yourself.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tcu9pmw07Rs8K4mhcJ8lEoMOhiRgYnvLqre9YRbqsamM7zg3-BMAKXw05iPwQKmgXe6WOmqM0qPgdDGK12Z23Qka_vzZhbccNqIFrGVfZhrmMTz2Lph2TiVuqhUxVC9ZrgfxJIivWXo/s640/chandelier+do+it+yourself.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><br />How genius is this little chandelier made from a wire basket and some chandelier crystals you can pick up on ebay.  This basket had a center handle, but if you can't find one with a handle, a few lengths of chain from Lowes (or your local home improvement store) on 3 sides with a hook to join them at the top will create the same effect.  A few jewelry jump rings for fastening the crystals (or some more wire) and some jelly jars to hold candles and your project is complete!  You could spray it white or a rusty color for a more shabby look.  Great for an outdoor party or alfresco dining!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqjYRmyYRBI3f_DggGHjnIPKdymLw4ERJ0P5_9CAN-aGmfYUG6OJCVbF7pjQ5lrTy5qSe8skn58SDpDoJviuc6qnx0z8XSyfizOVovo9sH0v4kLM0EziFxNRkOESNhzaR4CJlw-NFyrc/s1600/a98551_0301_chlkboardpots_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqjYRmyYRBI3f_DggGHjnIPKdymLw4ERJ0P5_9CAN-aGmfYUG6OJCVbF7pjQ5lrTy5qSe8skn58SDpDoJviuc6qnx0z8XSyfizOVovo9sH0v4kLM0EziFxNRkOESNhzaR4CJlw-NFyrc/s400/a98551_0301_chlkboardpots_xl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Blackboard paint, available at your  home improvement store, around the top rim of a terracotta pot, creates a place to record what herb is planted - as well as looking darn cute.  Once the paint is on and dried (may take two coats), simple chalk is all that is needed to label your herbs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzIr__8ozulLDzneLl2P0d9YwrDf3SQLEtm6D1mzMNiRR5Fziv9l7hIe8CqUMh-ccoLxBkmf5EMRQmirYs13fxyMBx0G0rEGHrBMB47FgSPFmnaPq5BQ4ncPQarwu2Z_1tkXbbQqXEo/s1600/terrarium_table_sunset_magazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzIr__8ozulLDzneLl2P0d9YwrDf3SQLEtm6D1mzMNiRR5Fziv9l7hIe8CqUMh-ccoLxBkmf5EMRQmirYs13fxyMBx0G0rEGHrBMB47FgSPFmnaPq5BQ4ncPQarwu2Z_1tkXbbQqXEo/s640/terrarium_table_sunset_magazine.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I also love this idea of a succulent garden under glass, at the same time creating something useful, like a side table for a seating area.  You will need an urn that is tall enough to be a side table - and if your earn is super large you may want to fill the bottom half with styrofoam peanuts so it doesn't get too heavy to move.  Make sure it has a drainage hole at the bottom, covered by a broken pot shard or some screening so it does not get plugged.  Add a good few inches of gravel on top of that, and then your cactus or succulent mix.  Succulents don't have very deep root systems, but they do need good drainage - or they will ROT.  Plant with succulents (low growing varieties) and top with a glass round (home improvement store again).  As for the watering - succulents need a good drenching about once a week - but under glass it may be different.  Just remember, they need to dry out between waterings, and if you see that the glass is cloudy or has a moisture build up, remove it for a little while and let that evaporate before returning the glass to the top.  </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you tomorrow for a very special garden tour.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

GARDENING: SO. CALIFORNIA ROSES AND BEGONIAS

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GARDENING: WELCOME TO MY GARDEN

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZHZdTu60U3t6hCn-Wb3BLNambkglYHEsfrGD7X0wPVIyu44zs1K5uMxsASUD6dqFQ79Z7idiKYegn-NovHRjfturFCRwH1j04g3_ItR3bJIto9dxf0RxS6b91AtE6ksbfvJx0D7dgdM/s1600-h/IMG_1798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344518305702990642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZHZdTu60U3t6hCn-Wb3BLNambkglYHEsfrGD7X0wPVIyu44zs1K5uMxsASUD6dqFQ79Z7idiKYegn-NovHRjfturFCRwH1j04g3_ItR3bJIto9dxf0RxS6b91AtE6ksbfvJx0D7dgdM/s640/IMG_1798.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pljxHQaa10f8uyRVdozA5n88h7QHjoSa8Z05A-shPcN8Y0wh5AnnmXWbsjgL2VwCJinGjw1QBnSS8-UPJnBsWIkQ9sBAQnQVL_SbxxShO0-w5Jwrn1s5QkI-GdPskecQHG__R1ZzEbg/s1600-h/WELCOME.jpg"></a>Welcome to my Garden! . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">And let me preface this invitation with apologies - my garden is not really visitor ready. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring seemed to come too quickly - long before we had finished planting and pruning. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring came and still we had not cleaned up the winter debris, or tidied up the putting green </div><div style="text-align: center;">(the golf course did not trim it's huge eucalyptus trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">and they have been dropping berries and leaves on the putting green all winter). </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a very busy winter in the Barnett house. I'm afraid we neglected the garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to catch up with the garden duties has been slow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a cottage garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is really my husband's garden and for him it is therapy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES to dig and plant and pot. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES that he planted the garden and that it is growing, thriving and beautiful. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He can SEE the fruits of his labors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that his hobby gives him so much joy and so, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is my little gift to him, although he is not aware of that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES to garden! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So I try not to 'interfere' when the pots don't match </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there is no rhyme or reason to the plants </div><div style="text-align: center;">and every ornament put in the garden gets broken . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">not to mention that the wisteria is out of control and there are vines where no vines should be, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there are more pots than there is room if you actually want people to walk anywhere. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And the side yard isn't finished and the garden tools are everywhere. . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">because this garden is a labor of love - </div><div style="text-align: center;">you see he does it for ME. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-SaKY7XF2nlZc13pyWxZmZ2wsLYAfFMlTnucPAXXvmCffmcC9ic2R7ttZDIjX88Wl4GcGrdNQ-mK4MM7WKJkhEialShOI5U6G1q2htTc8HixGOlOrI9cw0kcgwwuVIeRXLnT4RLk4og/s1600-h/BLUEPITCHER.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzlnyYsX7hV-qKgZ7iRSPV_umWKzM5oBKq42DpX-oqo2DA3ran4s683an7AKvaBRKM1DoTKLvNIlO6cYPAwy7XGnwtACieN9jLoQts1J3FHV7OD8qrNNvxKrA7cAkzK-rcHZjDNFWpUc/s1600-h/yellowbird2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="454" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342976552414552818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzlnyYsX7hV-qKgZ7iRSPV_umWKzM5oBKq42DpX-oqo2DA3ran4s683an7AKvaBRKM1DoTKLvNIlO6cYPAwy7XGnwtACieN9jLoQts1J3FHV7OD8qrNNvxKrA7cAkzK-rcHZjDNFWpUc/s640/yellowbird2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>There are a lot of things to love in my garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My fountain is musical and beautiful - just ask the birds who come to drink and bathe in it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This wonderful and bright yellow fellow I have learned is a Western Oriole. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I never knew this bird existed until it visited my fountain and delighted me with its beauty. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1h6bLqSnk_0Veel45PD4QbcikGZTaxCBzfeGQyXVSL7aVfdb2Mg95qztkgcSosBYnFYA1g3yfWHEcBxHgbLYwIxWlVDQvPpDjM0wVDsUwB5LOYIaWFeaUIYkFUEII3gbSeF6oNreXvU/s1600-h/yellow+bird3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342976541733587826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1h6bLqSnk_0Veel45PD4QbcikGZTaxCBzfeGQyXVSL7aVfdb2Mg95qztkgcSosBYnFYA1g3yfWHEcBxHgbLYwIxWlVDQvPpDjM0wVDsUwB5LOYIaWFeaUIYkFUEII3gbSeF6oNreXvU/s640/yellow+bird3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="470" /></a> Finches of every color, wrens, sparrows and brightly irridescent hummingbirds are frequent visitors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The hummingbirds are especially bold and come to examine us, hovering just inches from our faces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But to be honest - the garden is what a cottage garden should be. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My home is very unpretentious and I suppose any other type of garden </div><div style="text-align: center;">wouldn't bring us the joy this untidy bit of real estate does. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The beds are not uniform, no color scheme exists here - </div><div style="text-align: center;">colors collide happily in every imaginable combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband loves to create pots of beautiful flowers - </div><div style="text-align: center;">so much so that there are an over abundance of them </div><div style="text-align: center;">and they continually creep into the pathways and seating areas. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When they become too much of an obstacle, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I move them - quietly - </div><div style="text-align: center;">to areas where they can be appreciated but not tripped over. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNm8IYDElPRg5kCpcv73uSdEZ5Yj9dbj9RNyD02JVocdakz9h2l6kigtJG-_Jl8zhrddD7d7RTUXH5QiYSUBKaTWSEvqYqOnMUMQTUtHkUjZBGG4Jw-goKWIHuQNZEF-OC9zUm9-hXaps/s1600-h/IMG_2224.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="424" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974869960026082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNm8IYDElPRg5kCpcv73uSdEZ5Yj9dbj9RNyD02JVocdakz9h2l6kigtJG-_Jl8zhrddD7d7RTUXH5QiYSUBKaTWSEvqYqOnMUMQTUtHkUjZBGG4Jw-goKWIHuQNZEF-OC9zUm9-hXaps/s640/IMG_2224.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>All around the garden, needing a good clipping, are roses. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Over 40 of them. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose most, but not all, of the roses - wonderful David Austin English roses, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Romantica roses and luscious scented old Heritage roses with petal counts of 60 and upward. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are long lasting and remind me of peonies - which we can't grow here in Southern California. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here are some views of my 'not yet ready for visitors' garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What it lacks in symmetry and good design, it makes up for in joy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bmZHVM8N_Hbox7TxS4a_gY9MCwYB5026WrxlcdPh6RMRSmzPrvOUNhalFxxkEOPUojKFU61XaPmtas49t-wfNEMYpcPwoKBBh-r7CpumAv6_tbHnTf2zj7XUjRWk4zqmKoIKFedo53E/s1600-h/IMG_0193.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974865597296402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bmZHVM8N_Hbox7TxS4a_gY9MCwYB5026WrxlcdPh6RMRSmzPrvOUNhalFxxkEOPUojKFU61XaPmtas49t-wfNEMYpcPwoKBBh-r7CpumAv6_tbHnTf2zj7XUjRWk4zqmKoIKFedo53E/s640/IMG_0193.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Mama house wren chose the outdoor speaker as her home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Do we have a music lover here? </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtN60_wyDYvL2C0YVmnWP3TTbAQrm3r4WuJ-rlkPZfGXopMR_edKqKnu5Gz4FJiaCJsD_B1JeQmsk08hdyk09HI7zdwlzbo2gOs52RIuOHLiedmn1Gosm4EnI5Q3iliX-3rLQ59uS7Bw/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974856657713890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtN60_wyDYvL2C0YVmnWP3TTbAQrm3r4WuJ-rlkPZfGXopMR_edKqKnu5Gz4FJiaCJsD_B1JeQmsk08hdyk09HI7zdwlzbo2gOs52RIuOHLiedmn1Gosm4EnI5Q3iliX-3rLQ59uS7Bw/s640/IMG_0032.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></a> Old english style roses grow in clusters dripping with fragrance. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHlOUcT1QlgMHYkS0po92zModq9WEsf0Kj-8jPrYKWRWiIjHcYwgkAfY7M7v3A4tULKeuP_M877tWpW8n46AHNbFmn-SigAGAPFQjK6VpTNFu9SJLuAECzrXcSVskAljo3ZyN3Wb6D9M/s1600-h/IMG_1781.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4Q85uABFwWgucuGFev3C3d6-06Ol3X4zvYLEoNyQ1WywjvHeVBu1LN6AjzPB5KC76EmjJkUmFUdO7KRRxQfSe61FJwt-2OtUgwUcrjACbUneLWBW2w67z9Kn3p_r9Z_EUvmY2otbdM/s1600-h/IMG_1774.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342971671873035106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj4Q85uABFwWgucuGFev3C3d6-06Ol3X4zvYLEoNyQ1WywjvHeVBu1LN6AjzPB5KC76EmjJkUmFUdO7KRRxQfSe61FJwt-2OtUgwUcrjACbUneLWBW2w67z9Kn3p_r9Z_EUvmY2otbdM/s640/IMG_1774.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> And, of course, the roses have to come inside - </div><div style="text-align: center;">armfuls of them in vases and pitchers - smelling of heaven. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This rose, a rich raspberry colored rose with big multi-petaled 5-inch fragrant blooms, is a favorite. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu6SAnVU30yWneGWdkhYU_9dnC5g3mbyTZpYxKK9efJtQyE48tOe5v2rIok-5yXw4sr2NaLQVoRixa07DGjNBhDsIlgKGQ8tSr33f3JFduZJoCHpeSueVix3ZDpacx6XKc6S_2yUyyqA/s1600-h/IMG_1772.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342971672544635634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu6SAnVU30yWneGWdkhYU_9dnC5g3mbyTZpYxKK9efJtQyE48tOe5v2rIok-5yXw4sr2NaLQVoRixa07DGjNBhDsIlgKGQ8tSr33f3JFduZJoCHpeSueVix3ZDpacx6XKc6S_2yUyyqA/s640/IMG_1772.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The pots, casually growing into the walkways, are my husband's loving creations. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcwbRYFndVulSopmhyuLjv3bx7JOSS8j12B984qp-iMrmZdtZb8opSiUQTSM4qCjeOxCIhIW4uLjzxp97YSRCF0csRshbILit94vXx43oUbS8qjt7HD6NN9d_mSc8E7SkO1bAktTPBHI/s1600-h/IMG_1771.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970845440553698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcwbRYFndVulSopmhyuLjv3bx7JOSS8j12B984qp-iMrmZdtZb8opSiUQTSM4qCjeOxCIhIW4uLjzxp97YSRCF0csRshbILit94vXx43oUbS8qjt7HD6NN9d_mSc8E7SkO1bAktTPBHI/s640/IMG_1771.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Wrought iron from an antique french gate tops cast iron pillars to frame an entry to the putting green. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsWHonP6YrmJi5CDgy5oNRP-FWaOcfqxoESUk9xy77a_KFpIxzrG1A8W5HvnyUS4XugEf7GZ5NNPkmmLy73nahU3s1oqDQWci0E1uz0Fgs9FtcjA401nYdfrsy5m05Uqpx2-MdfX-AZc/s1600-h/IMG_1770.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970836717624978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsWHonP6YrmJi5CDgy5oNRP-FWaOcfqxoESUk9xy77a_KFpIxzrG1A8W5HvnyUS4XugEf7GZ5NNPkmmLy73nahU3s1oqDQWci0E1uz0Fgs9FtcjA401nYdfrsy5m05Uqpx2-MdfX-AZc/s640/IMG_1770.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Wisteria, urgently in need of a manicure, climbs to the upper deck. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an amazing and beautiful sight when in bloom. </div><div style="text-align: center;">In the growing season it can creep along at up to a foot a day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKc6zWE8Q6iYYcnxSO2aMBOM_ZSCt1QdZflMsP1kYdmlTcfy61QPujzqK2M8wNaiU3WYUE1yLadZZdXW7A2OcUSkAY7tufDSNafQzLmNRBO0UJOEo6VJ3PbPvDin252PN7xFSSe9vBHI/s1600-h/IMG_1768.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970836792245538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKc6zWE8Q6iYYcnxSO2aMBOM_ZSCt1QdZflMsP1kYdmlTcfy61QPujzqK2M8wNaiU3WYUE1yLadZZdXW7A2OcUSkAY7tufDSNafQzLmNRBO0UJOEo6VJ3PbPvDin252PN7xFSSe9vBHI/s640/IMG_1768.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>My husband has made sure that the garden is a feast for the nose, as well as the eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, night blooming jasmine fills the night with heady perfume. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LnlI5dQ3jL31RJ7HpP-_rqg3ofK1exol5dQACXtHichrQ_HNrGC54LUkyXsM8SlF19UjjNbUCUKNxyi8FM8hEuM09zhr8DolJclzAwv0xtD1kit1MYOQ3iN8I32yySuOwe0PT7cnls0/s1600-h/IMG_1766.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970831520139058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LnlI5dQ3jL31RJ7HpP-_rqg3ofK1exol5dQACXtHichrQ_HNrGC54LUkyXsM8SlF19UjjNbUCUKNxyi8FM8hEuM09zhr8DolJclzAwv0xtD1kit1MYOQ3iN8I32yySuOwe0PT7cnls0/s640/IMG_1766.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Grapes grow over the arbor, and create a shaded retreat beneath. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX8QXIUhgmd3aFVuGE4ErrBlxeKFKrXHxhQtJVl0-qZuHCTHQ6bwEqXXxBlZskg4ZvaG4PYLFdMavG8nyHwytmQ1iT8Zm77xfcFqBURG6CyRmARoMs_kUM9DfM66aSY2jJXCGXZY3GH4/s1600-h/IMG_1765.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970825121607138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX8QXIUhgmd3aFVuGE4ErrBlxeKFKrXHxhQtJVl0-qZuHCTHQ6bwEqXXxBlZskg4ZvaG4PYLFdMavG8nyHwytmQ1iT8Zm77xfcFqBURG6CyRmARoMs_kUM9DfM66aSY2jJXCGXZY3GH4/s640/IMG_1765.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The lemon tree is abundant this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk0RP5VtSZ1vRCXu76xUnhB0lUrSGT8CJ4Iqc-tVKvkV42-WV4prhGM1NHRJL_kvNNBnDiGEY5cKARPLrLXRWb59UeVW0bXBn6GaGHVg8YvQ5WTmsk5hOFtpHFNUfBymf_y9nKUGnxGQ/s1600-h/IMG_1760.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969851007837330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk0RP5VtSZ1vRCXu76xUnhB0lUrSGT8CJ4Iqc-tVKvkV42-WV4prhGM1NHRJL_kvNNBnDiGEY5cKARPLrLXRWb59UeVW0bXBn6GaGHVg8YvQ5WTmsk5hOFtpHFNUfBymf_y9nKUGnxGQ/s640/IMG_1760.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> An antique dry sink holds vintage pots and orchids in a shady corner. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UqMvjArk9f-HUg2p808QCRErZVzgtV2qgRJm4KZkn-6YoIL0FKphtDF1txf4Kk6wnI51CbQIqUurbXuOKisTvhZwYnyjtsVrL6dv_0Pxy2HUU6mTCW2LKSDoPFEEtRWLrCjUKw4MVrE/s1600-h/IMG_1759.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969845622556322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UqMvjArk9f-HUg2p808QCRErZVzgtV2qgRJm4KZkn-6YoIL0FKphtDF1txf4Kk6wnI51CbQIqUurbXuOKisTvhZwYnyjtsVrL6dv_0Pxy2HUU6mTCW2LKSDoPFEEtRWLrCjUKw4MVrE/s640/IMG_1759.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Impatiens and architectural fragments are a good combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAiOLicPhsc01fMddnUvHelfLJjv1yMFFW5mIOsuUMnyR4VqeRBIXiP9qBVnMk1RnGuSNOzDPHyksBP8YSR1yYAVMoK6Yr_nQ0u_Hx0txdKHIsLnihCcNcQOwYQILg5i9K731CqGg_8U/s1600-h/IMG_1756.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969844428483314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAiOLicPhsc01fMddnUvHelfLJjv1yMFFW5mIOsuUMnyR4VqeRBIXiP9qBVnMk1RnGuSNOzDPHyksBP8YSR1yYAVMoK6Yr_nQ0u_Hx0txdKHIsLnihCcNcQOwYQILg5i9K731CqGg_8U/s640/IMG_1756.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Birdies welcome! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79oRBIDiBy0zGv6zpk_2OyZgsn60cUxv0cb-QnOqDi-U-IBMN3K0TOQz5AiQdRfUiuU4pokFksjxxkxA0S1RQVXcG1aMOLLNJKoeZ0fhErGF8GjLiMMlTlpkeZRqzRSeA3u3EsgRAXhA/s1600-h/IMG_1754.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969838227374546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79oRBIDiBy0zGv6zpk_2OyZgsn60cUxv0cb-QnOqDi-U-IBMN3K0TOQz5AiQdRfUiuU4pokFksjxxkxA0S1RQVXcG1aMOLLNJKoeZ0fhErGF8GjLiMMlTlpkeZRqzRSeA3u3EsgRAXhA/s640/IMG_1754.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Large furry children, as well. Bailey frequently hangs out IN her water bowl. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvov5spdrDwaCaViF0izx_5JPOLsXUtN85tw1YACsfJ139EaZuQp3saJleS7hoYQ2MnkllpuuoZASw-WWJfwXrSFTThLa4kfqSmE-f52v7wSJ4Fw3gemafDEOs5ujHuhh_Z-eK9RuGcM/s1600-h/IMG_1753.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969833132940578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvov5spdrDwaCaViF0izx_5JPOLsXUtN85tw1YACsfJ139EaZuQp3saJleS7hoYQ2MnkllpuuoZASw-WWJfwXrSFTThLa4kfqSmE-f52v7wSJ4Fw3gemafDEOs5ujHuhh_Z-eK9RuGcM/s640/IMG_1753.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> A candle chandelier adds a touch of romance to a dining area. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitSbsIAs-m4rXXXD3W7tBSZEyUEG50wQtHaV3dhj9B74Xe51yhHCxffOphDCg_qLDfai8N5m7xB5qWbHm5_4-nacyZOlxZYlnklTnObfQOSSwrRh1z57bOS7tHmnxXUfySPx1iG3UxqU/s1600-h/IMG_1752.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969066278010018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitSbsIAs-m4rXXXD3W7tBSZEyUEG50wQtHaV3dhj9B74Xe51yhHCxffOphDCg_qLDfai8N5m7xB5qWbHm5_4-nacyZOlxZYlnklTnObfQOSSwrRh1z57bOS7tHmnxXUfySPx1iG3UxqU/s640/IMG_1752.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Shady areas are brightened with ferns and bright flowers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwT6ruX_Z9PEKCsd3loAUtEf2OSYfz6lCqxSKWx9bK_NC3VUEBgymjsbmT_9Y_t6OWaab9il2BO66VLx5actyKsCX9j9ge8PGrZsP1fdxnZoX0NE7yWznvUH8jbqBDfpWXwZ5RW8ph1g/s1600-h/IMG_1748.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969065096977650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwT6ruX_Z9PEKCsd3loAUtEf2OSYfz6lCqxSKWx9bK_NC3VUEBgymjsbmT_9Y_t6OWaab9il2BO66VLx5actyKsCX9j9ge8PGrZsP1fdxnZoX0NE7yWznvUH8jbqBDfpWXwZ5RW8ph1g/s640/IMG_1748.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Spring brings a reappearance of the cameleon vine that is dormant in the winter. It serves as a beautiful ground cover, with touches of yellow and pink where the sun kisses it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyj9dfOZo2RN2QZ-zlkqQ_lQAcX_zb0cl_pQioAR1xMxW9v9MDHGaafy8CQon-mvaD0uE-seNOuGzRpaTwFxYTVfZ4mn9GS1yEqYRTNJyq2sKkwVjcDRcxpQyxyYW8JFYYbOnmsXvjSE/s1600-h/IMG_1746.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969063122033954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyj9dfOZo2RN2QZ-zlkqQ_lQAcX_zb0cl_pQioAR1xMxW9v9MDHGaafy8CQon-mvaD0uE-seNOuGzRpaTwFxYTVfZ4mn9GS1yEqYRTNJyq2sKkwVjcDRcxpQyxyYW8JFYYbOnmsXvjSE/s640/IMG_1746.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Colorful pots created by my sweet husband. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfCnirGr-JyHYZp1OnFgr3ti_31YH2huG018PBc90tQ-H7uygbMtaUF5YWdL1Utno7LyV6fPG91EdX1FNO0aL_fc738PMMN07x0sunI0kb3P_KBBFeH6GfTnkNxVVKMjv4DfhuGtB9x4/s1600-h/IMG_1745.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969055884734578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfCnirGr-JyHYZp1OnFgr3ti_31YH2huG018PBc90tQ-H7uygbMtaUF5YWdL1Utno7LyV6fPG91EdX1FNO0aL_fc738PMMN07x0sunI0kb3P_KBBFeH6GfTnkNxVVKMjv4DfhuGtB9x4/s640/IMG_1745.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> A gift from a friend, this lemon/lime tree is bearing it's first fruit! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIWkdk4hQmZld6Lpd_WqWrOrEvBnQ6U9JVOd83lUEz7rS6UgBnyxVL7jndnWQLcz3C6KkYcmI-JQ66nYJZE_-PLOKjLgk_ka2V7xhyphenhyphenQitg9RecwfWCy-qW4dcmv4HID8Prq-xTgG7SQk/s1600-h/IMG_1742.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969057758826994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIWkdk4hQmZld6Lpd_WqWrOrEvBnQ6U9JVOd83lUEz7rS6UgBnyxVL7jndnWQLcz3C6KkYcmI-JQ66nYJZE_-PLOKjLgk_ka2V7xhyphenhyphenQitg9RecwfWCy-qW4dcmv4HID8Prq-xTgG7SQk/s640/IMG_1742.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Cymbidium orchids and begonias love this shady spot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vdf6-cO78dia7d5KkkE5WT88Imd_lL8P2z2UQEAzfCsqE9TpRv7piZMTragHrHzHH8PH6-l0fNfaWLKSdJ6U7wAtFima8ahvZW1f_fm-uaF2z6NRrJUhddto1SIwHRgf2qFyd1WJEyI/s1600-h/IMG_1740.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968353353807730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vdf6-cO78dia7d5KkkE5WT88Imd_lL8P2z2UQEAzfCsqE9TpRv7piZMTragHrHzHH8PH6-l0fNfaWLKSdJ6U7wAtFima8ahvZW1f_fm-uaF2z6NRrJUhddto1SIwHRgf2qFyd1WJEyI/s640/IMG_1740.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The rusty rooster was a Sawdust Festival find. The watering cans are vintage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGED4kHyeHFMWfdnYJTQXU5MTV2swMtFE8t6MQrFSemL40xccEl17a3rE_EwSmqvr-KQP20EmflOmwAUYCtiY9DCeYLLvKChUqKtkBFo-kWqkCfIuvjiT5pXqQBE4OJ5mpdX36GQJUzY8/s1600-h/IMG_1738.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968353776816674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGED4kHyeHFMWfdnYJTQXU5MTV2swMtFE8t6MQrFSemL40xccEl17a3rE_EwSmqvr-KQP20EmflOmwAUYCtiY9DCeYLLvKChUqKtkBFo-kWqkCfIuvjiT5pXqQBE4OJ5mpdX36GQJUzY8/s640/IMG_1738.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Another find at the Sawdust are these colorful ceramic mushrooms. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFfHTH9tUG2CP_8kaSXOhvMJtkaIYddBj7G3okmCDFhK1t2xIAX0YM4C8G67dghCwW6zNPoOMiJha0MZ_h_TLBwRGhk4I4l-yJp9-vGvF59H85RFV0nJsWimzFLA4PJxHSyxGHrJ6B2w/s1600-h/IMG_1737.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968348439954002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFfHTH9tUG2CP_8kaSXOhvMJtkaIYddBj7G3okmCDFhK1t2xIAX0YM4C8G67dghCwW6zNPoOMiJha0MZ_h_TLBwRGhk4I4l-yJp9-vGvF59H85RFV0nJsWimzFLA4PJxHSyxGHrJ6B2w/s640/IMG_1737.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Bailey loves the garden and often helps my husband plant - much to his chagrin - as she loves to dump the nursery plants out of their plastic pots. I'm sure she believes she is being very helpful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAImHymiO8KUk_ANpLMO4uREpNGGbJpI5RDp27lW4ioQh2mwP-h6XbgNbiaWfcYrNqmZ8a6EFi1_ZDFCWaxnt-QsbRUIzMVaQJoN1Muv6j1KTLzqlbRBwX1398Job8kQJ0I0fiborGBT0/s1600-h/IMG_1732.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968344303070322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAImHymiO8KUk_ANpLMO4uREpNGGbJpI5RDp27lW4ioQh2mwP-h6XbgNbiaWfcYrNqmZ8a6EFi1_ZDFCWaxnt-QsbRUIzMVaQJoN1Muv6j1KTLzqlbRBwX1398Job8kQJ0I0fiborGBT0/s640/IMG_1732.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> I love this rose. It is raspberry colored and very fragrant, and very petaled (new word?). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEa5KXLIG5gXvZVYKgemNTEQa78WqiPfVwCNUvCQ6IrVBaXaZND71kO3ppdHopUb1AEAk4s7ptSeY7JVOa6T2TvhrBPz678yk9AoWYq5-djdAI6vl-h6dS0O-qRQ-e0DVzdZ16qZwKuw/s1600-h/IMG_1730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968342570494050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEa5KXLIG5gXvZVYKgemNTEQa78WqiPfVwCNUvCQ6IrVBaXaZND71kO3ppdHopUb1AEAk4s7ptSeY7JVOa6T2TvhrBPz678yk9AoWYq5-djdAI6vl-h6dS0O-qRQ-e0DVzdZ16qZwKuw/s640/IMG_1730.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Another of the 40+ roses my dear husband planted for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4RvxFQyIqdZD7Yf6EsmemlQq83PqnLtUBhRZKWWfNqGC833UKcAs7q7Y2x2XvhltgRLbX6mPQZtyUQcU2j9rMsDRhWvdysjVXtYgBNPbaF2YxaP6g9QIl_qZKREVNOHAjmOTnTQN-8/s1600-h/IMG_1734.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967436740289714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby4RvxFQyIqdZD7Yf6EsmemlQq83PqnLtUBhRZKWWfNqGC833UKcAs7q7Y2x2XvhltgRLbX6mPQZtyUQcU2j9rMsDRhWvdysjVXtYgBNPbaF2YxaP6g9QIl_qZKREVNOHAjmOTnTQN-8/s400/IMG_1734.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a> My Eden roses. My all time favorite - they are not only gorgeous, they bloom year round - although not as abundantly as in Spring/Summer. They start off with hot pink centers and fade to light pink. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hundreds of petals on this one! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRJabbXhmEI-xmdIXFDV9LF6bhaOWJluv1lRoGr9oSM6LEZMClnPoYUDPkbS6x_sipDZAiOq5X1Uns64tDg0oJ5_O4YsieYuf0htHgvvZ1dZXZrmJnDhWccOWJQKQA1w6T8k0IwonIoc/s1600-h/IMG_1728.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967436698837106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRJabbXhmEI-xmdIXFDV9LF6bhaOWJluv1lRoGr9oSM6LEZMClnPoYUDPkbS6x_sipDZAiOq5X1Uns64tDg0oJ5_O4YsieYuf0htHgvvZ1dZXZrmJnDhWccOWJQKQA1w6T8k0IwonIoc/s640/IMG_1728.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Don't you just love lemons!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC72tCQ48jotNbVkkZ_6KlcJMLfC3IlvVY6KEAw1M9Vc-Yv4wAiVL3pfwjto2A4ul8PXTz6ZN526TKoVmsaBntgHBfJp_p5HSTlxTyFkAmyuBsRF2j7Soat9yRTyIuR3wagGqZAXTvmk0/s1600-h/IMG_1726.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967428323571714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC72tCQ48jotNbVkkZ_6KlcJMLfC3IlvVY6KEAw1M9Vc-Yv4wAiVL3pfwjto2A4ul8PXTz6ZN526TKoVmsaBntgHBfJp_p5HSTlxTyFkAmyuBsRF2j7Soat9yRTyIuR3wagGqZAXTvmk0/s640/IMG_1726.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Miniature roses make great front border plants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuC-KwX8aUchsKQngmpfmbRM_yJOEnW9bHHFcrrrXRzZibhasue3I9ZwHuWGGvTXoMKhE8a-NKSvOgXAijFoubeN_Ty08UIDJVp78Y7dE97-LSrLMu33Ni8OOTmgJ3VFgaiPB_bD2BAMk/s1600-h/IMG_1683.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967425747227986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuC-KwX8aUchsKQngmpfmbRM_yJOEnW9bHHFcrrrXRzZibhasue3I9ZwHuWGGvTXoMKhE8a-NKSvOgXAijFoubeN_Ty08UIDJVp78Y7dE97-LSrLMu33Ni8OOTmgJ3VFgaiPB_bD2BAMk/s640/IMG_1683.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> My husband has this ugly green spindly cactus-like plant that creates </div><div style="text-align: center;">this amazing 7-inch incredibly beautiful bloom - once a year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The blooms last about 3 days and are gone! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpPkRhlreirDDTF5g7g7cTp3HlAp2bcLjWx3fQEyAxE82lc5V3Y8DHorcyb7wtEhnGp9BnhqZqDqHtLNK6wMAQERCtvnDEQ88f2kT11n2lI3BeigV0k3WqZoAQqyuvEHAqOl-2Ehx_lg/s1600-h/IMG_1679.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967420997033202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpPkRhlreirDDTF5g7g7cTp3HlAp2bcLjWx3fQEyAxE82lc5V3Y8DHorcyb7wtEhnGp9BnhqZqDqHtLNK6wMAQERCtvnDEQ88f2kT11n2lI3BeigV0k3WqZoAQqyuvEHAqOl-2Ehx_lg/s640/IMG_1679.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyApn_WqD4Xyp4OcyOgp-1Q4V1auiThLKGl3dYnGnetQp54WeaeI3R2LFWJBIxQnpOzHlBJPhSFjTSS0Sq5U7FuuA7zR_tVzba_CNKYknWXi2XZe-6yvu2afdEbcZlipFBNLVZKPb362o/s1600-h/IMG_3415.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965835801114626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyApn_WqD4Xyp4OcyOgp-1Q4V1auiThLKGl3dYnGnetQp54WeaeI3R2LFWJBIxQnpOzHlBJPhSFjTSS0Sq5U7FuuA7zR_tVzba_CNKYknWXi2XZe-6yvu2afdEbcZlipFBNLVZKPb362o/s640/IMG_3415.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></a> One of my very favorite things is this large, black, cast iron urn and pedestal. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love changing the plants each season for a fresh look. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6bJMrnFxFgyYD0gp8ua6kzKiXkKWFx1xitJ77VUcxk-F_7bEUP4L3W8skDrahFScW2oDChPW2LvpLD3c4iTDUKbtQQFziUUwvorD0j5GimIgmT8ftS1Cr1rr08K-eQS48AtcypA3B2A/s1600-h/IMG_3417.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965831952481106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6bJMrnFxFgyYD0gp8ua6kzKiXkKWFx1xitJ77VUcxk-F_7bEUP4L3W8skDrahFScW2oDChPW2LvpLD3c4iTDUKbtQQFziUUwvorD0j5GimIgmT8ftS1Cr1rr08K-eQS48AtcypA3B2A/s640/IMG_3417.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Our front walkway, dripping with Eden roses. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7J-CeOIIMeAzqP1snfjtPnDkFUoenk-5dbqNW35jpNer6PXLGxy_i6SBkF2tiD0i_m6IBFiSLwPzN7Vcrl24wJsKHyGrSISRVuNqNs7_0SRHJoGYZva23GCQE4-tmzwSenE5V66kgpcI/s1600-h/roses....jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdOOau07Q0RPByGTLIwMGKDRMJ7akoYcfYBnK9KbYYH3b9m_zWJ9RBxYUImBsJpGgYPAvX0LibsoUYc1aN8uu4ZCIkauhIazhV6sWWuePPRGj1vo36m0yiH0ttgZbPArWAI4VGCtBhiA/s1600-h/IMG_3413.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965822079502546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdOOau07Q0RPByGTLIwMGKDRMJ7akoYcfYBnK9KbYYH3b9m_zWJ9RBxYUImBsJpGgYPAvX0LibsoUYc1aN8uu4ZCIkauhIazhV6sWWuePPRGj1vo36m0yiH0ttgZbPArWAI4VGCtBhiA/s640/IMG_3413.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> I also love geraniums - there are so many varieties. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSXKHFTxlvuYX1Q_-i1KMHithTKal0GGAwXF8ppn3Wx-R9oe7MlnOUpLFW2-R-DHcwebKG6z3Acw0L4300uwO2Iz4zj_WYhXdCGY3KuihxNzinBf629mtt-ttsgyL1E9L7r-8CHPAgt4/s1600-h/birdies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965818677693954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSXKHFTxlvuYX1Q_-i1KMHithTKal0GGAwXF8ppn3Wx-R9oe7MlnOUpLFW2-R-DHcwebKG6z3Acw0L4300uwO2Iz4zj_WYhXdCGY3KuihxNzinBf629mtt-ttsgyL1E9L7r-8CHPAgt4/s1600/birdies.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> These sweet babies perched on my deck, all fluffy and huddled together, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while mom and dad birdy took turns feeding them. Soooo cute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9cOUuqky1nEf6lDfc0S04dFxIE3sXwhy3RgxHKOzUYkACMz70rCSq6J5rYHU3AYoSYfHkiP8IWoHXGOFHIdYOOrFEPVs3vlSVzBd2tppiLKB1Y8hlRc7ucDp9-9_YTFwmoSoxwLPRYw/s1600-h/IMG_1803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964327048283778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9cOUuqky1nEf6lDfc0S04dFxIE3sXwhy3RgxHKOzUYkACMz70rCSq6J5rYHU3AYoSYfHkiP8IWoHXGOFHIdYOOrFEPVs3vlSVzBd2tppiLKB1Y8hlRc7ucDp9-9_YTFwmoSoxwLPRYw/s400/IMG_1803.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a> And speaking of cute - Bailey waits for a game of 'tug'. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPrwtwIsm9wPh_CeyepDztySbkP5IPYZu0gErefjpzYQF3WdV19lEEin-zsmYFhox47g0Z_zr52FTL4aSLumra5WbcOUy4FOTGNS9wpn7sdt8Mnv1WB5VOyl7xg_cNPtkiBNHbXMaN0s/s1600-h/IMG_1816.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964324503200114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPrwtwIsm9wPh_CeyepDztySbkP5IPYZu0gErefjpzYQF3WdV19lEEin-zsmYFhox47g0Z_zr52FTL4aSLumra5WbcOUy4FOTGNS9wpn7sdt8Mnv1WB5VOyl7xg_cNPtkiBNHbXMaN0s/s640/IMG_1816.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Vintage stained glass window looks lovely with the light pouring through. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tPd-nQK_HhvG_3pDSNSA9DSa3fKqs595bGiu_M1O2zPQthBr8gGJf_VHdK_uMFj0PviuXP1NEWjFmgm6mOtirF41C5A2v6PEgYJky_weXJJecffDrhkglnyd-9-dBXqvhdMlXapNZiQ/s1600-h/IMG_1813.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963562336040930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tPd-nQK_HhvG_3pDSNSA9DSa3fKqs595bGiu_M1O2zPQthBr8gGJf_VHdK_uMFj0PviuXP1NEWjFmgm6mOtirF41C5A2v6PEgYJky_weXJJecffDrhkglnyd-9-dBXqvhdMlXapNZiQ/s640/IMG_1813.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah2fPC-SD1zmXJuBEEjIeFA2Y9KorbApb03Fq3WF-N5HKk5EPuHRQ9UHqpIfFNg8Aczd_lUE96f1gvRxxYiBVyFeykPVb3HRQbq1QpPDXvNrlBdnON-NVdttVvjB6ei_GUrrC7F_H66g/s1600-h/IMG_1808.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963561872109906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah2fPC-SD1zmXJuBEEjIeFA2Y9KorbApb03Fq3WF-N5HKk5EPuHRQ9UHqpIfFNg8Aczd_lUE96f1gvRxxYiBVyFeykPVb3HRQbq1QpPDXvNrlBdnON-NVdttVvjB6ei_GUrrC7F_H66g/s640/IMG_1808.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cQiuni-irETkQpRUiFYQ0aBY9fIzmL6et4BMQbnNF8m47ybu2Tsd68m_SOl5jS05QajSKezVie8ZBPU1vhw8YBP5dIczjk2YUYisvSuIhn1jiw__o3FYSFD3RruXAYjqIljM1sD0Jg4/s1600-h/IMG_1807.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQXNr8x43TXPFXjTW2YVie1DNFbfv6FMgRFLSD5A5zwFsZzHgE1cCWQCiw4DnZkdC-0Cz3f_JgPT_FLwQateSyPCymDUsr-gsU3o59p8I7SQCdiuTmb9i1JQZD21K_lAvxQl4iHL-C8s/s1600-h/IMG_1806.JPG"></a>More views from the garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMwTFHAo62wJvPADlYBWaBV9MvKdFC_1suA2iFjPMO1adnxOh_hCdCWq8iRM8NgLVpltRpdhgZvBeEGQk9tS9XvXNTUUUWOCL-Udi_bp8uRNHbJyxFfpOmCMb2d1hIPl8-R_On4eEf9M/s1600-h/IMG_1799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963049691138674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMwTFHAo62wJvPADlYBWaBV9MvKdFC_1suA2iFjPMO1adnxOh_hCdCWq8iRM8NgLVpltRpdhgZvBeEGQk9tS9XvXNTUUUWOCL-Udi_bp8uRNHbJyxFfpOmCMb2d1hIPl8-R_On4eEf9M/s640/IMG_1799.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The apple tree will be raided by possums, raccoons and birds long before the fruit is ready, with the same story for the grapes. It's a rare day when we get a taste of apple or a cluster of grapes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifmkytiiPbb23PytNDKPug9aTajbXLLF19K_176axITajseFSu-8ZPIAiXMghHLFJ78FKSrgWB2TnM9OVFtNVBLvaMAa9_0N18NACvUJ0vu7n5QxQTTBF3vwvXhOo5fGpM29qTknySBE/s1600-h/IMG_1791.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963042513458194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifmkytiiPbb23PytNDKPug9aTajbXLLF19K_176axITajseFSu-8ZPIAiXMghHLFJ78FKSrgWB2TnM9OVFtNVBLvaMAa9_0N18NACvUJ0vu7n5QxQTTBF3vwvXhOo5fGpM29qTknySBE/s640/IMG_1791.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHMLo3crNLaw87fRuqQkSoOKmM7mVZ9LxgGFYE8PYLVbFetpGucsWqMNO78V0afRBSxXtEv6QDwOqD_uRQ6s94O16q16YChHltGneu74rh65xECpvez_9ENQxn0mR9SmfrlecxeHkpbg/s1600-h/IMG_1796.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963039044086706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHMLo3crNLaw87fRuqQkSoOKmM7mVZ9LxgGFYE8PYLVbFetpGucsWqMNO78V0afRBSxXtEv6QDwOqD_uRQ6s94O16q16YChHltGneu74rh65xECpvez_9ENQxn0mR9SmfrlecxeHkpbg/s640/IMG_1796.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Coleus and Lobelia brighten a shady spot. </div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xu3N27qwcdpabnmRtWDz5IH2amASo9apK6GoKygfj3GJxnh7PlVy62WPNgTw1GtBt8RDBxBXD5azbJzNY_YstfANv-xW3t5KSPoml29O2aQyLD88FkfSPF1OkPysVd1Tj2bxneOwM8g/s1600-h/IMG_1793.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962372793666562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xu3N27qwcdpabnmRtWDz5IH2amASo9apK6GoKygfj3GJxnh7PlVy62WPNgTw1GtBt8RDBxBXD5azbJzNY_YstfANv-xW3t5KSPoml29O2aQyLD88FkfSPF1OkPysVd1Tj2bxneOwM8g/s640/IMG_1793.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> English Garden rose by David Austin. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizi7h9eZgL6H36adTK3yp5fBYc4FvhAh4nTM7_kqXKhzUDSBNMKFe2enR1ci060L-PRas6_yhhlMPE1ZPLKOJ2GDEOnm4UfgvWVAeaOxA690qZ0lljKEzxjNhELAglVn48H9F5-vuxHAo/s1600-h/IMG_1790.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962373285780610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizi7h9eZgL6H36adTK3yp5fBYc4FvhAh4nTM7_kqXKhzUDSBNMKFe2enR1ci060L-PRas6_yhhlMPE1ZPLKOJ2GDEOnm4UfgvWVAeaOxA690qZ0lljKEzxjNhELAglVn48H9F5-vuxHAo/s640/IMG_1790.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Abbaye de Cluny rose - huge peach blooms. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YPiv4M7AWeyuAhkCvWUEWdaHVWSgDbsMup38iiXOUVD8LDoHXfKubnFtFaKLd9K77Qed5d34xQw2In6NVoS56YCC2553yRkAQk8T6j2PVdoWq7JyLBdLDn2MKwrNppxhpvvM1sVmrdM/s1600-h/IMG_1489.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962364396302562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YPiv4M7AWeyuAhkCvWUEWdaHVWSgDbsMup38iiXOUVD8LDoHXfKubnFtFaKLd9K77Qed5d34xQw2In6NVoS56YCC2553yRkAQk8T6j2PVdoWq7JyLBdLDn2MKwrNppxhpvvM1sVmrdM/s640/IMG_1489.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="530" /></a>Bailey, the Leonberger Pup, at 6 months. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZTwHieTcrZ7TjMFIwmBWFq7ZVffuxdtLaYhQS_rkcXaOT0KLn8hJm8Og_IC-TjONQuFoKNWRiZV6Vyqh1siGRsqDxKJ0ELwuvanncAzsNUwbUifVn1GOkEg9H-dMrFjk8O1sj9uC5uc/s1600-h/IMG_1788.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961991257773394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZTwHieTcrZ7TjMFIwmBWFq7ZVffuxdtLaYhQS_rkcXaOT0KLn8hJm8Og_IC-TjONQuFoKNWRiZV6Vyqh1siGRsqDxKJ0ELwuvanncAzsNUwbUifVn1GOkEg9H-dMrFjk8O1sj9uC5uc/s640/IMG_1788.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a>Edens and Morning Glory vine cover an archway. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi1j2oOwDIOrkzWBXjiCQJ_a9ZbLkucOECnCqhh_jeh3IGprkDZ7rfNgSyNc-FhwufAIV9zBk7DUMbTyi8_yyZZpL0R1-Ia1c6ZXdL07Wp8Pqf0QbmFOWHb-kp_5k6UqqT9IRGErCv-I/s1600-h/IMG_1786.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961988922109442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi1j2oOwDIOrkzWBXjiCQJ_a9ZbLkucOECnCqhh_jeh3IGprkDZ7rfNgSyNc-FhwufAIV9zBk7DUMbTyi8_yyZZpL0R1-Ia1c6ZXdL07Wp8Pqf0QbmFOWHb-kp_5k6UqqT9IRGErCv-I/s640/IMG_1786.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Silvery weathered teak Lutyens bench and gazing ball. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl0_ED-xkSlzg8txbMkzbDh3pP9Yx4jtZVpHJ5UzaDJogwjxdvSFo7dXEwCTXIBNysiRIpB8ZEy9hK8n5OZpWZra09qonwJdsFmtYwCTNoUrh4mrKxde6fsBDUVtlNp7E7oHK2Wc1b8U/s1600-h/IMG_1784.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961981996718162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl0_ED-xkSlzg8txbMkzbDh3pP9Yx4jtZVpHJ5UzaDJogwjxdvSFo7dXEwCTXIBNysiRIpB8ZEy9hK8n5OZpWZra09qonwJdsFmtYwCTNoUrh4mrKxde6fsBDUVtlNp7E7oHK2Wc1b8U/s640/IMG_1784.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Soft pink many petaled rose - I lost the name for this one long ago. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hZxAgnVCPFeqEDcpAusuHNbJqPXo8F8vbHIh_w45oR0lv4FWz2e69d4gkjR8VJ83UsBEZq6pO01MiQanPDlvZE2WKVnKGnQhuVgOQODHRhGC-JgsG8KoBSuYG6Uv-NRCvipm_ykGoYI/s1600-h/IMG_1783.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961978820491378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hZxAgnVCPFeqEDcpAusuHNbJqPXo8F8vbHIh_w45oR0lv4FWz2e69d4gkjR8VJ83UsBEZq6pO01MiQanPDlvZE2WKVnKGnQhuVgOQODHRhGC-JgsG8KoBSuYG6Uv-NRCvipm_ykGoYI/s640/IMG_1783.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No cottage garden is complete without a Fairy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your gardens and remember - they don't have to be perfect to be beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be posting photos from our Garden tour next! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Including recipes for our luscious lemon refreshments and instructions for our table projects.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep an eye out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Please comment</span></strong> and tell me about your gardens!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love and flowers!</div>Claudine</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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