tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62394162858260906922024-03-18T22:40:46.891-04:00A GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN GARDENINGJourneys of a garden designer...Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-60085833252153511602024-03-15T00:00:00.322-04:002024-03-15T09:06:04.000-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up March: Long Island Garden Signs of Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwBWWgt3UTxcuWiLwMM3SSVP52nJ9579zX3E7ry-yc_-BIwaNCTOlVR_hyEyHmzKpy9LsDh429FSg8TOu1ctS2ve47rvKgZsO05PyYyHa5MUwHQj4e0cftGVa7ES1-23sCRzaop48M9zWw21GNGyGvoPjIRL3X9peUtzjnsi3Fq9dD4O1aN-gk4Bp5Q/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwBWWgt3UTxcuWiLwMM3SSVP52nJ9579zX3E7ry-yc_-BIwaNCTOlVR_hyEyHmzKpy9LsDh429FSg8TOu1ctS2ve47rvKgZsO05PyYyHa5MUwHQj4e0cftGVa7ES1-23sCRzaop48M9zWw21GNGyGvoPjIRL3X9peUtzjnsi3Fq9dD4O1aN-gk4Bp5Q/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Welcome! There are signs of spring everywhere as the temperatures warm into the mid to upper 50's to 60's after two inches of rain and sixty mile an hour winds just a few days ago. Look around and you will see colorful foliage and blooms emerging everywhere from their winters sleep and the garden changing day by day as we head towards spring. I can see a difference in the timing of blooms as they seem to be a couple of weeks earlier this year. Perhaps the groundhog was right, but as well all know, March is an unpredictable month. Join me for a tour of my Long Island garden!</span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LwUm29Dp0ylrh4Az3jWcJdZqBO8k34RHKwJcj6xehHd1MbJSmeSVHvkEerr0bdkvKVaiHji9bQvjaHzgTrsMKJK53k1sBTl9zLNVtB1kdaet5O6zNR8xwJOzvRMQui19AY4EOSU-65KVW5q41mjeI-CN3e9eppEHfPDVKhZ2mN8jLXZpvUdWwXUb3A/s800/1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LwUm29Dp0ylrh4Az3jWcJdZqBO8k34RHKwJcj6xehHd1MbJSmeSVHvkEerr0bdkvKVaiHji9bQvjaHzgTrsMKJK53k1sBTl9zLNVtB1kdaet5O6zNR8xwJOzvRMQui19AY4EOSU-65KVW5q41mjeI-CN3e9eppEHfPDVKhZ2mN8jLXZpvUdWwXUb3A/s16000/1-1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcoming Committee</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Welcoming Committee is here to greet you and the first stop is the along patio border.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM2eXHln8E8EljmN13XmhncfxDZcGekSfpWRzfX3pNgr0BDyPfkmf06ygUcyC7cLMmKcg5kfnHuXOLt_V-Rkgxym1mk_PCz8KGH0JOmbtSukLlCJ222pi8ykoYRHG8G3Yj9gBrHNhGMFaf971aorHFfkQGhvuWqp64sSlIOT7vC9vUnvexxWBxDHD_w/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM2eXHln8E8EljmN13XmhncfxDZcGekSfpWRzfX3pNgr0BDyPfkmf06ygUcyC7cLMmKcg5kfnHuXOLt_V-Rkgxym1mk_PCz8KGH0JOmbtSukLlCJ222pi8ykoYRHG8G3Yj9gBrHNhGMFaf971aorHFfkQGhvuWqp64sSlIOT7vC9vUnvexxWBxDHD_w/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Purple Crocus & Hyacinths too</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">With the rain and warming temperatures, crocus started coming up everywhere and rather quickly. It was just a few days ago that it was just foliage emerging from the ground. Along the patio border is purple crocus with the foliage of Hyacinths behind it. There will be more blooms to follow as spring gets underway.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLezsqcOjZ4sAHT-HmAFJIrww2bR9OTqnvnSZJpFVeXVFrzfdRueI9XwwJnSbYZ71tHPNOYn6feIQtut7-ajI8L7D-FrhLgMtslj5eCXwjY3uE9c9poboJpDmX3_lNVy9k62o0Hr4og47wvfZLFZOkSWkQGhwVlTuX9D0VwScjf50xJjlhk9rkQwWKg/s800/2-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLezsqcOjZ4sAHT-HmAFJIrww2bR9OTqnvnSZJpFVeXVFrzfdRueI9XwwJnSbYZ71tHPNOYn6feIQtut7-ajI8L7D-FrhLgMtslj5eCXwjY3uE9c9poboJpDmX3_lNVy9k62o0Hr4og47wvfZLFZOkSWkQGhwVlTuX9D0VwScjf50xJjlhk9rkQwWKg/s16000/2-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Champion' </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">(Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the pool border winter blooming Hellebore 'Champion' is now in full bloom as it thrives in the shade cast by a Weeping White Pine. I enjoy the yellowish-green color of the bracts on this variety.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBfw4XfHdlO3o7eSmIaTz6TpxiWLvf9g8iGthFkMxqon37VqQAApU6FmrebaPlCTAYFWEMnHzHLIWiUSl_f4viKJig9ClePiMNYsVYzBc2sPcvEgrmUQCjaulJzRfFaewhlTIhHoZweUj6N2tq11FBPhZ27StTRD4IoVpCdxTTBNZyLU5KgJkwNvkfw/s600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBfw4XfHdlO3o7eSmIaTz6TpxiWLvf9g8iGthFkMxqon37VqQAApU6FmrebaPlCTAYFWEMnHzHLIWiUSl_f4viKJig9ClePiMNYsVYzBc2sPcvEgrmUQCjaulJzRfFaewhlTIhHoZweUj6N2tq11FBPhZ27StTRD4IoVpCdxTTBNZyLU5KgJkwNvkfw/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hellebore 'Champion' </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">(Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are its amazing blooms closer up. You can get a view of the pinkish undersides which provide an additional touch of color.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeetgbBJNISxJSlICk7E5zjMlIzbvzZSmYLshoqMYSOl7Ghb0TjXT3CBb_j4JpMilgdWA3FS1QeNH-DT7nrowRs2Df81X_n-7DmlE6dh6Znk-hoPEJF1m49gbdA3aH8Cvyg-uLdVAHRSXONNP9oozkUKQCgduDrgXjH7eSaTUaVlMtKiHZ5SuxB75mg/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeetgbBJNISxJSlICk7E5zjMlIzbvzZSmYLshoqMYSOl7Ghb0TjXT3CBb_j4JpMilgdWA3FS1QeNH-DT7nrowRs2Df81X_n-7DmlE6dh6Znk-hoPEJF1m49gbdA3aH8Cvyg-uLdVAHRSXONNP9oozkUKQCgduDrgXjH7eSaTUaVlMtKiHZ5SuxB75mg/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">More Purple Crocus!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As you may have guessed by now, I have an admiration for purple crocus! I love how the blooms symbolize spring and the shades of purple do vary a bit. This one seems to have a little more white in its veins compared to the others.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1oqOhbPj_hvizf4RE936iPqfg1zMD3C3LBu8iDN8TqL-68bvCZFLa-4elfg5GEaM7RITcsAiO07iAg4d7r3cwuDyTpKQkJ_ehGk-VZVmTlyw19nx4WNg7T9hGs7Fq_QuIAPkbMD8OftqwK4gc59TPBV4DURqr-SFiAdfSZQabYgYmaZdGX3VccBZRQ/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1oqOhbPj_hvizf4RE936iPqfg1zMD3C3LBu8iDN8TqL-68bvCZFLa-4elfg5GEaM7RITcsAiO07iAg4d7r3cwuDyTpKQkJ_ehGk-VZVmTlyw19nx4WNg7T9hGs7Fq_QuIAPkbMD8OftqwK4gc59TPBV4DURqr-SFiAdfSZQabYgYmaZdGX3VccBZRQ/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Merlin' (Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along the back perimeter is Hellebore 'Merlin' in bloom with its pinkish bracts and central yellow flowers. 'Merlin' tends to start blooming in February and continues through March, providing months of interest.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHy9piPzDpm00u1YrhjK8TDCG3sCp-LZ2WDTb-ZJ6ktuoGemmDRbrY7gwCyZEOhQT_ebxpm3yXJF34fzFJPjn0gt8WWF94ntqWiz-R2hA1sLLpF_63fnwH7zjE82ZdBrKA6cw7oQ-bYdDJHtmohtaLqsakHqfxgwyOhIvu6MMmISA9lSs4ePNHqrzIuA/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHy9piPzDpm00u1YrhjK8TDCG3sCp-LZ2WDTb-ZJ6ktuoGemmDRbrY7gwCyZEOhQT_ebxpm3yXJF34fzFJPjn0gt8WWF94ntqWiz-R2hA1sLLpF_63fnwH7zjE82ZdBrKA6cw7oQ-bYdDJHtmohtaLqsakHqfxgwyOhIvu6MMmISA9lSs4ePNHqrzIuA/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Leucothoe 'Axillaris' Late Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the back shade border Leucothoe 'Axillaris' is displaying a slightly reddish tint to its foliage this time of year...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTRmTOxHR2fTjAK5pKMNRMkYcih_Ki8LOhxExOLTDMJASOnRdWWdicIRIIqi6JjXEtOS93CCeizwUKNXt4XncyNhIiBrO9YwfciWdUGa6hm8iiFoZhzNIQR4k0tLQDfPufwA0HPf5XmFlG7uCr_MPHQrXLwUu5qiJbQxsVRxbb3v43IwP1ZSb8dx5kw/s600/7-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTRmTOxHR2fTjAK5pKMNRMkYcih_Ki8LOhxExOLTDMJASOnRdWWdicIRIIqi6JjXEtOS93CCeizwUKNXt4XncyNhIiBrO9YwfciWdUGa6hm8iiFoZhzNIQR4k0tLQDfPufwA0HPf5XmFlG7uCr_MPHQrXLwUu5qiJbQxsVRxbb3v43IwP1ZSb8dx5kw/s16000/7-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Nellie Stevens' Holly Berries Late Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and the berries of Nellie Stevens' Holly are at their best.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnP7sXg9X4Z_n6gCqlggw_3WW__0dFB9yFwOWNrvUqT1PIKO9BwkbIfPKXVgEb3NNfqWWaDvzvJOEEJyQKEXCAl9xsnXp3waCKy-nzzDiiNx9R38UHEenzbMl4jBwb7Tz0O2oHRI1QBEGgu3e__ipgdKoo8AsaCn6lIxem9UfTaT_YfwQnfekNj0VKw/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnP7sXg9X4Z_n6gCqlggw_3WW__0dFB9yFwOWNrvUqT1PIKO9BwkbIfPKXVgEb3NNfqWWaDvzvJOEEJyQKEXCAl9xsnXp3waCKy-nzzDiiNx9R38UHEenzbMl4jBwb7Tz0O2oHRI1QBEGgu3e__ipgdKoo8AsaCn6lIxem9UfTaT_YfwQnfekNj0VKw/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Japanese Skimmia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Also in the back shade garden is Japanese Skimmia forming its buds. Creamy white fragrant blooms will follow in mid-spring.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GimS-EVoSsuQTGCIT5eILXltQ-51LMfWH9kXTPMDTjBHMNSZyu7qiTPmHUCvevEmGNdoE2XDQpV2-_d8Ynypm0MW_JXcvnJnVgRwP2v8rMFg18TctL078rL_SpL-kIWaw1LURzQHQuaNxKbJYDCiTfj3uBFavCYoCyy9vmzDASZg06srMJh0v_cirA/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GimS-EVoSsuQTGCIT5eILXltQ-51LMfWH9kXTPMDTjBHMNSZyu7qiTPmHUCvevEmGNdoE2XDQpV2-_d8Ynypm0MW_JXcvnJnVgRwP2v8rMFg18TctL078rL_SpL-kIWaw1LURzQHQuaNxKbJYDCiTfj3uBFavCYoCyy9vmzDASZg06srMJh0v_cirA/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Blue Atlas Cedar and Juniper 'Gold Lace'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For some foliage, here is Blue Atlas Cedar and Juniper 'Gold Lace' on the northern front island bed. This is just another combination that supplies color and interest year round.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ4pHJ3XN7G-XrAVXb0BJA9gtCLvTZlwzXdZnHmn7SMbxlKHDeHLd_7-pjDl1HSLNM1WZxk5gY5hwdLuoV5inYHeyOEIndf1mGy89mm-FnoKwWf40rq2m0LZtME2IWZzI0QDprHbo3UWRta_kWs4jdX45bNpQibt-SgkJCNRhDWRRN748SU1IDbc1Kw/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ4pHJ3XN7G-XrAVXb0BJA9gtCLvTZlwzXdZnHmn7SMbxlKHDeHLd_7-pjDl1HSLNM1WZxk5gY5hwdLuoV5inYHeyOEIndf1mGy89mm-FnoKwWf40rq2m0LZtME2IWZzI0QDprHbo3UWRta_kWs4jdX45bNpQibt-SgkJCNRhDWRRN748SU1IDbc1Kw/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Shooting Star' </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">(Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">On the northern side of the property Hellebore 'Shooting Star' has been blooming since January...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeUAKtGPcvjY0bQ6ozFA-xhLhYUf4w3JYeim7v-GQ5hebMZ6DiocEEh_9e-YzfASNILaei0hkPz7gyZ6HoV-A5R9d8WmZ5brhKMIdH3991S3Bb_Vsm3nFbgvpexRbemlamY84EUMiQxBjg09HpEvpqUbxCJr47gMTS2pA7OzI8BIDUxA3VOY6eEKrNA/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeUAKtGPcvjY0bQ6ozFA-xhLhYUf4w3JYeim7v-GQ5hebMZ6DiocEEh_9e-YzfASNILaei0hkPz7gyZ6HoV-A5R9d8WmZ5brhKMIdH3991S3Bb_Vsm3nFbgvpexRbemlamY84EUMiQxBjg09HpEvpqUbxCJr47gMTS2pA7OzI8BIDUxA3VOY6eEKrNA/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum 'Brilliant' Rosettes</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and the rosettes of Sedum 'Brilliant' are now emerging in the southern part of the garden.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MDFZ5u3EN8KflHxqiXFD1icy0OBS6_I3_pjj3z298YWa6tkOxR9iNB7RpaZ_GBFhRbhIT2fWid-7V2LTiv1ElSVagVXESws3H51iJ8R7HwL9_zPFlFQIwPZzRXOvp54Jki5ArYKBJ0z3CC9zeV0qJK44GyUL383LzmuYTdbwCuwtT4-THn0qoLcSFQ/s800/30.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MDFZ5u3EN8KflHxqiXFD1icy0OBS6_I3_pjj3z298YWa6tkOxR9iNB7RpaZ_GBFhRbhIT2fWid-7V2LTiv1ElSVagVXESws3H51iJ8R7HwL9_zPFlFQIwPZzRXOvp54Jki5ArYKBJ0z3CC9zeV0qJK44GyUL383LzmuYTdbwCuwtT4-THn0qoLcSFQ/s16000/30.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">White Crocus</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Some white blooming Crocus add a sense of purity to the garden...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGTJJoTabHEOXlYc7-KF8_9zbl2bvPIcSgJQpXSl9kpA50XBh5wlpucvL4FaZqz9aK4AL7l5cs1EbAGLGwHWifvEKNqDm-6ICpGiZ5Qetm8RyrpFKirujV1YKqKUBVhVueVYvXR1NkmLsv-3bnQit6OlpHG-WjxTutVeBg_7eqzKrwKiE4_V51DZ3ww/s600/13-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGTJJoTabHEOXlYc7-KF8_9zbl2bvPIcSgJQpXSl9kpA50XBh5wlpucvL4FaZqz9aK4AL7l5cs1EbAGLGwHWifvEKNqDm-6ICpGiZ5Qetm8RyrpFKirujV1YKqKUBVhVueVYvXR1NkmLsv-3bnQit6OlpHG-WjxTutVeBg_7eqzKrwKiE4_V51DZ3ww/s16000/13-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">as the foliage of Allium 'Globemaster' emerges. Giant lavender-purple blooms will appear on tall stalks during the month of June!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZplQYqvz0VcI-uFLbmx_sm9mEp2e0XseJ4cc3tnIbuegSEHQiipesNnikX-Vkry9sOC_7PFpOfTXfxlG9BXiAWOoD3_AR3Y8HXOJ4MvmKqC6UjgW6VtRTQNbDQDSGoqmnwfZb7lIDzpkaUf0i4kmsA_73S2m9a-r5VM4_LcE20DYwbTJqIICDf8JxQ/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZplQYqvz0VcI-uFLbmx_sm9mEp2e0XseJ4cc3tnIbuegSEHQiipesNnikX-Vkry9sOC_7PFpOfTXfxlG9BXiAWOoD3_AR3Y8HXOJ4MvmKqC6UjgW6VtRTQNbDQDSGoqmnwfZb7lIDzpkaUf0i4kmsA_73S2m9a-r5VM4_LcE20DYwbTJqIICDf8JxQ/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spirea 'Candy Corn' Budding Out</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I purchased this newer cultivar of dwarf Spirea named 'Candy Corn' last season and decided to put it into a planter by the back door. It stays more compact only growing two feet in height and width and has the most amazing foliage, colored like candy corn! I was surprised to see it getting buds before any of the other Spirea. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTQRISf4m82z-K2GW48GmR-Q0jxyt9y7ka__6xDbmTAP8RjebVtqHkeqNhCRuli9wdu-659dEgAK1M7JZD9-q66D4lK3XaH2CdxQYCIDvs2yBdgK7yyO1poqCguWI2LKnlfpdthY74n58MFTRkCTs2Tssj35MXgi-Tyh6I9gr2tlXsq646dmCyXUxxg/s800/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTQRISf4m82z-K2GW48GmR-Q0jxyt9y7ka__6xDbmTAP8RjebVtqHkeqNhCRuli9wdu-659dEgAK1M7JZD9-q66D4lK3XaH2CdxQYCIDvs2yBdgK7yyO1poqCguWI2LKnlfpdthY74n58MFTRkCTs2Tssj35MXgi-Tyh6I9gr2tlXsq646dmCyXUxxg/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For more foliage on the front eastern side island bed is 'Anna's Magic Ball' Arborvitae with its yellow hue which stays year round. Behind it to add some darker contrast is Dwarf Mugo Pine.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLOxZkmkewE5WaYSFoUSQVAI_T8oNGNHwppkp1kP3j0DP-5l0C-yyr9CrtYYpCl6Sc0IuxZ-VTm1NvN30dTD0h8fytLK83xLmg2bVdgjiQdzRI2-ZeOXGGnm00nbMRrsey6GqNzcyByD9vrn9mZTGEBNkki_vNpkyTdraeZ0wklFz3vDf7h4ekiUm1g/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLOxZkmkewE5WaYSFoUSQVAI_T8oNGNHwppkp1kP3j0DP-5l0C-yyr9CrtYYpCl6Sc0IuxZ-VTm1NvN30dTD0h8fytLK83xLmg2bVdgjiQdzRI2-ZeOXGGnm00nbMRrsey6GqNzcyByD9vrn9mZTGEBNkki_vNpkyTdraeZ0wklFz3vDf7h4ekiUm1g/s16000/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pieris 'Cavatine' Buds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On the same island bed is Pieris 'Cavatine', a dwarf form of Japanese Andromeda. It's foliage is evergreen and soon its buds will open into little bell-shaped flowers.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeCIvyM4RcIr9OY6arwfsxeJrlY23EONVItD_ejImnT8QYr0Y95wAl7KT68JQQRXJFdnSgSxdeyIHt_qGf9ui9P1mTxO2EK1-5eCS0mVR5Av6O9p8tyqaCw8jH1BfQkmhqHqoSKcNYrLp2lfXUUOgzqNeGsBO0AKKrxYJNtw1TdvQns7y9z1tL5X5sg/s780/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeCIvyM4RcIr9OY6arwfsxeJrlY23EONVItD_ejImnT8QYr0Y95wAl7KT68JQQRXJFdnSgSxdeyIHt_qGf9ui9P1mTxO2EK1-5eCS0mVR5Av6O9p8tyqaCw8jH1BfQkmhqHqoSKcNYrLp2lfXUUOgzqNeGsBO0AKKrxYJNtw1TdvQns7y9z1tL5X5sg/s16000/17.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Front Island Bed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I often get comments about the tree in the left backdrop. It is Coral Bark Maple 'Sango Kaku' and it is prized for its beautiful pinkish-red bark, which becomes even more vibrant as the temperatures cool. To the right of the Coral Bark Maple is Skyland's Golden Oriental Spruce and </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">in the direct center of the island bed is </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">a Weeping Norway Spruce. Spirea 'Lemon Princess', Spirea 'Big Bang' and various perennials join the evergreens. <u>Gardening Tip:</u> Late winter/early spring is the time to prune back your Spirea to encourage fullness, new growth and to encourage blooms. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQAUxKTs4a7milnOQ-I3t_WFAEqLKyHjRFA1WiVr-2ukcHRU_ZUgTOgZKMHt6Wxtk-df1hIW_IihyphenhyphenFRJfqeiWh5GQ4vpUcKDmnhrfbMR-XHd84WUPWUCCQ5Lw-U2BKAy0fgmFqNYyMChYOTvplp6qJTEcI0Hyj9BCSogFC8dcIGQ-balmXs6OEX-rtA/s600/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQAUxKTs4a7milnOQ-I3t_WFAEqLKyHjRFA1WiVr-2ukcHRU_ZUgTOgZKMHt6Wxtk-df1hIW_IihyphenhyphenFRJfqeiWh5GQ4vpUcKDmnhrfbMR-XHd84WUPWUCCQ5Lw-U2BKAy0fgmFqNYyMChYOTvplp6qJTEcI0Hyj9BCSogFC8dcIGQ-balmXs6OEX-rtA/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The seasonal planters always bring me joy whatever the season and this one which I have had for a few years now is thriving. This combo is Dwarf Alberta Spruce, 'Whipcord' Arborvitae, Boxwood and Dwarf Hinoki Cypress, which resides by the back gate entry. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqop5GB6-Jr7bjUk3pETTIZkukcKhwpvDsr7e1Y8wioYDShki98FsGWQopk5Mqb2bzpXEzKBGtlEZTpGWuZKC4nj9SvsSvdSRMO6RIJFnqhC58sAR9Hq2psl4ugR-lmRnRxj2VBumHLdbZUIwMmVM309AXuQ0sG1NKmM7wa1PwKXaVDTLUZa-wl1exg/s800/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqop5GB6-Jr7bjUk3pETTIZkukcKhwpvDsr7e1Y8wioYDShki98FsGWQopk5Mqb2bzpXEzKBGtlEZTpGWuZKC4nj9SvsSvdSRMO6RIJFnqhC58sAR9Hq2psl4ugR-lmRnRxj2VBumHLdbZUIwMmVM309AXuQ0sG1NKmM7wa1PwKXaVDTLUZa-wl1exg/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>The planter I created in late Fall has weathered the winter well and I have been getting much enjoyment from it. I did have to cover the plants when the temperatures dropped down into the teens for a few nights to protect the more delicate Cypress, but the combination of the yellow color from the Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest' (</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Lemon Cypress) along with the berries of the Gaultheria (wintergreen) was a win-win!</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLoTKisy3UW8taa4Xbf0x2iAkNTrZM6MLSmaAu5lSJCMbCFSNbswT_SaXjy1GjwLqjroDp75rfNLaBa1kxzuCjKC4cXKi-df-NVIG-rx7OUbKHFmj39cVdJjTfKcBq6BYofYKvuZSVi8gRx2fieTvFcZbE_g4SlFNITA69LaT2PWWqgzC00tLnTNsGg/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLoTKisy3UW8taa4Xbf0x2iAkNTrZM6MLSmaAu5lSJCMbCFSNbswT_SaXjy1GjwLqjroDp75rfNLaBa1kxzuCjKC4cXKi-df-NVIG-rx7OUbKHFmj39cVdJjTfKcBq6BYofYKvuZSVi8gRx2fieTvFcZbE_g4SlFNITA69LaT2PWWqgzC00tLnTNsGg/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">And Indoors!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As the spring season approaches, I am enjoying the African Violets blooming indoors and kitty is too, although I think it's all about the sunshine for her. Until we meet again, happy almost spring and I hope you get to have some quality time in the garden. "The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”- Alfred Austin</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRxOMDo-7xulnIav99vQoPrAUSIbDmeC0wLXe7mY3cEGvki0BSgwT9_aXQj434_-eUZ-RgfoYZcHtynQT2cRGkNpWw0tkl-cLKInm3oWrcd7RUj4FGRvkUcJgvkDqbbBQ7GTWAfdIrJ9rE13vKIUUaCkxugWNDU03e0Y0wQKDQhkJtIxiS4ql233Qg/s600/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrRxOMDo-7xulnIav99vQoPrAUSIbDmeC0wLXe7mY3cEGvki0BSgwT9_aXQj434_-eUZ-RgfoYZcHtynQT2cRGkNpWw0tkl-cLKInm3oWrcd7RUj4FGRvkUcJgvkDqbbBQ7GTWAfdIrJ9rE13vKIUUaCkxugWNDU03e0Y0wQKDQhkJtIxiS4ql233Qg/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank you for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my March garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have growing in your area. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. 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All rights reserved. </span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-3344923472176605322024-03-01T00:00:00.092-05:002024-03-01T00:00:00.138-05:00Feature Indoor Plant Profile: African Violet<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsVKZupiGp94akm0r1WfytteEgh5K6hjRcUG63g07Qs2W4lInitkf3ctv6qbtGLFNiwb7U50_oDCPgov3P8U-KL0mI7YmL8Gr86MafaIqeAtZkBb9Wo1gsmyaJv5jlYUlljOTSS026TJCl6lultCR8DSnaiYVAXY0J0SI6b2deyQ4Ihwpok8VSfHBaA/s1067/Green%20Self%20%20Love%20Flower%20Collage%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsVKZupiGp94akm0r1WfytteEgh5K6hjRcUG63g07Qs2W4lInitkf3ctv6qbtGLFNiwb7U50_oDCPgov3P8U-KL0mI7YmL8Gr86MafaIqeAtZkBb9Wo1gsmyaJv5jlYUlljOTSS026TJCl6lultCR8DSnaiYVAXY0J0SI6b2deyQ4Ihwpok8VSfHBaA/s16000/Green%20Self%20%20Love%20Flower%20Collage%20(1).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">This Month in the Garden: Feature Indoor Plant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to <i>This Month in the Garden</i>! Today we talk about African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha), one of the most common houseplants in the world known for their distinct rosette of fuzzy leaves, range of flower colors and ease of care. First discovered in 1892 in the tropical rainforests of the Usambara mountains near the border of Tanzania Africa, the first commercial varieties all with blue flowers were introduced into the market in 1927. In 1942, the first pink variety was introduced, followed by a white blooming variety, followed by the first single blooming crown cultivated in Germany. African Violet are also valued as being one of the best houseplants for purifying the air. These small, perennial plants have captured the hearts of plant enthusiasts worldwide. </div></span></div><div style="outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q2Dx_aJhG0_6_Gm34wz6GaQAzK9nXOXNoIotaQ3f5msIvS6t2d-89k9g6LJf8VoZNLTGR3pWgB0xD10rXivtF5ijgSYIMQ4diEoq8FSmoNHlIok6KLRlUWY1B_FBtmu0ZSTRTUxe-XRINAwYaa0SfCGDVlXYL0Rkpd-m5dXc0uyDbP5QCZKSx30yvw/s600/African%20Violet.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q2Dx_aJhG0_6_Gm34wz6GaQAzK9nXOXNoIotaQ3f5msIvS6t2d-89k9g6LJf8VoZNLTGR3pWgB0xD10rXivtF5ijgSYIMQ4diEoq8FSmoNHlIok6KLRlUWY1B_FBtmu0ZSTRTUxe-XRINAwYaa0SfCGDVlXYL0Rkpd-m5dXc0uyDbP5QCZKSx30yvw/s320/African%20Violet.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Types of African Violets:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"> African Violets come in various flower forms, including single, semi-double, and double blossoms. They display an array of colors such as purple, pink, blue, and white, offering choices to suit different preferences. Leaf shapes vary in a number of forms from regular (plain) to round to ovate, scalloped, heart-shaped, and serrated to name a few and color of the foliage can range from light to dark green to silver, watermelon and deep pink depending on the variety. Sizes of African Violet range in diameter between 2 and 6 inches in width depending on the particular cultivar.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Soil Type & Potting: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">Proper soil is key to African Violet care. A well-draining, lightweight potting mix specifically formulated for these plants is recommended. African Violet prefer to be confined in their container, so use of a four- or six-inch pot is preferable. </span><br /><span style="color: #1d2228;"><br /></span><b>Temperature, Lighting & Watering:</b> African Violet grow best at room temperature, between 75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit and thrive in bright, indirect light, such as under a skylight or in a northern or eastern window, making them ideal for homes or offices with filtered sunlight. While they prefer a consistently moist environment, overwatering can lead to root rot. It's crucial to water them from the bottom or use a self-watering pot to prevent water from touching the leaves. Use of filtered or distilled water is best.</div></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2D06rZklvK76DYbF2m-S5xEliBg3jF_562lzTv0-bAWpzV-eqFzLVJYnbsHXKYhkP6R4PSQCYA7ugAMM3CH6f7tZB4Hm0i5M6meKbQ8Mqx75jbAvOdJhCMf1loiN5amMOeG662lK65qrhfgfCXPo-YwL9hl_lxAODWHvxjNHdTdq2MXF3VV7s1-vBg/s600/african%20violet%20pink.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="600" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2D06rZklvK76DYbF2m-S5xEliBg3jF_562lzTv0-bAWpzV-eqFzLVJYnbsHXKYhkP6R4PSQCYA7ugAMM3CH6f7tZB4Hm0i5M6meKbQ8Mqx75jbAvOdJhCMf1loiN5amMOeG662lK65qrhfgfCXPo-YwL9hl_lxAODWHvxjNHdTdq2MXF3VV7s1-vBg/s320/african%20violet%20pink.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Propagation:</b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Propagation is best achieved through leaf cuttings, and r</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">ooting usually takes between four and six weeks. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Select a healthy, mature leaf, trim it, place the stem into rooting hormone and plant in a light potting mix. With proper care and patience, new plants will emerge, providing an opportunity to expand your collection or share with fellow plant enthusiasts.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Maintenance:</b> While African Violets are generally low maintenance, they do benefit from occasional grooming. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Regular deadheading promotes continuous blooming and keeps the plant looking tidy. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Remove any yellow or damaged leaves, and periodically rotate the pot to ensure even growth. Keeping the plant's environment clean helps prevent common issues like pests and diseases. To promote healthy growth and blooms, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">fertilize regularly with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer designed for African Violets.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Folklore:</b> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">African violets are often associated with sentiments of faith, love, loyalty, devotion and commitment. They symbolize delicate beauty and are considered tokens of affection. The flowers come in various colors, each carrying its own meaning. Purple symbolizes spirituality, blue for peace and royalty and pink for innocence, while white signifies purity. Additionally, African violets are thought to bring good fortune and positive energy, making them popular as gifts to express care and appreciation. </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">In many cultures, African Violet have been used as an amulet to promote protection and spirituality in the home.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; outline: none;"></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">African Violets are delightful, versatile plants that bring beauty to indoor spaces. With a bit of attention to light, water, and soil, these charming houseplants will reward you with a profusion of blooms. Whether you're a seasoned plant enthusiast or a beginner, African Violets are an excellent choice for adding color and elegance to your indoor space. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">This Month in the Garden. </i><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=7c0403ca-20c4-4714-ad6c-a61322f4d4ce&ref_=ap_rdr" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></div><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Plan your Outdoor Garden for Spring with my Books!:</span></span></a></u></b></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></a></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2024. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com6Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-84949070632885578642024-02-15T00:00:00.639-05:002024-02-15T09:52:32.564-05:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up February-The Subtle Beauty of Winter <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfP-dq3AuwB8MGoAtXNfpreSniJI2Pi-S8rlUQK8Zu_46DddgX2J01CkimRT1HV_cgPYXVzXsgBKtnLqylBSsd3VbWXKggymKSA-yr_qRY8bftffQLMY4PO8WDJQ9g-Hkr6BJWJxCEAShdpe5f4V1oMg9ozTttEi1DRMyaD95Ft0qu8CQ8DoyUOyDhA/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfP-dq3AuwB8MGoAtXNfpreSniJI2Pi-S8rlUQK8Zu_46DddgX2J01CkimRT1HV_cgPYXVzXsgBKtnLqylBSsd3VbWXKggymKSA-yr_qRY8bftffQLMY4PO8WDJQ9g-Hkr6BJWJxCEAShdpe5f4V1oMg9ozTttEi1DRMyaD95Ft0qu8CQ8DoyUOyDhA/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome !</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The 15th-16th and 19th of January brought our only two snowfalls of the winter, the first with just 2.1 inches and a dusting on the 19th, with milder temperatures predicted for the month of February. It has been a noticeably milder and rainier winter than those of the past, which this gardener does not mind a bit! But wait...Is there snow on the way? The forecasters say so! There is much interest to be seen in the winter landscape, so join me for a tour of my Long Island garden.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9ugps0CXJUAFAsggJM_jaC0Ne5AlE6tvOJkgdaqX7i2hBHVozhREyGU1ioW5DODr5VfWdHORckI7OLxlOJArian_EPpPviHOgum82hFs4cOTbzMU-O-cZD_sFdJtjGyWRPN1cHH8cIyr6eX7AZvh1OjaDlIOOCBeaANOhjPIE-jw9cmu876Iyuoh7Q/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9ugps0CXJUAFAsggJM_jaC0Ne5AlE6tvOJkgdaqX7i2hBHVozhREyGU1ioW5DODr5VfWdHORckI7OLxlOJArian_EPpPviHOgum82hFs4cOTbzMU-O-cZD_sFdJtjGyWRPN1cHH8cIyr6eX7AZvh1OjaDlIOOCBeaANOhjPIE-jw9cmu876Iyuoh7Q/s16000/1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Juniperus 'Blue Star' and Lirope 'Variegata'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first stop is to view this combination of Juniper 'Blue Star' and Variegated Liriope. My goal when designing is to plan for continuous interest throughout the year. This blue colored evergreen foliage of the juniper against the yellowish-green fronds of Liriope produce both contrast and varied texture for all the seasons, especially during winter. <u>Helpful Tip:</u> Avoid cutting the foliage of Liriope (Lilyturf) in autumn. Allow it to remain throughout the winter months for added interest and to protect the crown, then cut it back in early spring to allow for new growth.</span> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT5c7ujoK_wEb_iKIbFABtGWqBKiAUT6BqOPURtw8EpBRM_jquesOSpiRA43rLe9dnMuLGbdqL2N41Z2wCWC-s7jBD99yB1o5BHe69dvrlA3OHxqJCP1M1Kuo2xlKAm2b08aYVGPgULuSsU2zuyIl8aN9nb1rDwQ0QNxQW_XoH3LC41oTa-6oxpsgyg/s600/2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT5c7ujoK_wEb_iKIbFABtGWqBKiAUT6BqOPURtw8EpBRM_jquesOSpiRA43rLe9dnMuLGbdqL2N41Z2wCWC-s7jBD99yB1o5BHe69dvrlA3OHxqJCP1M1Kuo2xlKAm2b08aYVGPgULuSsU2zuyIl8aN9nb1rDwQ0QNxQW_XoH3LC41oTa-6oxpsgyg/s16000/2%20(2).jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Helleborus 'Merlin' (Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">One of my favorite perennials for winter is Hellebore, or Lenten Rose. Here is Hellebore 'Merlin'. The buds are now forming in February and the colorful bracts will open within the next couple of weeks to expose pink blooms</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl9JH1-o2ARoKRikTUTIQOPpcdVDcrKuQcK4R1pZeTu4Hj7gfWhm5h_NioB4L73NqAf45xXJXwt9plEPJi_LwJNY8tJFLfGV5Hm3if-Jxx998HL0LCdGwdt4Jwci0TumsaI3DZTIo__xyAkQJIeDtCvgV2KmJ3pbLLtCl01QXG8mYj_B3n0tmBkk_fQ/s800/2-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl9JH1-o2ARoKRikTUTIQOPpcdVDcrKuQcK4R1pZeTu4Hj7gfWhm5h_NioB4L73NqAf45xXJXwt9plEPJi_LwJNY8tJFLfGV5Hm3if-Jxx998HL0LCdGwdt4Jwci0TumsaI3DZTIo__xyAkQJIeDtCvgV2KmJ3pbLLtCl01QXG8mYj_B3n0tmBkk_fQ/s16000/2-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Helleborus 'Champion' </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">(Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Another variety of Hellebore is 'Champion' displaying its greenish-yellow buds. It will be ready to bloom in a couple of weeks, <span style="text-align: justify;">while 'Shooting Star' has been blooming since January.</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cKPcrc09vEwXts9huFBQaJu8lVGlm6hALu1cbq1MHdgSfKKRZ9xx7wVdXt-cwFQXRpl_fFb_w-yo7yrLUI6NKG1-1zgdejtbfoIRM1PBHUXT9ygKcjN40jygAK09X8Mkw7z6saJ9h-qgkcUzGATEQ17VesDzENxpKtRuy_wkg7trv0yDt4ADRfd_9A/s800/2-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cKPcrc09vEwXts9huFBQaJu8lVGlm6hALu1cbq1MHdgSfKKRZ9xx7wVdXt-cwFQXRpl_fFb_w-yo7yrLUI6NKG1-1zgdejtbfoIRM1PBHUXT9ygKcjN40jygAK09X8Mkw7z6saJ9h-qgkcUzGATEQ17VesDzENxpKtRuy_wkg7trv0yDt4ADRfd_9A/s16000/2-3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Helleborus 'Shooting Star' </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">(Lenten Rose)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Planting Tip:</u> Hellebores can usually be purchased in nurseries from the end of December into February and can be planted once the ground thaws (after the last freeze date). Locate in partial sun to shade such as a northern or eastern exposure or beneath the canopy of trees. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJrg7fV0Ss9x7X8RfPWHcIyicEnl3uvMjT-jOZQe7zm3s8zPpMlX87bhhjyjLJJm4cfIK7xhdd3uihZ0Ou0-D-rFS-GGpWpk7FieZfBBlUowpiGgu_4QdGOFMg1Ceyhpww7-PHmnRJQQ6ctBXbICr6uSmlXjvpnaE-t-ysImyzMC-MS_ddrtRP4Lv-A/s600/3-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJrg7fV0Ss9x7X8RfPWHcIyicEnl3uvMjT-jOZQe7zm3s8zPpMlX87bhhjyjLJJm4cfIK7xhdd3uihZ0Ou0-D-rFS-GGpWpk7FieZfBBlUowpiGgu_4QdGOFMg1Ceyhpww7-PHmnRJQQ6ctBXbICr6uSmlXjvpnaE-t-ysImyzMC-MS_ddrtRP4Lv-A/s16000/3-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea Dried Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along with winter blooming plants, I look for other forms of interest this time of year. While walking around the garden on a mild winter's day, even the simplest thing such as sunlight filtering through the dried flowers of hydrangea or the dried fruit of St. John's Wort can bring beauty.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvqAnVIw23dCOg79vCzkhL8Qa3UMvVdQej9h-CAy9UAikJe5HuZ3fE1c0oO6NIFKCU0vdwKu1XvVFeCc3qWQsDNz__2nxkCj3WOE-maJIvLd5l5wwV8GSNxgd2-W9Ns4h0s_phCw0Td__XXcy7UqJXOFIQRmuH1TOcRA0rpHq6I9YUcO-23RKPI3s9Q/s600/St.%20JOhns%20Wort.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvqAnVIw23dCOg79vCzkhL8Qa3UMvVdQej9h-CAy9UAikJe5HuZ3fE1c0oO6NIFKCU0vdwKu1XvVFeCc3qWQsDNz__2nxkCj3WOE-maJIvLd5l5wwV8GSNxgd2-W9Ns4h0s_phCw0Td__XXcy7UqJXOFIQRmuH1TOcRA0rpHq6I9YUcO-23RKPI3s9Q/s16000/St.%20JOhns%20Wort.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">St John's Wort Dried Fruit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As a gardener, I have always made it a point to appreciate all that nature has to offer, if even on the smallest scale.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVAPRBolbN7GvLYQWkX7VEMg16GjsDfT0cbqCyxUqwdaMTKQlrGfhWaWNcMJtrFCVCA4IOTMGhBpqZDGidAxn_5huEvy0e7KslC1j49MRO28outuj2gAWrZlRFGvYC3djVCUsuf-n4MWArRhmG3AegM-91gZE9vmC0OfWhbTIJKGy8yqKwPTmNFnYzA/s800/3-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVAPRBolbN7GvLYQWkX7VEMg16GjsDfT0cbqCyxUqwdaMTKQlrGfhWaWNcMJtrFCVCA4IOTMGhBpqZDGidAxn_5huEvy0e7KslC1j49MRO28outuj2gAWrZlRFGvYC3djVCUsuf-n4MWArRhmG3AegM-91gZE9vmC0OfWhbTIJKGy8yqKwPTmNFnYzA/s16000/3-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Rhode Island Red' Dwarf Japanese Maple Winter<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Bark on trees and shrubs can bring interest this time of year. The burgundy-red stems of Dwarf 'Rhode Island Red' Japanese Maple are especially pronounced this time of year. This slow growing red maple is excellent for smaller spaces, reaching a mature height and width of just 6 feet after several years.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3M1_0mYK9uWVGrt4goko5bC9U-5j9qgHOXajBZjZsAABNHSG2sxctYrZhIjwyk63-lCEIEcJ8q0MCqkeLkzI4FRGMo_2e9sx4z4NCsheu8vAlDNnlY8QLgkwCp80u_GnDE5fL8MDSG8wFng2fg-kw1ZV9vtdReXPY5hw0DoXmyd4ncFsk8yL4oXgJkg/s600/5-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3M1_0mYK9uWVGrt4goko5bC9U-5j9qgHOXajBZjZsAABNHSG2sxctYrZhIjwyk63-lCEIEcJ8q0MCqkeLkzI4FRGMo_2e9sx4z4NCsheu8vAlDNnlY8QLgkwCp80u_GnDE5fL8MDSG8wFng2fg-kw1ZV9vtdReXPY5hw0DoXmyd4ncFsk8yL4oXgJkg/s16000/5-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Groundcover Sedum Wintertime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the pool waterfall Sedum 'Angelina' remains semi-evergreen throughout most of the winter, especially when it is mild. This low maintenance perennial is perfect for growing within the crevices of rock walls.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a a="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OsQsIpZlsWrlro_8cK6YO3pc8EUKfCwWe9t-mjbyV-y5_nOv0V6mIaeYVAesc7Q846BDHPXVAdlExwOvosudS9jRrybbfvfomWyWod3LhuHtPBzhC3AfvkfJ-2NJk9R1jL6PtQqoeMDP_eQX2TQyC5hV9KVCurjLJI5mjZzReFhkXGCVe0IiMFIeWQ/s800/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OsQsIpZlsWrlro_8cK6YO3pc8EUKfCwWe9t-mjbyV-y5_nOv0V6mIaeYVAesc7Q846BDHPXVAdlExwOvosudS9jRrybbfvfomWyWod3LhuHtPBzhC3AfvkfJ-2NJk9R1jL6PtQqoeMDP_eQX2TQyC5hV9KVCurjLJI5mjZzReFhkXGCVe0IiMFIeWQ/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Garden with Evergreens and Heuchera</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Here along the front garden border is a combination of Dwarf Cryptomeria (back left), Osmanthus 'Goshiki' (False Holly), Dwarf Norway Spruce (front left) and Heuchera 'Caramel' (front), a perennial which maintains it's color all winter long for the most part</span>. <u>Helpful Tip:</u> With freezing and thawing, the crowns of Heuchera may rise up out of the ground. If this happens, lightly push the plant back down into the soil with your foot to help protect it from cold.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDRpLvNeBsYDYALmgolO_w2WCOV-1fpfEPmOD6g2a-sDL6AjJE9wVFS2XnCOrDqHGt-2w5C5GDS_Cu8t0qH57NRGkaxydFz9IHdz4Tiax2B0R8i_0jmtRyv_iYGhyphenhyphenKvl-EC8Cve-a6WVI_wrZh7DncNgp8S0EFQf0A0DO8vmtpPMrKUTWSkEYeJfifg/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDRpLvNeBsYDYALmgolO_w2WCOV-1fpfEPmOD6g2a-sDL6AjJE9wVFS2XnCOrDqHGt-2w5C5GDS_Cu8t0qH57NRGkaxydFz9IHdz4Tiax2B0R8i_0jmtRyv_iYGhyphenhyphenKvl-EC8Cve-a6WVI_wrZh7DncNgp8S0EFQf0A0DO8vmtpPMrKUTWSkEYeJfifg/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Circling around to the north of the front island bed is Weeping Japanese Maple with Blue Atlas Cedar in the backdrop. The twisting structure of the Japanese Maple is much more visible in wintertime when the tree is dormant.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-nYnkMOe0lchbhsDxeEbL5ZQQNH3VdBZbhcBNpX8gb_Rd6S5vznM7LVj8zloZGZ-sTUBhZkbhDUiH_CnjqquhQ5dJEdh0fHMJw9P74U_UCrm4MTrLiYcKD-gQkg3DmwxTrb6h9GhciYdY-GVzuHhdkOW-F1GsEKnPeA1kbiWXTzvHW6_9dkyGJWhow/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-nYnkMOe0lchbhsDxeEbL5ZQQNH3VdBZbhcBNpX8gb_Rd6S5vznM7LVj8zloZGZ-sTUBhZkbhDUiH_CnjqquhQ5dJEdh0fHMJw9P74U_UCrm4MTrLiYcKD-gQkg3DmwxTrb6h9GhciYdY-GVzuHhdkOW-F1GsEKnPeA1kbiWXTzvHW6_9dkyGJWhow/s16000/10.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Along the driveway border, Skyland's Golden Oriental Spruce and Coral Bark Maple can be seen. The pinkish-red newer growth of the Coral Bark Maple is prominent in wintertime. The colder it gets, the more vibrant the bark appears</span>.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLaMBNj4BdGoau7RORdeYPM7myfwO0Fn4-pH7STLmLshLgiaYWLuO1IH-OPDor_ga8tWgNgjUIYC9SSCh9y3ngkGBcExboQt1MZWoMpf70Zfe25RTBZU5uAPKmVFwX9Trj__7tt_s3n1fGKSXgqNFYEdfkF3dkIJkV1AAraH90r4CmQNdUqhxJY3VQg/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLaMBNj4BdGoau7RORdeYPM7myfwO0Fn4-pH7STLmLshLgiaYWLuO1IH-OPDor_ga8tWgNgjUIYC9SSCh9y3ngkGBcExboQt1MZWoMpf70Zfe25RTBZU5uAPKmVFwX9Trj__7tt_s3n1fGKSXgqNFYEdfkF3dkIJkV1AAraH90r4CmQNdUqhxJY3VQg/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Skyland's Oriental Spruce</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the interesting seed cones of Oriental Spruce close-up.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGzs0mrVx73mboGtDJ92IwxrL48Gn0AyA0qpWcjvU9E_TnTySXzswwAGYagjNbhalwhIxkZgyAig90LjfgmF8ySCy-mXjx38e_3m4VaCfUa6DN_V8Paep2nr3QtZ2oiZ8J_DKRbmF6JGBRBgQ5JhE_a6NQNJLC-_n0fDJk3iTNBN8cWo3aJjfc-5Nbw/s600/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGzs0mrVx73mboGtDJ92IwxrL48Gn0AyA0qpWcjvU9E_TnTySXzswwAGYagjNbhalwhIxkZgyAig90LjfgmF8ySCy-mXjx38e_3m4VaCfUa6DN_V8Paep2nr3QtZ2oiZ8J_DKRbmF6JGBRBgQ5JhE_a6NQNJLC-_n0fDJk3iTNBN8cWo3aJjfc-5Nbw/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">All-Season Interest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For additional all-season interest, these dwarf 'Anna's Magic Ball' Arborvitae cannot be beat. These have been part of the garden for years and are only about two feet high by wide.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvWA33wfATmvjJxgzJS8DWKwEP5rON0hL3GyTYoe27BvIrzVxCYXKNTZqwX1cyjVYcbL5C-2m1GT59wiTPFoeCgRwdxKSSHLSur1dq5vwGpS7_b8sWZYGxGO-Uz0LiNdVwk3dgBVcwD18cAoh9ELVnYEGwkJPGRqGsAR00IOjvfxLK6vmEin2VrXvlA/s600/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvWA33wfATmvjJxgzJS8DWKwEP5rON0hL3GyTYoe27BvIrzVxCYXKNTZqwX1cyjVYcbL5C-2m1GT59wiTPFoeCgRwdxKSSHLSur1dq5vwGpS7_b8sWZYGxGO-Uz0LiNdVwk3dgBVcwD18cAoh9ELVnYEGwkJPGRqGsAR00IOjvfxLK6vmEin2VrXvlA/s16000/23.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Signs of Spring!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The groundhog did not see his shadow and as the legend goes, he is predicting an early spring. Even though the groundhog is only 40% correct, isn't it a nice thought? The Sedum seem to think so!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vxaGhOb0Lc-NpkIe2BTtkjGXWLvHKWfy93EPIxl9Hd2R9Q6mrwNiGn8wS3nwwrWgdOpAXMyk6HbleQEdmLISdNWLUCR6MQUDisPD5yh49nGHMdI5kCY1povrG1C_1yPsgLRI_mwmGt1KjPWbQOSdiSa2CA8Cdlfd-6hue1oCcJRUNHTm3ShYw30MLg/s600/Allium.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vxaGhOb0Lc-NpkIe2BTtkjGXWLvHKWfy93EPIxl9Hd2R9Q6mrwNiGn8wS3nwwrWgdOpAXMyk6HbleQEdmLISdNWLUCR6MQUDisPD5yh49nGHMdI5kCY1povrG1C_1yPsgLRI_mwmGt1KjPWbQOSdiSa2CA8Cdlfd-6hue1oCcJRUNHTm3ShYw30MLg/s16000/Allium.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster' Popping up Already!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Allium 'Globemaster' and (Hyacinth too) bulbs are emerging from their winters sleep. It is way too early, but Mother Nature seems to know best.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwCgXAkNVGAcaWVo6Qtpg8-gtthfvpQSKMhlxEU95V3k4teoFcqJBYzsH3VQT3C3zfYaRjyNNgV2RyfDuEgg6LoguIAytV8ujDwiOuGHex2WYdVqtUyFFSgVTv1wFMLmGLrSJrPK3n2_P2R6Hi-l5Fd-D7cQRwlZdCKaVgsnhzobm7m4PbQu8KpYwEw/s800/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwCgXAkNVGAcaWVo6Qtpg8-gtthfvpQSKMhlxEU95V3k4teoFcqJBYzsH3VQT3C3zfYaRjyNNgV2RyfDuEgg6LoguIAytV8ujDwiOuGHex2WYdVqtUyFFSgVTv1wFMLmGLrSJrPK3n2_P2R6Hi-l5Fd-D7cQRwlZdCKaVgsnhzobm7m4PbQu8KpYwEw/s16000/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">And what a difference a day makes...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">And what a difference a day makes! From spring bulbs appearing just two days ago to waking up to a winter wonderland on the 13th…nature sure does have its beauty. </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I guess Mother Nature has it all under control.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQIy3NZEN42Oyy8v8esxSwrDYQzZZfwyKlslCTb6OuaNZPUJh_RNVNoAj39nVlzCcnI4YDuGMHIK1sSjWAvnCu2BDpCWZ1loZvzj1bWYZpfjQjeA46hrZxZ20YR9-wUNQ6nsZaqOSJXPx5hafS-Fo21HdFAxyBzmkhNhFoOtKSnPcS5JrtLVJx8r8bw/s600/24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQIy3NZEN42Oyy8v8esxSwrDYQzZZfwyKlslCTb6OuaNZPUJh_RNVNoAj39nVlzCcnI4YDuGMHIK1sSjWAvnCu2BDpCWZ1loZvzj1bWYZpfjQjeA46hrZxZ20YR9-wUNQ6nsZaqOSJXPx5hafS-Fo21HdFAxyBzmkhNhFoOtKSnPcS5JrtLVJx8r8bw/s16000/24.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">What's Blooming Indoors?<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">While it is wintertime outside, I get to focus on my indoor plants. For the month of February, Thanksgiving Cactus are on their third round of blooms, African Violet is blooming away and Echeveria are sending up spikes of orange bell-shaped flowers. I love bringing the outside in!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j8kfvidUeGwEmQ0UzJ2jbgG-h0hH_vbCbCnu22tJr9gELW8VRBfEz8a3pbEzLm8HMqOY5xTSePFNQMmbvv_xByyI_D11PltpzcFPyy21-qwCOx_pgKa0x8zAys6-U66WpkvZ45lEbJ_PHqIYJdd4mwPaZqLDdSKm4oY0LCu9-NoHeeWZDS55SfBwLg/s800/25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j8kfvidUeGwEmQ0UzJ2jbgG-h0hH_vbCbCnu22tJr9gELW8VRBfEz8a3pbEzLm8HMqOY5xTSePFNQMmbvv_xByyI_D11PltpzcFPyy21-qwCOx_pgKa0x8zAys6-U66WpkvZ45lEbJ_PHqIYJdd4mwPaZqLDdSKm4oY0LCu9-NoHeeWZDS55SfBwLg/s16000/25.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Outdoor Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Outside, the evergreen seasonal planter that I created in December is nice and cozy up against the foundation. It is happy and healthy and will remain along the entry where I can enjoy it every time I go outdoors or happen to peak out!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUmpgBayXZJ3BHvLcPHhjtLWGQSTqtnwR7Vc8MhkcmgMeaV-EEFWj-BzfZxPGkm9cc_1VqLc0kHXtW8bs2bPj_5eT2DzUIXk70652GhARd9x8mj3IXYCHBEfzUghG6GN8socq8PWlGLqRCM96uoCzxzpBhVFGIseUWpc0ggSlJZa4wmA5eBWHg3V6Lw/s600/Blog%20End%20Banner%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUmpgBayXZJ3BHvLcPHhjtLWGQSTqtnwR7Vc8MhkcmgMeaV-EEFWj-BzfZxPGkm9cc_1VqLc0kHXtW8bs2bPj_5eT2DzUIXk70652GhARd9x8mj3IXYCHBEfzUghG6GN8socq8PWlGLqRCM96uoCzxzpBhVFGIseUWpc0ggSlJZa4wmA5eBWHg3V6Lw/s16000/Blog%20End%20Banner%20(10).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my February garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" style="color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. 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All rights reserved. </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com23Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-32307705500084519362024-02-01T00:00:00.198-05:002024-02-01T00:00:00.244-05:00This Month in the Garden: Winter Gardening: Protecting Your Outdoor Plants from the Cold<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG56FL1YuJUee2jShGipqz22fhZqdYYLNZqIJ-K9agmR2QBAgbmopEz5raRjHSvuLRrS1bXDBosAeeobDfHqTNS5-CAKfrv1qjJeSQYkMYrkdxF8ARiNc3SDBUYrk9nwPQIm2aXsBw0o6S9dkx_AnLenoXJ_0tVPlDtN0AFZZMIIfElKB1q3D8EwOMQ/s1067/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG56FL1YuJUee2jShGipqz22fhZqdYYLNZqIJ-K9agmR2QBAgbmopEz5raRjHSvuLRrS1bXDBosAeeobDfHqTNS5-CAKfrv1qjJeSQYkMYrkdxF8ARiNc3SDBUYrk9nwPQIm2aXsBw0o6S9dkx_AnLenoXJ_0tVPlDtN0AFZZMIIfElKB1q3D8EwOMQ/s16000/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden%20(4).jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over the last couple of years, temperature extremes during the winter months have taken a toll on our outdoor gardens. From weeks of mild temperatures in the 40's and 50's to cold blasts plummeting temperatures into the teens and even single digits, these extremes pose a risk to plants, and safeguarding them from the harsh cold becomes crucial for maintaining their health. Some broad-leaved evergreens such as Rhododendron will even tell you when temperatures are below 20 degrees. Their leaves will curl in severe cold, a process known as thermonasty, which helps to reduce surface area and conserve moisture. There is a way you can be proactive. Here are some effective strategies to help you protect your green companions during the chilly months.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiaSm08rRc2AZt3g98lcmWfyjJLK9dmc_tlK3y03cugBUBdsoDrGgWTyrTqmK_QS0lH5xiwGEohAhyXLGQNVikXx9FXd1Iee3JFgjNlPVzdqITAUM0w3_-ReL5HKf6Yyk1rfbovH8x-Hu-5W-IUkEJVYNtDMxiqPngXWkAFF8kSVkPVym5vSDY16raA/s600/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiaSm08rRc2AZt3g98lcmWfyjJLK9dmc_tlK3y03cugBUBdsoDrGgWTyrTqmK_QS0lH5xiwGEohAhyXLGQNVikXx9FXd1Iee3JFgjNlPVzdqITAUM0w3_-ReL5HKf6Yyk1rfbovH8x-Hu-5W-IUkEJVYNtDMxiqPngXWkAFF8kSVkPVym5vSDY16raA/s16000/thumbnail.jpg" /></a></b></p><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b>Choose Cold-Resistant Plants: </b>When purchasing plants, be sure to choose those which can withstand temperatures which are one to two zones colder than your location. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Research and select species that thrive in your specific region, as they are more likely to withstand winter conditions. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For sensitive plants or those in containers, consider bringing them indoors during extreme cold spells. A garage or enclosed porch can provide a temporary shelter until milder weather returns. For certain landscape plants which are broad-leaved, such as Rhododendron, Azalea, Osmanthus (False Holly), Euonymus, Aucuba, Cherry, Skip and Mountain Laurel, Leucothoe, Boxwood and Holly, the use of an anti-desiccant before winter sets in is recommended. </span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5bCtkvl9pd9c12V0ssuUAEdA5IAHn11TaPtNSPW79ODcS-wZsOzrHGkjdwe7-CmIlXIzAp3ILu0TIyvr6lFpDIH8DaIMZ62RWYzTfK_yP6YrCf1nDbnKFTOToWqXakwwGKFNDazUf3cHSQvbLmJpQlPJIRkGWa8QwW0WYSG5SOAix4lYPib2Z8o20g/s600/thumbnail%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5bCtkvl9pd9c12V0ssuUAEdA5IAHn11TaPtNSPW79ODcS-wZsOzrHGkjdwe7-CmIlXIzAp3ILu0TIyvr6lFpDIH8DaIMZ62RWYzTfK_yP6YrCf1nDbnKFTOToWqXakwwGKFNDazUf3cHSQvbLmJpQlPJIRkGWa8QwW0WYSG5SOAix4lYPib2Z8o20g/s16000/thumbnail%20(10).jpg" /></a></b></span></div><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b>Apply Mulching:</b></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A layer of organic mulch around the base of your plants will insulate the soil and regulate temperature. This acts as a protective barrier, preventing extreme temperature fluctuations that can be harmful to plant roots. Ideally, the best time to mulch is during late spring to early summer, or early fall. Be sure to mulch way before any sign of frost, as applying at the incorrect time can have the opposite effect and cause harm.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><p class="yiv5612055161p1" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzCd0IAxaGuHg6qLl4DulJ6dvTMbiLWgeuiF5f6LVCskxGQyLwYnkzkrN85yHHCWyN0DAoybWTs3wZi6MS8cficgMFKyrzO0qEfcy1B7eI2CjslozuG_C_ChOFoTpLBc5vsqAqUX2m0P5bPQiEB0hxt-c-RMlEvh8CTI-KTq2-Z0XANwCpytKZ2-LrQ/s600/thumbnail%20(9).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzCd0IAxaGuHg6qLl4DulJ6dvTMbiLWgeuiF5f6LVCskxGQyLwYnkzkrN85yHHCWyN0DAoybWTs3wZi6MS8cficgMFKyrzO0qEfcy1B7eI2CjslozuG_C_ChOFoTpLBc5vsqAqUX2m0P5bPQiEB0hxt-c-RMlEvh8CTI-KTq2-Z0XANwCpytKZ2-LrQ/s16000/thumbnail%20(9).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Proper Watering: </b>Adjust your watering routine as winter approaches. Ensure that the soil is adequately hydrated before the first frost, as moist soil retains heat better than dry soil. However, be cautious not to overwater, as waterlogged soil can lead to root rot. With your outdoor containers, give them a good watering before you know there is going to be a severe temperature drop. This will help them to hydrate before the deep freeze.</div></span><p></p><p class="yiv5612055161p1" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsoFK5Z6kGxiWtTWI_kEKmOKdswlq21RkceJewTrtL27BgAuTyCwKBnxOH-uifnN0fzkXcdaVo0Gdxd0ndZwNVn7-QmnhjETn7Q_Dm7I_N_F2TpwLzCEzWj5lzrWSicr8dTvCmA9STOjXqg96rzRCyx47_xQ5YWonapr_4_aB0YtjlwDDuzfCJjM1jw/s600/frost%20heave.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsoFK5Z6kGxiWtTWI_kEKmOKdswlq21RkceJewTrtL27BgAuTyCwKBnxOH-uifnN0fzkXcdaVo0Gdxd0ndZwNVn7-QmnhjETn7Q_Dm7I_N_F2TpwLzCEzWj5lzrWSicr8dTvCmA9STOjXqg96rzRCyx47_xQ5YWonapr_4_aB0YtjlwDDuzfCJjM1jw/s16000/frost%20heave.jpg" /></a></div><p class="yiv5612055161p1" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: none;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b></b></span></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span><b><br />Watch for Frost Heaving:</b> </span>In freezing temperatures soil around your plants may be subject to frost heaving. This is when ice forms underneath the soil and expands upwards from the ground causing plants such as perennials to push upwards exposing the crown. Heuchera (Coral Bells) and Liriope are especially prone to this type of damage. As a preventive measure apply mulch finishing to your garden beds. To remedy, once the ground thaws, slightly tap the soil back down, and brush the mulch back around the exposed crown of the plant. During the time of frost heaving, avoid stepping into garden beds, as this can cause the soil to become too compact. Compacting the soil too much can have a negative effect on future soil drainage. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglNDpeSFQeGVWon_gDEF_xYrYYLqSkPvJlWB_URsaLn197gTP5Hv4S-F6jAldx22-1uiCmj7GYYAcr62mUpIlWt1uvsAY3TL0dYuwQyKGKDHfIKMSYTeGkjHEyaVWs0_gz0Vncn3tIXaS81VgZcYelpXz1FWlx3vQkbWeVcYSWRLQS0QBkw6QbTRMbQ/s600/plant%20cover.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglNDpeSFQeGVWon_gDEF_xYrYYLqSkPvJlWB_URsaLn197gTP5Hv4S-F6jAldx22-1uiCmj7GYYAcr62mUpIlWt1uvsAY3TL0dYuwQyKGKDHfIKMSYTeGkjHEyaVWs0_gz0Vncn3tIXaS81VgZcYelpXz1FWlx3vQkbWeVcYSWRLQS0QBkw6QbTRMbQ/s16000/plant%20cover.jpg" /></a></div><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="font-family: trebuchet; outline: none;"><b>Cover Plants:</b></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Stay informed about upcoming weather conditions. Cover plants when extreme temperature drops are predicted. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Use protective covers, such as burlap or frost cloth, to shield your plants from frost and freezing winds. Make sure the covers are secured tightly to prevent heat loss, especially during the coldest nights. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">If you have potted plants, consider moving them closer to the house or clustering them together. This provides additional warmth and protection against the cold. Elevate containers to prevent them from sitting directly on cold surfaces and use frost covering until the freezing temperatures subside. Once the threat of plummeting temperatures has passed, you can uncover the plant and keep the cover nearby. For larger plantings, the use of temporary windbreaks such as wooden or fabric barriers can be used to shield plants from strong offshore winter winds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="outline: none;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBM9bsVJ96R6TCCR6fu-2WVNN5eB53O8tFRdCWSaA4ckFcNaYg0I4BtsQNmrNTz1_o855P_-CooZ0940OH9SN-YPh3l6vgqxDh-uEQtbIhdfe0NBhDImEp1gLxAhLdb4Krz_90A7i4JHb4waNnXDxW3tm30shRS-HTpM9EOC16MdAMR7GMcJW3WImUg/s600/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBM9bsVJ96R6TCCR6fu-2WVNN5eB53O8tFRdCWSaA4ckFcNaYg0I4BtsQNmrNTz1_o855P_-CooZ0940OH9SN-YPh3l6vgqxDh-uEQtbIhdfe0NBhDImEp1gLxAhLdb4Krz_90A7i4JHb4waNnXDxW3tm30shRS-HTpM9EOC16MdAMR7GMcJW3WImUg/s16000/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" /></a></b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="outline: none;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span class="yiv5612055161s1" style="outline: none; text-align: justify;">Tips on Pruning & Fertilization: </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">As a preventive measure, any dead or damaged branches should be pruned off trees and shrubs before winter sets in. Pruning encourages healthy growth and minimizes the risk of disease. However, avoid heavy pruning in late fall, as it may stimulate new growth that is vulnerable to frost. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Adjust your fertilization routine in late fall to promote plant hardiness. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Avoid nitrogen-rich fertilizers, as they can encourage tender growth susceptible to frost damage.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: </span></td></tr></tbody></table>Frost Heaving: </b>;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEky-6_dWPVyWrY9rAx8Qy9KEYs-D5oPjQMlIsoG9JFrdhW9s6hdBwNElA6w9scFHB79RYXiXmNNaRu_7cGzNuJqlwqDwRp0tEWgpv96CRp-xD7FJYA1UA0eJU0NZLQRQcMXpBiLWcUU3EuEZz3b_Uj3fxBa01YSlXS-vEucaL3nG5ZhM5Llfy-xnoQ/s600/thumbnail%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEky-6_dWPVyWrY9rAx8Qy9KEYs-D5oPjQMlIsoG9JFrdhW9s6hdBwNElA6w9scFHB79RYXiXmNNaRu_7cGzNuJqlwqDwRp0tEWgpv96CRp-xD7FJYA1UA0eJU0NZLQRQcMXpBiLWcUU3EuEZz3b_Uj3fxBa01YSlXS-vEucaL3nG5ZhM5Llfy-xnoQ/s16000/thumbnail%20(8).jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="text-align: </span></td></tr></tbody></table>Frost Heaving: </b>;"><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The winter months can be quite unpredictable and tend to be more drastic during the months of January, February, and even through March when the seasons are changing. By taking these proactive measures, you can ensure the health and vitality of your outdoor plants. Remember that each plant is unique, so tailor your approach based on their specific needs and the climate of your region.</span></div><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="text-align: justify;">This Month in the Garden. </i><span style="text-align: justify;">Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=7c0403ca-20c4-4714-ad6c-a61322f4d4ce&ref_=ap_rdr" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></div><span style="color: #62704b; font-family: Architects Daughter; text-decoration-line: none;">Plant your Garden for Spring with my Books!:</span></a></u></b></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></a></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2024. All rights reserved. </div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><p></p></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com6Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-37844238689245873392024-01-15T00:00:00.840-05:002024-01-15T09:18:21.970-05:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up January: The Subtle Beauty of Winter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2tug6AG7NX6ANaefGEEhmunsFR6amZ2jf12pna-YBDhLNMQdh0jzUjOnMJydNaCr25B5BizxF0I-p1_uqSwyCUzPw3aZz87lprnonc04WAMg5IKQUusLYda6kfLW9aZpvmTKWgXLf0gV7A6iqXdDuycK0dZO_ymGtqs9yGOGiuwmR1eLByq-tp7ug/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2tug6AG7NX6ANaefGEEhmunsFR6amZ2jf12pna-YBDhLNMQdh0jzUjOnMJydNaCr25B5BizxF0I-p1_uqSwyCUzPw3aZz87lprnonc04WAMg5IKQUusLYda6kfLW9aZpvmTKWgXLf0gV7A6iqXdDuycK0dZO_ymGtqs9yGOGiuwmR1eLByq-tp7ug/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Welcome: January Garden!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>The start of the 2024 gardening season brought our first snow on the 7th, as I ran outside like a little kid with cell phone to capture the moment. It only lasted a while with no accumulation, but had been something I had not experienced in a while. It has been a milder than usual January with temperatures in the 40's and larger amounts of rain than we have seen in the past, but now a cold blast has arrived! </span><span style="text-align: center;">As the garden sleeps for winter, there is still much of nature's beauty to be explored. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">There a a well-known quote by </span><span style="text-align: center;">Josephine Neuse that I live by,</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">“Anyone who thinks that gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” </span><span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to a new year in my Long Island garden!</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV_YaL9Z7m9F9kDjSJjdBUgiO3irV7VAk_1xgiwAcB71Dl1FOdl71lpW2DFXT1ARswEMts_uSWXaSf_nYnrPDHUdfa1B3d2LoF76OBPTs0cqr1jOCnbNSAZPC2iRR1xdow0xhWg7l7IvZJDgFbA136WX7O4tSK6Fh0mfUFuMebsFty8ihJM2eLtqFdw/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV_YaL9Z7m9F9kDjSJjdBUgiO3irV7VAk_1xgiwAcB71Dl1FOdl71lpW2DFXT1ARswEMts_uSWXaSf_nYnrPDHUdfa1B3d2LoF76OBPTs0cqr1jOCnbNSAZPC2iRR1xdow0xhWg7l7IvZJDgFbA136WX7O4tSK6Fh0mfUFuMebsFty8ihJM2eLtqFdw/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Foliage, foliage, foliage!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first stop is along the patio garden with Dwarf Cryptomeria (backdrop), Weeping Norway Spruce (right) and Nandina 'Obsession' (left). One of my main missions is to have combinations of color along with various textures of foliage for something to see all year long. All three additions are evergreen and the Nandina is a dwarf form with red tips that show up nicely, especially during winter. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs12wRmnyvC6VLUepb-3voi02qJZOe14DsUoH9lNeMI-TvGEeQnkZKz7-9ptRacWSvjM8hy4QPxxck-GojgJ9K1RwMuP4vhDs_j7as99h1G983M6ASDgzYdRqdeBuzMT0O4yn8clYtNqtfadsSgPOjW9VIdSkt1cCm0RoMToUboKv_V0bdXCgpitgj2Q/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs12wRmnyvC6VLUepb-3voi02qJZOe14DsUoH9lNeMI-TvGEeQnkZKz7-9ptRacWSvjM8hy4QPxxck-GojgJ9K1RwMuP4vhDs_j7as99h1G983M6ASDgzYdRqdeBuzMT0O4yn8clYtNqtfadsSgPOjW9VIdSkt1cCm0RoMToUboKv_V0bdXCgpitgj2Q/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Shade Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the back shade garden is Nellie Stevens Holly along with 'Fernspray' Golden Hinoki Cypress. The foliage of the Hinoki Cypress is wispy with a nice golden color, while the bright red berries of the holly are quite abundant this year! </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn0cJdmmhT3fb4m8Ogr2talx2ih0izdfUvkxm6CO0Sc7qY0f-3lBGpG8S9n4rsHlwq6glVTFKnRHgbnQFd6IkVcyqbdc5W4cyXTviTTHKvgHrSJC12NwMQHhdcMkmh0eJqS_8YbkyHVIDANuNcGODZsO4woZLlZZIuVOdrWlfGN3o8DbSbcQ1SYn94g/s600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn0cJdmmhT3fb4m8Ogr2talx2ih0izdfUvkxm6CO0Sc7qY0f-3lBGpG8S9n4rsHlwq6glVTFKnRHgbnQFd6IkVcyqbdc5W4cyXTviTTHKvgHrSJC12NwMQHhdcMkmh0eJqS_8YbkyHVIDANuNcGODZsO4woZLlZZIuVOdrWlfGN3o8DbSbcQ1SYn94g/s16000/3.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Nellie Steven's Holly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here is a view of the berries up close. The birds are loving them</span>! <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Do note: They are not edible by humans!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmwFFn_91Chv8Yjt-11r5RkNeUIyIABiHyR2gAhDS2r5mqiO4CZkDfMeYVKfeJ0edbNp29i_BNgIVTJfc7nvFgz4oockdAuvqkT6D0EO_2PnSFCSZbqBEvacEc3tz4QOTPIHeH3HqTLTkpCSzFvVDdHhagxYDFCtGyId6FgUirbLPEvrz14qUy7F5FQ/s800/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmwFFn_91Chv8Yjt-11r5RkNeUIyIABiHyR2gAhDS2r5mqiO4CZkDfMeYVKfeJ0edbNp29i_BNgIVTJfc7nvFgz4oockdAuvqkT6D0EO_2PnSFCSZbqBEvacEc3tz4QOTPIHeH3HqTLTkpCSzFvVDdHhagxYDFCtGyId6FgUirbLPEvrz14qUy7F5FQ/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nestled in for Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Nestled in for winter is this statuary of a sleeping cat that my mom had bought me many years ago. It resides right along the patio garden where I can see it every time I go outside, it reminds me of her, and it creates a smile.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSGwXlEq1FR3Zb9TcODkxhl49yFb5n4PfAA2KyceMVfXFsOFCypUkdmtnJ7llh5YBBZzxPG1BkKwTIPjC-pWY8OqsrsqD-6KG53rbuDrJbjS6phfjzcIWzNecSriNswT8HI2DR7x_NtpcwqQSjiRftGP4jvOxBiPUCYreiGDc4uuFgxA6b6En3puO1A/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSGwXlEq1FR3Zb9TcODkxhl49yFb5n4PfAA2KyceMVfXFsOFCypUkdmtnJ7llh5YBBZzxPG1BkKwTIPjC-pWY8OqsrsqD-6KG53rbuDrJbjS6phfjzcIWzNecSriNswT8HI2DR7x_NtpcwqQSjiRftGP4jvOxBiPUCYreiGDc4uuFgxA6b6En3puO1A/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Crape Myrtle Bark Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the Crape Myrtle tree that sits on a raised island bed in the backyard. While the blooms in late summer are magnificent, the bark of Crape Myrtle is interesting during every season. It exfoliates near the end of the summer into fall, revealing even a deeper color pattern for wintertime.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN-Yy4Elu1L-DEpUvhGHBNcFozxoprYZ2NudiI0nXRSgMjgD5YMqiw6qBBkkMt8-jy9054sPgGl_5scWePDrHU2syAEzUgn-bA0ReamhdNUIWv7p1BhcCb8Mm20yMl0w7HD4ZnqO8WDtWEqkt2FQq4UfaPzG3wU5eUkOHI0N5jmBTvkvNlrSC7zxB0A/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQN-Yy4Elu1L-DEpUvhGHBNcFozxoprYZ2NudiI0nXRSgMjgD5YMqiw6qBBkkMt8-jy9054sPgGl_5scWePDrHU2syAEzUgn-bA0ReamhdNUIWv7p1BhcCb8Mm20yMl0w7HD4ZnqO8WDtWEqkt2FQq4UfaPzG3wU5eUkOHI0N5jmBTvkvNlrSC7zxB0A/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Winter Interest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gold Lace Juniper grows beneath the mature Crape Myrtle tree, which is now over 30 years old</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJn-BRmtBBve5u-3CaGA9o3ncP7S5LBOBnjWYluOVzLE8pXHHaLgSrPtRyfNR8vDxXE1Iq8X3s3BKu5AQph9zRtUuvXjSOhcjl2f9vuNAbNuCglndnSQhbd9iqwHCDogK0YpgfAxM9tfaDwEuny0iYLbudV0oJWkxCtxFarTom-bIB2rdaNPBpGDrQQ/s600/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJn-BRmtBBve5u-3CaGA9o3ncP7S5LBOBnjWYluOVzLE8pXHHaLgSrPtRyfNR8vDxXE1Iq8X3s3BKu5AQph9zRtUuvXjSOhcjl2f9vuNAbNuCglndnSQhbd9iqwHCDogK0YpgfAxM9tfaDwEuny0iYLbudV0oJWkxCtxFarTom-bIB2rdaNPBpGDrQQ/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ajuga 'Black Scallop'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Noted for its deep marron color, Ajuga 'Black Scallop' has larger leaves than other ajuga and lasts throughout most of the winter, bringing color to the garden. Purple blooms will emerge in early spring.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd7RnXeyr4kqescu0Qy0rwJeT3la3mSmMo2wJn22mcpbzcvfa5VE6eLc2sv-Q8ennwFdCdz15SwM3_zNDQ7AG2EKrXJp_sLU7ciKvFdPk3AVhX8OF8scDTnwpCgfv9X20l0uz5c9HpcYDGo5jZuCw_BH3DB3mD09VKczfo24cZJ6sn5D6qLzv3J-GNw/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd7RnXeyr4kqescu0Qy0rwJeT3la3mSmMo2wJn22mcpbzcvfa5VE6eLc2sv-Q8ennwFdCdz15SwM3_zNDQ7AG2EKrXJp_sLU7ciKvFdPk3AVhX8OF8scDTnwpCgfv9X20l0uz5c9HpcYDGo5jZuCw_BH3DB3mD09VKczfo24cZJ6sn5D6qLzv3J-GNw/s16000/8.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Golden Hinoki Cypress</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the pool border is Dwarf Golden Hinoki Cypress 'Nana Lutea', which grows to just 2-3 feet tall by wide at maturity.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WWH-aQaH7k1stfE6vedBxN1hWMUru5mUN1qfN5A1977e2Vs1R6JUHGcSVgo0urdBniNdqUy-nPAh3gxZc_ihpk9W6MYossN1birjAqYZmEZEtEAyCNBR2tDqGzAlH7fgaBAunG0P3jdEdqDRC7Mjkz3XwXQ3Z_xBgjQvwkifuolzhSLE4R-pLI_T8g/s600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WWH-aQaH7k1stfE6vedBxN1hWMUru5mUN1qfN5A1977e2Vs1R6JUHGcSVgo0urdBniNdqUy-nPAh3gxZc_ihpk9W6MYossN1birjAqYZmEZEtEAyCNBR2tDqGzAlH7fgaBAunG0P3jdEdqDRC7Mjkz3XwXQ3Z_xBgjQvwkifuolzhSLE4R-pLI_T8g/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Shooting Star'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Let's venture to the north side of the property where Hellebore 'Shooting Star' resides. I love this perennial for its winter blooms starting in January. The buds are here, but it is a little behind schedule this year. I expect to see full blooms very soon!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNodQiYSk8eJBDOXFUzEkhiWyRg_N9WNX-z_WKcsEj6AgOBw3d2dUWqcJc5ZcNE6UTKuK_6HQZG-IfI6mPktkvRaRUzIzj5QDPeJzuRIfXDha5C4klWX48W62vyDSVbQdW6TBynmjP7YawSTGp5W5KnkW4e5oCvxfm91eKXJ2Xxh6YDLCjOnBaBiI6w/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNodQiYSk8eJBDOXFUzEkhiWyRg_N9WNX-z_WKcsEj6AgOBw3d2dUWqcJc5ZcNE6UTKuK_6HQZG-IfI6mPktkvRaRUzIzj5QDPeJzuRIfXDha5C4klWX48W62vyDSVbQdW6TBynmjP7YawSTGp5W5KnkW4e5oCvxfm91eKXJ2Xxh6YDLCjOnBaBiI6w/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping White Pine and Hellebore</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the back pool surround is Weeping Norway Spruce with another cultivar of Hellebore, 'Helleborus 'Champion'. Its buds are a little ahead of schedule, as I usually see buds in February followed by blooms in March for this particular variety.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdznq5d-SZ7rs9Ahi4pl5v52hET6AatA8i4z-ttdsYwApr-qyTA-fPB4D9VANtck77b14piqIHcKLEL9OP7EHWDpT5yEivzK7dJURnV8hcdYUVmI__TQc01QgAKOP-dCYPJ8__HR_PlQTDjEvoFg8tXtfeZzC2PYHTWKQJisu_qm6SK_5-1RxFn7Uzg/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdznq5d-SZ7rs9Ahi4pl5v52hET6AatA8i4z-ttdsYwApr-qyTA-fPB4D9VANtck77b14piqIHcKLEL9OP7EHWDpT5yEivzK7dJURnV8hcdYUVmI__TQc01QgAKOP-dCYPJ8__HR_PlQTDjEvoFg8tXtfeZzC2PYHTWKQJisu_qm6SK_5-1RxFn7Uzg/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Champion'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Hellebore 'Champion' up close. The pinkish buds open up to expose greenish-yellow blooms.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfxi9HRyqNEujpJmteQGF1-cMMpoeX7LvV9sZSMSGy2TMW3OpgMloCmFbduVkE_nMD7LkX9bobMOrIrommvnP1ZOIvfJbrImY3tN_9BtTw85fbMx1lGgn5eehyphenhyphenH9VwZBbYhITxWCSvfvJz4zTZV3iq9hkqd2xc0PAdm05UKe14ZPP3Fh0qj-9YMx5_w/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfxi9HRyqNEujpJmteQGF1-cMMpoeX7LvV9sZSMSGy2TMW3OpgMloCmFbduVkE_nMD7LkX9bobMOrIrommvnP1ZOIvfJbrImY3tN_9BtTw85fbMx1lGgn5eehyphenhyphenH9VwZBbYhITxWCSvfvJz4zTZV3iq9hkqd2xc0PAdm05UKe14ZPP3Fh0qj-9YMx5_w/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping White Pine Seed Cone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">For other winter interest in the January garden are the seed cones of Weeping White Pine...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVeiZMRk7gIQM3kp52QAYFcqO2WyYND6ViczIlW5qNco-Nwy-yxFOfamrR8wT0fgGcPj66x3xPiNMRrNmbC_rdH15eG8n9kvsH57ndkIu5IHTflytb9eOJ3-ZUXNx0pwQc3SGAmBXQORMesNSfgq52yB0P37KRcfCIj3G6sc7Gox964AuDEjYKeeAjQ/s600/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVeiZMRk7gIQM3kp52QAYFcqO2WyYND6ViczIlW5qNco-Nwy-yxFOfamrR8wT0fgGcPj66x3xPiNMRrNmbC_rdH15eG8n9kvsH57ndkIu5IHTflytb9eOJ3-ZUXNx0pwQc3SGAmBXQORMesNSfgq52yB0P37KRcfCIj3G6sc7Gox964AuDEjYKeeAjQ/s16000/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Stachys (Lamb's Ear)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">and the soft white foliage of Lamb's Ear, which persists throughout the season.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mi2k1goZaDuJ6wAtuVvLnBLE6eQoXGbvkDKIj_2m6vKhKxMmgfmKsawSw1UztL-DBvoSwZvBTZmndzWk4AjlgV0kNmR9BkRvo-YvbxzHdpcFKOkWxZ4LfhY9cKdI4HB3NGMCoaIq57lWgKasfX2DL6MsnMd0WZ6mVhdRGTmAtU_Y3rexXHSN1MPKJA/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mi2k1goZaDuJ6wAtuVvLnBLE6eQoXGbvkDKIj_2m6vKhKxMmgfmKsawSw1UztL-DBvoSwZvBTZmndzWk4AjlgV0kNmR9BkRvo-YvbxzHdpcFKOkWxZ4LfhY9cKdI4HB3NGMCoaIq57lWgKasfX2DL6MsnMd0WZ6mVhdRGTmAtU_Y3rexXHSN1MPKJA/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Shade Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here along the north side of the pool area is the newly planted Sky Pencil Holly, which seems to be adjusting nicely. Joining the holly is evergreen Golden Sweet Flag and the red tipped foliage of Leucothoe 'Axillaris', which adds a little punch of color. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPoyKuPzq1U2kPg3MqM5FXrW1-tUvFasWx-c-dlxfDNFus1-Z2P9aqb-PAJ0q-Qoh8eSfAiHl31HeLXbUt7Hpp_HOB_mvJkiWP3X5ANP8T_qNB4Q6IB2lYNDkO4DLs8SuxFARNfBYwllhtYjARiY84XsIcVhUP_TX_Mqwt166H3eEqHP6N3pOfUeF0Q/s600/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPoyKuPzq1U2kPg3MqM5FXrW1-tUvFasWx-c-dlxfDNFus1-Z2P9aqb-PAJ0q-Qoh8eSfAiHl31HeLXbUt7Hpp_HOB_mvJkiWP3X5ANP8T_qNB4Q6IB2lYNDkO4DLs8SuxFARNfBYwllhtYjARiY84XsIcVhUP_TX_Mqwt166H3eEqHP6N3pOfUeF0Q/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">A Little Whimsy</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Around the bend is one of my newest and favorite pieces of garden statuary. I thought you may enjoy seeing it too!</span></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJNzu7ZoK7SV1pzlIqDnqsY54MwByOX_LhlIGlD9qOGuK12a1_nrDlOnMENXz3IWGGmVfeX8FwPAzauixPR8LKs91YgunFdcd_d0vLYX6dsEZkRshNmt9IpvLmStIWwAts0G9Doee4LtNcfxGnAheh_pwlj7wcHFsjjOzuJhuBPduxVVjIN2bdLpIKw/s600/cardinal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJNzu7ZoK7SV1pzlIqDnqsY54MwByOX_LhlIGlD9qOGuK12a1_nrDlOnMENXz3IWGGmVfeX8FwPAzauixPR8LKs91YgunFdcd_d0vLYX6dsEZkRshNmt9IpvLmStIWwAts0G9Doee4LtNcfxGnAheh_pwlj7wcHFsjjOzuJhuBPduxVVjIN2bdLpIKw/s16000/cardinal.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">A Little Nature</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Up in the trees is a winter's treat indeed, as this beautiful cardinal remains long enough for a photo capture.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66CWWJi6GRXvEzW_6dBhRu7H8veYpHf7aRyYYRWnzUBu5rKCWg-ezgXOSTWGg80zoTAyg7iHC2ZOQxQlCyy_sZSQpXhHaYODvZkeHQ8LfN0-sHrmpbn3Ctx2ZhmVzBZYDLnazU8-pZM9tmuyZaw-X5ooyUMs46TnLTnfIhVefn-rLfr1WUVAVfWma1g/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66CWWJi6GRXvEzW_6dBhRu7H8veYpHf7aRyYYRWnzUBu5rKCWg-ezgXOSTWGg80zoTAyg7iHC2ZOQxQlCyy_sZSQpXhHaYODvZkeHQ8LfN0-sHrmpbn3Ctx2ZhmVzBZYDLnazU8-pZM9tmuyZaw-X5ooyUMs46TnLTnfIhVefn-rLfr1WUVAVfWma1g/s16000/20.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A new addition to the back entry, that gives me joy every time I see it, is this planter I created last month with Dwarf Alberta Spruce, golden and blue Cypress, Osmanthus (False Holly) and Gaultheria procumbens </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">(Wintergreen). The planter containing all evergreens will be enjoyed throughout all the seasons!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINa1fKjf0dgbmgaRvHDRG03MpBc75pck_DymSqE-3-UteEUDtMhGa8dN_MCTpQNgjBtcVRRChmvtDA7WFh5sKPlOwfIzrxHqwOKEjpc_pIyGxebvEzPKmYcJ-KJ3EbSDeHNd-_XIXhTlZEXwg074XHaN3kZAWAOdNZIlODZ7GFKg0ptg6wYilDO8n3Q/s600/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINa1fKjf0dgbmgaRvHDRG03MpBc75pck_DymSqE-3-UteEUDtMhGa8dN_MCTpQNgjBtcVRRChmvtDA7WFh5sKPlOwfIzrxHqwOKEjpc_pIyGxebvEzPKmYcJ-KJ3EbSDeHNd-_XIXhTlZEXwg074XHaN3kZAWAOdNZIlODZ7GFKg0ptg6wYilDO8n3Q/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Rosettes Wintertime</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the garden are the rosettes of Sedum anxiously waiting for spring...</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoULS8Kqf6pwfawV4OF_jklxiLPP4CBwFbK1760yOEd2V53Ws6qxBOMZJr4ao4edtP3oZNt_AWVExB0M875CvVix8VK_UcScNHfUY3cAH0cwXepW1SC2iINOlwcL-2rV4Dvjd31zZvFMRa1VVbbqQl4q7gl9nEFIQ8qK947BQEW3KxkE8q2zLARBLEw/s600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoULS8Kqf6pwfawV4OF_jklxiLPP4CBwFbK1760yOEd2V53Ws6qxBOMZJr4ao4edtP3oZNt_AWVExB0M875CvVix8VK_UcScNHfUY3cAH0cwXepW1SC2iINOlwcL-2rV4Dvjd31zZvFMRa1VVbbqQl4q7gl9nEFIQ8qK947BQEW3KxkE8q2zLARBLEw/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Tardiva' Wintertime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>while the dried blooms of Hydrangea tell us winter is here to stay for now.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"></span></span></div></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuMEJAVM2z5Lf2QUYFwLA4EIVArs7-hDJTfqUTWexO7od4HiR42S1Xuep9UOlFEgRkpGmt973yAy4ztuZ0Z9pmofHbWbjxOB0VVmRIinqLksYlCGT75iGtEaF80zELNOPRivrtJwA6HInJZc8qPzPR1ib_rY2mhzwnWCTPn2TcmcpAOUd7uAkvpMWYg/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuMEJAVM2z5Lf2QUYFwLA4EIVArs7-hDJTfqUTWexO7od4HiR42S1Xuep9UOlFEgRkpGmt973yAy4ztuZ0Z9pmofHbWbjxOB0VVmRIinqLksYlCGT75iGtEaF80zELNOPRivrtJwA6HInJZc8qPzPR1ib_rY2mhzwnWCTPn2TcmcpAOUd7uAkvpMWYg/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Indoor Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">While the temperatures are cold outside, I especially enjoy tending to my indoor garden. My collection contains numerous houseplants, each unique for its varying characteristics. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">On a bench in the southern facing window,</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving Cactus is very happy and continues to bloom.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT3wJMSbhqfWUizx2sHL8QygZh1DCaTR__ozPvwA2lLFZBw128bZFxSSBd71NfD83sP6PYnkLJKfm6jd7WyL_WY29oV4c1ykpB4CYwWjCMrYt2Q0Vqg5kgfZueMIfZDA2bcDJjVi7vHasA9VGkjSlmhthNt2g5TPJ82CLsDZKgpPjEqcT0vz6FV26PA/s800/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT3wJMSbhqfWUizx2sHL8QygZh1DCaTR__ozPvwA2lLFZBw128bZFxSSBd71NfD83sP6PYnkLJKfm6jd7WyL_WY29oV4c1ykpB4CYwWjCMrYt2Q0Vqg5kgfZueMIfZDA2bcDJjVi7vHasA9VGkjSlmhthNt2g5TPJ82CLsDZKgpPjEqcT0vz6FV26PA/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanksgiving Cactus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">In other news, <span><span style="color: #191919;">I was honored to learn that my newest book, Shade Gardening for the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic: Planning the Ultimate Shade Garden made it to the <a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/top-garden-books-of-2023.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" target="_blank">Top 10 Garden Books of 2023</a> for Washington Gardener Magazine! </span></span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In addition, check out Washington Gardener Magazine's Podcast for the </span><a href="https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2024/01/thanks-for-listening-to-gardendc.html" target="_blank">Top 10 Most Popular Podcasts</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for 2023. During one of the discussions I got to talk shade gardening! Also, to bring in 2024, </span><span style="color: #191919;">I just became a proud member of the </span><a href="https://ngb.org/" target="_blank">NGB (National Gardening Bureau)</a><span style="color: #191919;">, joining those who's purpose is to educate, inspire and motivate people in the world of gardening.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnyZs23zehbt56cokCmSDguzjgLctao346YOt-E-scg9qJq26rlsgpe7P_IjG4vBlnA3jnM97ct0fWvJRLz9N-jZDUEPEC-t2UNdU76_gjt0isi_jhhBYpAp3ryqlBjBVJ-Dj-YxpSbFMuBxJYF6-5e_0NMZzjuthTBclErMhlhyphenhyphenq1QYjGY7zvNAwpQ/s600/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnyZs23zehbt56cokCmSDguzjgLctao346YOt-E-scg9qJq26rlsgpe7P_IjG4vBlnA3jnM97ct0fWvJRLz9N-jZDUEPEC-t2UNdU76_gjt0isi_jhhBYpAp3ryqlBjBVJ-Dj-YxpSbFMuBxJYF6-5e_0NMZzjuthTBclErMhlhyphenhyphenq1QYjGY7zvNAwpQ/s16000/23.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my January garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" style="color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. Wishing all a wonderful 2024 with gardens that thrive!</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fefdfa; clear: both; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #62704b; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=432889a9-6817-49de-a201-e02e1ceb92ce&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Plan your Garden for Next Spring: Sharing a Love of Gardening with My Books!</span></a></b></u></div></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and my newest addition,</span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2024. All rights reserved. </span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com18Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-74423508601048499372024-01-01T00:00:00.631-05:002024-01-16T17:59:21.782-05:00Happy New Year!: 2023 Gardening Year in Review<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkfWTDg_5nrBaTp5nmBj0iyPdGDARteN5YfUAhs-diRW-6TZCOMONjSJ9_b_wbHb944BFOM1YTsTD4UYlLDU7Zcw5QRQiIS8vT75QuXOMTd84SjxH0KN8AncqfUJr3QPG0vzCK80EKlgFCb__MFZnvuRJ-3toriyry1jgVylv2ve9TR1CYfvxOM6Q5g/s600/1-January%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkfWTDg_5nrBaTp5nmBj0iyPdGDARteN5YfUAhs-diRW-6TZCOMONjSJ9_b_wbHb944BFOM1YTsTD4UYlLDU7Zcw5QRQiIS8vT75QuXOMTd84SjxH0KN8AncqfUJr3QPG0vzCK80EKlgFCb__MFZnvuRJ-3toriyry1jgVylv2ve9TR1CYfvxOM6Q5g/s16000/1-January%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/01/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html#.Y8b_l3bMKUk" target="_blank">January Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Happy New Year and welcome to <i>This Month in the Garden.</i> It was both a busy and rewarding year in my Long Island (now zone 7b) garden. January started off the year with temperatures in the upper 40's, and a chill in the air, but not too unbearable to venture outside. In the past, I would never think of working in the garden in January, but on the milder days, I was able to get some time in tending to weeds and just enjoying the outdoors. Some sights to see for January are<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> the varying colors of foliage and the blooms of <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Helleborous 'Shooting Star'. Its foliage remains evergreen year round and buds appear in December, which open in January and last for months. It is interesting to note that the flowers are really not flowers at all, but bracts, which is why they last for so long. </span></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1zv3RRid7ZuitqQLNbVYZkLm6iayGt1NUSdTRg77ji07fKTKFwSsFwgWInz_VgrJcDDbk9d86gkB5BMkzeNdiX99uhgnH96a-GP_jYGO1z9gQRr4XIPidk9VFG31f_UPLzmjdyyC0dZR80TfQOh00L1S3ncFAqzhlJeC5fDtOtUJdBDMwmRof8ObEw/s600/2-%20February%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1zv3RRid7ZuitqQLNbVYZkLm6iayGt1NUSdTRg77ji07fKTKFwSsFwgWInz_VgrJcDDbk9d86gkB5BMkzeNdiX99uhgnH96a-GP_jYGO1z9gQRr4XIPidk9VFG31f_UPLzmjdyyC0dZR80TfQOh00L1S3ncFAqzhlJeC5fDtOtUJdBDMwmRof8ObEw/s16000/2-%20February%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/02/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html#.ZAuMV3bMKUk" target="_blank">February Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">February certainly was an interesting month to say the least! After a relatively uneventful January with milder than usual temperatures, February 4th brought in temperatures in the single digits, with 45 mph winds, and a wind chill of 30 below zero! Needless to say, I did not venture out into the garden that day! A few days later, temperatures returned to 50 degrees and the rest of the month was a rollercoaster ride, going from fifty degrees one day to into the thirties the next, with a couple of 10 degree nights thrown in. The end of February </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: right;">brought temperatures in the 60's followed by our first and only dusting of snow on the 28th. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">In the midst of a crazy winter, Hellebore 'Shooting Star' were in bloom, while Hyacinth and Sedum started to prematurely emerge from their sleep.</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xeXMxLCMBQ4iF1aRIvqF5Bjl0igjvqEe5U8zhaXgVSSHa3xLBauVTXeuzq2SNXmWtHehy7Qb2a4vx2dyZ80zFgO538j43i5wDi1vVECp4cTeUQAfAqOW9kHlnIrL9FMjfuXJmgYLdmW92iItodCgS4FiGx9VufGM09k0Tn8opMi2pvM68CcMbh9AA/s600/3-March%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xeXMxLCMBQ4iF1aRIvqF5Bjl0igjvqEe5U8zhaXgVSSHa3xLBauVTXeuzq2SNXmWtHehy7Qb2a4vx2dyZ80zFgO538j43i5wDi1vVECp4cTeUQAfAqOW9kHlnIrL9FMjfuXJmgYLdmW92iItodCgS4FiGx9VufGM09k0Tn8opMi2pvM68CcMbh9AA/s16000/3-March%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html#.ZCB-YnbMKUk" target="_blank">March Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: right;">Did I mention that this has been one of the most unusual winters I can remember? With temperatures in the 60's in late February, followed by our first and only accumulating snow of just two inches on February 28th, March came with daytime temperatures fluctuating from the mid to upper 50's to the 40's and back again. To add a little excitement, a nor'easter with large sprawling snowflakes and enough snowfall to cover the garden came to us on the 14th, which was Mother Nature's way of saying, "I'm not done yet!" Even with the unpredictable weather, blooms of </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: right;">Hellebore continued, while </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: right;">the remainder of the month brought</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: right;"> purple crocus flowers, </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: right;">new foliage, buds and more blooms.</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuvABGPdplbPwhzrqZTW0S8LmFAJWX494J6i5IhxtgUXssZfYXZjah81siewth7So3y7yocfkXodmrq97f7FxefkE_xhPDLErLK7DMHgCCppN0z2Jlgdenef3QHs18tfyeO84tqQVfCFoOFmyRLS-7bCzP0hn3QFdBQEhNd9Tc_OCfKOsSu9rduv1-Q/s600/4-April%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuvABGPdplbPwhzrqZTW0S8LmFAJWX494J6i5IhxtgUXssZfYXZjah81siewth7So3y7yocfkXodmrq97f7FxefkE_xhPDLErLK7DMHgCCppN0z2Jlgdenef3QHs18tfyeO84tqQVfCFoOFmyRLS-7bCzP0hn3QFdBQEhNd9Tc_OCfKOsSu9rduv1-Q/s16000/4-April%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/04/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">April Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The month of April brought spring temperatures in the 60 to 70 degree range, with two days of 80 degree temperatures mid-month. With summer like temperatures and longer hours of daylight the gardening season was definitely underway. After a day of designing, I would wander out into the garden and get some chores done, which makes me happy. Magnolia, Flowering Plum, Forthysia, Hyancinth and Pulmonaria were all in bloom along with blooms from later blooming Hellebore 'Dark and Handsome' and 'Champion'. It was a wonderful time to enjoy the garden.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmaPguXXyqAwoDisYTbuFThonPbTPecwL_2KU03_VTmglRWTISE_UHmEx4OLS5YwhG-RjX_CP47papVtbS5_bqwEPhlQu_-b5r21aT3aMHCC0agAGyoyJkFb8_Z1SGVQTi95KCFnmAayqIvHpmo-xoBTs5Hwd5S_TDYTLIq2xpNUfGq_SeN0s_TTgPQ/s600/5-May%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmaPguXXyqAwoDisYTbuFThonPbTPecwL_2KU03_VTmglRWTISE_UHmEx4OLS5YwhG-RjX_CP47papVtbS5_bqwEPhlQu_-b5r21aT3aMHCC0agAGyoyJkFb8_Z1SGVQTi95KCFnmAayqIvHpmo-xoBTs5Hwd5S_TDYTLIq2xpNUfGq_SeN0s_TTgPQ/s16000/5-May%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/05/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">May Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The month of May was very busy, with huge changes coming to the garden. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">With temperatures in the 70's t</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">owards the end of the month, </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I took the plunge and removed an old yew over the pool waterfall which had been losing its needles since the drought of last summer. The crew rebuilt the existing moss rock waterfall (originally constructed in 1996) and a </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">mature Weeping Norway Spruce was carefully moved to its place with a skid steer with just two feet of space between the patio and pool. I held my breath as I watched until the tree was in its hole. Along with the main focal point, </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">Variegated Upright Boxwood and Cherry Laurel 'Otto Luyken' were added with more additions to come later in the summer. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">Also to be seen this month were the blooms of Azalea, Weigela, Pulmonaria, Allium 'Globemaster', Salvia 'May Night', Ajuga, Nepeta, Baptisia, and Japanese Iris. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kSVypfa79f2zPPmnKhkkLDSsazPGm3hhsOvyJ8pdVDx3ZxBrI2wDKfDik3B-m1ig5e0d5VDpjdST1IEAW3DCKC5SUjtoS1RRFwwvM4lQMSHSDkLqPZimrdjrzZUwYbMDSX_iw1Ny-O717DGnh4t1-vonDVZtugyyyJftvkyqntyHCnTM9REdn16n4Q/s600/6-June%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kSVypfa79f2zPPmnKhkkLDSsazPGm3hhsOvyJ8pdVDx3ZxBrI2wDKfDik3B-m1ig5e0d5VDpjdST1IEAW3DCKC5SUjtoS1RRFwwvM4lQMSHSDkLqPZimrdjrzZUwYbMDSX_iw1Ny-O717DGnh4t1-vonDVZtugyyyJftvkyqntyHCnTM9REdn16n4Q/s16000/6-June%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/06/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">June Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">With June temperatures now in the comfortable mid-70's to low 80's, it was a wonderful time to enjoy the garden. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Blooms this month included those of Rhododendron, Dogwood, Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake', Spirea, Roses, Nepeta, Daylily 'Stella D Oro' and Salvia. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">I took another plunge and replaced </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">an aged </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Weeping Pussy Willow by the back patio with a Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple, which I had my sights on. This dwarf variety has slightly larger burgundy leaves and maintains a more rounded compact shape, reaching a mature height and width of just 6 feet over many years. It has made the perfect addition to admire as I sit having my morning tea! </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6lLt2H8GOTfZC3R-3vVKmd8owkPhQ8WVjTIaHueWZ6p3zfn6cZkKah8rkVLe6q_6rd4b5FdvAK6tQMDNkfB4zFLuqYBZkrCX-E1qDgl2E98si3PyISkTXB80dcfKLIpIiKgMqRd7l3A4reUew8gSe1Kw5-rrIODCnqeo_Lsq3m2HHiKAbH-sCMCaag/s600/7-July%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6lLt2H8GOTfZC3R-3vVKmd8owkPhQ8WVjTIaHueWZ6p3zfn6cZkKah8rkVLe6q_6rd4b5FdvAK6tQMDNkfB4zFLuqYBZkrCX-E1qDgl2E98si3PyISkTXB80dcfKLIpIiKgMqRd7l3A4reUew8gSe1Kw5-rrIODCnqeo_Lsq3m2HHiKAbH-sCMCaag/s16000/7-July%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">July Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">There is a wonderful saying which describes me..."It's into the garden I go to lose my mind and find my soul." July is a perfect time for a stroll in the garden to find peace and tranquility during the heat of the summer. With more summer like temperatures in the 80's and low 90's, the garden brought an abundance of blooms including those of Hydrangea, St. John's Wort, Echinacea, Roses, Sedum, Salvia, Nepeta, Daylily, Asiatic Lily, Echibeckia, Hosta and Lamb's Ear. While we had a more spring like month of June, July did bring some heat, but overall it was a pleasure to be outdoors on most days.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhTpdT8HnLSkLrM91d2lVLqUo6Fmfi1aAfl979HhCCLcAW4q0yoaaew_16FEY-dD7p__aVIdwwSAiC1yFb4Q79UBHdnAYC2koXF3aDG8Saz-9HOdsja1KlA3K-Iiuo1XhQQRFRfl0uiGkxcMj-FlNpq1CuXFpPSh1qKzBeGe22ff5zT0m55uYam2xMw/s600/8-August%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhTpdT8HnLSkLrM91d2lVLqUo6Fmfi1aAfl979HhCCLcAW4q0yoaaew_16FEY-dD7p__aVIdwwSAiC1yFb4Q79UBHdnAYC2koXF3aDG8Saz-9HOdsja1KlA3K-Iiuo1XhQQRFRfl0uiGkxcMj-FlNpq1CuXFpPSh1qKzBeGe22ff5zT0m55uYam2xMw/s16000/8-August%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/08/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">August Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">As the summer quickly passed by, the month of August brought an abundance of late summer blooms. The northeast had been fortunate weather-wise with temperatures mostly in the 80's with some "dog days of summer" thrown in, but there were frequent enough rain showers to keep the garden thriving. While a cooler spring had delayed the blooms of Crape Myrtle, the weather conditions had been especially ideal for Hydrangea, with some of the best blooms in years. Blooming were Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime', Hydrangea 'Let's Dance 'Big Band', Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue' and 'Tokyo Delight', Hydrangea 'Tardiva', Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue', Echinacea, Balloon Flower, Black Eyed Susan, Allium Millenium, Lillium 'Stargazer', and Daylily.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ2LhifN-pVm3zeCuFaLDt0-1BQ7bYp1H3EeDZyYiNoHBbdaUHKVYpwF50TIkf2gM4hVopAc5Er9HhuoyJvpmfLkQgNiozbEDrhccMazudPCQx4-F7rvvM9NVnEvOgKq08lW8oeAU_CJrctNkrH219JUetTb4YO5iHv9_BghFfdRfXUyTo_EgU6Z6XQ/s600/9-September%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ2LhifN-pVm3zeCuFaLDt0-1BQ7bYp1H3EeDZyYiNoHBbdaUHKVYpwF50TIkf2gM4hVopAc5Er9HhuoyJvpmfLkQgNiozbEDrhccMazudPCQx4-F7rvvM9NVnEvOgKq08lW8oeAU_CJrctNkrH219JUetTb4YO5iHv9_BghFfdRfXUyTo_EgU6Z6XQ/s16000/9-September%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/09/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">September Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The start of September brought in some of the hottest days of the summer, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90's with a heat index of 105 one day, while the rest of the month brought in more comfortable days in the 70's. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">The garden starts to slowly transition into fall mode this time of year with a stillness in the air and colors changing throughout the landscape.</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">Finally, the deep pink blooms of Crape Myrtle 'Sioux' were finally here, along with the new blooms of </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'<span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span>and<span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">continuing blooms of Butterfly Bush, </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">Sedum, Echinacea, Liriope, Knock Out Rose and Hydrangea. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">With the perfect September temperatures,</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"> all that had to happen was for my husband to point out that perhaps the enormous grafted Blue Globe Spruce further down the patio needed to be replaced. Just as I thought the renovations were completed, the crew returned and planted a 'Twombly's Red Sentinel' Japanese Red Maple in its place. The renovations were now complete.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRocKQQRa-m2JSlsfSYLn9dQaCa-Hqv0iDjlwApf6NL8PnHXKYXAH68QpBIoUlsl-Q2MpfuKH1OxT46r6x-wFZ9P9iBQEjno5Ixe4qXznE0jg75fGOd3lhqQl4-budYgVsCKScdfJOToHu4dPNAgw7OyQJT7nMZSURvffq-SCq38Ea9pu82tXBVTJeg/s600/10-October%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRocKQQRa-m2JSlsfSYLn9dQaCa-Hqv0iDjlwApf6NL8PnHXKYXAH68QpBIoUlsl-Q2MpfuKH1OxT46r6x-wFZ9P9iBQEjno5Ixe4qXznE0jg75fGOd3lhqQl4-budYgVsCKScdfJOToHu4dPNAgw7OyQJT7nMZSURvffq-SCq38Ea9pu82tXBVTJeg/s16000/10-October%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/10/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" target="_blank">October Garden</a><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Cooler temperatures arrived suddenly during October after a last hooray at the start of the month with temperatures in the 80's. Temperatures then settled into the 60's with clear blue skies and a slight chill in the air, as the surrounding landscape transitioned. As the blooms of Hydrangea faded, Montauk Daisy brought in new blooms along with the continuing blooms of Knock Out Roses, Black Eyed Susan, Butterfly Bush and Abelia 'Kaleidoscope', with plumes now on the Maiden Grass dancing in the breeze. </span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyJS78ZT_MUoAU7yl60r3bRcVdLScG_TVkVzteD-gwfm7ojSGttXHOw7u2sqeMycM7HbdS9L1pUM2-AnUdn3NMsAivRx7QurRulja9sI6H8FLNDRWWhrx9oyfpOQL1D-GarrhsZD3-nECIb7hxL2EZMbxkBJoFfU2ijZ9qWHiMY2d8sCMJjhyHbWRkw/s600/11-November%20Garden%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyJS78ZT_MUoAU7yl60r3bRcVdLScG_TVkVzteD-gwfm7ojSGttXHOw7u2sqeMycM7HbdS9L1pUM2-AnUdn3NMsAivRx7QurRulja9sI6H8FLNDRWWhrx9oyfpOQL1D-GarrhsZD3-nECIb7hxL2EZMbxkBJoFfU2ijZ9qWHiMY2d8sCMJjhyHbWRkw/s16000/11-November%20Garden%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/11/garden-blogers-bloom-day-foliage-follow.html" target="_blank">November Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The month of November brought a more of a chill to the air with temperatures in the 50's and 60's and </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">the landscape became a changing array of color with the changing foliage of maple trees, berries prominent on holly and plumes on grasses, while blooms of Knock Out Rose and Daylily refused to quit. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">The first silvery white flakes of snow occurred on November 28th. It lasted about fifteen minutes, but was the first snow for the season (technically) and signaled that winter was on its way.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXImZZXogR2g4O5DSntj_aRucLtvrmp0nEeIeqFv1EMjOT1FrRXATxbveXhoP3kPB2FArot9RWE-7T9D8Td_SkTf-njGAh660lz1Sf2E4OYz8Jy2hQE4CWnwNfuzHKn-VTP3muGayZx1BhKIn-uwr-Tx6QkwSw3NiA5FQxXgxzxlS-ii5sON0k7As9Ow/s600/12-December%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXImZZXogR2g4O5DSntj_aRucLtvrmp0nEeIeqFv1EMjOT1FrRXATxbveXhoP3kPB2FArot9RWE-7T9D8Td_SkTf-njGAh660lz1Sf2E4OYz8Jy2hQE4CWnwNfuzHKn-VTP3muGayZx1BhKIn-uwr-Tx6QkwSw3NiA5FQxXgxzxlS-ii5sON0k7As9Ow/s16000/12-December%202023.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://landscapedesignbylee.blogspot.com/2023/12/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-foliage.html" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";" target="_blank">December Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">December brought milder than usual temperatures in the 50's on most days, with a rainy trend and chillier days in the 40's by the end of the month and the first frost, but still milder than I remember from years ago. It had been a wonderful gardening year with temperatures warm enough to extend the planting season, which got no complaints from this gardener. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">This Month in the Garden </i><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">as we reminisce about days gone by and dream of a whole new year of gardening days ahead.</span><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"> You can view each month in detail by simply clicking on the hyperlink in the caption under each photo or go to "My Gardens" at the top navigation bar, where I share my garden diary since 2011! Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As the 2023 gardening season has come to a close, wishing you and yours a</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"> very happy and healthy new year and gardens that thrive in 2024!</span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=7c0403ca-20c4-4714-ad6c-a61322f4d4ce&ref_=ap_rdr" target="_blank">Get Ready for Spring: Check out/purchase my Books!:</a></span></u></b></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2024. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com8Long Island, New York, USA40.789142 -73.13496099999999-4.46456875394469 -143.44746099999998 86.042852753944686 -2.82246099999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-35775950901101051322023-12-15T00:00:00.414-05:002023-12-15T00:00:00.147-05:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up December: Into the Garden We Go!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6BtP32wQA346phyPZSgkbZF-WwIXoBbOfvOggPlVxLzxEeiq-yOuu7QxZTcLx4Rrxr5wzmrh_9M_PWw9Y-gwfFPRo7j4N4UeNnbnUtgxs5vqmBTmbidn2y7WnqKmddRV2VcoyijF8bVg1-55mzWiMXUqQRcjKie_3mwjF3iFHPHLZ9XqiyNbNHZPA/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6BtP32wQA346phyPZSgkbZF-WwIXoBbOfvOggPlVxLzxEeiq-yOuu7QxZTcLx4Rrxr5wzmrh_9M_PWw9Y-gwfFPRo7j4N4UeNnbnUtgxs5vqmBTmbidn2y7WnqKmddRV2VcoyijF8bVg1-55mzWiMXUqQRcjKie_3mwjF3iFHPHLZ9XqiyNbNHZPA/s16000/0.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Welcome to my December Long Island garden and I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! As the months go by quickly, we saw our first silvery white flakes of snow falling from the sky on November 28th. It lasted about fifteen minutes, but was the first snow for the season (technically) and brought a smile to my face.</span> Since then, the temperatures have been in the 40's and low 50's during the day and we have had several nights hitting the freezing mark. The Winter Solstice will be upon us in just less than a week, and the garden still has much to show. Join me for a stroll!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm5kqn3Al291GdTS840GaniehHJ21d4Bhyphenhyphen3fdDNkRz2i0f0_Zfr8rygpd4Q-_enYUzGuw2r4X2kwHhXdpAZmQKnyDRrC1EVhxkWi48H7A38GUZMCqGfj7rFm6hA0xIMQk8bIEP8p0vfc3Vk77e9c9fwE2ZfTxnYKiBfD94dPR5hAVyMBkmz-SfsvlOw/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm5kqn3Al291GdTS840GaniehHJ21d4Bhyphenhyphen3fdDNkRz2i0f0_Zfr8rygpd4Q-_enYUzGuw2r4X2kwHhXdpAZmQKnyDRrC1EVhxkWi48H7A38GUZMCqGfj7rFm6hA0xIMQk8bIEP8p0vfc3Vk77e9c9fwE2ZfTxnYKiBfD94dPR5hAVyMBkmz-SfsvlOw/s16000/1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Raised Island Bed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Of course you have probably heard the latest news. Long Island is now hardiness zone 7b, up from 7a, as many areas in the U.S. have shifted approximately five degrees warmer. Not that it makes much of a difference as to which plants to buy, it does reflect the changes in seasons we have been experiencing over the past several years</span>. I don't mind it a bit, as it seems that I have more time to play in the garden before it gets super cold. First stop are the hydrangeas in the raised island bed. Even though their blooms are well passed, I still enjoy the dried flower heads until they blow off during the winter.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhhmag5ybYXSnufXYRbCmiOcNoe4rjukLp_73t_g6gTKjqKyv_Q6du9vcVlO56oqVvQDBHtjXIdQVhNrJSZFoGZKBCeuUbSlNbPgggve1Y41zzbCk14uF8HDJuQgDdqciy6bA3uiQ9_yjlZsapqKK9fZT44P3yG0rlDSUTex1FYKrNXpbadLAm9yxrQ/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhhmag5ybYXSnufXYRbCmiOcNoe4rjukLp_73t_g6gTKjqKyv_Q6du9vcVlO56oqVvQDBHtjXIdQVhNrJSZFoGZKBCeuUbSlNbPgggve1Y41zzbCk14uF8HDJuQgDdqciy6bA3uiQ9_yjlZsapqKK9fZT44P3yG0rlDSUTex1FYKrNXpbadLAm9yxrQ/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Maiden Grass Fall-Wintertime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here in the pool border is Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima'. The dried plumes do give some interest to the fall-winter garden. <u>Here is a tip</u>: If you are going to cut back your grasses, do not cut them all the back as it can put the crown of the plant in jeopardy when the deep freezing temperatures come. Either leave them be, cut only part way or tie back with a bungee cord. As far as Lilyturf and Sedges, do not cut them back now as it can harm the plant! Wait until spring to tidy them up.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2cvm6jLyAKlDs9UDC7dBne3TyD6KHP-Hme3sr3VFNLXtvhJX3GOlqxpHpQdX9Fifi9e_5WhQqq2Uz3coZipLrwtzQpj2pfV_ArxKpBKmnMkHyVVbWA2O9KZRZD7tk_OfGRJ6uTlX_fArbVws-0QW37D66LWUEkxLxQfDUKRh2qEjXQHZBCDWXfUshw/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2cvm6jLyAKlDs9UDC7dBne3TyD6KHP-Hme3sr3VFNLXtvhJX3GOlqxpHpQdX9Fifi9e_5WhQqq2Uz3coZipLrwtzQpj2pfV_ArxKpBKmnMkHyVVbWA2O9KZRZD7tk_OfGRJ6uTlX_fArbVws-0QW37D66LWUEkxLxQfDUKRh2qEjXQHZBCDWXfUshw/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Cryptomeria and Nandina 'Obsession'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">An interesting plant that I added to the garden a few years back is this Nandina 'Obsession' It is a dwarf, variety that does not spread by seed or produce berries, and the pinkish-red color of its foliage is magnificent! Here it is along with Dwarf Cryptomeria</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6OSrn-4dtnIQhwVU00fIqEebPDJ3EHALmP5l89rKSKRsLitdZAZKDHSsb4AVjLMVTnSHn7SdLEK6q3boP8L4vK_Qmx26TNEU7ElcMyPDdK_Rpp-QpjSYpiKNAshNKoA0AGX6cXZyz0sbjhLd0zCM8hztwGGLnOkm3uVskoBhsC7qmM_8gsEhgvGFFA/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6OSrn-4dtnIQhwVU00fIqEebPDJ3EHALmP5l89rKSKRsLitdZAZKDHSsb4AVjLMVTnSHn7SdLEK6q3boP8L4vK_Qmx26TNEU7ElcMyPDdK_Rpp-QpjSYpiKNAshNKoA0AGX6cXZyz0sbjhLd0zCM8hztwGGLnOkm3uVskoBhsC7qmM_8gsEhgvGFFA/s16000/4.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Weeping White Pine Seed Cones</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Have you seen an abundance of pine cones this season? I have. Some say that it is the plant's way of preparing for a harsh winter...time will tell</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfiKH-NMR4RXcSU2Tr08IJ62rsLzr9tVb0sUjJihuc1NJY_PmufbpR1v0Jyd8ubixOBsGHFEEReZ82c24aqh46a27gN7-XOLFVnVaoWkL6ZSy1H8kQG9ETnVBM-OzsAvGIOCspaqAsmKXHJrhf7XIsFqKTuKUf3wf-PFByHTCA-uzUsXHQ9nz52TMwQ/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfiKH-NMR4RXcSU2Tr08IJ62rsLzr9tVb0sUjJihuc1NJY_PmufbpR1v0Jyd8ubixOBsGHFEEReZ82c24aqh46a27gN7-XOLFVnVaoWkL6ZSy1H8kQG9ETnVBM-OzsAvGIOCspaqAsmKXHJrhf7XIsFqKTuKUf3wf-PFByHTCA-uzUsXHQ9nz52TMwQ/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Montauk Daisy Fall Color</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The fall and winter seasons do have their beauty. We just have to pass by these Montauk Daisy's, which are obviously done for the season, but I do enjoy the color of their leaves this time of year...</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaLDQez5T7EzAb1VrHWrLyxiokkUPi-x5K-CCsI_vXdtRCdKMd5hqVIjp9StNukxeEEzIreAd6uPdIQRdvZ4W0LlytqS1I0kCIAXji8cQc1lhCBB2KXiFv49gnhkRiL8vZ8Tvmx24D7C691jZvcYQ41JI7cujx102KRurn3RI6GtFQ7-3QVOg0CaIZg/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaLDQez5T7EzAb1VrHWrLyxiokkUPi-x5K-CCsI_vXdtRCdKMd5hqVIjp9StNukxeEEzIreAd6uPdIQRdvZ4W0LlytqS1I0kCIAXji8cQc1lhCBB2KXiFv49gnhkRiL8vZ8Tvmx24D7C691jZvcYQ41JI7cujx102KRurn3RI6GtFQ7-3QVOg0CaIZg/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Montauk Daisy Seed Heads</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and the seed heads are also good for the birds</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYQnWJEfL41MEoZkO8XtRTnyOZc4b8s79fw0jgAYgHdojFjNqAN9OGA2LL3lrwhIovV81BgAkjt2fNyFHmGuHimRSs4tKi9g5qXqhMlRtuU9o1TnyswuwPYOhyS0o4zNgeJlKxs7p_2s7Aumi9Pm3cqHfd7uy2RWJfUMGlv_YZ9ANHIS_rtzZnXu2gg/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYQnWJEfL41MEoZkO8XtRTnyOZc4b8s79fw0jgAYgHdojFjNqAN9OGA2LL3lrwhIovV81BgAkjt2fNyFHmGuHimRSs4tKi9g5qXqhMlRtuU9o1TnyswuwPYOhyS0o4zNgeJlKxs7p_2s7Aumi9Pm3cqHfd7uy2RWJfUMGlv_YZ9ANHIS_rtzZnXu2gg/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Azalea 'Girard's Fuschia' Fall Foliage</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Azalea Girard's Fuschia. It's foliage turns to this glorious purple hue in the fall and wintertime.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVVyq3TO9qq8TPG_Bhd7XtBXsXLYdhENpqR8Xea0IB5WwNV7ccDdeCFP5kFSLcjIKlJmbvu_aIA2mTv-EF2zfv756FgJtZqbQdpnD4_KVX5ODlekHISvclCDqJvlDPD-dcEhNRKRbNFlB9MCyWJa9wej_Yyvrv55pTR1YcQqT8IstMWVbnGJ-8vYYWA/s800/8-2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVVyq3TO9qq8TPG_Bhd7XtBXsXLYdhENpqR8Xea0IB5WwNV7ccDdeCFP5kFSLcjIKlJmbvu_aIA2mTv-EF2zfv756FgJtZqbQdpnD4_KVX5ODlekHISvclCDqJvlDPD-dcEhNRKRbNFlB9MCyWJa9wej_Yyvrv55pTR1YcQqT8IstMWVbnGJ-8vYYWA/s16000/8-2%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Red Pine and Ajuga 'Black Scallop'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ajuga 'Black Scallop' lasts throughout most of the winter as well with its deep purplish-black foliage.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs4MzmKrRIVaF1OmR2q1WZzsCiznHegohj0r50X6g4L3LFqQM2pTCMiEepWRtTaYEYSO_sGt8zZBra-DYT7OIUZBNnqmD0RcDIUH3JSci-B_rFAogVTQlYwsatYb_sgod3M2cJdfSUoYCjRKNI2kSt8EqBjlWBnO7SHtHjUSTv33BLOMIs2EIlbTSTA/s600/8-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxs4MzmKrRIVaF1OmR2q1WZzsCiznHegohj0r50X6g4L3LFqQM2pTCMiEepWRtTaYEYSO_sGt8zZBra-DYT7OIUZBNnqmD0RcDIUH3JSci-B_rFAogVTQlYwsatYb_sgod3M2cJdfSUoYCjRKNI2kSt8EqBjlWBnO7SHtHjUSTv33BLOMIs2EIlbTSTA/s16000/8-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Red Pine and Juniper 'Gold Strike'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the patio border is Red Pine 'Low Glow' and Juniper 'Gold Strike', <span style="text-align: justify;">and along with them is Garden Gal who has been repositioned in the revamped garden with her basket of trailing Creeping Jenny.</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqboYOGtYPQj5dHiwqt3IY57-QNozb7FOzvMaSaTsE5DZF5sicF39K5WhLVucS0ONN7Kdg1OeNLiiEnqMxb9giFllp5UjVNI418CLTI6yf2JGIVp9NoocWbUL4C5LOpL9lZpzEZ8hSL2iWdGekogFZKlE_mWS2yrAht7U3ZBmPqSJ0L4SQKqdjqCjGHA/s800/8-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqboYOGtYPQj5dHiwqt3IY57-QNozb7FOzvMaSaTsE5DZF5sicF39K5WhLVucS0ONN7Kdg1OeNLiiEnqMxb9giFllp5UjVNI418CLTI6yf2JGIVp9NoocWbUL4C5LOpL9lZpzEZ8hSL2iWdGekogFZKlE_mWS2yrAht7U3ZBmPqSJ0L4SQKqdjqCjGHA/s16000/8-3.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Osmanthus 'Goshiki' and Garden Gal!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not sure if the Creeping Jenny is going to make it through the winter in this planter. It is an experiment in progress. If not, perhaps I will go back to the Black Mondo Grass, which did well for some time, or perhaps some annuals! </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpKjYlAtJSSnm-r7vfMdQ2dxY_gh_sOVYazQOiOklxsJcdNtdnwmbcJBsEIN-GZ-lrpB0OBT1w4C_xXGB8IDO8_j8cKFwrlgMEzahGZZQWOrDQndkm4xibBi8Ceq46G8iLx_vHuT5xkWLj8gR1udTKCLh2NSkK_It3BAY72jRXOwWBsjN7HLgonUtUA/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpKjYlAtJSSnm-r7vfMdQ2dxY_gh_sOVYazQOiOklxsJcdNtdnwmbcJBsEIN-GZ-lrpB0OBT1w4C_xXGB8IDO8_j8cKFwrlgMEzahGZZQWOrDQndkm4xibBi8Ceq46G8iLx_vHuT5xkWLj8gR1udTKCLh2NSkK_It3BAY72jRXOwWBsjN7HLgonUtUA/s16000/8.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Stachys (Lamb's Ear)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A perennial for all season interest is Stachys, or Lamb's Ear. I love its fluffy white foliage which persists throughout the majority of the winter</span>!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrpvtynXkpkDjTHupZ5hMEMytnoHWC2gWre5T6j86S6OrI68J8sGBFrNVb-eMpAgMwvDXm8zl9AUazeC3z3Py1yqOFOQxpHEvtXYxST7wd19VrwkiQRPw7qLeS611xHcfMxtKLq2CmOoPmjkh1zRhqpq58SdpNZkNH2kRwr9giL6XfhqHWUesDNRcaA/s600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrpvtynXkpkDjTHupZ5hMEMytnoHWC2gWre5T6j86S6OrI68J8sGBFrNVb-eMpAgMwvDXm8zl9AUazeC3z3Py1yqOFOQxpHEvtXYxST7wd19VrwkiQRPw7qLeS611xHcfMxtKLq2CmOoPmjkh1zRhqpq58SdpNZkNH2kRwr9giL6XfhqHWUesDNRcaA/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nellie Stevens Holly Berries</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the shade border, the bright red berries of Nellie Steven's Holly add some interest too</span>!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVClBV77DNr8i7ob8-_nX4rEsKhIRS0Wqf-vqWJMzRfYP4LENVTkl0Go18fo5q8saMkwaYuSjp18MDiYburXKvDnUx6N2DK6pEwzHt4HgLM_pl7hw60xepLksvlR9ikwb8nUtXUCneoJmsbETdr5sJ6YwpUezRiQUcwmCTk-GClC39pFtElnFXa2WSg/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVClBV77DNr8i7ob8-_nX4rEsKhIRS0Wqf-vqWJMzRfYP4LENVTkl0Go18fo5q8saMkwaYuSjp18MDiYburXKvDnUx6N2DK6pEwzHt4HgLM_pl7hw60xepLksvlR9ikwb8nUtXUCneoJmsbETdr5sJ6YwpUezRiQUcwmCTk-GClC39pFtElnFXa2WSg/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Japanese Skimmia Fall-Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Also in the back shade border is Japanese Skimmia. <u>Helpful Tip</u>: Skimmia are <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">dioecious, meaning there are both male and</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> female plants, </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">so both a male and female shrub must be present for the female to produce flowers and ornamental berries in fall. </span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLkyoofJBK91kFTgmRXd70QGGCbfkTlZ5DZQixFkOSUlZy4d2AGv3FQtttsqkj1cKLIT5VVY9zf8lYZqqhDQkMO7AwdC0F_ghdJiTZ3h2gjVF2AjNZh3YdoxJSL6YM0TZXMVWsdGHN3_qIj_Txfkwu9V5SYKZjApRxxlv_iToxpyexZGY7hI0TYRlsw/s800/11-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLkyoofJBK91kFTgmRXd70QGGCbfkTlZ5DZQixFkOSUlZy4d2AGv3FQtttsqkj1cKLIT5VVY9zf8lYZqqhDQkMO7AwdC0F_ghdJiTZ3h2gjVF2AjNZh3YdoxJSL6YM0TZXMVWsdGHN3_qIj_Txfkwu9V5SYKZjApRxxlv_iToxpyexZGY7hI0TYRlsw/s16000/11-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Wildlife Visitors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The birds are certainly enjoying the new feeder set up, as you can see it needs refilling again, and we have a photo moment! While the sparrows will often tolerate me getting close, the cardinals are more shy and rarely allow me to get close enough to photograph them. This one actually stayed long enough for a photo shoot! </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjiAjy_UbTPIR6eMRNY6opinIH6neKURP35DDiu_cuuI3a8-GAhKLZAPAOJ8m01tYVzLmecUIqerXYIO9fnduuPbChOCbRX6bPf_bFhGlPxheJVaCCEj2x1We2Am7MqRlP5nNZWZU1OW69hpTiJyveQ8k6-BEWxXUN1CJQUI1eP4edWMDR8rEEsg3pQ/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjiAjy_UbTPIR6eMRNY6opinIH6neKURP35DDiu_cuuI3a8-GAhKLZAPAOJ8m01tYVzLmecUIqerXYIO9fnduuPbChOCbRX6bPf_bFhGlPxheJVaCCEj2x1We2Am7MqRlP5nNZWZU1OW69hpTiJyveQ8k6-BEWxXUN1CJQUI1eP4edWMDR8rEEsg3pQ/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Leucothoe 'Axillaris' Fall-Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the same garden is Leucothoe 'Axillaris'. The edges of its foliage displays a nice tinge of burgundy this time of year...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EvNxbivjhjedMU1AI-I9HyvYdsADoDBwJtYQAaQaT7pN3lP5_fLkiECrj_Zs3SBQ2fdwXzEkxS2SerMqAzPXekYaVW6dur-tyTdJpgHS2sLd5XTUO_m5P16NosAeMyRASpGQp8mXPmyqZcmy7zEyMUCQlRXdefNs4pjwaLyPlF4WJgg_G_k330c6zQ/s800/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EvNxbivjhjedMU1AI-I9HyvYdsADoDBwJtYQAaQaT7pN3lP5_fLkiECrj_Zs3SBQ2fdwXzEkxS2SerMqAzPXekYaVW6dur-tyTdJpgHS2sLd5XTUO_m5P16NosAeMyRASpGQp8mXPmyqZcmy7zEyMUCQlRXdefNs4pjwaLyPlF4WJgg_G_k330c6zQ/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Tea time!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>and in the newly revamped patio garden, here is the welcoming committee sharing some tea time.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGO6CRYVTMC_pMFCNNHFzr3zkszpuU8S4wsATMPDNa0sHGlPuZppVSpiqkhBgOCzfQcP7teGx001dL9Cs-bUjGa12-kPVx_F-1MfX5nay7kw_7qA5FZ9FSomBf9WRLM14SB67galBsCKMAeuzfxRv1ocBSTl1MJTZ-PAMqItYVQQTffPv3JyHDBtN0Q/s600/17-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGO6CRYVTMC_pMFCNNHFzr3zkszpuU8S4wsATMPDNa0sHGlPuZppVSpiqkhBgOCzfQcP7teGx001dL9Cs-bUjGa12-kPVx_F-1MfX5nay7kw_7qA5FZ9FSomBf9WRLM14SB67galBsCKMAeuzfxRv1ocBSTl1MJTZ-PAMqItYVQQTffPv3JyHDBtN0Q/s16000/17-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Indoor Blooms: Moth Orchid and Thanksgiving Cactus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">"While the weather outside is frightful (well almost) and inside it's so delightful", here is what is blooming indoors.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx3eIEuEDQgdoaJ1qTOju6_ImWQBaya8QuTU-43kMGmJ4TgZv-_UofuRGhRCZAmQJS0DTER07t73zVe8JLyZNxrg3xEsCgxnUmGVRyXKtR0IC3Du6ZGhfCcRJgL5VjLTjNepbfTjM5XKoRaEaBzwaTrM2CDhmwMa04br4-G1g84PBaZCH-bhvlk0HJw/s900/34.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx3eIEuEDQgdoaJ1qTOju6_ImWQBaya8QuTU-43kMGmJ4TgZv-_UofuRGhRCZAmQJS0DTER07t73zVe8JLyZNxrg3xEsCgxnUmGVRyXKtR0IC3Du6ZGhfCcRJgL5VjLTjNepbfTjM5XKoRaEaBzwaTrM2CDhmwMa04br4-G1g84PBaZCH-bhvlk0HJw/s16000/34.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Last, but not least is this new seasonal planter I just created for the front porch. It is a combination of Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Cypress 'Moonlit', Cypress' Goldcrest' and Osmanthus 'Goskiki' in a whisky barrel planter of Acacia wood, with a little touch of Wintergreen for the holidays. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLADnKnyah66KQOcSvhJpE5nGxKyR39-6iarX9IJKEPFS84zWd0h9Uj9ncU-BhPgj3oVXv39xnUckxkoE5TlfbNEFEjWC3I6ovtayRY5aOxkdjQGBlaurlV8drAv5SP7XrSM8DNZq-w287rPxy-csPKYwZxUCVRQwh6281K-T_hNNxPm8wSyxufvR6aw/s600/40.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLADnKnyah66KQOcSvhJpE5nGxKyR39-6iarX9IJKEPFS84zWd0h9Uj9ncU-BhPgj3oVXv39xnUckxkoE5TlfbNEFEjWC3I6ovtayRY5aOxkdjQGBlaurlV8drAv5SP7XrSM8DNZq-w287rPxy-csPKYwZxUCVRQwh6281K-T_hNNxPm8wSyxufvR6aw/s16000/40.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my December garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">. Wishing all a joyous, peaceful and healthy holiday season!</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fefdfa; clear: both; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #62704b; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=432889a9-6817-49de-a201-e02e1ceb92ce&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Plan your Garden for Next Spring or Give the Perfect Holiday Gift: My Books!</a></span></b></u></div></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and my newest addition,</span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com18Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-74280156019353569562023-12-01T00:00:00.216-05:002023-12-05T14:55:33.479-05:00This Month in the Garden: To Rake or Not to Rake: The Great Debate on Fall Leaf Removal<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS0VQadV6gBEkGYnrxFfM5bIRr8ilETEW8s3NAY50xcMyvdTSEjjah-qTtHBdmyaaYjOzksln9-R0tGR2jeJgi3Qo-MpGquDHkQYc2U6bEgdxIzXbYd63v_L30XVLnkUykiuzPvlQilK1k6UayLL5TFLcH1clxxHB0IaCaOrDSw5-ZWDJ8oCARY3x8Q/s1067/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS0VQadV6gBEkGYnrxFfM5bIRr8ilETEW8s3NAY50xcMyvdTSEjjah-qTtHBdmyaaYjOzksln9-R0tGR2jeJgi3Qo-MpGquDHkQYc2U6bEgdxIzXbYd63v_L30XVLnkUykiuzPvlQilK1k6UayLL5TFLcH1clxxHB0IaCaOrDSw5-ZWDJ8oCARY3x8Q/s16000/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden%20(3).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">This Month in the Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As the autumn landscape becomes covered with an array of vibrant color, the temptation to tidy up your property and remove fallen leaves becomes almost instinctive. Leaving fall leaves in your garden can offer several benefits to both your landscape and the environment, but </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">while the practice of leaving fall leaves has its advantages, it’s essential to strike a balance. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Let’s explore the facts to help you make an informed decision. </span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><u>Natural
Mulch</u>:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">Allowing fallen leaves to remain on the ground acts as a natural mulch, providing insulation for the soil. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">This layer helps to regulate soil temperature, preventing extreme fluctuations that can be harmful to the roots of plants and trees. As the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"> leaves decompose,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"> they release valuable organic matter and essential nutrients back into the soil, which will in turn help to promote plant growth. On the other side of the discussion, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">too many compacted leaves can block sunlight and trap excess moisture against your lawn, </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">leading to possible snow mold growth and possible </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">lawn damage come spring. Maintaining</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;"> a leaf cover of no more than twenty to thirty percent of lawn area is recommended to allow enough light and air to reach the turf while providing the benefits of mulching. According to the USDA, the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">best solution is </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #1d2228;">to finely chop <u>newly fallen</u> leaves with a mulching mower or a leaf shredder, then return them to garden beds to ensure the health of your plantings. It is important to perform this activity before leaves are on the ground for any length of time to avoid any harm to wildlife. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">Another option is if you have an out of the way area in your garden, such as behind a barrier of trees, leaves can be relocated to that space to allow nature to take its course.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 14.2667px;"><u>Moisture Conservation: </u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">It is a known fact that besides providing insulation, a layer of leaves can act as a protective barrier, helping to retain moisture of the soil. This can be especially beneficial during the winter months in wooded or mulched areas, under shrubs and around dormant perennials when the ground is prone to both freezing and drying out from winter winds. Keep in mind that while the leaves help to retain moisture, it is best to not have leaves built up around fall or winter blooming perennials, as it could cause lack of sunlight to the plants and encourage disease. Also, removing the browned or mushy foliage of dormant perennials such as Hosta and Peony in fall will help to prevent fungal issues. Note: Such perennials containing seed heads, for example Echinacea and Rudbeckia, can be beneficial for birds to feed on and can be left for winter before cutting back.</span></span></p><span style="background: repeat white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet; line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJnrKof5-J2v7lFzvVOdFyLums1Ij0TmUXYoZDVKU1ohXxYEej1Zf8iGYveC5rb024MEEFlbBLvidvJ4ihJlSF-FOj3EYzNB1Bvhrqu38ZDzfh3PviLEf6bXMq7Wum2fVwwRPdFmdC3gLc43JKatbWFPaH6ROf2O9eQbqef6MnblbmBrQ4YZh0IRn1g/s600/leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJnrKof5-J2v7lFzvVOdFyLums1Ij0TmUXYoZDVKU1ohXxYEej1Zf8iGYveC5rb024MEEFlbBLvidvJ4ihJlSF-FOj3EYzNB1Bvhrqu38ZDzfh3PviLEf6bXMq7Wum2fVwwRPdFmdC3gLc43JKatbWFPaH6ROf2O9eQbqef6MnblbmBrQ4YZh0IRn1g/s16000/leaves.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><u>Wildlife Habitat:</u></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Fallen leaves create a haven for a variety of small creatures such as insects, spiders, and other invertebrates that seek refuge in the leaf litter. Butterflies and moths often lay their eggs on the leaves of specific plants, and leaving the leaves untouched can support the life cycle of these pollinators. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">A layer of fallen leaves in garden beds also fosters biodiversity. By preserving this natural layer, you create a microhabitat for different organisms, such as fungi and helpful bacteria, which can contribute to the overall health of the soil and, consequently, the health of your entire garden. If you have a compost pile, shredding the leaves can help to speed up the decomposition process, allowing for better aeration and faster breakdown, while providing a habitat and food source for wildlife. </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 107%;"><u>Saving Time & Effort: </u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">Removing leaves can be both time consuming and physically demanding. Leaving the leaves and allowing nature to take its course eliminates the need for
this labor-intensive chore. This frees up your time to enjoy the beauty of the season, assess the garden and plan away for next spring!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">In conclusion, while many prefer the "clean" look of traditional mulches, embracing
the idea of leaving fall leaves in your garden offers a wide range of benefits, including moisture conservation, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">temperature moderation,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;"> and addition of nutrients for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">improved soil health, all while supporting wildlife. Striking a balance by incorporating responsible leaf management practices allows the best of both worlds-a thriving landscape and a sustainable, biodiverse ecosystem.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">This Month in the Garden</i><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> for the month of December. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Also, Check out my Books!:</span></u></b></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>
Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com8Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-78106092255385457732023-11-15T00:00:00.434-05:002023-11-15T17:13:12.606-05:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up November: The Changing Views of Autumn <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5XWyaxeCo64IYNLvqP96n14qW1HQfFbhKkjmi3SVbCN8AoLbI77f26XDOmb0wqG7LwN6qgyNS7QL1Ez_34gz6-nchyncpwX13OyjethJ3zWOeDdkinTN5Tq2BjxavECHsreA6K-aisJttwusdj80tj1_AkhOsRxI7Dand8if9v4YQuMHwFeEuoP7og/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5XWyaxeCo64IYNLvqP96n14qW1HQfFbhKkjmi3SVbCN8AoLbI77f26XDOmb0wqG7LwN6qgyNS7QL1Ez_34gz6-nchyncpwX13OyjethJ3zWOeDdkinTN5Tq2BjxavECHsreA6K-aisJttwusdj80tj1_AkhOsRxI7Dand8if9v4YQuMHwFeEuoP7og/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We are in the midst of autumn here on Long Island and the landscape is a changing array of color. I must say that besides Spring, this is one of my favorite times of the year. There is a chill in the air, but not too cold to wander out into the garden to observe what nature has to offer, and there is a sense of energy and a willingness to explore. We all know a garden is constantly changing with something new to experience awaiting around each corner. Join me for a stroll in my November zone 7 garden!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uXXxLySkFTSa1nhz__zlv8ABmKKDJGejMK5TbEDo2Sn42oKInSuCthwmW-B-tLlYqgHaFtINdnZZFSaIDXaaUgZm721-I3Upb9pLzXmBSVUnNInV0Ynw6uz9PNZ-X8TjzTh2VRVknMZUzLI-1-l8MZgdm2kpzBo1rzeUT5IfeoeeRhNuVO58iXcSdw/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uXXxLySkFTSa1nhz__zlv8ABmKKDJGejMK5TbEDo2Sn42oKInSuCthwmW-B-tLlYqgHaFtINdnZZFSaIDXaaUgZm721-I3Upb9pLzXmBSVUnNInV0Ynw6uz9PNZ-X8TjzTh2VRVknMZUzLI-1-l8MZgdm2kpzBo1rzeUT5IfeoeeRhNuVO58iXcSdw/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first view is of the front lawn where two types of Japanese Maple exist. The first is Japanese Maple 'Viridis', which reaches a height and width of about 6-10 feet. I have had this one for about thirty years or so and it has reached its mature height.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHSMIXfKqa_cfkjOSvSDn6_FdwhkBpstmYkTbf8IWkWCaOkZ02zUuKAy0n1ZYt0oIsp_3LQIsmgNqwNPlGy7ba2eDdDVrbS405hXdGdlZXCUrU0Knx-rQL_9k1OdZIRj_qNK9Kdg_-k_LSXcmrOK_-EyVuLqB2PAxsk9h98XB0u9qAf7iiPrWEjb74g/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHSMIXfKqa_cfkjOSvSDn6_FdwhkBpstmYkTbf8IWkWCaOkZ02zUuKAy0n1ZYt0oIsp_3LQIsmgNqwNPlGy7ba2eDdDVrbS405hXdGdlZXCUrU0Knx-rQL_9k1OdZIRj_qNK9Kdg_-k_LSXcmrOK_-EyVuLqB2PAxsk9h98XB0u9qAf7iiPrWEjb74g/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The second variety is Weeping Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama', which reaches a mature height and width of 6-8 feet tall by 12 feet wide. This one is about 25 years of age. To the far left of the Maples is Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica). This one came to the garden at just five feet tall back about 27 years ago.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi2TDFLRqH93_rm5PE_1EMyUX2aQuxIDl3vmpgYqSmYHygzQFveHaeQj7rYxPcVBt-z-ohyWdqeuD4LZqxPhRdac8pMsKPkRqRIMs6qQxYHsHaZwJARYM5CwuOHNwVGAxC5PTUkyQj_dYYDT_6wFMioGuNFZCC5aX8r1WRdzv906XThrqWXT5wvigsw/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi2TDFLRqH93_rm5PE_1EMyUX2aQuxIDl3vmpgYqSmYHygzQFveHaeQj7rYxPcVBt-z-ohyWdqeuD4LZqxPhRdac8pMsKPkRqRIMs6qQxYHsHaZwJARYM5CwuOHNwVGAxC5PTUkyQj_dYYDT_6wFMioGuNFZCC5aX8r1WRdzv906XThrqWXT5wvigsw/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Patio Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There have been some major changes in the garden over the past several months. It seems that once an idea gets into this gardener's head and the first tree that has lived out its lifespan is replaced, that it starts an ongoing domino effect. Once the Weeping Pussy Willow was removed from the patio garden and replaced with a Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple (last month's post), all that had to happen was for my dear husband to mention that perhaps the enormous grafted Blue Globe Spruce further down the patio should to be replaced. The crew returned two days later and planted this Acer palmatum 'Twombly's Red Sentinel'. I had admired it at the nursery and <span style="background-color: white;">it is a newer hybrid of Japanese Maple which tends to stay more on the narrow side. It was perfect solution for the space.</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx1-JlrMkM5PMr4LGna-YD-8VkfeGKLBgdAG6ooNYJVCAXRtNwDmPhpaBlIuHthGP4hF9tkQ9wvO1B38xWNvqI8qOcIkpdGp9WyoYGhmqbmSfR7NGQ06W-iodUmtTtsgMn-ps5eCPpRN8RULbvbgw70wRFVIhiEaFxZ5TJB6aMmn3oGS9iw_XHiFXQg/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVx1-JlrMkM5PMr4LGna-YD-8VkfeGKLBgdAG6ooNYJVCAXRtNwDmPhpaBlIuHthGP4hF9tkQ9wvO1B38xWNvqI8qOcIkpdGp9WyoYGhmqbmSfR7NGQ06W-iodUmtTtsgMn-ps5eCPpRN8RULbvbgw70wRFVIhiEaFxZ5TJB6aMmn3oGS9iw_XHiFXQg/s16000/4.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">There are still some things the same. Behind the maple in the perennial border is a combination of Lamb's Ear and the dried seed heads of Astilbe in fall mode. The orangey color of the Astilbe against the pure white color of the Lamb's Ear always seems to "pop" in the garden this time of year.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwv2XwcISSCEWfgFrGvGhsvrntkm7ssNEQgRk6R3z4om_ieSa38n9sOCQV3Mbv8wxduibYavuqOB_QKy1UHBAJU2X53qPn6Xo0i29Zi4VDELL3eDYbGCmf3I46adEbxSOgjwUuNJeqjbJ4WuRQi1u02eiXET02F0tcGn7FFYoCq1TB379Wg28RxlOFw/s600/thumbnail%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwv2XwcISSCEWfgFrGvGhsvrntkm7ssNEQgRk6R3z4om_ieSa38n9sOCQV3Mbv8wxduibYavuqOB_QKy1UHBAJU2X53qPn6Xo0i29Zi4VDELL3eDYbGCmf3I46adEbxSOgjwUuNJeqjbJ4WuRQi1u02eiXET02F0tcGn7FFYoCq1TB379Wg28RxlOFw/s16000/thumbnail%20(11).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the walkway, the newly added Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' displays its colorful foliage and is still flowering throughout autumn...</div></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnCR-mNQQoifXltvepbaZ3TavihcuwvMr07xSBGePkZGwkYJ5uolkeepVz62jjmhy1wOAPGFs915APv9puJNLo80-ghGEq4bt0idPspgBQOL75G-P2VQp0RdvOiTdcquv0knmzEwaVAI3VoTOPxYgkKliT6-a3iV5awU8M94Zebih79iw4O27UQeh7g/s600/thumbnail%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnCR-mNQQoifXltvepbaZ3TavihcuwvMr07xSBGePkZGwkYJ5uolkeepVz62jjmhy1wOAPGFs915APv9puJNLo80-ghGEq4bt0idPspgBQOL75G-P2VQp0RdvOiTdcquv0knmzEwaVAI3VoTOPxYgkKliT6-a3iV5awU8M94Zebih79iw4O27UQeh7g/s16000/thumbnail%20(5).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nellie Steven's Holly Berries Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">while along the pool border, a mature Nellie Stevens Holly is showing off its orange berries.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbEj9x41P0mN1Xb3TEQx0xObtXZieW_3h7EAMcp0L9GSSk3COoPMWLXMWPc2gvn4ZJtUfPToM6bNKDv9LU_ACU_G2hyphenhyphencU9Tq11ojGBHWnWOvzv_Ez79lAYINTymNydOGtUzlqsf2dxqx4CYGk_xVBReDndyqxsnSHlb5TyIc9keQcas2SzUEpvnNS_A/s600/thumbnail%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbEj9x41P0mN1Xb3TEQx0xObtXZieW_3h7EAMcp0L9GSSk3COoPMWLXMWPc2gvn4ZJtUfPToM6bNKDv9LU_ACU_G2hyphenhyphencU9Tq11ojGBHWnWOvzv_Ez79lAYINTymNydOGtUzlqsf2dxqx4CYGk_xVBReDndyqxsnSHlb5TyIc9keQcas2SzUEpvnNS_A/s16000/thumbnail%20(8).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome Visitors!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">With the removal of the Magnolia tree this past spring, the bird feeder has a new home and there has been a lot of activity at it. I think they are enjoying the new setup!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYY3d9fErZaCR-SFf37_jnPMv-L8egIi-v3Pc1js43WZ7IXvBPWuDbvRkZ10NbQUjIwWFhm9iGhx2NeGBmfFuLGq00wBzCF8-EG4xKyPJX6d67v0pz0A9CimM5WaKWER7MZqW9kas8ul9__n2_rTcsZFNDLenKn0ypZy3R2WEp5TguuuktpeuafrdADA/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYY3d9fErZaCR-SFf37_jnPMv-L8egIi-v3Pc1js43WZ7IXvBPWuDbvRkZ10NbQUjIwWFhm9iGhx2NeGBmfFuLGq00wBzCF8-EG4xKyPJX6d67v0pz0A9CimM5WaKWER7MZqW9kas8ul9__n2_rTcsZFNDLenKn0ypZy3R2WEp5TguuuktpeuafrdADA/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Echibeckia Seeds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There are the interesting seed heads which can be found around the garden in autumn. This one comes from the perennial Echibeckia, a combination of Echinacea and Rudbeckia, and very much resembles a pine cone.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFuOMYqgCoAIC7ftF573p_pExIHEdADY8xzZl_76yJT-GkyETb4h6Su7X9Bfy2tJ0upcRIA5q0aADro1_FIopHk4V5gd-PprBSaP1Ea6LqFO3wQF1rjd-8cn76p99rO4jOYJsJINWMAR3XCWtLK6_AJanSzzXhlodaNXJGAZymnlpzqkD7cWtcRWoQA/s600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFuOMYqgCoAIC7ftF573p_pExIHEdADY8xzZl_76yJT-GkyETb4h6Su7X9Bfy2tJ0upcRIA5q0aADro1_FIopHk4V5gd-PprBSaP1Ea6LqFO3wQF1rjd-8cn76p99rO4jOYJsJINWMAR3XCWtLK6_AJanSzzXhlodaNXJGAZymnlpzqkD7cWtcRWoQA/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum 'Pure Joy' Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is Sedum 'Pure Joy', a dwarf form of Sedum, which can turn a brilliant deep pink in the fall, adding interest to the garden...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fzT4JakVqc6uf4pfFWRVqDAqE8ouy42uwUCBk7pPB1Sr6xj-S_O-bGtlbBWcCdJJEgHRgqQdhEWwy0MQLmi3ASJwjycNgVxSI0bQm7GYpCoNus5HcV1OqFvYGze678-YvJ8zB9Rrryh_vpcd7xUDF01uFOLrLEqF7MIu7OUTCnrkOZKcL1G6CjD0Sw/s600/thumbnail%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fzT4JakVqc6uf4pfFWRVqDAqE8ouy42uwUCBk7pPB1Sr6xj-S_O-bGtlbBWcCdJJEgHRgqQdhEWwy0MQLmi3ASJwjycNgVxSI0bQm7GYpCoNus5HcV1OqFvYGze678-YvJ8zB9Rrryh_vpcd7xUDF01uFOLrLEqF7MIu7OUTCnrkOZKcL1G6CjD0Sw/s16000/thumbnail%20(6).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea Faded Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">while the faded blooms of Hydrangea add a touch of color as well.</div></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qm1rge7PJUIKodBWDC2up-NDNnneWH1o85bLkqB00l8YkjQRPTpgWomIMBs2pXRTWPpAik2h7PyH4FQmArKYcZVyh7MCBk97lKt1EJtpzToWiW30UFpsMoC1d9Y6lfc2xhRIWBlgOVgHBKgdT-f8ZBdLFj-56q6QioYpfDrykffMhOU177L_sNkmZQ/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qm1rge7PJUIKodBWDC2up-NDNnneWH1o85bLkqB00l8YkjQRPTpgWomIMBs2pXRTWPpAik2h7PyH4FQmArKYcZVyh7MCBk97lKt1EJtpzToWiW30UFpsMoC1d9Y6lfc2xhRIWBlgOVgHBKgdT-f8ZBdLFj-56q6QioYpfDrykffMhOU177L_sNkmZQ/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Daylily Still Going!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There are also the blooms that just do not want to quit! This 'Stella D Oro' Daylily has been pushing out new buds and blooms since I cut it back at the end of summer...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JBCSE47IKhEnQYb7oywODOdt4REtFEEbIwWSLRQA-UU14wNrjFOPq4zvOabyUYQ2CM2ph4Kgj608MSOLT9k_nfhePXWFOYaSis0Z_m0NOso7olaM4R2hxXUbiG3HvjjpdlRm-ePJpExV8t1pEfRJhKUJlFQqbwEw0SwssGJ4jaBOfJT_BhfOzoY3YA/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JBCSE47IKhEnQYb7oywODOdt4REtFEEbIwWSLRQA-UU14wNrjFOPq4zvOabyUYQ2CM2ph4Kgj608MSOLT9k_nfhePXWFOYaSis0Z_m0NOso7olaM4R2hxXUbiG3HvjjpdlRm-ePJpExV8t1pEfRJhKUJlFQqbwEw0SwssGJ4jaBOfJT_BhfOzoY3YA/s16000/11.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Knock Out Rose 'Radrazz'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and Knock Out Rose 'Radrazz' keeps on blooming throughout autumn depending on the temperatures. 'Radrazz' is the original cultivar of Knock Out Rose and always aims to please. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsJgtMpJ0xJfboii3ltaDxh3QahyphenhyphenzUePJwgX1cl1ymx4ooSKIg10cOS5uIW69NegNC_D7gq0zR33_Lo5lpvrgEXMF72q_rWPEaZQ5yvhbvTlStbPVhsrf3ruYEgPQf62K6RouGPuX7c74-h49h492zOAuX86sB0MSeUqvxyNzBEClIxFf54qx9aXo6w/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsJgtMpJ0xJfboii3ltaDxh3QahyphenhyphenzUePJwgX1cl1ymx4ooSKIg10cOS5uIW69NegNC_D7gq0zR33_Lo5lpvrgEXMF72q_rWPEaZQ5yvhbvTlStbPVhsrf3ruYEgPQf62K6RouGPuX7c74-h49h492zOAuX86sB0MSeUqvxyNzBEClIxFf54qx9aXo6w/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Cryptomeria and Nandina 'Obsession'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For some foliage, here is the lime green hue of Dwarf Cryptomeria against the reddish-orange hues of Nandina 'Obsession'... </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ubEyFVDqL0XsixyZhdCQO4AAaOwpn78dqg4OZ7g5s9qiB5LDQxJohBAdbgg17TZif-iarKv5DsjRJEVsI5_6wgYiA12S04baBDcQ-vhRSYoCxLgcqFu8RbTU0bnUMPHCWtg1PdcvMVxj3_2LV-rKTtARjhNfDFSIYWKe9lOmEYMTUVxZ1LL2HghAHg/s600/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ubEyFVDqL0XsixyZhdCQO4AAaOwpn78dqg4OZ7g5s9qiB5LDQxJohBAdbgg17TZif-iarKv5DsjRJEVsI5_6wgYiA12S04baBDcQ-vhRSYoCxLgcqFu8RbTU0bnUMPHCWtg1PdcvMVxj3_2LV-rKTtARjhNfDFSIYWKe9lOmEYMTUVxZ1LL2HghAHg/s16000/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum 'Brilliant'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">and the foliage and seed heads of Sedum 'Brilliant' for some added interest.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0sf22auX9bWdRy2ln9-TyFyjoUbuWf3ha1_-3C3vpUWqDXnmI_a3EyJD1rDCouCJ330wVrdXnKOsmXH9HNZC-qNJiVWXF-ipmCtp7S532t7q6_pQ8dkHWsgnk_hbEcLKGgmMBt27wf3R4J-AcXUkpt-8x6K0U_L1p-S6u16hIq4Sb4YssSqAbIZ2yg/s800/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0sf22auX9bWdRy2ln9-TyFyjoUbuWf3ha1_-3C3vpUWqDXnmI_a3EyJD1rDCouCJ330wVrdXnKOsmXH9HNZC-qNJiVWXF-ipmCtp7S532t7q6_pQ8dkHWsgnk_hbEcLKGgmMBt27wf3R4J-AcXUkpt-8x6K0U_L1p-S6u16hIq4Sb4YssSqAbIZ2yg/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Fall Decor</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the back entry is a collection of dwarf evergreens accompanied by this tree ring covered pumpkin, which I purchased years ago at the local nursery. It is starting to show some ware, so I hope it continues to survive the elements. It was such a unique find.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_U5xkg6rupcGRZEvSWtRZo267MCfZg9R-2U9hAxCShwzz_TmYoxoVsMp-Trkd0FN4cbOFlBXJ5kMVi29b6VvznGvWZQBsopQeJN4K6o8g0XTGEfNweRVecPA_lJMMaPj6JMgoADxYGypOi6KGVoSD6di5-CtSQ8DLH2bx9ZjEU28QBWatcKFyetf-g/s744/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_U5xkg6rupcGRZEvSWtRZo267MCfZg9R-2U9hAxCShwzz_TmYoxoVsMp-Trkd0FN4cbOFlBXJ5kMVi29b6VvznGvWZQBsopQeJN4K6o8g0XTGEfNweRVecPA_lJMMaPj6JMgoADxYGypOi6KGVoSD6di5-CtSQ8DLH2bx9ZjEU28QBWatcKFyetf-g/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spirea 'Candy Corn'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Last, but not least, is this Spirea 'Candy Corn', a newer miniature form of Spirea which only grows to 1.5-2.5 feet tall by wide and sports this "candy corn" colored foliage throughout the season and pink blooms in summer. It is going to live in a planter for now, so that I can enjoy it by the back patio.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh8FyYM4DjQ-WJjkUb961ylAqxQHL7qGhldw2w650FEQFwr2lJG9e-6wEOMCTA3D-LTGyABFb4iOPblXN4hyvKGTyk_xhj-FxDB_StdY7AggV9AYIKfpu6TMdGm1VUEQz3Wox9km-jSQt4RU8NFrGDYY4eYdumR8e1-cmovHnt2-cJy4Gy_pv-XzXuQ/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh8FyYM4DjQ-WJjkUb961ylAqxQHL7qGhldw2w650FEQFwr2lJG9e-6wEOMCTA3D-LTGyABFb4iOPblXN4hyvKGTyk_xhj-FxDB_StdY7AggV9AYIKfpu6TMdGm1VUEQz3Wox9km-jSQt4RU8NFrGDYY4eYdumR8e1-cmovHnt2-cJy4Gy_pv-XzXuQ/s16000/16.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As we come to the end of our stroll, here is a view of the driveway border with Coral Bark Maple (on the right) and Skyland's Oriental Spruce (on the left) with Hinkoi Cypress 'Compacta' in the center. I await the glowing red bark of the Coral Bark Maple once the leaves fall, a bark which appears even more colorful against a backdrop of snow</span>...</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLMRWDpIjQ2lDGHJLXJ-xUNfaTIpeYz1rEQMeJdjAxi0CoVbbStjZmHBvk7OpNgxjT_f0gEtpwCTL_hAYkMJLS_AU7MT3jR2RGo3MCMKBAxEmAvOogZarIalMhMvHXaCquDdgCCSxO7_7abMtmccDNuvC0KRZ8t5orMOTKilRTx79x-Gtl9zkiEtbLQ/s789/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLMRWDpIjQ2lDGHJLXJ-xUNfaTIpeYz1rEQMeJdjAxi0CoVbbStjZmHBvk7OpNgxjT_f0gEtpwCTL_hAYkMJLS_AU7MT3jR2RGo3MCMKBAxEmAvOogZarIalMhMvHXaCquDdgCCSxO7_7abMtmccDNuvC0KRZ8t5orMOTKilRTx79x-Gtl9zkiEtbLQ/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and here is another view with Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar standing in the foreground along the walkway.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fHkb0fKzhhF-wohytCten3pghyphenhyphenLGxaiLEwF90E6ZoAiqD1FH-HfCbTdpbixcphlQMoiNLjNT-DPzN6aw4jC6-3EhAUl7b-_wYpyfHexkG1uCfWsjGQA7Gf5Ds5QUgx4kuBCRUE1xqjpd3kPXckj9FzHUIHAz0nc3DL-3f0mrTggZOQTzhYu1OVP4dg/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fHkb0fKzhhF-wohytCten3pghyphenhyphenLGxaiLEwF90E6ZoAiqD1FH-HfCbTdpbixcphlQMoiNLjNT-DPzN6aw4jC6-3EhAUl7b-_wYpyfHexkG1uCfWsjGQA7Gf5Ds5QUgx4kuBCRUE1xqjpd3kPXckj9FzHUIHAz0nc3DL-3f0mrTggZOQTzhYu1OVP4dg/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Around to the Front Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", sans-serif" style="color: #191919; line-height: 15.3333px;">There is a well known quote from author Albert Camus which suits the season well..."</span><span style="color: #191919;">Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." I could not agree more.</span></span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqG0W6HiXbINigAS2OxENbbkADkaLutI0TvLfRy92qb3DpXtvlAQXCTr2hW9cPLOM69D2E2FYU-nZghH-aCAC_MNcosvexHUbJ5Cfli5ImLWYhIL80-B8eOwYSvLGTco78ISdVt5gcGSDO0GjpKBloLGNCt3Gc5pimp12RYKHTUHaJl8_yHPDT0cvOg/s600/26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqG0W6HiXbINigAS2OxENbbkADkaLutI0TvLfRy92qb3DpXtvlAQXCTr2hW9cPLOM69D2E2FYU-nZghH-aCAC_MNcosvexHUbJ5Cfli5ImLWYhIL80-B8eOwYSvLGTco78ISdVt5gcGSDO0GjpKBloLGNCt3Gc5pimp12RYKHTUHaJl8_yHPDT0cvOg/s16000/26.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank you for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my November garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have blooming in your neck of the woods! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a>, <a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a> at Floral Passions, <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a>, Mosaic Monday at <a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a>, Nature Notes at <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a>, <a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a>weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with <a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at <a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a>on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at <a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a>. Wishing all with gardens that thrive!</span></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fefdfa; clear: both; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lee-Miller/author/B00TNWAJ7A?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Plan your Garden for Next Spring: Purchase My Books!</span></b></u></div></a></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and my newest addition,</span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com8Long Island, New York, USA40.789142 -73.1349609999999912.478908163821153 -108.29121099999999 69.099375836178837 -37.97871099999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-61378640119570014812023-11-01T00:00:00.158-04:002023-11-01T00:00:00.152-04:00This Month in the Garden: Feature Ornamental Tree-Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ0yIaS5HSEfXjtP7HTxZcCz3UvSR7Cv6n4saqLIuKqNLSguV9jueiDVSGnTqBkTUCqez292vZlMh2qB03THJM6qpT4HEVnJ-89cbZ6YXIGSgIPuU6b-7jqTdk9ZiaICWJ_FOCSZ5zvlQ6Y5eyk_ZaEWEWio9tov5rdSzx6vSWA5c7QTElhE8F3Alcw/s1067/This%20Month%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ0yIaS5HSEfXjtP7HTxZcCz3UvSR7Cv6n4saqLIuKqNLSguV9jueiDVSGnTqBkTUCqez292vZlMh2qB03THJM6qpT4HEVnJ-89cbZ6YXIGSgIPuU6b-7jqTdk9ZiaICWJ_FOCSZ5zvlQ6Y5eyk_ZaEWEWio9tov5rdSzx6vSWA5c7QTElhE8F3Alcw/s16000/This%20Month%20(5).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">This Month in the Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Welcome to This Month in the Garden! This month we feature Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple, scientifically known as Acer palmatum ‘Rhode Island Red'. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9, this eye-catching ornamental tree adds a touch of elegance to gardens and landscapes of all types. This unique cultivar is cherished for its dwarf form and striking features </span></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">throughout the seasons, </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: trebuchet;">making it a favorite among garden enthusiasts.</span></div></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcbzqbFwk3C80Ys6xrXPaeopMBjOgMCjLqZ6I1CE7mrM0Gtz1MLKXvGOzoP-EB3HPcqLbH_5-qCg8y8HJX9vj_HYkGX217BYg0Q8N58quYqo27iv1TPhIXRsszVDMnFJ4w6Ud51WRxVh7LkOQWRozZdyJL150M5Ki25iEzPtEO9B51h8FLmsF-RjWaQ/s800/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcbzqbFwk3C80Ys6xrXPaeopMBjOgMCjLqZ6I1CE7mrM0Gtz1MLKXvGOzoP-EB3HPcqLbH_5-qCg8y8HJX9vj_HYkGX217BYg0Q8N58quYqo27iv1TPhIXRsszVDMnFJ4w6Ud51WRxVh7LkOQWRozZdyJL150M5Ki25iEzPtEO9B51h8FLmsF-RjWaQ/s16000/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Rhode Island Red Dwarf Japanese Maple</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Appearance:</u></div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple is renowned for its vivid, red tones as new foliage appears in springtime on a dense multi-branched tree with a rounded crown. As the foliage matures, it progresses to a deeper burgundy-red, before transforming into a brilliant array of red and orange hues in fall. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">One of the most enchanting aspects of this Japanese Maple is its ability to undergo eye-catching transformations with each passing season. Even in wintertime, the structure of the tree, with its dark red stems, creates an appealing silhouette against the winter sky.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><u>Size and Shape:</u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">This cultivar typically grows into a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a mature height of approximately 6 feet tall by wide. Its compact and rounded form makes it an excellent choice for both large and small gardens. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><u>Growing Requirements:</u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple should be planted in a location with full sun to partial shade and a rich, well-drained soil. A location which protects it from late afternoon scorching sun is ideal. Like other members of the Acer palmatum family, Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">prefers consistent moisture but should not be waterlogged. It </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">benefits from a layer of mulch to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><u>Landscape Uses:</u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple is a versatile addition to various landscaping settings. Whether planted as a standalone specimen or incorporated into a mixed border, this tree provides year-round interest to the garden. It is also well-suited for container gardening, allowing individuals with limited space to enjoy its beauty on patios or balconies. Reminder: When planting in containers, choose plants which can withstand temperatures two zones colder than your location.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><u>Maintenance:</u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Low-maintenance by nature, the Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple benefits from periodic pruning to maintain its shape and remove any dead or damaged branches. Pruning is best performed once the leaves mature in summer to minimize sap loss. Mulching around the base helps conserve moisture and insulate the roots, especially during extreme temperatures.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="outline: none;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh4XyrIxURPJABrurxx0T_STy6hndKBQlx2CE7KaAGMYq8n2t3-XjIVTkmJk7hyCxlm5aHDVoqpLW_o9TfRqlRBPUrA9hjNzbP4HyJChN1RZ78cWPlLSg7q1sKc1Xm8YOK02LlsvMyudF9XvyDjiYGhSZCyhaISKjl8x_wNX56bO4DbsPL9matQKeWA/s800/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh4XyrIxURPJABrurxx0T_STy6hndKBQlx2CE7KaAGMYq8n2t3-XjIVTkmJk7hyCxlm5aHDVoqpLW_o9TfRqlRBPUrA9hjNzbP4HyJChN1RZ78cWPlLSg7q1sKc1Xm8YOK02LlsvMyudF9XvyDjiYGhSZCyhaISKjl8x_wNX56bO4DbsPL9matQKeWA/s16000/thumbnail%20(3).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Rhode Island Red Dwarf Japanese Maple</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In conclusion, the Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple stands as a testament to the beauty and diversity found in ornamental trees. Its stunning foliage, manageable size, and adaptability make it a cherished addition to the landscape. Whether you are a seasoned or novice gardener, this cultivar can be looked upon as a living work of art in your outdoor space.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed <i>This Month in the Garden</i> for the month of November. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Also, Check out my Books!:</span></u></b></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com4Long Island, New York, USA40.789142 -73.1349609999999912.478908163821153 -108.29121099999999 69.099375836178837 -37.97871099999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-57418871677857811912023-10-15T00:00:00.061-04:002023-10-15T10:34:34.294-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up October: Autumnal Blooms & Views<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RnZ9ZOvoVk1GAcTU_NlLvHYjC_zYVFbUk4bYNjAw84NV00vGtj4Nm4KUZmvybGPmp_zz9JaPwiddqIW8ljYQOGc2A-rlP6rV9zBK8opv3B6dQJC5QkgJnRcQKPRT9FHsqLKAnxWa-bgskCuLXZHp2jasNgPVUSiyNUmACm_dnZxqcK9BXhJurBpOtA/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RnZ9ZOvoVk1GAcTU_NlLvHYjC_zYVFbUk4bYNjAw84NV00vGtj4Nm4KUZmvybGPmp_zz9JaPwiddqIW8ljYQOGc2A-rlP6rV9zBK8opv3B6dQJC5QkgJnRcQKPRT9FHsqLKAnxWa-bgskCuLXZHp2jasNgPVUSiyNUmACm_dnZxqcK9BXhJurBpOtA/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to Garden Blogger's Bloom Day (and Foliage Follow-Up) for October! Autumn like temperatures have arrived suddenly as daytime temperatures turned from 80 degrees one day for the last hooray, now moderating into the steady 60's The skies are mostly clear with a slight chill in the air, which makes one feel alive, and the surrounding landscape is transitioning into what soon will be an array of changing colors. Join me in my Long Island garden for some autumnal blooms and views!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2fxydE49jYEm3pZ7uorp7pk4PUnk3wCYGHpBbZ_phIteDA-j-2ZfPKJCVRKBfdnI_Ahgi2fO3St-fAnRkAobpdX6ZhbTCrKT8P_n01koBW1CWZzWCUNjdIhY7tiG3EkSnnDvw_p8JAZSnTePq07M-gzoQWVso0uMdta00bROElJVGhuVEpblzHfzSQ/s800/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2fxydE49jYEm3pZ7uorp7pk4PUnk3wCYGHpBbZ_phIteDA-j-2ZfPKJCVRKBfdnI_Ahgi2fO3St-fAnRkAobpdX6ZhbTCrKT8P_n01koBW1CWZzWCUNjdIhY7tiG3EkSnnDvw_p8JAZSnTePq07M-gzoQWVso0uMdta00bROElJVGhuVEpblzHfzSQ/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The first view is of a planter that I had to own once I had passed it at the local farm stand. It just called to me...if you know what I mean! The combination of ornamental grasses and Rudbeckia should hopefully last for some time!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM2ufioW3MeLV5ZydM-rGpLsI7MKwAxkwaXxNN3NwiiQlbtPI7Zyx9LfsR5Xd4uv68BO4_LCTWJDzzbsCyDPQ8bN9qJiA2yhDN79VlN8ogyxbxZsPWSgwz6wW5g7IgC5sx9nDCPX86EimiZlvFwvi9ju4ZKlxDoqcQ_U6XJQ56p6oK2rEv8-_1jzEyw/s600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM2ufioW3MeLV5ZydM-rGpLsI7MKwAxkwaXxNN3NwiiQlbtPI7Zyx9LfsR5Xd4uv68BO4_LCTWJDzzbsCyDPQ8bN9qJiA2yhDN79VlN8ogyxbxZsPWSgwz6wW5g7IgC5sx9nDCPX86EimiZlvFwvi9ju4ZKlxDoqcQ_U6XJQ56p6oK2rEv8-_1jzEyw/s16000/3.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Montauk Daisy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the back walkway are Montauk Daisies, which bloom every October. I had always admired them from across the street and decided to add some to my own garden a number of years back. It was one of my neighbor's favorite plants and they remind me of him whenever I look at them. He was like a family member to me as I had known him my entire life.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE7P2EDHeRocmkA37L2Bn4cFsu8kCzvimo1nnh0fvhICFKmzbWaWdUcdFMmuRkezrCcqGotLYcW3R0ZFTCLb-vRXG9kMMCEAANTbmQfhK4I2VvE3yeyjzrODtGCDA5gO79DDaj0-wrASdgKep9hqgV-exEFad8N2lvyRNYUIG3Nw0BcmYQYVji1X6WA/s800/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE7P2EDHeRocmkA37L2Bn4cFsu8kCzvimo1nnh0fvhICFKmzbWaWdUcdFMmuRkezrCcqGotLYcW3R0ZFTCLb-vRXG9kMMCEAANTbmQfhK4I2VvE3yeyjzrODtGCDA5gO79DDaj0-wrASdgKep9hqgV-exEFad8N2lvyRNYUIG3Nw0BcmYQYVji1X6WA/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' joined the garden three years ago and has been a wonderful addition for summer and fall interest. Its' greenish-white blooms turn to a deep pink as the temperatures cool.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mUai4yFmzN39BgdgdGdVpro6T_F6Zc7eDQMNhoIrwCHfnhkbxXBpZwKCYoL6KdlhfZft5N2bMH9oODmi2gmcbjNR_a9fg44Rz_pq6fq6KYI7JYxuXE-NLLDk024X-OAhbQzdiYszR3ouDesUv5c01y3-uZicshWT2MZtb1RyADTdp0MP6KNATqvQTg/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mUai4yFmzN39BgdgdGdVpro6T_F6Zc7eDQMNhoIrwCHfnhkbxXBpZwKCYoL6KdlhfZft5N2bMH9oODmi2gmcbjNR_a9fg44Rz_pq6fq6KYI7JYxuXE-NLLDk024X-OAhbQzdiYszR3ouDesUv5c01y3-uZicshWT2MZtb1RyADTdp0MP6KNATqvQTg/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Kousa Japanese Dogwood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the northern side of the property is the bright red fruit of Japanese Kousa Dogwood which highlights the tree in autumn. Although the fruit has a bitter taste, the birds love to eat it and it can be sweetened into a tasty jelly.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hRdhFPyukQDhxPvjnR8mw0vZ4-_ajVemAgXAFGSwBWx4omdC2PoncvFdYssDlashaMMzg1miL3Du8ajUohijBFiw8efPb6SnPd69VPTV56s4qOZ-drqOCB3U3O50ddn7epxOdeTycF7qQBXrGB8gb5OeF-l40TQUomhFM401SRa6L_gfHOvf5BJiAw/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hRdhFPyukQDhxPvjnR8mw0vZ4-_ajVemAgXAFGSwBWx4omdC2PoncvFdYssDlashaMMzg1miL3Du8ajUohijBFiw8efPb6SnPd69VPTV56s4qOZ-drqOCB3U3O50ddn7epxOdeTycF7qQBXrGB8gb5OeF-l40TQUomhFM401SRa6L_gfHOvf5BJiAw/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Kousa Dogwood Fruit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the interesting pattern on the fruit close up!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX4za-vbxROUvA-rjTCDQ5Vqtjvb5CVNBcbCVDwg6EGQ8hbTAyU62AK6PdC3_r-7-AsghCCQmtZgJ3-EGEy9m5RBrNXKY92cpm7XddjBmabZQN6PUoOwCCHZk8JUI7bQpei91c1FnlJgHyN7QVKwO7CJcHHq9RSGz1nmlbsCQOY-ZvMMOeZBn8AVEBA/s600/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX4za-vbxROUvA-rjTCDQ5Vqtjvb5CVNBcbCVDwg6EGQ8hbTAyU62AK6PdC3_r-7-AsghCCQmtZgJ3-EGEy9m5RBrNXKY92cpm7XddjBmabZQN6PUoOwCCHZk8JUI7bQpei91c1FnlJgHyN7QVKwO7CJcHHq9RSGz1nmlbsCQOY-ZvMMOeZBn8AVEBA/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Millenium' Seed Head</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">New to the garden this year is Allium 'Millenium'. Besides its purple blooms in later summer, I am loving its flowers dried!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX94LX8N7dG23Kywr_hf0pOfbB-GtgaU24qUG0-HON679J7lHr0P1skyKILnQD7IOtvFWlb1brEzCOkH1KLTnarlHqQLuzRg38-e9l0iUeTwtQYZl56BgtTu7SHWkuoZ4qwq2Q5jA-31k6AQ_v6AadOy-WiSlrpbp9VVJjB5ZNS1UqEIkqogIKOQMQg/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX94LX8N7dG23Kywr_hf0pOfbB-GtgaU24qUG0-HON679J7lHr0P1skyKILnQD7IOtvFWlb1brEzCOkH1KLTnarlHqQLuzRg38-e9l0iUeTwtQYZl56BgtTu7SHWkuoZ4qwq2Q5jA-31k6AQ_v6AadOy-WiSlrpbp9VVJjB5ZNS1UqEIkqogIKOQMQg/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dried Peony Seed Head</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the perennial border, this seed head of Peony 'Bartzella' just exploded wide open, making for an excellent autumn display! I love to admire nature's artwork, especially during this time of year.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQynzFv0A2FgNQWdFBNxrd5Y_r67QTkEdDzFigBWEqWKMtkZMIhGfs6S6Me2sKTPwGekF8jjKnA1WtuS1fH44TdOKv1-OGeIXYbsiRBJpa_TxQ_w-B5IiSsn_RpASJuk3DvlzOiJU32eEfteXl_24UD1EVF3MqFjtf2xXGTgWcDbsqs3dwptKOHj86JA/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQynzFv0A2FgNQWdFBNxrd5Y_r67QTkEdDzFigBWEqWKMtkZMIhGfs6S6Me2sKTPwGekF8jjKnA1WtuS1fH44TdOKv1-OGeIXYbsiRBJpa_TxQ_w-B5IiSsn_RpASJuk3DvlzOiJU32eEfteXl_24UD1EVF3MqFjtf2xXGTgWcDbsqs3dwptKOHj86JA/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Perennial Border Autumn-Lamb's Ear and Astilbe</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the perennial border is the soft fuzzy white foliage of Lamb's Ear with the dried flower stalks of Astilbe Pumila</span>...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sF_MP-PNajIF3deiZC6FdprghJK1SxcNKrEgP5PwkGev_gjtgLO84hyDyjiNTp2VjCsFN9lr9K-Fg_UP73jgmUZ2omis2wCGtxA4tMKWtucgR5udmDGcwFHgo4vAZKKfTPLtGChkGqjkiUSCqzCeWGkWb7tXXDa1T9aiX6b-ae6rBG8b3VKpTyCkkQ/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sF_MP-PNajIF3deiZC6FdprghJK1SxcNKrEgP5PwkGev_gjtgLO84hyDyjiNTp2VjCsFN9lr9K-Fg_UP73jgmUZ2omis2wCGtxA4tMKWtucgR5udmDGcwFHgo4vAZKKfTPLtGChkGqjkiUSCqzCeWGkWb7tXXDa1T9aiX6b-ae6rBG8b3VKpTyCkkQ/s16000/10.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">while along the pool border, Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' is displaying its plumes against the greenery of Weeping White Pine</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YbX2jYOzVfIfT9KtBByErl3ysXAizDTlR04xIhOYVAgAyu_hINz6Q6_1NojsXveuNkCC02sOB_oNLvL_LjZ1RacRUrWFLVl6qqMknTZypB7LKPTnNv84UWTEPEZQ2p6n2xFq249RkzggGm8zyYZDompWAZ1vUjldKwnL7F_EsT_C9A4mEQ551myEMg/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YbX2jYOzVfIfT9KtBByErl3ysXAizDTlR04xIhOYVAgAyu_hINz6Q6_1NojsXveuNkCC02sOB_oNLvL_LjZ1RacRUrWFLVl6qqMknTZypB7LKPTnNv84UWTEPEZQ2p6n2xFq249RkzggGm8zyYZDompWAZ1vUjldKwnL7F_EsT_C9A4mEQ551myEMg/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum 'Brilliant' Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are the dried flower heads of Sedum 'Brilliant' once the pink blooms fade following a late summer bloom.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5dfM9XC-Ws1wj-F-uk3SHP5fsyRebAVOwfBbGIaYu5kQGt5DsIj8pJSPVBeOb6TtkuSH5tnjqgaWrzZYV-p89-QSC8tFfbAYmT2QcqMj1DH8npOcMBdO3GnJBC6E7LKPPGqhNPExCyhHqDmZaUpSa6Ynze4XBJAU3AvDpnJIuWnQNOfQK8FRhQ8W5A/s800/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5dfM9XC-Ws1wj-F-uk3SHP5fsyRebAVOwfBbGIaYu5kQGt5DsIj8pJSPVBeOb6TtkuSH5tnjqgaWrzZYV-p89-QSC8tFfbAYmT2QcqMj1DH8npOcMBdO3GnJBC6E7LKPPGqhNPExCyhHqDmZaUpSa6Ynze4XBJAU3AvDpnJIuWnQNOfQK8FRhQ8W5A/s16000/12.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I am happy to share the latest new addition to the patio border! It was time for the Weeping Pussy Willow to go after many years of enjoyment, but trees do have their life span. It gave me the opportunity to revamp the space, which we all know is one of my favorite things to do. After much thought, I decided on a Rhode Island Red Dwarf Japanese Maple, which I had my sights on after including one in a design at one of my client's properties. This specimen tree has slightly larger burgundy leaves and maintains a more rounded compact shape, reaching a mature height and width of just 6 feet tall by wide over many years, making it very low maintenance.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4W3Xo9NIkIE50DAMPobdfZj37caPuW0K4uEtGj5UmafM84L1gsW_DdGpqk9pFgbwJQLG1SX7FhznafWkukpehQDXZLkdDPq7yK-2OpsG_4m0dPIFPhUrPS3j5RSfYRjl1xAAIxtJDvu4x8BSfKLLJx0xmASZ9wTnfBtTlpswNqwAIap1MvFRbPckEw/s800/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4W3Xo9NIkIE50DAMPobdfZj37caPuW0K4uEtGj5UmafM84L1gsW_DdGpqk9pFgbwJQLG1SX7FhznafWkukpehQDXZLkdDPq7yK-2OpsG_4m0dPIFPhUrPS3j5RSfYRjl1xAAIxtJDvu4x8BSfKLLJx0xmASZ9wTnfBtTlpswNqwAIap1MvFRbPckEw/s16000/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">New Addition-Rhode Island Red Japanese Maple</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I am in the process of including additional dwarf evergreens, transitioning this space into a dwarf conifer-specimen garden.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0b4Y7XKBW3AQzrfMy6GrEHSGh_h_Q5vPtQrqXEAHiwWKtwBN2_oxx2jbOHLQ1LunbEGb3fh0ZIEf9wkL4j2juV5KivXv7E83Yp6K6siygB1yTBpi1IR74BcyRaMszaWXJ6o0EwgBG1mC5Dg-MaDiDWJzeDqTESjw0Fe_Sa2qANKdrkWBfHod28X_jg/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0b4Y7XKBW3AQzrfMy6GrEHSGh_h_Q5vPtQrqXEAHiwWKtwBN2_oxx2jbOHLQ1LunbEGb3fh0ZIEf9wkL4j2juV5KivXv7E83Yp6K6siygB1yTBpi1IR74BcyRaMszaWXJ6o0EwgBG1mC5Dg-MaDiDWJzeDqTESjw0Fe_Sa2qANKdrkWBfHod28X_jg/s16000/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Double Red Knock Out Rose</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Now onto some blooms. Double Red Knock Out Rose is a stable in the perimeter garden as it continues to bloom throughout summer into the first frost of autumn... </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOIalKB495HaGlonNoSKyr6pFzbS7H8x2yY_eoxuyPSIEqBgbZ8nhcCXPU3nQpFtYFJLzfiDzFIxPTQ6clJYlIh69tlZmYnDKQDpdzwxixAKO7YGX3LtFezstgxVBAl2SvGHmq0OmQpqAEj83l-DFnnRtiYob6ewKaL8_oK6A5TedQAHYAZxdMPSAqA/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOIalKB495HaGlonNoSKyr6pFzbS7H8x2yY_eoxuyPSIEqBgbZ8nhcCXPU3nQpFtYFJLzfiDzFIxPTQ6clJYlIh69tlZmYnDKQDpdzwxixAKO7YGX3LtFezstgxVBAl2SvGHmq0OmQpqAEj83l-DFnnRtiYob6ewKaL8_oK6A5TedQAHYAZxdMPSAqA/s16000/17.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Rudbeckia 'Little Goldstar'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">and Rudbeckia 'Little Goldstar' still hangs on as it refuses to stop blooming, for now anyway!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZPPtDIz7vv_OFaK8cHcY85rgonNrNmY9GwUyYIbW0DpI1LFozc5MpbQhapY7aHi2_520d2Ewhdl6MhFx7SNPmi7Nwg2lmOezbziWbqxK43OZSNabBZxfcCeYIKGd239AddQQUIrqS5Io8cL_dZrmiJbtrQFT6mrCtfG2uKNJdufmloQrd2OF5roDSw/s600/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZPPtDIz7vv_OFaK8cHcY85rgonNrNmY9GwUyYIbW0DpI1LFozc5MpbQhapY7aHi2_520d2Ewhdl6MhFx7SNPmi7Nwg2lmOezbziWbqxK43OZSNabBZxfcCeYIKGd239AddQQUIrqS5Io8cL_dZrmiJbtrQFT6mrCtfG2uKNJdufmloQrd2OF5roDSw/s16000/thumbnail.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Dwarf Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue' never ceases to amaze me as it too does not want to give up blooming. Just when I think it is done for the season, it sports another pop of color to admire!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53-bzmC-XT145WdiELgnezOru_Y_y_DBCM5BXy3i-hsFFDwEAM34S-MZrzrHEbw0VPW6Y24PIVCBKDg3kov6Ugt3LA2ZEWrahj6dXW_oHCsz4J6fg370Szx_oTtFEIwthuUWIdKLpYISH6GIGj0GUvpcwT_tBVB_Zxo30tBP8EGy0kC6DF29WgxCOwQ/s600/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53-bzmC-XT145WdiELgnezOru_Y_y_DBCM5BXy3i-hsFFDwEAM34S-MZrzrHEbw0VPW6Y24PIVCBKDg3kov6Ugt3LA2ZEWrahj6dXW_oHCsz4J6fg370Szx_oTtFEIwthuUWIdKLpYISH6GIGj0GUvpcwT_tBVB_Zxo30tBP8EGy0kC6DF29WgxCOwQ/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">'Stella D Oro' Daylily</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">'Stella D Oro' Daylily is another candidate that never disappoints. I deadhead and rejuvenate it in late summer and it comes back strong into fall while producing more blooms...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX9NaRgSZpDpYu_83PrPJO8T3prrIwq__SDrDP6Bem4CRjNFSygkSJkZzofjH4Hu2qOG_XhmqIR25sXkDyH5t9e6XQ4-sUwiD6z-JNIUA0JtHrChuhcu3zGX3oj3m9Jgq-6F-ZtFeEGvY6fIc7bDlK9ysZdZjht7wmLKd8JUJQCvMMgMMIfibcZWOMg/s600/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisX9NaRgSZpDpYu_83PrPJO8T3prrIwq__SDrDP6Bem4CRjNFSygkSJkZzofjH4Hu2qOG_XhmqIR25sXkDyH5t9e6XQ4-sUwiD6z-JNIUA0JtHrChuhcu3zGX3oj3m9Jgq-6F-ZtFeEGvY6fIc7bDlK9ysZdZjht7wmLKd8JUJQCvMMgMMIfibcZWOMg/s16000/23.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and along the back walkway, Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' has been blooming since last month with its delicate trumpet-like flowers. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepSDF3YLQBQPr4PldalsrGgXNT6G-WCiKykgjJhrX9ZJaMEagy2Kk8a5nMdQXqfUFi1fPkxsWyaDjuu0mYvMTd8OXdFUIH0eMbmp64fyCryDL6VD0uZ2r9HlvMLExv2ZALPOos2J_WJLQdrewGQelpKTced675Agr7219RXkpto4Rfc4ni6XNqrU_mg/s800/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepSDF3YLQBQPr4PldalsrGgXNT6G-WCiKykgjJhrX9ZJaMEagy2Kk8a5nMdQXqfUFi1fPkxsWyaDjuu0mYvMTd8OXdFUIH0eMbmp64fyCryDL6VD0uZ2r9HlvMLExv2ZALPOos2J_WJLQdrewGQelpKTced675Agr7219RXkpto4Rfc4ni6XNqrU_mg/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping White Pine Seed Cone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Other fall interest in the garden are the seed cones of various evergreens. The Weeping White Pine is producing an abundance of them this year. I am wondering if this is the tree's way of preparing for a rough winter.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LyxK-10Qk27R6hAwUr-fnXfjyZZxXXclDM3cfMur_cJYT3B7uYf22FR4pi87o-TBksyrtLX2b_fOn_i-CASO-2jUfTqZdL8lpzFF9BmMeO3Y9NR8Ud_9HUqlm3vNthdMywmZ0YdT3zYLzh1Ng8wrZGqpIRTLjqQzxqp7e10MEkycMyk8SGsjBnUYvg/s600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LyxK-10Qk27R6hAwUr-fnXfjyZZxXXclDM3cfMur_cJYT3B7uYf22FR4pi87o-TBksyrtLX2b_fOn_i-CASO-2jUfTqZdL8lpzFF9BmMeO3Y9NR8Ud_9HUqlm3vNthdMywmZ0YdT3zYLzh1Ng8wrZGqpIRTLjqQzxqp7e10MEkycMyk8SGsjBnUYvg/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Mugo Pine Seed Cone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">The pine cones on Mugo Pine are interesting as well and there seems to be quite a few of them.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOsODVxSLROkj_Mq69yEO-rEKPfAoqEPOeTY5Y4rOdMctw22iwKWxA0iKUj59tbLj-jEjekDnhZOZMegnRJvWgOohmQXxQFdrkwGpOAPWoulrCMsxrVUbw1vZLNGBsTyTs2MyC5RLQAOLpmfl_J0p60n6zPQJi7WHYtoDXoVh8I3pBhb7taI_QHzCgw/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOsODVxSLROkj_Mq69yEO-rEKPfAoqEPOeTY5Y4rOdMctw22iwKWxA0iKUj59tbLj-jEjekDnhZOZMegnRJvWgOohmQXxQFdrkwGpOAPWoulrCMsxrVUbw1vZLNGBsTyTs2MyC5RLQAOLpmfl_J0p60n6zPQJi7WHYtoDXoVh8I3pBhb7taI_QHzCgw/s16000/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spirea 'Limemound' and Weeping Norway Spruce</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Some foliage combinations for fall include the yellow-green foliage of Spirea 'Limemound' against the deeper green foliage of Weeping Norway Spruce... </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQav9n7aZZgXH1UA3cjjywrGk4x_hTcYLP6oh0KX9uHjttR6yEUXChyphenhyphenTC8ZZhNAeAUOcQ5AvLTiPKB_KBtQxUqKvXWVyMK4B4MfrUL4JyMopX4S4-lOh1z8TCdKaceV3UFGS6EX_tpKkLrx-xpCFym-cuhVlWJBLWR2I5royBHuD0m9ekT9lar2mzXQ/s706/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQav9n7aZZgXH1UA3cjjywrGk4x_hTcYLP6oh0KX9uHjttR6yEUXChyphenhyphenTC8ZZhNAeAUOcQ5AvLTiPKB_KBtQxUqKvXWVyMK4B4MfrUL4JyMopX4S4-lOh1z8TCdKaceV3UFGS6EX_tpKkLrx-xpCFym-cuhVlWJBLWR2I5royBHuD0m9ekT9lar2mzXQ/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Walkway with Weeping Eastern Redbud</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and the large heart-shaped leaves of Weeping Eastern Redbud 'Lavender twist' against the foliage of Weeping White Pine, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar and Coral Bark Maple (far left), which should soon be putting on a colorful show!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGqZ5zGLgEEHRbIxxYYWJE9_5jKQbQJdJUbmUQel6_tFg_xA5OXGUEjqxMw1xbOc3ZKwMFw6OcCxekAHDfP5zxQkQobKONXnXys9zGbFvsg3eXX6DLl2nq-zx1MvwucdMQ7CPOy1ZtOJ2oXGXaX7vwxwDoUuJqis19AEQ_xw7raLGeSY1Mv0gYQgifg/s600/24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGqZ5zGLgEEHRbIxxYYWJE9_5jKQbQJdJUbmUQel6_tFg_xA5OXGUEjqxMw1xbOc3ZKwMFw6OcCxekAHDfP5zxQkQobKONXnXys9zGbFvsg3eXX6DLl2nq-zx1MvwucdMQ7CPOy1ZtOJ2oXGXaX7vwxwDoUuJqis19AEQ_xw7raLGeSY1Mv0gYQgifg/s16000/24.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanks for Stopping By!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my October garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have blooming in your neck of the woods! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/category/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</span>.</a> Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a>, <a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a> at Floral Passions, <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a>, Mosaic Monday at <a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a>, Nature Notes at <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Rambling Woods</a>, <a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a>weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with <a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Everyday Living.</a> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at <a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">My Corner of the World </a>on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at <a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a>. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com15Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-1034930267571847142023-10-01T00:00:00.614-04:002023-10-01T19:10:36.385-04:00This Month in the Garden: Autumn Interest<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiMx8UW1O1iJ2A_qCwt2PnaugrQ1Hlmi4Muiy3ngq7xgtLVwUn4AlwH1NcHnKpcepLHWnX_-KrkeId2G7Qyq4f9dpiwwQTktuaVyG9FdWFPMfzuSGiumlFfXPz-0Pkayo0iygtB6cGiG493Jczp1_JyIAln_2MwuzwQMFZBBQXHdyu_HjMICyDB5VmA/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiMx8UW1O1iJ2A_qCwt2PnaugrQ1Hlmi4Muiy3ngq7xgtLVwUn4AlwH1NcHnKpcepLHWnX_-KrkeId2G7Qyq4f9dpiwwQTktuaVyG9FdWFPMfzuSGiumlFfXPz-0Pkayo0iygtB6cGiG493Jczp1_JyIAln_2MwuzwQMFZBBQXHdyu_HjMICyDB5VmA/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Welcome to This Month in the Garden! Autumn has arrived and the landscape is transiting into an array of color with each passing day. Starting with subtle hints, the garden becomes more of a work of art with color everywhere </span>as the days grow shorter. In the words of Albert Camus, <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." I couldn't agree more as the garden always keeps me anticipating the next wonder. Here are a few selections to incorporate into the landscape for interest during the fall season.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WPtRlhDquLLSjZz0t_lIKp3LPKm1U3gPMa03K7DUhsOLiTzS04PC9bGyfBxkS8HNH3mHz_lBRluIIlUn-1RDbh22EG39doTrr6MNmGL8dyBD-sd90-Nh-tkPuXUvEY790QF8mPfsOX9oPseKqO6mA5InDcYstJ-6sIZTlVPst4Jw67u_lcNx1b_YqA/s16000/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Coral Bark Maple 'Sangu Kaku' Autumn Color</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first, Coral Bark Maple, provides striking color in autumn, which is difficult to beat. As the temperatures cool, light green foliage turns to yellow then orange before the leaves drop. Afterwards, the newer growth of branches glows a bright coral-red in winter. Coral Bark Maple grows to a height and width of 20 feet tall by 15 feet wide and prefers full sun to partial shade</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">.</span></div></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0mYmAk8OzXDzUmGVozJnoqQqnUh-dZ63qBjApe7TLipruKmfhi4eKl8T7agBwAAO0SN01WaVxxmuJ01QqBw6-cx2N8DUCAqiuHRXhoJzluFQ41xThV3yzTBC9mOxt-k8uTBuVhNS7jewe6m2QXvi-NA-j4JrabNr_PnEQhLrixdbiIzM0gGymV92Vg/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0mYmAk8OzXDzUmGVozJnoqQqnUh-dZ63qBjApe7TLipruKmfhi4eKl8T7agBwAAO0SN01WaVxxmuJ01QqBw6-cx2N8DUCAqiuHRXhoJzluFQ41xThV3yzTBC9mOxt-k8uTBuVhNS7jewe6m2QXvi-NA-j4JrabNr_PnEQhLrixdbiIzM0gGymV92Vg/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Next is <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Miscanthus</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span>'Yaku Jima', a dwarf variety of Maiden Grass that maintains a more compact, upright habit, which is perfect for smaller spaces. Displaying attractive fall plumes, this variety grows to a height and width of 3-4 foot tall by wide and is hardy in USDA zones 5-9. A similar variety is <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Miscanthus</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span>'Adagio'. <u>Note</u>: The clumping nature and more compact size of these varieties make them less likely to be invasive. It is best to leave grasses in winter to protect the roots from cold and to cut back in early spring just before new growth appears.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCTPr5fhLhmBXkOXpEmneJpk8_PRclBu-JxP1cTEyhLBO0ayWqUm-drxxfx5D5XD_f1G4bk3LRL9eC38AUPWr51WCF-nFT9-4esjMBNF1QpwRLY4oxWTgHoGr5uDuwmuu7letz3xYiQYNF2OdAnUCHKtSITAJPHpSqxZZcdHTyTTJmoMiGlc3ZswEQ/s600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCTPr5fhLhmBXkOXpEmneJpk8_PRclBu-JxP1cTEyhLBO0ayWqUm-drxxfx5D5XD_f1G4bk3LRL9eC38AUPWr51WCF-nFT9-4esjMBNF1QpwRLY4oxWTgHoGr5uDuwmuu7letz3xYiQYNF2OdAnUCHKtSITAJPHpSqxZZcdHTyTTJmoMiGlc3ZswEQ/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Montauk Daisy October<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Next, and hardy in USDA zones 5-9, the white blooms and yellow centers of Montauk Daisy welcome fall. Montauk Daisy grows to a mature height and width of 2-3 feet and prefers full sun and a well-drained soil. <u>Maintenance Tip</u>: To promote fullness and to keep the plant more compact, it is recommended to </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">prune back foliage tips in June.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD_W_Z0kqiTRKrwRdhprecxihEB99uIsddooz5gCFanLPyfKY5DiXgd5Wq3jO33qUJiWM-uWf9V_FaqKcSLXphb2skmRAuSXlUKAu1USaU2uzRB0Tg_xpibICxMhdkPYsWjeyuURgWw8NwQMCqqwhxL3wU9RQcpMYqapgizjj-A9BuFIVPU48Gv1ogQ/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD_W_Z0kqiTRKrwRdhprecxihEB99uIsddooz5gCFanLPyfKY5DiXgd5Wq3jO33qUJiWM-uWf9V_FaqKcSLXphb2skmRAuSXlUKAu1USaU2uzRB0Tg_xpibICxMhdkPYsWjeyuURgWw8NwQMCqqwhxL3wU9RQcpMYqapgizjj-A9BuFIVPU48Gv1ogQ/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Callicarpa (American Beautyberry) Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Known for its beautiful purple berries that cover the plant in fall, Callicarpa, also known as Beauty Bush or American Beautyberry, provides a food source for birds and deer. American Beautyberry is hardy in USDA zones 7-11 and grows 3-5 feet tall by wide. Grow in full sun to partial shade.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvXTdwbk3uzm5r6JOQd1ynvT312A1eTkhaiFTaf9t0d_AFfM8DgDuoshHfVgHouv5KREozIj_uG3tUbsB-n1Wpik3Gp7B9Ul9s3i3PscMpaDqrSpsiLcjbhJuPrhfAeKd2Qx28wQliZRMQ4a3Ddi7UwMzCeIxVc3LRF76T7PxaTVAg490ELKViagz-w/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvXTdwbk3uzm5r6JOQd1ynvT312A1eTkhaiFTaf9t0d_AFfM8DgDuoshHfVgHouv5KREozIj_uG3tUbsB-n1Wpik3Gp7B9Ul9s3i3PscMpaDqrSpsiLcjbhJuPrhfAeKd2Qx28wQliZRMQ4a3Ddi7UwMzCeIxVc3LRF76T7PxaTVAg490ELKViagz-w/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nellie Stevens Holly Berries Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For attractive deep green glossy leaves and bright red berries in autumn, Nellie Stevens Holly (Ilex Nellie Stevens) is a large growing broad-leaved evergreen, which reaches 15-20 feet tall by 8-15 feet wide. <u>Note</u>: While the berries are attractive to the eye, they are edible for birds, but not humans or pets. Nellie Stevens Holly is hardy in USDA zones 6-9 and prefers a location with full sun to partial shade and a well-drained soil.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNKqgjpqnYjfDDBGPwUXqRERZC__cJygEsOOEAP604yw0kR_YAQr9as4Xo7Kjck9BrMfZg-mVWldTNYGMIHFwK-PW9-sterlzdFt9sfN9XI4FH1-TJGdr_l0EIqioe3rPBpNonnyRtve2kAwl1cOnyR-IsHwxwe3SH1IE9anZFyXwcD6qpbIykrj82g/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNKqgjpqnYjfDDBGPwUXqRERZC__cJygEsOOEAP604yw0kR_YAQr9as4Xo7Kjck9BrMfZg-mVWldTNYGMIHFwK-PW9-sterlzdFt9sfN9XI4FH1-TJGdr_l0EIqioe3rPBpNonnyRtve2kAwl1cOnyR-IsHwxwe3SH1IE9anZFyXwcD6qpbIykrj82g/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Japanese Kousa Dogwood Fruit Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Japanese Kousa Dogwood is a beautiful small specimen tree for smaller spaces, displaying lovely white blooms in springtime-early summer, followed by bright red edible fruit in the fall, which can be made into jelly. Hardy in USDA zones 5-8, Kousa Dogwood reaches a height and width of 15-25 feet and prefers a location with full sun to partial shade. <u>Maintenance Tip</u>: Prune after bloom to maintain a more compact shape.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjAyq5EbmNhwovb_nwQE9FLhQAz9pGTF1IS_b9riorgt2v0jcwPkHk4N-mSiUgU4SSKwKLfgDmbuqFmzTAOGJIbu8xFqT9v3rYvS0dnmbfqvbJVdeu2MHYs9T83Wc2UFDw5cGFtAkU2B9iNLkq-UCs3Pzi3VWLccgQ6XOVFOUnepHHAHeyLdu4kbCGg/s600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjAyq5EbmNhwovb_nwQE9FLhQAz9pGTF1IS_b9riorgt2v0jcwPkHk4N-mSiUgU4SSKwKLfgDmbuqFmzTAOGJIbu8xFqT9v3rYvS0dnmbfqvbJVdeu2MHYs9T83Wc2UFDw5cGFtAkU2B9iNLkq-UCs3Pzi3VWLccgQ6XOVFOUnepHHAHeyLdu4kbCGg/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Echinacea (Coneflower) Seed Heads</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A familiar sight in fall are the seed heads of perennials. Echinacea displays colorful blooms late summer into fall and provides an important food source for birds once it goes to seed. The seed heads also add interest to the fall landscape.</span></div></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQFr_1meD4M84WDgcbaBPyN9JD7i0iPNK7WAkDyjeHiwxQ7eSClCIxjwwfMuhBBsXa20fJBKlf63500WQqRRSHka9YT4wXsfif8V26heXvMu0t8OUOTMKA74vdozQbxPzjWqRvLtaV4wnFMeXG59Knj0TOrzcWxU-OSvt_KXQDlepVR7YeBjZrTVcQg/s600/34.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQFr_1meD4M84WDgcbaBPyN9JD7i0iPNK7WAkDyjeHiwxQ7eSClCIxjwwfMuhBBsXa20fJBKlf63500WQqRRSHka9YT4wXsfif8V26heXvMu0t8OUOTMKA74vdozQbxPzjWqRvLtaV4wnFMeXG59Knj0TOrzcWxU-OSvt_KXQDlepVR7YeBjZrTVcQg/s16000/34.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"> Sedum 'Brilliant'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">This more dwarf version of Sedum does not flop over like the taller varieties. The flowers also provide late season attraction for pollinators. Sedum is known to grow in zones 3-11 and prefers full sun, but will also grow in some shade. A nice combination for autumn is that of Dwarf Maiden Grass and Sedum 'Brilliant'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzrMbAjR5YOETd1RybnnsL9dMC09SqtoIlkuJWdi9M1symDJjQruPrdW_pgMZbTAYeBGx0_JVbZeEGfXqWAJr4P5XYWlRWLusBXp8TLnHJheJHk-YNqQcVG5gOJuUlxHsF-eVcIQW8uGIbTHuGYIa8pk4YkaRIdoLMYgvWIICQdt0MjqjQ3MPGh1FxQ/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzrMbAjR5YOETd1RybnnsL9dMC09SqtoIlkuJWdi9M1symDJjQruPrdW_pgMZbTAYeBGx0_JVbZeEGfXqWAJr4P5XYWlRWLusBXp8TLnHJheJHk-YNqQcVG5gOJuUlxHsF-eVcIQW8uGIbTHuGYIa8pk4YkaRIdoLMYgvWIICQdt0MjqjQ3MPGh1FxQ/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Variegated Liriope (Lilyturf)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Known for its brilliant purple blooms in fall is Liriope. Hardy in USDA zones 4-10. Liriope grows best in partial shade or full sun with afternoon shade and reaches a height and width of 10-18 inches. <u>Maintenance Tip</u>: For best results, allow the foliage to remain during winter and prune back in early spring.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kmGIvPWckUgAiuC7cZdrA2VsMeFo_omKiviAHR7kCQ9zABUC3-Vxy4JH0zVOoP3bzy73XFJSyJMicbY0H0UtCtsk_CEhRqq49BCbsxOJxmeqzECoLTn387i5TMoSrUp7jaDq17aysUyT92EfdAt7_SzVlC75RGqbP8uDYfUfT2tMc77_xBmvqa5sOA/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kmGIvPWckUgAiuC7cZdrA2VsMeFo_omKiviAHR7kCQ9zABUC3-Vxy4JH0zVOoP3bzy73XFJSyJMicbY0H0UtCtsk_CEhRqq49BCbsxOJxmeqzECoLTn387i5TMoSrUp7jaDq17aysUyT92EfdAt7_SzVlC75RGqbP8uDYfUfT2tMc77_xBmvqa5sOA/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Lamb's Ear (Stachys)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For all season interest, Lamb's Ear displays soft grayish-white foliage that serves nicely along a perennial border. Hardy in USDA zone 4-8, Stachys (Lamb's Ear) grows to 6-8 inches tall, prefers full sun and a well-drained soil. The foliage can last into winter as the plant can tolerate temperatures below freezing. Spikes of pink blooms rise above the foliage in mid-late summer.</span></div></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZAnwuCYMy4HNFn7N-MlDYfbuX7QnLjiMPlCQUOu8aZXxyyS2aGJKv7IDKIueziQDRNHbeeJxnPqXVBHuEt-H6MWNMfpEgBkg_MwKw_2QM2uDujOGTHFgyo2IYyzoNoC5Ko_FdNzG-vpgpH1RB_Fe8loi4KqjVjtqscQucHXEFIViclX_K9uSbbB46Q/s800/33.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZAnwuCYMy4HNFn7N-MlDYfbuX7QnLjiMPlCQUOu8aZXxyyS2aGJKv7IDKIueziQDRNHbeeJxnPqXVBHuEt-H6MWNMfpEgBkg_MwKw_2QM2uDujOGTHFgyo2IYyzoNoC5Ko_FdNzG-vpgpH1RB_Fe8loi4KqjVjtqscQucHXEFIViclX_K9uSbbB46Q/s16000/33.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hydrangea 'Tardivia'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">For blooms later in the season, Hydrangea 'Tardivia' (hardy in USDA zone 3-8) produces massive fragrant panicle blooms in late summer which last in to fall. This 8-10 foot tree-sized shrub <span style="color: #191919;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">prefers an area of full sun to partial shade, as in an eastern exposure. </span></span></div></span><span><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPpZorrnq3j5YJuc2LTj8qJrUoTunbmN0nlTIDzP7purmOAEMpv9YXFBe63pBR7Z7q9MtSo5EEugd2BSJrvgXqtC8z9pSQK2Wx83Z94rWWP7QVWHJiiuOsETgOfjSgt3n-q7ktqhe5O_qiVvSKLpKSsiB0e8EGCdlp13xL1foYMgJfA1zK9gI10DMUw/s600/32.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPpZorrnq3j5YJuc2LTj8qJrUoTunbmN0nlTIDzP7purmOAEMpv9YXFBe63pBR7Z7q9MtSo5EEugd2BSJrvgXqtC8z9pSQK2Wx83Z94rWWP7QVWHJiiuOsETgOfjSgt3n-q7ktqhe5O_qiVvSKLpKSsiB0e8EGCdlp13xL1foYMgJfA1zK9gI10DMUw/s16000/32.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime'</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Another variety of late blooming hydrangea is 'Limelight Prime'. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' produces stunning greenish-white blooms that turn to pure white and then to a pinkish hue as they age in fall. This variety stays smaller than 'Limelight', growing to a maximum of 4-6 feet high by wide and is hardy in USDA zone 3-8.</span></span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZMRX2B-KE4-7KEL9r-QV-HfGKV2NmSYinNhMsYQkHPGwSXWtSfLzN7qE4qN4zTR2609xiZAkQgt_xW6EEks_OFPEdk5G_PNze73Du_dIUgaPbYW9uutGuwpnaCj-nztoEPrZjSWn5B1kPGv0eC1u3bTTVCOCfg9W9J2U4p-FwiU36PAVfBkY6O8MYQ/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZMRX2B-KE4-7KEL9r-QV-HfGKV2NmSYinNhMsYQkHPGwSXWtSfLzN7qE4qN4zTR2609xiZAkQgt_xW6EEks_OFPEdk5G_PNze73Du_dIUgaPbYW9uutGuwpnaCj-nztoEPrZjSWn5B1kPGv0eC1u3bTTVCOCfg9W9J2U4p-FwiU36PAVfBkY6O8MYQ/s16000/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">St. John's Wort Berries <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Displaying interesting fruit after yellow blooms is St. John's Wort. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9, St. John's Wort grows 2-3 feet tall by wide, prefers full sun to partial shade and is known for its medicinal qualities. This plant provides several seasons of interest.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ceX-amuHcnm_p8SpWAOHnBRkQSdCgND1dpBMzuRKTL7NXAQzWo36tWQ4mw2JdqWqmVM9WrRAVbMzgB4bgAGbq9N8oD1BFxMZOV7LQYAui_Tdi1ZCtqiVb4Iu6Yuaf9b5_w_wXWJvNa5DWOx96RwTTaePapUi6sLN0oSYvPK0t6BABXFwv9goKAjRsw/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ceX-amuHcnm_p8SpWAOHnBRkQSdCgND1dpBMzuRKTL7NXAQzWo36tWQ4mw2JdqWqmVM9WrRAVbMzgB4bgAGbq9N8oD1BFxMZOV7LQYAui_Tdi1ZCtqiVb4Iu6Yuaf9b5_w_wXWJvNa5DWOx96RwTTaePapUi6sLN0oSYvPK0t6BABXFwv9goKAjRsw/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum Blooms in Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Just when you think its blooms are done for the season, 'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum will shoot out a last round of interest. Hardy in USDA zones 5-8, 'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum reaches 5-6 feet high by wide, and prefers full sun to partial shade. The blooms resemble snowflakes, hence the name.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-ifQZGBMw32-vwto_W_OAh0Hk8Uzy9vJL6RCjGYrp8kUg07jg-klz20q_u6y58S2Vc1taLahdCvEg3CjoBqZkJ6-7UEAHZAodUEZriRJawgN3aPyNKV2EWDAFgffr1rIvxjODhetgUJBj4HMRWwaVMB_1YarB-cD9xCaqqY0qtZq80P6Z3hQB5BqoA/s600/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-ifQZGBMw32-vwto_W_OAh0Hk8Uzy9vJL6RCjGYrp8kUg07jg-klz20q_u6y58S2Vc1taLahdCvEg3CjoBqZkJ6-7UEAHZAodUEZriRJawgN3aPyNKV2EWDAFgffr1rIvxjODhetgUJBj4HMRWwaVMB_1YarB-cD9xCaqqY0qtZq80P6Z3hQB5BqoA/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Monarch Butterfly Enjoying Fall Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn is also a time for <span style="background-color: white;">Chrysanthemum and Dwarf Butterfly Bush blooms...</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTIG4N0EtLyPtCn5dc4wqkgxVPCMZS9o0VcU8QGj7yZ-qn0EkwsJtvjGBJYwAbEiHqwZEo6DpYT_d1evEI9vJc1W7eUyVZEVSS84BjO2lA-aKITajbIyuF2zmE2DQfEs_zt0I9BT4jVKHxMsyzZasVIsICtM3ZvN1w8UqMq8rYV4vwCccBAsMWPZYXA/s600/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTIG4N0EtLyPtCn5dc4wqkgxVPCMZS9o0VcU8QGj7yZ-qn0EkwsJtvjGBJYwAbEiHqwZEo6DpYT_d1evEI9vJc1W7eUyVZEVSS84BjO2lA-aKITajbIyuF2zmE2DQfEs_zt0I9BT4jVKHxMsyzZasVIsICtM3ZvN1w8UqMq8rYV4vwCccBAsMWPZYXA/s16000/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">North Fork Sunflower Maze Autumn-Long Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">and of course sunflowers, as they bloom against the deep blue sky.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE8rkR0XQQQ_hcCd22vzSgS0OAMhdBuv_x7P33f0-7N9BmOy8gxN0XY8VBuY7MFeWNcBvq8GquoxQnCAkNdPYM_PT_SH19bWfsapQcMJ7UgpgWpIcGI7ZQdZW4uegPXRswwvdGD9nb75iCHBLaC_CBDcRY3pxSdVqyVxz4ZpHu2N26dlk6uvMqqZ8xQ/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE8rkR0XQQQ_hcCd22vzSgS0OAMhdBuv_x7P33f0-7N9BmOy8gxN0XY8VBuY7MFeWNcBvq8GquoxQnCAkNdPYM_PT_SH19bWfsapQcMJ7UgpgWpIcGI7ZQdZW4uegPXRswwvdGD9nb75iCHBLaC_CBDcRY3pxSdVqyVxz4ZpHu2N26dlk6uvMqqZ8xQ/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank You for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed <i>This Month in the Garden</i> for the month of October. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! </span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Also, Check out my Books!:</span></u></b></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com2Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-78484996298738633732023-09-15T00:00:00.551-04:002023-09-15T00:00:00.144-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up September: Late Summer Foliage & Blooms<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LCs2J7TsU-ov2X_IL2UakK-Z17g6PpqXbDG9k4ETaLZJ18cp5Fu_K7SKiPLypmFqne1owDtS0czxlDCWiq9-_i0-6_CNs4rU9PYPqpbzXtKCb8sjwoKkfiycAQIWpKGpFYhAtaK1ocSeLPMaOpo_3pyKj-8uPV_6Ed8hybam50n__yYc7ch40VBwAw/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LCs2J7TsU-ov2X_IL2UakK-Z17g6PpqXbDG9k4ETaLZJ18cp5Fu_K7SKiPLypmFqne1owDtS0czxlDCWiq9-_i0-6_CNs4rU9PYPqpbzXtKCb8sjwoKkfiycAQIWpKGpFYhAtaK1ocSeLPMaOpo_3pyKj-8uPV_6Ed8hybam50n__yYc7ch40VBwAw/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome to my Garden!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">It is mid-September and the garden is starting to slowly transition into fall mode with a stillness in the air and colors changing throughout the landscape. While we had some of the highest temperatures of the summer just a week ago in the mid-90's, with a heat index of 105 one day, the seasons are now changing with more comfortable days bringing 70 degree temperatures to move ahead. It is a time of reflection and appreciation for all that nature has to offer. Join me for a tour of my Long Island garden.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVPnlrzt7Aihi8UY56M02vlzNqZSAypSnr1SsQg3Lzt4Q8fHjwsXS2vt56hgFkstcgds8J0f7YxGGfXyV5oFPXysNcA8A5_Pej-1dHDhJ9soZ-Q_-_P2k8JTDQVh2544b3LxEGSpB_8gc0ZqFYE9Bacwpnpd1vEeiRKdtP9kqCSEe08kDbdugLWpLNg/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVPnlrzt7Aihi8UY56M02vlzNqZSAypSnr1SsQg3Lzt4Q8fHjwsXS2vt56hgFkstcgds8J0f7YxGGfXyV5oFPXysNcA8A5_Pej-1dHDhJ9soZ-Q_-_P2k8JTDQVh2544b3LxEGSpB_8gc0ZqFYE9Bacwpnpd1vEeiRKdtP9kqCSEe08kDbdugLWpLNg/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">My Garden-A Place of Solitude and Peace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As the caption says, my garden is a place of solitude and peace. At this time of year I can easily get lost in the garden for hours at a time, as it is truly my happy place. There is always time for reflection, evaluation and planning for the next possible addition!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVpj2_uQK3p7GXiJ7QWseXnbug8ILCVg-oSYm4FEyNfn14iqcrvey19fc24c-Wd90t7IvF9Rs_g3Ein_aR2uvVf1f0tqQsPGkmalsycOnn_t4t_wVrmFz-IwZ7yTR0LFxp-BIaCkDt0oHaiGDaNrhVzxAKP7yJtF8A8WPS_mWbJg79fc7a80Kh9sHug/s800/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVpj2_uQK3p7GXiJ7QWseXnbug8ILCVg-oSYm4FEyNfn14iqcrvey19fc24c-Wd90t7IvF9Rs_g3Ein_aR2uvVf1f0tqQsPGkmalsycOnn_t4t_wVrmFz-IwZ7yTR0LFxp-BIaCkDt0oHaiGDaNrhVzxAKP7yJtF8A8WPS_mWbJg79fc7a80Kh9sHug/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Island Bed: Crape Myrtle 'Sioux'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A sight I enjoy every late summer is Crape Myrtle. This cultivar is 'Sioux' with deep pink blooms that last for several months, starting at the end of July/early August and continuing throughout September. Along the walkway is Abelia 'Kaleidoscope', just planted this season, with its delicate white blooms, along with the remaining blue blooms of Platycodon 'Komachi' (Balloon Flower).</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PJGp4YCdYoF7NJTK56KljuidVaX-t8ai8gA1xjJEkvynR-cY_pZnp4yfbcCE-Xel2G7fa0A9oNsQTQII9rgFvgmA66khBY6CkIDrbBlBes1DoSpcq93JvdoZBSOLLYz9DCQ1XFtpjwihcKkVJ4_e62gRufJJNCHCDfEF6QYQCDC5WU30KHNhTNVfYA/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PJGp4YCdYoF7NJTK56KljuidVaX-t8ai8gA1xjJEkvynR-cY_pZnp4yfbcCE-Xel2G7fa0A9oNsQTQII9rgFvgmA66khBY6CkIDrbBlBes1DoSpcq93JvdoZBSOLLYz9DCQ1XFtpjwihcKkVJ4_e62gRufJJNCHCDfEF6QYQCDC5WU30KHNhTNVfYA/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Island Bed-Dwarf Butterfly Bush, Sedum and Heuchera</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the back island bed are Dwarf Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue', Sedum 'Brilliant' and Heuchera 'Caramel' (Coral Bells). The 'Pugster Blue' and Sedum are pollinator magnets this time of year!</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ZeyTgEreEaP4T2OSdbfcQmKCgvU0R5U7jXoJieEAzQcJCP_haNGELU_25d15odyaUHUeAPReZ0QVedgnLtXJLF7mTbSXF077l4YxNF0MmZvZl5kIBAgmynRXQxc4Es_VJsGYfNJpFOp9eXDb5pCvwMidBEGw-Wb9lFAWvQfn3tOT5_0-10mW63opw/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ZeyTgEreEaP4T2OSdbfcQmKCgvU0R5U7jXoJieEAzQcJCP_haNGELU_25d15odyaUHUeAPReZ0QVedgnLtXJLF7mTbSXF077l4YxNF0MmZvZl5kIBAgmynRXQxc4Es_VJsGYfNJpFOp9eXDb5pCvwMidBEGw-Wb9lFAWvQfn3tOT5_0-10mW63opw/s16000/4.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Butterfly Bush 'Pugster Blue'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Here are the vibrant and fragrant purple blooms of 'Pugster Blue' up close</span>.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOChJByTLImua8OQmSNuVrLGnLSfP3FAS-c8_McQpWyklSQ9zK3YRfWPcB1nvfZHaDdatc60-0Oqao32LRMytokuBb6exbaAcOjGQGDx7KrEDyxiMBDnKiaAzSb2_f63pKNVNKljyFPDW8zGvdA2Q5F2_rzec2520Kd87aHxp0KlLBtPvDPRqkRztL-g/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOChJByTLImua8OQmSNuVrLGnLSfP3FAS-c8_McQpWyklSQ9zK3YRfWPcB1nvfZHaDdatc60-0Oqao32LRMytokuBb6exbaAcOjGQGDx7KrEDyxiMBDnKiaAzSb2_f63pKNVNKljyFPDW8zGvdA2Q5F2_rzec2520Kd87aHxp0KlLBtPvDPRqkRztL-g/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Island Bed-Weigela and Hydrangea</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On the opposite side of the island bed is Dwarf Mugo Pine, Variegated Weigela 'My Monet' and Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime', with its panicle-shaped blooms changing from white to pink as fall approaches. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODc2ZhQdFxrN9BIx9PcSCW6jTX6ltN7lgNjZGoxoxVAEuxbQhmtjn-dYXusGxr8MIAp05RqyvyovU2hpZp0wUGBdeVbUG1FHA9hRMS705Smzg6frjrblkuaMBazCLP0W_HzhIjy7E2U_QBnnxL2V0sghECL3nxhQw5DT-iDTwvZqFIlDN8sfemALJmQ/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODc2ZhQdFxrN9BIx9PcSCW6jTX6ltN7lgNjZGoxoxVAEuxbQhmtjn-dYXusGxr8MIAp05RqyvyovU2hpZp0wUGBdeVbUG1FHA9hRMS705Smzg6frjrblkuaMBazCLP0W_HzhIjy7E2U_QBnnxL2V0sghECL3nxhQw5DT-iDTwvZqFIlDN8sfemALJmQ/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the pool surround, Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' is still producing blooms of various colors on the same plant, while the seed heads are enjoyed by birds.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLfcWfN0B1-Yqopi-khYp4JeOoZsum9c2qIXgT5lFNCvgT1qAmeL2RYncyvOeVgVQM_INioJvZ3jRPikgeurvWuSzy-MevGU3E5wDP7Fy3EgM7Aaf0RuepvVCvfcfQFT9PR4119zzTFLRNuD-CCI0_orO379py7IW8jcoFkQLv0VLlpMNLBCJm-L1xQ/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLfcWfN0B1-Yqopi-khYp4JeOoZsum9c2qIXgT5lFNCvgT1qAmeL2RYncyvOeVgVQM_INioJvZ3jRPikgeurvWuSzy-MevGU3E5wDP7Fy3EgM7Aaf0RuepvVCvfcfQFT9PR4119zzTFLRNuD-CCI0_orO379py7IW8jcoFkQLv0VLlpMNLBCJm-L1xQ/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Shade Border<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Liriope (Lilyturf) 'Big Blue' is displaying its vibrant purple blooms for late summer along with the foliage of Variegated Boxwood and Leucothoe 'Axillaris'.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EH5HbaH6cQvvXqn2CMmFLWKkiON73kMdNAfH5KvZNnaoqwPLUkZZwsCgjQwk8x7WCDEPNEvNKaTeAeiTtvqZ4aUVIZK6-6j0Vdv3XR5mEQSrpgASQrsys_49qqBZyyf6PXkHaAIURcjobxi_OzI0MGmEwN2BqqrZ7L08MwqeNKMZVSz42zcmSdtZag/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EH5HbaH6cQvvXqn2CMmFLWKkiON73kMdNAfH5KvZNnaoqwPLUkZZwsCgjQwk8x7WCDEPNEvNKaTeAeiTtvqZ4aUVIZK6-6j0Vdv3XR5mEQSrpgASQrsys_49qqBZyyf6PXkHaAIURcjobxi_OzI0MGmEwN2BqqrZ7L08MwqeNKMZVSz42zcmSdtZag/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Liriope 'Big Blue' (Lilyturf)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">I always enjoy the pop of color as I round the corner to the shade garden this time of year.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCOUnsCBQBKYi0H4_Vw1xO7g3nvTRN5mCyqolQzhyEAcidP6FD_tgCR3D8LqY0H-zyv05pXSOBmW6Hane40HmnVjj8QnDPBK-rxJ5ig9m5Tii0GQapO4AhsE9c1nFG4GboHgJmi27_XMTq5xX8ePSlHBXwIo2yFUgVU5U5QCbTUKNCirHLXrqriRQRg/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCOUnsCBQBKYi0H4_Vw1xO7g3nvTRN5mCyqolQzhyEAcidP6FD_tgCR3D8LqY0H-zyv05pXSOBmW6Hane40HmnVjj8QnDPBK-rxJ5ig9m5Tii0GQapO4AhsE9c1nFG4GboHgJmi27_XMTq5xX8ePSlHBXwIo2yFUgVU5U5QCbTUKNCirHLXrqriRQRg/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Northern Pool Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>There have been some additional changes going on in the garden. The large Magnolia tree which stood in this spot had been suffering for some time and sadly had to be removed. It did give me the opportunity to revamp the area with these three 'Sky Pencil' Holly, which are the perfect fit for adding some height and dimension, while separating the pool area from the back "secret garden"</span>.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXriToyX7zr8POYiL-USTLWavTBmFcmVSyrqah9EO3lYE4_2ImDRlREiO0-e_x_9iKw7P6Dh4A0cVzcfVThZPDhspDMZQfqJF6XdcU0VlBNMSrGim8L6TExuVLMql_-NRKtNO5RErGMIDWkrwLNxl02wa_c9X-e7UV-VJP8HnxTkiXv-3sPMqvZRhz2A/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXriToyX7zr8POYiL-USTLWavTBmFcmVSyrqah9EO3lYE4_2ImDRlREiO0-e_x_9iKw7P6Dh4A0cVzcfVThZPDhspDMZQfqJF6XdcU0VlBNMSrGim8L6TExuVLMql_-NRKtNO5RErGMIDWkrwLNxl02wa_c9X-e7UV-VJP8HnxTkiXv-3sPMqvZRhz2A/s16000/10.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Northern Perimeter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Along the northern border, Hosta 'Patriot' goes into fall mode with its changing colors and Japanese Dogwood starts to form its red berries</span>...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhAtSeLQeBEQzZ6zWNUo9ze-SvhPjC1Uan2dRbqNlEk-rn3c7QKhz7u708sDjE2ZQcgon2g7RGzSxJXKj9CMLUOARHDpaOZv6_rl9nOohS8YMA9h0SV6XvxUfAHdS3G8P0XPhsAsnDY_igolVAEdBaZHKQyIgzqgYOp8FjXqGhXuEG9epoIymffE6vA/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhAtSeLQeBEQzZ6zWNUo9ze-SvhPjC1Uan2dRbqNlEk-rn3c7QKhz7u708sDjE2ZQcgon2g7RGzSxJXKj9CMLUOARHDpaOZv6_rl9nOohS8YMA9h0SV6XvxUfAHdS3G8P0XPhsAsnDY_igolVAEdBaZHKQyIgzqgYOp8FjXqGhXuEG9epoIymffE6vA/s16000/11.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Endless Summer Hydrangea</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>while the Endless Summer Hydrangea continues to display its blooms, which are fading but still worth the view</span>!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VlLiFaaFABb7UZzMrPGRUxCwpdqWz8pKLNSiBFWD0z2nZqS16f647txA6-Oy_xpApEsd4CS51LEq2-X4-hxeB3gIx2fZwXAw3VoQ-w52ZeTjM1bqsEeTGSXulsDTz9OzMO12MEwTOTEOoa4VlbKwzxX3YrdSq6L-VXmXBUQmwrIYzL66YD2JE_LIDg/s800/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VlLiFaaFABb7UZzMrPGRUxCwpdqWz8pKLNSiBFWD0z2nZqS16f647txA6-Oy_xpApEsd4CS51LEq2-X4-hxeB3gIx2fZwXAw3VoQ-w52ZeTjM1bqsEeTGSXulsDTz9OzMO12MEwTOTEOoa4VlbKwzxX3YrdSq6L-VXmXBUQmwrIYzL66YD2JE_LIDg/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pool Border Late Summer Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Alongside Spirea 'Limemound', Sedum 'Thundercloud' are blooming...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf_3tylZcu7W2btkgk6gx-Y4BDLYIFHfC2IXXtlctZgNZZqMu5FExCufwo1BTq0VgLkAIeroIaINpXiHXHQvIzqiKgg1ux2_g8GsbEQqQTbmC0MFbI2CkL6dK4-s4u1QWoEgG1ubBP0_842LPuawICZUV5dOVkweQvVi1VtwjkMAe96RLt-_POnLYlQ/s800/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf_3tylZcu7W2btkgk6gx-Y4BDLYIFHfC2IXXtlctZgNZZqMu5FExCufwo1BTq0VgLkAIeroIaINpXiHXHQvIzqiKgg1ux2_g8GsbEQqQTbmC0MFbI2CkL6dK4-s4u1QWoEgG1ubBP0_842LPuawICZUV5dOVkweQvVi1VtwjkMAe96RLt-_POnLYlQ/s16000/13.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima' and Sedum</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>and Sedum 'Brilliant' are blooming alongside Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima', with its wispy plumes</span>.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKofrWwq79YbNbb0T1mfLhe9_DcmZAlf8tfXrPHycC88Lmgs6T3_EVl_7mRi7ITJXWMJIzlDz47ETatb5o6sgBEnc6pWqY4Xea0uvM77kKwdlUMQzIfYty3HV0uUHyz7X6WdIpXywWy-Trsa07zRhiOP1aMt55NHtv0cztZg6iD3JvgaC4wAA5x2DBQ/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKofrWwq79YbNbb0T1mfLhe9_DcmZAlf8tfXrPHycC88Lmgs6T3_EVl_7mRi7ITJXWMJIzlDz47ETatb5o6sgBEnc6pWqY4Xea0uvM77kKwdlUMQzIfYty3HV0uUHyz7X6WdIpXywWy-Trsa07zRhiOP1aMt55NHtv0cztZg6iD3JvgaC4wAA5x2DBQ/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pink Double Knock Out Rose Late Summer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the fence line, Double Pink Knock Out Rose continues to produce its blooms and will do so until the first frost.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGkjpDMQqvUiRK39cB3x2Dy0DhZzvyhvBzfnpzaQoREAzoh2OTRlcVC6bQblq6jnxHIx-gMGHnK1d0QUKglIpC_B-Qww6BAbRhvKuUDxsYjbQ4ZaxP2lFLJ4fTLp7PQSsD2YuLil2lKCBnuUz0RN8i1EKoPyB5pKjOKyZ2idkuelfguufZ1_797g3hg/s800/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGkjpDMQqvUiRK39cB3x2Dy0DhZzvyhvBzfnpzaQoREAzoh2OTRlcVC6bQblq6jnxHIx-gMGHnK1d0QUKglIpC_B-Qww6BAbRhvKuUDxsYjbQ4ZaxP2lFLJ4fTLp7PQSsD2YuLil2lKCBnuUz0RN8i1EKoPyB5pKjOKyZ2idkuelfguufZ1_797g3hg/s16000/16.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio & Pool Surround</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>For some foliage, here is Osmanthus 'Goshiki' with its changing variegated leaves along with Golden Variegated Sedg</span>e. In the distance is a view of the pool area and summer renovation of the waterfall and planting.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzsCqXy5-tDfd5HVKaPaCQvccCM3SKBD9bUQu9ATZVoQNmE3UGswtmi6l8bxcfzBQLsinVGqRdpk-R6WEvJfHJ-W6OmFAGs6XqiCFArsRTe9W8WQyY2gDOJHFODl4gDg1WcAmvNorp4qvwB1ROna24l8uCkSsh3EoMTzdd-pGgcCQdrI6NOM-fC7auw/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzsCqXy5-tDfd5HVKaPaCQvccCM3SKBD9bUQu9ATZVoQNmE3UGswtmi6l8bxcfzBQLsinVGqRdpk-R6WEvJfHJ-W6OmFAGs6XqiCFArsRTe9W8WQyY2gDOJHFODl4gDg1WcAmvNorp4qvwB1ROna24l8uCkSsh3EoMTzdd-pGgcCQdrI6NOM-fC7auw/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Red Double Knock Out Rose Late Summer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Following around the bend are more roses to be seen, this time Double Red Knock Outs still blooming away!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5UYyybYvWRtrbAJ8i_XypmzRgqdaZAN4n4_GvSuFNH6Kp-P2MyfKeEiLyiACTGRjHT71J_yhcwVyzCsY20fzQWefp1q1ml0Q7RKx7fxXLGfd-Yp2hvHqPMuzvJZr0lnSTxOo_fiB6L5suGf0oAP7PAkvX0ZKKUxwbv-3SUHcIhv31wDV4rLrg6J7pw/s800/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5UYyybYvWRtrbAJ8i_XypmzRgqdaZAN4n4_GvSuFNH6Kp-P2MyfKeEiLyiACTGRjHT71J_yhcwVyzCsY20fzQWefp1q1ml0Q7RKx7fxXLGfd-Yp2hvHqPMuzvJZr0lnSTxOo_fiB6L5suGf0oAP7PAkvX0ZKKUxwbv-3SUHcIhv31wDV4rLrg6J7pw/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio Border-Weeping Norway Spruce & Sedum 'Pure Joy'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sedum 'Pure Joy', a smaller dwarf version of Sedum is blooming alongside Weeping Norway Spruce...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8JzvnwDe8j08PUkbh1p8z3_jjAvnFQdYt_7xSHeVtT0MiXRcRsVh2F24Wuvu4tx1bGsHzg4_lrSOQ_S5NqqLaYqckk80M9orj0Bqn-pt-cJMMo-xa0IAotnkksVpzmtoGrnnsmZdGlbzZRBfYjoHBlj4SS1rq-ycitXLJLdOjYNY0-Pf47KBYtOw4g/s800/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8JzvnwDe8j08PUkbh1p8z3_jjAvnFQdYt_7xSHeVtT0MiXRcRsVh2F24Wuvu4tx1bGsHzg4_lrSOQ_S5NqqLaYqckk80M9orj0Bqn-pt-cJMMo-xa0IAotnkksVpzmtoGrnnsmZdGlbzZRBfYjoHBlj4SS1rq-ycitXLJLdOjYNY0-Pf47KBYtOw4g/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio Perennial Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and along the perennial border these are still the remaining blooms of Salvia 'May Night', Echibeckia and Balloon Flower along with the white foliage of Lamb's Ear.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipthJCtrblb3KM2-6J-11RGpAodU_G2g2yG52rx29hD8etEKIDLze0nNgP_0P1R_rlJGhcHHUnUppVgFnT41mb9an-J9BEP9YYuk4jnvZMn11xKSnSWnCTdMaPvXi0rEbgEomiya9i5ysPEmu2h_1kbityUNAuGQvloapFaOO1wvyiqVGtIGpy4TIKhg/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipthJCtrblb3KM2-6J-11RGpAodU_G2g2yG52rx29hD8etEKIDLze0nNgP_0P1R_rlJGhcHHUnUppVgFnT41mb9an-J9BEP9YYuk4jnvZMn11xKSnSWnCTdMaPvXi0rEbgEomiya9i5ysPEmu2h_1kbityUNAuGQvloapFaOO1wvyiqVGtIGpy4TIKhg/s16000/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pinus densiflora '<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Low Glow</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">' (Japanese </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Red Pine</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is Japanese Red Pine 'Low Glow'. I have been enjoying this newer addition for the past three years with its pretty foliage along the patio border. It is considered a miniature conifer and will get 3-4 foot tall by wide in 10 years, but can get up to 6 feet in maturity, so I trim the candles in springtime.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqf9C_z1bCZ0qWnOxAbj1wzRCheZo6ZbCtHHtMvF4OU_2MpCHCMJqgqjq_-Yh3NSgdvlPbT7sVYvWZ06KDs3Ai_SpZpu7YErYNCMYBGeEdD1hboVTLwjr7wmgK6ShCWjgc_oebQogx3z3oi3YWXpTTuYi0inHV-I80upqsKsVFTyO9skjVbnX_QWO_w/s800/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqf9C_z1bCZ0qWnOxAbj1wzRCheZo6ZbCtHHtMvF4OU_2MpCHCMJqgqjq_-Yh3NSgdvlPbT7sVYvWZ06KDs3Ai_SpZpu7YErYNCMYBGeEdD1hboVTLwjr7wmgK6ShCWjgc_oebQogx3z3oi3YWXpTTuYi0inHV-I80upqsKsVFTyO9skjVbnX_QWO_w/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar adds a touch of color along the driveway with Coral Bark Maple and Skyland's Oriental Spruce in the backdrop.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cq8vNy2gn-FNesdzyUV65Vzm0aNfUHQ3jlWnMGvN6rA4exrMvK77bqgIIljembeYeF88-3Pxud66tfo9VJBmagUm3xtnkQ0HijONuZWKYn5stIxqvlXWPi6ApFcJcHLtOZEmvXA7txrr0_1TvgJdKB2_uqHFa9R6Ba9wpVSHgB9QWH6oA7MExsykNg/s600/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cq8vNy2gn-FNesdzyUV65Vzm0aNfUHQ3jlWnMGvN6rA4exrMvK77bqgIIljembeYeF88-3Pxud66tfo9VJBmagUm3xtnkQ0HijONuZWKYn5stIxqvlXWPi6ApFcJcHLtOZEmvXA7txrr0_1TvgJdKB2_uqHFa9R6Ba9wpVSHgB9QWH6oA7MExsykNg/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Lirope Variegata (Variegated Lilyturf)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Venturing to the front yard, here is Variegated Lilyturf along the front walkway displaying its vibrant purple blooms. I enjoy this perennial all season long for its foliage alone, but the blooms are just fabulous late summer into fall! <u>Care Tip:</u> To protect Liriope from winter damage, leave the foliage of this perennial over winter and prune it back in early spring as new growth emerges.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVn7HS6ddBgg5y-iCLGjj-rbPPjswffMtb1-2GDBmRBtZWar7pCjhWVGLR9rK29TKygmXm-RNf_e9tUwISBepz8YmPZHgDu1txDOhOhUazPEW9-QqFoITB0WY54zo2JLYFA47ETaZ4p2Zsb5Kajq4fNAqAJOBgQW1h7LtjCKA4Th1bh36_WOHgoOqf9Q/s800/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVn7HS6ddBgg5y-iCLGjj-rbPPjswffMtb1-2GDBmRBtZWar7pCjhWVGLR9rK29TKygmXm-RNf_e9tUwISBepz8YmPZHgDu1txDOhOhUazPEW9-QqFoITB0WY54zo2JLYFA47ETaZ4p2Zsb5Kajq4fNAqAJOBgQW1h7LtjCKA4Th1bh36_WOHgoOqf9Q/s16000/23.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Tardivia'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For later blooms than most hydrangea, Hydrangea 'Tardivia' blooms late summer with highly scented large while panicle flowers that last into fall. The flowers also look nice in a vase to bring inside.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHfAND2JOu0Krr7A1ZyEQpLuTkdGvItbNWeU7W8QrrKiZwsRz7e8i3s16jC8dHV2XOrBzaoxA09CKxB9BI-4UTYmfpmNpD3N1uSO3PTvJ3HeUMlLwtByenBqquiZUNU5krl7ouZNqmCWc6oFIU02Ca33JcjsoO23UKT9lXmW77EPuO0Hq8QX1LG7PMQ/s600/24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHfAND2JOu0Krr7A1ZyEQpLuTkdGvItbNWeU7W8QrrKiZwsRz7e8i3s16jC8dHV2XOrBzaoxA09CKxB9BI-4UTYmfpmNpD3N1uSO3PTvJ3HeUMlLwtByenBqquiZUNU5krl7ouZNqmCWc6oFIU02Ca33JcjsoO23UKT9lXmW77EPuO0Hq8QX1LG7PMQ/s16000/24.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Lawn Weeping Japanese Maple 'Viridis'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">On the front lawn, Weeping Japanese Maple 'Viridis' is already displaying more fall-like colors...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhtaNsSmFdeGFy_fmmI10KJxKWi97p6-cuv0bWytG7ab2sLj1VK5HUU5kwFf06p8udebBUSH51nZTDon-pvFY92SlmiWo9nQwgT39x9iqVphKsKEuPP04HxPVVC4Z6WIDSIpk-LC1c1eqhGPaNlcbIb21l1TsbydDif16HzCCwO7VOuqABp9Hyl25vA/s800/25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhtaNsSmFdeGFy_fmmI10KJxKWi97p6-cuv0bWytG7ab2sLj1VK5HUU5kwFf06p8udebBUSH51nZTDon-pvFY92SlmiWo9nQwgT39x9iqVphKsKEuPP04HxPVVC4Z6WIDSIpk-LC1c1eqhGPaNlcbIb21l1TsbydDif16HzCCwO7VOuqABp9Hyl25vA/s16000/25.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Walkway Entry</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and here along the front walkway is a closer view of 'Skylands' Oriental Spruce, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar and Mugo Pine, with Coral Bark Maple to the far left.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0znJNksl_Jxrqw3SILyXneL6xxnf4eBA161eUh-1mevP8km0Vzmp0HfkfwtCqPNpOKrTKwQZIDxDKBBD1PcDAelEeihM4RmKBWFPvQpOzKOljtX3I2HEGuWQcByyYYEfFTH-mpadQpt6mIGnjpUphpn51X4yFo2R14PHkcQGHSfBpbSQPLLKWqvaNvg/s800/26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0znJNksl_Jxrqw3SILyXneL6xxnf4eBA161eUh-1mevP8km0Vzmp0HfkfwtCqPNpOKrTKwQZIDxDKBBD1PcDAelEeihM4RmKBWFPvQpOzKOljtX3I2HEGuWQcByyYYEfFTH-mpadQpt6mIGnjpUphpn51X4yFo2R14PHkcQGHSfBpbSQPLLKWqvaNvg/s16000/26.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Island Bed & Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The front island bed is starting to look a little bit like fall as well, with the changing colors of foliage. The garden continues to change.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b6LhNWuWFuNqbNC2hZwLnopCpVYT8aR-xJqS9v9U9okfNfQf3BVcsjgYXHFJctCXWWvxo8yvHpZ6j_eAuKahuBOvPQPt7gPJ-HgGbm4Yj9LQgewWl7uFKowLTtQKrqSV3OfaIKoGDLKy5WU5_ukhTrmRKCCvw07-Swa68HbkkxhSaM3gslapihoxrQ/s600/27.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b6LhNWuWFuNqbNC2hZwLnopCpVYT8aR-xJqS9v9U9okfNfQf3BVcsjgYXHFJctCXWWvxo8yvHpZ6j_eAuKahuBOvPQPt7gPJ-HgGbm4Yj9LQgewWl7uFKowLTtQKrqSV3OfaIKoGDLKy5WU5_ukhTrmRKCCvw07-Swa68HbkkxhSaM3gslapihoxrQ/s16000/27.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank you for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #191919;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my September garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have blooming in your neck of the woods! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a><span style="color: #191919;">. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="color: #191919;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="color: #191919;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="color: #191919;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="color: #191919;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="color: #191919;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="color: #191919;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="color: #191919;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="color: #191919;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="color: #191919;">. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com8Long Island NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-9939955987518300392023-09-01T00:00:00.036-04:002023-09-01T00:00:00.142-04:00This Month in the Garden: Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp9LhxJrJIk9TQuhqmKlqL4OQDyGlXLFJN48v7otdxiwbLDokjBU_NHtYgKKrWJU0jioP2t7h5qHKk51Piqqs4wgGiTZJIqEnSFXZH9gRRQS_BZr0ki07kk8Lw0kajlF9hlH66JP8m4vUCtmnvnn4DqjIZJBFqo64udb8eBEFyXhbKZUYLd0KLDKw0w/s1059/Feature%20Shrub%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp9LhxJrJIk9TQuhqmKlqL4OQDyGlXLFJN48v7otdxiwbLDokjBU_NHtYgKKrWJU0jioP2t7h5qHKk51Piqqs4wgGiTZJIqEnSFXZH9gRRQS_BZr0ki07kk8Lw0kajlF9hlH66JP8m4vUCtmnvnn4DqjIZJBFqo64udb8eBEFyXhbKZUYLd0KLDKw0w/s16000/Feature%20Shrub%20(4).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">This Month in the Garden: Feature Shrub: 'Sky Pencil' Holly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_4ecK-GGUnVYVeKpE6-X26EENNe-KHihP9x7FnQrJXO_erBIB4uowSrX6XxoXZlCX4kqOTfajheoUGoSSSVyWo_5Nb5KgLmTAydjj01p5wh9bUh10UI5vPXAc9ZJbNzHq34efYkmtkyPZ8gREssJ_nWKYZ47hKJ-5Sn6Pk6MZresMh2LuXN1pmPtDw/s800/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_4ecK-GGUnVYVeKpE6-X26EENNe-KHihP9x7FnQrJXO_erBIB4uowSrX6XxoXZlCX4kqOTfajheoUGoSSSVyWo_5Nb5KgLmTAydjj01p5wh9bUh10UI5vPXAc9ZJbNzHq34efYkmtkyPZ8gREssJ_nWKYZ47hKJ-5Sn6Pk6MZresMh2LuXN1pmPtDw/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' (Sky Pencil Holly)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Welcome to This Month in the Garden. For the month of September, we feature Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil', a versatile selection which adds dimension and intermediate height to the garden. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9, 'Sky Pencil' Holly displays a </span><span style="text-align: left;">narrow, columnar habit with dark green evergreen foliage which adds interest throughout the year. In springtime, insignificant small white flowers that attract pollinators lead to small purple berries in fall, if a male holly is nearby. Growing to just 2-3 feet wide by 6-8 feet in height, this shrub adds a dramatic vertical accent to the landscape. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gYxXoHrM4F2m21sdpdgJriUIN8_AdBfJgbZpKT5MdX02-h616RW4MR6b2SiTT1WHV6zqgGqs9A5ID2e4RVVmucDvmxQDIiFXHJsAUpXRIDcBAjAmgwEKxVw_OVE4Ah3uq-FY-stkFBtQ0GG_qifp1tPu8695NHTcvLoU8PkQ7tc8v6C1db3ZUV6DjQ/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gYxXoHrM4F2m21sdpdgJriUIN8_AdBfJgbZpKT5MdX02-h616RW4MR6b2SiTT1WHV6zqgGqs9A5ID2e4RVVmucDvmxQDIiFXHJsAUpXRIDcBAjAmgwEKxVw_OVE4Ah3uq-FY-stkFBtQ0GG_qifp1tPu8695NHTcvLoU8PkQ7tc8v6C1db3ZUV6DjQ/s16000/10.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' (Sky Pencil Holly)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Plant 'Sky Pencil' Holly in full sun to partial shade (in warmer climates) and water when the top two inches of soil is dry. Ideally, a location with morning sun and afternoon shade is best. Holly are best if watered at the base of the roots </span>rather than from above and prefer a moderately moist, well-drained soil. If leaves yellow, it is most likely an indication of too much moisture. The height of this broad-leaved evergreen can be easily maintained by pruning in springtime after new growth pushes out and again in late summer if desired, as this selection grows approximately six to twelve inches a year when conditions are ideal. Since this is a broad-leaved evergreen, it is recommended to mulch around the base of the plant to protect it from temperature changes and to spray the foliage with an anti-desiccant in late autumn to protect the leaves from winter drying. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww-Zi8l1SzhY68TiOUZ0PY4WygWibv8ZkV6G8aHn06Pz3ppyjY7pVGmVJ1TXgqEfFinqUWSWTkfg3ZjXDWqQ3z66pF3pOHK9UcyTY2s-5JYY5632P9iJ8HOyitYXW9B0I0EymEJXCCtO06ZQYVD6BQLJdYznOJLyYJUkU0OJSGd8cRQ5Hu5PzS8gUCQ/s800/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjww-Zi8l1SzhY68TiOUZ0PY4WygWibv8ZkV6G8aHn06Pz3ppyjY7pVGmVJ1TXgqEfFinqUWSWTkfg3ZjXDWqQ3z66pF3pOHK9UcyTY2s-5JYY5632P9iJ8HOyitYXW9B0I0EymEJXCCtO06ZQYVD6BQLJdYznOJLyYJUkU0OJSGd8cRQ5Hu5PzS8gUCQ/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; text-align: justify;">Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' (Sky Pencil Holly)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed <i>This Month in the Garden</i> for the month of September. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! Also, be sure to check out my author page and books, as I share a lifetime passion of gardening! </span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lee-Miller/author/B00TNWAJ7A?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> <b style="color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><u>🎕 Check Out My Author Page/Purchase My Books!</u></b></span></a></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </span></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com2Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-8156073215881299132023-08-15T00:00:00.581-04:002023-08-15T00:00:00.169-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow Up August: Welcome Late Summer Blooms!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK41nA0hrfqWvhYfrPpe9Grr-W0MOU9xyLEMoXlEFmPr34LvZOpBhkI8MhkYu99L5dtF1czJc2qQzK5ClR9ZbMNZXdaCAQ9gK2m0QFeQpIBW6bVkHfQGNtNL8zTpV3H-RG_ehDxt5a3dAV62aImHWBA0Kqo51vy5fugHiiPWHo2csPmxZmHgvPcq2JLw/s1067/00.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK41nA0hrfqWvhYfrPpe9Grr-W0MOU9xyLEMoXlEFmPr34LvZOpBhkI8MhkYu99L5dtF1czJc2qQzK5ClR9ZbMNZXdaCAQ9gK2m0QFeQpIBW6bVkHfQGNtNL8zTpV3H-RG_ehDxt5a3dAV62aImHWBA0Kqo51vy5fugHiiPWHo2csPmxZmHgvPcq2JLw/s16000/00.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome to My Garden!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As the summer quickly passes by, the month of August brings an abundance of late summer blooms. The northeast has been fortunate weather-wise with temperatures mostly in the 80's with some "dog days of summer" thrown in, but there have been frequent enough rain showers to keep the garden thriving. While a cooler spring has delayed the blooms of Crape Myrtle, which is just starting to open its buds, the weather conditions have been ideal for Hydrangea. Following a seven week drought last season, and they are now in full bloom and showing all their glory! Welcome to my </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">zone 7a Long Island garden. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Join me for a stroll!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6o3JOjXu-hsXybWU0iOJyFioQ8Eh4sggYc3B2u0-KOHIY7InvJbTRCdzI4u5QIYvXM6jqp7qu0zK6tX22Z4tlfadzg880Htj-kWup50FI7PKHjTB1qMyskOe8k6Tm-wvwn7RwT81UpM-gNg67LEii_GGfyjklTxSh70U0ZFv1ziTG-gA-0hGVaTIew/s721/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6o3JOjXu-hsXybWU0iOJyFioQ8Eh4sggYc3B2u0-KOHIY7InvJbTRCdzI4u5QIYvXM6jqp7qu0zK6tX22Z4tlfadzg880Htj-kWup50FI7PKHjTB1qMyskOe8k6Tm-wvwn7RwT81UpM-gNg67LEii_GGfyjklTxSh70U0ZFv1ziTG-gA-0hGVaTIew/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea Limelight Prime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The highlight of the late summer garden this year are the Hydrangeas. This Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' displays an array of changing color from pale green earlier in summer to bright white in mid-late summer, then to a deep pinkish-red as fall approaches, thus continuing the show! Hardy in USDA zones 3-8, 'Limelight Prime' prefers partial shade, grows to a mature height and width of 4-5 feet tall by wide and blooms on new wood.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0QTwaUFrVO7v-KrJRfoKOZCuAZWZGpqvq-kDxbrJTB-YPthaTGA6AjFwtz0uVw_2tJz0dq38vBAVDIWdYuUBVOiagygId-ubo2HYsEejwEFzEtdYP3Ci9COxXUhkHw1v5Omrw2J5hm8EbfBKboKO3O9O6WL_fXVG81OGeCjDEEO6MDwYGlYg-lJeIg/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0QTwaUFrVO7v-KrJRfoKOZCuAZWZGpqvq-kDxbrJTB-YPthaTGA6AjFwtz0uVw_2tJz0dq38vBAVDIWdYuUBVOiagygId-ubo2HYsEejwEFzEtdYP3Ci9COxXUhkHw1v5Omrw2J5hm8EbfBKboKO3O9O6WL_fXVG81OGeCjDEEO6MDwYGlYg-lJeIg/s16000/2.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea Let's Dance 'Big Band'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Another beauty is Hydrangea Let's Dance 'Big Band'. I had this cultivar growing in a twenty-inch pot for three years and just transferred it into the northern garden. It is a compact enough (2-3 feet high by wide) to grow either in container or in ground, and it is thriving</span>. This re-blooming variety is hardy in USDA zones 5-9 and prefers more shade over sun.<br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsqeWoOlIxuSxfoz3CTzCQEWqlnAys6FEwDDpTt72OcYDrcDTrulqw4t_e_U__abBy3zaT590asy48ezhZryFMKMujQJS5Okd9YptmWOKLFV4TB6WXVs24ViU8iIe0iRutkpAuzRrDqbM3bOg3GpAhy_0hMS-kNj4CY846dgkKcwE_7cD3RlI9eusdw/s773/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsqeWoOlIxuSxfoz3CTzCQEWqlnAys6FEwDDpTt72OcYDrcDTrulqw4t_e_U__abBy3zaT590asy48ezhZryFMKMujQJS5Okd9YptmWOKLFV4TB6WXVs24ViU8iIe0iRutkpAuzRrDqbM3bOg3GpAhy_0hMS-kNj4CY846dgkKcwE_7cD3RlI9eusdw/s16000/3.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Walkway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Follow me to the back patio border. Here the bluish-purple blooms of Platycodon '</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Komachi' (Balloon Flower) blooming along with the white blooms of Abelia 'Kaleidoscope’, with Blue Globe Spruce in the backdrop</span>. <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">‘Komachi’ is</span> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;">the only variety of Balloon Flower in which the flowers remain as "balloons", which can be popped once they dry out!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26tonPeAS9OJVV0QkMnUod-Q_4nQa-QIQF9KfQtnIbgw0HtzPlb-C1h_FRLyZRa3NYsYyxfPbRUz0FO-mDYif79jjcY5ohbg10E-96hJO5yD0mhl-Ftsc7QTa-EUZT8nbP0uBKBCi_j9B55Ek7zhchQ3v1JRSru9n6AqWBnI8CAoxbXSWhoicYwF7Fw/s800/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26tonPeAS9OJVV0QkMnUod-Q_4nQa-QIQF9KfQtnIbgw0HtzPlb-C1h_FRLyZRa3NYsYyxfPbRUz0FO-mDYif79jjcY5ohbg10E-96hJO5yD0mhl-Ftsc7QTa-EUZT8nbP0uBKBCi_j9B55Ek7zhchQ3v1JRSru9n6AqWBnI8CAoxbXSWhoicYwF7Fw/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Platycodon grandiflorus </span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Komachi' (Balloon Flower)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are the interesting blooms up close! They are always quite the conversation piece when visitors stroll the garden. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv1IB52B62Lv1JvtgKnq-fhsBUSBfZdqvByIs4PwUU6QJXlGhLvP4M7e4T7d4qql_b17nP7S5UCn7S_mj5_4G9yxcj4pJHdYn8lMvkBi1tsgv8jx1IRFO84IrTSzzE9Uu8ZOIQRSCeqLS2o1yPVL0jCNUVO2sIW7yQoawJg-Mk0x-j8mIgbm3nTQ9Zw/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv1IB52B62Lv1JvtgKnq-fhsBUSBfZdqvByIs4PwUU6QJXlGhLvP4M7e4T7d4qql_b17nP7S5UCn7S_mj5_4G9yxcj4pJHdYn8lMvkBi1tsgv8jx1IRFO84IrTSzzE9Uu8ZOIQRSCeqLS2o1yPVL0jCNUVO2sIW7yQoawJg-Mk0x-j8mIgbm3nTQ9Zw/s16000/5.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Echinacea Pow Wow 'Wild Berry' (Coneflower)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Also along the walkway is Echinacea (Coneflower) Pow Wow 'Wild Berry', which continues to bloom since last month</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oDMzvEuq5vSLOj1heuwrcW0yvlA_f3vm7084QM-LdoAgXud_QXB5gL-AshRD3cFwkPaBC_8XHPav6LqbQmK1qPNmC2ajYR_VR5ox7wu0LseiwB7D4twtWo_ny5q-APm7iaNypUluHUhvrd2otmh_lwfJe1dTmrHlD2hAOiI_zb5leKdzy_4G14FK2A/s764/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oDMzvEuq5vSLOj1heuwrcW0yvlA_f3vm7084QM-LdoAgXud_QXB5gL-AshRD3cFwkPaBC_8XHPav6LqbQmK1qPNmC2ajYR_VR5ox7wu0LseiwB7D4twtWo_ny5q-APm7iaNypUluHUhvrd2otmh_lwfJe1dTmrHlD2hAOiI_zb5leKdzy_4G14FK2A/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Northern Border Hosta 'Patriot’ and Black Eyed Susan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the back northern border, Hosta 'Patriot’ is showing its blooms along with the blooms of Dwarf Black Eyed Susan 'Little Goldstar'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLfCdMQ5AuETSmDgF7imr5oWtCJ7sb56G4P3niuAajqlc658T1thgDa5jzQxAKg2_B1jkA34MEBrbIgd3QTAOM-vPlR2G0rz0BlqRt4Xhx4H4XN5OYJdCbDdvWRSVdED3NEhZ_g7qXW5UGVLUNt8Cuajf8w_x529o22HAFsIXjgfK1iG-qvUl2RNIpQ/s600/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLfCdMQ5AuETSmDgF7imr5oWtCJ7sb56G4P3niuAajqlc658T1thgDa5jzQxAKg2_B1jkA34MEBrbIgd3QTAOM-vPlR2G0rz0BlqRt4Xhx4H4XN5OYJdCbDdvWRSVdED3NEhZ_g7qXW5UGVLUNt8Cuajf8w_x529o22HAFsIXjgfK1iG-qvUl2RNIpQ/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Rudbeckia 'Little Goldstar' (Dwarf Black Eyed Susan)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This variety of Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia 'Little Goldstar') remains in small clumps and does not spread like other varieties.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I6SbN5lTw5PqhyKCS7EYQ7N78nLxzmNw-GFBluPMR4q5a_qqwv-IZwsHB-PXj0dnk3XwVJD0qL4XINZzKzH_9RinsH9Xunf-Trcpne7TIrsTM8zn8BwlII7o9Y5csmlJtI86SOVF_JvJFyd7NPryG6fuYRiDdcWQt6uOOtekL1vxNG5Hsec_QKCPMw/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I6SbN5lTw5PqhyKCS7EYQ7N78nLxzmNw-GFBluPMR4q5a_qqwv-IZwsHB-PXj0dnk3XwVJD0qL4XINZzKzH_9RinsH9Xunf-Trcpne7TIrsTM8zn8BwlII7o9Y5csmlJtI86SOVF_JvJFyd7NPryG6fuYRiDdcWQt6uOOtekL1vxNG5Hsec_QKCPMw/s16000/8.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Also in the same garden is Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'. Due to the alkalinity of the soil in this location, the color of the blooms is pink, while on the other side of the property they are blue</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDtLwjivO_cSCfve32EoPcbKPCp7q8Zm7-jVqjvQzdq9EZLSz5JWOuNuJJggmjKcvyvwvoBP5JJ3DHzxPonD1eZqmE7Qbf19kuBjTqY42YY5RNtj72o2bt1dIvjs8rosXsGZCIWuAIqvk59vrmx3uGP0LgAJkNDg3JfrUdSXMTwSGqu2ZP456Z5u6PA/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDtLwjivO_cSCfve32EoPcbKPCp7q8Zm7-jVqjvQzdq9EZLSz5JWOuNuJJggmjKcvyvwvoBP5JJ3DHzxPonD1eZqmE7Qbf19kuBjTqY42YY5RNtj72o2bt1dIvjs8rosXsGZCIWuAIqvk59vrmx3uGP0LgAJkNDg3JfrUdSXMTwSGqu2ZP456Z5u6PA/s16000/9.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Buddleia 'Pugster Blue' (Dwarf Butterfly Bush)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I have always loved Dwarf Butterfly Bush due to its perfect compact size, but have not had the best of luck with them in our zone, where the winters can sometimes be harsh. This dwarf variety 'Pugster Blue' seems to finally be happy in its spot. Fingers crossed as time will tell!</span> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvNUimDiZqnd05HGfdpVIykOnF_PajP67dSX6_N_5dd1uoiVKghQRCoSkiU7ZPqXbeln1UoObb2DxQjJzqvffNWzXiFMqXjVaupanWbRRG42E1aSl-Z9Q64pw5_gmwcJ0tdQew3I-JmGWcTgTyh9VqJUj04dxfwzDk3PV-CeGirz1edqPIxMr_jGFaQ/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvNUimDiZqnd05HGfdpVIykOnF_PajP67dSX6_N_5dd1uoiVKghQRCoSkiU7ZPqXbeln1UoObb2DxQjJzqvffNWzXiFMqXjVaupanWbRRG42E1aSl-Z9Q64pw5_gmwcJ0tdQew3I-JmGWcTgTyh9VqJUj04dxfwzDk3PV-CeGirz1edqPIxMr_jGFaQ/s16000/10.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Millenium' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here is a perennial I have always admired in other gardens and finally purchased some for myself. I love how they bloom later in the season after the 'Globemaster' Allium bloom in springtime. The blooms also attract the pollinators! 'Millenium' grows 15-20 inches high by 10-15 inches wide and prefers full sun. They are hardy in USDA zones 4-8.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CSgcHPXKXGuxG26lV1ZYJu6RQfCxxNkpIq7_Hea-xRipZqqZUzIIw3O3-3hH3x_uuICn07ieRZ2woqXc8HJHwzVhofR9fhG3GST2Tefm2_TIC1Kz8pYXHDgZBouBZN1SseCV3FFSOna6nnVNkGd5ubPPmk35YmbMVNJgvQob1SiHXvol7aF2eK3aw/s800/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CSgcHPXKXGuxG26lV1ZYJu6RQfCxxNkpIq7_Hea-xRipZqqZUzIIw3O3-3hH3x_uuICn07ieRZ2woqXc8HJHwzVhofR9fhG3GST2Tefm2_TIC1Kz8pYXHDgZBouBZN1SseCV3FFSOna6nnVNkGd5ubPPmk35YmbMVNJgvQob1SiHXvol7aF2eK3aw/s16000/11.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Tardivia'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Walking along to the northern side of the property, this Hydrangea 'Tardivia' (hardy in USDA zone 3-8) produces massive fragrant panicle blooms in late summer on an 8-10 foot tree-sized plant</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeGsa-t1Y8musM5oTnP0L3rj_khlIulmmQY69cDpvlsE-UhvxIvBq3KriaUs_xziI5QjHXEVSpBiYiopN9TWRc1Ykl20t9FLyqjLsYcPMcoM58AWFXrdoT_R0P7teyLgUjxnTmKnVrn8q0FozN-vXgYINIsZlaq4632d5_RfyOXUINdImys9uzCaKYA/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeGsa-t1Y8musM5oTnP0L3rj_khlIulmmQY69cDpvlsE-UhvxIvBq3KriaUs_xziI5QjHXEVSpBiYiopN9TWRc1Ykl20t9FLyqjLsYcPMcoM58AWFXrdoT_R0P7teyLgUjxnTmKnVrn8q0FozN-vXgYINIsZlaq4632d5_RfyOXUINdImys9uzCaKYA/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hydrangea 'Tardivia'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">This one is about twenty years old and I look forward to its blooms every year.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAMgHpQ_qmviZo4ctSuspH47y6hKP6V8W3eiqbJfpn6hfuZFSXbLMEa5tG2MWqmHJ8Ww75djKO0dsVnPJPE1MQWu5qIGTYaI-yZdJWadCfx0VtwufjPK7KHNTkz6lzTQPJVwVcnwbj7Qdv-_1Bj19QHoD9sauthN-5rRcqqSKAX54NTJoFDGwyXpv4A/s600/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAMgHpQ_qmviZo4ctSuspH47y6hKP6V8W3eiqbJfpn6hfuZFSXbLMEa5tG2MWqmHJ8Ww75djKO0dsVnPJPE1MQWu5qIGTYaI-yZdJWadCfx0VtwufjPK7KHNTkz6lzTQPJVwVcnwbj7Qdv-_1Bj19QHoD9sauthN-5rRcqqSKAX54NTJoFDGwyXpv4A/s16000/13.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Lilium 'Stargazer'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">While the Lilium 'Stargazer' have already finished blooming, I had to include a view from just a week ago for Bloom Day! These bloom along the pool patio every summer and I can smell their fragrance across the yard when there is the slightest breeze</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_CRbs4pf4O5JGcFfTa47Hz-6mMJpHBb7nMzv_QDsZ1P5CBjhMIHJ91HICQYN6RtT7eZiuEy8CmXc5yY8K3S6GtiZxIM1xFQNbXfYCGdeZaplgAZab2FTaqwXY3lmcmjg6dcq8pHMKPwxQQhRIhfFCP5vk-3TjOHRraDezi8SAd3EuwUtXuIjCsOvaQ/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_CRbs4pf4O5JGcFfTa47Hz-6mMJpHBb7nMzv_QDsZ1P5CBjhMIHJ91HICQYN6RtT7eZiuEy8CmXc5yY8K3S6GtiZxIM1xFQNbXfYCGdeZaplgAZab2FTaqwXY3lmcmjg6dcq8pHMKPwxQQhRIhfFCP5vk-3TjOHRraDezi8SAd3EuwUtXuIjCsOvaQ/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Daylily 'Stella D Oro'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Continuing to bloom since June is Daylily 'Stella D Oro', which just keeps on giving. While I've been wanting to clean up the foliage, they just keep producing more buds, so I will need to be careful!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xjSVjX_fZ5BotoccC1jD6DhStO4ShgHcNb9V3GbZsRDSvVnr0h1mHULLNEMaeaCwbQANdebBvv0eNFB2LbKmT9Ofx2GEdCgvBEIlRD_GCXIWFH5FvgJ4qxf0fwKnvWc_xhVpdLtllzkPReyMmJa_FSJG0iBQyaXxNo6-eBlGlsXcaSFe85z9om9UkA/s600/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xjSVjX_fZ5BotoccC1jD6DhStO4ShgHcNb9V3GbZsRDSvVnr0h1mHULLNEMaeaCwbQANdebBvv0eNFB2LbKmT9Ofx2GEdCgvBEIlRD_GCXIWFH5FvgJ4qxf0fwKnvWc_xhVpdLtllzkPReyMmJa_FSJG0iBQyaXxNo6-eBlGlsXcaSFe85z9om9UkA/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pink Double Knock Out Rose</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Double Knock Out Roses continue to bloom as well</span>. These pink ones exist along the northern side of the property with southern exposure. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCpymkvcUrXUZquhEdXOzKVpjzP_A9kDj7li2ZlAlbXjWb-cK0cr4h7-k_BLuNtWPlWOjMPvE9sfGGs_6iLZRmO19730BSywKVkcxyHvlIOdVhdiDX1VmKYu2D9nU6mx0OeVZrV0_ccYAJMCf76KS38jsXrJs1ik52XEVbQfa-ueA9tKRm7zxxznDaQ/s800/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCpymkvcUrXUZquhEdXOzKVpjzP_A9kDj7li2ZlAlbXjWb-cK0cr4h7-k_BLuNtWPlWOjMPvE9sfGGs_6iLZRmO19730BSywKVkcxyHvlIOdVhdiDX1VmKYu2D9nU6mx0OeVZrV0_ccYAJMCf76KS38jsXrJs1ik52XEVbQfa-ueA9tKRm7zxxznDaQ/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hosta and Leucothoe 'Axillaris’<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">For some foliage, here is Leucothoe 'Axillaris' with the blooms of Hosta in the foreground. It makes for some interest in the shade border...</span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErE0qlGtEBp6-4kLOEejMN7tCr-zS0AD1mfX3MGjtcBd99tSVBf759jKljvSXS4jAvtE__j5i0QKADRyCs4olgHCP7aE9_idUKT57STiIdg8a7vnZo_PQ08UtyiSoiC5fuEsdQBqK8Cj8LsmrBEew2S9jWFc0_XEkdkpjs3lf3VtoDByY_Q8aOc1W3Q/s800/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErE0qlGtEBp6-4kLOEejMN7tCr-zS0AD1mfX3MGjtcBd99tSVBf759jKljvSXS4jAvtE__j5i0QKADRyCs4olgHCP7aE9_idUKT57STiIdg8a7vnZo_PQ08UtyiSoiC5fuEsdQBqK8Cj8LsmrBEew2S9jWFc0_XEkdkpjs3lf3VtoDByY_Q8aOc1W3Q/s16000/19.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Walkway Foliage Combinations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and along the front walkway are the large heart-shaped leaves of Weeping Eastern Redbud 'Lavender Twist'. Weeping White Pine follows, with 'Skylands' Oriental Spruce in the back center and Coral Bark Maple to the back left.</span> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVARytlRvSTb--OZo4Qi3twBHMCMe-23bs7DjQKNiM6KZANSFHa5lXqVsJCoiKQwP6DdREl2zhcTUXSi4OCYGg89IWJo8KN47uaGiE0DwtsipUyK_XM-sCkXve1MZZCIE_53fP9qdZpvFr8u9_Y-BdWbNF98mlZFhGXOTN_dAM_nvdzKiCFzfiRao_w/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVARytlRvSTb--OZo4Qi3twBHMCMe-23bs7DjQKNiM6KZANSFHa5lXqVsJCoiKQwP6DdREl2zhcTUXSi4OCYGg89IWJo8KN47uaGiE0DwtsipUyK_XM-sCkXve1MZZCIE_53fP9qdZpvFr8u9_Y-BdWbNF98mlZFhGXOTN_dAM_nvdzKiCFzfiRao_w/s16000/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Garden Berm</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the front garden berm are various cultivars of blue and gold blooming Hosta along with variegated evergreen Osmanthus 'Goshiki' and perennial Sedum 'Pure Joy', which will be blooming next month.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OATYTLKLB4Iwk7bXick0l4VmRLuUJDBBfyAzJoMX3sp74zEhsXN21ADbIQwOt14Gi_Qn4q2R1ZCDlzTsVIJc8Xxg_EDeq3VBDeS3X8usfImnXe4AwrcjOGVQB6Sn0tnX2LcsxkzWtVRT9xhD2E8jtDAD6LHB_nyZZ4Vv_spKTQjY0YuoRkckTFbxOQ/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OATYTLKLB4Iwk7bXick0l4VmRLuUJDBBfyAzJoMX3sp74zEhsXN21ADbIQwOt14Gi_Qn4q2R1ZCDlzTsVIJc8Xxg_EDeq3VBDeS3X8usfImnXe4AwrcjOGVQB6Sn0tnX2LcsxkzWtVRT9xhD2E8jtDAD6LHB_nyZZ4Vv_spKTQjY0YuoRkckTFbxOQ/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hosta Blooming!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Another variety of Hosta in the garden is Shadowland ‘Etched Glass’. I enjoy its combination of lime green and golden highlights.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-Dch1YIYKFtfrN7PkgCBMAo9Zj3l4TsL4RVBej7h-gscNgXINCSelK2P1PTlKiwqtJNCnCs-YDPRypEgskHVtuntL5Y53jQ5iayWOoy4NDdqHBrJ5t6Hj9o2d6eSEAkLZ_VC-qLk37srrFQyvfNqhzKaPXmn0j7QZkTQ1fsoTTmM_dO8_39TGK26eQ/s800/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-Dch1YIYKFtfrN7PkgCBMAo9Zj3l4TsL4RVBej7h-gscNgXINCSelK2P1PTlKiwqtJNCnCs-YDPRypEgskHVtuntL5Y53jQ5iayWOoy4NDdqHBrJ5t6Hj9o2d6eSEAkLZ_VC-qLk37srrFQyvfNqhzKaPXmn0j7QZkTQ1fsoTTmM_dO8_39TGK26eQ/s16000/23.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pink Dipladenia </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Last, but not least are the vibrant blooms of tropical Dipladenia, which sits right by the back entry where I get to see it everyday. I am going to try overwintering this beauty inside near a window to see if I can get another season out of it. Similar to Mandevilla which is a climbing vine, this species tends to be more shrub-like.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHidw8n0Ur0uSBPH7epXDQqpMElzYSULe1I9-_1ryDb1HuUMk5dPShx6c5bRftaPZbLW3pGO39cj_L_T177mJQ1_gTbtJ6fnnNOFRHTP-kA0AqBS30aSbqqKtmI-Y0G7JdXxekgkzyBpEaH2yQ7-Vb1naUCqtezPamq5AzqDRqWPEEPBogb-5_O2-Ilw/s622/24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHidw8n0Ur0uSBPH7epXDQqpMElzYSULe1I9-_1ryDb1HuUMk5dPShx6c5bRftaPZbLW3pGO39cj_L_T177mJQ1_gTbtJ6fnnNOFRHTP-kA0AqBS30aSbqqKtmI-Y0G7JdXxekgkzyBpEaH2yQ7-Vb1naUCqtezPamq5AzqDRqWPEEPBogb-5_O2-Ilw/s16000/24.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum 'Brilliant' Future Blooms!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">That is it for our stroll. There is always something to look forward to in the garden, and there will be more blooms to see next month!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMnynGdUtXOWJgQ2LXYLdklDdADGQoLnfnHbvwawwK4t016WlHPLN9i0hTJ-Ocge0At8ilg6QMnICZi1JJ6VCdtrS7vJVDZ4dNsN11ybiqm2NdecxGD2qqWXX1gWvseUZ7n5F74u6k1t8PU_oEtuNaeUL4NBSEP9jMztNDFC-EMpLVx4yzKk-dTbO7Q/s600/25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMnynGdUtXOWJgQ2LXYLdklDdADGQoLnfnHbvwawwK4t016WlHPLN9i0hTJ-Ocge0At8ilg6QMnICZi1JJ6VCdtrS7vJVDZ4dNsN11ybiqm2NdecxGD2qqWXX1gWvseUZ7n5F74u6k1t8PU_oEtuNaeUL4NBSEP9jMztNDFC-EMpLVx4yzKk-dTbO7Q/s16000/25.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank you for Stopping By!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my August garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have blooming in your neck of the woods! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com18Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846814.417259460378961 -108.2380968 67.056419739621049 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-57365687149112955522023-08-01T00:00:00.303-04:002023-08-01T00:00:00.139-04:00This Month in the Garden: St. John's Wort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lZ0yrFhP9gdb57WnyHXcIJG35SwU5tif9bTodwRvU826_eZCh-JXnavmTwMtmYg34H9OwJCqSOXSX0KoHIqEys922srSyEs8b7Ie1TbDslC_bKV4tWWQ02jIve0o6-i3PPJWOk94GeEzjaG1jrAmQKh_PQmKjDJj4lcGSZDeqgWAbu6zsfbOgvMyrA/s1067/Feature%20Shrub.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lZ0yrFhP9gdb57WnyHXcIJG35SwU5tif9bTodwRvU826_eZCh-JXnavmTwMtmYg34H9OwJCqSOXSX0KoHIqEys922srSyEs8b7Ie1TbDslC_bKV4tWWQ02jIve0o6-i3PPJWOk94GeEzjaG1jrAmQKh_PQmKjDJj4lcGSZDeqgWAbu6zsfbOgvMyrA/s16000/Feature%20Shrub.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Feature Flowering Shrub: St. John's Wort</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to This Month in the Garden. This month we feature St. John's Wort. Hardy in USDA zones 5-8, St. John's Wort a semi-evergreen flowering shrub that comes in a variety of cultivars ranging in size from 2-3 feet tall by wide up to 6 feet tall with a spread of 3-6 feet in width. <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In its native form, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Hypericum</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> perforatum</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> (St. John's Wort) </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">is renowned for its medicinal properties and contains various active compounds, including hypericin, hyperforin and flavonoids, which are believed to possess unique antidepressant and anti-inflammatory qualities. </span>As a topical, it is used to treat wounds, burns, muscle ache and bruising. St. John's Wort has been used throughout European medicine as far back as the ancient Greeks to treat a variety of conditions, including insomnia, depression, anxiety reduction, and nerve related pain. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5YnjnhqUxQjgkzdkh9qFrXjG4Q_jP9-EXN3eWgkSinI8XLbaCWO6t25ca1Jx52QclWu89Qtdf1-06CvLgPKt48HXMAGHF-QZ_oUPe8sfJIqzzSYHYKfOetloIY8CtUceSfTK7J5E81isdLkJDdq62K6gTz7K4v516uAgnpcp3jFQ9JpK_94hkl9tBw/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5YnjnhqUxQjgkzdkh9qFrXjG4Q_jP9-EXN3eWgkSinI8XLbaCWO6t25ca1Jx52QclWu89Qtdf1-06CvLgPKt48HXMAGHF-QZ_oUPe8sfJIqzzSYHYKfOetloIY8CtUceSfTK7J5E81isdLkJDdq62K6gTz7K4v516uAgnpcp3jFQ9JpK_94hkl9tBw/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Hypericum x inodorum '</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Magical Universe</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">' (</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">St</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">John's Wort</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">)<span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span>Summer<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">While the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">seeds and berries are considered toxic, the flowers, leaves and stems</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> of the plant are typically harvested during the height of the bloom season. At that time they are dried thoroughly to remove moisture, extracted and infused in a solvent, such as alcohol or olive oil, then further filtered to obtain a clear liquid extract, which is then prepared as an herbal tea, tincture, capsule or tablet form. The final product is stored in dark glass bottles to protect the herb from light and preserve its medicinal properties.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYIMnPd08bKoCTyIll_o4Onpi4vl3mHbFF9k2xvJohBy00i1nANaB-qQNBvgdFXQE-4B3EWticI0BNH12ZTNrsJ1KMtAhAYZZKyswoPiaa8-vejCJiMxJx1mtam5E9qA9h1-Btz2FZg5DTmc-aUcOFjCFVt4-1Iqy9Rd1TpOWkh6mORIFzVF0S777LA/s600/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYIMnPd08bKoCTyIll_o4Onpi4vl3mHbFF9k2xvJohBy00i1nANaB-qQNBvgdFXQE-4B3EWticI0BNH12ZTNrsJ1KMtAhAYZZKyswoPiaa8-vejCJiMxJx1mtam5E9qA9h1-Btz2FZg5DTmc-aUcOFjCFVt4-1Iqy9Rd1TpOWkh6mORIFzVF0S777LA/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Hypericum x inodorum '</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Magical Universe</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">' (</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">St</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">John's Wort</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">)<span> Late-Summer</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Today's feature variety, 'Magical Universe' is a hybrid, dwarf cultivar with deep green foliage and small, bright yellow blooms starting in June, followed by fruit that deepens to deep red in fall. Staying at a more compact size of 2-3 feet tall by wide, </span><span>St. John's Wort 'Magical Universe' prefers a location with full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil with moderate watering. A location with bright morning sun and late afternoon shade is ideal. While this form of St. John's Wort is not considered medicinal, </span>its lovely bright yellow blooms and red ornamental berries bring interest to the landscape throughout the seasons. As its foliage turns to a deeper burgundy in fall and the red berries dry, the plant adds a decorative touch even into winter. St. John's Wort is known to be drought tolerant once established, able to withstand a variety of soil types and is deer resistant. Other varieties of St. John's Wort include, but are not limited to, Hypericum 'Hidcote', 'Magical Midnight Glow' and 'Blue Velvet'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgi6Vk6aOj0-JglYOj_7-H6GZ8PGtMbEFqLHKE0B2dgehieiRFwPp3gFn1ntxRIivkygbpHom1U7wSZewziZfkTrBp0Z3JhNWSrndtdegWFUS2Mt5_BWDNdGB3DK_sYZ7qlqfkVdwEv1Xsr7SnSfp5PyzmMiVkd2zKCrOMeS-Br_LQwg7kIuu9s3vIZw/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgi6Vk6aOj0-JglYOj_7-H6GZ8PGtMbEFqLHKE0B2dgehieiRFwPp3gFn1ntxRIivkygbpHom1U7wSZewziZfkTrBp0Z3JhNWSrndtdegWFUS2Mt5_BWDNdGB3DK_sYZ7qlqfkVdwEv1Xsr7SnSfp5PyzmMiVkd2zKCrOMeS-Br_LQwg7kIuu9s3vIZw/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Hypericum x inodorum '</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Magical Universe</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">' (</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">St</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">John's Wort</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">)<span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span>Autumn</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed <i>This Month in the Garden</i> for the month of August. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! Also, be sure to check out my author page and books, as I share a lifetime passion of gardening! </span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lee-Miller/author/B00TNWAJ7A?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> <b style="color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><u>🎕 Check Out My Author Page/Purchase My Books!</u></b></span></a></div><p style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </span></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-38276117950605018092023-07-15T00:00:00.618-04:002023-07-15T00:00:00.685-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up July: Welcome: "It's Into the Garden I Go!"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMeaK6fp-3tasgeQhxPxPGCyXdD-ZSWe0HoX5IDv1-2Fn51spXpcGpUHJ034yZpyLmXtAwFcFzqAFih82XYxuteI6UXvNqlHHslC5Tw6Zo8x6LhJUsXAR094yh2NanOzRS9_zUPTv93L3wLIFLPEzJ9o2KxV4US7Sq3v_iwbjUmwE-mNj_pP0ZHg9dw/s1050/00%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMeaK6fp-3tasgeQhxPxPGCyXdD-ZSWe0HoX5IDv1-2Fn51spXpcGpUHJ034yZpyLmXtAwFcFzqAFih82XYxuteI6UXvNqlHHslC5Tw6Zo8x6LhJUsXAR094yh2NanOzRS9_zUPTv93L3wLIFLPEzJ9o2KxV4US7Sq3v_iwbjUmwE-mNj_pP0ZHg9dw/s16000/00%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Welcome to my July Garden!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">There is a wonderful saying which describes me to a tee. "It's into the garden I go to lose my mind and find my soul." July is a perfect time for a stroll in the garden to find peace and tranquility during the heat of the summer. After a very cool June and the first spring like conditions we have experienced in a long time, July is here with an onset of higher more summer like temperatures in the 80's and low 90's. The garden is my refuge and brings me joy. I hope it brings you joy too!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7yXz9fbn5ojaX3YoIaFzuGXZWbzGMEPlLD67SD_a8SkZ2-koKZSg6NgHSTVUEh8GCB9PdChWnXcHVj8T7vw1TbgzrVgLyyaq0TGEDhf1YhVE0l3AABEEfH1J3vDbHzfzqX76_vrKlFNgqS0MNNh5A4_xtKiaAf_Ud7OFAotruLzjigZ3wqPc4aM7YQ/s600/0-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7yXz9fbn5ojaX3YoIaFzuGXZWbzGMEPlLD67SD_a8SkZ2-koKZSg6NgHSTVUEh8GCB9PdChWnXcHVj8T7vw1TbgzrVgLyyaq0TGEDhf1YhVE0l3AABEEfH1J3vDbHzfzqX76_vrKlFNgqS0MNNh5A4_xtKiaAf_Ud7OFAotruLzjigZ3wqPc4aM7YQ/s16000/0-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We start our stroll as we enter the backyard along the patio. This is a place where I spend much of my time sitting under the overhang and gazing out into the garden, that is until I see a branch out of place, a weed to be pulled, or some other item that needs tending to, which will get me out there into my happy place. There is something about a garden that allows one to clear the mind, and simply be happy.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynOQq5h688_dsgxg7UUbGS1-Qaj6yFL-28hHNHKIMNfGLByEHncrrvSXRV90rExb_x6Cd1cccp27DIgUV6nOTlGrxISBRGIkQXrIP-UHunqTJ3KZiYnNgfuVKCJqofwB7eM4otjL4-JUAYZZ5zhbZ86LNFHXMhxm4L3U0HsZgFexVEUC14cYOWYa3RQ/s720/1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynOQq5h688_dsgxg7UUbGS1-Qaj6yFL-28hHNHKIMNfGLByEHncrrvSXRV90rExb_x6Cd1cccp27DIgUV6nOTlGrxISBRGIkQXrIP-UHunqTJ3KZiYnNgfuVKCJqofwB7eM4otjL4-JUAYZZ5zhbZ86LNFHXMhxm4L3U0HsZgFexVEUC14cYOWYa3RQ/s16000/1-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's get onto a tour of my Long Island garden. We start with a greeting party of two frogs hanging out with a cup of tea, surrounded by the developing blooms of Hosta. It is the view I have each morning from my patio and find it to be quite entertaining.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRit5hfzndR7rcq9y2fxq5G1Tvgbe5s1Ysye-wXs6iIfCGG8EzD64hiVpadsX-_3a0JjdxzXbDSj-1nzav8-NG_P-T9H10PKBuVDHGokTZy_WS3-xB-9koUojWvWRJWV6c6sC8fIwmf_8lft1kliFtvrhy-e2FDTMDDag78UlCo0TP5QVzS-iQiVZzQ/s600/1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRit5hfzndR7rcq9y2fxq5G1Tvgbe5s1Ysye-wXs6iIfCGG8EzD64hiVpadsX-_3a0JjdxzXbDSj-1nzav8-NG_P-T9H10PKBuVDHGokTZy_WS3-xB-9koUojWvWRJWV6c6sC8fIwmf_8lft1kliFtvrhy-e2FDTMDDag78UlCo0TP5QVzS-iQiVZzQ/s16000/1-3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Northern Perimeter!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Looking out to the north perimeter of the property is a combination of Emerald Green and Green Giant 'Virescens' Arborvitae, along with Gold Lace Juniper, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar, Double Knock Out Roses and a Kousa 'Greensleeves' Dogwood, which was filled with greenish-white blooms in spring. Soon its bright red fruit will form, which is a treat for the birds.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8gvZ5ltgoxuagS7kr5wo1HONoNaw7ubZOzkvEV_CIWP7wlPlSuEuLsWdDylZh-k6dNUPpcl0dhLlklZUI6Kht1HZyPjNbjBzOhoTOBHXUwruqTIqTku_--5b4-fKkv_1FElPSDscYFGkn1djFYx88mbz8mMCSguV0p_gLv27KWnMVJolbChMw-gybQ/s600/92.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8gvZ5ltgoxuagS7kr5wo1HONoNaw7ubZOzkvEV_CIWP7wlPlSuEuLsWdDylZh-k6dNUPpcl0dhLlklZUI6Kht1HZyPjNbjBzOhoTOBHXUwruqTIqTku_--5b4-fKkv_1FElPSDscYFGkn1djFYx88mbz8mMCSguV0p_gLv27KWnMVJolbChMw-gybQ/s16000/92.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Knock Out Rose</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Double Knock Out Roses are in full bloom. Here is a closer view!</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSrrIQtSsB-rl7zTaQ1BZNGsnc2ELxt8OQ1ZIHQjAMQFzzf_BLY5eLuyGnnIrPoq0OGg6pLhh9KrzR4q2AnKw3WALKv9dLTpmvrq8E5Y2s7BoyCg1iR23HVrmJDfQR8b6UyxqHlUxG11Uvr7b1Zm_9EY7YKAjbjRFn6V_MOyDXqxEkeBI8k6Lpq0o0g/s600/203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSrrIQtSsB-rl7zTaQ1BZNGsnc2ELxt8OQ1ZIHQjAMQFzzf_BLY5eLuyGnnIrPoq0OGg6pLhh9KrzR4q2AnKw3WALKv9dLTpmvrq8E5Y2s7BoyCg1iR23HVrmJDfQR8b6UyxqHlUxG11Uvr7b1Zm_9EY7YKAjbjRFn6V_MOyDXqxEkeBI8k6Lpq0o0g/s16000/203.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Pool Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">If you visited last month, I had just completed the pool waterfall/planting renovation along the back of the property. The Weeping Norway Spruce, Upright Variegated Boxwood, and other plantings are adjusting nicely to their new home, and there is New Wave Petunia adding some color for now, with perhaps some long blooming perennials to be be added in the future. It is still a work in progress.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeA7KvoOlHoTlUvYznm8rvpkX0ZCQ2QfNa-zIUubt0h15g1ghqAO6T_TAitqjCFj8PekrJT882Xz7OAGuWyWkhStvWAojfObK1meqhx8-yZfRd1z_PlSNpc7VqthXx9shC8u_iBW4QNTwnfnUwgkKKBCNLBvkY-cLLaoI5byl08mj3gN4tEKzo1P4sw/s600/102.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeA7KvoOlHoTlUvYznm8rvpkX0ZCQ2QfNa-zIUubt0h15g1ghqAO6T_TAitqjCFj8PekrJT882Xz7OAGuWyWkhStvWAojfObK1meqhx8-yZfRd1z_PlSNpc7VqthXx9shC8u_iBW4QNTwnfnUwgkKKBCNLBvkY-cLLaoI5byl08mj3gN4tEKzo1P4sw/s16000/102.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster' Dried Flowers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are the dried seed heads of Allium 'Globemaster' which bloomed during late spring. Every time visitors come to the garden they are intrigued by the dried remains, so I leave the stalks as a conversation piece until they are at the point which they can be pulled easily out of the ground.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KarBBlOVKWsXm2mmdTnbBhsqVdEYfXGZRjGKMsZ-fxfgGMMwa0eX-BFP57gZlv1eLiIeMctc_lDnBymwf41lRDaigLjNfccYLyUpISh3m9GEwrvyKanI4x-_TL3DXDRkDff7qk8EthnDEcyDz-Fp4wss0xvKIPiMIT-Ak-u3f2l1iWuGqGRizzedmw/s800/5-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KarBBlOVKWsXm2mmdTnbBhsqVdEYfXGZRjGKMsZ-fxfgGMMwa0eX-BFP57gZlv1eLiIeMctc_lDnBymwf41lRDaigLjNfccYLyUpISh3m9GEwrvyKanI4x-_TL3DXDRkDff7qk8EthnDEcyDz-Fp4wss0xvKIPiMIT-Ak-u3f2l1iWuGqGRizzedmw/s16000/5-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Shade Garden<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the shadier side of the garden, the spotted foliage of Pulmonaria can be seen along with Heuchera 'Caramel' Coral Bells, which are now producing their dainty flowers rising above the plant.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58yVbOYM7IL5TytNhykk7fHEwLrqg1vX9lnI8ETFXFgQKQkfT8h_8pfTPaowSQFSM-MgxBwvMzbt7E-KU04Db33eczJuODdtITPKlzVO1CKZ3D4960rRPULSh-0UUl0ydNvUKquu9UjqxzvI8n8L843Qin_Inrn_ALK6nTOmRfhkY-OBMNkCG1KWDzQ/s600/5%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58yVbOYM7IL5TytNhykk7fHEwLrqg1vX9lnI8ETFXFgQKQkfT8h_8pfTPaowSQFSM-MgxBwvMzbt7E-KU04Db33eczJuODdtITPKlzVO1CKZ3D4960rRPULSh-0UUl0ydNvUKquu9UjqxzvI8n8L843Qin_Inrn_ALK6nTOmRfhkY-OBMNkCG1KWDzQ/s16000/5%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Sunny Pool Border!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">On the sunnier side of the pool border is a combination of Sedum 'Angelina', 'Dragon's Blood', 'Coral Carpet' and 'Blue Spruce, with Encore Azalea in the backdrop.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBXQIFcjQloelwRns4N7v9qhsFk7tQOCYdwAYYR44Rf-Uxms9-xClo0tycw2iMe_uzvaTKWBuvGxDyWD1PT43Co5llKae2FiKp4BMJqTY72iTOHURP95abOfcF6GwL-m-LGQ8ZWw-i7AN1OHNC3_G_n5dyjMcvgQRbnAsmGRyRT2eRz-iZK0f3zYVwg/s600/200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBXQIFcjQloelwRns4N7v9qhsFk7tQOCYdwAYYR44Rf-Uxms9-xClo0tycw2iMe_uzvaTKWBuvGxDyWD1PT43Co5llKae2FiKp4BMJqTY72iTOHURP95abOfcF6GwL-m-LGQ8ZWw-i7AN1OHNC3_G_n5dyjMcvgQRbnAsmGRyRT2eRz-iZK0f3zYVwg/s16000/200.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Groundcover Mix</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoy the various blooms of the Sedum and it just keeps on giving!</div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjSPM0jf8PG6p3pDjzTLlgp9sg7LznuIzO9tVHdMAGGBPpSvizP4XCaoC6zXgUHC_6BJbrf8yB6RqTl6OY4A4z2JYRaAtaqU9_Z867n_4ejdRFt1MVxrlaanC-UOO7MM7CG3PCgqsP6xaHDRogpmYVM7bvPAUyjECxWayMz8YfUOmNJy1febwUIib8w/s800/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjSPM0jf8PG6p3pDjzTLlgp9sg7LznuIzO9tVHdMAGGBPpSvizP4XCaoC6zXgUHC_6BJbrf8yB6RqTl6OY4A4z2JYRaAtaqU9_Z867n_4ejdRFt1MVxrlaanC-UOO7MM7CG3PCgqsP6xaHDRogpmYVM7bvPAUyjECxWayMz8YfUOmNJy1febwUIib8w/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pool Border Western Side</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Towards the western side of the property is this combination of Sky Pencil Holly with Rhododendron and Coral Bells and a semi hidden statue of children playing in the background, which can seen through the Coral Bells as passers go by.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFJhREWF_mvCzdnuMppgPGCcQH1VyLOcVv3eYmvoNDM0Df9lvJTDhyesWg5EA6CkPQowTfXsKck303zxyOhRxcgRg3DJHYI1R4nSt9atkSiYoQ4zQWUb7WPnZ1JtcaKiPxVCCi8R_1-XqHESMikgb-zqTIVgFFamTcktp90SHYg-H87NkD9ncD5a_Ew/s800/7-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFJhREWF_mvCzdnuMppgPGCcQH1VyLOcVv3eYmvoNDM0Df9lvJTDhyesWg5EA6CkPQowTfXsKck303zxyOhRxcgRg3DJHYI1R4nSt9atkSiYoQ4zQWUb7WPnZ1JtcaKiPxVCCi8R_1-XqHESMikgb-zqTIVgFFamTcktp90SHYg-H87NkD9ncD5a_Ew/s16000/7-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Low Glow' Red Pine</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Around to the back patio area is a view of the light green foliage of 'Low Glow' Red Pine against the darker green foliage of Peony. This variety of red pine got its name from its beautiful "candles", which almost glow in the sunlight.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIaAq0d2_RdB-AkRRtob429l5r-hq83f3t_Nzdc687t2WVlw4-ib7AiiWG731Gp8M3pHzEsrVnxE4Z3vN9J4890W0OuY5kt6HW9iSZ91hM6o3dkpTfGLTInSPVvaHnsqkxyM4wFBZVC1iteabPp5FZokcmWJa4c6x5IafF7YqbKTasT36wdnuJO2VMw/s600/7-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIaAq0d2_RdB-AkRRtob429l5r-hq83f3t_Nzdc687t2WVlw4-ib7AiiWG731Gp8M3pHzEsrVnxE4Z3vN9J4890W0OuY5kt6HW9iSZ91hM6o3dkpTfGLTInSPVvaHnsqkxyM4wFBZVC1iteabPp5FZokcmWJa4c6x5IafF7YqbKTasT36wdnuJO2VMw/s16000/7-4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Echinacea (Coneflower) 'Cheyenne Spirit'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the pool border is a personal favorite of mine, Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit', a form of Coneflower which displays multiple colors of blooms on the same plant. Here is a close up of some of its golden colored blooms...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEa2jkQYzwZauMgyhlIifGO1nFW_5_pkEm4djmf2KkCYoeAe6SMr9YUfvPPdoHPYpqPgE5tXbQyp50WLnBMXV4ywEKpJelif7XGjnCvdiROL6IE0TheJk-_a8CRKSueJR0Ze_gyfU6TpeP8YfGFRZ6-NGGkaRnsrjiktwRm80cLiG485FH8Nr9YHot_g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEa2jkQYzwZauMgyhlIifGO1nFW_5_pkEm4djmf2KkCYoeAe6SMr9YUfvPPdoHPYpqPgE5tXbQyp50WLnBMXV4ywEKpJelif7XGjnCvdiROL6IE0TheJk-_a8CRKSueJR0Ze_gyfU6TpeP8YfGFRZ6-NGGkaRnsrjiktwRm80cLiG485FH8Nr9YHot_g=s16000" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">and two colors right next to each other on the same plant!</div></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpU7c4TH9HTvit4tJZxEK-Gm8WxjuoNHQ5p0VmEiwf2CGYvWV32tjiq8bIBP1EdAa6WKKhBg57rrtFzMR6X9cJvDbzStwNhNkZ7MR87Fwfa3D2be_c6zIXjdtqqmvd0537EW4oLuZIE1_-IGunlm64XJPHn8Mb7iOXTq1WM_OhLzY2Jk9hKwQXvhvqCg/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpU7c4TH9HTvit4tJZxEK-Gm8WxjuoNHQ5p0VmEiwf2CGYvWV32tjiq8bIBP1EdAa6WKKhBg57rrtFzMR6X9cJvDbzStwNhNkZ7MR87Fwfa3D2be_c6zIXjdtqqmvd0537EW4oLuZIE1_-IGunlm64XJPHn8Mb7iOXTq1WM_OhLzY2Jk9hKwQXvhvqCg/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the perennial border is the new addition of Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' with its multi-colored foliage and white blooms, which are now appearing.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkzXcKUSI2iuDHRD8EWlHftQfToXe_uhqzsumimKK37_L8aPbQRDVOAhWfKwZdZiz7iltnXdvr2-pC7EjuQ8puJFLZwxuWnVGO-FmG-wqDkXOaUVq7pRgldTxm_C7Sj7nNKbM1i8bye0kl65s5Xqi-6yqZx833pdrbj94W897DjUCy9gQ1rhGt5noEA/s600/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkzXcKUSI2iuDHRD8EWlHftQfToXe_uhqzsumimKK37_L8aPbQRDVOAhWfKwZdZiz7iltnXdvr2-pC7EjuQ8puJFLZwxuWnVGO-FmG-wqDkXOaUVq7pRgldTxm_C7Sj7nNKbM1i8bye0kl65s5Xqi-6yqZx833pdrbj94W897DjUCy9gQ1rhGt5noEA/s16000/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Bloom</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The blooms will continue throughout summer into fall, adding interest to the perennial/patio border.</div></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIdlB_wts1uTmhqApsgGGI3ECJU9wZvl_is_gkyb7xInPo7u8wxY3sAJDxTDNQMpUZ6lQRUp00Fq9v0AxhlD2l1K6e-wyGI5m6Z66RukUk8j2KB5phRI7nYvTuj-ZAQkng_Wg9wrNM3Aax85V6s7MuLOK38kk0TZ2_8tCgwO7ZFNrMuxt7Vj8OjA_bA/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIdlB_wts1uTmhqApsgGGI3ECJU9wZvl_is_gkyb7xInPo7u8wxY3sAJDxTDNQMpUZ6lQRUp00Fq9v0AxhlD2l1K6e-wyGI5m6Z66RukUk8j2KB5phRI7nYvTuj-ZAQkng_Wg9wrNM3Aax85V6s7MuLOK38kk0TZ2_8tCgwO7ZFNrMuxt7Vj8OjA_bA/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border: Echibeckia</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Also in the perennial/patio border is Echibeckia, a combination hybrid between Echinacea and Rudbeckia, which I found at the local farm stand three years ago. It has become a favorite, producing blooms throughout summer, while supplying a bounty of color.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhDVwUNmPfazwQpCbtaK05-eeDyt37jQ0B09GqfqQPLdwueFn-ZCm9W1kvFWesTy2NfYEBNF2bjfLBTdyXqfIrgOEotgfQvReyTKucHh-LfPMGebjqfUL4bwiHd_q2SVQTlXYQmHBhARPWeve4kgV60VkeoeDMtGUcJS960wUauJEyxvbkPi4yfEHag/s670/100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhDVwUNmPfazwQpCbtaK05-eeDyt37jQ0B09GqfqQPLdwueFn-ZCm9W1kvFWesTy2NfYEBNF2bjfLBTdyXqfIrgOEotgfQvReyTKucHh-LfPMGebjqfUL4bwiHd_q2SVQTlXYQmHBhARPWeve4kgV60VkeoeDMtGUcJS960wUauJEyxvbkPi4yfEHag/s16000/100.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Salvia 'May Night'</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Perfect for pollinators, Salvia 'May Night' draws a lot of activity during the summer months and continues to do so every year. I deadhead it to keep the blooms coming for the bumble bees. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mqgYCchrJHiXgAKWlJhgLJe5F_yb0ITOBRzlsz3rOjcACTPgnmq15vdmTArOySC1eD6FGWM0d1N6NYhEBdTOLPDxf8elnT6B7XgssZao6Y5xRlUoEdg9MLPJQAsJbq_qESCiVT14u3xxy9_C03k4mB2R9gt3e63Yz0EnlIGfek33jwdAIcduD5gutw/s600/80.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mqgYCchrJHiXgAKWlJhgLJe5F_yb0ITOBRzlsz3rOjcACTPgnmq15vdmTArOySC1eD6FGWM0d1N6NYhEBdTOLPDxf8elnT6B7XgssZao6Y5xRlUoEdg9MLPJQAsJbq_qESCiVT14u3xxy9_C03k4mB2R9gt3e63Yz0EnlIGfek33jwdAIcduD5gutw/s16000/80.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hosta 'Golden Tiara' Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The pollinators also enjoy the tubular blooms of Hosta 'Golden Tiara', and I am hoping the hummingbirds find them too, as they have visited in the past!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid18RPKvZuYXWxvQkh9LL1bMA1fZ6jP0KLAF1DAZr9AQ-bbZWMCcleCp_DyuSELQ4t4ZsJKZZxPMOnZ8urHO4JyVUgPE2hjE0BH-Of9OVqfbKwJYH9W5xrVdnCQ6TeCXx06EAjKzmalMdvfG3S1N-d6V08R5PfZh839VJiXfSRnN0yBC0rsObYJEyvng/s600/11%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid18RPKvZuYXWxvQkh9LL1bMA1fZ6jP0KLAF1DAZr9AQ-bbZWMCcleCp_DyuSELQ4t4ZsJKZZxPMOnZ8urHO4JyVUgPE2hjE0BH-Of9OVqfbKwJYH9W5xrVdnCQ6TeCXx06EAjKzmalMdvfG3S1N-d6V08R5PfZh839VJiXfSRnN0yBC0rsObYJEyvng/s16000/11%20(3).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border: Lamb's Ear and Coneflower<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For a little bit of pinkish-white blooms above white foliage, here is Lamb's Ear along with Echinacea Pow Wow 'Wild Berry' in the perennial border...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IZzIJlMvgqWLRJx1mOzOrPbE7lRRWXNu3Mb1MX0dL6F-YrpFQBO_0LbpheIvrXlnaogU5aviEaT1xiKaRvygBgIu_ZwZtoT-83xV3dPo6HA7ZdbdK9JZh87DZTwqCP18LQNJ-U72xDBcun5hJ4zS-7LPYd9PnW4WzBx3GWAS8hO4Fqxf4oeS9XtCw/s800/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1IZzIJlMvgqWLRJx1mOzOrPbE7lRRWXNu3Mb1MX0dL6F-YrpFQBO_0LbpheIvrXlnaogU5aviEaT1xiKaRvygBgIu_ZwZtoT-83xV3dPo6HA7ZdbdK9JZh87DZTwqCP18LQNJ-U72xDBcun5hJ4zS-7LPYd9PnW4WzBx3GWAS8hO4Fqxf4oeS9XtCw/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">St. John's Wort 'Magical Universe'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">while St. John's Wort 'Magical Universe' displays deep green to burgundy foliage, bright yellow blooms and ornamental red berries in the back garden.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCAvatT5jS9szymNeBC9Wh-BRA7In1upOEq632I64NUgViIIzUl4H965BNxThtSQgdsVcBQ5yhAIoh7mYEwLzTl-_oAnCXiJS7Vp9JoBdZoJzw-1KOoYqMCmr9g-Wv_b_dSxDKlqkVvsOXGRlL08ePZbcbdWAOpXhe4uLPIATnz1fiFXnOW1L5xI4lw/s600/13-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCAvatT5jS9szymNeBC9Wh-BRA7In1upOEq632I64NUgViIIzUl4H965BNxThtSQgdsVcBQ5yhAIoh7mYEwLzTl-_oAnCXiJS7Vp9JoBdZoJzw-1KOoYqMCmr9g-Wv_b_dSxDKlqkVvsOXGRlL08ePZbcbdWAOpXhe4uLPIATnz1fiFXnOW1L5xI4lw/s16000/13-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Tokyo Delight'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Winding down the tour, it just wouldn't be the same without some blooms of Hydrangea. These are both varieties of old fashioned hydrangea that I have had in the garden for as long as I can remember. Above is Hydrangea 'Tokyo Delight', a lace cap variety and below is 'Nikko Blue'. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWmQN2tOi3Al72UWDh6Rc5Ew165hvNjKpIUdroXicC2uzLqNr3FzUKSovD5MJ1ERCwHwFWXFjtl9E7FATRkSJGCF8bWQshk9HdJgje8-kSlSrQtzXKZdI5MqFmXTzTgJxmnpzehYPjjBRGqW6ssFfeLA56hDlgC6xFT7VULJIUYCNVGYeQyfB_QavQw/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWmQN2tOi3Al72UWDh6Rc5Ew165hvNjKpIUdroXicC2uzLqNr3FzUKSovD5MJ1ERCwHwFWXFjtl9E7FATRkSJGCF8bWQshk9HdJgje8-kSlSrQtzXKZdI5MqFmXTzTgJxmnpzehYPjjBRGqW6ssFfeLA56hDlgC6xFT7VULJIUYCNVGYeQyfB_QavQw/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though this old fashioned Mophead Hydrangea blooms on old wood, I think I am partial to the richness of it's deep blue blooms!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGkrL-mWcSfoED1hJFxQ3inSgelzlUA1kW6T7UbnzZCNBj02bEwHO9Il1Byhd1FHl9AfGv7H5f5NUP-8fhXuZbQ0DUJ-rU6aND5OG2yhe7mkTaOVgCrfvC1f3dzFdyeLbf6Iz6EHhUu-9uswoP77meUUyp18xXNIof_ugJwEEe1_OG9hx4i9LPkU4Lw/s651/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGkrL-mWcSfoED1hJFxQ3inSgelzlUA1kW6T7UbnzZCNBj02bEwHO9Il1Byhd1FHl9AfGv7H5f5NUP-8fhXuZbQ0DUJ-rU6aND5OG2yhe7mkTaOVgCrfvC1f3dzFdyeLbf6Iz6EHhUu-9uswoP77meUUyp18xXNIof_ugJwEEe1_OG9hx4i9LPkU4Lw/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Walkway</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As our stroll comes to an end, along the front walkway is the large heart-shaped foliage of Weeping Eastern Redbud 'Lavender Twist', with Weeping White Pine in the backdrop and a mix of Variegated Liriope and Juniper...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENHYI4CyKwBVeWFZxSd1ZY_golz4allwA11NTIiwHk7m9YjNm9JJJw-07kAHXMp5aCabUCitNbxnYsfhVqs16is6zPqDsEs98M4GK-f8oLtgvrbIb76bLPkBDCXBghIhyOnyc6UAlt_K_CVyO33FrPe4YnL8r8A3_4rAPHZSU9jisAGMJy7cJ5oByVA/s800/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENHYI4CyKwBVeWFZxSd1ZY_golz4allwA11NTIiwHk7m9YjNm9JJJw-07kAHXMp5aCabUCitNbxnYsfhVqs16is6zPqDsEs98M4GK-f8oLtgvrbIb76bLPkBDCXBghIhyOnyc6UAlt_K_CVyO33FrPe4YnL8r8A3_4rAPHZSU9jisAGMJy7cJ5oByVA/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thank you for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">and a little garden whimsy to bid farewell...unit we meet again.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed the stroll through my July garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and look forward to seeing what you have blooming in your neck of the woods! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-55302440618551794962023-07-01T00:00:00.445-04:002023-07-01T12:13:43.812-04:00This Month in the Garden: Seasonal Planters<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLne9K4BvpJfyJPO8P675_LeSJP963K2I3oElE9hyyEeglUUFqapnbWbyUpDQDk4_pnqi4ykOc0oadC0ChXMN4KFILBzfAfk_zbWyBN34icszcA_acw6V5EArBYRPZi87VUale8fJLLF6HgZzhqQORVxaNJrioEqxEGS6X_EWU7A-lYy4wGCaLy2Ir0Q/s956/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLne9K4BvpJfyJPO8P675_LeSJP963K2I3oElE9hyyEeglUUFqapnbWbyUpDQDk4_pnqi4ykOc0oadC0ChXMN4KFILBzfAfk_zbWyBN34icszcA_acw6V5EArBYRPZi87VUale8fJLLF6HgZzhqQORVxaNJrioEqxEGS6X_EWU7A-lYy4wGCaLy2Ir0Q/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Seasonal Planters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Welcome to This Month in the Garden! While traditional garden beds offer a more permanent option, seasonal garden planters have become increasingly popular due to their versatility, mobility, and ability to be altered with different displays throughout the growing season. Based on the time of year, plant choices can be combined for an ever evolving display of color and foliage, from robust blooms in springtime, to colorful foliage and autumn-like colors to bring in fall, and perhaps evergreens to carry on through wintertime. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Seasonal planters play an important role in the garden and provide additional interest even beyond landscaping.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aonEKtowcd0PJyOWk_p81kvcmIH0sPIXLWIR96FnSI4E_tpzgIfBBNLF5R8FGRzCAWeQfc6ekPIm04-jOW-Ih6OaQnaPiYWG_IBN2IhGIXnZ7mSocNP9YdFZQW0fRVdqtNjHSM2T_x1ngg45r6BX32sEjBsA7kLr9cIq8W8B4ouqe2MrjeUvTVISew/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aonEKtowcd0PJyOWk_p81kvcmIH0sPIXLWIR96FnSI4E_tpzgIfBBNLF5R8FGRzCAWeQfc6ekPIm04-jOW-Ih6OaQnaPiYWG_IBN2IhGIXnZ7mSocNP9YdFZQW0fRVdqtNjHSM2T_x1ngg45r6BX32sEjBsA7kLr9cIq8W8B4ouqe2MrjeUvTVISew/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spring/Summer Planter Combination</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We often hear the terms, "thriller", "filler" and "spiller" used in container gardening. A "thriller" is defined as the main central focal point in your planter (usually taller), surrounded by the medium-sized "fillers", which take up the majority of space in the planter, to the "spillers', which can create a dramatic effect by trailing over the sides of the container for added interest. For starters, this spring/summer arrangement consists of the variegated foliage of Canna Lily Indica Tropicana 'Mactro Gold' as the center "thriller", or focal point, four assorted </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Coleus and four New Wave Petunia as a second layer, or "fillers" and four </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sweet Potato Vine (Purple and Gold) with four</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Tradescanthia Pistachio White, as "spillers", which will cascade over the rim of the planter as the season progresses.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5p6pJB5jipcgAN4LU1GLRq6Zh4FNtDuslsgmBCz75vys8N3j3BlrCjiVUDlkVCw6YAQY99S6JZE3l9fhwepCi0Og3o8LV0B8XkkN4XLZPC2ztFRK5cqe0UcyKWd6155MiQ1636ONwTexQf0CXLkWchclgqr8_KdyKlQYC8iJKGVNBqcXJON5J32UYQ/s880/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5p6pJB5jipcgAN4LU1GLRq6Zh4FNtDuslsgmBCz75vys8N3j3BlrCjiVUDlkVCw6YAQY99S6JZE3l9fhwepCi0Og3o8LV0B8XkkN4XLZPC2ztFRK5cqe0UcyKWd6155MiQ1636ONwTexQf0CXLkWchclgqr8_KdyKlQYC8iJKGVNBqcXJON5J32UYQ/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Summer Planter Combination</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Container options come in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials and </span>can be aesthetically pleasing, adding interest to your arrangement. Several options are available, including<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> cement, resin, ceramic, terracotta, or perhaps boxes or barrels constructed of wood. For areas of limited space and changing sunlight, portable planters give you the flexibility to rearrange your garden and create interest. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">When planning your arrangement, be sure to use a good lightweight all purpose potting soil mix containing a balanced blend of organic matter, such as compost, peat moss or coconut coir, drainage and aeration materials such as perlite or pumice, pH adjusters and a source of nutrients for healthy growth. A container with drainage holes is best, but if not possible, be sure to use a layer of a course material, such as gravel or pebbles in the bottom of the planter to allow excess water to drain away from the plant's roots. </span>This cement urn is the ideal candidate for a combination of two varieties of flowering New Wave Petunia and Sweet Potato Vine for all-summer interest. River rocks were placed in the bottom (more narrow) section of the urn for drainage purposes. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWPK75tGkbhwFQ1DNYkUPhqBU6dvqJFIgXP_axzHC7AVLySepK-CryWN-pqJE1_IgtCk16ZjpMgEKdcb4ZDQ34KRg1CdUc65fsMJKUpvd0Twx7e5kqia8EabGn7TrOGXkngLFbdzFs195q6qBDWmNAW-Xi-nuBH2lYnDxvq7jd3prmmA-DmKUZDdrNg/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWPK75tGkbhwFQ1DNYkUPhqBU6dvqJFIgXP_axzHC7AVLySepK-CryWN-pqJE1_IgtCk16ZjpMgEKdcb4ZDQ34KRg1CdUc65fsMJKUpvd0Twx7e5kqia8EabGn7TrOGXkngLFbdzFs195q6qBDWmNAW-Xi-nuBH2lYnDxvq7jd3prmmA-DmKUZDdrNg/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Shade Foliage Planter Combination</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For a shady location, try a combination of miniature Hosta, variegated liriope and Black Mondo Grass for a striking display of foliage. This birdbath, turned planter, is tucked away in the garden as a hidden surprise. <u>Helpful Tip</u>: Be sure to choose plantings which share similar lighting and water requirements to ensure success!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjXGnnMoUcW71Akbpf0ujsr6QVRYqOeswmINvutScWkPR_dWP3oN7t4u4kl8wTiFmYT2jaltmJ4H9GlOaN4QfsRqZLfiYnWUA0sQN3b7NDEeEA0bir3Xxe6JDGxGB5uUnBOPiCvR_uNk0_hfafPPhE3aXHxTWom6eQzig2XLGS90N7BFFbkOMxY_-UQ/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjXGnnMoUcW71Akbpf0ujsr6QVRYqOeswmINvutScWkPR_dWP3oN7t4u4kl8wTiFmYT2jaltmJ4H9GlOaN4QfsRqZLfiYnWUA0sQN3b7NDEeEA0bir3Xxe6JDGxGB5uUnBOPiCvR_uNk0_hfafPPhE3aXHxTWom6eQzig2XLGS90N7BFFbkOMxY_-UQ/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Shade Patio Planter Combination</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Another shade combination for under a covered patio is a combination of Coleus and Sweet Potato Vine. Try combining Coleus varieties of different heights and colors to create a layered look and add the Sweet Potato Vine as a "spiller" to cascade over the edges of the planter. This is just one example and the possibilities are numerous. <u>Maintenance Tip</u>: Once the Coleus starts to flower, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I keep the plant deadheaded to prevent it from going to seed, thus extending its season into fall.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJQHFz2JF6whscFqqW11AFL7d8-gMW5KV46tyh2cvMFzTrgpH4_fUjIliBTPp2BEjThsnQ8d9Wy3OgatVsOPr-KyG7x2IKfgsAaiWEkb6oQ1LFqIbkAC4z21ermZ6oQO7PMHEnX0Mqojye6byeSODKqbjhXYPiQEFmi2g9mrrAjgRiBA4SijoxGRnbQ/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJQHFz2JF6whscFqqW11AFL7d8-gMW5KV46tyh2cvMFzTrgpH4_fUjIliBTPp2BEjThsnQ8d9Wy3OgatVsOPr-KyG7x2IKfgsAaiWEkb6oQ1LFqIbkAC4z21ermZ6oQO7PMHEnX0Mqojye6byeSODKqbjhXYPiQEFmi2g9mrrAjgRiBA4SijoxGRnbQ/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Full Sun Succulent Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">For an area with full sun, you can get adventurous and choose a selection of succulents which appeal to the senses. I enjoy using the terracotta strawberry planters for aesthetics and use combinations of groundcover such as Sedum 'Blue Spruce' (blue-green), 'Angelina' (yellow), Sedum 'Tricolor' (green and pink), and 'Dragon's Blood' (deep purple). There is an endless supply of interesting succulents, so just have fun!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNUF0vPMae7SKSiCxmWl4wj6epneBaMmbsb7hNfsHoXZOq9BfEm3cTNKr_DkdOMSWa0d_v8rEpzd7FU6qgrLPXq7QX33jvutOs-Ol2Uaawto1E3LT9IWsz_ItXbcM3I8kr6ONDLC4dPqMp2bvO7VULRNHSnoIbjjnGJ72UcqvvJf-CGqxobsqp6OO-A/s800/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNUF0vPMae7SKSiCxmWl4wj6epneBaMmbsb7hNfsHoXZOq9BfEm3cTNKr_DkdOMSWa0d_v8rEpzd7FU6qgrLPXq7QX33jvutOs-Ol2Uaawto1E3LT9IWsz_ItXbcM3I8kr6ONDLC4dPqMp2bvO7VULRNHSnoIbjjnGJ72UcqvvJf-CGqxobsqp6OO-A/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Full Sun Succulent Planter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">So what are you waiting for? Add some planters to your garden this season and enjoy exploring new selections, including annuals, tropical species, evergreens and succulents and create the perfect combination to suit your taste and style. Seasonal planters are the ideal addition to your space and bring charm, versatility, and adaptability to your garden throughout the seasons!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQX1_bh87o0PlDqTitRnUGHIQzHH2Bhx5Qruj6Y3FUH6pNcg7XkQBbaE_tOdkj7nxnsW-3qsvtwE94dw9x1-Oa1j2IpOszmRQQ8BpUIC_XGU11VnLQ6Sylq2QQzIEnkw9RdBRjbtxoh6g2wsZiy73MLe4H1hDGsokM_581rHESZKekL2NZI6IFYexFA/s600/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQX1_bh87o0PlDqTitRnUGHIQzHH2Bhx5Qruj6Y3FUH6pNcg7XkQBbaE_tOdkj7nxnsW-3qsvtwE94dw9x1-Oa1j2IpOszmRQQ8BpUIC_XGU11VnLQ6Sylq2QQzIEnkw9RdBRjbtxoh6g2wsZiy73MLe4H1hDGsokM_581rHESZKekL2NZI6IFYexFA/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">This Month in the Garden</i><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> for the month of July. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! Also, be sure to check out my author page and books for gardening information and helpful advice, all based on my 27 years of experience as a landscape designer and ongoing involvement in the horticultural field. Until we meet again...Happy Gardening!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lee-Miller/author/B00TNWAJ7A?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" target="_blank"> <b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><u>🎕 Check Out My Author Page/Purchase My Books!</u></b></a></span></div><p></p><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></a></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></a></div><div>and my newest addition,</div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #89ae1c;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</span></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </span></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com6Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-38238338451716078942023-06-15T00:00:00.393-04:002023-06-15T00:00:00.150-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up June: My Changing Long Island Garden!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOyXV_8lf_xAdKQRwIxHj655zEnmpeipywyMMyAxWWExdDVX2SM1D5DWmDCLs4UqYtuvMijg-8-ggIidn9gGsrn8cCfu8OjpPvCawZxo4kljbNGfvfEDyohRb2rumXBGQXyeiz2kUURbAFJB3DlXf5f55SpWeOxBrdZVBkPJ_EXJ4UjoIeVMXTw/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcOyXV_8lf_xAdKQRwIxHj655zEnmpeipywyMMyAxWWExdDVX2SM1D5DWmDCLs4UqYtuvMijg-8-ggIidn9gGsrn8cCfu8OjpPvCawZxo4kljbNGfvfEDyohRb2rumXBGQXyeiz2kUURbAFJB3DlXf5f55SpWeOxBrdZVBkPJ_EXJ4UjoIeVMXTw/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome Visitors!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Welcome to my garden! The official start of summer is just a few days away and the garden is alive and bursting with color. As we all know, a garden is always evolving and there have been some exciting renovations going on in my own garden this spring. After some unusually warm temperatures for the month of May, June brings temperatures mostly in the mid-70's, which are comfortable weather wise for planting. Join me for a tour of my Long Island garden to revisit some familiar sights and explore some new beginnings. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYEjAKi0SdVxPPLyG0twemTrCdiUplptdU57co42HohWuV2xL-9cqb3Mgr37loqOPSQBVpr6dJ06mD6taNuTcant0DhKpm4L420Q4rFT45uDCJn6C23Q_Zy1jN4WR4g6fCG3j75ocIzY9w1bE6PsU6Gvje-21cgXEXLa6RnnsbkmULpp2zqZU-Bo/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYEjAKi0SdVxPPLyG0twemTrCdiUplptdU57co42HohWuV2xL-9cqb3Mgr37loqOPSQBVpr6dJ06mD6taNuTcant0DhKpm4L420Q4rFT45uDCJn6C23Q_Zy1jN4WR4g6fCG3j75ocIzY9w1bE6PsU6Gvje-21cgXEXLa6RnnsbkmULpp2zqZU-Bo/s16000/1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Perimeter Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We begin at the back perimeter garden which faces south. These Double Red Knock Out Roses are a sincere delight year after year and bloom on and off throughout the summer and into fall. In the foreground is the new Weeping Norway Spruce, which was planted last spring.</div></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_0OnZuPohVIf15GGXDNHrO5JNrwQ5ikpwNRn_jSFdNMVz8nB9QIHCjb1MTa2kEv98xcz39XaUvuYTIoK91HJyRVj4Tm2T0z_pRKDGqGPfN4LH2jo878x0iwYOVuochBS2qMkp1COOSBTCumXUSF6ZBK-i2ugvC9rx2PIt-dSICfCdo_NatYL7do/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_0OnZuPohVIf15GGXDNHrO5JNrwQ5ikpwNRn_jSFdNMVz8nB9QIHCjb1MTa2kEv98xcz39XaUvuYTIoK91HJyRVj4Tm2T0z_pRKDGqGPfN4LH2jo878x0iwYOVuochBS2qMkp1COOSBTCumXUSF6ZBK-i2ugvC9rx2PIt-dSICfCdo_NatYL7do/s16000/2.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Double Pink Knock Out Roses</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along that same garden bed are Double Pink Knock Out Roses, which also bring so much joy!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXJeblYuX7Lg4ccnL6gleB0BIUETBLsRyhI22fJXPM1geTW-Deecf0y1rdFXvpPfWQODvrbkD7nQaTey59wKbguoJnuDNOkmoJx7eE0wWK56QAV1XD47i3ii6g0qK4EoVvnWhGWlHn_lrYToNMahUu8sMkGJ8QtmOK4I1D2MeWxekGeV7ngrFQ3M/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXJeblYuX7Lg4ccnL6gleB0BIUETBLsRyhI22fJXPM1geTW-Deecf0y1rdFXvpPfWQODvrbkD7nQaTey59wKbguoJnuDNOkmoJx7eE0wWK56QAV1XD47i3ii6g0qK4EoVvnWhGWlHn_lrYToNMahUu8sMkGJ8QtmOK4I1D2MeWxekGeV7ngrFQ3M/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Kousa Dogwood 'Greensleeves'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is Kousa Dogwood 'Greensleeves', which is now in full bloom. This variety displays greenish-white blooms that last for several weeks, followed by large red edible fruit that appears near fall.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-kPEv59A0VR9JyXp2E6rjNwbCAw_15IHimAFP2UKn5t8BQ4Z3u3fv0RowvyrJJnpFrVnC7XzIf70bZZOlMeNtQr5lsARXKAIhgvGzUbBNtIY20NHXUA9pNopnKINexOyY517dDfnhmdOE30nYhjHiY9M8R2PoIXImWoY1U6ZPNTJ4HxcfJSfI68/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-kPEv59A0VR9JyXp2E6rjNwbCAw_15IHimAFP2UKn5t8BQ4Z3u3fv0RowvyrJJnpFrVnC7XzIf70bZZOlMeNtQr5lsARXKAIhgvGzUbBNtIY20NHXUA9pNopnKINexOyY517dDfnhmdOE30nYhjHiY9M8R2PoIXImWoY1U6ZPNTJ4HxcfJSfI68/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">On the same south facing side, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar joins the mix, surrounded by Heuchera 'Palace Purple' (Purple Coral Bells).</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioYNyMvIYu6Sc51fsYBp5lCegF-4O8eVxjlHv0A7h2e1uExQQKDazBbnbMoQiq8HJf1oAsDg_sqZ--2zofNFyodQQ65QVduBIkgATi3W-1_9o1C0CY1RxpTqPuX-FwHz__f284Vy_jLn0eekOY_dMsX3-JrghFPYPJDq6NLQfe4gpOlaM3vvxGO4/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioYNyMvIYu6Sc51fsYBp5lCegF-4O8eVxjlHv0A7h2e1uExQQKDazBbnbMoQiq8HJf1oAsDg_sqZ--2zofNFyodQQ65QVduBIkgATi3W-1_9o1C0CY1RxpTqPuX-FwHz__f284Vy_jLn0eekOY_dMsX3-JrghFPYPJDq6NLQfe4gpOlaM3vvxGO4/s16000/5.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Back Pool Garden Western View</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>On the western side of the property is the foliage of Sedum 'Brilliant', the bluish-purple blooms of Nepeta 'Walkers Low', Variegated Boxwood, Spirea Goldmound, Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' and the pure white blooms of Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake'</span>, accompanied by Kwanzan Cherry in the corner of the garden.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvfyqXkSLhfW3nhKlkUehLFvODNRdSN_KWOEXNz-pvICtiipguzmcjCSu2i7Ziu0sFnRQ8btt3aoZ0_ZkSsnpt1iOJzqwXbvHlKafir4xx9FX47qAslN2WfWHu6vsMGusUcIiEXm4Jl_vhDEKfBl8qIaH6v_htQTX29pNReVH17-6BIX4gUq-Wug/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvfyqXkSLhfW3nhKlkUehLFvODNRdSN_KWOEXNz-pvICtiipguzmcjCSu2i7Ziu0sFnRQ8btt3aoZ0_ZkSsnpt1iOJzqwXbvHlKafir4xx9FX47qAslN2WfWHu6vsMGusUcIiEXm4Jl_vhDEKfBl8qIaH6v_htQTX29pNReVH17-6BIX4gUq-Wug/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Viburnum Summer Snowflake Blooming!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A hidden birdbath lies in the distance behind the Kwanzan Cherry and Viburnum.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k_vCm3Jp0efkoOQsJqbz07RwzwHI0Nuy8tgHfWHzqOL0kfYEPMuXXoOxR7HgfEjD0ea1pgYBPMzsj6MAdS0OebgDVuQBOFh2-Idw4-N5k2fkhsndMevx0iQRL_P-59fD-GU42asvTYcE20xktroWNebW7eaGDTkbVD7clhxxFMNPU3Ts_8pqdVk/s600/7-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k_vCm3Jp0efkoOQsJqbz07RwzwHI0Nuy8tgHfWHzqOL0kfYEPMuXXoOxR7HgfEjD0ea1pgYBPMzsj6MAdS0OebgDVuQBOFh2-Idw4-N5k2fkhsndMevx0iQRL_P-59fD-GU42asvTYcE20xktroWNebW7eaGDTkbVD7clhxxFMNPU3Ts_8pqdVk/s16000/7-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hemerocallis Stella D' Oro (Daylily)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">It is also Daylily season, and the Stella D' Oro Daylilies are blooming!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCmxIRhJxINwkohMeQZ934tO7IFepKFY6zpNleBuXgtQMSZfSlm6dmYc_C89HebQ64j22gvwyeJgyvPg8Li3jDewDmmcQENMdlXUUyAPI1TLJ_TTlYYiMI-_CmG3x2upMPYbz-j1JPmn4XHp9OlsCuq2pXs9bqxflzZPjDYsgiFOSS7jjJbyuhHw/s800/7-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCmxIRhJxINwkohMeQZ934tO7IFepKFY6zpNleBuXgtQMSZfSlm6dmYc_C89HebQ64j22gvwyeJgyvPg8Li3jDewDmmcQENMdlXUUyAPI1TLJ_TTlYYiMI-_CmG3x2upMPYbz-j1JPmn4XHp9OlsCuq2pXs9bqxflzZPjDYsgiFOSS7jjJbyuhHw/s16000/7-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Patio Surround</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Following along to the patio surround, Salvia 'May Night' is in full bloom along with Peony. The Peony blooms are just about done now, but the Salvia will keep on going through July, until it needs to be deadheaded. Another round of blooms will follow into fall.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNpKJcA3rvXSeg37rdQhp3iY4p-oJgdQnijbHBpPBBLmbqkmGn4MS3fDuiByMUZKfdUSi2MQZj4V95KiFFR-4naY7a90tVPBG3zqQ17OX1J1eaZYNm3-OQqrsHgIDbAqwp5AvEWP1CQ2i2SMaFEF8AFZHEIjxIKLkBEkNw4eWHrVyFh6qQcwjskY/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNpKJcA3rvXSeg37rdQhp3iY4p-oJgdQnijbHBpPBBLmbqkmGn4MS3fDuiByMUZKfdUSi2MQZj4V95KiFFR-4naY7a90tVPBG3zqQ17OX1J1eaZYNm3-OQqrsHgIDbAqwp5AvEWP1CQ2i2SMaFEF8AFZHEIjxIKLkBEkNw4eWHrVyFh6qQcwjskY/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Back Pool Garden Southern Side</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Spirea 'Goldmound' is blooming in the back pool garden, giving a show with its beautiful pink blooms and golden foliage.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJhkPfznAWjh_io2-gSoDaDKr8B5PrJ6IDwX7Uljm8iT9BUxmGWbsbxRWFijeFX4oCb7-HlhHgZthhAtTFgI8sTuLotO9Kty33_StBkYQWkkpTAYvegpNJWAX-xdXI08J4ktTaq4348KAl0ZZyPErf9Cjyvy2t7iuGE1jgBgSAuazRTYarKMAZzg/s800/8-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJhkPfznAWjh_io2-gSoDaDKr8B5PrJ6IDwX7Uljm8iT9BUxmGWbsbxRWFijeFX4oCb7-HlhHgZthhAtTFgI8sTuLotO9Kty33_StBkYQWkkpTAYvegpNJWAX-xdXI08J4ktTaq4348KAl0ZZyPErf9Cjyvy2t7iuGE1jgBgSAuazRTYarKMAZzg/s16000/8-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">New Pool Makeover with Weeping Norway Spruce</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There has been a lot going on in the back pool waterfall area. I finally took the plunge and removed an old yew which had been losing its needles since the drought of last summer and the three days of 10 degree temperatures this past winter. I also had the crew rebuild the waterfall with extra moss rock to extend it from side to side and replanted the whole area. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABsMU8DfB1WAQppGa-TLQjXLVW-Hyp99af4E1yZSA0lZR7ymIPtebwkzfOpKZdhnEv3UHsfq6BmkDRkBbizjAFD6WM9090LEqdPwFGT61QNEfwBv1Xyi962Uw_2X5nwYDjdoSPuArM30I5qBD0InNZyrBmyGCNO3XRbE1rfsafWZrFPBapJPvvDk/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABsMU8DfB1WAQppGa-TLQjXLVW-Hyp99af4E1yZSA0lZR7ymIPtebwkzfOpKZdhnEv3UHsfq6BmkDRkBbizjAFD6WM9090LEqdPwFGT61QNEfwBv1Xyi962Uw_2X5nwYDjdoSPuArM30I5qBD0InNZyrBmyGCNO3XRbE1rfsafWZrFPBapJPvvDk/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pool Makeover Northern View</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We had to move the large Weeping Norway Spruce to the top of the waterfall with a skid steer with just two feet of space between the patio and pool. I held my breath until the tree was in place, then took a deep sigh of relief. The mission had been accomplished.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kkXgkhBPFqxLPeL184rRpdhHEfgpNCG0erPTrxbkNkBNDwonVCgzSvZ4wB08OTYqCR2pwt-PRG9PgBi72KlaKKFb96bd1FdPngO5oBXjMpdWktQZ_km3S1h3EVNNhqcw83FSVPI-XcuC__jjHwAdJqxNKNBa_U2rrSnMflxSm933rJgAfe-XMHg/s600/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kkXgkhBPFqxLPeL184rRpdhHEfgpNCG0erPTrxbkNkBNDwonVCgzSvZ4wB08OTYqCR2pwt-PRG9PgBi72KlaKKFb96bd1FdPngO5oBXjMpdWktQZ_km3S1h3EVNNhqcw83FSVPI-XcuC__jjHwAdJqxNKNBa_U2rrSnMflxSm933rJgAfe-XMHg/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pool Makeover Southern View</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I added some Variegated Upright Boxwood on each side of the main focal point and Cherry Laurel 'Otto Luyken' to the left. Some New Wave Petunias were added for color. Later this season or next season, I may add some perennials as well, but for now I am just enjoying the new look. I am also looking forward to when the Green Giant Arborvitae in the back drop push out some new foliage and the new plantings grow to fill in some of the gaps left by the gigantic Yew that had been there for so many years.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreIm4mK5ZWkaLgprSr1k5Zp2Qq9pXub8SoVBSF4Yg96rXNlsfpt83Tl-4ygff0Yk32jvubL5uIV8DReKnHUt3o2omvDNzu9e9xOw03MEdHf1IOwcFWjdx_Ys0_60R-Cio2dEk1eozem6TfokVYt4ekcJYwpOPkPtUseY-HDdKWI_llUWowHdpzR0/s800/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreIm4mK5ZWkaLgprSr1k5Zp2Qq9pXub8SoVBSF4Yg96rXNlsfpt83Tl-4ygff0Yk32jvubL5uIV8DReKnHUt3o2omvDNzu9e9xOw03MEdHf1IOwcFWjdx_Ys0_60R-Cio2dEk1eozem6TfokVYt4ekcJYwpOPkPtUseY-HDdKWI_llUWowHdpzR0/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pool Surround</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In front of Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' and Coral Bells (Heuchera 'Caramel'), Sky Pencil Holly adds some dimension to the garden. I enjoy their upright stature.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9hUHkYCrBdfQCT5eO-Fhf88ySKnPUXu7kqvFsa_ts2td8H_VIjfmaoWr6yxBJYu3Fhe1lgnKUjhX8L_1VLTJBZFfYda2U8lhGJKRyLY9cmVrRjnxEyAJwqghAzEZHwH_TNrEPk67tokC0CLaIEqkOGbaQmRj57VX0cLJNLBPoNnk0edHfXBitxg/s600/11-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9hUHkYCrBdfQCT5eO-Fhf88ySKnPUXu7kqvFsa_ts2td8H_VIjfmaoWr6yxBJYu3Fhe1lgnKUjhX8L_1VLTJBZFfYda2U8lhGJKRyLY9cmVrRjnxEyAJwqghAzEZHwH_TNrEPk67tokC0CLaIEqkOGbaQmRj57VX0cLJNLBPoNnk0edHfXBitxg/s16000/11-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the perennial border, Lamb's Ear is already starting to get its blooms, which is earlier than usual. Astilbe 'Fanal' joins in with its pink blooms, which will last into July.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEONe9vY3F9gsMLNs6xzIL-Fkg0DJyfbwayILP5X6aepkOwPMcPi2RZDiJ7SdFnPCHlMj1i0sYFmpJkGVOC7tkakGmLYgpsXLXa0Pa9XllutqBLyF91Dehl7DE_3igmnOa9VsErxmu9EJ0oMty4EdHel8J_W0sDmRZEMSUFNqlOOPPtahoh7CU8lE/s800/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEONe9vY3F9gsMLNs6xzIL-Fkg0DJyfbwayILP5X6aepkOwPMcPi2RZDiJ7SdFnPCHlMj1i0sYFmpJkGVOC7tkakGmLYgpsXLXa0Pa9XllutqBLyF91Dehl7DE_3igmnOa9VsErxmu9EJ0oMty4EdHel8J_W0sDmRZEMSUFNqlOOPPtahoh7CU8lE/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Groundcover</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The groundcover mix of Sedum also seems to be about two weeks ahead of schedule this year with blooms already forming. The main species in this mix is Sedum 'Angelina'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkveMTt2v6CHY1q7D3Ny69C10I5oz2ekxVU1FqOI0DbK-lgC1g6vPU3IrC90LryuFvThSQm5eLg7OjpeUJVS8ormrdx1JFXFQSvK4c0vZNewFDINfTHrWylKkqyp4v6ubvzvv0wD9AqB_Ye0LWWPe0eavAYM_6PjPTYlaQyUQBHLY55su5acddzIM/s800/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkveMTt2v6CHY1q7D3Ny69C10I5oz2ekxVU1FqOI0DbK-lgC1g6vPU3IrC90LryuFvThSQm5eLg7OjpeUJVS8ormrdx1JFXFQSvK4c0vZNewFDINfTHrWylKkqyp4v6ubvzvv0wD9AqB_Ye0LWWPe0eavAYM_6PjPTYlaQyUQBHLY55su5acddzIM/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to the perennial border, the tall foliage of Balloon Flower (front left), will lead to large blue balloon-shaped blooms later in the summer around the end of July or beginning of August. The blooms of Echinacea will follow around the same time.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H7mUbv-B6T5eBDo6zVX7OMCiusX5UnNYp5yvgkdvgRW_QWLXS-C97OSlw_Nu_bCjPv1eSjrPSDkwM3a-U73o-RsfRdor1IhnSFwMDhB1fIfGfFwoO8OIBM_43aZhV_xPmkmfTKk01IFd5j1_EfBj5wD3zYQ-xQN4twrcpsc-mBJKQ25y84XAF8o/s600/14-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H7mUbv-B6T5eBDo6zVX7OMCiusX5UnNYp5yvgkdvgRW_QWLXS-C97OSlw_Nu_bCjPv1eSjrPSDkwM3a-U73o-RsfRdor1IhnSFwMDhB1fIfGfFwoO8OIBM_43aZhV_xPmkmfTKk01IFd5j1_EfBj5wD3zYQ-xQN4twrcpsc-mBJKQ25y84XAF8o/s16000/14-1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spirea Double Play 'Big Bang'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Moving along to the front yard is Spirea Big Bang 'Double Play'. The Double Play series displays vibrant pink blooms which are larger than those of other species of Spirea, and the foliage is nice too!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoSZU8QVlsFj8XtQy4qPcAwgti_tcdsQ6DwvWqbyBx5V-3qzjpiBo3Y0de579GbY63mQdorohbyk1EtyX_e2UFCyGVGnHjHkeF6suk3TB0HG0VgWF9tCgxW0F6EV3GderuH5l-13Ca6x9itiSJRvAmrULhwF-wdCNOpM_twFST6FO6rNLBW361Ms/s600/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoSZU8QVlsFj8XtQy4qPcAwgti_tcdsQ6DwvWqbyBx5V-3qzjpiBo3Y0de579GbY63mQdorohbyk1EtyX_e2UFCyGVGnHjHkeF6suk3TB0HG0VgWF9tCgxW0F6EV3GderuH5l-13Ca6x9itiSJRvAmrULhwF-wdCNOpM_twFST6FO6rNLBW361Ms/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Spirea Double Play 'Big Bang' Bloom Up Close</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here are the blooms up close! I followed a bumble bee around trying to capture a photo shoot, but he was camera shy! The Spirea is a great pollinator magnet.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBtP_ht-YJPyLUJ0u5C5VUn6hSCgJOijRtVbPn1s5H-1KmrePYXUhBiS8ZyLH4gWYZ4CB8IO0YLEWfUnKUGkFSatPmCg6DXOMbPdsUc24wCA_2_u9X_dgOyqlREhQgxoPTb_pmEC0dtE485ey5Ql2Qy25LWRriMpJUCXAHVAmWKB7LPVhUeQD4N4/s800/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBtP_ht-YJPyLUJ0u5C5VUn6hSCgJOijRtVbPn1s5H-1KmrePYXUhBiS8ZyLH4gWYZ4CB8IO0YLEWfUnKUGkFSatPmCg6DXOMbPdsUc24wCA_2_u9X_dgOyqlREhQgxoPTb_pmEC0dtE485ey5Ql2Qy25LWRriMpJUCXAHVAmWKB7LPVhUeQD4N4/s16000/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The new addition along the driveway border are these Dwarf Norway Spruce, with replaced the coreopsis. It was time for a neater look and less maintenance.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1NiUCBymNw3Pm-gDy6jF2I-CWhe_Fpc_iYY5shHU6-RCHf9Ja-8zIZMO7BbqYF3fNXLO9HGqIdS7HRvA5RBzdu50aYCeow68-yh4b1xqSBFGHFDA-YsYEOhaU1xI8dKA1DEBkMeIdl7vS2uuQfY7cWjerwNgvBqgTRqEZbIIBhNHynXxS1uGghg/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1NiUCBymNw3Pm-gDy6jF2I-CWhe_Fpc_iYY5shHU6-RCHf9Ja-8zIZMO7BbqYF3fNXLO9HGqIdS7HRvA5RBzdu50aYCeow68-yh4b1xqSBFGHFDA-YsYEOhaU1xI8dKA1DEBkMeIdl7vS2uuQfY7cWjerwNgvBqgTRqEZbIIBhNHynXxS1uGghg/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Entrance Walkway </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Along the front walkway, the heart-shaped foliage of Weeping Eastern Redbud is a delight...</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABqMNG5J9sX5E3eBi8RjljZqNXHcKtcUuFWSaIWFAbT0axpN1Y0bVN6QG_Zsx7iX5Q3GybtIphDbs6AnZPLpA4WuMEMymwbaLwqjKcvO-o21UqMF5mBLwvXP1eB9TvNYlTwexCL1zatRPPk0cXQtASpzPAsb9awHHhjmfp1LdscfCkVEeRnp8iPI/s600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABqMNG5J9sX5E3eBi8RjljZqNXHcKtcUuFWSaIWFAbT0axpN1Y0bVN6QG_Zsx7iX5Q3GybtIphDbs6AnZPLpA4WuMEMymwbaLwqjKcvO-o21UqMF5mBLwvXP1eB9TvNYlTwexCL1zatRPPk0cXQtASpzPAsb9awHHhjmfp1LdscfCkVEeRnp8iPI/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Island Bed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and the Hosta's are in full swing on the front island bed. Accompanying them are Sedum 'Pure Joy', which will bloom later in the summer.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99nK92wlT-gpOcB93Iipb5T0nLb1mRCjsn_fIQK5Joc2A_tH1AMavKMc1qYEVFZJbEoswIg2rObS5yj8t9x5QM8mpzEAtEGLT2fkkYwwcG1mLab7ah6wPfNwZIgjPO-29n6RnDZVQxcOJeZ_JbNW8Im4hOdqNpsU2OOrmTlpPZrhUAYJurIRSHCE/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99nK92wlT-gpOcB93Iipb5T0nLb1mRCjsn_fIQK5Joc2A_tH1AMavKMc1qYEVFZJbEoswIg2rObS5yj8t9x5QM8mpzEAtEGLT2fkkYwwcG1mLab7ah6wPfNwZIgjPO-29n6RnDZVQxcOJeZ_JbNW8Im4hOdqNpsU2OOrmTlpPZrhUAYJurIRSHCE/s16000/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The month of June has certainly been a busy one, with so many changes going on in my Long Island garden. As I put it...A garden is a work of art, a thing of beauty that constantly changes, and can be enjoyed for a lifetime.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIH3iR7aHRxoeN0X0-jJJuwLkfiesPNDpVHOakOQHk4rGtDUXA0HrWn8hMm7xpE_NssVFw-sSq6QzOZUy4ahpDjQEZdhC9Fyzgh4L00tSlNqOAeUPaRwrumLWwwwQnWbf9s-86LS2KZkyP18TbimFN0EPvTQrQIwV0xFxohCEpw8_kihY-uHXUts/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIH3iR7aHRxoeN0X0-jJJuwLkfiesPNDpVHOakOQHk4rGtDUXA0HrWn8hMm7xpE_NssVFw-sSq6QzOZUy4ahpDjQEZdhC9Fyzgh4L00tSlNqOAeUPaRwrumLWwwwQnWbf9s-86LS2KZkyP18TbimFN0EPvTQrQIwV0xFxohCEpw8_kihY-uHXUts/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">June Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #191919;">I hope you enjoyed the stroll. I appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and enjoy seeing what you have blooming where you live! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a><span style="color: #191919;">. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="color: #191919;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="color: #191919;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="color: #191919;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="color: #191919;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="color: #191919;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="color: #191919;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="color: #191919;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="color: #191919;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="color: #191919;">. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com14Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-83587954123573979972023-06-01T00:00:00.160-04:002023-06-01T00:00:00.146-04:00This Month in the Garden Feature Flowering Shrub: Abelia Kaleidoscope<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLp-L_G5a8scZOcvYB4BDzgLMuAy4EGqFoUiPC1UHBgL4EiQXTNnaLYY4RNUGcsLtOXnmYW0CUfrSmOeICqevx1IPp7WUhDwd9AOUaNynKZ7Tzexa6clHgQQwo5p5x6p2j2gcFAlAdRpvfUyT28KNcxowg5b8F7sxDvP18pEOar0KBV9lXDTEmCs/s1067/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLp-L_G5a8scZOcvYB4BDzgLMuAy4EGqFoUiPC1UHBgL4EiQXTNnaLYY4RNUGcsLtOXnmYW0CUfrSmOeICqevx1IPp7WUhDwd9AOUaNynKZ7Tzexa6clHgQQwo5p5x6p2j2gcFAlAdRpvfUyT28KNcxowg5b8F7sxDvP18pEOar0KBV9lXDTEmCs/s16000/This%20Month%20in%20the%20Garden.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">This Month in the Garden: Feature Shrub Abelia Kaleidoscope</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to This Month in the Garden! This month's feature plant selection is Abelia Kaleidoscope, an outstanding evergreen shrub known for its array of colorful bright golden and pink hues on a backdrop of medium green foliage, which changes color throughout the seasons. Starting in springtime as golden yellow to lime green, deeper orangey-red foliage develops as the season progresses. An additional attribute is the shrub's brilliant red stems, which along with colorful foliage, create a dramatic display of color throughout all four seasons. For even more interest, tubular fragrant pinkish-white blooms appear in summer and last into early fall. </div></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LVFveAql2bTiZJUW5x5Qwz5QO7YCfICSRh7xXLxQ_8o0fmjPFI85z9IHQBIlazrH657YlYKEvYnOSiVuEvLefYXPD7dcO8KXdG0NW1Bn-apZHrkNwSpbGcPKcMH2q7y05Nh2569z4SzicinCdhDovY-Mq3xY88tgLW5KjXFe2dWXj00vWQFvVaU/s600/thumbnail%20(51).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LVFveAql2bTiZJUW5x5Qwz5QO7YCfICSRh7xXLxQ_8o0fmjPFI85z9IHQBIlazrH657YlYKEvYnOSiVuEvLefYXPD7dcO8KXdG0NW1Bn-apZHrkNwSpbGcPKcMH2q7y05Nh2569z4SzicinCdhDovY-Mq3xY88tgLW5KjXFe2dWXj00vWQFvVaU/s16000/thumbnail%20(51).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Abelia Kaleidoscope Springtime</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: justify;"></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Hardy in USDA zone 6-9, Abelia Kaleidoscope is a compact shrub, growing to just 2-3 feet high by 3-4 feet wide and is ideal for small spaces in the landscape, such as along a patio, foundation planting, or border planting. It prefers a location with full sun to partial shade and a moderately moist, well-drained soil.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG1soHeYPzqO9NqgnpLPfawI8Vj7To4LT5RbuwZ_Y2ZfMtTHMxntM4HF5XwFisDPDRH_AtM2bQkZTrgO-S_MVsVgG2DuQ5ZffcpUCPZvReh8zOXk2szNgeC04jROwyUFjsWo2w762O4fLgCuIy0Q_A0iwXAJfHravOKEcKVV3aFz68dQtS3TbUh0/s600/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG1soHeYPzqO9NqgnpLPfawI8Vj7To4LT5RbuwZ_Y2ZfMtTHMxntM4HF5XwFisDPDRH_AtM2bQkZTrgO-S_MVsVgG2DuQ5ZffcpUCPZvReh8zOXk2szNgeC04jROwyUFjsWo2w762O4fLgCuIy0Q_A0iwXAJfHravOKEcKVV3aFz68dQtS3TbUh0/s16000/thumbnail.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Abelia Kaleidoscope Autumn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">While little pruning is necessary, Abelia blooms on old wood; therefore, any pruning to shape the plant should take place after flowering. In late winter to early spring before new growth emerges, up to one third of the plant can be pruned to maintain a desired size. Abelia <span>Kaleidoscope</span><span> </span>is pollinator friendly, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and is also known to be deer resistant. If you are looking for the perfect compact and colorful shrub for your landscape, that will provide interest in every season, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Abelia </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Kaleidoscope</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> may be the selection for you!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdVHzt_lg0j_CQ0jpAMgNyUqOa-3VbAYPEj_7vcICCKK7Jx79FFeYWkFEMFx8IfW0XEtvsnEOPCT5WFBKtVHv41l_ksFaE21HhItzD52g7BUUF_hAxOU3lluV588CunSW1GfGmXo6FO4CY0_YRFNK48Lny8-bv21f2pE0GG76GA3GAXQqqMjYPBk/s600/Abelia%20%E2%80%98Kaleidoscope%E2%80%99.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdVHzt_lg0j_CQ0jpAMgNyUqOa-3VbAYPEj_7vcICCKK7Jx79FFeYWkFEMFx8IfW0XEtvsnEOPCT5WFBKtVHv41l_ksFaE21HhItzD52g7BUUF_hAxOU3lluV588CunSW1GfGmXo6FO4CY0_YRFNK48Lny8-bv21f2pE0GG76GA3GAXQqqMjYPBk/s16000/Abelia%20%E2%80%98Kaleidoscope%E2%80%99.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Abelia Kaleidoscope Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">This Month in the Garden</i><span style="color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> for the month of June. 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All rights reserved. </span></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com2Long Island NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-69804772111666193792023-05-15T00:00:00.415-04:002023-05-15T00:00:00.151-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up May: Long Island Garden in Springtime!<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzIGMk0FaAKop1agYivgkZGnX-hVlxjYQm9ljLkt6XnMg0CqBqeK0tIoBvv38A83YY8jw3VlK3FteTlA-9zSRiocfyhqEfW2uhFw64q545w51KPX-eXlJHkGfw8Dc8ev9BagdWdGeOlKZ9_aDre6CWWrV86z2pebLZich3frCg6zHohqz4wSvIig/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzIGMk0FaAKop1agYivgkZGnX-hVlxjYQm9ljLkt6XnMg0CqBqeK0tIoBvv38A83YY8jw3VlK3FteTlA-9zSRiocfyhqEfW2uhFw64q545w51KPX-eXlJHkGfw8Dc8ev9BagdWdGeOlKZ9_aDre6CWWrV86z2pebLZich3frCg6zHohqz4wSvIig/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Welcome to my Garden!</span></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It's the month of May, a time in the garden when more blooms are appearing everyday. With temperatures now moderating into the 70's and low 80's and with some nighttime rains, the garden is coming alive with color. Join me for a stroll in my zone 7a Long Island garden!</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XCVixU5eMCAvik0keNS9mLG50GAhLnswmCWzlFSXAnvYNRwbOfm8EcAvcd7uRi_3vqMLPBg9OTCk1fY92XmipVZFDurwL2eXb0IlzW-lE2HJpBEnSpGsO6MN8O4BWw3qdE5p8TLLrM5lllxyO5wO3lQH-7rIX9tKKc6YxAmLfuO11RU31hfA9o0/s761/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XCVixU5eMCAvik0keNS9mLG50GAhLnswmCWzlFSXAnvYNRwbOfm8EcAvcd7uRi_3vqMLPBg9OTCk1fY92XmipVZFDurwL2eXb0IlzW-lE2HJpBEnSpGsO6MN8O4BWw3qdE5p8TLLrM5lllxyO5wO3lQH-7rIX9tKKc6YxAmLfuO11RU31hfA9o0/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster' Making its Appearance!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first stop along the way is the pool garden, where Allium 'Globemaster' is blooming among the foliage of Daylily 'Stella D Oro', which will bloom in June. A mature weeping Norway Spruce is in the backdrop.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OlvDlHPomti9kBrC901gyz31tVHISWegXD1IYDlOLZ9RLvFbh74w8o1k1CJVHg07Itc9-oRlvWjp9py_5AWWbnwJdJnuHOKqnpvdeogun5hbPXXJ7ErxiLHZFxGlRfG8AveTJP7M9NuIP1ORwl2VT6x80aEtUuNzwfAATkpjR5qOcAAx-brTsfM/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OlvDlHPomti9kBrC901gyz31tVHISWegXD1IYDlOLZ9RLvFbh74w8o1k1CJVHg07Itc9-oRlvWjp9py_5AWWbnwJdJnuHOKqnpvdeogun5hbPXXJ7ErxiLHZFxGlRfG8AveTJP7M9NuIP1ORwl2VT6x80aEtUuNzwfAATkpjR5qOcAAx-brTsfM/s16000/2.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The blooms of this Allium are magnificent and will reach up to four to five inches in diameter when fully open</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BwDS1F7vwQ-zmjhKQhuD36C3bwEWmRJT8GRhlg_ghu4Fn9LRIk3PRWh0LTZDTNnCZB42hbD1ien7ZquzhsFm_anTF-eizleTCsxP14MFAZenLiSjTWsBqr4JTPbT1keDENlEOMJgykbpqUib4NW2ZxBPaIYglms1MVEcjdNqIUdjdXpxwwi72Hg/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BwDS1F7vwQ-zmjhKQhuD36C3bwEWmRJT8GRhlg_ghu4Fn9LRIk3PRWh0LTZDTNnCZB42hbD1ien7ZquzhsFm_anTF-eizleTCsxP14MFAZenLiSjTWsBqr4JTPbT1keDENlEOMJgykbpqUib4NW2ZxBPaIYglms1MVEcjdNqIUdjdXpxwwi72Hg/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pulmonaria and Heuchera 'Caramel'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the back shade area, Pulmonaria has been blooming for months and is now joined by the newly formed vibrant foliage of Heuchera 'Caramel'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulwIF11ndGZHHCc69rEDtu3A4k9i1awAK2PtT7Qb_u_VVDmopNz58jQfcCugdBAXDVaCF4939uAYGRHBtI9bZsBfZ0kxkhc3OtNZ0ZyIS77MPJw2-mLd5WSm2PT60dbfxXmmGULJFFezfse7ql4zWn7RJGXzxaRyJ-8xpT2M1Bqo8LQCTZRqBguU/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulwIF11ndGZHHCc69rEDtu3A4k9i1awAK2PtT7Qb_u_VVDmopNz58jQfcCugdBAXDVaCF4939uAYGRHBtI9bZsBfZ0kxkhc3OtNZ0ZyIS77MPJw2-mLd5WSm2PT60dbfxXmmGULJFFezfse7ql4zWn7RJGXzxaRyJ-8xpT2M1Bqo8LQCTZRqBguU/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pulmonaria</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the Pulmonaria blooms up close.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dYjdNCkzsaKNTb8_L7oS5lXaKJhja5mUs_BO0t9LEBNdcvPF5GszuoRuffxTxXiI6gOek4JR_kIDmQglaSDpnyc8aNo2IhdSRli0mMGwMjAwmyl9-KJjhsqOzfgdfYBRYCnAd_knEOhfaic2ARBgvfYmzTUKJ37mM9p_Zk5echBRPcnengJE0RM/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dYjdNCkzsaKNTb8_L7oS5lXaKJhja5mUs_BO0t9LEBNdcvPF5GszuoRuffxTxXiI6gOek4JR_kIDmQglaSDpnyc8aNo2IhdSRli0mMGwMjAwmyl9-KJjhsqOzfgdfYBRYCnAd_knEOhfaic2ARBgvfYmzTUKJ37mM9p_Zk5echBRPcnengJE0RM/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Perennial Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Perennial Border also comes alive this time of year with blooms of Salvia, accompanied by Lamb's Ear, Astilbe, Coneflower and Echibeckia blooms to follow as the season progresses. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTXSiGU_PlZs0TKDgLHJajez5jkafVpgAtScVvPumequPrFxzLO8BEhd_nqEogKfLnLjoM7B9fBJ-3f9F4abwFFCqeTCXYCefyEAGZHzYX2px5XRjkDCMKLCj8q_Lke-FiEHb6U0BDb6XxxhcgMC8WBMOrxO95NB-vdyHyi4ZCq-7F8JFsbQQ7Vs/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTXSiGU_PlZs0TKDgLHJajez5jkafVpgAtScVvPumequPrFxzLO8BEhd_nqEogKfLnLjoM7B9fBJ-3f9F4abwFFCqeTCXYCefyEAGZHzYX2px5XRjkDCMKLCj8q_Lke-FiEHb6U0BDb6XxxhcgMC8WBMOrxO95NB-vdyHyi4ZCq-7F8JFsbQQ7Vs/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Salvia 'May Night'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The blooms of Salvia 'May Night' are a vibrant deep purple in springtime</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8v-0DhS0bUZ5b-9GPy6DeUQfXlEGl4r0YSbr6J2xFhXQfWtRJCqqWBDuKzgYDE60HwUNWZwjtLbSSs2gxP-1TXwwglPd_dZpvlUO9Jyu370fOpO4GmwmBNRyAOirhAB16jrBg0Nbbc5E4U0g36MV492aqKxRY77rrQDgbKtBFHo4VKkSuXBYEJ4/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8v-0DhS0bUZ5b-9GPy6DeUQfXlEGl4r0YSbr6J2xFhXQfWtRJCqqWBDuKzgYDE60HwUNWZwjtLbSSs2gxP-1TXwwglPd_dZpvlUO9Jyu370fOpO4GmwmBNRyAOirhAB16jrBg0Nbbc5E4U0g36MV492aqKxRY77rrQDgbKtBFHo4VKkSuXBYEJ4/s16000/7.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping Norway Spruce, Spirea 'Limemound' and Allium 'Globemaster'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Circling back around to the pool garden is the bright lime colored foliage of Spirea 'Limemound' against the darker green foliage of Weeping Norway Spruce, with Allium 'Globemaster to the left</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWhEewTftwsFuG60wFw_n_MR-mjmMDu7GmVIzI0nuddJaNkI1VHfvBa7jrABo7fSktyr9i8K9J8dQW90FGh3OWjIcUx3i36mu4RFpU1_6BYCLc8rsf9_EfF2EFL-f9prnUbz7u5POCUQqHH9jk_68o_14WOxhL_h9MPql1RZhdzf0JT89mGumPyw/s600/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWhEewTftwsFuG60wFw_n_MR-mjmMDu7GmVIzI0nuddJaNkI1VHfvBa7jrABo7fSktyr9i8K9J8dQW90FGh3OWjIcUx3i36mu4RFpU1_6BYCLc8rsf9_EfF2EFL-f9prnUbz7u5POCUQqHH9jk_68o_14WOxhL_h9MPql1RZhdzf0JT89mGumPyw/s16000/8.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weigela 'My Monet'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The pink blooms of Weigela 'My Monet' are abundant this time of year</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQKuz8HC7uZw87Vy8ybk08OgWqF23fR27JNf3IflS8kjNatAPJifoGWtSF8nLWJSRxo894p3VgsvLUV_1mKvAVU9RmFMEKq2vIf-msmxVhpm9D0fkAIb00fVSWo-fzuFibaYEWz_LZZeQnD_q5qsHa0sL8hu803yx1Aados1Hh_DT64tceP3AI2k/s800/9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQKuz8HC7uZw87Vy8ybk08OgWqF23fR27JNf3IflS8kjNatAPJifoGWtSF8nLWJSRxo894p3VgsvLUV_1mKvAVU9RmFMEKq2vIf-msmxVhpm9D0fkAIb00fVSWo-fzuFibaYEWz_LZZeQnD_q5qsHa0sL8hu803yx1Aados1Hh_DT64tceP3AI2k/s16000/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping Norway Spruce, Nandina 'Obsession' and Ajuga</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the patio garden is a younger Weeping Norway Spruce with the colorful foliage of Nandina 'Obsession' and blooms of Ajuga 'Black Scallop'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cxrLhpDvpYF4qzatOG9NTal3793d_OFqFbBx5XB6W0QBr-cmKmrZIPpIshYqH-BOr2w6gOz9eHT_hEMsk0E0v2jc9OD1Kz9-WTmYRTfMbCfG8XFSafuNIjZ_e01lzkJ7owNTq2yNI2mLfzFGG4JdRmdx7bE-3UHAT2vVXlPi6ASKXDWUm9Hp2C8/s600/10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cxrLhpDvpYF4qzatOG9NTal3793d_OFqFbBx5XB6W0QBr-cmKmrZIPpIshYqH-BOr2w6gOz9eHT_hEMsk0E0v2jc9OD1Kz9-WTmYRTfMbCfG8XFSafuNIjZ_e01lzkJ7owNTq2yNI2mLfzFGG4JdRmdx7bE-3UHAT2vVXlPi6ASKXDWUm9Hp2C8/s16000/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ajuga 'Black Scallop'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a closer view of the purple blooms of the Ajuga.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tCIOySc73E2wiMB7_cd_XcUVBwqzqeA2cb90vK5XwMd_U6sPov35YUQG--C50G-gguiK1-3_5Wcf3zXsXLZuhwpU7nToIqH9RLAtN8gDzU6WsAbJWA3jwNtLaiFkWDsaPaAoABWrt3Hm2PpxIiWUtuTo0XAEHrg-k9E0W32grdJZlhbmnCZkGN8/s600/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tCIOySc73E2wiMB7_cd_XcUVBwqzqeA2cb90vK5XwMd_U6sPov35YUQG--C50G-gguiK1-3_5Wcf3zXsXLZuhwpU7nToIqH9RLAtN8gDzU6WsAbJWA3jwNtLaiFkWDsaPaAoABWrt3Hm2PpxIiWUtuTo0XAEHrg-k9E0W32grdJZlhbmnCZkGN8/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' </span>(Cherry Laurel )</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">In the shade garden, Cherry Laurel 'Otto Luyken' is having a banner year as far as blooms!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithi5dreiGTfkQ-52ydzPLz-oKWCgJrVvEhTV5WR5-uuMNkpbINvu1QtdKcx389iSABpNwWL-1TLKMd3EB2cTkS55bI86PiazdpDuYRE6cTbBe5OjFuK0Txlw2zkl3M5nwf03WLoo0K9nx3myjmsTyoqqqsBVln4N0_5x5QDLLS3jTeYMunRrg1cM/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithi5dreiGTfkQ-52ydzPLz-oKWCgJrVvEhTV5WR5-uuMNkpbINvu1QtdKcx389iSABpNwWL-1TLKMd3EB2cTkS55bI86PiazdpDuYRE6cTbBe5OjFuK0Txlw2zkl3M5nwf03WLoo0K9nx3myjmsTyoqqqsBVln4N0_5x5QDLLS3jTeYMunRrg1cM/s16000/12.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">A Little Garden Whimsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along the stroll is a little garden whimsy tucked in among the shrubs and blooms</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBztlPc1W5dYNEJ1Sy6_2CLpDxL0r6C7W43yO-D8OqfU_Og5tVy_e6ntUT8U2E_XOUc8jUp8GkanHk7_uhO0MJLI838ZlQhaVJiunfGCGy8eeccJkDX6VakOX9OAvyCynQ5EFueGO9BjzQBH6bNljfl8yva0S9iy3deKbCkIGePPxmG4OCF6gWPc/s600/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBztlPc1W5dYNEJ1Sy6_2CLpDxL0r6C7W43yO-D8OqfU_Og5tVy_e6ntUT8U2E_XOUc8jUp8GkanHk7_uhO0MJLI838ZlQhaVJiunfGCGy8eeccJkDX6VakOX9OAvyCynQ5EFueGO9BjzQBH6bNljfl8yva0S9iy3deKbCkIGePPxmG4OCF6gWPc/s16000/13.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Peony 'Bartzella' Buds!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Peony 'Bartzella' is full of buds and ready to bloom within the next two weeks. This hybrid Peony stands upright and produces bright yellow blooms at the end of May</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mmdxHaB0BxWLoAAF7IDNIWRWbgHBB5Da_wr1MHywaZjfvA2ZNbhFlb-r7AVompWaC2H5KBqmj_SQ3tKNgNucUxhEZCj4z0Tu3lAl5hvthOeHsRJ-V5DqkYtDhydqg6sbhWg4RCzaG-oHHSctAYYXHmi44H5vepjDqGruOT3dKvOEVYQBsLotYuA/s600/14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mmdxHaB0BxWLoAAF7IDNIWRWbgHBB5Da_wr1MHywaZjfvA2ZNbhFlb-r7AVompWaC2H5KBqmj_SQ3tKNgNucUxhEZCj4z0Tu3lAl5hvthOeHsRJ-V5DqkYtDhydqg6sbhWg4RCzaG-oHHSctAYYXHmi44H5vepjDqGruOT3dKvOEVYQBsLotYuA/s16000/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Peony 'Bartzella' Getting Ready to Bloom!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Strolling around to the back of the pool area is another semi-shade garden with blooms of Azalea, along with Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra). </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbad7Pvctc2SUQRe5cBArlTO_8a8avuUsr89yondAuU75KCywo7b3a3T33ykoMsSdgXgvNarORhv4_EOxWQBKXKpLOdu1SUim_ahRU25mbL4K6fbp3HgUduDFJJRFhGXRKAOXVHDuGVsaJDDv_BLjuGT_wIU27JWHFHm5RZMhTF6HURQ4JcOaiIWU/s800/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbad7Pvctc2SUQRe5cBArlTO_8a8avuUsr89yondAuU75KCywo7b3a3T33ykoMsSdgXgvNarORhv4_EOxWQBKXKpLOdu1SUim_ahRU25mbL4K6fbp3HgUduDFJJRFhGXRKAOXVHDuGVsaJDDv_BLjuGT_wIU27JWHFHm5RZMhTF6HURQ4JcOaiIWU/s16000/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Azalea 'Girards Fuschia' and Japanese Forest Grass</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Japanese Forest Grass does well nestled under the partial shade of the Azalea.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX66lEWEpfiK_7IMRLCWMiuAr_Eqkbow4TEDlS_RjxOHjT-I39VO_lhRF9wI4uJdFa8O1a9crB5wXELTdYZ4T_aZX7tdtUVR2mTK7luj25tivirCpdIliHl5qtl7BVSWVpD_mUWAze9q7XMxucWObZyScikZHChzF_VfnXGYWPPX5gIfcSGdIL-5Y/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX66lEWEpfiK_7IMRLCWMiuAr_Eqkbow4TEDlS_RjxOHjT-I39VO_lhRF9wI4uJdFa8O1a9crB5wXELTdYZ4T_aZX7tdtUVR2mTK7luj25tivirCpdIliHl5qtl7BVSWVpD_mUWAze9q7XMxucWObZyScikZHChzF_VfnXGYWPPX5gIfcSGdIL-5Y/s16000/16.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Azalea Girard's Rose</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the same garden are a variety of evergreen Azalea, including this Girard's Rose</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnCju2svlrxwolrBVJ2oQm8RgMfcU8dTyNLuV7vpBx7IM_su0Jl7-EpVxhhIcr0WDIFpVwnfnSWcaYbfWDK0Ir2-vAyRsCBYjAxpoGbwYZKGg9FGGW1I_l3qV5WptAqLBx6_n4CtUX60ZskmVBE-xrqb8E3RIINHbrJjAyXJAKXuj85JbOvbxE8Q/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnCju2svlrxwolrBVJ2oQm8RgMfcU8dTyNLuV7vpBx7IM_su0Jl7-EpVxhhIcr0WDIFpVwnfnSWcaYbfWDK0Ir2-vAyRsCBYjAxpoGbwYZKGg9FGGW1I_l3qV5WptAqLBx6_n4CtUX60ZskmVBE-xrqb8E3RIINHbrJjAyXJAKXuj85JbOvbxE8Q/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">'Summer Snowflake' Viburnum</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake' with the first of its white blooms, which resemble snowflakes. This variety of Viburnum produces blooms on and off throughout summer and into fall.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfQle6kWNrK_P99ndaRXJgtbUpqI5mbEpuUlRn2S5JEvKRf3J2AOrVWvwKkQRONNoQrPMb7wK9mgJCcKiDrRAfClVNOoJSR12VeX2DS90xNKyOghh3Y9O_NO3B4d3PCbp98GI3OL8SgnSX35K3Tvb8tuWeFdM3YoCRuZXqEz2qCshrDk9s4uqGho/s600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfQle6kWNrK_P99ndaRXJgtbUpqI5mbEpuUlRn2S5JEvKRf3J2AOrVWvwKkQRONNoQrPMb7wK9mgJCcKiDrRAfClVNOoJSR12VeX2DS90xNKyOghh3Y9O_NO3B4d3PCbp98GI3OL8SgnSX35K3Tvb8tuWeFdM3YoCRuZXqEz2qCshrDk9s4uqGho/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hosta 'Patriot'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Foliage is important too! Here is the attractive green and creamy-white foliage of Hosta 'Patriot'...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuuNxrVldRx1UyWAxqP4ZsRXKHY97cy3_Flnw3vZn9X2J36gzs0y9T6cJpPtuFmiArmtVETKeqrT-IKqMMiIfzV6vejQs8NY3X29ReKUUlT5uHNP5IwiPZEnxAeIF9U5YfEKISQh8P6DEFyc9VmD-5o_PyI0g9RwvBspY1u0Y4tYkoZ93OEbTcx8/s800/20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuuNxrVldRx1UyWAxqP4ZsRXKHY97cy3_Flnw3vZn9X2J36gzs0y9T6cJpPtuFmiArmtVETKeqrT-IKqMMiIfzV6vejQs8NY3X29ReKUUlT5uHNP5IwiPZEnxAeIF9U5YfEKISQh8P6DEFyc9VmD-5o_PyI0g9RwvBspY1u0Y4tYkoZ93OEbTcx8/s16000/20.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">and in the driveway border is the golden foliage of Skyland's Oriental Spruce and Hinoki Cypress 'Verdoni', along with Mugo Pine, Weigela Spilled Wine (getting ready to bloom) and the bluish-purple blooms of Nepeta 'Walker's Low'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpj5pjdaXYO8evg_bffFtfK35Ffo3dWWFze_2rm22BwquYOC7rc7M-nldYQPblc2NTpdjiNBe66lwKvGWQnFvCO50X68mvG6GC73BqKMInkXgSM8FCYWJzwiMk7esQFRSBiSsUuYsJ_BdKIwIJ4elnZdV4027koWTWsEIS5BBGr4r0SYOyb_hKcc/s600/21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpj5pjdaXYO8evg_bffFtfK35Ffo3dWWFze_2rm22BwquYOC7rc7M-nldYQPblc2NTpdjiNBe66lwKvGWQnFvCO50X68mvG6GC73BqKMInkXgSM8FCYWJzwiMk7esQFRSBiSsUuYsJ_BdKIwIJ4elnZdV4027koWTWsEIS5BBGr4r0SYOyb_hKcc/s16000/21.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Picea orientalis Skyland's ('Skyland's' Oriental Spruce)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Skyland's Spruce is loaded with baby seed cones this time of year.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2hJ9x81DwdwOY23bXwqZP0157uXrBNKS-VFIkaxVPYwp5tDIYkSo9AmlVu3aroNr04hFIYJqf7reaNpfFnvhvzi-5mYtFg4tB4ZWhoWiNXQJYnY6uFTQSGeH5OxE_K0GYGvGJTfDxkG9TTMEsKWUduyOJiOMjw7YRfRbIznmtUZbq9AK9CQdXoY/s800/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2hJ9x81DwdwOY23bXwqZP0157uXrBNKS-VFIkaxVPYwp5tDIYkSo9AmlVu3aroNr04hFIYJqf7reaNpfFnvhvzi-5mYtFg4tB4ZWhoWiNXQJYnY6uFTQSGeH5OxE_K0GYGvGJTfDxkG9TTMEsKWUduyOJiOMjw7YRfRbIznmtUZbq9AK9CQdXoY/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Leucothoe 'Axillaris'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There is new foliage and blooms everywhere, including the new red foliage and white bell-shaped blooms on Leucothoe 'Axillaris'.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPaJhv9OqnCbDsE82dcbyxkGG5jNoYmWbA-qBjMiBe2dFlhiBZXrGFe3IaHIvoltjJg28o8QpKXI5EojBOt8eHXf6Q5xuHfo37BgqtXE0BjYEvf8xzxfsZRGAqPtYTw0JmK2ytLaVHgnLHQN_UN8TlYOFcnhZJYdSXYjGZQLSuaTLBY4BIotr_Ks/s600/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPaJhv9OqnCbDsE82dcbyxkGG5jNoYmWbA-qBjMiBe2dFlhiBZXrGFe3IaHIvoltjJg28o8QpKXI5EojBOt8eHXf6Q5xuHfo37BgqtXE0BjYEvf8xzxfsZRGAqPtYTw0JmK2ytLaVHgnLHQN_UN8TlYOFcnhZJYdSXYjGZQLSuaTLBY4BIotr_Ks/s16000/23.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue' (False Indigo)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along the patio garden are the blooms of Baptisia Lemon Meringue, otherwise known as False Indigo...</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2DoVwkVns9CweqMit0CEWr9oRKUeAmCctHBDvLVwFxQ84n-yvFPHXGf8w1RU7tGVQUtBqK1qNcPP53rT_flDkZbR3zKTegc84j6xhb7hMgGI8WkWh1pj8wGd3uiDllkxrSnl8X65pq6BGnl72TwlnKZz6iYOZ-E8fLD_7Ln7NSoDJ5-fPOC9thc/s600/26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2DoVwkVns9CweqMit0CEWr9oRKUeAmCctHBDvLVwFxQ84n-yvFPHXGf8w1RU7tGVQUtBqK1qNcPP53rT_flDkZbR3zKTegc84j6xhb7hMgGI8WkWh1pj8wGd3uiDllkxrSnl8X65pq6BGnl72TwlnKZz6iYOZ-E8fLD_7Ln7NSoDJ5-fPOC9thc/s16000/26.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Japanese Iris</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and the Japanese Iris are blooming too!</span></div></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpk6NqlS1zL8YMZ7VyZlGvMv9OWlxMDyWo18WP-RmXivW9_rGNhCMiSgGEgSJaI_v4tytHkWTElN5AQ2zLrbTAUxBV9vrEKn0vsvk7NIYWYTHnIa7xPFHYxqIkGZ4Co_ZvhAQL9h2Qkcfx692vhoMzQZoSotEdghl-QGMrSGrDIxN57n5YBKSsAg/s600/25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpk6NqlS1zL8YMZ7VyZlGvMv9OWlxMDyWo18WP-RmXivW9_rGNhCMiSgGEgSJaI_v4tytHkWTElN5AQ2zLrbTAUxBV9vrEKn0vsvk7NIYWYTHnIa7xPFHYxqIkGZ4Co_ZvhAQL9h2Qkcfx692vhoMzQZoSotEdghl-QGMrSGrDIxN57n5YBKSsAg/s16000/25.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Driveway Border</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As we venture along to the left driveway border, Weeping Norway Spruce is accompanied by Heuchera 'Palace Purple', Spirea 'Magic Carpet', Blue Star Juniper and Variegated Iris.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xdGiLJTXPZMwLeUPPNnNUUAff12ystyBNSY6iEHWFeBHS04KKkesyzOq36THUYZJ54qvsqdD0BvyPodROfIu6xiyEvirMY4CoWfmLXvZzhhbYgZMCjSUGudh6Z-IdQRuGSPvYbJYcUeY4ZmbZomktR-D3ZnXk2d8NPMagLsFx8iugMkysGd2WyA/s600/24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xdGiLJTXPZMwLeUPPNnNUUAff12ystyBNSY6iEHWFeBHS04KKkesyzOq36THUYZJ54qvsqdD0BvyPodROfIu6xiyEvirMY4CoWfmLXvZzhhbYgZMCjSUGudh6Z-IdQRuGSPvYbJYcUeY4ZmbZomktR-D3ZnXk2d8NPMagLsFx8iugMkysGd2WyA/s16000/24.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Driveway Border</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The foliage of Spirea 'Magic Carpet' is striking, especially in springtime, with pink blooms to follow</span>.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKiTkFsMagspdGaKkPX99Vm_6LesSNBE7_BmHfaAQeFg8LBP2TX1sIcSVaDcci6DzUoIsw4Vr9KFgnjNp1FcPMnhTcd-XRahs2v6zLEhQxyWCycKitrvfiIEpaFPPCPWzArYyFlFgLuYePiz1_r3ksRKxVQ16A7gZz27fQeDmEw85SJqW07PR9xM/s600/27.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKiTkFsMagspdGaKkPX99Vm_6LesSNBE7_BmHfaAQeFg8LBP2TX1sIcSVaDcci6DzUoIsw4Vr9KFgnjNp1FcPMnhTcd-XRahs2v6zLEhQxyWCycKitrvfiIEpaFPPCPWzArYyFlFgLuYePiz1_r3ksRKxVQ16A7gZz27fQeDmEw85SJqW07PR9xM/s16000/27.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">I hope you enjoyed the stroll through my May garden. I appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and enjoy seeing what you have blooming where you live! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme </span><a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at </span><a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #62704b; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> at Floral Passions, </span><a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Mosaic Monday at </span><a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, Nature Notes at </span><a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">, </span><a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with </span><a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;"> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at </span><a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at </span><a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">. 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All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com21Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-73759205059041265742023-05-01T00:00:00.705-04:002023-05-01T00:00:00.136-04:00Springtime at Bayard Cutting Arboretum <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFI8vXuT7KyrrYO-rnlb4F76Wfc__3bnGCAO7lI_wzusPMMJ6lFpS_zc54xsJ9OCqUpHi_IuHPheI1zuno8KR3R-n5QkVmMYqLSM6kYyqCFKxoPLjAmTN3ap_jjjgO3BsD3UFuOak0V19-gpbUWgI7WKA5FEWekOFLxMHXcXa-z3KfZ_Vcm8_m78/s1067/Bayard%20Cutting%20Arboretum%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFI8vXuT7KyrrYO-rnlb4F76Wfc__3bnGCAO7lI_wzusPMMJ6lFpS_zc54xsJ9OCqUpHi_IuHPheI1zuno8KR3R-n5QkVmMYqLSM6kYyqCFKxoPLjAmTN3ap_jjjgO3BsD3UFuOak0V19-gpbUWgI7WKA5FEWekOFLxMHXcXa-z3KfZ_Vcm8_m78/s16000/Bayard%20Cutting%20Arboretum%20(3).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2KeIw2pNiXgSufD_O_6hgvUVp6vPI7lKXiMWkBKaw2c508mqI8aZ7N6znIV1COZHjh6GSW36ddu4qvBptFx-BS-AZJr3ZeTQJSuhwK9kYS6QqvsxWu2d6qDFLpBlce9ym8HvHoVFph4VCb6uvRdN-Cqp5AN14nHScPZgvCtEjpBTLbm8cpnZRz4/s808/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2KeIw2pNiXgSufD_O_6hgvUVp6vPI7lKXiMWkBKaw2c508mqI8aZ7N6znIV1COZHjh6GSW36ddu4qvBptFx-BS-AZJr3ZeTQJSuhwK9kYS6QqvsxWu2d6qDFLpBlce9ym8HvHoVFph4VCb6uvRdN-Cqp5AN14nHScPZgvCtEjpBTLbm8cpnZRz4/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Bayard Cutting Arboretum-Welcome Spring!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Welcome to <i>This Month in the Garden</i> as we tour the beautiful 691 acre Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, located in the town of Great River on the south shore of Long Island. It is the home to numerous collections of plants, including the Woodland Garden Walk, the Four Season Garden, Old Pinetum and Pinetum Extension, Oak Park and Holly Walk, Westbrook Wall Garden, Royce Rhododendron Walk, Paradise Island Walk and the well-known <span style="text-align: center;">Dwarf Conifer Garden</span>. There is always something new to see at the arboretum, as new plantings are added yearly. I have been wanting to visit Bayard during springtime for the longest time and finally made it!</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyRtaDJ9aaRsvNu3BCDOR9GCCzRMH5L0b3uG4Iol_L4a2iLZyUbVbzTW2SBlzDm7CmMnHkhvWez4Wqc6Ejm_4rXEJSsRxpvIQWMbSQ2FaQOie_opPh3h1CeIipWFlRGa2sDdjOh0JuFmSTADSOMBXL0NoiK1ESZLr3Vy5bmTqE6aeeG5ZoN9l6Kc/s1600/5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyRtaDJ9aaRsvNu3BCDOR9GCCzRMH5L0b3uG4Iol_L4a2iLZyUbVbzTW2SBlzDm7CmMnHkhvWez4Wqc6Ejm_4rXEJSsRxpvIQWMbSQ2FaQOie_opPh3h1CeIipWFlRGa2sDdjOh0JuFmSTADSOMBXL0NoiK1ESZLr3Vy5bmTqE6aeeG5ZoN9l6Kc/s1600/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Bayard Cutting Manor House</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Entering the arboretum, is this beautiful 68 room mansion that was built for William Bayard Cutting in 1886 as a country home. Touring around </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">the back of the Manor House are views of the Great Lawn, where fields of Daffodils can be admired in springtime. </span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSINeYc8MAGY96I0zqN6WQ2_3Rk3f0gAdp616EjSGD0ohR6JXwoKCscIYBV91Clw3oT8tkqcr6WIqJC7me5eAV7bk2Qdyt-R_BnBrwz_3wIRn_qeISPUUS6gFEl1_1g8IvmzaB3gfhoSHU2fceH46JnDEEQzUcSENyCwqPun__cUSDYPrrZiakOew/s1600/6.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSINeYc8MAGY96I0zqN6WQ2_3Rk3f0gAdp616EjSGD0ohR6JXwoKCscIYBV91Clw3oT8tkqcr6WIqJC7me5eAV7bk2Qdyt-R_BnBrwz_3wIRn_qeISPUUS6gFEl1_1g8IvmzaB3gfhoSHU2fceH46JnDEEQzUcSENyCwqPun__cUSDYPrrZiakOew/s1600/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Looking out onto The Great Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpIL2djT3k8jrOjZn2qek6e2eQaBt00gi1OcW1hp2zKSQZGyhPFCzYuQzPoUZU0x1CnWE-Gv6t4Cguej-WBJRwvPSh3CKx4AfCH7N5E1uwk7yHYEjOKoy0JSyQql6xl08elzpw-TKjLql1huwK_S5QXyARt1xkAYJT_yir-CMuX44qnrj_N_6v2E/s600/29.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpIL2djT3k8jrOjZn2qek6e2eQaBt00gi1OcW1hp2zKSQZGyhPFCzYuQzPoUZU0x1CnWE-Gv6t4Cguej-WBJRwvPSh3CKx4AfCH7N5E1uwk7yHYEjOKoy0JSyQql6xl08elzpw-TKjLql1huwK_S5QXyARt1xkAYJT_yir-CMuX44qnrj_N_6v2E/s16000/29.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Snowdrops<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">Strolling along during the month of April, remains of snowdrops, one of the earliest blooming perennials, can also be seen growing in the woodland areas.</span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nB8enmm0PpsTDO_V7-fn3ARQLkvp2uWzdXm3n7ha5i49YmRNgC83ZidmSNBpzQk9jQiS2y2mCpebAoyrZ5awGpmJ7wGhvFakbAsXErPS3u5Xq-9hiSGrmmUXdkhlGWGt5ZOhqJXT4Q6xyzQRtZ9UUSHsWIuZTPtoKPxlK2_AMVXr9TVn80lDOg8/s1600/9.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nB8enmm0PpsTDO_V7-fn3ARQLkvp2uWzdXm3n7ha5i49YmRNgC83ZidmSNBpzQk9jQiS2y2mCpebAoyrZ5awGpmJ7wGhvFakbAsXErPS3u5Xq-9hiSGrmmUXdkhlGWGt5ZOhqJXT4Q6xyzQRtZ9UUSHsWIuZTPtoKPxlK2_AMVXr9TVn80lDOg8/s1600/9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">View of the Great Lawn from Mansion</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">A variety of mature trees, including Oak, Maple and Elm, mixed in with Pine, Spruce and other evergreens can be viewed from across the vast Great Lawn...</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLgNq1zm0fKzZ_WNkunOOYRlfWbS3X6mE0XyvOTC7owdF9JZGBX3FpG4qtvBcZimD39QmpJJ--h4N9mhb9MyVTNgphP5bvrdJzecoFrbYb-9yErtXCMU6Dqv-NviBDGFBpsLguslHityfy6i7q3E-xjILjCIoqdCz2YR_J5GlIAMkFPlJWKRKfI8/s1600/10.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLgNq1zm0fKzZ_WNkunOOYRlfWbS3X6mE0XyvOTC7owdF9JZGBX3FpG4qtvBcZimD39QmpJJ--h4N9mhb9MyVTNgphP5bvrdJzecoFrbYb-9yErtXCMU6Dqv-NviBDGFBpsLguslHityfy6i7q3E-xjILjCIoqdCz2YR_J5GlIAMkFPlJWKRKfI8/s1600/10.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Beautiful Paths</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">while winding paths can be followed to view stone walls and sitting areas.</span></span></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit71CKDroDKeyspAc7Ct-D9S_h0gXhDX3-Z50vuea3s1SzYyQDZbF3xZ1jk2ISvzcl6wqD_KU8CDgGWl5NF4yhzc0dly8OsMTCsj8qUvLCXqnFmsP7E1hfV-BDuO7IT-cSl3RZzEJs8yCAS1do5DaiDoEgx81YCEPqS3EwjXNHFd8PAjSIw6wZCTA/s1600/11.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit71CKDroDKeyspAc7Ct-D9S_h0gXhDX3-Z50vuea3s1SzYyQDZbF3xZ1jk2ISvzcl6wqD_KU8CDgGWl5NF4yhzc0dly8OsMTCsj8qUvLCXqnFmsP7E1hfV-BDuO7IT-cSl3RZzEJs8yCAS1do5DaiDoEgx81YCEPqS3EwjXNHFd8PAjSIw6wZCTA/s1600/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping Red Japanese Maple</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">With the arrival of spring, deciduous trees, such as this Weeping Japanese Maple, are now vibrant with their new colorful foliage.</span></span></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKefoLBaTaOK7RanK9GHnTECjlVP2Dt0vT9FmJHdsLSnSVHF9VP9dWuTA5e2dhuwpcKnMfZmSsj2uZgfWDmQJ2mlKSGIbjAKUpPKUTIViXciLJRsnAJBFjHrnh-jFxGQrYDWh70pVfqB7OOv4TNn_ueg49100O3mHwd6-mPMOwvayUBvwoC3-zuQ/s1600/12.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKefoLBaTaOK7RanK9GHnTECjlVP2Dt0vT9FmJHdsLSnSVHF9VP9dWuTA5e2dhuwpcKnMfZmSsj2uZgfWDmQJ2mlKSGIbjAKUpPKUTIViXciLJRsnAJBFjHrnh-jFxGQrYDWh70pVfqB7OOv4TNn_ueg49100O3mHwd6-mPMOwvayUBvwoC3-zuQ/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' in the Royce Garden</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">In the Royce Garden are the vibrant blooms of the Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' along with other varieties of rhododendron, azaleas, dogwoods, Andromeda, groundcovers and other woodland plantings.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyknzBor3IF8SHnmFaEC-ZBkMH2gO1OFybIjPbLxe44t6K-h8YdkFil-3vnINf0gt-WUK26opX84qn8_lCj9pa_JJneLmho-PJL9ubcJIA68Ev--Vja25AE4mxKWWyhE7KHaePLkTLdoLBAqa2mqsMBWFj2y8BjwpPsQRjH-TWXk7P27GbXJyNJE/s1600/13.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyknzBor3IF8SHnmFaEC-ZBkMH2gO1OFybIjPbLxe44t6K-h8YdkFil-3vnINf0gt-WUK26opX84qn8_lCj9pa_JJneLmho-PJL9ubcJIA68Ev--Vja25AE4mxKWWyhE7KHaePLkTLdoLBAqa2mqsMBWFj2y8BjwpPsQRjH-TWXk7P27GbXJyNJE/s1600/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spring Flowering Trees in the New Pinetum</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">A variety of spring blooming trees including Flowering Crabapple, Cherry and Redbud can be seen bursting with color throughout the grounds.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4_ZarMG1dBOG3CFQjABkdqoFbw57glaPx5hLAhyFRFJeumprGexOHnLRpgfdehl7vIEyR1JwQCnCebLH5kMLpzoI9nbpxxqmAKV-4jAr8zOuUoIkka10VOUBt3OnmYrw7N0NtkcyQkf6ZAzVx1S0NhBH9qTUp3kp4edpqo28cCVoZwvsZVmzGa0/s1600/14.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4_ZarMG1dBOG3CFQjABkdqoFbw57glaPx5hLAhyFRFJeumprGexOHnLRpgfdehl7vIEyR1JwQCnCebLH5kMLpzoI9nbpxxqmAKV-4jAr8zOuUoIkka10VOUBt3OnmYrw7N0NtkcyQkf6ZAzVx1S0NhBH9qTUp3kp4edpqo28cCVoZwvsZVmzGa0/s1600/14.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spring Views of The New Pinetum<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">The New Pinetum offers a vast variety of both evergreen and flowering trees including Persian Ironwood, Fragrant Snowbell, Golden Dawn Redwood and rare collections of pine, fir and spruce and cedar.</span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3rSX-gDPE75pWfGla19vFD3vbA9uXaCTowFHW06wptRCVyD-ZrWBP8sfVM5NBMr3ml3jKptr3YGqRlTBHxmhNSlmy8b7froBNdntWFBbBAp50-lbyALPJQJRj7X6rscXIaOWPcsz1uiE1w2HeAiHwBCoVZj2nN3NcVLxkszzxpDKthCTO3k-VAE/s1600/15.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3rSX-gDPE75pWfGla19vFD3vbA9uXaCTowFHW06wptRCVyD-ZrWBP8sfVM5NBMr3ml3jKptr3YGqRlTBHxmhNSlmy8b7froBNdntWFBbBAp50-lbyALPJQJRj7X6rscXIaOWPcsz1uiE1w2HeAiHwBCoVZj2nN3NcVLxkszzxpDKthCTO3k-VAE/s1600/15.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">The Four Season Garden</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">A favorite of mine is the Four Season Garden Walk, which lives up to its name, with something to offer in every season. Designed in 2011, this mixed border offers an assortment of mature conifers, flowering trees and shrubs and perennials. </span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfsRrbW6nzDXRHkUo1niqNhXxu_sSHDmwJygSgCi-BdhdORF7v-5OI_zqZ_OBOttgu3BLu9TM-E2vxdyTQL59aq0TFBZOgCw7EITrvUDaC5DOp9L8EpjRZTs1KNTvNAEVgOsJ0t_VZhB-xcbIOkBd7hJcleH4cDG8ufHGP0LwJDgQR37qCr6rLVA/s1600/16.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfsRrbW6nzDXRHkUo1niqNhXxu_sSHDmwJygSgCi-BdhdORF7v-5OI_zqZ_OBOttgu3BLu9TM-E2vxdyTQL59aq0TFBZOgCw7EITrvUDaC5DOp9L8EpjRZTs1KNTvNAEVgOsJ0t_VZhB-xcbIOkBd7hJcleH4cDG8ufHGP0LwJDgQR37qCr6rLVA/s1600/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">The Four Season Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX-TtZuwtN6FmFn0BdctTl7qMF9IruxqlV14NUOYAxvx3yZrCw3xL17BqLmwZoBeymJjtHto7DgAD7sTpFZ3sML44-OTzRehSWh2-Ss8He2rhyvTUKlcqaGWwyeiEqCKbOx1LP4D8ia9a3ZjcSu5HLbc4Vmys8MxWFAKLS_0zg1G_s8Xm8-aJuTg/s1600/17%20Candytuft.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTX-TtZuwtN6FmFn0BdctTl7qMF9IruxqlV14NUOYAxvx3yZrCw3xL17BqLmwZoBeymJjtHto7DgAD7sTpFZ3sML44-OTzRehSWh2-Ss8He2rhyvTUKlcqaGWwyeiEqCKbOx1LP4D8ia9a3ZjcSu5HLbc4Vmys8MxWFAKLS_0zg1G_s8Xm8-aJuTg/s1600/17%20Candytuft.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Candytuft (Iberia sempervirens)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">The Iberia (Candytuft) along the walkway especially stands out this time of year.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkkZ57xQxLAnyaU6hycUO56fStWKKMaqxjQpkKIuX-vJZSHBud3TST0tkBnnfyPtTnqOyXpHDSp2MATacw_u-ibzuwVJbtXEuAbvbzXWVEc3AN5v8Xe2vzXhJllwfFunuw7pOTeriYn6gAXvcMOoQgLs5RPJmJOpOxIuYsIpJUBDm4-f2Qn2mJoc/s1600/19.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkkZ57xQxLAnyaU6hycUO56fStWKKMaqxjQpkKIuX-vJZSHBud3TST0tkBnnfyPtTnqOyXpHDSp2MATacw_u-ibzuwVJbtXEuAbvbzXWVEc3AN5v8Xe2vzXhJllwfFunuw7pOTeriYn6gAXvcMOoQgLs5RPJmJOpOxIuYsIpJUBDm4-f2Qn2mJoc/s1600/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Fragrant Viburnum 'Carlesii'</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">For some lovely fragrance, Viburnum carlesii cannot be beat!</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiew29kXo_ZP3aOPRxhpIC3jE72vUdm1oIX9PGm-V2HKMLdxgi-EO2JWekxcwr91hSosFySHEFzbST64iAlh6jOl-JuaGzVGveOfVLxI2yVZ_Bi-xjIA5PxVRFI84rkVShSBKAKcK2cYgTTuuQ0AO2qpg23wkBzWkDUTLVecLENDzx2npeq0VvZRE/s1600/20.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiew29kXo_ZP3aOPRxhpIC3jE72vUdm1oIX9PGm-V2HKMLdxgi-EO2JWekxcwr91hSosFySHEFzbST64iAlh6jOl-JuaGzVGveOfVLxI2yVZ_Bi-xjIA5PxVRFI84rkVShSBKAKcK2cYgTTuuQ0AO2qpg23wkBzWkDUTLVecLENDzx2npeq0VvZRE/s1600/20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Eastern Redbud in the Woodland Garden</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Eastern Redbud and Fothergilla (Bottlebrush) blooms are also a delight in springtime. Eastern Redbud is a northeastern native, whole Fothergilla is native to the southeast. Each are widely used in native gardens.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0OacOUslK6HRkmerCnU6klVzh86CRO_sMnXJcs-0I4HGq4saRM-ApcQOjhb8aVL66K9kOGg2eB7T2gqTRdWGO8bPwThF8SisfKCPr29YM3KSMfKcZBuX6TaTe3BRBv1UO6NXnD4nfnWcdxfXK_aMukav6HLj2IyMp-ZYdmUZoZAAtpXjD-PYqqk/s1600/21%20Fothergilla%20Bottllebrush.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0OacOUslK6HRkmerCnU6klVzh86CRO_sMnXJcs-0I4HGq4saRM-ApcQOjhb8aVL66K9kOGg2eB7T2gqTRdWGO8bPwThF8SisfKCPr29YM3KSMfKcZBuX6TaTe3BRBv1UO6NXnD4nfnWcdxfXK_aMukav6HLj2IyMp-ZYdmUZoZAAtpXjD-PYqqk/s1600/21%20Fothergilla%20Bottllebrush.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 130%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; text-align: start; text-size-adjust: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Fothergilla (</span></span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy')</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW7Bau5hnp-4NC8srHowwyDZwgT-03yQCs3m2ajmFXlI9knT2N_SmH_9amF68cWkzOrANtGMHJ8AtGY4dNmWE7neGJbMMuvx_XsTwVKhV7gQhHYH3vDtY264q4qkiytYU-rRZ8FoMugbSQnzptOXmO6bKfTziIspNj7PWIdpWL33W9kGiEJR7hdQ/s1600/22.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW7Bau5hnp-4NC8srHowwyDZwgT-03yQCs3m2ajmFXlI9knT2N_SmH_9amF68cWkzOrANtGMHJ8AtGY4dNmWE7neGJbMMuvx_XsTwVKhV7gQhHYH3vDtY264q4qkiytYU-rRZ8FoMugbSQnzptOXmO6bKfTziIspNj7PWIdpWL33W9kGiEJR7hdQ/s1600/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Conifer Garden</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;">A well known garden to the arboretum is the Dwarf Conifer Garden. It was donated by the Rezek family in 2018 in honor of Long Islander and horticultural pioneer Ed Rezek. T</span><span style="text-align: center;">he collection consists mainly of unusual dwarf conifers along with Japanese Maple and flowering shrubs and perennials such as Heather, Japanese Forest Grass and Sedum. Some of the selections in the garden include Dwarf Norway spruce, Dwarf Blue Spruce, Dwarf Cryptomeria, Golden Hinoki Cypress, Hinoki Cypress 'Compacta', Juniperus 'Gold Strike', Mugo Pine and Japanese Garden Juniper.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_fmUinYcrKO5ZSW2dno6VE-FAGJqNV5NsTsSd5XF2hJ4aFPv6SIBgM7jwROiiQN-Z1LpOQCXyFIv6L7Ug6t6Q-1594Cw06K5i0QC5Pb8-ZUwzIG-swvPTrWK64GTFd3Ho7gWqnQOKFYq66iWHRSvsFU5DI68NaKXVPdDhhet57xProNmQM8DR6g/s1600/23.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_fmUinYcrKO5ZSW2dno6VE-FAGJqNV5NsTsSd5XF2hJ4aFPv6SIBgM7jwROiiQN-Z1LpOQCXyFIv6L7Ug6t6Q-1594Cw06K5i0QC5Pb8-ZUwzIG-swvPTrWK64GTFd3Ho7gWqnQOKFYq66iWHRSvsFU5DI68NaKXVPdDhhet57xProNmQM8DR6g/s1600/23.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Dwarf Conifer Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H462zNUhT-8OQajZMuPu4sC_cZcslr6Aib3Tx90ROXh-uaHFhm0pKT0fOT2MosgjxFBJN6jENG6hqF2X7rdasHTD2IROqCYDLvKOlVCWOzTofBov0GaMWefps2B91ia175orSHyMjpfOaNmnLekws8sua2A6MyEhlQk-wLiGbBqv4UKcGWvSOMA/s1600/26.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H462zNUhT-8OQajZMuPu4sC_cZcslr6Aib3Tx90ROXh-uaHFhm0pKT0fOT2MosgjxFBJN6jENG6hqF2X7rdasHTD2IROqCYDLvKOlVCWOzTofBov0GaMWefps2B91ia175orSHyMjpfOaNmnLekws8sua2A6MyEhlQk-wLiGbBqv4UKcGWvSOMA/s1600/26.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Dwarf Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica ‘Cavatine’)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Another lovely sight are the bell-shaped white blooms of Dwarf Japanese Andromeda 'Cavatine' and the glorious blooms of Yellow Magnolia.</span></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTY1ufaDvtPnvk4WvrepBxCJVT3EvFRspTPrKUa0zHKHfZaY1ecmdZU-ScIYIq-esrIsaHKzek2jslewx7iLvkHGSHSE_4rCuqkM9oa5pc8HNuEJ0P1o6Vcg9-1_mGUs9Ix8RNZliXZMNtut21WuglnFm9vMIb3B2Ft7OIqpr9wuWPicAGXL2KRM/s1600/27.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTY1ufaDvtPnvk4WvrepBxCJVT3EvFRspTPrKUa0zHKHfZaY1ecmdZU-ScIYIq-esrIsaHKzek2jslewx7iLvkHGSHSE_4rCuqkM9oa5pc8HNuEJ0P1o6Vcg9-1_mGUs9Ix8RNZliXZMNtut21WuglnFm9vMIb3B2Ft7OIqpr9wuWPicAGXL2KRM/s1600/27.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Yellow Flowering Magnolia 'Judy Zuk' in the Pinetum Extension</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY5d6kud5iBeLVxm954REqJMrH_mLKKGVQ8dDWw3fGiIPYi3pO6-jsgEFaQIGuw7PconUQDj0XgxTW9eqbocfVxMohhMlKAMHM-uG-tOn9d7hSjPXwyJAgpLxcErG8Ycbzw5BV-XL5aIoRJteK2bX8KmfxygDdZLqfVh9jtavWkz3zalmX_N-i8Y/s1600/28.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY5d6kud5iBeLVxm954REqJMrH_mLKKGVQ8dDWw3fGiIPYi3pO6-jsgEFaQIGuw7PconUQDj0XgxTW9eqbocfVxMohhMlKAMHM-uG-tOn9d7hSjPXwyJAgpLxcErG8Ycbzw5BV-XL5aIoRJteK2bX8KmfxygDdZLqfVh9jtavWkz3zalmX_N-i8Y/s1600/28.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Magnolia 'Judy Zuk' Spring Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_PjK46m_hCVDvepBS_dix9nMMMo2OPj5eim2GBcGW4IxGl_w2EMmOmexUnWZJTIcrk-kS7Y54OMX9um603xnP0dwnc4gjDJyWYZcpMSU5hc9Nc6WXPLSbrixvXA8wSyBE33o6tarKcOni758gnSXq6XjW0q26TySoQx0f87s68n-avcvxnhdzI/s1600/24%20Dedicated%20to%20Charles%20D.%20Webster%20Trustee%20of%20the%20Bayard%20Cutting%20Arboretum%20and%20Lifetime%20Friend.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_PjK46m_hCVDvepBS_dix9nMMMo2OPj5eim2GBcGW4IxGl_w2EMmOmexUnWZJTIcrk-kS7Y54OMX9um603xnP0dwnc4gjDJyWYZcpMSU5hc9Nc6WXPLSbrixvXA8wSyBE33o6tarKcOni758gnSXq6XjW0q26TySoQx0f87s68n-avcvxnhdzI/s1600/24%20Dedicated%20to%20Charles%20D.%20Webster%20Trustee%20of%20the%20Bayard%20Cutting%20Arboretum%20and%20Lifetime%20Friend.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Westbrook Walled Garden</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">Last but not least is the lovely Westbrook Walled Garden planted in 2014, and this statue which was dedicated to the trustee and lifetime friend of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Charles D. Webster. It is a comfortable place to sit and relax after walking the gardens.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VlkWq8lWKjVo74YQGoQPv6DhbuzH-TNgnT98paMAeJv7UbHL4-Dq6mkdNOISXEsUaNkvutCXWA4YcHOgzI7D_xWJTFzDCQYRDTrKyQmvpcO6vtG17qdYozcSoZpcMLejv6JeMfagTQdKT9vlFBzE7u1G5tx-rkfalMYO-AOGvqxW5Zust5TtyGA/s600/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VlkWq8lWKjVo74YQGoQPv6DhbuzH-TNgnT98paMAeJv7UbHL4-Dq6mkdNOISXEsUaNkvutCXWA4YcHOgzI7D_xWJTFzDCQYRDTrKyQmvpcO6vtG17qdYozcSoZpcMLejv6JeMfagTQdKT9vlFBzE7u1G5tx-rkfalMYO-AOGvqxW5Zust5TtyGA/s16000/thumbnail%20(1).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Tulips in the Westbrook Walled Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Here you can wind up the day by viewing more tulips, Japanese Forest Grass, Hosta, Coral Bells, Dwarf Conifers and various flowering shrubs, all which are a delight to the senses!</div></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V_7T1CTGPbAvYSBVY2ifJDq6pgvMRoMNbFvpoIQJdu2lAYZ1VGB0jpRNY1MOfo0nkbJ2TiPkcHOgm1U-n6MafjLMjnM1VLRlblytTnbp3oXJLtVXuJr8LVPz7tM_aDYncrM9NW2dP_YhU2sJwxuHnAfRH3KyAA37DNu1nO-YL5k-p7QHX7XFQSM/s1600/25.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V_7T1CTGPbAvYSBVY2ifJDq6pgvMRoMNbFvpoIQJdu2lAYZ1VGB0jpRNY1MOfo0nkbJ2TiPkcHOgm1U-n6MafjLMjnM1VLRlblytTnbp3oXJLtVXuJr8LVPz7tM_aDYncrM9NW2dP_YhU2sJwxuHnAfRH3KyAA37DNu1nO-YL5k-p7QHX7XFQSM/s1600/25.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">More Views of the Westbrook Walled Garden<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed <i>our </i></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;">spring stroll around the beautiful Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park. Thank for for stopping by for <i>This Month in the Garden</i> and do be sure </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: trebuchet;">to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><b>For Gardening Information and Inspiration, Visit my Author Page & Books!</b></u></div></span></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and my newest addition, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning-ebook/dp/B0BNJWRJXR?ref_=ast_sto_dp" style="color: #aab123; font-family: trebuchet; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com2Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Hwy, Great River, NY 11739, USA40.7355723 -73.16246269999999212.425338463821156 -108.31871269999999 69.04580613617884 -38.006212699999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-35491253913109561992023-04-15T00:00:00.659-04:002023-04-15T00:00:00.168-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up April: Welcome Spring Blooms!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyp-uCtqun6rKQmwcWNA4r_kBU-7UKiirTX_891IK5aAjDoThh_CcH11X7q2y_B6kuXTDlnG1iNzWvQkxtgzUsRUMAgHRtQ_lAxuAgOhSXDhxAa6ReDJPFr4W11nEDhg7dSsvJTgZufXM9VGRuFUPEudnRQFZMW0wdNV-anQN_USwrKbjde9JG91c/s1067/01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyp-uCtqun6rKQmwcWNA4r_kBU-7UKiirTX_891IK5aAjDoThh_CcH11X7q2y_B6kuXTDlnG1iNzWvQkxtgzUsRUMAgHRtQ_lAxuAgOhSXDhxAa6ReDJPFr4W11nEDhg7dSsvJTgZufXM9VGRuFUPEudnRQFZMW0wdNV-anQN_USwrKbjde9JG91c/s16000/01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Welcome to my Garden!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It is official! Spring has finally arrived and it is time to take another stroll to see all that nature has to offer. After an extremely mild winter, the temperatures have accelerated into the 60 to 70 degree range, with unusual highs in the 80's for the past two days! With summer like temperatures and longer hours of daylight this gardener is in her glory! After a day of designing, I am still able to wander out into my own garden and get some chores done, and with mud under fingernails, it is therapy for the soul. Welcome to my Long Island, zone 7a garden. I hope you enjoy the stroll!</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBL8HSi47Psr1P27-Oe_ra97EACBgXD9ttuU4-f0JccpDpY2lgBivQDrAj9h0xxRTcCHNRzlxhsiVouwr4Jk32jvTOZAveWQn6l7CNSkX_lxx--uL8hj46gpTpUoHFSOCFjzXnAkearroL5S8L0VHgsdE8luMz04RA-u48AUGdjOTEg1SVXISlAI/s800/thumbnail%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBL8HSi47Psr1P27-Oe_ra97EACBgXD9ttuU4-f0JccpDpY2lgBivQDrAj9h0xxRTcCHNRzlxhsiVouwr4Jk32jvTOZAveWQn6l7CNSkX_lxx--uL8hj46gpTpUoHFSOCFjzXnAkearroL5S8L0VHgsdE8luMz04RA-u48AUGdjOTEg1SVXISlAI/s16000/thumbnail%20(5).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Magnolia 'Royal Star'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">First on our stroll are the beautiful white star-shaped blooms of Magnolia 'Royal Star', which is one of the earlier blooming flowering trees to bring in Spring. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28_fCARXzf3L7ZYnJwzxjt9byMIadJrxBg1OhJBqiXLbslORJApmoVBLvl1YyMwEIw9GOogKcSh5bu_VAYqx9RM6352Dq56Aq8wkKfHm2G6pBMSdVzg0akNDerNKQJss4WZlWvRbYAJNS6VUTiTqeYlruXS8e3SXrPHO5hX9GhTrlM_Pd-G5Gpbw/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28_fCARXzf3L7ZYnJwzxjt9byMIadJrxBg1OhJBqiXLbslORJApmoVBLvl1YyMwEIw9GOogKcSh5bu_VAYqx9RM6352Dq56Aq8wkKfHm2G6pBMSdVzg0akNDerNKQJss4WZlWvRbYAJNS6VUTiTqeYlruXS8e3SXrPHO5hX9GhTrlM_Pd-G5Gpbw/s16000/4.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Magnolia 'Royal Star' Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Get up close and you can smell their sweet fragrance!</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWDGr7JoEIKXw7V_Vf1jgDI2WQ4bdSzLdbBp_5OXz3pSVt0zNXuVSefftUjlKA-GBq5g1Mam7tWN0yqY6_q6zcNbl6XaCRoqIrPT7Wz9sQ-1G7yP5EDR7xIuAe5CXXshG8-PmqeiX8OYbAgzdzW_jaz3t81GpcDm2yx8CTEwNCqf3lK4b3JEggsk/s600/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWDGr7JoEIKXw7V_Vf1jgDI2WQ4bdSzLdbBp_5OXz3pSVt0zNXuVSefftUjlKA-GBq5g1Mam7tWN0yqY6_q6zcNbl6XaCRoqIrPT7Wz9sQ-1G7yP5EDR7xIuAe5CXXshG8-PmqeiX8OYbAgzdzW_jaz3t81GpcDm2yx8CTEwNCqf3lK4b3JEggsk/s16000/5.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping Pussy Willow (Salix Pendula)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">Along the patio garden, Weeping Pussy Willow (Salix Pendula) is showing off its puffy catkins<span style="text-align: center;">...</span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3Dnl4G47iQv-plY0pmxxrS0gBxp5LiUfwuiSzFmlJ7S-_22UF4iwqh1jXPBjvSzlPZ1hkp5rZHxNHmw4X5f_g4lJdP9JIMXmv8CE5Klw6JuAP2AtFs3R19IjfAmzElAM6yZHlK22CGZIpHoNSEGxS1hlQT2RobgokFsZD97R6ucgxibotMHuX-Q/s800/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3Dnl4G47iQv-plY0pmxxrS0gBxp5LiUfwuiSzFmlJ7S-_22UF4iwqh1jXPBjvSzlPZ1hkp5rZHxNHmw4X5f_g4lJdP9JIMXmv8CE5Klw6JuAP2AtFs3R19IjfAmzElAM6yZHlK22CGZIpHoNSEGxS1hlQT2RobgokFsZD97R6ucgxibotMHuX-Q/s16000/thumbnail.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Peony Coming Up!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">while daylilies emerge along with the bright pinkish-red new foliage of Peony, with blooms on the way for next month!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf4X6Tt-Cekdo5jwiG0hXyS6ifFZvX2X4O_2KxCG34zD0XiA73Bb6MLEY31IZVyTLqqk_8BvQSOVWFPAWwhjrjzjdaqjjKQygAGIB4uLe9XUYY36q-an4I72wrMpRrr4ivoc4nsdtfDOBAuSaHI5sTHEjxpYx69CpsUDnI0oqyOhDBiG_3abeKjw/s600/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf4X6Tt-Cekdo5jwiG0hXyS6ifFZvX2X4O_2KxCG34zD0XiA73Bb6MLEY31IZVyTLqqk_8BvQSOVWFPAWwhjrjzjdaqjjKQygAGIB4uLe9XUYY36q-an4I72wrMpRrr4ivoc4nsdtfDOBAuSaHI5sTHEjxpYx69CpsUDnI0oqyOhDBiG_3abeKjw/s16000/6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">New Foliage of Peony Emerging</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The color of the new growth is amazing this time of year! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTUh61wpY9bHAXGlxw2Sr5dZedAnnP4UNXgeugBKsMQ-r81G89y5nQ971v-cVb4xJ2WW48ewRXoEH_eVDB5ZdcWeZOteZEjR_FbLqAMX9BcFN2gf19EjuL7C9FgjDaPmuSCb7UQS7IJrsxGZkeDbRjpwoNPArjwCEHEvO9zarf-ArNNGoFLQHWAU/s600/7-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTUh61wpY9bHAXGlxw2Sr5dZedAnnP4UNXgeugBKsMQ-r81G89y5nQ971v-cVb4xJ2WW48ewRXoEH_eVDB5ZdcWeZOteZEjR_FbLqAMX9BcFN2gf19EjuL7C9FgjDaPmuSCb7UQS7IJrsxGZkeDbRjpwoNPArjwCEHEvO9zarf-ArNNGoFLQHWAU/s16000/7-1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster' Getting Buds!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the pool garden, Allium 'Globemaster' is producing its pretty buds. Giant purple blooms will appear the end of May through June</span>. <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Stay tuned!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8YfMIrakSn5F9rBsLD45crZnRDKP1EVr83WjQWEBauD4nchd5RqMa6PeGyFfRU0T98Ue0Yqd8gPIPMDrx0iG5K6jB1JPxhAmbw5O2J-_iEzxhbciEA6Zbyaj6I2Mv2QkehJ7e5oUXGgRn1YcZSfPAYKW5fh39xpXF9ni1bnWuCiFwutuwqGmoz0/s800/7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8YfMIrakSn5F9rBsLD45crZnRDKP1EVr83WjQWEBauD4nchd5RqMa6PeGyFfRU0T98Ue0Yqd8gPIPMDrx0iG5K6jB1JPxhAmbw5O2J-_iEzxhbciEA6Zbyaj6I2Mv2QkehJ7e5oUXGgRn1YcZSfPAYKW5fh39xpXF9ni1bnWuCiFwutuwqGmoz0/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Spirea 'Limemound', Allium and Daylily</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with Allium 'Globemaster' is Daylily 'Stella D Oro' and Spirea 'Limemound', each sprouting new growth. The foliage of Daylily along with the blooms of Allium make for a nice combination.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFPJBJEBm8fgDk_e74nbQskUEC5mg6vRdhFysaYQbJxSNTxOB3v2qkrgbQOCmv8-kmyQwzfGGHOe-rFrnrp0QIjwv2WXqkVtzrWd2QypwaZuFIHsTqvQ9qB1ce6sp0cMyQiv8Nux_y7oIABzi01sy7t9zB4UHIPWqxx745Y8kiySUtEqEtdAPFK8/s764/9%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFPJBJEBm8fgDk_e74nbQskUEC5mg6vRdhFysaYQbJxSNTxOB3v2qkrgbQOCmv8-kmyQwzfGGHOe-rFrnrp0QIjwv2WXqkVtzrWd2QypwaZuFIHsTqvQ9qB1ce6sp0cMyQiv8Nux_y7oIABzi01sy7t9zB4UHIPWqxx745Y8kiySUtEqEtdAPFK8/s16000/9%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Anna's Magic Ball Arborvitae, a compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub known for its excellent foliage is especially vibrant during the changing seasons. Here in springtime, the foliage appears to be even more striking.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLcDvVxdZGZCtdT7ckfZpxaRei5vvODp-lNr0_oVo8gEKLW7v2AbyWXCvBWedfZQh0Y07-Sh2HJT2ldyMuoUIwIqCzH_dehicYIZf7XucTNY-df7yTEOyp38l5FfNW8igpW2VAfWwV6I38ZhjSattJ2XEWIPlRuo61Vr0ebyxoy9c4MvmeMKLFzM/s600/27.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLcDvVxdZGZCtdT7ckfZpxaRei5vvODp-lNr0_oVo8gEKLW7v2AbyWXCvBWedfZQh0Y07-Sh2HJT2ldyMuoUIwIqCzH_dehicYIZf7XucTNY-df7yTEOyp38l5FfNW8igpW2VAfWwV6I38ZhjSattJ2XEWIPlRuo61Vr0ebyxoy9c4MvmeMKLFzM/s16000/27.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Pieris 'Cavatine' (Dwarf Andromeda) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The month of April also brings the blooms of Japanese Andromeda. This variety is Pieris 'Cavatine', a compact evergreen that produces beautiful white bell-shaped blooms.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6gU7kyM0oI083xfpMY6Kzl4c1_wtt4UyzivUfVjN8zo8jovNb7PlVitCLesr0s7iBKgC0-9NRCPGSN7BR8kI8thHUb386Knpso62OLuyTJXF_fY-WML8nlpGb0VvchLQgKAludOc75hNTHHmIzHyE-RZ-mZd_y4WXszacqGVtLMYsaFg-AnwHsg/s600/10-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6gU7kyM0oI083xfpMY6Kzl4c1_wtt4UyzivUfVjN8zo8jovNb7PlVitCLesr0s7iBKgC0-9NRCPGSN7BR8kI8thHUb386Knpso62OLuyTJXF_fY-WML8nlpGb0VvchLQgKAludOc75hNTHHmIzHyE-RZ-mZd_y4WXszacqGVtLMYsaFg-AnwHsg/s16000/10-3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Rossettes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sedum is a late summer blooming perennial, but I also enjoy it for its perfectly shaped compact foliage, which adds interest all season long.</span></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSEuXJUeOv6EdE7gV8PxwclcO_QA4L9_Al_w66JUNo7szPei9GUMfX82125h6Yj9IXi-9wgPD7b9ucQrLjyK5j9Ijz1Q1xeiVpSF4oLwwBkqihxLzYeBwgCUTXX9iWBn-6ToiKRUynslX2T9Of6pfZb6tGh92d-4RFhB17eQiWmURkoI2kkHxuyg/s600/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSEuXJUeOv6EdE7gV8PxwclcO_QA4L9_Al_w66JUNo7szPei9GUMfX82125h6Yj9IXi-9wgPD7b9ucQrLjyK5j9Ijz1Q1xeiVpSF4oLwwBkqihxLzYeBwgCUTXX9iWBn-6ToiKRUynslX2T9Of6pfZb6tGh92d-4RFhB17eQiWmURkoI2kkHxuyg/s16000/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Pulmonaria (Lungwort)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Moving along to the shade garden is Pulmonaria. I didn't have this beauty until just a few years ago and am enjoying its dainty purple blooms in early spring. The foliage is also very interesting with its deep green background highlighted by white spots throughout.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34evTsJ2u6QgEgFClEWDILLS9OBC4i4rC1VfAcI2CuQa4Foh_cOzddlfpJSAouhzvcGT7u9pjxu_cCRLv9zi9XCxoVmczZeC233xmHEPdcy3NfUYfOA16SsLwR4bFQVYbgdDaMHZOasX4-jgZtf9_RKBAm4APBIqKJlwPIXt2BFWNud2LkkvWOGs/s800/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34evTsJ2u6QgEgFClEWDILLS9OBC4i4rC1VfAcI2CuQa4Foh_cOzddlfpJSAouhzvcGT7u9pjxu_cCRLv9zi9XCxoVmczZeC233xmHEPdcy3NfUYfOA16SsLwR4bFQVYbgdDaMHZOasX4-jgZtf9_RKBAm4APBIqKJlwPIXt2BFWNud2LkkvWOGs/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvious' (Ornamental Plum)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is Ornamental Plum 'Krauter Vesuvious' which is one of the more colorful ornamental trees, with pink blooms, followed by deep burgundy foliage. It grows upright to a height of 15-20 feet tall.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GQvW8skQ3LXd-sjeHum3B4U9YNlw2pad-DitbIvmXwF5JGnQRXOLuAnwzp1-tRv3t9Gg5grrZnwZRc4rF2aFnZnKjwh5b0TIAIx6KaSO0igpDADuQYXtuiDTrgUZGVc7DDF5c8OdhqtPsNHD7VqfOgm5VXESemeG7OiH3CT3NtuWDK1DqxVMWng/s600/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GQvW8skQ3LXd-sjeHum3B4U9YNlw2pad-DitbIvmXwF5JGnQRXOLuAnwzp1-tRv3t9Gg5grrZnwZRc4rF2aFnZnKjwh5b0TIAIx6KaSO0igpDADuQYXtuiDTrgUZGVc7DDF5c8OdhqtPsNHD7VqfOgm5VXESemeG7OiH3CT3NtuWDK1DqxVMWng/s16000/12.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ornamental Plum April Blooms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">The clusters of blooms are so delicate!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxC_TX-KLCQ93dFmNJ3t8_dT6Pvm_9QwYtbuqzyPnbviNV-_n3rt2wi8dRKt78jX0bcH6XnxAZdn4xSm-kupnqkCGKO1jKJURiWukNck1tcAnVv68iQWxPs9-LdF8DaXT7BocVKVTr6okn4WQP2Lw9fK3EL17jHqdvIyHi5ptQNwh3Z_yvje6aV8/s751/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxC_TX-KLCQ93dFmNJ3t8_dT6Pvm_9QwYtbuqzyPnbviNV-_n3rt2wi8dRKt78jX0bcH6XnxAZdn4xSm-kupnqkCGKO1jKJURiWukNck1tcAnVv68iQWxPs9-LdF8DaXT7BocVKVTr6okn4WQP2Lw9fK3EL17jHqdvIyHi5ptQNwh3Z_yvje6aV8/s16000/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Forthysia</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I planted this Forthysia many years back on the front street median and get to enjoy its blooms from my front window each spring. It is putting on a nice display this season.</div></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZL9GCEnl-ZDmIcpCkmOJZKgdmmsTAU0JPdX-oulV7genzpWchdES5L2qbnQ0D5eRCsARd1nqAOKxn3mAXgwJijFqG-ARJTH2QvdZUTPGmtK_n2fTYu0LC46Bz5f8Izql6caf3ISIXnIGNuMUKrjgjUlA5QNjqZHCM835uJ605uA9rOq6lRlU6PM/s600/29.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZL9GCEnl-ZDmIcpCkmOJZKgdmmsTAU0JPdX-oulV7genzpWchdES5L2qbnQ0D5eRCsARd1nqAOKxn3mAXgwJijFqG-ARJTH2QvdZUTPGmtK_n2fTYu0LC46Bz5f8Izql6caf3ISIXnIGNuMUKrjgjUlA5QNjqZHCM835uJ605uA9rOq6lRlU6PM/s16000/29.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hellebore 'Champion' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">One of my favorite all season plants is Hellebore, and this one has been showing its colorful bracts since February. I just got done removing winter scorched foliage and the entire plant is covered in magnificent blooms.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVhWC0eMX4BwL0UW7dRjakFz8EwaGqN2PneaWkwUpf5OPoHYYqJaxmP7W3Pl3fCYUBG7pdjycyZCgydn-BCn-rG8RrI8_fBgxBAfQvQJmnvDX0wefBUfgcno50V8Oyr1xfe2ykcvHDKL1yJcOa6R2SzD_U5n4_jcxAY6gRYd9UjPfzB63MAFutgo/s600/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVhWC0eMX4BwL0UW7dRjakFz8EwaGqN2PneaWkwUpf5OPoHYYqJaxmP7W3Pl3fCYUBG7pdjycyZCgydn-BCn-rG8RrI8_fBgxBAfQvQJmnvDX0wefBUfgcno50V8Oyr1xfe2ykcvHDKL1yJcOa6R2SzD_U5n4_jcxAY6gRYd9UjPfzB63MAFutgo/s16000/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hellebore 'Champion' Early Spring<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">HELPFUL TIP: Removing winter scorched leaves allows for the formation of new spring foliage, and also showcases the blooms.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCUJwgMIXsXWGT7rNeoh9UD_GTmHFyXog7B-HOQCg1M_SnRLg642m2HrXUxcT_D23JQI4jXiVst0LC6ImqcF76Ltvh6ETUqGZjIJYRRfp-ccUcc8N_YLoKmEk9Hfl7S33gqauIXW4Yksh0ANTwtzSgLrDPT3T_u9vqxXmkNqKgF_-x9hrq6uM_pM/s600/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCUJwgMIXsXWGT7rNeoh9UD_GTmHFyXog7B-HOQCg1M_SnRLg642m2HrXUxcT_D23JQI4jXiVst0LC6ImqcF76Ltvh6ETUqGZjIJYRRfp-ccUcc8N_YLoKmEk9Hfl7S33gqauIXW4Yksh0ANTwtzSgLrDPT3T_u9vqxXmkNqKgF_-x9hrq6uM_pM/s16000/18.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Groundcover Mix</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Along the pool border, this Sedum groundcover mix is starting to come to life with its spectacular assortment of color! Yellow blooms will rise above the plant on in summer, but to me its all about the succulent's foliage!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRZWYOAKx1QSFwvsAiNQHxnv2M3Fti9t8L-6n_Cd-DY68khDcoReSAMY_FHFJ_3VeBOdH8TiUYW9dUF6oU0WuEblnYfmaXbpQnPoGOTdvtEq2Bj9Jf5bLk4HlQMTdwnPLocVjb9C7jG6LjR0pt_-x_Z9loG4m0icVYz9p0bRuP2cYbEegA_NVNwM/s600/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRZWYOAKx1QSFwvsAiNQHxnv2M3Fti9t8L-6n_Cd-DY68khDcoReSAMY_FHFJ_3VeBOdH8TiUYW9dUF6oU0WuEblnYfmaXbpQnPoGOTdvtEq2Bj9Jf5bLk4HlQMTdwnPLocVjb9C7jG6LjR0pt_-x_Z9loG4m0icVYz9p0bRuP2cYbEegA_NVNwM/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Foliage (Dwarf Catmint)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Also along the pool border is the grayish-green foliage of Nepeta 'Walker's Low'. Bluish-purple flowers will follow and last throughout summer.</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAlH7-aGwQMEQe-3Wc_0R_qjPkJOa-Ayxw5YvhlHLHa95qU8iGtKDF3QMpI9m4kB7duUCxZDpDBJXw3dzA8DuxGmmiadJf0fwtdtkTJESY4HtRRfkEr-KH5d7SoL68gN1s20d7IZC0MBzolLwFcI6NgZNLEQCMN3x-lhFscKfmtrz0tlPVu0-96Q/s600/22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAlH7-aGwQMEQe-3Wc_0R_qjPkJOa-Ayxw5YvhlHLHa95qU8iGtKDF3QMpI9m4kB7duUCxZDpDBJXw3dzA8DuxGmmiadJf0fwtdtkTJESY4HtRRfkEr-KH5d7SoL68gN1s20d7IZC0MBzolLwFcI6NgZNLEQCMN3x-lhFscKfmtrz0tlPVu0-96Q/s16000/22.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Dark and Handsome'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: justify;">A later blooming Hellebore in the spring garden is 'Dark and Handsome'. The foliage is narrower and darker in color when compared to other varieties and the blooms are absolutely gorgeous, bordering deep burgundy to almost black in appearance. This one is a definitely a show stopper!</div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuV8aY8-KFYRSJYqBwts4ok_kmSIhegfM7QIaHpLi7bPEjuS5MZ9mVzXV1d6G7eStPhPibXggvPsFcnWCyAjO3BHaDs4EKkoQdl-2uLSRpaC8pyEuFq-w0Gf4ZbZcxYdFkSaiHD1S8WQ_14242yBQjbj_rIH3n_0VTfR55JX8zic-F127g4xFfCA/s600/23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuV8aY8-KFYRSJYqBwts4ok_kmSIhegfM7QIaHpLi7bPEjuS5MZ9mVzXV1d6G7eStPhPibXggvPsFcnWCyAjO3BHaDs4EKkoQdl-2uLSRpaC8pyEuFq-w0Gf4ZbZcxYdFkSaiHD1S8WQ_14242yBQjbj_rIH3n_0VTfR55JX8zic-F127g4xFfCA/s16000/23.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Dark and Handsome' Blooms</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here is a closer look!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqczJW4-FKqLtAgdj9-MacqON4IitQnBGqsiOrxV8cZ8QljWxgQ2LKuvzyq6a3D6AF3qNEF8Rc-Fpwm777J3uc9pOgQ_B3b9Ck_KrDqQz040E84PSFiCRBpnZmKdUuad4O6uoraEdNGcWHlG9h-InO1UJeFG5j5M5Snh0OoBjMIB3s8M59CRHT7sA/s600/41.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqczJW4-FKqLtAgdj9-MacqON4IitQnBGqsiOrxV8cZ8QljWxgQ2LKuvzyq6a3D6AF3qNEF8Rc-Fpwm777J3uc9pOgQ_B3b9Ck_KrDqQz040E84PSFiCRBpnZmKdUuad4O6uoraEdNGcWHlG9h-InO1UJeFG5j5M5Snh0OoBjMIB3s8M59CRHT7sA/s16000/41.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Hyacinths for Springtime!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Last, but not least, it wouldn't be Spring without some Hyacinth blooms! Here they are blooming in the perennial border along the back patio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWh6BtejkgLQMMwayoXAk5zRqWPUnffmMhlGOTj8o1qo8swp_HV3VZRy2_acg85jB6y0SFRQrwYMDIiUb_2ZdkcY2LywR1dOMCTNbYvfcSq8YIrfpI82k62FaURAup5u1hEWj2kyx36i3kz9Trxv1CI4sElG5uAH5EgFCElGbdV-_PAeB8hw_jw/s600/26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWh6BtejkgLQMMwayoXAk5zRqWPUnffmMhlGOTj8o1qo8swp_HV3VZRy2_acg85jB6y0SFRQrwYMDIiUb_2ZdkcY2LywR1dOMCTNbYvfcSq8YIrfpI82k62FaURAup5u1hEWj2kyx36i3kz9Trxv1CI4sElG5uAH5EgFCElGbdV-_PAeB8hw_jw/s16000/26.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Thank you for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div>I hope you enjoyed your visit to my April garden and as always, I look forward to your comments and seeing what you have growing in your garden! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a>. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a>, <a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a> at Floral Passions, <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a>, Mosaic Monday at <a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a>, Nature Notes at <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a>, <a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a>weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with <a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at <a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a>on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at <a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a>. Wishing all a wonderful 2023 planting season with gardens that thrive!</div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fefdfa; clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #191919;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><b>Visit my Author Page & Books!</b></u></div></span></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div style="color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</span></span></a></div></div><div style="color: #191919;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Landscape Design Combinations</span></span></a></div><div style="color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </span></div><div style="color: #191919;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #191919;">and my newest addition, </span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning-ebook/dp/B0BNJWRJXR?ref_=ast_sto_dp" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</a></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #191919;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></span></div></div></div><div style="color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com13Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-56252519206167011422023-04-01T00:00:00.155-04:002023-04-01T00:00:00.160-04:00This Month in the Garden: Feature Spring Flowering Shrub-Dwarf Japanese Andromeda<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4l-gwLT_wXAB3rOt9oC1ESlla5vj7SpaKx1yYEfMzyLZ5yAVR6q87mjjBswrlzWZ3RAtPMNz8JEHuRYdR7EUH-YX6AheFj5EajFlJIr7p6IPGAY_4i87hHnEjJCRa3D-sysnjfkPXcyF7PpE03Yd7J36cjxAhBYJTUX4jr4Bo27Bem4NWwT6uIM/s1067/This%20Month%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4l-gwLT_wXAB3rOt9oC1ESlla5vj7SpaKx1yYEfMzyLZ5yAVR6q87mjjBswrlzWZ3RAtPMNz8JEHuRYdR7EUH-YX6AheFj5EajFlJIr7p6IPGAY_4i87hHnEjJCRa3D-sysnjfkPXcyF7PpE03Yd7J36cjxAhBYJTUX4jr4Bo27Bem4NWwT6uIM/s16000/This%20Month%20(4).jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Feature Plant: Pieris japonica 'Cavatine' (Dwarf Japanese Andromeda)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">Welcome to <i>This Month in the Garden</i> for April. Spring has arrived at last and it's time to get out into the garden! This month's feature plant is Pieris japonica 'Cavatine', also known as Dwarf Japanese Andromeda. This lovely evergreen shrub produces dainty bell-shaped white blooms in early springtime which contrast beautifully against darker green foliage. The abundance of flowers</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">are an attraction to early season pollinators and new</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> buds start to form during the late summer months, giving further interest through fall and winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteeHu1zjSanfT8BXWwfwgPWMoyDflOo33snu4t44YQgJv5iKo88hhCfg5KHstpB3fiYVeExxuwhjCy2u7eCW8Rfuy4nwgRuVIlvZTI96E0--2FD79ar-t_PsICvJsZhErEVT-IwhOUvBmq-w1tmXfZaii1cL7Td8giqjU56-P3fSAdiaZRyBZEBA/s600/Pieris%20Cavatine.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteeHu1zjSanfT8BXWwfwgPWMoyDflOo33snu4t44YQgJv5iKo88hhCfg5KHstpB3fiYVeExxuwhjCy2u7eCW8Rfuy4nwgRuVIlvZTI96E0--2FD79ar-t_PsICvJsZhErEVT-IwhOUvBmq-w1tmXfZaii1cL7Td8giqjU56-P3fSAdiaZRyBZEBA/s16000/Pieris%20Cavatine.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Pieris 'Cavatine' (Dwarf Japanese Andromeda)</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">This attractive spring flowering shrub is ideal for smaller spaces or in borders, staying compact, and reaching a height and width of 18-24 inches high by 24-30 inches wide. Hardy in USDA zones 4-8, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">Pieris japonica 'Cavatine' prefers a moderately moist, well-drained soil in partial to full shade. This slow growing shrub rarely needs pruning, but if shaping is desired, it should be performed immediately after flowering, since </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">Dwarf Japanese Andromeda blooms on the previous years growth. For those of you who have deer frequenting your garden, this shrub is also deer resistant! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">I hope you enjoyed </span><i style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">This Month in the Garden. </i><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! If you are looking for some gardening inspiration, be sure to check out my books, based on 27 years of experience in the horticultural field, and including my newest publication, <i>Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</i>, which includes over 150 plant selections suited for shade!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><u style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">📚<a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00TNWAJ7A?ingress=0&visitId=47c6fba4-7068-437d-a8f2-a3160a994e40&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr" style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Writer: Visit my Author Page</a>📚</span></span></span></u></div></span></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Northeastern-Gardening-Journeys-Designer/dp/1519671202?ie=UTF8&qid=1455046131&ref_=la_B00TNWAJ7A_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: Journeys of a Garden Designer Zones 3-9</i></span></span></a></div></span></span></u></span></div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Design-Combinations-Lee-Miller/dp/1542444535/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Landscape Design Combinations</i></span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1729411436/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" style="color: #62704b; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #aab123;">Dream, Garden, Grow!-Musings of a Lifetime Gardener</span></a> </i></span></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RT9Z6BT/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #aab123;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Gardening by Month: A Monthly Guide to Planning the Northeastern & Mid-Atlantic Garden</i></span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and my newest addition, </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Gardening-Northeast-Mid-Atlantic-Planning/dp/B0BRDJYCF6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Shade Gardening for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic</a></i></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: trebuchet;">Here's to the start of a new season and "As Always...Happy Gardening!" </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2010-2023. All rights reserved. </div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.com4Long Island, NY 11782, USA40.7368396 -73.081846812.426605763821158 -108.2380968 69.047073436178849 -37.925596799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239416285826090692.post-52254033453945352662023-03-15T00:00:00.638-04:002023-03-15T00:00:00.163-04:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up March: The Spring Garden Awakens!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1UapCC4CSUyaU0UapGTqFdOKomSI_itkB_NWfWR55GkqbQOYWqR4dQLp95yK6IvpNBVHQDLFQz_hUcYhFCe9MhvuBbHkw9xlqQ-nzzVMP1-brO5KhS4I9UNyPmyC1nn_mkMCG0Oh9MI_6ekAZTgl9eiNYJriS6z_538VzNyoqhffNkyA7Tzqns/s1067/0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1UapCC4CSUyaU0UapGTqFdOKomSI_itkB_NWfWR55GkqbQOYWqR4dQLp95yK6IvpNBVHQDLFQz_hUcYhFCe9MhvuBbHkw9xlqQ-nzzVMP1-brO5KhS4I9UNyPmyC1nn_mkMCG0Oh9MI_6ekAZTgl9eiNYJriS6z_538VzNyoqhffNkyA7Tzqns/s16000/0.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Welcome March! </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Spring is arriving and it is an exciting time of year here in the northeast! I invite you to join me on a tour <span style="text-align: center;">of my zone 7a Long Island garden for another Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-Up, </span><span style="text-align: left;">the day of the month in which we all walk out into our gardens to see what surprises await. This has been one of the most unusual winters I can remember, with temperatures in the 60's in February, followed by our first and only accumulating snow of just two inches on February 28th, to a calm start to March with daytime temperatures fluctuating from the mid to upper 50's to the 40's and back again. To add a little excitement, a nor'easter with large sprawling snowflakes and enough snowfall to cover the garden came to us on the 14th, which was Mother Nature's way of saying, "I'm not done yet!" Even with the unpredictable weather, </span><span style="text-align: left;">every day continues to bring new foliage, buds and blooms! Let's start the tour!</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdAILEywar_zfdZ2jWClhGlq-Hkbf5TtSJIsVGQcYJcI7Adz5cORvmYirBykW2pyHnu31IdKWCu252IDnYd7kE2F9k4WKu6MmCVf4c0Hy7K3o-eguwMDMif5OmZm92b819WYeKKmx5fh72-4B0NEhb9mT7a_SNdEVcl623E164C7G26tz6g8DQto/s800/3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdAILEywar_zfdZ2jWClhGlq-Hkbf5TtSJIsVGQcYJcI7Adz5cORvmYirBykW2pyHnu31IdKWCu252IDnYd7kE2F9k4WKu6MmCVf4c0Hy7K3o-eguwMDMif5OmZm92b819WYeKKmx5fh72-4B0NEhb9mT7a_SNdEVcl623E164C7G26tz6g8DQto/s16000/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Crocus vernus </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">‘Flower Record’ </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The first stop is at the front garden berm where my favorite cluster of crocus in the garden grows, displaying a deeper purple bloom when compared to others. This variety is known as 'Flower Record' and it continues to thrive after many years.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GtlPM2fx0ZNe5uyy5KcKIfUMkzRJjnEBwSyCRO1sSd_E5G9VTygGrNY8MmhMmM5EM7PKu-EH0r-iW7JUO3Qz0gSDWa1WGeyPGUo6RXvEIBMyA3E7uYChRj380cA071O1PB9_KxCHFPpLI9_6xV74iveRbk7VyYGAR28Gs97jqpummPigQTyZlgs/s600/2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GtlPM2fx0ZNe5uyy5KcKIfUMkzRJjnEBwSyCRO1sSd_E5G9VTygGrNY8MmhMmM5EM7PKu-EH0r-iW7JUO3Qz0gSDWa1WGeyPGUo6RXvEIBMyA3E7uYChRj380cA071O1PB9_KxCHFPpLI9_6xV74iveRbk7VyYGAR28Gs97jqpummPigQTyZlgs/s16000/2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Crocus</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> vernus '</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Remembrance </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the back perennial border are Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' with their pretty lighter purple blooms to bring in spring!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiHVLhtqk4l2kNJ798r3DSnmHnBRW_iGvmqu4RIRnXg4JETNNNzS945P1Bs_XNnBQCor59N-q3Uea3eqRO3AXb_wBfitPeLUDWieeS05rVVqGP29QMg_8DIQXZ1guiyLGno72iOUq6eL3SNPfI0m5ebD96PpeWFnSAnjTBDbo2AXlBW1VpGnXVNQ/s800/1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiHVLhtqk4l2kNJ798r3DSnmHnBRW_iGvmqu4RIRnXg4JETNNNzS945P1Bs_XNnBQCor59N-q3Uea3eqRO3AXb_wBfitPeLUDWieeS05rVVqGP29QMg_8DIQXZ1guiyLGno72iOUq6eL3SNPfI0m5ebD96PpeWFnSAnjTBDbo2AXlBW1VpGnXVNQ/s16000/1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Hellebore 'Champion' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The various varieties of Hellebore have been blooming since the beginning of January. This variety is Helleborus 'Champion', which blooms from February through March and possibly into April.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfCYbm6WydbRVGAMm1RBoFq5YElnFC0hrGIN8Rk1NJ9UIp8Sx2oyOQIew7g7Fz3-k_uhdQCwbpQ3d8KxSdLqE2vM06pSTbtPDDi24-Hk1yNgsnXXLM4L4XSh4a5dO9CA604-XWqkC0WoBWPAnv3BMr9Cyh5ybo1OFgkHq6onNj94pdF3NfB911ro/s600/4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfCYbm6WydbRVGAMm1RBoFq5YElnFC0hrGIN8Rk1NJ9UIp8Sx2oyOQIew7g7Fz3-k_uhdQCwbpQ3d8KxSdLqE2vM06pSTbtPDDi24-Hk1yNgsnXXLM4L4XSh4a5dO9CA604-XWqkC0WoBWPAnv3BMr9Cyh5ybo1OFgkHq6onNj94pdF3NfB911ro/s16000/4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Allium 'Globemaster' Coming up!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Allium bulbs in the pool surround are coming up much earlier this year. This one is 'Globemaster', which will display large purple blooms in June, so keep on the look out!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYjFlWmDjolU7X__Be7eo-Ia0xB3TPj-nAimJVxWC5uFZrLbgmW7oEERA-dpvSEuAxCy_QmhpESkbwDJbGdstiIAS6_YnpUjyCkMktPdjXKPTju1_Mewr_zrWSHCupORmeGmj541ek3gxfQk8auQ6Izwt-metHmxXFe4yADIxtpU11V8zaUoH10k/s600/9-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYjFlWmDjolU7X__Be7eo-Ia0xB3TPj-nAimJVxWC5uFZrLbgmW7oEERA-dpvSEuAxCy_QmhpESkbwDJbGdstiIAS6_YnpUjyCkMktPdjXKPTju1_Mewr_zrWSHCupORmeGmj541ek3gxfQk8auQ6Izwt-metHmxXFe4yADIxtpU11V8zaUoH10k/s16000/9-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sedum Rosettes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sedum 'Brilliant' is a wonderful plant even for its foliage, which emerges as mini rosettes in late winter-early spring. Deep pink blooms will appear in late summer.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NP6cp9Y715cwouJnvnxhcHCFfHky6dGtt8HlBoRG8ren1t3B6KNZhQOVMw18iEOJpNk0Ux2VTcFqg2CaqYcTBWxpUokmCSXMcqViKmEX_3FPvLehqnOwbNKd1ZhFfU3jpqlnKbtnTZvV_jWZN5oKRfPHldqsuvAH8I77Z9mdhr6byQbUTFFf4lg/s800/5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NP6cp9Y715cwouJnvnxhcHCFfHky6dGtt8HlBoRG8ren1t3B6KNZhQOVMw18iEOJpNk0Ux2VTcFqg2CaqYcTBWxpUokmCSXMcqViKmEX_3FPvLehqnOwbNKd1ZhFfU3jpqlnKbtnTZvV_jWZN5oKRfPHldqsuvAH8I77Z9mdhr6byQbUTFFf4lg/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Weeping Pussy Willow (</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #191919;">Salix caprea 'Pendula')</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A sure sign of spring are the fluffy white catkins on Weeping Pussy Willow. <u>FUN FACT:</u> Pussy Willow are dioecious, meaning they are either male or female. Male plants have larger catkins that open to expose longer filaments and more yellow looking flowers, while female plants have smaller, thicker catkins with greenish flowers.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3smXw9wxmn8AAvZmOh_AmrNaXhWMKJkdt__-DVsFS1Z5sf2SP8SzEsPWtiNR7MnkwRWYmcnoan0d7EWwwMaAIdAP-JBnub8_eDEQJSGU6cDnct-1okIYgU1ACn4O5KZovhutD9RZ5KgtcxHKycytxHP9ztvLnhSzFVNqjiazk9ParyrbIktZJP0/s800/7.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3smXw9wxmn8AAvZmOh_AmrNaXhWMKJkdt__-DVsFS1Z5sf2SP8SzEsPWtiNR7MnkwRWYmcnoan0d7EWwwMaAIdAP-JBnub8_eDEQJSGU6cDnct-1okIYgU1ACn4O5KZovhutD9RZ5KgtcxHKycytxHP9ztvLnhSzFVNqjiazk9ParyrbIktZJP0/s16000/7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Shade Garden! </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Venturing over to the shade area, here is Magnolia 'Royal Star' with a backdrop of Leucothoe 'Axillaris' and Golden Sweet Flag. The moss and lichens on the tree are much more prominent this year with the mild winter and will slowly disappear as the weather warms.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD83n3IydaEzf5mZRPkKHVW4Hs2KErNENyePrT8bySuHY_dbvZLfyGwcTaisYp1e1fUvXxK3C-Rev3-yUSu-cKGCNHVMpXrk6VQGOC467u_54gU37PLPAL2voy0f3QH7ZF_dYxne9MuMC26oXIhuwE2yWHfmNsWyPp6k80y3iwqNEnrP-Y_lgOy1A/s597/6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD83n3IydaEzf5mZRPkKHVW4Hs2KErNENyePrT8bySuHY_dbvZLfyGwcTaisYp1e1fUvXxK3C-Rev3-yUSu-cKGCNHVMpXrk6VQGOC467u_54gU37PLPAL2voy0f3QH7ZF_dYxne9MuMC26oXIhuwE2yWHfmNsWyPp6k80y3iwqNEnrP-Y_lgOy1A/s16000/6.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Happy Visitors!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In this same garden, the bird visitors keep me busy filling up the feeder on a regular basis, as they are loving their new seed mixture containing and assortment of seeds and nuts for some culinary delight!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQklfQMkWt8MzdqfVV8YxygY4zUGXY0Vv26MG37ny8M7KJeP21mZs1dPoVnbFfqZbsDz9tYYlNBGBT9Wo9GKIeyT5Umt9eKPshrsG7bHpIer_3HSOEmMVMxIUsTtuU34aY6qilPshRV33CnAhlztVlJyc3OI7yYrVN2njSRgbIvYUDoYARjDPXiuQ/s800/8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQklfQMkWt8MzdqfVV8YxygY4zUGXY0Vv26MG37ny8M7KJeP21mZs1dPoVnbFfqZbsDz9tYYlNBGBT9Wo9GKIeyT5Umt9eKPshrsG7bHpIer_3HSOEmMVMxIUsTtuU34aY6qilPshRV33CnAhlztVlJyc3OI7yYrVN2njSRgbIvYUDoYARjDPXiuQ/s16000/8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Nandina 'Obsession' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Moving along to the back foundation garden is a combination of Dwarf Cryptomeria and Nandina 'Obsession'. The foliage of this dwarf form of Nandina has been a vibrant orangey-red all winter.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ya65ROMyI07P2HhX4BDMi8yzU-emw309guuk74YfoGZuUiYn5d-EkC0RB576U3g7A1Wdd1gudnjokDz5g9yc01Qg1ZmdyeCnQoK6NKyhHRnYKfGBh_pGHS1j3VRO8bA85H6c0BO5wjdUtHeWtF6CeWhULaZy6s04HH_Ul5tBv7wtxLFi1CIzGaM/s600/8=1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ya65ROMyI07P2HhX4BDMi8yzU-emw309guuk74YfoGZuUiYn5d-EkC0RB576U3g7A1Wdd1gudnjokDz5g9yc01Qg1ZmdyeCnQoK6NKyhHRnYKfGBh_pGHS1j3VRO8bA85H6c0BO5wjdUtHeWtF6CeWhULaZy6s04HH_Ul5tBv7wtxLFi1CIzGaM/s16000/8=1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Rhododendron Buds! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Back in the pool surround is Rhododendron 'Elegans', as it prepares for its early spring bloom!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdq1SKZqZMu1_gsUcOE_EVvzUr-4Gy0acMce4pgOgrLF8wVzfpNrG5z6C4K3uLINj5Q5RSCVnDae2Ju-AAU2kr7KniPdPA32xda_DLltP9J5zEzP7relcztXrS-iOZU4u2tYLNghdpYk5M94z33pCj2jTQDaosLnOUSBBUBkhFkCmIrbvtJdrbCg/s800/13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdq1SKZqZMu1_gsUcOE_EVvzUr-4Gy0acMce4pgOgrLF8wVzfpNrG5z6C4K3uLINj5Q5RSCVnDae2Ju-AAU2kr7KniPdPA32xda_DLltP9J5zEzP7relcztXrS-iOZU4u2tYLNghdpYk5M94z33pCj2jTQDaosLnOUSBBUBkhFkCmIrbvtJdrbCg/s16000/13.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Black Mondo Grass (</span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Ophiopogon planiscapus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Here is Black Mondo Grass in a planter in the back perennial-patio border. Mondo Grass remains evergreen all winter and in early spring I remove any damaged foliage to allow for new growth.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMNwNKS6PmPcRTY3ssMZBY8VxA_8-oK3CVnIqsdV6Y9FEBGxSyEnO6LLLoReG8s8eEQ5oullgCYma9vsbROLjO1Qkgr8ZbJNoJ_qWd5Qi7L51L1EfAJuZzw9_e3tXZB5Jc1uMrg6Cy8cMlwcmSrTFSl4r93xLj-V0pcoGuoTLX7MIf9__YJQgGOA/s600/10-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMNwNKS6PmPcRTY3ssMZBY8VxA_8-oK3CVnIqsdV6Y9FEBGxSyEnO6LLLoReG8s8eEQ5oullgCYma9vsbROLjO1Qkgr8ZbJNoJ_qWd5Qi7L51L1EfAJuZzw9_e3tXZB5Jc1uMrg6Cy8cMlwcmSrTFSl4r93xLj-V0pcoGuoTLX7MIf9__YJQgGOA/s16000/10-1.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Pieris 'Cavatine' Buds!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the back raised island bed, Pieris 'Cavatine' is getting ready to show off its beautiful white bell-shaped blooms in early spring, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">while the structure and foliage of Weeping White Pine keep the garden going all year long. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjfSUhEumIukLdXOcdhqjtTYQl4Ha0LfTZWlj9A1AcSKe6okhkf8R8EtVn69vkRCxuEioPeCzScqm78U4R5OXyDfA3SNXHOs8L7CKKucjxZ5CSaJ8QxO-QooJd9HBFHZiV0CzjHIds2EJfkNlwXEs18yIDJ1Wl9eg7nLcR3xTarUyPObJA0oNoaI/s800/11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjfSUhEumIukLdXOcdhqjtTYQl4Ha0LfTZWlj9A1AcSKe6okhkf8R8EtVn69vkRCxuEioPeCzScqm78U4R5OXyDfA3SNXHOs8L7CKKucjxZ5CSaJ8QxO-QooJd9HBFHZiV0CzjHIds2EJfkNlwXEs18yIDJ1Wl9eg7nLcR3xTarUyPObJA0oNoaI/s16000/11.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Weeping White Pine and Golden Japanese Sedge in Pool Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Golden Sedge seems to have taken a beating this year with the fluctuating temperatures, but should pop back up in spring. Once the temperatures warm up, I will remove any damaged foliage so that new foliage can emerge. <u>HELPFUL TIP</u>: Golden Japanese Sedge remains evergreen in zones 6-9 and does not get cut back, except for the removal of winter damaged foliage.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6GD4JKjk7rO0F-b_xKodboCtM-IPCUvP1MRxHhvTKtQULwiTRCzihOW1f0U8Z-Cih0fjhnVoyqu-yNvp92th7e7KZxDZQi__q3lj_IvyvreX7myyHqxNNqeNbYDhmHWsOgs24NMYSRy7P5RO-2_2DGdI8QfAy83jG-mJmPAOdH89Xo3C7ZUrblg/s800/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6GD4JKjk7rO0F-b_xKodboCtM-IPCUvP1MRxHhvTKtQULwiTRCzihOW1f0U8Z-Cih0fjhnVoyqu-yNvp92th7e7KZxDZQi__q3lj_IvyvreX7myyHqxNNqeNbYDhmHWsOgs24NMYSRy7P5RO-2_2DGdI8QfAy83jG-mJmPAOdH89Xo3C7ZUrblg/s16000/12.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Daylilies Emerging! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Another early arrival this year is Hemerocallis (or Daylily). Along the back patio, you can already see clumps of green foliage emerging above the ground!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptrBVc31fFZ7rrNn-b5pbwKS_I4bbh5yoUMpHiVrG9jcH2fESPe89tYxQdcDTWknUKXby_pey6SMbo095bTa0vpwWE57KTrovZ3geRnCx7v6HMOtsViDyAsV8Yx4EfrFvOlgAIITdT6jrDiFrHkh6Zsc7kNK616A2VkE1VRmoA_WfOZ3CGBf0eYM/s800/15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptrBVc31fFZ7rrNn-b5pbwKS_I4bbh5yoUMpHiVrG9jcH2fESPe89tYxQdcDTWknUKXby_pey6SMbo095bTa0vpwWE57KTrovZ3geRnCx7v6HMOtsViDyAsV8Yx4EfrFvOlgAIITdT6jrDiFrHkh6Zsc7kNK616A2VkE1VRmoA_WfOZ3CGBf0eYM/s16000/15.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Lawn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As we come to the end of our stroll, here is a March view the front lawn with Blue Atlas Cedar, and a glimpse of the front walkway. This is perhaps the last glance of the bright red bark of Coral Bark Maple before its foliage arrives.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvPOVCJ571e2Pufua0PvP5uGkywqiDqoNwAkTy-nWxO99QqDuCFOwQzBZGweBDbtu-V3-gFarPBv3PH-ZclEAXRBOzcuzHz6ZFulFopKDpS6epxJiI9bMqR8nEqd6KIfIsdB-QmVCVi0TcGnzSmYOQcpHZodcvb8y0nSr7W-V9pBIE5llNdkNaW8/s800/16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvPOVCJ571e2Pufua0PvP5uGkywqiDqoNwAkTy-nWxO99QqDuCFOwQzBZGweBDbtu-V3-gFarPBv3PH-ZclEAXRBOzcuzHz6ZFulFopKDpS6epxJiI9bMqR8nEqd6KIfIsdB-QmVCVi0TcGnzSmYOQcpHZodcvb8y0nSr7W-V9pBIE5llNdkNaW8/s16000/16.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Front Walkway</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;">As outdoor blooms become more widespread, new blooms continue in the indoor garden. </div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL0i8WQ64z-Tz5iBftK8Xb_AQoQXIaOy7IcjT-epv3RjqSrlwmjsjTrr6HxfvINr15yfp-13kYP9jBWv7sBxOjlnh37yrQ0rvq7FqyxoYgZjPNPEjabt6Zdbnery0L3lECfR5iQR03_tpLy6OgUdw7NwecchwXFx-NDmZMsnhXD8P1CLgD-iHdKk/s600/17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBL0i8WQ64z-Tz5iBftK8Xb_AQoQXIaOy7IcjT-epv3RjqSrlwmjsjTrr6HxfvINr15yfp-13kYP9jBWv7sBxOjlnh37yrQ0rvq7FqyxoYgZjPNPEjabt6Zdbnery0L3lECfR5iQR03_tpLy6OgUdw7NwecchwXFx-NDmZMsnhXD8P1CLgD-iHdKk/s16000/17.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Indoor Garden: Thanksgiving Cactus Still Blooming!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Thanksgiving Cactus has continued to bloom </span>throughout winter and into spring, putting on quite a show...</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYsEGS5UwPDLOyy_0Mo0-kH9_haKerC2IE-iYV0a8GgE3xIL3LqwJhvkFn1Djf521akRcH1Z8l1IYUp2SHGd9fgElhGnbtZxscsnuKMrWosXyD2EnbTcORXG8Qawu5QPiB_WDrhZWCB1hlto2Yi-MpBMeqhah4pBJ-uaiwqsI1P7yeGMfur575sU/s812/18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYsEGS5UwPDLOyy_0Mo0-kH9_haKerC2IE-iYV0a8GgE3xIL3LqwJhvkFn1Djf521akRcH1Z8l1IYUp2SHGd9fgElhGnbtZxscsnuKMrWosXyD2EnbTcORXG8Qawu5QPiB_WDrhZWCB1hlto2Yi-MpBMeqhah4pBJ-uaiwqsI1P7yeGMfur575sU/s16000/18.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Indoor Garden: Echeveria Blooming!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">and the succulents are blooming too! Here is Echeveria with its orange bell-shaped flowers.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mN2sbh5gCuSLAbTRL94mnVM8P6PCK1zi_XBzPy0n88a-J74LNtTZB_e5XO0BbyjpiH3c5AU3VtdMII7O6ISJxsufcTd9bjwrKCneQNtYH-3Ev6UymJ3E-1v8lBInb-3T6CpZpOpCpS4Xs8D_oXo4ULPy9o6X8tT1h78fJI21_dtVj_YkQNRYnEA/s800/19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mN2sbh5gCuSLAbTRL94mnVM8P6PCK1zi_XBzPy0n88a-J74LNtTZB_e5XO0BbyjpiH3c5AU3VtdMII7O6ISJxsufcTd9bjwrKCneQNtYH-3Ev6UymJ3E-1v8lBInb-3T6CpZpOpCpS4Xs8D_oXo4ULPy9o6X8tT1h78fJI21_dtVj_YkQNRYnEA/s16000/19.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Indoor Garden: More Succulent Blooms!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The new planter I created over the winter with a combination of succulents is thriving in the bright west facing window and it is fun to watch flower stalks appear, followed by delicate white blooms!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3B3hY7UwHGNGN2I4fYuqubYqVdiTfhFjBV6xjLZ3QA2vgVezrHtD6b-kCYUJiXuOL2hFQ1bkxAIVwc8UfTTSzEBHRjEyQvl_FBfGfdQKVp7lBjGQxILuZKsz_S15GNg1y59mBzB7vJBtI69X7fF-oqWsTJ2Nte-nIA0jG4rOLbvOUb0TaPdUkiA/s600/March%20Garden%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3B3hY7UwHGNGN2I4fYuqubYqVdiTfhFjBV6xjLZ3QA2vgVezrHtD6b-kCYUJiXuOL2hFQ1bkxAIVwc8UfTTSzEBHRjEyQvl_FBfGfdQKVp7lBjGQxILuZKsz_S15GNg1y59mBzB7vJBtI69X7fF-oqWsTJ2Nte-nIA0jG4rOLbvOUb0TaPdUkiA/s16000/March%20Garden%20.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";">Thanks for Visiting!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoyed your visit to my March garden and as always, I look forward to your comments and seeing what you have growing in your garden! Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/blog/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day</a>. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at <a href="http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Floral Friday Fotos</a>, <a href="https://floral-passions.blogspot.com/" style="color: #62704b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Friday Bliss</a> at Floral Passions, <a href="https://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Macro Monday 2</a>, Mosaic Monday at <a href="http://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Letting Go of the Bay Leaf</a>, Nature Notes at <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Rambling Woods</a>, <a href="http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Image-in-ing<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></a>weekly photo share every Tuesday with NC Sue and Gardens Galore Link Up Party every other Monday with <a href="http://everydayliving.me/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">Everyday Living.</a> I am also happy to join the Weekly Photo Link-Up at <a href="https://myworldthrumycameralens.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;">My Corner of the World </a>on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at <a href="http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/" style="color: #aab123; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Jaipur Garden</a>. 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