tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11228686318578900542024-03-14T05:17:49.987-04:00gardening with soulUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-80452767878551055992012-06-15T15:17:00.000-04:002012-06-15T15:17:37.918-04:00Daylily Days (Daze)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe I haven't updated in so long. OK, yes, I can believe it. Confession: I am intimidated by other garden blogs. They're so informative and authoritative and proper, and mine is so...well, just me. I'm afraid I'm doing it wrong! I've decided just to continue to be me though and try not to worry about it.<br />
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So, here I am! I have been gardening all this time! Planting new roses, planting vegetables, weeding, weeding, weeding. I spend a lot of time and energy (mental energy, at least) working on having clear water in big pond. It's my dream of dreams! I'll do a pond post soon.<br />
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Today, it's daylilies. Until they all started blooming, I didn't realize how many daylilies I've planted in the past few years. Only about half of them are labeled. Part of me is mad at myself about that. The other part of me wishes I could do away with all the label worry and just enjoy their beauty. Anyway, now that they're blooming, I have a better idea of where they should really be planted. You know what that means! I've been moving daylilies. Still have more I want to move.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Look at the new rose 'Lady of Shalott' from David Austin though! My colors! How could I resist? I couldn't. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That wouldn't be so bad, but I also have 'Eden' (another climber I have no idea where to plant) and another 'Clementina Carbonieri' (perhaps my favorite rose) on hold at <a href="http://www.longagoroses.com/Catalog.htm">Long Ago Roses</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">OK, so that's just <i>two</i> more. Not so bad. Something happened to me last night though. (I don't even remember how it started. Isn't that how all addictions go?) I decided I had to have 'Souv. de Victor Hugo', 'Marie van Houtte', and 'Mons. Tillier'. (don't you just love antique rose names?) So I ordered those from <a href="http://rosesunlimitedownroot.com/">Roses Unlimited</a>. Of course, I have no idea where I'm going to plant them. And I'm on the verge of writing back and adding 'Mutabilis' to my order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I need to update my rose master list soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's a <a href="http://www.classicroses.co.uk/knowledgebase/index.php/Teas">great page by Peter Beales about antique tea roses</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">p.s. I have fishy (and snakey) tales to tell soon!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-1386811738168283752012-04-21T00:16:00.000-04:002012-04-21T00:16:32.425-04:00Front Garden Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I only did a little gardening today. I did walk around and appreciate the beauty though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow, it's pond and waterfall cleaning day. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-74918535787159782182012-04-18T09:53:00.004-04:002012-04-21T00:17:44.715-04:00Rain and Frogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Finally, a rainy day. I'm loving it, the plants are loving it, only the chickens aren't loving it. I ran outside late afternoon yesterday to plant five cherry tomato plants (Sungold and Sweet 100) before the rain started. That's all the vegetables I have planted so far! Sad. In my defense, my husband was/is supposed to build a raised bed at the top of the pond hill. I've been waiting for that to happen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will start with my little, courtyard pond.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732342875676629874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEU-npPrD18pYkadk1piTq9AOs0mYJV8h__yecwsdf6Rprx3zD9NFia8-P0NZwUIoU3TbbeXJDsMDZJXoL_lWcsIHg4eok7wsWTzdFWWnWwIvzhs-_MLh656sqbpr6Frysj0Qp922IRA/s400/pond019.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">The before photo: just ugly, black, rigid pond liners.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br />
</u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We have had several pallets of rock sitting in our back yard for over a year now. I do not know why it took me so long to think of using some of it as a surround for these ponds.</span></div><div><br />
</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732346382327842194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JMHS3fIQ3QhKJTjHVCGrtFbFX7pJkjeadyeXvkX7xZZ2l4Jm9LkNJrnWx9VQpfK0wgrVXoN6KaG3rDxN-qA9uvAUO9zYAkybZizIvFVbDBsxmhAnuvwUZemoO9pC0FiXqC0K88otIKE/s400/pond022.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;">Such a difference.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732361896895118786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZH6pAOWif_XXzJisUykgdEqYdif2nYgPqoYecuDZORfy4o3byARnUgX34CRjWF4xevkwmiDYDUvuezoed525L8vrVkg9o40gFhu_McQE14ib-KZV2ZGygi8W3UnWEO4Phtwwbbs3OGHg/s400/courtyard006.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span style="font-size: large;">Now for the maybe sad news. I bought three gorgeous koi and decided, since they were small (6 inches), I would start them out in this little pond (the small ones I put in big pond last year didn't make it).</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732362895662310386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtWI6BO6UEUQMtfPtvxztFLypI575pGIq1_vyupcgWlh7Y1WRIQ2VI57Bfd_5HPNi2xEQOKlWVht1xlH3tP2XWx8Kfm80cq2_7MF_uBHgfy62xb7covz-z6Wz5O0uCHKR4UyF2RoGKmM/s400/koi026.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<div><span style="font-size: large;">That was six days ago. I have not seen them since. The water has been really murky, and it is impossible to see to the bottom. So it is possible that they are in there, right? We put a filter in a couple days ago, and the water is slowly clearing. Hopefully, I will soon know their fate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To end on some happy, living koi, here are some recent photos from my big pond.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732365506934375506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxUWfdyULm-nA-HPDWZSPUhcRJc_j03L94WRRrQF6k33x4SljiNNf6Qz9rXXbnMwzvo-_jZuQHN7L3cqjVML0tbEBwejO5witIe-Vr_2tbnFeaGn_UwTn4kRhegN2ySwRAu_g9OctGm8/s400/koi035.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732365497286319346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrhmpa0k25NeXFmANPJyvuNWHeuVqmkII4MUE6dE-S7p7DTj6buXaog24IkdprWeKydv0cwWKawZ0SFOSaGM2ETBoZeArnM562O4WlfnKxIpvTy4-NHkbTTMcfzI-3G4wtUYoLP3Lt3w/s400/koi052.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-57963304169510233122011-05-10T13:13:00.004-04:002011-05-10T23:54:09.589-04:00FishyI'm sure I've said this before, but here I go again: I love my pond! It's my favorite part of my gardens. Even though the waterfall is unfinished (and not even running right now), the water is murky, the weeds are growing around it...it is my heaven.<div><br /></div><div>The most difficult thing about having a pond and koi has been losing fish. There was the giant, fish-eating snake. And the dreaded heron. The snake is gone; the heron is not. The big heron decoy doesn't phase it. I have lost so many of my beautiful koi to it. I'm heartbroken when I remember all those gorgeous fish, so I am trying to enjoy the remaining ones and not think about it too much.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDFWmEo_uORNZUlh3Vk3B4EGAcyU5Mfh5s1NaBmkPWglPcbGpRuS-kwNjPLOijf4EwIEDwL65LbVRWO7mEUFrAaH6FqBZhnavGJqSEq6z_8k_GPiAUnO6Xa0s4NRtT89SmZHrBQEj8Nk/s400/garden025.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605283831598667186" /><div style="text-align: center;">I only have four big koi left. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will not give in though! I will have a pond of beautiful fish! I'm going to try running a fishing line across the edge of pond where Big Bird does his fishing. Please don't anyone tell me it won't work. I need my little bit of hope.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To restock, I've bought a few koi from ebay. It's my first time buying them online. My local place has closed, so it's my only option. I received the first two today, and they arrived healthy and ready to swim. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI9KUd4WYQmx_sNZN09uGfo5hxlowz8RgC2SQvpEktz08S73dAPIJO12nDN-vBCVQm3TwH-_xhnmEUS0symk2dZCiYC1iVesCEnNqakEm0k6avO_hQxhaM_6zVtOKFN4E90puEccBWA4/s1600/doitsu+sanke+%2528won%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMI9KUd4WYQmx_sNZN09uGfo5hxlowz8RgC2SQvpEktz08S73dAPIJO12nDN-vBCVQm3TwH-_xhnmEUS0symk2dZCiYC1iVesCEnNqakEm0k6avO_hQxhaM_6zVtOKFN4E90puEccBWA4/s400/doitsu+sanke+%2528won%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155581820111794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">8" Doitsu Tancho Sanke</div><div style="text-align: center;">This guy was ready to go and was immediately swimming with the big fish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wy55NmTHLPn5MYt16ra0cY77Gtqx27Nd3HSh8M0oXu_kii0BHuznWjOmIl_hH3at9V6HmBzGJCsNiTBEfWLNSdjvQnHDMnzuU67vRWHYMawKZpa5jaCAR9sK8V8qLT2_VRuz7cM72zA/s1600/Chocolate+Chagoi+%2528won%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wy55NmTHLPn5MYt16ra0cY77Gtqx27Nd3HSh8M0oXu_kii0BHuznWjOmIl_hH3at9V6HmBzGJCsNiTBEfWLNSdjvQnHDMnzuU67vRWHYMawKZpa5jaCAR9sK8V8qLT2_VRuz7cM72zA/s400/Chocolate+Chagoi+%2528won%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155581345136690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">5" Chocolate Chagoi Butterfly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't received these three yet. Still waiting to see if I want to bid on one more (just one more!).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONiyP6YKNj0IRf4EfMXOm34L7hjQ2Cdm0Twcg6rQ2GZna1YjJo3TlxYvaVrDv0XdYitBzYOc2oyz80rCeHSSZJrOFhJFddtbNFaaHRDmPB1Im1MV1kQYfJUcnQWlFlM4W2R7ML-QC5wk/s1600/kohaku+%2528won%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONiyP6YKNj0IRf4EfMXOm34L7hjQ2Cdm0Twcg6rQ2GZna1YjJo3TlxYvaVrDv0XdYitBzYOc2oyz80rCeHSSZJrOFhJFddtbNFaaHRDmPB1Im1MV1kQYfJUcnQWlFlM4W2R7ML-QC5wk/s400/kohaku+%2528won%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155575706928242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">7" Kohaku</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtoApdJsM41O7XNQksTBZacKiGK00lh6TDT-0_k0Ilc-Z14-ZoZepFGvJVL2lyGYv7O17kdef_y3A8ZDuzVitFXjI6OkYondOtyAqF3ZXicYwagEKgZSdCATGldjVvTqSAsFn0erqYeg/s1600/butterfly+shusui+%2528won%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtoApdJsM41O7XNQksTBZacKiGK00lh6TDT-0_k0Ilc-Z14-ZoZepFGvJVL2lyGYv7O17kdef_y3A8ZDuzVitFXjI6OkYondOtyAqF3ZXicYwagEKgZSdCATGldjVvTqSAsFn0erqYeg/s400/butterfly+shusui+%2528won%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155575948618994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">5" Shusui Butterfly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRdyTXwSCLG2VKJzNmQ2QYzDlPnaqOj0orU1cXQKVwWBIsNn-FxjEa49BL0AvOput6UXh19__ou0mxmWmI8vvtsYKurIc3Bhq_oM7fZ5p95tqKxWMxDn-tsNeP5mBkeptrf_wV_KqW2Y/s1600/butterfly+asagi+%2528won%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRdyTXwSCLG2VKJzNmQ2QYzDlPnaqOj0orU1cXQKVwWBIsNn-FxjEa49BL0AvOput6UXh19__ou0mxmWmI8vvtsYKurIc3Bhq_oM7fZ5p95tqKxWMxDn-tsNeP5mBkeptrf_wV_KqW2Y/s400/butterfly+asagi+%2528won%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155572844785186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">6" Asagi Butterfly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wish I could afford to buy bigger fish, but they're just too expensive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In other ponding news, my little courtyard pond is all cleaned up. I added three little, fancy goldfish to it over the weekend. They seem happy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nvVxb6EMCO5673Rbr1PqKJXLszJM_cSjEhDeU_IfUcZHUZ2pYbpO8L-mgj81imNxCZFtArHrV2HxcCrcWc5suUP6UFxZ6UzNXp6zLed5ho9VHZtEytmKnPwrS9ic5cO6t3wIrffjCD4/s1600/littlepond019.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nvVxb6EMCO5673Rbr1PqKJXLszJM_cSjEhDeU_IfUcZHUZ2pYbpO8L-mgj81imNxCZFtArHrV2HxcCrcWc5suUP6UFxZ6UzNXp6zLed5ho9VHZtEytmKnPwrS9ic5cO6t3wIrffjCD4/s400/littlepond019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605139425470608530" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I still need to rock around it, obviously.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's all my fishy news for now.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-50581361642899523302011-05-09T16:55:00.011-04:002011-05-09T17:50:12.218-04:00Happy Mother's Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It makes me happy that I have found my passion for gardening again. Being outside in my yard is my happiest place. I feel most myself there. Neglecting things for a year (two years, actually) really made for a lot of work, but it's fun uncovering and rediscovering everything. Like the book/movie <i>The Secret Garden</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I spent some of my Mother's Day outside, among my dogs and cats and chicken and fish, planting annuals and tomatoes. Heaven.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bTJcJJwbvll2S6-H9E0YPWT8mvftHwAe806NOGQYofqHgfZMK0dsVJXCJ90v87ngzt-bKXS7oIFeubVE3q_YeK3j3U7ZmcykYhhLz-4cIMJFpMAar8nUZJPJDdl7lut33B3kb68R2u8/s400/garden037.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604835396970682178" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-MnXjwBDU1NlYK8iEbDwk0zdykr1L-oIz9v5VD5yXRClRozypkMYQotsB92fkI-AjqKVeIyzsCx6taH0XH7RCW1Eo4I8ILpTToFlpweLIzMBqoP0mliyp_EGAXw2qQzWTOLBGOW15Ng/s400/garden031.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604831787801533794" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My father game me the Planter's Peanut jar (in my wheelbarrow) full of lime years ago. He told me to toss a handful in when I planted a tomato plant. I am down to the bottom the jar now. I can't bear to use it all up. I'll have to save just a bit forever.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb7o2xe0_8OH_Qa23TAn8YjVVKmAvciaYZkKJPcB2Tqk8PpwvsKvrawkIyLyK-U16dmivBFIBR18Atja164WftzYiv_P2-4YUjrTSaywjz7NLAPfuzQ2uCDETtU3afw5i_id4G5zKX2o/s1600/garden035.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb7o2xe0_8OH_Qa23TAn8YjVVKmAvciaYZkKJPcB2Tqk8PpwvsKvrawkIyLyK-U16dmivBFIBR18Atja164WftzYiv_P2-4YUjrTSaywjz7NLAPfuzQ2uCDETtU3afw5i_id4G5zKX2o/s400/garden035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604833189577169138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyJ2rT3Om4-3yP7S5TywspKO64fSacje0CUr0BmtRKwfTw9D6UDE4j3mxJfBS9NVJfbS1oy4tJfrWox7Y5ZNRum_TloWoWCuojjN96L4XqHjcZbXCxDK6KbQ7duU18GAUigpT37ZgQ3E/s1600/garden036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyJ2rT3Om4-3yP7S5TywspKO64fSacje0CUr0BmtRKwfTw9D6UDE4j3mxJfBS9NVJfbS1oy4tJfrWox7Y5ZNRum_TloWoWCuojjN96L4XqHjcZbXCxDK6KbQ7duU18GAUigpT37ZgQ3E/s400/garden036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604833188387842738" /></a>The sundial with Hen and Chicks was in my mother's flower garden. It's been sitting in my backyard for the past couple years. Husband and son drug it up to my driveway courtyard for me, and I filled up the empty spaces with new Hen and Chicks. The pointy part of the arrow rusted and broke off. I hope to be able to glue it or somehow reattach it. I love having things from my parents' gardens.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Out the kitchen door. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Down the back stairs.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2jDT5Kkdo_C9qqXWq5FIqERyf402U0sN9tivNP8mgvwvGGeEJKtktiPiFSrLNYj8uKOMmIl-QmmRxAmmiOGjSh4dGAFCJfo2k9hIav9bFFtpMvlPB9hlCSszWOhOFQYPJhavDJfZLaI/s1600/garden016.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2jDT5Kkdo_C9qqXWq5FIqERyf402U0sN9tivNP8mgvwvGGeEJKtktiPiFSrLNYj8uKOMmIl-QmmRxAmmiOGjSh4dGAFCJfo2k9hIav9bFFtpMvlPB9hlCSszWOhOFQYPJhavDJfZLaI/s400/garden016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604829015376657570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3L1igNXG9M8k2weriuMX62BIWFE1_F6rQ7MkuduUj_O4KRjSDWeQrFePMEaIdg3MK2LqxKExmjw__L5GFg4G5xNs6nt1Qhw9I6LsnAFENWN3BvbDZNSJRyZwWpUitpBgTVNyjIBBbObE/s1600/garden018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3L1igNXG9M8k2weriuMX62BIWFE1_F6rQ7MkuduUj_O4KRjSDWeQrFePMEaIdg3MK2LqxKExmjw__L5GFg4G5xNs6nt1Qhw9I6LsnAFENWN3BvbDZNSJRyZwWpUitpBgTVNyjIBBbObE/s400/garden018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604829010359226562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Cl. White Maman Cochet'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Girl Hill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8zgFagRnOkVZDtCQhu_NqOg14AlPe2P4dkEUu56RtA1TcXJLi26sxWOmNX-qoWiqomuyd9eY0pxDhWXtYI34ncDgAIp1GIYqLQUr4F-LFHDjuSnCH7f9EiosQcZY0rU5sVngbW-qm18/s1600/garden039.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8zgFagRnOkVZDtCQhu_NqOg14AlPe2P4dkEUu56RtA1TcXJLi26sxWOmNX-qoWiqomuyd9eY0pxDhWXtYI34ncDgAIp1GIYqLQUr4F-LFHDjuSnCH7f9EiosQcZY0rU5sVngbW-qm18/s400/garden039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604828333859021954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'William R. Smith'</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqnIR36HwdGPBrAFVoShq4YJ8eu44BDCUrLSYHJ4qh32Ige8XK9FdB-LGUbaw5uRTgccaC7GgAE1YEcAaR-y7N5-iaY2PAPAjH9J274aQt6_S4x4800SGgB7WaZpuIg7LH4YStNLF1Ao/s1600/garden035.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqnIR36HwdGPBrAFVoShq4YJ8eu44BDCUrLSYHJ4qh32Ige8XK9FdB-LGUbaw5uRTgccaC7GgAE1YEcAaR-y7N5-iaY2PAPAjH9J274aQt6_S4x4800SGgB7WaZpuIg7LH4YStNLF1Ao/s400/garden035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604828328958988610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Graham Thomas'</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite roses. The color is amazing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzVcSil3gR2fI-U7xGerwtPMj4QVfprshyphenhyphenOWzgaJzhPpG5GVtaw5m_ZsC5LzwVEnLCD6oJDsTNfdC9gvM4mcV-olK-q40WfiIs4eNNX1vjq580I7ufmmY7LoMrUvKDvD-89iimpjl4-o/s1600/garden036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzVcSil3gR2fI-U7xGerwtPMj4QVfprshyphenhyphenOWzgaJzhPpG5GVtaw5m_ZsC5LzwVEnLCD6oJDsTNfdC9gvM4mcV-olK-q40WfiIs4eNNX1vjq580I7ufmmY7LoMrUvKDvD-89iimpjl4-o/s400/garden036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604828331338854306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Graham Thomas'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL1S5s_1pziRVeh2vX5G4ToTU_jQ_uQUKX5Y3HNBinQxaWxMS8TSvP3gLmRuEU0VI03P1LweTXHfYxFgJVQTQtNREsGcpX2kPROXDmicSxP_uy-GjbKnbvPhyphenhyphenwgDF6us7onoPWPvLisM/s1600/garden040.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL1S5s_1pziRVeh2vX5G4ToTU_jQ_uQUKX5Y3HNBinQxaWxMS8TSvP3gLmRuEU0VI03P1LweTXHfYxFgJVQTQtNREsGcpX2kPROXDmicSxP_uy-GjbKnbvPhyphenhyphenwgDF6us7onoPWPvLisM/s400/garden040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604828326173218770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMU_R8_efWtIyRjl8s0s866YkacCzN3HxMf6NLKE-crXyAQ_uVv29nfYKsWG4Pub78_mrm4qX7UZYXqN9yCEVkirOlfHk0uV3Dknc8gcnfwXYLpmlUuwDz5iAtAXOnNlIXt27DGtBWoU/s1600/garden020.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMU_R8_efWtIyRjl8s0s866YkacCzN3HxMf6NLKE-crXyAQ_uVv29nfYKsWG4Pub78_mrm4qX7UZYXqN9yCEVkirOlfHk0uV3Dknc8gcnfwXYLpmlUuwDz5iAtAXOnNlIXt27DGtBWoU/s400/garden020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604828326287804946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Perle d'Or'</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Front Garden</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin64aTFf_Dic6hqRJgbOCo1XRlCwTYJSZuR62uEauDEwMDfpTFS7FZmAliq_tRZWf9EEgByiPiygjFZe5W8t0khCmqtnkjqAYzHV-8bvx8sVtnB3nS0iO4TxF0IId-uTxKPrYuZI-sM0E/s1600/garden007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin64aTFf_Dic6hqRJgbOCo1XRlCwTYJSZuR62uEauDEwMDfpTFS7FZmAliq_tRZWf9EEgByiPiygjFZe5W8t0khCmqtnkjqAYzHV-8bvx8sVtnB3nS0iO4TxF0IId-uTxKPrYuZI-sM0E/s400/garden007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825773924384434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXngP_zhtS6xODzfSaXbr3kwtPZx8PGjwCrXnrN1O8k84Dgz_r_fjTb6sovDlKmNO-lVRumADyqur3GYY68nrdPQpbRNiHHd8cOT3HPi9wNX9zwcXo1mogfOg0GGISmbtzFrtBluIget8/s1600/pataustin009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXngP_zhtS6xODzfSaXbr3kwtPZx8PGjwCrXnrN1O8k84Dgz_r_fjTb6sovDlKmNO-lVRumADyqur3GYY68nrdPQpbRNiHHd8cOT3HPi9wNX9zwcXo1mogfOg0GGISmbtzFrtBluIget8/s400/pataustin009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825333967179554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Pat Austin'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62ARkiYOrS_SrEhnEqfEq32rFVgP7fjJD4fA2FoCzf80BitiFKCRVnBGoUTqNfiYDoVqTWpZEfPIANv4st_KaGUgHvqqiLxvp39j01_Oqz7MWfgK3y6VgaBdOM_DxOnJfIt2Qk6NSMiI/s1600/garden044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62ARkiYOrS_SrEhnEqfEq32rFVgP7fjJD4fA2FoCzf80BitiFKCRVnBGoUTqNfiYDoVqTWpZEfPIANv4st_KaGUgHvqqiLxvp39j01_Oqz7MWfgK3y6VgaBdOM_DxOnJfIt2Qk6NSMiI/s400/garden044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825331700217890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPjQZ7G2-2VAo-gRMk87fcGz-K7TeJDdqINQewtnIVlttorVsIgAsqf3KFQt44YkSFjqnNwal7690J2pCZsKWpE0BxT0sMhyUznNTNrjKJYT1lExa1h6s6ZDwfPaCkE6YDk1erK7KLXw/s1600/garden012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPjQZ7G2-2VAo-gRMk87fcGz-K7TeJDdqINQewtnIVlttorVsIgAsqf3KFQt44YkSFjqnNwal7690J2pCZsKWpE0BxT0sMhyUznNTNrjKJYT1lExa1h6s6ZDwfPaCkE6YDk1erK7KLXw/s400/garden012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825322071659490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Peony 'Festiva Maxima'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXWPS_1vO6Jh4zAINyT2GLPYelapZ66wBIXyRX_C1Ljl9eG18ZsRl4dI1Rgk24qW_0kcrWZr7xHUadjDtSPo1Uu7d5UN24vTNz0I06j9VYuU_fcFJ5R9pZpdrLMgYe6LlUxZnWUS1Klo/s1600/garden015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXWPS_1vO6Jh4zAINyT2GLPYelapZ66wBIXyRX_C1Ljl9eG18ZsRl4dI1Rgk24qW_0kcrWZr7xHUadjDtSPo1Uu7d5UN24vTNz0I06j9VYuU_fcFJ5R9pZpdrLMgYe6LlUxZnWUS1Klo/s400/garden015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825320876899954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Crown Princess Margareta'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSn3CQxY-TgcZAKVKsGx0pYznp1xxj1MRvv1twolWoumBNKa06baiEaEaP9Zq9G35mKCoFg0he-xmc8Z7ir7OZ3dpzbaVZ2KgwuQfK-F4q9IL_5uG16rbYjM-qAOt3vp1C6LvBjHD57Q/s1600/garden013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSn3CQxY-TgcZAKVKsGx0pYznp1xxj1MRvv1twolWoumBNKa06baiEaEaP9Zq9G35mKCoFg0he-xmc8Z7ir7OZ3dpzbaVZ2KgwuQfK-F4q9IL_5uG16rbYjM-qAOt3vp1C6LvBjHD57Q/s400/garden013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825324625427026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Crown Princess Margareta'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XqmNN1rj9ZokQcBlAnemg6aIWIACcA7QgOxoqCodVxDm6FcDdDsbPLvmP50D3oWlGGNAz1mZpmhnLXWi6sEWbxx4HfoA1NA7O7AuR2vuC2UArK6K62R6Eylt-w49ImOCVbEEVAnRT-E/s1600/garden004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XqmNN1rj9ZokQcBlAnemg6aIWIACcA7QgOxoqCodVxDm6FcDdDsbPLvmP50D3oWlGGNAz1mZpmhnLXWi6sEWbxx4HfoA1NA7O7AuR2vuC2UArK6K62R6Eylt-w49ImOCVbEEVAnRT-E/s400/garden004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604824466041796738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Molineux'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Chickens</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFljHCrxqbcu_0aUs3htrGmLNwR4Ge2kwfQO8Q2D7KGjzo0RIqL_r3Evb8OfeqINWVPZSFEZA46AEkQ0KU4GBD0sL7RiQW6WRHpQU68Tw_LB70A-3fpuTY5Fq8etKeQL1pK_b1y8YM5u8/s1600/chickens029.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFljHCrxqbcu_0aUs3htrGmLNwR4Ge2kwfQO8Q2D7KGjzo0RIqL_r3Evb8OfeqINWVPZSFEZA46AEkQ0KU4GBD0sL7RiQW6WRHpQU68Tw_LB70A-3fpuTY5Fq8etKeQL1pK_b1y8YM5u8/s400/chickens029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604823613545619026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wNfQ1c7ZvN1Ln4F0rz8gKYjPNQ9m-lUKKmO-sgyYSnMqfxC5-TSt6QJiD4ozc6nvf2LdLBx34flajkkjQvbl4lwjJEHFIJRMiLES1u2OGAJwolhYhoW1pIV46WHFyNy2frlwxC9_O2g/s1600/CHICKENS032.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wNfQ1c7ZvN1Ln4F0rz8gKYjPNQ9m-lUKKmO-sgyYSnMqfxC5-TSt6QJiD4ozc6nvf2LdLBx34flajkkjQvbl4lwjJEHFIJRMiLES1u2OGAJwolhYhoW1pIV46WHFyNy2frlwxC9_O2g/s400/CHICKENS032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604823610756906306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ78b8CKb8bWtt4iWZCwowz2wK7d2W6_3INJE9zLEYIvCYO1c2aj4OPdUEvp06eAcSP6B3zI0KkqShhqohjWg5kIwe1pBz3KFDqI-I0-HKlrnopJcDL02LFOBGn-aQ2Kzi2Tg4s37MFY/s1600/chicken023.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ78b8CKb8bWtt4iWZCwowz2wK7d2W6_3INJE9zLEYIvCYO1c2aj4OPdUEvp06eAcSP6B3zI0KkqShhqohjWg5kIwe1pBz3KFDqI-I0-HKlrnopJcDL02LFOBGn-aQ2Kzi2Tg4s37MFY/s400/chicken023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604823603183358338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__L4ePPJTg5GuQFiN7rZDORTcj1ZHjCMopHGo1zbBxcPMmgbvGbBW-iK-DaDNXzvAbEwhevQ1-e5MDaAG2MiVLCij0Mm8q0DgrS7m45hnlBMVW0F-l_dLbRG04LoWcQ6xComXodcePk0/s1600/chickens010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__L4ePPJTg5GuQFiN7rZDORTcj1ZHjCMopHGo1zbBxcPMmgbvGbBW-iK-DaDNXzvAbEwhevQ1-e5MDaAG2MiVLCij0Mm8q0DgrS7m45hnlBMVW0F-l_dLbRG04LoWcQ6xComXodcePk0/s400/chickens010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604823604058221378" /></a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-72943050326831009782011-04-26T21:45:00.003-04:002011-04-26T22:09:10.651-04:00<div><br /></div><div>I didn't get anything done outside today, except taking a few photos. I think I'm still recovering from all the work to have Easter here. Tomorrow I must get back to it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I did order some stuff from Hirt's Gardens. This is my first time buying from them. I did see they have some negative reviews. Well, we'll see.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I bought:</div><div><br /></div><div>Strawberry Foxglove - Digitalis mertonensis</div><div>Old German tomato plants</div><div>Samurai Toad Lily - Tricyrtis</div><div>Kuchibeni Chinese Hardy Orchid - Bletilla</div><div>Hen and Chicks - Semperviven</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqHzudR4SRon4uekQ0VzHMg7E22HdbFC5gmjgGUb0Uaz1SHj6S9CMQyilU7x7wK2IoSLBH8as0vvM7wcfYSIDSmRK5QYLtcDf4RlFFfCwpFDMlIgrjRvyB-hKr5I1EXzLanvM0-HD9Z0/s1600/garden047.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqHzudR4SRon4uekQ0VzHMg7E22HdbFC5gmjgGUb0Uaz1SHj6S9CMQyilU7x7wK2IoSLBH8as0vvM7wcfYSIDSmRK5QYLtcDf4RlFFfCwpFDMlIgrjRvyB-hKr5I1EXzLanvM0-HD9Z0/s400/garden047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074766220039058" /></a>I brought this statue from my mother's garden to mine. She loved my white Siberian irises, so this seemed like the perfect place. I'm thinking of painting this.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy8F_jMYIOM2B8WUb3v0fPHtb-__eE06a9Ufn7ShFUTPy93ZZF1UkyYk_ya7XKsDXZ5Ztv1_dbJ_bQMQ__JErFsaDPoVLUH8C8LIRX89VmF2KAvbwrPlS52Zf-E9z5EFhn9YjIA7HxZY/s1600/garden013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy8F_jMYIOM2B8WUb3v0fPHtb-__eE06a9Ufn7ShFUTPy93ZZF1UkyYk_ya7XKsDXZ5Ztv1_dbJ_bQMQ__JErFsaDPoVLUH8C8LIRX89VmF2KAvbwrPlS52Zf-E9z5EFhn9YjIA7HxZY/s400/garden013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074760743637026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous 'Clementina Carbonieri'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzhVZcky8vB3mKQUNuRtwhJU14XBG-0BKU-luESN5Zh-z6a6w4Uk6wnf1ef0KQklXxzs97UMnAGJdXtrPCB6-9bSuhuVITStCfFGwZt5VwQLQMu8qYsradyxqC0OW6HDa3BTEz1y2xV4/s1600/garden022.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzhVZcky8vB3mKQUNuRtwhJU14XBG-0BKU-luESN5Zh-z6a6w4Uk6wnf1ef0KQklXxzs97UMnAGJdXtrPCB6-9bSuhuVITStCfFGwZt5VwQLQMu8qYsradyxqC0OW6HDa3BTEz1y2xV4/s400/garden022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074764164693954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Clementina closeup</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb-E-Vb_owDq_vD_k0pHcyFG7QgwgVwohOLjMNCROTMgZWHya8KkTbnIy17yi0atC7ZHCAk3ls3Ca3oQmHiBxBqVQCm7atEQvhA1BeaGUHWUibXVuOzOcbtaTvu8stssWO0xUOKEm9Ws/s1600/garden010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb-E-Vb_owDq_vD_k0pHcyFG7QgwgVwohOLjMNCROTMgZWHya8KkTbnIy17yi0atC7ZHCAk3ls3Ca3oQmHiBxBqVQCm7atEQvhA1BeaGUHWUibXVuOzOcbtaTvu8stssWO0xUOKEm9Ws/s400/garden010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074364893473890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV7WClcDfiv2eE613z1CQvDL1xp_m_c7C94vN_BrOLa7MVjxHejVpPpYOtXskkODjOLibyd1LyjiuhV0EBJ73V8IdLLkkdKvYPf0tekLW3Z3MvSAgwBE7An7ws135-CKHEb3qXi4YOzA/s1600/garden018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV7WClcDfiv2eE613z1CQvDL1xp_m_c7C94vN_BrOLa7MVjxHejVpPpYOtXskkODjOLibyd1LyjiuhV0EBJ73V8IdLLkkdKvYPf0tekLW3Z3MvSAgwBE7An7ws135-CKHEb3qXi4YOzA/s400/garden018.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074358225320146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtEJw528hnU06HqgLdCZBgxzyjq-blTK2jR_DH3p-WoCYyss6J-a-5wCBbvULGvIuzsrzkVM4JuxkBJo-aGur4HlHDom7YyZ6_n_fsJES2cpnZa_mW9qSb45CqSYuJ9Y53fxIdJXQh0A/s1600/garden031.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtEJw528hnU06HqgLdCZBgxzyjq-blTK2jR_DH3p-WoCYyss6J-a-5wCBbvULGvIuzsrzkVM4JuxkBJo-aGur4HlHDom7YyZ6_n_fsJES2cpnZa_mW9qSb45CqSYuJ9Y53fxIdJXQh0A/s400/garden031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074348678074546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Belle of Woking' clematis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPA04q81BSHnZ1NvkNHT2w-ravoWXaiiWg-XFc6okMv-IJ3Kb5gwe4OUicvDCoJjm3ju2Qbz0wSTTFb4rSU7ih9JjH7M-Q6ZCxY7-YBqfY1twFJxLBfnTZZ7kzYtRcQT7MQiOnEmvfWE/s1600/garden036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPA04q81BSHnZ1NvkNHT2w-ravoWXaiiWg-XFc6okMv-IJ3Kb5gwe4OUicvDCoJjm3ju2Qbz0wSTTFb4rSU7ih9JjH7M-Q6ZCxY7-YBqfY1twFJxLBfnTZZ7kzYtRcQT7MQiOnEmvfWE/s400/garden036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074350308982498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yDXhuk951tpUaeDyT9cMDCVCGKxOT7iItdAs-Og6nnERpiH-Dz4Q7R3kGr3nLfop0iHkzFBYTZbqkhdMD6enukR37yq3rKpwTL5NoSJpYFvy7z24Ywuk37nEIGoxbo96SYPEHwybqmM/s1600/garden041.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yDXhuk951tpUaeDyT9cMDCVCGKxOT7iItdAs-Og6nnERpiH-Dz4Q7R3kGr3nLfop0iHkzFBYTZbqkhdMD6enukR37yq3rKpwTL5NoSJpYFvy7z24Ywuk37nEIGoxbo96SYPEHwybqmM/s400/garden041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600074345952669618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKCTa2IAqGyRXU3HKYXX3P92aUwqkQaBXtrx858mwhTz1E455GjR6Ot4G9aZ70k51_1DZLY76In13C3ZEkkMUqNXfNDqCU-efeWVuYqI3IJ7GkM55-ovmGKjQfPqpBw5SmyQKaD776dg/s1600/garden038.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKCTa2IAqGyRXU3HKYXX3P92aUwqkQaBXtrx858mwhTz1E455GjR6Ot4G9aZ70k51_1DZLY76In13C3ZEkkMUqNXfNDqCU-efeWVuYqI3IJ7GkM55-ovmGKjQfPqpBw5SmyQKaD776dg/s400/garden038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600073797380016818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistjlSP0QPIpBfdbgSVasbWhYssqXOGsusntPLJMIekmYekx4VPAHvqahw2tHp12d4fsi8e_JUJJrT9TPMzknada5fdn7cG2cZauk0YMf3Gtbk58oE3JSkB4OKyPNvuzihcB-AgvCy0pI/s1600/garden007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistjlSP0QPIpBfdbgSVasbWhYssqXOGsusntPLJMIekmYekx4VPAHvqahw2tHp12d4fsi8e_JUJJrT9TPMzknada5fdn7cG2cZauk0YMf3Gtbk58oE3JSkB4OKyPNvuzihcB-AgvCy0pI/s400/garden007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600073792204712082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Hens</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-45065991861760881622011-04-24T00:09:00.007-04:002011-04-24T00:26:44.457-04:00How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUu9uYbYiebOZvGjeVVRJdMJ-IkBWNHwXW_7-v3cIqrwsHh1FzFtFnTKZJ1e4FVnp967yPHetzFYF0X9Yi_F3HYslBFHu2eO5PlD0Le_ff1mZNOuCi8UGGi7gFN5PkAUF53MO3F52yNY/s1600/clementine.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUu9uYbYiebOZvGjeVVRJdMJ-IkBWNHwXW_7-v3cIqrwsHh1FzFtFnTKZJ1e4FVnp967yPHetzFYF0X9Yi_F3HYslBFHu2eO5PlD0Le_ff1mZNOuCi8UGGi7gFN5PkAUF53MO3F52yNY/s400/clementine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598997644696754914" /></a>I know it sounds crazy, but I miss my Clementine so much! She was really my pet. The minute I opened the back door, she came running, with the other girls following. She was the sweetest girl ever. <div><br /></div><div>So what could help me get over my heartache? Only one thing that I could think of: baby chicks!</div><div><br /></div><div>So I did it. I just ordered four chicks (the minimum order for my area) from <a href="http://mypetchicken.com/">My Pet Chicken</a>. They're not scheduled to be here until August 8, so it will give me something to look forward to during the long summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's what I'm hopefully getting:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePXWxrh-eJtboJHOcQcG9m0j89KMUztZdrzjFgFtu8i0BiPdN_9qY03KrbTdEIzpPxyD6U3AxvpKaTIsssgW3kfJ92LumwP5cpYt07NF8Yj7K3OiBGH5oXdn_2eThaVJZfWrU3Q31Spg/s1600/mpc+white+cochin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePXWxrh-eJtboJHOcQcG9m0j89KMUztZdrzjFgFtu8i0BiPdN_9qY03KrbTdEIzpPxyD6U3AxvpKaTIsssgW3kfJ92LumwP5cpYt07NF8Yj7K3OiBGH5oXdn_2eThaVJZfWrU3Q31Spg/s400/mpc+white+cochin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599000642250915698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">White Cochin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HESOpKTvW_GTzh0ENeIzymDB9wwC1Uc7eTIEczqdG7QeaYRkrKVbmHoyXI9QkUlERjBMSQUitp5Japwe6NV4OD1f6p8hLeciHGUgJl-lCTRcyIlX5wADYPGMmhqRMHS6NgvEQNKpV94/s1600/mpc+part+plymouth+rock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HESOpKTvW_GTzh0ENeIzymDB9wwC1Uc7eTIEczqdG7QeaYRkrKVbmHoyXI9QkUlERjBMSQUitp5Japwe6NV4OD1f6p8hLeciHGUgJl-lCTRcyIlX5wADYPGMmhqRMHS6NgvEQNKpV94/s400/mpc+part+plymouth+rock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599000636902362482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Partridge Plymouth Rock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXsqBe6-jrGFVyglf5bO37j4FezPh1J0h-eBFE-QYjyqKVHjfTDgPI8xtOGYfzBfEVKF7RR7Jj_UyJiX9hk5tNj7ktrJOrKpLoCbE5qX41Zctug4XTR3x0ck67f3Xa3MoDXU2_TpKV2A/s1600/mpc+Out_BluCochin_1_L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXsqBe6-jrGFVyglf5bO37j4FezPh1J0h-eBFE-QYjyqKVHjfTDgPI8xtOGYfzBfEVKF7RR7Jj_UyJiX9hk5tNj7ktrJOrKpLoCbE5qX41Zctug4XTR3x0ck67f3Xa3MoDXU2_TpKV2A/s400/mpc+Out_BluCochin_1_L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599000634976672754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Cochin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOSzzaVqhh0frgK24-lsc3Dgvb8T5BMMrZ_rK9wzNKCWP_kotRA1jo9PX6bkN-pnF9qB4R9DJ_5a3Uw223KW-QPjj_Eb2QuJoCAjGORJ27ZWIwFO5J5SbdxGTHsgBHzWd_vcvKxRvOW4/s1600/mpc+ee.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOSzzaVqhh0frgK24-lsc3Dgvb8T5BMMrZ_rK9wzNKCWP_kotRA1jo9PX6bkN-pnF9qB4R9DJ_5a3Uw223KW-QPjj_Eb2QuJoCAjGORJ27ZWIwFO5J5SbdxGTHsgBHzWd_vcvKxRvOW4/s400/mpc+ee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599000633800584434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Egger</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yay!</div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-23879988987881252062011-04-22T23:26:00.015-04:002011-04-26T16:37:05.765-04:00Back in Business<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0g7kUmHV6cOe1JwNGJFPkht6e6hgEgSj4VSolvG57U1OoKUcwgMWbOYI3p3aRrP00I-B6-0nv2rYz_WqnUzg276BHSmzYdPlKzOHVO5HJR0CwkbWRZFBHAx5wy1UpjIUcrYjfim2C_mg/s1600/garden003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0g7kUmHV6cOe1JwNGJFPkht6e6hgEgSj4VSolvG57U1OoKUcwgMWbOYI3p3aRrP00I-B6-0nv2rYz_WqnUzg276BHSmzYdPlKzOHVO5HJR0CwkbWRZFBHAx5wy1UpjIUcrYjfim2C_mg/s400/garden003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598622460792726402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today's purchases.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I can't believe it's been almost two years since I posted here. More than that, I can't believe it's been almost two years since I gardened. I had a rough spring/summer last year and just let everything go. But I'm back to it now! I have a renewed passion and many new ideas for my gardens.<div><br /></div><div>I also have a few<i> </i>obstacles, the biggest being the dreaded<i> kudzu</i>. A creek runs along the back of our yard, and all it took was a sprig of the horrible stuff floating down and taking hold. I hate even writing about it. It feels like a never ending battle. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other problem I'm facing is <i>Rose Rosette Disease</i>. I've lost two roses to it, so far. We found a wild rose with the disease, and I'm hoping that after destroying it, the rest of mine will be safe. </div><div><br /></div><div>The saddest thing is I lost my favorite hen, Clementine, a few weeks ago. She was killed by a possum. I am so heartbroken over it still. </div><div><br /></div><div>OK, that's enough bad stuff. After a year of neglect, the work is overwhelming, but I'm taking it a little at a time. I have cleaned up my little road garden and my main front garden, and they are ready to explode into bloom. I have already had irises and a few rose blooms.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XbDODf7jQ8EhJTtYOmhl9gOkHeQN2dW6GgDrkajyhbmMRw6TuNANJl0JcJ_JGPtXDBfyU-oN9IHLREt396-vp2ivI3G_5rdgE9fvfHNJiI3QtZ8JuNz_-Q1KRY-jKld-0lTGidWygnM/s1600/garden007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XbDODf7jQ8EhJTtYOmhl9gOkHeQN2dW6GgDrkajyhbmMRw6TuNANJl0JcJ_JGPtXDBfyU-oN9IHLREt396-vp2ivI3G_5rdgE9fvfHNJiI3QtZ8JuNz_-Q1KRY-jKld-0lTGidWygnM/s400/garden007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598625132758019794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tmGcVLe61uyx_ot4Xo39FygadxzlTm4akNIdqaO2l88WBD9OaGbafISiUfGyxGkYdHUAvAyw3pVGB0N47Btl6HldHR6anDUKeFJhGYz8rjgghY6g9IDSBwbwajO29EamGWVxqcVjNOE/s1600/batik013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tmGcVLe61uyx_ot4Xo39FygadxzlTm4akNIdqaO2l88WBD9OaGbafISiUfGyxGkYdHUAvAyw3pVGB0N47Btl6HldHR6anDUKeFJhGYz8rjgghY6g9IDSBwbwajO29EamGWVxqcVjNOE/s400/batik013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598622949175590658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Batik'</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhULj40brGsMvV7-IBpEHy8xXk3AXKG6BL39Cg5wfFeAmjhpbZbA2BkyXJYHJaZrMHUqhXyfwSXf5eU4ueVQ18uxu9DXBOWyaHaTpu-yv9onfrM7aWqmkmvs-NMY_xi7QWxgqwlLFaAws/s1600/iris001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhULj40brGsMvV7-IBpEHy8xXk3AXKG6BL39Cg5wfFeAmjhpbZbA2BkyXJYHJaZrMHUqhXyfwSXf5eU4ueVQ18uxu9DXBOWyaHaTpu-yv9onfrM7aWqmkmvs-NMY_xi7QWxgqwlLFaAws/s400/iris001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598623375236186754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmmNa_vuLLMSJTXeTHU3y19LolEwZd1cLrnn6niS8k_xyaahUJL1whosYK7EB5SIUXtwdoxuK_1xgczeD7Yb6x1j0nYS2FRSPZvVKX7ubkra5BlRoXXEr7rFyPum6Q6hOYwWpZFXpfO8/s1600/iris007.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmmNa_vuLLMSJTXeTHU3y19LolEwZd1cLrnn6niS8k_xyaahUJL1whosYK7EB5SIUXtwdoxuK_1xgczeD7Yb6x1j0nYS2FRSPZvVKX7ubkra5BlRoXXEr7rFyPum6Q6hOYwWpZFXpfO8/s400/iris007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598623643304408818" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FG8TEVWgpCnv0X9ympWq_uwDyt65hc4P1_eF2Q0rgqPKWTA54iIWZgzavYvf1ONG9RJcEAOSm1DeWxSW1C1xEJf3NbbqIgOSUaFu1OgHo5JBwxssuhf05FFwZJBR7EmdKbJGk1EXA0U/s1600/garden010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FG8TEVWgpCnv0X9ympWq_uwDyt65hc4P1_eF2Q0rgqPKWTA54iIWZgzavYvf1ONG9RJcEAOSm1DeWxSW1C1xEJf3NbbqIgOSUaFu1OgHo5JBwxssuhf05FFwZJBR7EmdKbJGk1EXA0U/s400/garden010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598624042518788930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp9qRwO7gtiFEAMjXYy8ZFhIJp2Iqw-cwdNNGtWi-Wms40G5_kOBq3ZvCgwxG99G7Xa5v77-jDszmENbFIjVkyfRXJYWQuDdjrrv5hVKm92SA-l2p94u0PLmQSq-H7G3wWbHqMNk1ucI/s1600/garden008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp9qRwO7gtiFEAMjXYy8ZFhIJp2Iqw-cwdNNGtWi-Wms40G5_kOBq3ZvCgwxG99G7Xa5v77-jDszmENbFIjVkyfRXJYWQuDdjrrv5hVKm92SA-l2p94u0PLmQSq-H7G3wWbHqMNk1ucI/s400/garden008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598623962054934706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Little Showoff'</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWulm3mGAz6fGAn0Yp4RLSWRyML-Pz0D_De3QbabDlIDzLsP_IEpCOsHHpU_qk27AEqZyfNWNI9a5PyFjMVCC9s31F2bJEPLc6s7c0xR8sILUb1IF2RRHetw8PjO_mJWbjGDRqXi1SGTY/s1600/garden019.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWulm3mGAz6fGAn0Yp4RLSWRyML-Pz0D_De3QbabDlIDzLsP_IEpCOsHHpU_qk27AEqZyfNWNI9a5PyFjMVCC9s31F2bJEPLc6s7c0xR8sILUb1IF2RRHetw8PjO_mJWbjGDRqXi1SGTY/s400/garden019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598624398289723474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Lady Banks'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6ayHDhyphenhyphen-mmgE2KkB8jA_N3Cmmn3hrUKZXE93OWcasV-txNlSG3d518OMDlA7lm_XJu8QUJKSU8ze7DvXbWaE8ePHIDMAUrNmr0MpI-uZgguNeF5G_aIE1m5kLRrYU1Yn8e2dYJkY0LA/s1600/pataustin002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6ayHDhyphenhyphen-mmgE2KkB8jA_N3Cmmn3hrUKZXE93OWcasV-txNlSG3d518OMDlA7lm_XJu8QUJKSU8ze7DvXbWaE8ePHIDMAUrNmr0MpI-uZgguNeF5G_aIE1m5kLRrYU1Yn8e2dYJkY0LA/s400/pataustin002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598624779627652930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Pat Austin'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1wwx5o4y_HF7pmhOKbuFhXegFGXJw6RSlvWi0t3359rJpl9fBeIzRiYha5wybIO_7Y67jRrBFyyJaLQ-l8ZwjCBksJiSmK9N12s9Ab2FXcNAQKcJh3R_8jXCl3yHH5qlFJZTzmVira0/s1600/cpm003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1wwx5o4y_HF7pmhOKbuFhXegFGXJw6RSlvWi0t3359rJpl9fBeIzRiYha5wybIO_7Y67jRrBFyyJaLQ-l8ZwjCBksJiSmK9N12s9Ab2FXcNAQKcJh3R_8jXCl3yHH5qlFJZTzmVira0/s400/cpm003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598624692027159490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Crown Princess Margareta'</div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj65M8U3IrJ0nvltlXVeGbl4FKNq_uKDANSOVd89RjhabLegqEf8FqwvKJCHZ4wpH-qpKfVpGxFNTFH8fPTYifzqWQ9KORF7oe_pHyOcslHJ35QlcwFxFMpgqEtR38NhMU0cmSR-0gNxk/s1600/comtesseducayla011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj65M8U3IrJ0nvltlXVeGbl4FKNq_uKDANSOVd89RjhabLegqEf8FqwvKJCHZ4wpH-qpKfVpGxFNTFH8fPTYifzqWQ9KORF7oe_pHyOcslHJ35QlcwFxFMpgqEtR38NhMU0cmSR-0gNxk/s400/comtesseducayla011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598626432049729266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">'Comtesse du Cayla'</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-89213606639882436042009-05-27T12:31:00.003-04:002009-05-27T13:04:42.293-04:00Saturday Project: MossI have a great love for moss. I love the way it looks. I love the way it feels. I can just imagine fairies tip-toeing through it. I discovered a treasure trove of moss on the edge of our lot. I was extremely excited. I had moss plans! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiHWjAhbqbe51TN5HWT0MbOHvP62cTHhWGPRxWFnxFZsLTuJ07Ne-66OEi4I07ihBmSf4cu5hR9hwuqN8908R9G8qw-4XSD8wcAm1EPEVCYwjbsCrQA1kyNWq17EIYZgTWNJwo1V6RG4/s1600-h/mossshovel-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiHWjAhbqbe51TN5HWT0MbOHvP62cTHhWGPRxWFnxFZsLTuJ07Ne-66OEi4I07ihBmSf4cu5hR9hwuqN8908R9G8qw-4XSD8wcAm1EPEVCYwjbsCrQA1kyNWq17EIYZgTWNJwo1V6RG4/s400/mossshovel-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547712939153682" border="0" /></a><br />First, I underplanted my potted Japanese Maple.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8eKyEvadU6vBLd8IAfyg3jU5yuwF9ibAEbccgTosJ_aVRD2VoLXvqKsatnc4-q6sw8JoRqKHYGrwFMoKPJBWfMEXon4fgZrGDzPglTK-D10i1ZlLbJbRX68wLkRWUNcD8iNEegoGc6o/s1600-h/moss2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8eKyEvadU6vBLd8IAfyg3jU5yuwF9ibAEbccgTosJ_aVRD2VoLXvqKsatnc4-q6sw8JoRqKHYGrwFMoKPJBWfMEXon4fgZrGDzPglTK-D10i1ZlLbJbRX68wLkRWUNcD8iNEegoGc6o/s400/moss2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547704873544162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRDPAS-tJFtGwS27LB-96Voq0kadPGBAdW5wgy5GHcjMcRnZJ_fIvK3zwpP8U6pRx4rs0d_2yiEPv-Q-a3ugsGsveLa9QWhBrNS31WStIMNry5YKSax4rOPrXkxKSy6554rbYokRyC08/s1600-h/moss4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRDPAS-tJFtGwS27LB-96Voq0kadPGBAdW5wgy5GHcjMcRnZJ_fIvK3zwpP8U6pRx4rs0d_2yiEPv-Q-a3ugsGsveLa9QWhBrNS31WStIMNry5YKSax4rOPrXkxKSy6554rbYokRyC08/s400/moss4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547690571487106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next came my poor, neglected Buddha fountain (located beside door into garage).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZGTNofQR7lT077yXPCsdnFYWcsJM4DcvCUMwmSQWnyNKzqe5raYi3bjpvk3SDoACEFiAhkEs7CKafWfUqnKwx6yOrZKo6mEktJxv7JngwT8ANCJVrgmf6_Sm9WMblPGCin9xbAQAdY/s1600-h/fountainbefore-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZGTNofQR7lT077yXPCsdnFYWcsJM4DcvCUMwmSQWnyNKzqe5raYi3bjpvk3SDoACEFiAhkEs7CKafWfUqnKwx6yOrZKo6mEktJxv7JngwT8ANCJVrgmf6_Sm9WMblPGCin9xbAQAdY/s400/fountainbefore-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547188346193122" border="0" /></a>The Before. So sad looking.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw-pAd40GcPgeifkT5nhihX4hAZPDYzHK95n9N4hm-_C84lvUBihAyN_Yv2fnJ48r9t2T-GDDBsmmPF_z13hXF6Cl9FRQT2xli1cMXFwwOvkaHV5HEIG6FYetnaP509-XkBJ0vEWrTCU/s1600-h/fountain1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw-pAd40GcPgeifkT5nhihX4hAZPDYzHK95n9N4hm-_C84lvUBihAyN_Yv2fnJ48r9t2T-GDDBsmmPF_z13hXF6Cl9FRQT2xli1cMXFwwOvkaHV5HEIG6FYetnaP509-XkBJ0vEWrTCU/s400/fountain1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547176905005986" border="0" /></a>The After. Lovely!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjka1-EAuVsuxfy6qsknscEeyu0WrumiwUy3pJonxasdc9p4Ulqy-pKNID5qZNd0DP53ZiF7tMT36tD6lRGUINceo6psW_c5prMmoD_emPZDKvSunZSXitBleepDjq9Yyxk82V44glSlA/s1600-h/fountain2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjka1-EAuVsuxfy6qsknscEeyu0WrumiwUy3pJonxasdc9p4Ulqy-pKNID5qZNd0DP53ZiF7tMT36tD6lRGUINceo6psW_c5prMmoD_emPZDKvSunZSXitBleepDjq9Yyxk82V44glSlA/s400/fountain2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547169648528194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5VJzcLl5t_z9_OwCsSp1F6u3qZJ0-rA5D__C9OxGKZGi2Jf1VZ-7Yz0Xclcd98bdVgpeYx0BlYOZh7yajOe5hoMFfZHivOmQM680dfK-OLpR6saz82xdW3l3qjhd8FMZpn1Mn2EYuMM/s1600-h/fountain3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5VJzcLl5t_z9_OwCsSp1F6u3qZJ0-rA5D__C9OxGKZGi2Jf1VZ-7Yz0Xclcd98bdVgpeYx0BlYOZh7yajOe5hoMFfZHivOmQM680dfK-OLpR6saz82xdW3l3qjhd8FMZpn1Mn2EYuMM/s400/fountain3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547153014456338" border="0" /></a>Still need more moss to fill it up. <br />An experiment, as always. So hope it lives.<br /><br />Other Stuff:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqKPBVPDg9bt0kyiIlRilhlwtvsHP4rYqs4tAZt8lqQDfnw7yVnOYwj2Gx8GwRJk_Om7sk_yDvPa8JNndbie-ejMYuSie1Oeoj_O-SE1C1Fsw9sYL8jw451n4JKh8zZ7hH5kuM1TBeWY/s1600-h/hydrangeahouse-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqKPBVPDg9bt0kyiIlRilhlwtvsHP4rYqs4tAZt8lqQDfnw7yVnOYwj2Gx8GwRJk_Om7sk_yDvPa8JNndbie-ejMYuSie1Oeoj_O-SE1C1Fsw9sYL8jw451n4JKh8zZ7hH5kuM1TBeWY/s400/hydrangeahouse-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340546664219375522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALAXiRqdSrMrnlHDfxEYB0UmHulg8GpB_uIx1GieQcQDbPGV6TF5ildRuAFpTQpo4TGYbjTJ8xMrUbx8eInoLFPx4XeF10aDAEPpnK_5a3RndL0cWw7yVfsLAEgf5MOXkft_TWp6X_-U/s1600-h/pond1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALAXiRqdSrMrnlHDfxEYB0UmHulg8GpB_uIx1GieQcQDbPGV6TF5ildRuAFpTQpo4TGYbjTJ8xMrUbx8eInoLFPx4XeF10aDAEPpnK_5a3RndL0cWw7yVfsLAEgf5MOXkft_TWp6X_-U/s400/pond1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340546652294160338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzp0RLrIE1EIG54nqQ-xnByCqhU0rbteIkZwaD-w8L6sE5xxCKMXftemeMAJI9gea1F8OV4a-2OE1Hy2QELa_kjBmEyY_9KfUHv0cP-UjtGVx2-MgyQbKkNqBiUF8QGYMztXHrkT04fY/s1600-h/pond2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzp0RLrIE1EIG54nqQ-xnByCqhU0rbteIkZwaD-w8L6sE5xxCKMXftemeMAJI9gea1F8OV4a-2OE1Hy2QELa_kjBmEyY_9KfUHv0cP-UjtGVx2-MgyQbKkNqBiUF8QGYMztXHrkT04fY/s400/pond2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340546641731964738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNDhq1R8O6uBHcQhY10P2FaD9J74yVucnO-P8_Lu4AAax-60IgQ0DFN_tro0a5ddpk_usHhZ5sJ-HnUJhAwrshyphenhyphenMcHQJwQ7ckoVs5r6DM4iN9Bf0TmqXP0S-t-rwJNj9sMvenp4VQrzo/s1600-h/girl-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNDhq1R8O6uBHcQhY10P2FaD9J74yVucnO-P8_Lu4AAax-60IgQ0DFN_tro0a5ddpk_usHhZ5sJ-HnUJhAwrshyphenhyphenMcHQJwQ7ckoVs5r6DM4iN9Bf0TmqXP0S-t-rwJNj9sMvenp4VQrzo/s400/girl-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340546632127189570" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-60871048073520879222009-05-20T13:19:00.011-04:002009-05-20T17:48:36.205-04:00The Blues (and Whatnot)I really love blue flowers. I think they add so much to a garden. They especially look good with my yellow/apricot/orange roses and daylilies. I've been adding lots lately to The Garden of Good and Evil. I recently planted <span style="font-style: italic;">Penstemon heterophyllus</span> 'Electric Blue', <span style="font-style: italic;">Echinops</span> 'Plantinum Blue', <span style="font-style: italic;">Campanula persicifolia</span> 'Coerulea', <span style="font-style: italic;">Veronica teucrium</span> 'Royal Blue' and <span style="font-style: italic;">Delphinium</span> 'Delfix Blue'. <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjRyGa1nuN6infB7okKH-xuqwSOf2S_TaA_OlGPXc8_kiHZ9Mahg2P68QVJ4aDW3eLNowUki5cY5TvziKLuNLmbbZ6WK1tFkCnh1g6Sw9HKjDjc4r09DOvWNTySrGBTFUSKHuVMqeKXA/s400/geraniumbrookside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959840915654002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Geranium</span> 'Brookside'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJBXnn28jdeXox3_zgjv83UNJGDLHCK3e77kuzFai8-YUu4ni3BQdICAyar6LSdXBqGf-0_6wKlYLSdbpkv8XVEyGI90SOUn0taaKX-V0MCZxbggPprdS1tD4V4kqtnUYhLRGHeAtqHk/s1600-h/angelonia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJBXnn28jdeXox3_zgjv83UNJGDLHCK3e77kuzFai8-YUu4ni3BQdICAyar6LSdXBqGf-0_6wKlYLSdbpkv8XVEyGI90SOUn0taaKX-V0MCZxbggPprdS1tD4V4kqtnUYhLRGHeAtqHk/s400/angelonia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959840322487698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;" class="ProfBotNameTitle">Angelonia angustifolia</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo059FN6Qs5sqG8eFc8wTViUnQEj000asT5gKkOBeza5iu12fLfxk3FH_C0__O5A-qMQKngo5JqtL4lNJV0KIh_6wNDP-0qc19EsuhQ4ppzrgWCQs0iHoclgta9hvuGyNvyy2EQTKu9Y/s1600-h/delphinium1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo059FN6Qs5sqG8eFc8wTViUnQEj000asT5gKkOBeza5iu12fLfxk3FH_C0__O5A-qMQKngo5JqtL4lNJV0KIh_6wNDP-0qc19EsuhQ4ppzrgWCQs0iHoclgta9hvuGyNvyy2EQTKu9Y/s400/delphinium1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959836845698786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-jCBdhdhCc17Q6Zq4-hG1gN2OoSbqWnDkFAoijsvO8xAgYD_5d__kg4OhDlTPtkqGO3A5wESU3MJOJPkh-gwgTWnR6m3QhqFZqD-uE-NIXTthnLKkWg2k1YyQrfFSz14AEeDMg2LQaU/s1600-h/delphinium2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-jCBdhdhCc17Q6Zq4-hG1gN2OoSbqWnDkFAoijsvO8xAgYD_5d__kg4OhDlTPtkqGO3A5wESU3MJOJPkh-gwgTWnR6m3QhqFZqD-uE-NIXTthnLKkWg2k1YyQrfFSz14AEeDMg2LQaU/s400/delphinium2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959830053210930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Delphinium</span> 'Delfix Blue'<br />Delphiniums don't do very well in the south, but this is a smaller one, and they were selling it here, so I'm giving it a try. It's the most beautiful shade of blue.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV0PiyzHeQCedEjpc1PWTzuJKXbo63MLIZdGtcwqF54MKm0E03Plelld4wMDkyiD6shFF4Fg6tFp9RIWP9yj5IlYnPYpzV57p5oZX_2UnhP0XJaJNxoi8c4h6mevs7ZeA2kNkQ5m7NTA/s1600-h/fullgarden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjV0PiyzHeQCedEjpc1PWTzuJKXbo63MLIZdGtcwqF54MKm0E03Plelld4wMDkyiD6shFF4Fg6tFp9RIWP9yj5IlYnPYpzV57p5oZX_2UnhP0XJaJNxoi8c4h6mevs7ZeA2kNkQ5m7NTA/s400/fullgarden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959831525846930" border="0" /></a>I think I've obtained my goal of filling up this garden. I love that all-smushed-together cottage garden look. Plus it cuts down on weeds.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlC1sFSLtRMdkFXPD3Ut8y_BnILdP0ulkLIiOi0M0g1feQpE7wPDVVX0axnAwRFcDAYWo9RHNHK9S-hCvwqgGPDorP04ec6IajnTbeamHQ0g_Nj5eXkJQQ5hcilsf6n_iMCoXCqGd3Zc/s1600-h/lily.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlC1sFSLtRMdkFXPD3Ut8y_BnILdP0ulkLIiOi0M0g1feQpE7wPDVVX0axnAwRFcDAYWo9RHNHK9S-hCvwqgGPDorP04ec6IajnTbeamHQ0g_Nj5eXkJQQ5hcilsf6n_iMCoXCqGd3Zc/s400/lily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338010427115232770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Lilium</span> 'Tango Ladylike'<br />I love the unusual coloring of this asiatic lily. It's just about all faded out here. My lily love is fairly recent. I didn't like them for years and years. Now I think they're a great addition.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1k956-ri04Hvxbe5q6ep61kez13EgovC4gYB2Ea35L8dblP_c328dOR1xlEdGFTQcsqM6xhLri-8eNKqMfg5ZkYqBBjscV-QktwVW8O0EqjoK_odyKgZR2v5N10j8NKbNH67Oyfr5fg/s1600-h/wildsnapdragon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1k956-ri04Hvxbe5q6ep61kez13EgovC4gYB2Ea35L8dblP_c328dOR1xlEdGFTQcsqM6xhLri-8eNKqMfg5ZkYqBBjscV-QktwVW8O0EqjoK_odyKgZR2v5N10j8NKbNH67Oyfr5fg/s400/wildsnapdragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338010431864401714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmggi0gHybZxRE4rkl0GCnQa6SN4iRCLzleEoOBnjDtHc2t1_HCewre0rKeGZktQ7V3HPFz4ej_gMivdobS6Whh1b78HCbfSDXRXRlc44On_llPfJJmGzjmRZu1lQ0SGBp7X5TSdjeTik/s1600-h/rosesunlimited.jpg"></a>A few years ago, wild snapdragons (<span style="font-style: italic;">Linaria vulgaris</span>) starting coming up everywhere in this garden. I like their delicate look, and they're great for filling in. They're really easy to pull out anywhere I don't want them.<br /><br />I've received my last roses of the season. These are from Roses Unlimited. They send the healthiest, most beautiful plants. Now I just have to figure out where to plant them all. Only one has spot so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmggi0gHybZxRE4rkl0GCnQa6SN4iRCLzleEoOBnjDtHc2t1_HCewre0rKeGZktQ7V3HPFz4ej_gMivdobS6Whh1b78HCbfSDXRXRlc44On_llPfJJmGzjmRZu1lQ0SGBp7X5TSdjeTik/s1600-h/rosesunlimited.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmggi0gHybZxRE4rkl0GCnQa6SN4iRCLzleEoOBnjDtHc2t1_HCewre0rKeGZktQ7V3HPFz4ej_gMivdobS6Whh1b78HCbfSDXRXRlc44On_llPfJJmGzjmRZu1lQ0SGBp7X5TSdjeTik/s400/rosesunlimited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338010828994996818" border="0" /></a>I got 'Clementina Carbonieri' (Replacing 'Mme. Charles' in Good and Evil. Now I have to figure out where to move 'Mme. Charles'.), 'Mrs. B.R. Cant', 'Duchesse de Brabant', 'Buff Beauty' and 'Adam'. I'm going to have to expand!<br /><br />I'm finished ordering/buying plants. For this year. Maybe.<br /><br /><br />I adore garden statuary. I have several small ones. I so want something large and prominent. I don't even know where to look. Maybe I should hit the flea market.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGzcS8WKEu5BHmGU2OfOV-sjMGgEutbxtjkup4qlfDFC28AlFXx7E7IaT4vgElq8Lg58Gj2xgpIyUwuddRW6cm5AddZtnAV5d3LkOp-PPy2qLmAm96xndZ2UWWJqLYm-ETyWW4SczzvU/s1600-h/goodandevil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGzcS8WKEu5BHmGU2OfOV-sjMGgEutbxtjkup4qlfDFC28AlFXx7E7IaT4vgElq8Lg58Gj2xgpIyUwuddRW6cm5AddZtnAV5d3LkOp-PPy2qLmAm96xndZ2UWWJqLYm-ETyWW4SczzvU/s400/goodandevil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959452819476002" border="0" /></a>Good and Evil Girl<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCWroTm553ppgAKc_I7yhD57-PUyJRtcPi2GxAqZAIYDEBS7SeQhjhoLVeapZoY65_5bG7AyQRxYAARO6iCPjUsdg1YRQkH0LE3l47X1qjwdNlcDLcc6KeuzQApbIVhJUgXjqYb5PJ9M/s1600-h/flowergirl1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCWroTm553ppgAKc_I7yhD57-PUyJRtcPi2GxAqZAIYDEBS7SeQhjhoLVeapZoY65_5bG7AyQRxYAARO6iCPjUsdg1YRQkH0LE3l47X1qjwdNlcDLcc6KeuzQApbIVhJUgXjqYb5PJ9M/s400/flowergirl1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959454398886178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBce-LFWRe54F8sagE_GDW9wPH17tpRzuVie17SNZh3UUzv2qxHaZLNLvc3m9TR17XHF7PLPVPz2wBwkElAV6dS8okDXVixZy5dy1PC4yIPXpODHIJYcUeUEqhGi8Ih3vOao8lTya2Aw/s1600-h/flowergirl2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBce-LFWRe54F8sagE_GDW9wPH17tpRzuVie17SNZh3UUzv2qxHaZLNLvc3m9TR17XHF7PLPVPz2wBwkElAV6dS8okDXVixZy5dy1PC4yIPXpODHIJYcUeUEqhGi8Ih3vOao8lTya2Aw/s400/flowergirl2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959448766648290" border="0" /></a>Flower Girl, my favorite<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sl7B7xeciTpkEkawEkOyZdrsQI517JmBLdEBJ2rOGUvqsUT4NbhvVo6Dcd4Mo_DbAeNVA2tuQbSE8iAd2UrmH3YhyBBwrvgzDGqPWEYjSg-deWojkxEUWghsy0y2KUsCswVAPkhsTSM/s1600-h/statue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sl7B7xeciTpkEkawEkOyZdrsQI517JmBLdEBJ2rOGUvqsUT4NbhvVo6Dcd4Mo_DbAeNVA2tuQbSE8iAd2UrmH3YhyBBwrvgzDGqPWEYjSg-deWojkxEUWghsy0y2KUsCswVAPkhsTSM/s400/statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959449471521474" border="0" /></a>This is a busted up statue girl from my mother's garden. She used to be part of a fountain. I'm thinking of using her in my future Ruins Garden.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">OK, here are this week's roses:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCNpW6lfaaRo8Oc01SrfNKRJstEllXOLsD-KhM7ArQFzqGAgnptfiDmHjU2t8OxYzfYwGf48y3U5qEYPBrPRYPNc0PXg1nLONnMckqO0Hm6l5-7nkwp6wkuek-DBPfgJE_0x1P-YHArc/s1600-h/grahamthomas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCNpW6lfaaRo8Oc01SrfNKRJstEllXOLsD-KhM7ArQFzqGAgnptfiDmHjU2t8OxYzfYwGf48y3U5qEYPBrPRYPNc0PXg1nLONnMckqO0Hm6l5-7nkwp6wkuek-DBPfgJE_0x1P-YHArc/s400/grahamthomas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959012231172578" border="0" /></a>'Graham Thomas', a favorite<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtnHwaEfCdgtXPnKnztuLzgXuchZeDFu26qUIeLRHwvdvHr53jw_0ry5tG81oDgK3eZTBtvNRpT1AjPAluuNTrhQ7sEA-bzOWRe6_0e5CPDU3jCbKjAvkMrp-I2h6hpkv471T7DjLXu8/s1600-h/mrsrmfinch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtnHwaEfCdgtXPnKnztuLzgXuchZeDFu26qUIeLRHwvdvHr53jw_0ry5tG81oDgK3eZTBtvNRpT1AjPAluuNTrhQ7sEA-bzOWRe6_0e5CPDU3jCbKjAvkMrp-I2h6hpkv471T7DjLXu8/s400/mrsrmfinch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337959013688814722" border="0" /></a>'Mrs. R.M. Finch'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaPeGdhCGkAuFZxqoBvde7mlxbOVEFAILtruoKYInr100t4dMKY4h_CiEFOeUp48u-kQB-LrE4KHGLU3Q9MWV8Va5GzEIbm0qra4eHETU1lFUrUkaVeO-blzCIxJeD8jNUg3Pr0nFtwM/s1600-h/fairbianca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaPeGdhCGkAuFZxqoBvde7mlxbOVEFAILtruoKYInr100t4dMKY4h_CiEFOeUp48u-kQB-LrE4KHGLU3Q9MWV8Va5GzEIbm0qra4eHETU1lFUrUkaVeO-blzCIxJeD8jNUg3Pr0nFtwM/s400/fairbianca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958891074635906" border="0" /></a>'Fair Bianca'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm24IRWzTzdQT7JD5wZWQtCOBF4IbBYtZlXb4-7DzngUXps1kqC66Lk9T6pBu-0VjNa5X-eRi2MMRyz6ugvSnwfJmmWiXG4ibDW57EooKEQoymKl7_8HCl5qsJN49Fj4bhlxpU6f4Z5s4/s1600-h/irenewatts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm24IRWzTzdQT7JD5wZWQtCOBF4IbBYtZlXb4-7DzngUXps1kqC66Lk9T6pBu-0VjNa5X-eRi2MMRyz6ugvSnwfJmmWiXG4ibDW57EooKEQoymKl7_8HCl5qsJN49Fj4bhlxpU6f4Z5s4/s400/irenewatts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958893245069058" border="0" /></a>'Irene Watts'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AKa22JnQ1c_oudNz6UHAa6vOmMdlPt-ALVDrPqrEEWcarXgT0za0Lv2FkxrhW72RSF9_YlevQ2xRhY0Ez4gla5N8emuU0Y3o_hfXMCMHUiC4_jNPHooopOstZ8Fo5-h7AOE8_RcXPyw/s1600-h/martine+guillot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4AKa22JnQ1c_oudNz6UHAa6vOmMdlPt-ALVDrPqrEEWcarXgT0za0Lv2FkxrhW72RSF9_YlevQ2xRhY0Ez4gla5N8emuU0Y3o_hfXMCMHUiC4_jNPHooopOstZ8Fo5-h7AOE8_RcXPyw/s400/martine+guillot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958885123188034" border="0" /></a>'Martine Guillot'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggLpFyF9_FJXbU84gbOSOCFg4nMCyuNTmrJSNSMc8N76jfyTcZ21RVGQRl-h94zhHjl1qN9tY9P7_UpPZALq9NYA_xTWmfHgWgakCNDsKUKrefLY22qrA4SUaqzUSRUEVD4h9C8mKEEM/s1600-h/martineguillot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggLpFyF9_FJXbU84gbOSOCFg4nMCyuNTmrJSNSMc8N76jfyTcZ21RVGQRl-h94zhHjl1qN9tY9P7_UpPZALq9NYA_xTWmfHgWgakCNDsKUKrefLY22qrA4SUaqzUSRUEVD4h9C8mKEEM/s400/martineguillot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958884826045442" border="0" /></a>'Martine Guillot'<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On my back porch:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbuoZvprRW5OlzMthskiATGIGa7Z4tOGUhJq8ju33QAw89QwG3lACCTLbN0u2nIRp1sTkcv7ylGoJqH_L8gjgIyvvQQ3-GGhk9iSXe-OMie96EAxeVAPRfpF1OxqoOpID4Ki34gZdNio/s1600-h/porch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbuoZvprRW5OlzMthskiATGIGa7Z4tOGUhJq8ju33QAw89QwG3lACCTLbN0u2nIRp1sTkcv7ylGoJqH_L8gjgIyvvQQ3-GGhk9iSXe-OMie96EAxeVAPRfpF1OxqoOpID4Ki34gZdNio/s400/porch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958621662807522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpOtSYjdMrnbCzPkmWzXP1dcQ7-Xh_NQoFoMJYzn2z-0cUeGbVWQVGx2ySpVCxXyFzlX_5xqZ3hgpzL3kvOUBuJvhtUkf4gXskP7OXaJkN-7CmqwmIYU7FcfsNBL1Ytu9GFsSZDjx_Nc/s1600-h/pot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpOtSYjdMrnbCzPkmWzXP1dcQ7-Xh_NQoFoMJYzn2z-0cUeGbVWQVGx2ySpVCxXyFzlX_5xqZ3hgpzL3kvOUBuJvhtUkf4gXskP7OXaJkN-7CmqwmIYU7FcfsNBL1Ytu9GFsSZDjx_Nc/s400/pot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958619783683730" border="0" /></a><br />Some critters:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Zxmv5pevmQmcVEBQD4ynohfRqo2Na9a70RxSiwD4719BCFtTsRGX0Xrbab8zBJorZpjNxV3C8j61N0Z4QLy_nKoHblR3VlbNJB8oxs0Z3sHkEQKSEP_H7vQ1XqIXZnaAlWLURnGoJ8U/s1600-h/hendy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Zxmv5pevmQmcVEBQD4ynohfRqo2Na9a70RxSiwD4719BCFtTsRGX0Xrbab8zBJorZpjNxV3C8j61N0Z4QLy_nKoHblR3VlbNJB8oxs0Z3sHkEQKSEP_H7vQ1XqIXZnaAlWLURnGoJ8U/s400/hendy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337957555185204690" border="0" /></a>Henderson, being cool<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrelZTYAnvtvshos_KgNeHglf9o05R5Ps34s9MIvqO2Lpu7QHHyuum2hy7cxb1oEfVLz0cHPdBL-lCGg2-Jy0ANQFfoIVQ8CAFrmqzBMBLj4xYHqzVkbuzjf4xNKjfEKDI_o2SlfB-Tw/s1600-h/max.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrelZTYAnvtvshos_KgNeHglf9o05R5Ps34s9MIvqO2Lpu7QHHyuum2hy7cxb1oEfVLz0cHPdBL-lCGg2-Jy0ANQFfoIVQ8CAFrmqzBMBLj4xYHqzVkbuzjf4xNKjfEKDI_o2SlfB-Tw/s400/max.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337957549481558610" border="0" /></a>Max, being Max<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymEHLoHjfJqxnMwMTJEh29FMrVkThWvmIhee6EyU48dgwFQ04qxgKyNYZcHPCF_-fYYld2_wXnkCrA9JDlbHqDaJsg39g5Rz8dfPY-AQjmfCnpMmBR9TzarmxiYgzeNhQTo4dQJEY2i8/s1600-h/amieruth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymEHLoHjfJqxnMwMTJEh29FMrVkThWvmIhee6EyU48dgwFQ04qxgKyNYZcHPCF_-fYYld2_wXnkCrA9JDlbHqDaJsg39g5Rz8dfPY-AQjmfCnpMmBR9TzarmxiYgzeNhQTo4dQJEY2i8/s400/amieruth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337957550281551970" border="0" /></a>AmieRuth, being all proper<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZjMIFy3uqZSoYUJlz-dEL886F6Vqqji1p7W4RrIMJeikZIyfOWcqE3WhnsNVwVShfUwrqjcJ8iKO8lV6iegKJiAgwUjI8cf_AXPjQ_wgL_5gUq7RTvTqqQlxq37-xKr1dSvTmqtAWDs/s1600-h/clementineandlucinda.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZjMIFy3uqZSoYUJlz-dEL886F6Vqqji1p7W4RrIMJeikZIyfOWcqE3WhnsNVwVShfUwrqjcJ8iKO8lV6iegKJiAgwUjI8cf_AXPjQ_wgL_5gUq7RTvTqqQlxq37-xKr1dSvTmqtAWDs/s400/clementineandlucinda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337957547220080386" border="0" /></a>Clementine and Magloria, being sweet<br /><br />Look at my lotus! It's huge and so so beautiful!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53514ea8KWvnvba3HIs0ioIHkWAuz0U5FymY3P5abU4EEP1fw2GWQHaD0YEG3wzriwP_6QTRDfbtFYW982QW9OmhOU72qMFT1FI_b3f_nxJcPqFVKY7i_GmCYNkt5WmEGMWyoHlEH4BQ/s1600-h/lotus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53514ea8KWvnvba3HIs0ioIHkWAuz0U5FymY3P5abU4EEP1fw2GWQHaD0YEG3wzriwP_6QTRDfbtFYW982QW9OmhOU72qMFT1FI_b3f_nxJcPqFVKY7i_GmCYNkt5WmEGMWyoHlEH4BQ/s400/lotus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958626951031122" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Please bloom, most glorious lotus!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-43852376970319928362009-05-14T16:51:00.002-04:002009-05-14T17:13:06.996-04:00Planting AgainAfter all the rain, I finally got to start planting again today. The ground still could have been a bit drier, but I just couldn't wait any longer. I am overwhelmed with all I have to plant and everything that needs to be done. That happens to me every year though. I'm just trying to take it one area at a time.<br /><br />So today I moved a rose 'Irene Watts' out from under the giant rose 'Martine Guillot'. I planted it on Flower Girl Hill. I also planted one of my new daylilies 'Madge Cayse' there. And I finally got the rest of my vegetables planted there: Four tomatoes, squash, cucumber and lemon basil. I still haven't finished degrassing that garden. That bermuda grass is enough to put me off gardening. I don't want to spray anything there, since I'm growing food. Plus I don't want to spray where chickens go. Let's face it, I just don't like to spray anything. So I guess I'll be digging it out for the rest of my life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R4ntuLL-C77NNZidzJAgSBxttVpvmQoWsGgl3xhMcsM_o7pt11I2O0MOGHDL0_0vuAuv-HwH-v4x3JqSHutKRUh_9ZGAjw8-x_COBJl_TOYVEejRO_YYqTPb2atVj1D9CtqUApQQ7pM/s1600-h/flowergirlvegetables.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R4ntuLL-C77NNZidzJAgSBxttVpvmQoWsGgl3xhMcsM_o7pt11I2O0MOGHDL0_0vuAuv-HwH-v4x3JqSHutKRUh_9ZGAjw8-x_COBJl_TOYVEejRO_YYqTPb2atVj1D9CtqUApQQ7pM/s400/flowergirlvegetables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785787917304674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-04jbDRoljVPTrGAU72ujz-zPwvZF_6I6mnYjUhSSArI7ygT9woZeLtZmCx4Z3u0jcY9ZEd1kgUbtC3VVrPO7lkUSVV09dn8ZTacsnN92w5kUB2eplFcoeWhclT5BE7cnvsT3JHFaQ2k/s1600-h/vegetables1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-04jbDRoljVPTrGAU72ujz-zPwvZF_6I6mnYjUhSSArI7ygT9woZeLtZmCx4Z3u0jcY9ZEd1kgUbtC3VVrPO7lkUSVV09dn8ZTacsnN92w5kUB2eplFcoeWhclT5BE7cnvsT3JHFaQ2k/s400/vegetables1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785786671345810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KGj_rqBZoK6tYvr_39VrlzG_dAZltmsb_pZEpiFLz0pPDEOyAS5UaixTRRJV7i0odgxu_JcUF9LVLOkiMXH5lj-_OiaqNIqkC01SlTxOrH7GZFDMLLM7PWILE10AH8gqbn-_kYOXEFs/s1600-h/vegetables2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KGj_rqBZoK6tYvr_39VrlzG_dAZltmsb_pZEpiFLz0pPDEOyAS5UaixTRRJV7i0odgxu_JcUF9LVLOkiMXH5lj-_OiaqNIqkC01SlTxOrH7GZFDMLLM7PWILE10AH8gqbn-_kYOXEFs/s400/vegetables2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785783035640498" border="0" /></a>I cannot WAIT to have tomatoes!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDF2BGhv-sYxG4YAsuzKQY8_wZSDYU5YWk0C9GMEebxWAFdVc6cwKosY-ez8LPRRzAFzdoVwq2AlJD2aaLYsjQAFfoBZJhkhcVpOiDr68FjRLfoiyJ2FbIMcIsX91UuzCM6q7T2jlVIE/s1600-h/front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDF2BGhv-sYxG4YAsuzKQY8_wZSDYU5YWk0C9GMEebxWAFdVc6cwKosY-ez8LPRRzAFzdoVwq2AlJD2aaLYsjQAFfoBZJhkhcVpOiDr68FjRLfoiyJ2FbIMcIsX91UuzCM6q7T2jlVIE/s400/front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785780501397698" border="0" /></a>This rose, clematis and foxgloves looked so pretty together this morning.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfS7tWeYzNp6aBxmV8BGsCer5qEhck7aRpsjMqyzcrJB-EVZaCVg13GwGLeeYD3BqnRiASVnKp5TljF_reGcKa1-A7ZabJPlp9wtTSdI5muyx-tmFIcmzxdauyembNNqpohzpPwxvx6U/s1600-h/fairbianca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfS7tWeYzNp6aBxmV8BGsCer5qEhck7aRpsjMqyzcrJB-EVZaCVg13GwGLeeYD3BqnRiASVnKp5TljF_reGcKa1-A7ZabJPlp9wtTSdI5muyx-tmFIcmzxdauyembNNqpohzpPwxvx6U/s400/fairbianca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785491243719666" border="0" /></a>I think 'Fair Bianca' has the most beautiful bud of any rose.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARNnd1Tk4bKCTWQJ1HNzHJKnRDKS0NVzbfJ3Z7XQWQ8PbN0xdNJX99vkhSGfTW-yPvWum-nw6_SgeRE3QwbVFcZMRhHPnogPlOA3s0U46f5bs6beJG-U8o1qYc33iQ0C3ZhQ50RIpoYg/s1600-h/thebride.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARNnd1Tk4bKCTWQJ1HNzHJKnRDKS0NVzbfJ3Z7XQWQ8PbN0xdNJX99vkhSGfTW-yPvWum-nw6_SgeRE3QwbVFcZMRhHPnogPlOA3s0U46f5bs6beJG-U8o1qYc33iQ0C3ZhQ50RIpoYg/s400/thebride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785493074176002" border="0" /></a><br />'The Bride' has a beautiful form. It's just a tiny little plant though. I'm going to really baby it this year. It's on Flower Girl Hill and was being smothered by 'Perle d'Or.' I uncovered it today.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnELqD25Sr3IjZf0IpCCQZP6jSc81TMLf4t3ZydtfUFGAs0NQFFcjIUk-p4Ny1BVAVbbcZeo3BFVk1fSXBgAZhY7V1U7eHc8J3S1GOrsmEFBLih-n4_4q2SPHN54YcmYpyDSgZ7FFQEs/s1600-h/triomphedeluxembourg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnELqD25Sr3IjZf0IpCCQZP6jSc81TMLf4t3ZydtfUFGAs0NQFFcjIUk-p4Ny1BVAVbbcZeo3BFVk1fSXBgAZhY7V1U7eHc8J3S1GOrsmEFBLih-n4_4q2SPHN54YcmYpyDSgZ7FFQEs/s400/triomphedeluxembourg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785489379396210" border="0" /></a>'Triomphe de Luxembourg' looks almost like tissue paper. I love it. It amazes me how many different flower forms roses have.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D9lZjfswHO-97nOfN1xISfDu9DNSnxqsKkKjvZyQAorHnhi8_AH7r0NI-xNyYQydV0_j_30hVvTunn755Ew_IGC6PE3sq61WHmkGcVbsDikgpPQ1k_p2goOiUOgT1UoiuXUEfgcFuRU/s1600-h/ladyemmahamilton1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D9lZjfswHO-97nOfN1xISfDu9DNSnxqsKkKjvZyQAorHnhi8_AH7r0NI-xNyYQydV0_j_30hVvTunn755Ew_IGC6PE3sq61WHmkGcVbsDikgpPQ1k_p2goOiUOgT1UoiuXUEfgcFuRU/s400/ladyemmahamilton1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335785485815326514" border="0" /></a>'Lady Emma Hamilton' is that color blend that I love so much. This one is coming close to stealing my 'Pat Austin' love!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-14780138028862542362009-05-12T20:52:00.004-04:002009-05-22T07:04:26.520-04:00Pond WeekI'm all about making the pond beautiful now. Even when not looking its best, it's my favorite part of the gardens. I just love sitting by it, feeding and watching the fish. It's my most relaxing spot anywhere.<br /><br />All the fish are looking healthy. I saw two baby koi today. That's always so exciting to find koi that were born here.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWhVolRHENQHKovoCXQqZH1vWGtcwbEvaoHkTqox23mO5kHxQFom_WTlaEa2nKHHMR444rf5THqgUe8rvxz4_XNCpUvR4Fmh5-hhnoSK_Y2iApk5fiPPAdNaUA5EH81pbWRun_GFJc20/s1600-h/fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWhVolRHENQHKovoCXQqZH1vWGtcwbEvaoHkTqox23mO5kHxQFom_WTlaEa2nKHHMR444rf5THqgUe8rvxz4_XNCpUvR4Fmh5-hhnoSK_Y2iApk5fiPPAdNaUA5EH81pbWRun_GFJc20/s400/fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106022572760178" border="0" /></a>Here are Leo and Frida. Leo is the king of the pond.<br /></div><br />The water is just starting to clear up. The whole place has been a mess since being neglected so long while the snake owned it (That's some sentence, ain't it?). I'm taking back my pond!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGP8Ie8eBKEySYQekp4uJlVMw-50elzaTu4L6E7ZwERmMuQFePd9EXTqk_7TxnmJ8jfpuHf7Yv20gdzIvofDz6zIP44sd5cB29Tgf2UvEF8YxbylW9xMqzMrO-NdBnM_o6Oi7s8J5yNaE/s1600-h/pond2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGP8Ie8eBKEySYQekp4uJlVMw-50elzaTu4L6E7ZwERmMuQFePd9EXTqk_7TxnmJ8jfpuHf7Yv20gdzIvofDz6zIP44sd5cB29Tgf2UvEF8YxbylW9xMqzMrO-NdBnM_o6Oi7s8J5yNaE/s400/pond2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106034028852210" border="0" /></a><br />I worked today cleaning up the umbrella plants and pulling bermuda grass up and out of the back of the pond. (I can't tell you how much I hate bermuda grass. It's the bane of my gardening existence. Every year, it and Japanese Beetles make me question having gardens.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7nK3pc7O_kikxBzqWe9ZSPv8yoDs4DXNF9Y3hlco7tCG_7X6bggPNf4mQsZPY6LqDDbA2C-XI3C3Lj78pdlpPNEic8kGwUWzRnjLipE7LiG-8gbtTq5oxQlhqcVc9zuFtbwzmIYM56A/s1600-h/pond1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7nK3pc7O_kikxBzqWe9ZSPv8yoDs4DXNF9Y3hlco7tCG_7X6bggPNf4mQsZPY6LqDDbA2C-XI3C3Lj78pdlpPNEic8kGwUWzRnjLipE7LiG-8gbtTq5oxQlhqcVc9zuFtbwzmIYM56A/s400/pond1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106028211617074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEBocxHwz2PVoNXwZ4Tr9yAFUxuMrst6LCrJAfSZiarXTSDjh795piiAhEHpCjp3sINUkXI6Pr_Ng0Z-qXKzYXQtQmEtyzWW6bZO6cQirfX2jpeqYBdReVoNYvr2Kj4RpR_2qhbXig5Q/s1600-h/pond3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEBocxHwz2PVoNXwZ4Tr9yAFUxuMrst6LCrJAfSZiarXTSDjh795piiAhEHpCjp3sINUkXI6Pr_Ng0Z-qXKzYXQtQmEtyzWW6bZO6cQirfX2jpeqYBdReVoNYvr2Kj4RpR_2qhbXig5Q/s400/pond3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106029419280562" border="0" /></a>You can see the black liner of the waterfall in this photo. I vow to have that waterfall rocked this summer.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkCSzPDEbZO-VabwayPEOESQci5dQ4NnI1iaMoWgi6imw3VJpHJww4bWme_iFW6Xo0V2pkTaDJStZV5MeG4ifdi1fMXhDtN_Vy6iSplczOmqvMQO4QDwzZp8unDq16RObHqJX9Riqnts/s1600-h/lotus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkCSzPDEbZO-VabwayPEOESQci5dQ4NnI1iaMoWgi6imw3VJpHJww4bWme_iFW6Xo0V2pkTaDJStZV5MeG4ifdi1fMXhDtN_Vy6iSplczOmqvMQO4QDwzZp8unDq16RObHqJX9Riqnts/s400/lotus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335106023570622770" border="0" /></a>I got this lotus last year. I was so excited to see it come back all healthy. I can't wait for it to bloom (Please bloom!).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFBk2nOkM_Mt_AOMaWfRuom85HALGVOEkewFf2Yn-ymrqyufiUKUePIAU3sFoqnk06umEuCKJDeuwsNcnNi-LI0_Yy9Q1tT3C3zXvgc-1xNvXH1laa8ntpcdH7KaoijPP5uqljc37m48/s1600-h/reve+d%27or.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFBk2nOkM_Mt_AOMaWfRuom85HALGVOEkewFf2Yn-ymrqyufiUKUePIAU3sFoqnk06umEuCKJDeuwsNcnNi-LI0_Yy9Q1tT3C3zXvgc-1xNvXH1laa8ntpcdH7KaoijPP5uqljc37m48/s400/reve+d%27or.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335105488895979154" border="0" /></a>The spring flush is over for most of the roses. A few of them are just starting though. 'Reve d'Or' has had its peak but still blooming a little.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEF19X7x1G_MU-Oce4FHdBzRNeaTo9-Sx1huCk4OIcVrOyFTw2PW54GMrrrNMfWU06H1Hd7tBbc8vUEqObcb3WIF88I42hgHefphVgtMLp1RChtTNZQbZi0omjxnQTQ3e_sEs9tIgYUM/s1600-h/ellen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEF19X7x1G_MU-Oce4FHdBzRNeaTo9-Sx1huCk4OIcVrOyFTw2PW54GMrrrNMfWU06H1Hd7tBbc8vUEqObcb3WIF88I42hgHefphVgtMLp1RChtTNZQbZi0omjxnQTQ3e_sEs9tIgYUM/s400/ellen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335105488160770226" border="0" /></a>The David Austin rose 'Evelyn' is just breathtaking. This bloom is huge. It's one of the roses on Pond Hill that hasn't grown much though. I'm working on them this year with lots of compost and mulch and food and water. And loving words of encouragement!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdKMoI_olvZHZpGihglMw4fuvDdiBrnAOaPQrNDg9i7B-WOIwF0GvQn_E6xRGUDc3yJFPY2xB-0fJOGzmDr_VTjmo7Y7M1AEIMFAvwu5EGe90mxykiYu8J22af26yfbwS5R7AZvbG0X4/s1600-h/chickens.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdKMoI_olvZHZpGihglMw4fuvDdiBrnAOaPQrNDg9i7B-WOIwF0GvQn_E6xRGUDc3yJFPY2xB-0fJOGzmDr_VTjmo7Y7M1AEIMFAvwu5EGe90mxykiYu8J22af26yfbwS5R7AZvbG0X4/s400/chickens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335105481714554018" border="0" /></a>The sweet chickens. But what are they doing sitting around my eggplants?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZYGztRlN_N4MjzF9yFVdXL_ENt5sBVqbYXXA-pFjrCRui0p3B63rB87C0RYIN-Dv-g-0fADx06jbrDdyxOXJXTLyu3HIhOlOCAH4fqiXtdT7Z7-tgNt1Kd7Jqbu7_XTMjRz_fIDW_gc/s1600-h/eggplant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZYGztRlN_N4MjzF9yFVdXL_ENt5sBVqbYXXA-pFjrCRui0p3B63rB87C0RYIN-Dv-g-0fADx06jbrDdyxOXJXTLyu3HIhOlOCAH4fqiXtdT7Z7-tgNt1Kd7Jqbu7_XTMjRz_fIDW_gc/s400/eggplant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335105480689854946" border="0" /></a>My eggplant! Those darn chickens!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-6841085995872349432009-05-09T21:18:00.007-04:002009-05-09T21:47:36.957-04:00New FishWe went to <a href="http://www.marshaskoi.com/dnn/">Marsha's Koi</a> today. It's such a pretty place. It's at Marsha and her family's home way out in the country, about 45 minutes from here. Along with koi, they also sell chickens.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6LKeeU1jUwSstkiwYYWBv5oVnkA6vT3_MfOBLheJ59CR-nOK0Sa2t_S-X3NSLoY39AtP7RCQLSM-tkZIsOCW3KV2H8qT6yoNYzFRVRlnl8KjxwIWEwYQRTTXmlrQPJuZDCCeVOurq9U/s1600-h/chicken1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6LKeeU1jUwSstkiwYYWBv5oVnkA6vT3_MfOBLheJ59CR-nOK0Sa2t_S-X3NSLoY39AtP7RCQLSM-tkZIsOCW3KV2H8qT6yoNYzFRVRlnl8KjxwIWEwYQRTTXmlrQPJuZDCCeVOurq9U/s400/chicken1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001322989399490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvwUCLpIUTm19np-lJ1ZGtsMvjyNvaLe2ntiodYCBfOewxEJleDhwAU17PIzI607xScNhkcAG8v_TP2O2yFGZPMDmBcIS2538Zs77HS17B56-3-5Y237DoiZmFIds9ih_C81oj1tDcQA/s1600-h/chicken2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvwUCLpIUTm19np-lJ1ZGtsMvjyNvaLe2ntiodYCBfOewxEJleDhwAU17PIzI607xScNhkcAG8v_TP2O2yFGZPMDmBcIS2538Zs77HS17B56-3-5Y237DoiZmFIds9ih_C81oj1tDcQA/s400/chicken2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001318186579090" border="0" /></a>I fell in love with their dog. Someone said his name is Fisher, but I always have to give everything my own name (I don't know why that is). He looked like an Oreo to me, with lots of middle, so I named him Double Stuff. I wanted to bring him home with me. I miss him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPJUAyy0UZcS8YjBiOcz_ylvSt8kQtGMG_owUN3faEQ-UrPpXpt-jDuGSZi75rhOcqoCoRWrzoWX77yHXPyCsHy0Sbtj3hTZI7kFCeX2EommZJbLMCk0lbBASCL6jXJaOziTeQnFQYYg/s1600-h/doublestuff1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPJUAyy0UZcS8YjBiOcz_ylvSt8kQtGMG_owUN3faEQ-UrPpXpt-jDuGSZi75rhOcqoCoRWrzoWX77yHXPyCsHy0Sbtj3hTZI7kFCeX2EommZJbLMCk0lbBASCL6jXJaOziTeQnFQYYg/s400/doublestuff1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001320483857714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy4Wfmpnj2pRFi96ctALwfrD6CRhEzu_KfI60hmgQGPmcXOaSZl3ZspHv8PUdwnK4K6u3k5v-WzKgnSWK6nZm2GVmFtmwF0gOQ9JmrxI72iDWs0wfp8fjRHYOVMIkbeptT-SntVSH260/s1600-h/toad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhy4Wfmpnj2pRFi96ctALwfrD6CRhEzu_KfI60hmgQGPmcXOaSZl3ZspHv8PUdwnK4K6u3k5v-WzKgnSWK6nZm2GVmFtmwF0gOQ9JmrxI72iDWs0wfp8fjRHYOVMIkbeptT-SntVSH260/s400/toad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001315998580066" border="0" /></a>"We thought you was a toad!"<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGyjjZP9Ffd6LaWlf2IAU7Qi62UkLKn3j4dxYokW04oQpA3b5d-AMtLOZYUswkW8I4hC6ZNyc3bUTN5slumr0QDHZiHdVdRT1nVlDIm966zi7grDcPj8YT9zMhlWyRIl8ZdYYLdZgDk4/s1600-h/pond3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGyjjZP9Ffd6LaWlf2IAU7Qi62UkLKn3j4dxYokW04oQpA3b5d-AMtLOZYUswkW8I4hC6ZNyc3bUTN5slumr0QDHZiHdVdRT1nVlDIm966zi7grDcPj8YT9zMhlWyRIl8ZdYYLdZgDk4/s400/pond3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001000814361186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2F7j5ABhzBVO5cJKTePG02ewRpvDB8idB2wTZa6MxbnVIs0KeX_t2S_0cnJcJq6a6qxdSA9lOmIi0VGzbzFIAazt80vyq0JQjVOeHsZolgxDQ-ghEjaHgiUESIetdOwKAZ_5-h-c6dk/s1600-h/pond2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2F7j5ABhzBVO5cJKTePG02ewRpvDB8idB2wTZa6MxbnVIs0KeX_t2S_0cnJcJq6a6qxdSA9lOmIi0VGzbzFIAazt80vyq0JQjVOeHsZolgxDQ-ghEjaHgiUESIetdOwKAZ_5-h-c6dk/s400/pond2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000998801741362" border="0" /></a>They have several ponds. This is the one in their front yard. So pretty.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPawyCknaFAysrodH9ld1tmeXbChL6GjlO2Y9egvib6xU5gsGKWkinbMxWuhP5GbQ6RLmAw8JnxXldxq982OKr1Chiq643k0MEmtKirpxqIAgTXI8UakJkWI7E_TWadPZyg5oe3x7FDzg/s1600-h/tadpoles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPawyCknaFAysrodH9ld1tmeXbChL6GjlO2Y9egvib6xU5gsGKWkinbMxWuhP5GbQ6RLmAw8JnxXldxq982OKr1Chiq643k0MEmtKirpxqIAgTXI8UakJkWI7E_TWadPZyg5oe3x7FDzg/s400/tadpoles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334001317239510386" border="0" /></a>These tadpoles were giant!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgP5FFoGIT4Jnu4ajZ-lUIuw-rxkuptOlSug_QFEknePm3pfM7KWb-iI0qKkLqWKDyX2006sYxjm6v6Wz-SkaMMvTHQ5CG40Z7jApUY38EO8DifEu9KBeG69W9gVAF-04nedJL8_cPnU/s1600-h/pond4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgP5FFoGIT4Jnu4ajZ-lUIuw-rxkuptOlSug_QFEknePm3pfM7KWb-iI0qKkLqWKDyX2006sYxjm6v6Wz-SkaMMvTHQ5CG40Z7jApUY38EO8DifEu9KBeG69W9gVAF-04nedJL8_cPnU/s400/pond4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000526081715474" border="0" /></a>Big pond in back.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9iCbDNAYyI43fxeYXcrpgsbco2pUdvt_2zgC8sN8WhVLqmT740-fAacTI4stAuFhFrSbF6nkJt1NFo6AdzPUZTe3VUqguRLTX3vBDpbOe9kpceFtJdFJ6aMv-Uy8XAoSDBwODyNvLqA/s1600-h/koi1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9iCbDNAYyI43fxeYXcrpgsbco2pUdvt_2zgC8sN8WhVLqmT740-fAacTI4stAuFhFrSbF6nkJt1NFo6AdzPUZTe3VUqguRLTX3vBDpbOe9kpceFtJdFJ6aMv-Uy8XAoSDBwODyNvLqA/s400/koi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000519724246658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxs3ILQeeWi9d8bgARhq4xIozOl8VYGh8lJ7b6LI_6A4KxPhhi2icRfgKihx8PGRAoDc91AtzRPxnFNqfjDfzLiRF1Nree4M4KO0ZKvPI79L6O84AoIgfft6jsm9QS5Q7TDHAIJsi560/s1600-h/koi2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxs3ILQeeWi9d8bgARhq4xIozOl8VYGh8lJ7b6LI_6A4KxPhhi2icRfgKihx8PGRAoDc91AtzRPxnFNqfjDfzLiRF1Nree4M4KO0ZKvPI79L6O84AoIgfft6jsm9QS5Q7TDHAIJsi560/s400/koi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000517055627826" border="0" /></a>I really love this black and yellow koi: a Ki Utsuri (I think. I have a hard time distinguishing between Utsuri and Bekko.).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhNPw8cTmNLVZ-uWT7wX-w7PliZy-lu_eftHP5NtsYKcf3_4Hwa5vazQ9tBf3kg7YEa9mqTpbPMm2LwywI23iDBNIAeZ1B1DbA57ts59T8aSLvsTvQx_FOCqIwktZGTm2hJHmh1CP-UE/s1600-h/koi3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhNPw8cTmNLVZ-uWT7wX-w7PliZy-lu_eftHP5NtsYKcf3_4Hwa5vazQ9tBf3kg7YEa9mqTpbPMm2LwywI23iDBNIAeZ1B1DbA57ts59T8aSLvsTvQx_FOCqIwktZGTm2hJHmh1CP-UE/s400/koi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000518322022754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKh1JmlusrFcIjn7vC4M3oC0TVvlHAfQGnHT94gths2DI2EcMt2bEuBCdW9PSRoYvQ-iB-UVHyR5u25LHHWSHdXIJecFDY7Jy-Bh7uYI7jg5UCMyk5JnP_MakzFExmV-EIlaVQ8auE0/s1600-h/koi4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKh1JmlusrFcIjn7vC4M3oC0TVvlHAfQGnHT94gths2DI2EcMt2bEuBCdW9PSRoYvQ-iB-UVHyR5u25LHHWSHdXIJecFDY7Jy-Bh7uYI7jg5UCMyk5JnP_MakzFExmV-EIlaVQ8auE0/s400/koi4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000511372397890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back at home, here are my two new fish:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgRVKBP5DTkUUXR0SeEvuC6hUKV5uIgNQKjFfdrQHZ0bG_HKhReeJy1Ugrl-569IlrUTYawXABOGoiSpwzYwFtwnwt25rwTRc5WnBsCPBL6RJCGMcMF6orEHbYjjpOaj8ap2zt4402ZY/s1600-h/dottie+ii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgRVKBP5DTkUUXR0SeEvuC6hUKV5uIgNQKjFfdrQHZ0bG_HKhReeJy1Ugrl-569IlrUTYawXABOGoiSpwzYwFtwnwt25rwTRc5WnBsCPBL6RJCGMcMF6orEHbYjjpOaj8ap2zt4402ZY/s400/dottie+ii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000048026920130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVRnbxD0EdxO254C4iupLp6EPKBDc7-e7hdA3uheIYu_0cZv-ilZSQb8GGunvtSjJFvUzBfmvwdJWYwVRUuyj7GxdswwW-ls_B5BH3JJoC8SQeM0o8vfz7fPMYvt7nEB7kT_avZlOw5s/s1600-h/dottie+ii+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVRnbxD0EdxO254C4iupLp6EPKBDc7-e7hdA3uheIYu_0cZv-ilZSQb8GGunvtSjJFvUzBfmvwdJWYwVRUuyj7GxdswwW-ls_B5BH3JJoC8SQeM0o8vfz7fPMYvt7nEB7kT_avZlOw5s/s400/dottie+ii+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000042963931522" border="0" /></a>After I said I had <span style="font-style: italic;">learned my lesson</span>, I named this one again after my mother, Dottie II. It's not as dark blue as the first Dottie, but I had to have another similar one. I know I'll always think it's not as pretty as the original. Oh well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZlNmZonkGAr-oFV5aYByshXi0U_jybCRbV2iP_0FnBY59QgBCnVHEWfxhWP8YoNDVnEl6kt5B8dBGEfbrKxEnX2r3I5pK2SgnUFw6lB81ro79y7RpioqfsbE5_KjHfhJ69s9bq9G9V0/s1600-h/modigliani+ii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZlNmZonkGAr-oFV5aYByshXi0U_jybCRbV2iP_0FnBY59QgBCnVHEWfxhWP8YoNDVnEl6kt5B8dBGEfbrKxEnX2r3I5pK2SgnUFw6lB81ro79y7RpioqfsbE5_KjHfhJ69s9bq9G9V0/s400/modigliani+ii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000037884007410" border="0" /></a>Modigliani II. I think the snake ate the first Modigliani. I have a thing for sequels.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjihW_mqtTEiWqojdEXyNmuwFSms2ikSFNXZLkG90NA1CAGAisJzoJA1_kAMzo0KV87UJiL24-dtMFK2pjnZ3zgfkr0Kr0SqR8HjfmBSpv2RnyvF1oLgaolPEbCUMqmQ2aRInJWFLbI0/s1600-h/lily.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjihW_mqtTEiWqojdEXyNmuwFSms2ikSFNXZLkG90NA1CAGAisJzoJA1_kAMzo0KV87UJiL24-dtMFK2pjnZ3zgfkr0Kr0SqR8HjfmBSpv2RnyvF1oLgaolPEbCUMqmQ2aRInJWFLbI0/s400/lily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334000034774531058" border="0" /></a>A beautiful waterlily in my pond.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5ErYZh-xS4dyPazbu7rLjnsfv1IAYh74mIm2b0u_FAa5hA_dbbeZajdI5FAluuh4kiGRETxFJzMsn7PT15cHg5vJbyvVeBEY5Ja5CRKR_5BrsGJ2JIGkpR56rbsLqhyphenhyphenH0tcgxYI9J9g/s1600-h/foxglove1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5ErYZh-xS4dyPazbu7rLjnsfv1IAYh74mIm2b0u_FAa5hA_dbbeZajdI5FAluuh4kiGRETxFJzMsn7PT15cHg5vJbyvVeBEY5Ja5CRKR_5BrsGJ2JIGkpR56rbsLqhyphenhyphenH0tcgxYI9J9g/s400/foxglove1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333999492764893698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34loHlGGLX_DF-EXMHQHXgHlI5fbJCAgeYF0fnJZriXmbniKkvVYW-FAEBMEoXDi5bBAuTn-e0kU8n5JxwBQME4cxO00Den5ywX_fY7stKl2IiFaCs8pb2pgYaGVdgVfcM_g_ShBQqUU/s1600-h/foxglove2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34loHlGGLX_DF-EXMHQHXgHlI5fbJCAgeYF0fnJZriXmbniKkvVYW-FAEBMEoXDi5bBAuTn-e0kU8n5JxwBQME4cxO00Den5ywX_fY7stKl2IiFaCs8pb2pgYaGVdgVfcM_g_ShBQqUU/s400/foxglove2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333999498746886066" border="0" /></a>Foxgloves in the Garden of Good and Evil. I so love foxgloves. They really do look like fairy flowers.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAxfOeAq6UOSDOqryqErenPMkmmufoZQxSMa7vO0waZpFvbhZ7LAGIH0c6kfsqTPrej0S4nihD9zKmiMDsK0mBX6KcogROSqYDFrv-PCseLm6x5p_gvkJF32D0vaBcjZ_j2kRuf6txN8/s1600-h/clementine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAxfOeAq6UOSDOqryqErenPMkmmufoZQxSMa7vO0waZpFvbhZ7LAGIH0c6kfsqTPrej0S4nihD9zKmiMDsK0mBX6KcogROSqYDFrv-PCseLm6x5p_gvkJF32D0vaBcjZ_j2kRuf6txN8/s400/clementine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333999493647428946" border="0" /></a>The girls have new ankle bracelets. Everyone has a different color for quick identification. Here is Clementine in lovely blue. She is my favorite, but don't tell the others!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihobS5qK-47T34GimQct-FiiuXehCP9jSRkAqe8sn_3JK9s-e_BrQ9FI5WZ0wMCUOgcpKnpbmm9o2-iqA6oPalLlGZ0PzCYzs8S-83O0PeqFd4-tKWf8ckiU1dFycZ6fny8LZ13mZuKNQ/s1600-h/clementine2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihobS5qK-47T34GimQct-FiiuXehCP9jSRkAqe8sn_3JK9s-e_BrQ9FI5WZ0wMCUOgcpKnpbmm9o2-iqA6oPalLlGZ0PzCYzs8S-83O0PeqFd4-tKWf8ckiU1dFycZ6fny8LZ13mZuKNQ/s400/clementine2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333999488442180882" border="0" /></a>An artistic shot. Ha.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr7YtJlTpnpSH7D4XhC-jBKI38Qi_4q6H3G2uSi_4qQLqgp4HbO38Xur8n43b7BgPRSMzSiZTJ7o83kpXu1nh10YpVksOh8BAZG3xfjFMHkMqZTiAhThrch9MyseN2h1HMHUkH0qWN2k/s1600-h/hendygoyle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr7YtJlTpnpSH7D4XhC-jBKI38Qi_4q6H3G2uSi_4qQLqgp4HbO38Xur8n43b7BgPRSMzSiZTJ7o83kpXu1nh10YpVksOh8BAZG3xfjFMHkMqZTiAhThrch9MyseN2h1HMHUkH0qWN2k/s400/hendygoyle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333999489866065970" border="0" /></a>Henderson impersonating a gargoyle, guarding the gardens from all evil spirits.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-63787865114280685132009-05-08T23:06:00.010-04:002009-05-09T00:52:45.626-04:00WaterloggedI did hardly any gardening this week. It was a week of rain and more rain. Everything is soggy. My big accomplishment was making plant labels! Sad. I will make up for it this weekend though. Somehow.<br /><br />Lots of my roses are bloomed out on their big spring flush. It makes me sad. They'll be back though, right? Lots of other flowers to look forward to also. I can't wait for the daylilies.<br /><br />My <a href="http://antiqueroseemporium.com/">Antique Rose Emporium</a> order arrived this week. Look at these beautiful plants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzfn3DTdWZHDfLI1IT9f6ig2arIu9X4OfPaSLR5UIF8GNJDrSV9a4KCTMAAnWABi16n1gotyGRgUZXwptqNK6nu-9Sc90CcSjufJT4fY35bLEORugHwxYUnlPl2bfy7UFve3rM352rYg/s1600-h/roses-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzfn3DTdWZHDfLI1IT9f6ig2arIu9X4OfPaSLR5UIF8GNJDrSV9a4KCTMAAnWABi16n1gotyGRgUZXwptqNK6nu-9Sc90CcSjufJT4fY35bLEORugHwxYUnlPl2bfy7UFve3rM352rYg/s400/roses-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333660194737548338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also received order from <a href="http://daylilyandhostagardens.com/">Daylily and Hosta Gardens</a>. Big, beautiful daylily fans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RF_Daa_r7RpBRP2kObAwvk2rI57rX1enYxxSxRZit4x0zis49a7_kqE14PW2aWfsahyphenhyphenV3G7TsQWQGC7Qky9dGCBIy7c52p4mepbiEYfeju8OM82Nl5WYTEMas6djGkMJfY40jG4Jolo/s1600-h/daylilies-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RF_Daa_r7RpBRP2kObAwvk2rI57rX1enYxxSxRZit4x0zis49a7_kqE14PW2aWfsahyphenhyphenV3G7TsQWQGC7Qky9dGCBIy7c52p4mepbiEYfeju8OM82Nl5WYTEMas6djGkMJfY40jG4Jolo/s400/daylilies-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333660189193545858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have sooo much planting to do. The ground has just got to dry out soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhyphenhyphenhQflrjh0raGTedeD8gGlTvI3wuLEDAE2j9lMmfsA_flJU5ekMwBrvC0RvkltBnwfYLfeAhFCQ40D0phUWAWVBW1t9D65kFJXiI748v43R57KUddJN2Jh9pBeeBnjCIeKd8TWxKKaQ/s1600-h/courtyard-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhyphenhyphenhQflrjh0raGTedeD8gGlTvI3wuLEDAE2j9lMmfsA_flJU5ekMwBrvC0RvkltBnwfYLfeAhFCQ40D0phUWAWVBW1t9D65kFJXiI748v43R57KUddJN2Jh9pBeeBnjCIeKd8TWxKKaQ/s400/courtyard-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333657059584310466" border="0" /></a>Here's my Angel shade garden and courtyard area at end of driveway. I want to do something with that little pond thing. I may put a few goldfish in it. Definitely put water plants in it and do rocks around it. I did get white impatiens planted among the ferns.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPM2VhXeVSVrYq0i-GFIMVEHX-G1vcKYp-IKlW3NHhSQRq_SE2R709hSgioK92ots1bmRTiUCO8_aAwARNo1jQ8hxbvsyyD6ggVCRwGHOpmijWtMMVfYbX4-HX9s7uXq3CgGG1K2cyA/s1600-h/gate-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsPM2VhXeVSVrYq0i-GFIMVEHX-G1vcKYp-IKlW3NHhSQRq_SE2R709hSgioK92ots1bmRTiUCO8_aAwARNo1jQ8hxbvsyyD6ggVCRwGHOpmijWtMMVfYbX4-HX9s7uXq3CgGG1K2cyA/s400/gate-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333657053053985906" border="0" /></a>Here's the arbor and gate in that area to back yard. Trying to decide whether to stain it or paint it white. What do you think?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LI9rBQAZOmC5_6FG9BGos_aMvAHdF0ATUknKcTlMLUGpJElDGi4PssgADj0IJd8_Ihlnb6grD5giIhnIMm6wBJmhAiBPvoDtbUyY8KKQpT-N3kLHnVElw5AAEO8lXsEvzrkVLIO0GW8/s1600-h/garden1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LI9rBQAZOmC5_6FG9BGos_aMvAHdF0ATUknKcTlMLUGpJElDGi4PssgADj0IJd8_Ihlnb6grD5giIhnIMm6wBJmhAiBPvoDtbUyY8KKQpT-N3kLHnVElw5AAEO8lXsEvzrkVLIO0GW8/s400/garden1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333660178491432498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK3AHKHgwRfEqfeC8JslLJ-LaMTtqkMC38fdTKd2t-v_dAOj5M3WkHrCvSlu7O8AAHh0YEnKxZEBNPUOPMsujPeD7RuOcSpY79AcIKfnYfCyA_RpBVZROArH0JRfPIsJ_0ZtKZcHIQ70/s1600-h/clmargotkoster-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK3AHKHgwRfEqfeC8JslLJ-LaMTtqkMC38fdTKd2t-v_dAOj5M3WkHrCvSlu7O8AAHh0YEnKxZEBNPUOPMsujPeD7RuOcSpY79AcIKfnYfCyA_RpBVZROArH0JRfPIsJ_0ZtKZcHIQ70/s400/clmargotkoster-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333659538130094754" border="0" /></a>'Cl. Margot Koster'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr-1riV2Uc03QddtpKYddNazJSRefG16MoHaULXv9AOhD5Q0uespmZEqja1l2h-UqUOdlA81kfm68MLnSvMJjaHqmY9or1KmNBlbRC3Rq7BDjlK_X9f_SJs3tcfSND3xNJ-Ld_wO58Y0/s1600-h/siberianiris-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr-1riV2Uc03QddtpKYddNazJSRefG16MoHaULXv9AOhD5Q0uespmZEqja1l2h-UqUOdlA81kfm68MLnSvMJjaHqmY9or1KmNBlbRC3Rq7BDjlK_X9f_SJs3tcfSND3xNJ-Ld_wO58Y0/s400/siberianiris-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333659531400899906" border="0" /></a>Siberian iris<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJv_VZ5JmogXKEVsVVwjYwem5f4yvn4zh4pTWDaPdbJtJCxBLnUh50MH8hqzjl5VSHyDdO5-ROBfYHJVxQ1ol7R8JzgSMHm76nqZNPN8__9CtPtN7Cau9tby5yN7RrQ-fA-OHhFLxBSA/s1600-h/peonyfestivamaxima-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJv_VZ5JmogXKEVsVVwjYwem5f4yvn4zh4pTWDaPdbJtJCxBLnUh50MH8hqzjl5VSHyDdO5-ROBfYHJVxQ1ol7R8JzgSMHm76nqZNPN8__9CtPtN7Cau9tby5yN7RrQ-fA-OHhFLxBSA/s400/peonyfestivamaxima-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333659520858742530" border="0" /></a>Peony 'Festiva Maxima'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikK-qfQCPiYOtuwS9TKq3C40-Qxa934JWh9cWB7WInMwfYFvI2c9wNNYw2I5glt1nAjQUndfFdR9Wbu5LSsNbA_SoNTphDZov3GGNEq3IK0Zkqe8-sXNVWgI_aAlZPDdGBO2ItTTlJrY/s1600-h/molineux-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikK-qfQCPiYOtuwS9TKq3C40-Qxa934JWh9cWB7WInMwfYFvI2c9wNNYw2I5glt1nAjQUndfFdR9Wbu5LSsNbA_SoNTphDZov3GGNEq3IK0Zkqe8-sXNVWgI_aAlZPDdGBO2ItTTlJrY/s400/molineux-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333659511691439010" border="0" /></a>'Molineux'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bgAX-0Hjzh2HHUacdFc7CVNO2UaWL_rSyUpXZ6KkaDjDIF80Hj9EWteSHlbHn-X_0Gwn4fi0J-wAV37XdHyxXOQCvyix3ykAM7RNdn0oFuXprjQDxqtX33tZ0uQx2OlsEgLiXqwMbwI/s1600-h/geraniumbrookside-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bgAX-0Hjzh2HHUacdFc7CVNO2UaWL_rSyUpXZ6KkaDjDIF80Hj9EWteSHlbHn-X_0Gwn4fi0J-wAV37XdHyxXOQCvyix3ykAM7RNdn0oFuXprjQDxqtX33tZ0uQx2OlsEgLiXqwMbwI/s400/geraniumbrookside-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333659503551352850" border="0" /></a>Geranium 'Brookside'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfFekqovVt6HBGThpQTHTrj6TR_y0vRbUPJM5NmsMTEu2vmNSGuZsm1HKKtfm2-X56Q-8AGJcT5VeRFKlN-K1FzOCxNtSvpEQolRtqLwm43ztjWDFxR__WhGvv1qx-dCOIDk9F0hSgkY/s1600-h/judetheobscure-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfFekqovVt6HBGThpQTHTrj6TR_y0vRbUPJM5NmsMTEu2vmNSGuZsm1HKKtfm2-X56Q-8AGJcT5VeRFKlN-K1FzOCxNtSvpEQolRtqLwm43ztjWDFxR__WhGvv1qx-dCOIDk9F0hSgkY/s400/judetheobscure-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333658740545042914" border="0" /></a>'Jude the Obscure'<br />This rose has the most delicious fragrance.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW-sET4yjD5uQ6W3m0dQaWEqLbFLLFHMEBjMz0Gk9T7HPcjKIccXun6chjjCfJqE6t8QPgscbC3dzlZ3kR0URcc1frHbSXcRnEsLbWXscEOAWKjY9kDTPsZvQ1K76xOeTvHKhDK98Hwg/s1600-h/phyllisbide3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKS16eF47MBYmk15p8OPK5Fx_VsYKzQZLkCZF-9o3r8F8CiBZXwoJMSi7soG6hgDN4iSBSzl9JTBJ40eKdU3MOM16QmU7bZPFFVs9zQrNAOl5PJMUB92OX1-eNSBcXZ3U3pCgC9RTz2w/s400/teasinggeorgia3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333657819339247570" border="0" /></a>'Teasing Georgia'<br />One of my favorites.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq6HKATxNtGO_3R8XIvN3Ov6v9PZiPbQzWwY9lEluFbMnuJZxjvEwizUHpBy8u8jP0Qvz9v5KZLslbt0J5c4ChI9v0NQfGNA7q1ghjSmfryNVnjS6kdLs8CfpQPiapdfYqHAA4-qLTbQ/s1600-h/cardinal-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq6HKATxNtGO_3R8XIvN3Ov6v9PZiPbQzWwY9lEluFbMnuJZxjvEwizUHpBy8u8jP0Qvz9v5KZLslbt0J5c4ChI9v0NQfGNA7q1ghjSmfryNVnjS6kdLs8CfpQPiapdfYqHAA4-qLTbQ/s400/cardinal-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333657813863296786" border="0" /></a>'Cardinal de Richelieu'<br />This rose is in too much shade in my Secret Garden.<br />It's so beautiful it deserves a better spot.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tfRKz_Q-lK_hdhh4iX78lIEhHDnXtezL69lxMyishft2DZeMVVc4MIk7da10d-si4QURqU0RVBtGLR2RTOPa8sfmwEN1wC5J4l56V57f2JVHaKKbP3rLVONpyqLAVsyWQmF8n-HJRJM/s1600-h/pergola1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOriTDg2spvPwMj1BYF3PK7Y1zXlXmeuRAuOGM1kogO4terwsIJTcUlms4vQQZzQP2o7Y9wTkNpFcRjEgCd1n0jRs_AXyW3HJYFfjIlWlc8XjhkuzCfKygB1AVlIuNAgjxwUj4DToH0rU/s400/mrsrmfinch2b-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333660216950658594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxvrMsDnWF62D4KVjEr4Pvk-hf0CKd9KOQHz9ZVH_gKRnNdDPmwbv8yirZfjbSIiHmcLyJT86CSVqjImPQiKGExV6LLz1M7ZD7flvtVVViWuKRlrzKqSueBa8N995pYW7gk9EWt-PJvU/s1600-h/mrsrmfinch6b-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxvrMsDnWF62D4KVjEr4Pvk-hf0CKd9KOQHz9ZVH_gKRnNdDPmwbv8yirZfjbSIiHmcLyJT86CSVqjImPQiKGExV6LLz1M7ZD7flvtVVViWuKRlrzKqSueBa8N995pYW7gk9EWt-PJvU/s400/mrsrmfinch6b-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333660208723291186" border="0" /></a>'Mrs. R.M. Finch'<br />One of my first roses.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkexEZs6F-MBflSMIW5KV9vGG6ELuWwstiUdYWYdb4MArCPLtp_er-tN2UAcFVAHzWqmoDjzNolZp5_f1d4-V5beCyM9BeV6wiXI26-zusrSBWUht-Bmlk4RiJQ-jg4Zb6z-oV8VmjR4k/s1600-h/perledor-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkexEZs6F-MBflSMIW5KV9vGG6ELuWwstiUdYWYdb4MArCPLtp_er-tN2UAcFVAHzWqmoDjzNolZp5_f1d4-V5beCyM9BeV6wiXI26-zusrSBWUht-Bmlk4RiJQ-jg4Zb6z-oV8VmjR4k/s400/perledor-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333656029354018162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vZI34KOkr0o3SeSX5tLRT3RWU_9nR0b7RnBuMERvd4vWRQ2JrucQ7eNgvcUuVPZqaZB23FuMshGdDo2KB7gavcho7XLLxcdTnnoYzJzC9IlEMezaB0pyBR55QZWMsTun5hFASme9sBc/s1600-h/perledor2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vZI34KOkr0o3SeSX5tLRT3RWU_9nR0b7RnBuMERvd4vWRQ2JrucQ7eNgvcUuVPZqaZB23FuMshGdDo2KB7gavcho7XLLxcdTnnoYzJzC9IlEMezaB0pyBR55QZWMsTun5hFASme9sBc/s400/perledor2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333656020222854338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUr8AsfBQMdB_saQA3uGEjt2_O7awa4HQ0IhuBOPbPmfF44c1KDdgWPriH6i2ms1DoVdYzB4DwkQCV5b6s8hQFxNh-XBhbcQT9Qs2GZare2mm2Y1wcsqfyhp1qnoI9eL0rULA2EMwwdA/s1600-h/perledor3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUr8AsfBQMdB_saQA3uGEjt2_O7awa4HQ0IhuBOPbPmfF44c1KDdgWPriH6i2ms1DoVdYzB4DwkQCV5b6s8hQFxNh-XBhbcQT9Qs2GZare2mm2Y1wcsqfyhp1qnoI9eL0rULA2EMwwdA/s400/perledor3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333656007833241170" border="0" /></a>'Perle d'Or'<br />A favorite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhxxRYPwLFwZkdJhJfPVyNQxAf3RgjRTK6QWQewzEcVO5Vx93I01sJ9MsQqdO70No-beaaSqgWP0n1mCNEWtEmhqTl4CPRPJuisbMBcHqHRe8w-8vqBGhvdByhCyJm8tWPKlpi09PlLI/s1600-h/grahamthomas1b-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhxxRYPwLFwZkdJhJfPVyNQxAf3RgjRTK6QWQewzEcVO5Vx93I01sJ9MsQqdO70No-beaaSqgWP0n1mCNEWtEmhqTl4CPRPJuisbMBcHqHRe8w-8vqBGhvdByhCyJm8tWPKlpi09PlLI/s400/grahamthomas1b-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333682412681852050" border="0" /></a>'Graham Thomas'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyXai7DBsSFXknNR6t_IrFXH3777h7aV-H82qNRCo6ItpB0svm6rebVoFzRkeSIT-F0aJMgWO6Bby4t_UYwF9gS4k-OSMtTy318onYgbdH8c3m8NXz1LbzVrreSn3UnuvGztmsTd9K5M/s1600-h/wrsmmecochet-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyXai7DBsSFXknNR6t_IrFXH3777h7aV-H82qNRCo6ItpB0svm6rebVoFzRkeSIT-F0aJMgWO6Bby4t_UYwF9gS4k-OSMtTy318onYgbdH8c3m8NXz1LbzVrreSn3UnuvGztmsTd9K5M/s400/wrsmmecochet-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333655999513505906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCJbehlObzMArcLIlO7gCm1dA6HAMVaGdsWgez8SaYDiXKQmmQUoN6UYW2jAJ70GLllbpAxwceBV8rQJCFBcbOHLNjZe_MoHbpKGJQhBDjneFGPLD1QPr6ArR8GeCN3EtCREKpgCHlCo/s1600-h/cochetgrahamthomas-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCJbehlObzMArcLIlO7gCm1dA6HAMVaGdsWgez8SaYDiXKQmmQUoN6UYW2jAJ70GLllbpAxwceBV8rQJCFBcbOHLNjZe_MoHbpKGJQhBDjneFGPLD1QPr6ArR8GeCN3EtCREKpgCHlCo/s400/cochetgrahamthomas-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333655989757758690" border="0" /></a>'White Maman Cochet' and 'Graham Thomas'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For Mother's Day, I get to go to<a href="http://www.marshaskoi.com/dnn/"> Marsha's Koi</a> tomorrow to buy a new koi, since I lost two to the heron and who knows how many small ones to the snake. I'm still heartbroken about losing Dottie, my favorite. Lesson learned: Never name a fish after your dead mother.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-84474934719742316992009-05-05T13:14:00.011-04:002009-05-06T21:13:38.077-04:00Rainy Day ListsI haven't done any rain gardening today. I may go out later to feed the roses. I for sure am going to work on my plant labels/markers. I am finally getting my roses straightened out, and I don't want to forget any again. I still have good intentions of making garden maps.<br /><br />I placed orders for roses and daylilies in the last week. I can't wait to get them all. I've planned in my head where some of them are going.<br /><br />List ordered from <a href="http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/">Roses Unlimited</a>:<br /><br />Mrs. B.R. Cant<br />Duchesse de Brabant<br />Adam<br />Buff Beauty<br /><br />List ordered from <a href="http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/">Antique Rose Emporium</a>:<br /><br />Jaune Desprez<br />Celine Forestier<br />Reine des Violettes<br />Mutabilis<br /><br />List of additional roses I wish I had ordered:<br /><br />Clementina Carbonieri<br />Cl. Cecile Brunner<br /><br />List of daylilies ordered from <a href="http://www.daylilyandhostagardens.com/index.html">Daylily and Hosta Gardens</a>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhyphenhyphenFx_aTiYgAK-U37Vz9f4m1OPMojx9feUQU96PC7LYlH1ae911x90XlRoDnx1O-RvzWQwoh_-eb9bAUcg7myNbj8ihzMHf36nKnErJlfo98m7uv56lqqTSmdGQDaCrTGy31NCeSRf0o/s1600-h/Cherry_Chapeau-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhyphenhyphenFx_aTiYgAK-U37Vz9f4m1OPMojx9feUQU96PC7LYlH1ae911x90XlRoDnx1O-RvzWQwoh_-eb9bAUcg7myNbj8ihzMHf36nKnErJlfo98m7uv56lqqTSmdGQDaCrTGy31NCeSRf0o/s400/Cherry_Chapeau-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391508401833954" border="0" /></a> 'Cherry Chapeau'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fwAGOPK7lCUl9MVXOF2uPoyJ6F5SfjUw6TFIuL8xaxviQ9fojOBy59hikKu8-Qr_BiJumgYiGBcoHRvc9jmC6Sd9Op9w7G7xadi_U3QGbzCKgvPIS5EPXQkwMm10QS73m1pW14r8NF0/s1600-h/Court_Magician-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fwAGOPK7lCUl9MVXOF2uPoyJ6F5SfjUw6TFIuL8xaxviQ9fojOBy59hikKu8-Qr_BiJumgYiGBcoHRvc9jmC6Sd9Op9w7G7xadi_U3QGbzCKgvPIS5EPXQkwMm10QS73m1pW14r8NF0/s400/Court_Magician-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391510741295106" border="0" /></a>'Court Magician'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphY9E5pPDmIPKaDp1k0s8_sF0Bg6uoLozldVpaxaoFSpLsr5RJuF-Rl9O3-vbNs-NUqatX8kQ7i46ea5z7t4oQ1I5vZ_sUce5N8z2UHziY7lkvVCY8kk3ez8MyYnRvZYp_OXA54zBpL8/s1600-h/Emperor_Butterfly-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphY9E5pPDmIPKaDp1k0s8_sF0Bg6uoLozldVpaxaoFSpLsr5RJuF-Rl9O3-vbNs-NUqatX8kQ7i46ea5z7t4oQ1I5vZ_sUce5N8z2UHziY7lkvVCY8kk3ez8MyYnRvZYp_OXA54zBpL8/s400/Emperor_Butterfly-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391506745446178" border="0" /></a>'Emperor Butterfly'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH3QcLlwrked8GOCC_8MDEbVh70LaWUSl9s3BpN4ACMAipbX72h7RnHmEtt4DGoKi9hx6Tnfua7R9uKm64Tl0g46F259VcJx3ybEVOw7XNJMuhXPYROnYIICpdCNrs8f7e-_FfSkZzTw/s1600-h/Irving_Shulman-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH3QcLlwrked8GOCC_8MDEbVh70LaWUSl9s3BpN4ACMAipbX72h7RnHmEtt4DGoKi9hx6Tnfua7R9uKm64Tl0g46F259VcJx3ybEVOw7XNJMuhXPYROnYIICpdCNrs8f7e-_FfSkZzTw/s400/Irving_Shulman-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391385421963186" border="0" /></a>'Irving Shulman'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yR5fnn-HIr-Jkw6hMuSzd897ljNEnF4XUzNd2Iwy2oKnu6MOLhRF4VwL5RZVWREwBGNjNUpxCu8csX3NSkaeC8EZbFNAfopFIk14r8qD0k6T_SIaNO7r4sq76mRDRiogO0cfvrIxjUw/s1600-h/Madge_Cayse-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yR5fnn-HIr-Jkw6hMuSzd897ljNEnF4XUzNd2Iwy2oKnu6MOLhRF4VwL5RZVWREwBGNjNUpxCu8csX3NSkaeC8EZbFNAfopFIk14r8qD0k6T_SIaNO7r4sq76mRDRiogO0cfvrIxjUw/s400/Madge_Cayse-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391384993964498" border="0" /></a>'Madge Cayse'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHGctLkjioMm3zkeG1la-VqsRqAclutce68siCDWZUuYQ0HlLwhmEX0yaAZfavx9LOf3vhK0hnCrNnviOD-DE1I_TQ0wz1G6mwPCE2xiqxCcPuGbnGu7CoBRpwvUUCtZkqNIXf0Q74CU/s1600-h/Pumpkin_Kid-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHGctLkjioMm3zkeG1la-VqsRqAclutce68siCDWZUuYQ0HlLwhmEX0yaAZfavx9LOf3vhK0hnCrNnviOD-DE1I_TQ0wz1G6mwPCE2xiqxCcPuGbnGu7CoBRpwvUUCtZkqNIXf0Q74CU/s400/Pumpkin_Kid-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391381607451458" border="0" /></a>'Pumpkin Kid'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9toAEbIbtStGtDKMO2z_FBI2FFxGeR-ASUdO-3z5vOVsQS-3SUQp7ZQUktkTbr_j96PaCJKfzD2X9kyakz0FT2krb-WJtJKBYCNv9aQJPDo1gcb5fcNjplEFDgeoMzfSRLOuZqM_UWM/s1600-h/Royal_Saracen-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9toAEbIbtStGtDKMO2z_FBI2FFxGeR-ASUdO-3z5vOVsQS-3SUQp7ZQUktkTbr_j96PaCJKfzD2X9kyakz0FT2krb-WJtJKBYCNv9aQJPDo1gcb5fcNjplEFDgeoMzfSRLOuZqM_UWM/s400/Royal_Saracen-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391380108505618" border="0" /></a>'Royal Saracen'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX7lL9TcJ6aaWVqjs4Gu6tcMwr7JNiTsPNzFRnsKSUIxvsqBzrOnaJ7Ai8qVSb8HCk-dE1SyFPHu-3RMQzxK779PH4kGfcakzv0UiobJqjzCVV4UyN7rWNGorNx5pGCizEnXCXEreK2g/s1600-h/Ruffled_Double_Frills-600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX7lL9TcJ6aaWVqjs4Gu6tcMwr7JNiTsPNzFRnsKSUIxvsqBzrOnaJ7Ai8qVSb8HCk-dE1SyFPHu-3RMQzxK779PH4kGfcakzv0UiobJqjzCVV4UyN7rWNGorNx5pGCizEnXCXEreK2g/s400/Ruffled_Double_Frills-600x450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391381271431538" border="0" /></a>'Ruffle Doubled Frills'<br /><br />(daylily photos from Daylily and Hosta Gardens)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">List of garden wishes and dreams:<br /><br />Ruins garden with crumbling wall, statuary, "black" flowers<br />Rose tunnel<br />Border and walkway around perimeter of back yard<br />Night/white garden<br /><br />List of pretty, blooming things yesterday and today:<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpq6iktyAfMvPC3ghT_aRr9X6kQo3f8YKkQXnqKGpR10OUZwQOYkXzut2H2uvx80ketCkCfaRWfwcY39CUCWa4xnSOlWrSWgJoUJnf_pRnLlLuNi5j57apCL-WHHNGnrIr_W4FLddLFY/s1600-h/house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpq6iktyAfMvPC3ghT_aRr9X6kQo3f8YKkQXnqKGpR10OUZwQOYkXzut2H2uvx80ketCkCfaRWfwcY39CUCWa4xnSOlWrSWgJoUJnf_pRnLlLuNi5j57apCL-WHHNGnrIr_W4FLddLFY/s400/house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391117330714802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U1-7MOlkhQNLWAREnp7VLXdb8uEkGO0cLMS8iwRj8G6a12h7Nmcy_XBA5uwk1O8aZi8ZVJb8HJCH20AMkyqDtdw5OYsxP3b3LAvg5mea_fgAgmld_bhpOWCjwgsFOc83Wty8EKWgLcE/s1600-h/ladyemmahamilton2s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U1-7MOlkhQNLWAREnp7VLXdb8uEkGO0cLMS8iwRj8G6a12h7Nmcy_XBA5uwk1O8aZi8ZVJb8HJCH20AMkyqDtdw5OYsxP3b3LAvg5mea_fgAgmld_bhpOWCjwgsFOc83Wty8EKWgLcE/s400/ladyemmahamilton2s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332391114344644946" border="0" /></a>'Lady Emma Hamilton'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmBY0uxLvzEEXV6FRCoTPccyQaMWr0nqWPwDaYW1Uyipp_ifpejzcPYyZw0mNSFC6uwZz9WKAt0xqD1Pe60s8v6um2EvnJt2OkWOpqLiQq6yKVsxIaIbRO_KmEksROTCXqWYIA6wm3E0/s1600-h/pataustin2s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmBY0uxLvzEEXV6FRCoTPccyQaMWr0nqWPwDaYW1Uyipp_ifpejzcPYyZw0mNSFC6uwZz9WKAt0xqD1Pe60s8v6um2EvnJt2OkWOpqLiQq6yKVsxIaIbRO_KmEksROTCXqWYIA6wm3E0/s400/pataustin2s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390921998247570" border="0" /></a>My first rose love 'Pat Austin'. I find its nodding habit sweet.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8S79j83_2d4bX_5oEIKaYlQoCEzmKu8Me-45-78QbS14fnjsL3kf0OzWB0VtTuNFNJGxz3OxSWntXGcGZIqnpYgNuhfSZSS4zxi7Tu2GtapDgazeYeYqPpMiwKvMfHMpL9RLv-zwnzg/s1600-h/sunshines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8S79j83_2d4bX_5oEIKaYlQoCEzmKu8Me-45-78QbS14fnjsL3kf0OzWB0VtTuNFNJGxz3OxSWntXGcGZIqnpYgNuhfSZSS4zxi7Tu2GtapDgazeYeYqPpMiwKvMfHMpL9RLv-zwnzg/s400/sunshines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390916085101250" border="0" /></a>'Molineux'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgaX9zR2Sm_HOHH9mhk_bBHzjs2QhzZTcN0vKEFEqgZBBMh_B40ZEu254k9ddt-HPM0UA2QpQ75AHKcx8ST0kTrt5sSnJVxQLA8XWZMPI05ki-FTlflJdV49e3ptx-fq248vkQeeW3Co/s1600-h/foxglove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgaX9zR2Sm_HOHH9mhk_bBHzjs2QhzZTcN0vKEFEqgZBBMh_B40ZEu254k9ddt-HPM0UA2QpQ75AHKcx8ST0kTrt5sSnJVxQLA8XWZMPI05ki-FTlflJdV49e3ptx-fq248vkQeeW3Co/s400/foxglove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390912657698434" border="0" /></a>Digitalis<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZxzSmMsIn698RmMol1Q_s-tU2p3XmioaDGXjgvv-yOStWxvC0ZfBQOPoNcmv0int2_gofFb-hp6BWRIh6QIU4OKkPgwr3_5_tyg9pLXWhQiBFGMquj6n8v-DfyM4qqRPga6_JEV2dCc/s1600-h/peonypillar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZxzSmMsIn698RmMol1Q_s-tU2p3XmioaDGXjgvv-yOStWxvC0ZfBQOPoNcmv0int2_gofFb-hp6BWRIh6QIU4OKkPgwr3_5_tyg9pLXWhQiBFGMquj6n8v-DfyM4qqRPga6_JEV2dCc/s400/peonypillar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390911153159234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRH2qJJFpiT7IUZy-TviMHZWaiEvNcQ4gUhj327FRamjQbR1hiHJmTH23WjcIylQcE9oh79G7ru_TfPEPXrO83VsKT4_cwHP-bndAecX_zSwc2Dzpcfj5ekJ5hz0I8yyMjR6IofLDP0A/s1600-h/peony.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRH2qJJFpiT7IUZy-TviMHZWaiEvNcQ4gUhj327FRamjQbR1hiHJmTH23WjcIylQcE9oh79G7ru_TfPEPXrO83VsKT4_cwHP-bndAecX_zSwc2Dzpcfj5ekJ5hz0I8yyMjR6IofLDP0A/s400/peony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390911791204850" border="0" /></a>Peony 'Maxima'. One of my oldest garden plants.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XA8RvrwSb5GR130bAIBmcmUpowJQbIHNujIcqDglrzFKHbMikSDrJExvFCYwnX7qvhsr5s4urGX4EwchZpXXfwoMd2BzDxG518T9pAhY3AGnKzcSTKINaIbMuT6shyphenhyphenv7VUObqBjDIO4/s1600-h/eveyrathermanos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XA8RvrwSb5GR130bAIBmcmUpowJQbIHNujIcqDglrzFKHbMikSDrJExvFCYwnX7qvhsr5s4urGX4EwchZpXXfwoMd2BzDxG518T9pAhY3AGnKzcSTKINaIbMuT6shyphenhyphenv7VUObqBjDIO4/s400/eveyrathermanos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390401955079186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkCEOAWMXFeTXRkaoWxQ9DBodXA3uancd_Z6NVV4ETvYPWD_XI3_DbTmuPhLkPGg5Qcc2vGK21KqDqCejOU4QQkRYm-h-UxOEq3fJCWzslcfWSzH0T7N2uCtXZePBDkf41ZICet7c_7I/s1600-h/eveyrathermanoss2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkCEOAWMXFeTXRkaoWxQ9DBodXA3uancd_Z6NVV4ETvYPWD_XI3_DbTmuPhLkPGg5Qcc2vGK21KqDqCejOU4QQkRYm-h-UxOEq3fJCWzslcfWSzH0T7N2uCtXZePBDkf41ZICet7c_7I/s400/eveyrathermanoss2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390400963326194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtlQ6RBf5Slf6CxP4-1AM8lgHvPje-ZxoogPsbGf-lcNGWS_LmAdZSzkQUr02DrUSKepcKPOwJsiXL79oJ0t1BnFqLr_EwsIgpemWxuFkzjLV7yb-NFctHKGNvS6z5lo0ySLjJ44nPkc/s1600-h/eveyrathermanoss3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtlQ6RBf5Slf6CxP4-1AM8lgHvPje-ZxoogPsbGf-lcNGWS_LmAdZSzkQUr02DrUSKepcKPOwJsiXL79oJ0t1BnFqLr_EwsIgpemWxuFkzjLV7yb-NFctHKGNvS6z5lo0ySLjJ44nPkc/s400/eveyrathermanoss3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390393871472386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdOcZZyWCEJFK-jeNRbGF7zXgsiwL0uoLP2EXqoNwDP0WI-txefdJB74iQd9vzZmDF3g2XQN5cw9djTJ-FGyAmr1ROrVY4OxpYlKpQhWys_QzQjTzB12pugZeQgcY-GpRy0eIZJzBXYU/s1600-h/eveyrathermanos4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdOcZZyWCEJFK-jeNRbGF7zXgsiwL0uoLP2EXqoNwDP0WI-txefdJB74iQd9vzZmDF3g2XQN5cw9djTJ-FGyAmr1ROrVY4OxpYlKpQhWys_QzQjTzB12pugZeQgcY-GpRy0eIZJzBXYU/s400/eveyrathermanos4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390392334593490" border="0" /></a>Can you tell I'm a bit obsessed with this arch and 'E. Veyrat Hermanos'?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg885w2RBy7MwGFHSkaFTA8-cNMAzTHuZc1kJsIWyCFd0aJeHyFadpnzvf7SYL5WaJxqN9fhc0V_QuycXIjo4_JvjOllvWACZ0-qxvaD0mDnQ6oFW9jc1How3pF1_hGY-0RuC_rRclsjvs/s1600-h/teasinggeorgia2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg885w2RBy7MwGFHSkaFTA8-cNMAzTHuZc1kJsIWyCFd0aJeHyFadpnzvf7SYL5WaJxqN9fhc0V_QuycXIjo4_JvjOllvWACZ0-qxvaD0mDnQ6oFW9jc1How3pF1_hGY-0RuC_rRclsjvs/s400/teasinggeorgia2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332390387128681202" border="0" /></a>'Teasing Georgia'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqwwZvms87MjbQlODHs7dHnRlz8eABefaM1acNrcLNJk8ndqfN_kTaDI_asuidCuV0HdxRCbNFLF7T6inqZFnqPZ0XhFLOVcR_LeI521KTLoB0TNUP43BZgE9GpN7ErNjyAlDsjH0svY/s1600-h/perled'or3s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqwwZvms87MjbQlODHs7dHnRlz8eABefaM1acNrcLNJk8ndqfN_kTaDI_asuidCuV0HdxRCbNFLF7T6inqZFnqPZ0XhFLOVcR_LeI521KTLoB0TNUP43BZgE9GpN7ErNjyAlDsjH0svY/s400/perled'or3s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332389904502676482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiizyWA73w9EwTar-m2b4WdJJRCO9izLjOonotiynB_JC_QRXcflX_8E7UzKzFRQh5zhnq99zFjZkbq_19yWbtVxGU4UFEwUNEDevL1WWFH7MjOAfmz5R_OeIqsxVZwXyi7QGVXWVu1cc/s1600-h/perled'or1s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiizyWA73w9EwTar-m2b4WdJJRCO9izLjOonotiynB_JC_QRXcflX_8E7UzKzFRQh5zhnq99zFjZkbq_19yWbtVxGU4UFEwUNEDevL1WWFH7MjOAfmz5R_OeIqsxVZwXyi7QGVXWVu1cc/s400/perled'or1s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332389900816663218" border="0" /></a>'Perle d'Or'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz2BbPg5lh-3XTJ9xxDzzRm8Dl5z50u3ds9SOkcuR9ybKW-GdUo6QyVzkhqL6yyv9wXmKBw3v21ieDhVAab41JUY1QepXfeBnZWxIQRgmO4IK1y9jVELHne-vzTUPoVd_zyxjLGUasrQ/s1600-h/blumenschmidt1s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz2BbPg5lh-3XTJ9xxDzzRm8Dl5z50u3ds9SOkcuR9ybKW-GdUo6QyVzkhqL6yyv9wXmKBw3v21ieDhVAab41JUY1QepXfeBnZWxIQRgmO4IK1y9jVELHne-vzTUPoVd_zyxjLGUasrQ/s400/blumenschmidt1s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332389899684036226" border="0" /></a>'Blumenschmidt'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g8Cx1wjAJXboj3CtzcwE9vI7MjSAF8_JfunaGOYZhMiTKtnImkIQCOLMRZ7NxgLaN5iX3a4AhSPg2b-uawORi5UQ0O7pYOhJNhFNn4q-cKbqguGAW0wlUtH5ed4M6pW_VXoDAjf8MXw/s1600-h/rosettedelizy3s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g8Cx1wjAJXboj3CtzcwE9vI7MjSAF8_JfunaGOYZhMiTKtnImkIQCOLMRZ7NxgLaN5iX3a4AhSPg2b-uawORi5UQ0O7pYOhJNhFNn4q-cKbqguGAW0wlUtH5ed4M6pW_VXoDAjf8MXw/s400/rosettedelizy3s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332389895680035170" border="0" /></a>'Rosette Delizy'<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-57957410223770537692009-05-03T16:46:00.013-04:002009-05-03T18:34:12.804-04:00Lazy SundayIt rained early this morning. That was a good excuse for no planting today. It wasn't a very good excuse for no weeding, but I used it anyway. I really just needed a day off. I did go out to enjoy everything and take pictures though. The roses are peaking here in the NC foothills (at least they are at my house).<br /><br />Even with weeds and planting to do, it's a paradise out there right now. Breathtakingly beautiful.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gaze into the garden ball and come on a walk with me through my yard...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cToGmp_H0t3uR_j6LtX9g-yKjqMYmBoxUo-0CmRCI1J7IBb4f522FYKXjF6CJKe1j0d6IiQNE6KG6n9u46hqnJzi7pECpwVwKvW6K5ZJBtbSQMOggyBjNa7RfNaDADdFuT5NS0t7MQQ/s1600-h/gazing-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cToGmp_H0t3uR_j6LtX9g-yKjqMYmBoxUo-0CmRCI1J7IBb4f522FYKXjF6CJKe1j0d6IiQNE6KG6n9u46hqnJzi7pECpwVwKvW6K5ZJBtbSQMOggyBjNa7RfNaDADdFuT5NS0t7MQQ/s400/gazing-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331729098179386530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHt3MENEW-ZrwYWQa6Ql4tLeGm1KET5Uc5KlOOtc7mXVf2JE1wPzjWaE7zYOiJVqHlkofjfCbCMuM7QiI87ZN6Hu5Cavi1YQgsqZs7K658DtFKp2vS6fJZxU1aEDPBA_1Qdzvk4L89SJY/s1600-h/goodandevil-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHt3MENEW-ZrwYWQa6Ql4tLeGm1KET5Uc5KlOOtc7mXVf2JE1wPzjWaE7zYOiJVqHlkofjfCbCMuM7QiI87ZN6Hu5Cavi1YQgsqZs7K658DtFKp2vS6fJZxU1aEDPBA_1Qdzvk4L89SJY/s400/goodandevil-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331710938567370434" border="0" /></a>Garden of Good and Evil in front. I really need something on that blank brick. Rose? Clematis? Both? Hmm...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUvxjgozHxSzNdMrymyWkMIiMv_JIx_ZM4cojDHR-p0gU3PRWj3t7Tiv-9al5JBvoPEw5Jx3XH7xzPEMZCVY3N7QqM6Sb4SGoNEAPZoWItLSHJX0N0gWNeOHlEVeYevVLf7hsxDr0_pw/s1600-h/goodandevil2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUvxjgozHxSzNdMrymyWkMIiMv_JIx_ZM4cojDHR-p0gU3PRWj3t7Tiv-9al5JBvoPEw5Jx3XH7xzPEMZCVY3N7QqM6Sb4SGoNEAPZoWItLSHJX0N0gWNeOHlEVeYevVLf7hsxDr0_pw/s400/goodandevil2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331710928024215218" border="0" /></a>Garden of Good and Dizzy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvXZQE2xt9QGzajhnEE0fwkWdYusZQdJi4r6bxnVCM1YtBJ7L74lzuxBDoNhaD3qcCDjE-qUbBsCraoxRKmDlc6N5dKymm1SaUgV1Sr7nYc1qtMdhlRA1KHUtTNjNb5K0cKdAu9GfL6o/s1600-h/clmargotkoster-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvXZQE2xt9QGzajhnEE0fwkWdYusZQdJi4r6bxnVCM1YtBJ7L74lzuxBDoNhaD3qcCDjE-qUbBsCraoxRKmDlc6N5dKymm1SaUgV1Sr7nYc1qtMdhlRA1KHUtTNjNb5K0cKdAu9GfL6o/s400/clmargotkoster-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331710920363298258" border="0" /></a>'Cl. Margot Koster'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4mrIrLk2RgnwtjbMidZSVKNLv6-oCpwUYlkplsiVq0RVJyjl4UK6vzEOsInws45D0D2QxnTnmkVQlBHyjF8V0iTJ6R_Ri0_p1TaXa1O-aoRWX8VlHBHmU0mG-3r6g6onJUpkMZN9gnY/s1600-h/crownprincessmargareta-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4mrIrLk2RgnwtjbMidZSVKNLv6-oCpwUYlkplsiVq0RVJyjl4UK6vzEOsInws45D0D2QxnTnmkVQlBHyjF8V0iTJ6R_Ri0_p1TaXa1O-aoRWX8VlHBHmU0mG-3r6g6onJUpkMZN9gnY/s400/crownprincessmargareta-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331710909472625330" border="0" /></a>'Crown Princess Margareta'<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4eBuamC9Qmm_BPN9n62fEg7_CJO2Dw1_R52NRJoAAwh3IrCsFr90f9GDjuJWCcW2gOzho9SMGR5OkdgYa-qwivxkywwwdVuLqAZWsxe9bynDiW_1EFGrrK9J-28jA4fEi4seencIbXY/s1600-h/molineux-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4eBuamC9Qmm_BPN9n62fEg7_CJO2Dw1_R52NRJoAAwh3IrCsFr90f9GDjuJWCcW2gOzho9SMGR5OkdgYa-qwivxkywwwdVuLqAZWsxe9bynDiW_1EFGrrK9J-28jA4fEi4seencIbXY/s400/molineux-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331710903087730834" border="0" /></a>'Molineux'<br /><br />Around left of house, through the arbor to the Secret Garden...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj829bXWireASSYCL0lL-PyzRsG0FPvb8CK25kNQQmnNqFWUmX752HiAkgB3ops0bP7L3AhmmrhhKuwuW4yVDh2Q6WzYjiQmeBHS2K762MW99cjcmFbraL-JvjIUZhfroHc5BEmGqE8V9E/s1600-h/eveyrat2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj829bXWireASSYCL0lL-PyzRsG0FPvb8CK25kNQQmnNqFWUmX752HiAkgB3ops0bP7L3AhmmrhhKuwuW4yVDh2Q6WzYjiQmeBHS2K762MW99cjcmFbraL-JvjIUZhfroHc5BEmGqE8V9E/s400/eveyrat2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709543017680578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7PhqhrtgCqMG-XuoI_ttXi5mFnKVMeRbO2Xp0Et4UCoq6JUqkxSZ0itUc6TAeQC-23bgpsFckYw5K0y0951oiF5-gQx9ZKswpXFDwes33DDu41rLY49zhSCE-_fJBTVZRIJkceBb0dQ/s1600-h/eveyrat-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7PhqhrtgCqMG-XuoI_ttXi5mFnKVMeRbO2Xp0Et4UCoq6JUqkxSZ0itUc6TAeQC-23bgpsFckYw5K0y0951oiF5-gQx9ZKswpXFDwes33DDu41rLY49zhSCE-_fJBTVZRIJkceBb0dQ/s400/eveyrat-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709533903510338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyj4W4MWP_rBa-GK19kMyDt5rDA7Yfqcrvm3Bdvoys7hg-jgDYbK9D6Y_pkcBhkVDIERovU6vp1ntCSPLU9mRvlkKWOMRav7a4KBXbACb2_EiLkG8TyG4Xfwva2J38XKwdaPXyjIDQSM/s1600-h/eveyrat3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyj4W4MWP_rBa-GK19kMyDt5rDA7Yfqcrvm3Bdvoys7hg-jgDYbK9D6Y_pkcBhkVDIERovU6vp1ntCSPLU9mRvlkKWOMRav7a4KBXbACb2_EiLkG8TyG4Xfwva2J38XKwdaPXyjIDQSM/s400/eveyrat3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709526460260402" border="0" /></a>'E. Veyrat Hermanos' on arch is ready to explode.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EdHi-WLQJdHPz2V6jG5CMl4As1BcXZVnABd2Yj2GvVaRE0TLSozb4co4divt1aIu1rALDRKRZ-j6gGQv4o80KyTXDqfvD3msN8xrw1oxZ6rI9ypowj24vUw1LTw3apeBZ7IWZicreQI/s1600-h/teasinggeorgia-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EdHi-WLQJdHPz2V6jG5CMl4As1BcXZVnABd2Yj2GvVaRE0TLSozb4co4divt1aIu1rALDRKRZ-j6gGQv4o80KyTXDqfvD3msN8xrw1oxZ6rI9ypowj24vUw1LTw3apeBZ7IWZicreQI/s400/teasinggeorgia-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709071359096658" border="0" /></a>It's a jungle back here! 'Teasing Georgia' on bird feeder.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehOOhM5nFPPu1hCU11b-BsijTuDViptXEHkcu-dt5MjA52w-HAElMzatRzZblpvWNRLhnSK8gTOiJAcOGs69uVO5KqKcCh2PbcepgbXZMcCf71hcMAe15ziOxugKviUUZu1AK3jkqmgM/s1600-h/apricotnectar-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehOOhM5nFPPu1hCU11b-BsijTuDViptXEHkcu-dt5MjA52w-HAElMzatRzZblpvWNRLhnSK8gTOiJAcOGs69uVO5KqKcCh2PbcepgbXZMcCf71hcMAe15ziOxugKviUUZu1AK3jkqmgM/s400/apricotnectar-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709061883205874" border="0" /></a>'Apricot Nectar'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjkq7cnSgrg_4zCIF3-xpL7DfQh87Tgvq1gxVN6oK6bhyrU1C9gid16cTIfWJMKFkKB3BaOGhDr5ELdAjzbVUTncdJNvNlw-oa9IjFYwEn48IsxFG0hwYFLGs_I3SVaNGm8j1J1h9XX4/s1600-h/marechal-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjkq7cnSgrg_4zCIF3-xpL7DfQh87Tgvq1gxVN6oK6bhyrU1C9gid16cTIfWJMKFkKB3BaOGhDr5ELdAjzbVUTncdJNvNlw-oa9IjFYwEn48IsxFG0hwYFLGs_I3SVaNGm8j1J1h9XX4/s400/marechal-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709053020728306" border="0" /></a>The ever elusive 'Marechal Niel' grows on arch at other end of this garden. It was huge, but this year only two or three canes are alive. So sad.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Take a break on the screen porch.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVmrsjhHAiLX7DaeO4lSSWZPUftt_C6yWsIby9CvszUqZy9Xolz9OC4pB_gKs6w2Lk1SwffJWtBjj2KlJBvlKQWER-CusgxPF9_OENNVUPdJEudU-6gz7oyuHrNxC-Y6Ifwnwv8nC_FI/s1600-h/screenporch-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVmrsjhHAiLX7DaeO4lSSWZPUftt_C6yWsIby9CvszUqZy9Xolz9OC4pB_gKs6w2Lk1SwffJWtBjj2KlJBvlKQWER-CusgxPF9_OENNVUPdJEudU-6gz7oyuHrNxC-Y6Ifwnwv8nC_FI/s400/screenporch-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709045503581714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLkw20RI9biFALebm-FCm4zxKcUu4XUyMt2GSpPO9fPPK2o7cuhfNRQrK8leZ9eji3J6m8DdUtqF-z4Prq6somo5sXubHOEheU1cPF8mYIlNpK2Ev4brz99KriDeedJWuTIJC9V6X-mI/s1600-h/screenporch2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLkw20RI9biFALebm-FCm4zxKcUu4XUyMt2GSpPO9fPPK2o7cuhfNRQrK8leZ9eji3J6m8DdUtqF-z4Prq6somo5sXubHOEheU1cPF8mYIlNpK2Ev4brz99KriDeedJWuTIJC9V6X-mI/s400/screenporch2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331709037131619266" border="0" /></a><br />Back outside, around to backyard. Down the steps, through the pergola.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-G0WpaMyZ9mGAeDLJjTuXMEqyncUchdjlbu8M4YN99YVQwkBFVQiIjlsdOIND5Aa1MnFXLx0dYCQx_u5Lil5Vf00OA8NXl_qLFbfCTGnd5lo5ttH-NLnjGTCyiguehtIlKSA91aoUJE/s1600-h/clwhitemamancochet1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-G0WpaMyZ9mGAeDLJjTuXMEqyncUchdjlbu8M4YN99YVQwkBFVQiIjlsdOIND5Aa1MnFXLx0dYCQx_u5Lil5Vf00OA8NXl_qLFbfCTGnd5lo5ttH-NLnjGTCyiguehtIlKSA91aoUJE/s400/clwhitemamancochet1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331708188929385378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMEWlKxC8WAdwbazn_oyLvbiQYiT_DR5InR0AZqJPHp60UsZD4lZrI71vlrFDrB0RG65j1EY5C_LOdO3khkbGUy1VGaLAVMWPV_LMlDkYaPeTMvm5qSrl82N_-_dPovfawRiWBOHAnqg/s1600-h/clwhitemamancochet2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMEWlKxC8WAdwbazn_oyLvbiQYiT_DR5InR0AZqJPHp60UsZD4lZrI71vlrFDrB0RG65j1EY5C_LOdO3khkbGUy1VGaLAVMWPV_LMlDkYaPeTMvm5qSrl82N_-_dPovfawRiWBOHAnqg/s400/clwhitemamancochet2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331708180838054882" border="0" /></a>'Cl. White Maman Cochet' grows on pergola.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeuQjdxEXJBW1EYFEFlgpMX_cRlGj6jKMF0O81ev_do-TcCGbVtgi6JY7R101qmPdVS4aWaNJZpKPoBBH4jRinr5cs67S8B_ObFQOGd_DZcW6ITxGnL1FcCcUkrhB6kH5nzYUfSzkd5l/s1600-h/mmecharles2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeuQjdxEXJBW1EYFEFlgpMX_cRlGj6jKMF0O81ev_do-TcCGbVtgi6JY7R101qmPdVS4aWaNJZpKPoBBH4jRinr5cs67S8B_ObFQOGd_DZcW6ITxGnL1FcCcUkrhB6kH5nzYUfSzkd5l/s400/mmecharles2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331708161115302850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKDqV7i-8skThRtxPJ9PPU7DfdDjVnWDtDHOgzhLO1YQH1qm5RxuMYB-RKq3892W2RtAGNpBhRs7akEzpzxV1oLy9GbEOngj98ad1rGsY9ekJ7a3o-2JNwK9yFDGkDh0PPAa9GbB38F0/s1600-h/mmecharles1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKDqV7i-8skThRtxPJ9PPU7DfdDjVnWDtDHOgzhLO1YQH1qm5RxuMYB-RKq3892W2RtAGNpBhRs7akEzpzxV1oLy9GbEOngj98ad1rGsY9ekJ7a3o-2JNwK9yFDGkDh0PPAa9GbB38F0/s400/mmecharles1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331708153217782434" border="0" /></a>Behind pond is 'Mme. Charles'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpNrCP_B87iuBgWKyPK-nHEvYhvNuLp9oWrCON-6ab2EJqL6Bg9fPmOHEPJ8Meb1PqATX28I8JClVaBz3zOp9CgfMyClgmUiiGryUaFPPt53FlNH4v5b1NNNb_SxHSiDpUNgUEqy71uE/s1600-h/waterlily-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpNrCP_B87iuBgWKyPK-nHEvYhvNuLp9oWrCON-6ab2EJqL6Bg9fPmOHEPJ8Meb1PqATX28I8JClVaBz3zOp9CgfMyClgmUiiGryUaFPPt53FlNH4v5b1NNNb_SxHSiDpUNgUEqy71uE/s400/waterlily-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331705815309424962" border="0" /></a>Look over to the right, a waterlily blooming in the pond.<br /><br />Look up to see Pond Hill Garden. Don't notice all the empty spaces. Lots of roses and plants coming to fill those in! Also, try not to notice the unfinished waterfall to the left. Rock coming to finish it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWR9L-ExTsEAQWs1Emagas_qx-PEuW90_hyphenhyphenCAbLUHMaqo4VxaP1JPf35q2XNXQMwUSl76YdNZDKIvusdzVgFp8HHu6PB81DseiFUCj02WYRkwqv2hG3kmhyBvJz9HUPtXVVMS5ssJXP-8/s1600-h/pondhill3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWR9L-ExTsEAQWs1Emagas_qx-PEuW90_hyphenhyphenCAbLUHMaqo4VxaP1JPf35q2XNXQMwUSl76YdNZDKIvusdzVgFp8HHu6PB81DseiFUCj02WYRkwqv2hG3kmhyBvJz9HUPtXVVMS5ssJXP-8/s400/pondhill3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331705838597082530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qUHg2dPZo6c7RxKMIDtVllKD5E71-N1Kovu7JGKRggVQGxoceIt5DnWRoE8yiBG1jrCA2346Vrp_87WbSScI9_z7nnmPnPUmlk0FN4sXL5SI-P8Kn2C6_521_nTuVdi0nqvpvhFTXSM/s1600-h/pondhill2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qUHg2dPZo6c7RxKMIDtVllKD5E71-N1Kovu7JGKRggVQGxoceIt5DnWRoE8yiBG1jrCA2346Vrp_87WbSScI9_z7nnmPnPUmlk0FN4sXL5SI-P8Kn2C6_521_nTuVdi0nqvpvhFTXSM/s400/pondhill2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331705831286394930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CczFMu3HvT4D2MmU4m9nSlTdeMs0l5NdigAJ7NFxnE5qUHT_evfv0LObwGPLrATGnSYYr0bjKQuZULvYdDviXGYWqyGWjiCmwfUT7ZQogCrkSATKT4EpS9Vzk2JjV8qc4k3ODcQ3u80/s1600-h/pondhill4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CczFMu3HvT4D2MmU4m9nSlTdeMs0l5NdigAJ7NFxnE5qUHT_evfv0LObwGPLrATGnSYYr0bjKQuZULvYdDviXGYWqyGWjiCmwfUT7ZQogCrkSATKT4EpS9Vzk2JjV8qc4k3ODcQ3u80/s400/pondhill4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331705820869016674" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PjmtaniuBcOZvV0DgI4Ipt22xkBoUf2xeW8vhew69LwGIn5dcHzWcwS7EgY_XpCyvKiWYxz6HLLYa81HbUEUghfUkAsxDKc31jB2phbMWWgdosjI80KwEZLEXjI0fn-BcqE6hY5RT84/s1600-h/mrsbrcant-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PjmtaniuBcOZvV0DgI4Ipt22xkBoUf2xeW8vhew69LwGIn5dcHzWcwS7EgY_XpCyvKiWYxz6HLLYa81HbUEUghfUkAsxDKc31jB2phbMWWgdosjI80KwEZLEXjI0fn-BcqE6hY5RT84/s400/mrsbrcant-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331707302895646658" border="0" /></a>'Mrs. B.R. Cant' lives here. One of my favorites.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdeiw1wErqrOUAjYosXowXjjSLAt5ER82x1GB6VHcYjz_Wv_7pda43VBc-T6ChGgPZ3UApivDljPWfbemcVu2dbvEK_7Typ8GgE8fY6-2yb_RNWbRMln5Ij28ts7JcIOGRny5eA0XAsE/s1600-h/monstillier1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdeiw1wErqrOUAjYosXowXjjSLAt5ER82x1GB6VHcYjz_Wv_7pda43VBc-T6ChGgPZ3UApivDljPWfbemcVu2dbvEK_7Typ8GgE8fY6-2yb_RNWbRMln5Ij28ts7JcIOGRny5eA0XAsE/s400/monstillier1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331707300329201922" border="0" /></a>'Mons. Tillier'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh4mlf27Xgrj74hLOnC1ume1qS-14hR2yh6jmQnEo65f6Sr8Wey5TsGprbygO0hPUXsN04elg06Bfj7QxWIWhozyQTxYYFdUe9SbdRikSmimINdt-TM9hViCxBsle_sCSKryXh2qPE1U/s1600-h/rosettedelizy-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh4mlf27Xgrj74hLOnC1ume1qS-14hR2yh6jmQnEo65f6Sr8Wey5TsGprbygO0hPUXsN04elg06Bfj7QxWIWhozyQTxYYFdUe9SbdRikSmimINdt-TM9hViCxBsle_sCSKryXh2qPE1U/s400/rosettedelizy-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331707292670164194" border="0" /></a>'Rosette Delizy'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D32bpzAebcZRCFeC_-V70-2ZKNLq9l_7Ri0o6nH0_r28nUinLzIFpVnV33MtdFwU9hUWI7o4_ak_oYetQDcFLnQYWm4Wuv6KBtfFF8_egT9WgFTmC9tL0sYGWtCcBr0CsVVwwsmRutY/s1600-h/souvdelisevardon1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D32bpzAebcZRCFeC_-V70-2ZKNLq9l_7Ri0o6nH0_r28nUinLzIFpVnV33MtdFwU9hUWI7o4_ak_oYetQDcFLnQYWm4Wuv6KBtfFF8_egT9WgFTmC9tL0sYGWtCcBr0CsVVwwsmRutY/s400/souvdelisevardon1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331707285525477938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWzb-OO_T3G_gUQTs9X6SWWg_o1g98SyVM3LD6-yk-5mw-cG2QPIFVThZrXmxaegQRWICeXhLJew-w95WUHUxoIVxbEHKR9hO7ltGLE0hj0PvLUCOQ2dvMbwGBkvltNrBc62x8JDjuKw/s1600-h/souvdelisevardon2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWzb-OO_T3G_gUQTs9X6SWWg_o1g98SyVM3LD6-yk-5mw-cG2QPIFVThZrXmxaegQRWICeXhLJew-w95WUHUxoIVxbEHKR9hO7ltGLE0hj0PvLUCOQ2dvMbwGBkvltNrBc62x8JDjuKw/s400/souvdelisevardon2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331707274059460610" border="0" /></a>'Souv. d'Elise Vardon' I thought I had lost this rose.<br /><br />Back up the stairs. To the right is Flower Girl Hill. More roses live here. Also space for my little vegetable garden. I've only planted a few things so far. Don't notice the grass I've yet to dig up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo89bvmUbYHtlAGczy32HQSUCRxKUp94NRCFE8mqkVV6VsZHYuSTcnOct_Ck8c14vpJPBB28ykp5iL2POZPBxMZixCJdqOlnQynCpz7748lq12aeCv8P52ew69OGYiA1EG7Gm_1piWZ8Q/s1600-h/flowergirlhill1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo89bvmUbYHtlAGczy32HQSUCRxKUp94NRCFE8mqkVV6VsZHYuSTcnOct_Ck8c14vpJPBB28ykp5iL2POZPBxMZixCJdqOlnQynCpz7748lq12aeCv8P52ew69OGYiA1EG7Gm_1piWZ8Q/s400/flowergirlhill1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331712391424992322" border="0" /></a>At the top, look down to see the flower girl.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zEhqxL8oPYUcuSZF5QmL35pVvE1MsbS7j0aRaoBf08hgJz9IJ3aSAuPR4P17XXXtd2uD3haJhyoxz2gXXaoSd8B6TwYOz62NhF_1tKmlh0NFs1ZGZh_EKpEx9hNKR4RSyU3YdyiPDwQ/s1600-h/flowergirlhill3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zEhqxL8oPYUcuSZF5QmL35pVvE1MsbS7j0aRaoBf08hgJz9IJ3aSAuPR4P17XXXtd2uD3haJhyoxz2gXXaoSd8B6TwYOz62NhF_1tKmlh0NFs1ZGZh_EKpEx9hNKR4RSyU3YdyiPDwQ/s400/flowergirlhill3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331712402869839826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx08EG1vajB9Ba4DJniO1OErmG98BhtmVGonJWqAPFDoMOw4O0nZs2qmTexJ-NP8VyoRrxcwiyr4CNi355gBYItV3OxWY_a-LWA8QPlknI3FgIBGzJOkIpkXXoTBe9tejXHDIrRylbHka/s1600-h/clementina-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx08EG1vajB9Ba4DJniO1OErmG98BhtmVGonJWqAPFDoMOw4O0nZs2qmTexJ-NP8VyoRrxcwiyr4CNi355gBYItV3OxWY_a-LWA8QPlknI3FgIBGzJOkIpkXXoTBe9tejXHDIrRylbHka/s400/clementina-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331708166716193634" border="0" /></a>'Clementina Carbonieri' is at the top of Pond Hill Garden. Another of my favorite roses. It has the most amazing colors and fragrance.<br /><br />Look down Pond Hill to see...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQfuU1Iq7TR73j3j5W7WJg0mFGuM8XCIOTrvfE-5WNFmCtWdv31vUakN7KxCWUF_cbRTuOTZpGtlFashYsijlzjj1dyMdF9haOkGrYaPPdoB7KC2gYtMYR8aYI1QHCfuyAlum8JJdaEQ/s1600-h/chickens3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQfuU1Iq7TR73j3j5W7WJg0mFGuM8XCIOTrvfE-5WNFmCtWdv31vUakN7KxCWUF_cbRTuOTZpGtlFashYsijlzjj1dyMdF9haOkGrYaPPdoB7KC2gYtMYR8aYI1QHCfuyAlum8JJdaEQ/s400/chickens3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703285522944834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng05Eaoh4-kzpn3jTj7VUptPLsmVjFkEaCEE4869zx1fYYGiRVKW3tnyo88XQAa6nbbWyp3s-JdLAytJUs4ZZBEdBqD9R-RVru0sTxN0pqezlNHdAtFPRnakjIK674qENsl1yKjEw2yw/s1600-h/chickens1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng05Eaoh4-kzpn3jTj7VUptPLsmVjFkEaCEE4869zx1fYYGiRVKW3tnyo88XQAa6nbbWyp3s-JdLAytJUs4ZZBEdBqD9R-RVru0sTxN0pqezlNHdAtFPRnakjIK674qENsl1yKjEw2yw/s400/chickens1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703272211817538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_atWn8QAk_lNxCT_a7h85UQ0P-X8m8_NFk7MrizxKXFKrs7UnE6zFP05buKskQ2qoLSRU_YNG0xDSG4VUQ8LoEBIMaeqUegPBL4l-aRJop2xbB-zNItMYI6xFRi13FoDHUlmI8mhMrI/s1600-h/chickens2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_atWn8QAk_lNxCT_a7h85UQ0P-X8m8_NFk7MrizxKXFKrs7UnE6zFP05buKskQ2qoLSRU_YNG0xDSG4VUQ8LoEBIMaeqUegPBL4l-aRJop2xbB-zNItMYI6xFRi13FoDHUlmI8mhMrI/s400/chickens2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331703263927559810" border="0" /></a>CHICKENS, of course!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-31539910614201311462009-05-01T16:35:00.016-04:002009-05-06T11:19:43.484-04:00Happy May DayWhile I was taking photos for my front yard tour post, I noticed how much needed to be done on my Front Porch Rose Garden. So yesterday I finished weeding it, moved a daylily from under a rose out to the front and mulched. I also cut an edge between garden and grass with my little hand hoe thingie (that's the technical term).<br /><br />While I was weeding in front of group of 'Happy Returns' daylilies, I noticed some tiny daylilies in front of them. After going back through my hand-written garden notebooks, I discovered I planted 'Little Grapette' daylilies there. That made me all excited. I can't wait to see how that all looks this year. It's really good to have those notebooks to go back to for reference. I need to make sure I keep up with writing stuff like that down this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEovn84kqGBvtfzmiFx1M6iHCjaM2NRA7mZaUwIFAoMNmRSgdt9MpoZFPecgGMY_Iffc24zPOwMnG6Am56AB2y0P3mTKmnhtxXDGPUmffu8LDujvQNqNPm5g1CnLyWrmpe5Iprof6PAv0/s1600-h/rosegarden1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEovn84kqGBvtfzmiFx1M6iHCjaM2NRA7mZaUwIFAoMNmRSgdt9MpoZFPecgGMY_Iffc24zPOwMnG6Am56AB2y0P3mTKmnhtxXDGPUmffu8LDujvQNqNPm5g1CnLyWrmpe5Iprof6PAv0/s400/rosegarden1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330971971026667330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysnk_X-K4Czy4Z0fiNpnG2CgGBEBCTTRHQ5L59ocMdXj1dGRRJGyj3Y_5-Cy3PJpsYBwbgjVhnVp382zY_k3-0TFXCKxSaWEMiwbbVx_31mt-1kKDOU7Nj9dHPeLI87X2mKVyJ5FZLrM/s1600-h/edge1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysnk_X-K4Czy4Z0fiNpnG2CgGBEBCTTRHQ5L59ocMdXj1dGRRJGyj3Y_5-Cy3PJpsYBwbgjVhnVp382zY_k3-0TFXCKxSaWEMiwbbVx_31mt-1kKDOU7Nj9dHPeLI87X2mKVyJ5FZLrM/s400/edge1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330971954729938962" border="0" /></a>The lovely edge.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUSUuJdVdcAYCVlLYc0LkI87OqroP9loIrdPo_Dx5IYS3P94lh8ie1htMJqi6mrCxupurSTqmNNvPgO9cBqXyt6ViU0ics4NpP4z78l_OQwDq-UVGKxMQ5RJyb2cmcSL8g0rWLVaRWIc/s1600-h/rosecoleus-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUSUuJdVdcAYCVlLYc0LkI87OqroP9loIrdPo_Dx5IYS3P94lh8ie1htMJqi6mrCxupurSTqmNNvPgO9cBqXyt6ViU0ics4NpP4z78l_OQwDq-UVGKxMQ5RJyb2cmcSL8g0rWLVaRWIc/s400/rosecoleus-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330971496995983394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE_Op-AmZjOb0jt-OV0o_GSSbl6muy57I_kWDdJ4DSXVElUv7KBAmKi1OM-ZjqjAEDTsf-gvMLReIx4TMB9b4d6pp1lFIJ_U1PEmtRCFh4eLmvsjdvib1O_uOo8BGWuLABsmoT7y_BN0/s1600-h/irisitsmagic-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE_Op-AmZjOb0jt-OV0o_GSSbl6muy57I_kWDdJ4DSXVElUv7KBAmKi1OM-ZjqjAEDTsf-gvMLReIx4TMB9b4d6pp1lFIJ_U1PEmtRCFh4eLmvsjdvib1O_uOo8BGWuLABsmoT7y_BN0/s400/irisitsmagic-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330971509490929442" border="0" /></a>Iris 'It's Magic'.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was feeling all ambitious, so I dug an edge around my St. Francis garden too. I thought I'd been outside a couple hours. I looked at time, and I had been working over four hours. I was so tired and sore last night I could barely move. I am not back into that kind of gardening shape yet.<br /><br />Another thing that bothered me was the front of my St. Francis Garden being so bare. I swear every year there is a blank area at the front of this bed, because I can't figure out what to plant. I couldn't take it another gardening season! So I went to Lowes this morning and bought ten Angelonia plants (<span style="font-style: italic;">Angelonia angustifolia </span>'Serena Series'). I actually planted them right away when I got home. Yay me. Angelonia is my <span style="font-style: italic;">signature annual </span>(That was supposed to sound all Southern Uppity. Ha.).<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvxjcGNdLCh6Ej9v9EFzsXkS3ZrzedMWarw-4nd9Z33u71D1e5PX5SsrjIQeu19L6zfiEej7CZtWn5UAIXAVDAOoWG8qr6wBRc68Z4ctETH-yIFnVl8-EO9p3uNlOwCXRQz0zzLLgG0E/s1600-h/stfrancisb-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvxjcGNdLCh6Ej9v9EFzsXkS3ZrzedMWarw-4nd9Z33u71D1e5PX5SsrjIQeu19L6zfiEej7CZtWn5UAIXAVDAOoWG8qr6wBRc68Z4ctETH-yIFnVl8-EO9p3uNlOwCXRQz0zzLLgG0E/s400/stfrancisb-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965784162408850" border="0" /></a>It looks so much better.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX5GHECnCILHiDG81S813CljQeLUQWkCmiGZx2FEk6zwt0VY-eHbz1eVOSQoHhSKbFPSSQeVm8QN9tOkZ2vEn2BuFWKPV2gkj2nswgo2UNlpaqQgydM7Nq307EyqySXYMI41Io6uDy4Q/s1600-h/stfrancisb2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX5GHECnCILHiDG81S813CljQeLUQWkCmiGZx2FEk6zwt0VY-eHbz1eVOSQoHhSKbFPSSQeVm8QN9tOkZ2vEn2BuFWKPV2gkj2nswgo2UNlpaqQgydM7Nq307EyqySXYMI41Io6uDy4Q/s400/stfrancisb2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965773270322194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW26Vr5I5nZpqvzsJ6PT1j9G2p9DWmDA8weEKr10srtRUamdBO3Rh1eovI1lVgKRRnYIVuyOe-uRiBmnOSLMD8_oxQgWkYn7DLiiuVJUTCcIEKnsajA_wvnYMEkrN_aNvA6STbvm0nkk/s1600-h/stfrancisb3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQW26Vr5I5nZpqvzsJ6PT1j9G2p9DWmDA8weEKr10srtRUamdBO3Rh1eovI1lVgKRRnYIVuyOe-uRiBmnOSLMD8_oxQgWkYn7DLiiuVJUTCcIEKnsajA_wvnYMEkrN_aNvA6STbvm0nkk/s400/stfrancisb3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965080652410018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR02w0v2sHYogLnO8M3RRKYwhYvXWlhk28biY930J7tfFHZcOcNimhXd8ajQXtdjmZP3xc-aR05FQogl1_oBeLP8-gRtRmwcDOr_1oj7TO4FmRY_C9v7O2ure6MKgCOLsqYdVjyD7vo2g/s1600-h/stfrancis-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR02w0v2sHYogLnO8M3RRKYwhYvXWlhk28biY930J7tfFHZcOcNimhXd8ajQXtdjmZP3xc-aR05FQogl1_oBeLP8-gRtRmwcDOr_1oj7TO4FmRY_C9v7O2ure6MKgCOLsqYdVjyD7vo2g/s400/stfrancis-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330966737393625362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dYlL27VnmELNBbJuTrKivVSU3nFq24ILmutiJ992uA7wcd_JrRF0_xC-gxvdVrtGt3jhM-Z_IITyJmuwwRaSk8F8r0kFSGlQBMsZI47zA1BsrOesZ-4ny4iS-K5OrJywXEgvXyVm-NI/s1600-h/stfrancisb4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dYlL27VnmELNBbJuTrKivVSU3nFq24ILmutiJ992uA7wcd_JrRF0_xC-gxvdVrtGt3jhM-Z_IITyJmuwwRaSk8F8r0kFSGlQBMsZI47zA1BsrOesZ-4ny4iS-K5OrJywXEgvXyVm-NI/s400/stfrancisb4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965060905471650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6-oMPukjFaKdCALMFJeimMRz_16rD-yUDQ7yxQH4bh2k_ymTQh_brpyCSYcqFQwVv0xYMDTDb7HI1IzWYyLlUsZWgrHzYv_HtTLq9uBo-tysgkhmKDJq_Jz06t38GB-bM7-dnQz5DM4/s1600-h/stfrancisb5-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6-oMPukjFaKdCALMFJeimMRz_16rD-yUDQ7yxQH4bh2k_ymTQh_brpyCSYcqFQwVv0xYMDTDb7HI1IzWYyLlUsZWgrHzYv_HtTLq9uBo-tysgkhmKDJq_Jz06t38GB-bM7-dnQz5DM4/s400/stfrancisb5-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965054668407362" border="0" /></a><br />I'm trying to take time out of gardening to actually enjoy how beautiful everything is looking. It's just overwhelming to me. I have trouble with the fleeting beauty of flowers. I get sad about how temporary it all is. I really should have been setting up my easel and painting it all. At least I'm taking photos though, right?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicydM_yDgUHnyai9kTJS39EmQMjPhNZQTf7LXjXCataMA1yYYolrq9CkcgO6IBmvJNeBV6NcQZZDdda4629hy2-KD99zxmx18_BkZOXbAuPCArTyjGdeaJJs1pgIeCrnoZSOBtcQJqVWY/s1600-h/garden4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicydM_yDgUHnyai9kTJS39EmQMjPhNZQTf7LXjXCataMA1yYYolrq9CkcgO6IBmvJNeBV6NcQZZDdda4629hy2-KD99zxmx18_BkZOXbAuPCArTyjGdeaJJs1pgIeCrnoZSOBtcQJqVWY/s400/garden4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330965042879793538" border="0" /></a>In the Garden of Good and Evil.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ1GHuImwbZyccIVh5ZZc0hvuP6vUmX2CjXELvIe-JCuXm6br6VG_PbzcWHQQw6b9_NG2-dbgsYZm3xogRUkRYqnSv2Q1rWFG5ChgnNSwaMQ4bEZCcJLo4vatLayVeLlDaH8C2WfYzAI/s1600-h/clmargotkoster-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ1GHuImwbZyccIVh5ZZc0hvuP6vUmX2CjXELvIe-JCuXm6br6VG_PbzcWHQQw6b9_NG2-dbgsYZm3xogRUkRYqnSv2Q1rWFG5ChgnNSwaMQ4bEZCcJLo4vatLayVeLlDaH8C2WfYzAI/s400/clmargotkoster-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330961772299210162" border="0" /></a>'Cl. Margot Koster' rose on pillar.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQoOEbFKiqwVzYBaZHFNP97qxWBlwBfBXEEdq79LSkvhRzRDNNFDO6NX4RIKH2m8CsB2PXGnZHAVw8-UilhUmxwRdtezk3hghyphenhyphen0FbX1mBzU2uSNhfBA2U45Lo8hX33daF1BxmpFZwXJw/s1600-h/clmargotkoster3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQoOEbFKiqwVzYBaZHFNP97qxWBlwBfBXEEdq79LSkvhRzRDNNFDO6NX4RIKH2m8CsB2PXGnZHAVw8-UilhUmxwRdtezk3hghyphenhyphen0FbX1mBzU2uSNhfBA2U45Lo8hX33daF1BxmpFZwXJw/s400/clmargotkoster3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330962357693114354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqDR58FDcK_IdxDmDP86tw53k4De4EvBZkEnd8Cb_H38TMfOWd0_8F_F96zXQwZaySBDwVMrr9qTAeBhXysqAfaRF9Tm4PxP-wjM_9B7_mCkeyfJHFAljireyxyrNZat95PsV9HwJEX8/s1600-h/clmargotkoster2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqDR58FDcK_IdxDmDP86tw53k4De4EvBZkEnd8Cb_H38TMfOWd0_8F_F96zXQwZaySBDwVMrr9qTAeBhXysqAfaRF9Tm4PxP-wjM_9B7_mCkeyfJHFAljireyxyrNZat95PsV9HwJEX8/s400/clmargotkoster2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330962362835578338" border="0" /></a><br />Roses blooming:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsbNHQdQZ62n0oBqA5kPBNWTCmmMGBIQVn0LM9t6cpHq7ZcVX-P9rdnovyE1pj6qb4-g3cseQvAKOUUvWzMcHs8DpYIbnBiXGDOU4EGTJ8aOb0BunN7S5kc_zZvLvAuPBidsyWeSV9JY/s1600-h/mmelaurettemessimy-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsbNHQdQZ62n0oBqA5kPBNWTCmmMGBIQVn0LM9t6cpHq7ZcVX-P9rdnovyE1pj6qb4-g3cseQvAKOUUvWzMcHs8DpYIbnBiXGDOU4EGTJ8aOb0BunN7S5kc_zZvLvAuPBidsyWeSV9JY/s400/mmelaurettemessimy-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330972415874295170" border="0" /></a>'Mme. Laurette Messimy' (Front Porch Rose Garden)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XvI2d72_Gn3O6kjlMwNgFdkpVXhB3jt9bqZar9yfAywGOUEWsMa0wjVTsU8xItFLgeF4HuS55i0xPR0QZ1kZsfge5NdM6J4AKQQ67C-2RmV58Vwj-2gMvgP-DC4_G9yqdSJPFQI7ya0/s1600-h/pataustin-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XvI2d72_Gn3O6kjlMwNgFdkpVXhB3jt9bqZar9yfAywGOUEWsMa0wjVTsU8xItFLgeF4HuS55i0xPR0QZ1kZsfge5NdM6J4AKQQ67C-2RmV58Vwj-2gMvgP-DC4_G9yqdSJPFQI7ya0/s400/pataustin-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330972407451711058" border="0" /></a>'Pat Austin' (Garden of Good and Evil) This was my first rose many years ago. I still love the colors of it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92PXfV3L2uTfpEckhHlxzlLn4hBh2y8JiR9brStiqRyqSPJTyv_LimSRe1IBMXK99Y31_Us3NTuXpkgKHYuUXYpAM9tLQaVuo2R_qopJzcYO0BKXW_nVWN9T6jKtHYcdkN67yAQULxwY/s1600-h/lilianaustin-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92PXfV3L2uTfpEckhHlxzlLn4hBh2y8JiR9brStiqRyqSPJTyv_LimSRe1IBMXK99Y31_Us3NTuXpkgKHYuUXYpAM9tLQaVuo2R_qopJzcYO0BKXW_nVWN9T6jKtHYcdkN67yAQULxwY/s400/lilianaustin-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330972399913324066" border="0" /></a>'Lilian Austin' (Secret Garden)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg5hAWKji9fCt56LtibyS7yaDkrxmNIMBj5pWSJ6LO4vnWpTl40WXjdEIhNAlVPv7y9kSityECuy7dNXKuCvZlOFrjLRW7Csk8IL2_Lo_VDvNQIDGtyh1ZWUgEf4mjlUq03HGpRCtJOc/s1600-h/williamrsmith-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg5hAWKji9fCt56LtibyS7yaDkrxmNIMBj5pWSJ6LO4vnWpTl40WXjdEIhNAlVPv7y9kSityECuy7dNXKuCvZlOFrjLRW7Csk8IL2_Lo_VDvNQIDGtyh1ZWUgEf4mjlUq03HGpRCtJOc/s400/williamrsmith-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330961756118401090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthfiqLmhiXY3AwxzMduXy1gVVwsx7cY4Afd1LyJGCPx_MEqqprPdLJFlX2Fg68UopTBTOY6W6iM77qbtvBZdzg6IFSprd5BxPGOnA_RfKZY5aDgKkty-lHJr78VZM0vYcePRREUYrvjM/s1600-h/williamrsmith2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthfiqLmhiXY3AwxzMduXy1gVVwsx7cY4Afd1LyJGCPx_MEqqprPdLJFlX2Fg68UopTBTOY6W6iM77qbtvBZdzg6IFSprd5BxPGOnA_RfKZY5aDgKkty-lHJr78VZM0vYcePRREUYrvjM/s400/williamrsmith2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960116769368610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPYOowN1uKniHTMZqr28yxv8bvTrj4NpdYCOoZbkPmplF6hGXOlkiseI0sNMzC6aRxbNg6Pi5GLgrrZSdI_VuXbEAQ0sjfy3Pt0ieKitKPH9qvyMg33riOmGo0oOIujltrQ8AzY3YWx4/s1600-h/williamrsmith5-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPYOowN1uKniHTMZqr28yxv8bvTrj4NpdYCOoZbkPmplF6hGXOlkiseI0sNMzC6aRxbNg6Pi5GLgrrZSdI_VuXbEAQ0sjfy3Pt0ieKitKPH9qvyMg33riOmGo0oOIujltrQ8AzY3YWx4/s400/williamrsmith5-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960111452476418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mM-w98Tjb1z1eElxPwHiWvKWTEAb6aDyHFKif7jNsBysbmQqsfRqXqFrCW-AhJ6qDVMxmJiAUbhgqCUi7jv_CUtSvgfUIbnXAle5pQ0LFHOoa9poH8rlDadKr2TPmq5s-CpZ_jU8bBQ/s1600-h/williamrsmith4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mM-w98Tjb1z1eElxPwHiWvKWTEAb6aDyHFKif7jNsBysbmQqsfRqXqFrCW-AhJ6qDVMxmJiAUbhgqCUi7jv_CUtSvgfUIbnXAle5pQ0LFHOoa9poH8rlDadKr2TPmq5s-CpZ_jU8bBQ/s400/williamrsmith4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960105299191026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzi2vDDaKXDlju5Hm_iTx-NfvYsSiimO5zOZWC1MdJHF9YTDmTEHURlRjrUGNzucTSbyfL4MHj9VTjkx07XB6ThuB1LhcdZyQN6mm4LDiLgxLyNJiJxbMcMIWPOkBNl98ZtpxzA8TECU/s1600-h/williamrsmith3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzi2vDDaKXDlju5Hm_iTx-NfvYsSiimO5zOZWC1MdJHF9YTDmTEHURlRjrUGNzucTSbyfL4MHj9VTjkx07XB6ThuB1LhcdZyQN6mm4LDiLgxLyNJiJxbMcMIWPOkBNl98ZtpxzA8TECU/s400/williamrsmith3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960092938098002" border="0" /></a>The many faces of 'William R. Smith' (Flower Girl Hill)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6rhYKuzXEMXf2vW_yqDaZKDGqnMK3XzKjYFBsvwo2UKZxsQZ4zVcqVOO0w9uOUWKQvbmk-p2QCC8wOyGyR2qPBQSosXGp137qnwi4Sn4RJiglwFrm-D-NJ1ximjaIqOy6WOYk0EWxz4/s1600-h/leonie-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6rhYKuzXEMXf2vW_yqDaZKDGqnMK3XzKjYFBsvwo2UKZxsQZ4zVcqVOO0w9uOUWKQvbmk-p2QCC8wOyGyR2qPBQSosXGp137qnwi4Sn4RJiglwFrm-D-NJ1ximjaIqOy6WOYk0EWxz4/s400/leonie-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960084303053090" border="0" /></a>'Leonie Lamesch' (St. Francis Garden)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMCyYcMOE2ztducLcbS4PmdhqjI1sS6Xf_uT82ObtwVF7xMxdZkBFX2Pv_kUanMPlzVrW0vN1x0L-4s5-myUWdLWtkmk5xvMSOqBjgLcaQtkSDwY_A02ZEfDqFzGQQ4sJoop3FHDuFUk/s1600-h/mmecharles4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMCyYcMOE2ztducLcbS4PmdhqjI1sS6Xf_uT82ObtwVF7xMxdZkBFX2Pv_kUanMPlzVrW0vN1x0L-4s5-myUWdLWtkmk5xvMSOqBjgLcaQtkSDwY_A02ZEfDqFzGQQ4sJoop3FHDuFUk/s400/mmecharles4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330959259563578130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NvH3TeDLj0mQTX6nc0lMIOFD0GX3ka0c8pioNnlrAyJXkgiB4gMBTu4bDmsYZ_U5zlpKPjDTNfvm1FKXpvAcnt2J1Td6sicdHCYLowNeiB5J1ztI1IWLGindo0QOcOPDt6PCzRQWYLA/s1600-h/mmecharles5-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NvH3TeDLj0mQTX6nc0lMIOFD0GX3ka0c8pioNnlrAyJXkgiB4gMBTu4bDmsYZ_U5zlpKPjDTNfvm1FKXpvAcnt2J1Td6sicdHCYLowNeiB5J1ztI1IWLGindo0QOcOPDt6PCzRQWYLA/s400/mmecharles5-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330959251365166450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMUgT2EmZ5aQVcvmWbl8Pa3WQPNy5MMLgD8ylh19OnLXOFGOwIdeqZPhvPKaOzGCfvJ8vij1X3UMbxGLCIkQjUHnDNzZ8RPbAXqQaNdcr235ayL_azvyBXbsGg35WBYkJIj8dhuU3C_k/s1600-h/mmecharles1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMUgT2EmZ5aQVcvmWbl8Pa3WQPNy5MMLgD8ylh19OnLXOFGOwIdeqZPhvPKaOzGCfvJ8vij1X3UMbxGLCIkQjUHnDNzZ8RPbAXqQaNdcr235ayL_azvyBXbsGg35WBYkJIj8dhuU3C_k/s400/mmecharles1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330959241507328834" border="0" /></a>'Mme. Charles' (behind pond)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxn99y7nJp7k8GjOmI4XB23lSicmRkfSsSxBME7mFobDdxnE4nKoO8V4LKZrWz6EAESncQHzxtD-epi-IGB8RqQUN_ZxQefWyg1jknOTDbboZjH-UmAZDfSvX2_MeWt0UhDA6NOQqkXQ/s1600-h/monstillier-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxn99y7nJp7k8GjOmI4XB23lSicmRkfSsSxBME7mFobDdxnE4nKoO8V4LKZrWz6EAESncQHzxtD-epi-IGB8RqQUN_ZxQefWyg1jknOTDbboZjH-UmAZDfSvX2_MeWt0UhDA6NOQqkXQ/s400/monstillier-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330959232545795266" border="0" /></a>'Mons. Tillier' (Pond Hill)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEOTtUhnGLhLyNGHR3DHKsP6D6MwrJeLqSEyfA2eaLcfxLrD-PFXwHouEvS2gI_uFmx5S6ATVphlNwiWJKp4XmcQr8vtiD-kkjrbeMcb-csxP5z__w2yX8yEcEXDrZRW8UEIlcmIiGlc/s1600-h/clementina-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEOTtUhnGLhLyNGHR3DHKsP6D6MwrJeLqSEyfA2eaLcfxLrD-PFXwHouEvS2gI_uFmx5S6ATVphlNwiWJKp4XmcQr8vtiD-kkjrbeMcb-csxP5z__w2yX8yEcEXDrZRW8UEIlcmIiGlc/s400/clementina-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330959227856731362" border="0" /></a>'Clementina Carbonieri' (Pond Hill)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have a few clematises. There not at their growing best though, because I've never pruned them. I need to remember and not be afraid to do that when it's time.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzrNr4u39RaB7gWo8Uw7jfqh7LOjUvjGmvC4J14qAcHgrmxdM8hAHHmlIQppWFLg8hw0E-v4BPwgwJGek-4DhZ-ffuWco-mWa22KaKC8pFi-0uwIU9foUMxlxrPy5qPrhBEEbBcJiZVE/s1600-h/clematismultiblue-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzrNr4u39RaB7gWo8Uw7jfqh7LOjUvjGmvC4J14qAcHgrmxdM8hAHHmlIQppWFLg8hw0E-v4BPwgwJGek-4DhZ-ffuWco-mWa22KaKC8pFi-0uwIU9foUMxlxrPy5qPrhBEEbBcJiZVE/s400/clematismultiblue-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330957961161340530" border="0" /></a>'Multi Blue' (Lady Banks arbor)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1aeez6nfzGi7wTjxx6e2InJyIwhabKfahIruhgzBUELjp3jlBji5htYBZZQzl7Z8u9O37QFUj_5XsO9apFaEU3VrcTgPKqt0j_HJaNvk3cUR30pj57Ycs6431J2xP0ppBShkaYCbjnY/s1600-h/clematisstfrancis-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1aeez6nfzGi7wTjxx6e2InJyIwhabKfahIruhgzBUELjp3jlBji5htYBZZQzl7Z8u9O37QFUj_5XsO9apFaEU3VrcTgPKqt0j_HJaNvk3cUR30pj57Ycs6431J2xP0ppBShkaYCbjnY/s400/clematisstfrancis-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330957950191849778" border="0" /></a>'Dr. Ruppel' (St. Francis Garden)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTWF2mQbkQaMsXtXleRGUn0SfB6Rratrp2CdSJNCvMfgWJtkLDDIHjQySrQDeKKWK5MuVqzAuIVEhDHASsfBbnK7asFEvV0aQAgeXo-oS54ZcUeV5domNcj2GL2t875hGgCu1wjswUQA/s1600-h/birdhouseclematis-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTWF2mQbkQaMsXtXleRGUn0SfB6Rratrp2CdSJNCvMfgWJtkLDDIHjQySrQDeKKWK5MuVqzAuIVEhDHASsfBbnK7asFEvV0aQAgeXo-oS54ZcUeV5domNcj2GL2t875hGgCu1wjswUQA/s400/birdhouseclematis-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330957943407136226" border="0" /></a>'Nelly Moser' (Secret Garden, on pillar with rose 'Phyllis Bide')<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRbOY-SdOytMkCT9YKOBicPm2CZhO1DivI2OpO34Yxtf9D20HVT4ZNe-QSlS4i51t2e7HJlp58vcO-pQ2cG2tcoAqB3uq4vTm3SMfm4yH8vAkV0aR2nRB10vyy4mDQ5q-eDPYAvYlcuA/s1600-h/clematisbelleofwoking-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRbOY-SdOytMkCT9YKOBicPm2CZhO1DivI2OpO34Yxtf9D20HVT4ZNe-QSlS4i51t2e7HJlp58vcO-pQ2cG2tcoAqB3uq4vTm3SMfm4yH8vAkV0aR2nRB10vyy4mDQ5q-eDPYAvYlcuA/s400/clematisbelleofwoking-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330957935074884514" border="0" /></a>'Belle of Woking' (Garden of Good and Evil)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjkT9uUmul7KIbg1Sm5rkoAxnIFaVQvszLjt9dj0C9dr2acK8e6DyjTZEJVVw8qeQhDH0fg5jG9Oq91uygeU1GnmbL5H8v9AXaAEGqeGUAUj18xVfCKhhHmJBmo2Y6oW3DKdq7PiUsIg/s1600-h/clematisbelleofwoking2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjkT9uUmul7KIbg1Sm5rkoAxnIFaVQvszLjt9dj0C9dr2acK8e6DyjTZEJVVw8qeQhDH0fg5jG9Oq91uygeU1GnmbL5H8v9AXaAEGqeGUAUj18xVfCKhhHmJBmo2Y6oW3DKdq7PiUsIg/s400/clematisbelleofwoking2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330957921713188402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHLRPKF8of4PjZzj4_XTRi3kYty6gQoU7WRk-Jp0ti4eWAiPuPcTvvnfLHYCykwmNA1zJaGrkKGSxQxCx5woiAMDJluj_BnBk0cIwd1qX6xJWorRCXeihzsIn0gzbCaceIuPf5SFFQis/s1600-h/willgoodwin-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHLRPKF8of4PjZzj4_XTRi3kYty6gQoU7WRk-Jp0ti4eWAiPuPcTvvnfLHYCykwmNA1zJaGrkKGSxQxCx5woiAMDJluj_BnBk0cIwd1qX6xJWorRCXeihzsIn0gzbCaceIuPf5SFFQis/s400/willgoodwin-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330986387257259938" border="0" /></a>'Will Goodwin' (Secret Garden, with rose 'Teasing Georgia')<br />This is my favorite clematis.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5AB3Ra02R6OTLNXsmWpsnrrzJs8BIfBbWZxWJBOSJEJJSueoTcmi_-8nvxF5cTozvEQxtRQZ6KYEQ_o_Y1ZOwxEYl39FiOFf_Qilc6773xJxMdUZe6qyLgPjHuknKOohErKeditJr6s/s1600-h/heron-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5AB3Ra02R6OTLNXsmWpsnrrzJs8BIfBbWZxWJBOSJEJJSueoTcmi_-8nvxF5cTozvEQxtRQZ6KYEQ_o_Y1ZOwxEYl39FiOFf_Qilc6773xJxMdUZe6qyLgPjHuknKOohErKeditJr6s/s400/heron-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330961756686035474" border="0" /></a>Here's my faux Blue Heron. It looks real from a distance. I don't like it, but it'll be worth it if it saves my koi. This area behind my pond is a giant mess. I'm embarrassed to even be posting this photo. We're supposed to be getting a load of rock tomorrow for the waterfall and to replace the gravel around the pond. Lots of work!<br /><br />My current flower obsession is daylilies. I really do have the <span style="font-style: italic;">daylily lust</span>. I've been going through my old notebooks, making a list of the daylilies I have. I've looked at zillions of pictures online, making my daylily wishlist. It's way too long. I am going to order a few though. Now the impossible task of narrowing it down...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-28128919992975633452009-04-29T12:10:00.020-04:002009-04-29T21:21:22.368-04:00Front Yard TourPart One of my yard tour.<br /><br />Here is my St. Francis Garden, at the top of my driveway, by the road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxbkJENw7QavKcWsTl85w9IarhnwclRS63Pu6m_-49-YbeG5Ro-BrenANuiSoF6B6dUrKHIGC8qiE3-dsj1L0paSBhBK9mGcJl4DeI0KCSMR9Yf8ZpeUiR89M5Txg5m6QDlxwv4gE9To/s1600-h/stfrancis1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxbkJENw7QavKcWsTl85w9IarhnwclRS63Pu6m_-49-YbeG5Ro-BrenANuiSoF6B6dUrKHIGC8qiE3-dsj1L0paSBhBK9mGcJl4DeI0KCSMR9Yf8ZpeUiR89M5Txg5m6QDlxwv4gE9To/s400/stfrancis1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330216496592809186" border="0" /></a>I like the bigger St. Francis statue from my mother's garden. I had smaller one here before that you could barely see after everything grew. I have two roses in this garden: Comtesse du Cayla, a china (back left) and Leonie Lamesch, a polyantha (back right). They're nice sizes for this little garden. I'm not sure about my feelings for the evergreen in the back. I think it's a Globe Arborvitae. I like having something evergreen there, but I would prefer something cone-shaped. I really love dwarf Alberta Spruce, but I'm afraid it would be too hot for it there. We're really not the right zone for it. Maybe I can find something else that size and shape.<br />Also in this garden are daylilies, irises, hardy geraniums, a salvia, a clematis, an echinacea and a few other things. I still have some blank space at the front. I really need to put something there, but I can't figure out what. I don't know why fronts of borders are so hard for me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1cajSe_lLctQxVyDHxIUu-QXUJOz2fzPuOGgwKyYucD84DqNWWJovUZfS6PBNVcsvVrMAIGjssSm6B-eFExmFXkyvGLb8kLDF5xubiv2wtVOM-N7TZmd4iRly4ySwxWmmCxdrtvK6l8/s1600-h/stfrancis2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1cajSe_lLctQxVyDHxIUu-QXUJOz2fzPuOGgwKyYucD84DqNWWJovUZfS6PBNVcsvVrMAIGjssSm6B-eFExmFXkyvGLb8kLDF5xubiv2wtVOM-N7TZmd4iRly4ySwxWmmCxdrtvK6l8/s400/stfrancis2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330216486269944674" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgse3WMQvfRmgK2phd3vBVUHVt2CeG8YvyzjTkddi-bmhyphenhyphenxLqYjt4kTeX6DnRMAItt105bGQdoXKA5u8mWlbrcY7YAZBE5P0imhYZjh-Td4VugW0oV-RMaqopKFuQcanT7w3a7lm0Tts/s1600-h/comtesse2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgse3WMQvfRmgK2phd3vBVUHVt2CeG8YvyzjTkddi-bmhyphenhyphenxLqYjt4kTeX6DnRMAItt105bGQdoXKA5u8mWlbrcY7YAZBE5P0imhYZjh-Td4VugW0oV-RMaqopKFuQcanT7w3a7lm0Tts/s400/comtesse2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330216790024752226" border="0" /></a>A 'Comtesse du Cayla' bud.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoB-2DCiAfb0vXbVC5QKKmBC3CMcEa2oB9o6FoqW2oPqkFU3zJSXB7869kDG9lxspFsBh9XyTNdVPGoehBbhS_0QgcLoBvrOgOwTTUbbXHfNl6sdG6Auf9MgJtDdMcLgHrlzK0JIAfYM/s1600-h/leoniel3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoB-2DCiAfb0vXbVC5QKKmBC3CMcEa2oB9o6FoqW2oPqkFU3zJSXB7869kDG9lxspFsBh9XyTNdVPGoehBbhS_0QgcLoBvrOgOwTTUbbXHfNl6sdG6Auf9MgJtDdMcLgHrlzK0JIAfYM/s400/leoniel3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330277347054650338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqwiEcR449ldI-6GEB2Q56z342BpUseypYDOjQe2-UniJiAjaJRE7AsPEO6wGubDCO9QhZdBGsKRXC1ajLE77awFeLnlaW0z7wQHlhNcQglJkwNA8XTreK_zU1SAESFOqUw_ISt6dwZs/s1600-h/leoniel5-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqwiEcR449ldI-6GEB2Q56z342BpUseypYDOjQe2-UniJiAjaJRE7AsPEO6wGubDCO9QhZdBGsKRXC1ajLE77awFeLnlaW0z7wQHlhNcQglJkwNA8XTreK_zU1SAESFOqUw_ISt6dwZs/s400/leoniel5-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330277340654125522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJpePr81SCRBeIM4lghzUQ5LqaV4wMYSPR1hPYBvWRtbv7Y7BrXrPsl06e-xgROspWOIe4fDGhyXmnRihjYNvh3MYOyPk8j1L0ATdag94y2p4VZuQklHEKPFhGmWCLX5QZzl1IE76JgU/s1600-h/leoniel8-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJpePr81SCRBeIM4lghzUQ5LqaV4wMYSPR1hPYBvWRtbv7Y7BrXrPsl06e-xgROspWOIe4fDGhyXmnRihjYNvh3MYOyPk8j1L0ATdag94y2p4VZuQklHEKPFhGmWCLX5QZzl1IE76JgU/s400/leoniel8-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330277338124641314" border="0" /></a>'Leonie Lamesch' and irises 'Good and True' and 'Grapesicle'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHxxxfYgXXRyNojon90JdXEpdUkI5gU0hHRy4OWCMkTi-Dx0j9Jd_pHoBsE1p4fNmGDQvKqHHlsx-MR1JeDUljzEd8jnjn2cQFixtGuDsZdpjzXp692onKBGT2qioOKeb3JgMbhutwYo/s1600-h/house3-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHxxxfYgXXRyNojon90JdXEpdUkI5gU0hHRy4OWCMkTi-Dx0j9Jd_pHoBsE1p4fNmGDQvKqHHlsx-MR1JeDUljzEd8jnjn2cQFixtGuDsZdpjzXp692onKBGT2qioOKeb3JgMbhutwYo/s400/house3-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330203933556920866" border="0" /></a>Growing on front of house are Boston Ivy on left and Climbing Hydrangea on right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRK3mpUGtomzgwLbXsx6piMzb1BYtyTu2WxSawt88hfHmHg58c1BMFd3RrdpptdZ_ya5m_kKC0izvwKlmhcqQ2FOvuXGqaGeGfAM4pGVXjgjiYmbOpE-b7PBwogWwUIffKTQ5gAvm0z8/s1600-h/pot-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRK3mpUGtomzgwLbXsx6piMzb1BYtyTu2WxSawt88hfHmHg58c1BMFd3RrdpptdZ_ya5m_kKC0izvwKlmhcqQ2FOvuXGqaGeGfAM4pGVXjgjiYmbOpE-b7PBwogWwUIffKTQ5gAvm0z8/s400/pot-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330214543519334066" border="0" /></a>On front porch.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUHlqT1f1a2PRWVuY87fgM2DBaHpN71guKGTjfu-d3wFQ9pNKc5EhWl03GhW1CEd9XY8InK6PL9bNrNH_C8rQXFOm4Ji6FLORqrWjIxQn6nSJh8ezlrSSyamRrx83xeJT1H4h1I7VT0c/s1600-h/house2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUHlqT1f1a2PRWVuY87fgM2DBaHpN71guKGTjfu-d3wFQ9pNKc5EhWl03GhW1CEd9XY8InK6PL9bNrNH_C8rQXFOm4Ji6FLORqrWjIxQn6nSJh8ezlrSSyamRrx83xeJT1H4h1I7VT0c/s400/house2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330203923477503938" border="0" /></a><br />I'm going to plant a row of 'Sunny Knockout' roses on the right side of porch, in front of row of boxwoods ( I got the last five at Lowes yesterday!). I want to plant purple daylilies in front of the roses, but I haven't decided on them yet. I've been looking at 'Strutter's Ball', but I'm afraid it's too maroon instead of purple/violet.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9JkaxTqXsFdrMVV5lpJm7ZmW4v6uhScBdKe3OSgn87ewVu6MJBPsrFXxL2D239uey8eF4ChbH5KCuTSnUDPg-vikbEQSQj_un9-ZdwLs5o0wY-fEZAvmZkgAvo6dXvD3ExTB198IP4U/s1600-h/sunnyknockout-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9JkaxTqXsFdrMVV5lpJm7ZmW4v6uhScBdKe3OSgn87ewVu6MJBPsrFXxL2D239uey8eF4ChbH5KCuTSnUDPg-vikbEQSQj_un9-ZdwLs5o0wY-fEZAvmZkgAvo6dXvD3ExTB198IP4U/s400/sunnyknockout-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330157585211416130" border="0" /></a>'Sunny Knockout'.<br /><br />Zooming in on the Good and Evil Garden on right of house, in front of garage.<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1fq9rBgaiG75yI4fZdlLTmcL6l6NGs8egcPeRz89TW_X2fxvbuZEgVwAk6LghNGmsKlcFAg2A5NqOqWBLcJQi1NQFdE4W0bb1YNv4kQMI3qCyUqGPsx_Rd2TUfy_WWDrIfyawh_4ap8/s1600-h/goodandevil-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1fq9rBgaiG75yI4fZdlLTmcL6l6NGs8egcPeRz89TW_X2fxvbuZEgVwAk6LghNGmsKlcFAg2A5NqOqWBLcJQi1NQFdE4W0bb1YNv4kQMI3qCyUqGPsx_Rd2TUfy_WWDrIfyawh_4ap8/s400/goodandevil-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330212999017050002" border="0" /></a>This is my main <span style="font-style: italic;">cottage garden </span>area. I really want it to have that look. I haven't ever had it full enough, but I'm trying to accomplish that this year. Roses here include 'Cl. Margot Koster' on pillar; three of 'Pat Austin' that have never really grown much (I can't seem to get rid of them though, because I love the color so much. This was my first rose and still one of my favorites.); 'Molinuex' that hasn't done much either (I think there's a David-Austin-roses-don't-do-well-in-this-garden theme going here.); 'Sunshine'; 'Crown Princess Margareta' that is doing better than the other Austins here; 'Mme. Charles' that I planted last year. I ordered 'Reine des Violettes' for here just yesterday. I think there's one more in here, but I can't remember it right now. I'll have to look it up in old notes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWEVyBfxpWrM3T2x4xIsu2TvfJorglJKZRkeMG4p5aamy78C048AU-tBHLQwDW2mmKYsprSYTDc9CHa5TBEfvr_x2-S1t5B97_-TTbImlyctmCuG5r87QNRJqA5cBaRZoF74nCXQgqGo/s1600-h/goodandevil2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWEVyBfxpWrM3T2x4xIsu2TvfJorglJKZRkeMG4p5aamy78C048AU-tBHLQwDW2mmKYsprSYTDc9CHa5TBEfvr_x2-S1t5B97_-TTbImlyctmCuG5r87QNRJqA5cBaRZoF74nCXQgqGo/s400/goodandevil2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330212991881829682" border="0" /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil </span>is one of my favorite books and movies, obviously.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NEfH8_Yr7aetgSPFkVkR298z9SdDoG1xIXP8gLo62tLPik8IQsmKGZFvWf9Z3eoDLGXSEhyphenhyphenjbRlr-8Qz-J3XXSyKAPNaVL54SedrbuBg4DHokcwrQvdHh6EYRwBJntoWl797i3rqt-8/s1600-h/house1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NEfH8_Yr7aetgSPFkVkR298z9SdDoG1xIXP8gLo62tLPik8IQsmKGZFvWf9Z3eoDLGXSEhyphenhyphenjbRlr-8Qz-J3XXSyKAPNaVL54SedrbuBg4DHokcwrQvdHh6EYRwBJntoWl797i3rqt-8/s400/house1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330247138167676498" border="0" /></a>Moving to left side of front porch.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0focFiHOBs1SBmj79TnmERy0Eb4naIQ1HFFwtbFe4XSO0UZQLDNa5mX5SSBCuPCZTJVszwmG8X8YR_6c0mrvViKwf2Qe1SVCE0Lf6vHJbpnQqy-guWL6ZFXteCb0LGxmijotWOJQRCrA/s1600-h/left1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0focFiHOBs1SBmj79TnmERy0Eb4naIQ1HFFwtbFe4XSO0UZQLDNa5mX5SSBCuPCZTJVszwmG8X8YR_6c0mrvViKwf2Qe1SVCE0Lf6vHJbpnQqy-guWL6ZFXteCb0LGxmijotWOJQRCrA/s400/left1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330279627668800322" border="0" /></a>Roses planted here are (clockwise from front left) 'Mme. Laurette Messimy', a china; 'Second St. Tea', tea; 'Marie d'Orleans', tea; 'Souvenir de Germain de St. Pierre (What a name!), tea. Also, peony 'Gay Paree' and several daylilies, including my favorite, 'Matisse'. I'm considering taking out 'Second St. Tea' and 'Marie d'Orleans', and replacing with 'Mrs. B.R. Cant', which I have ordered. There are three irises planted here, including one of my favorites, 'Batik'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WZ-h5gBKWRbIYLA-8gbltS1GONkYzEPy9Vsphmmt6d0Hfr4q8J5sTCM0Rse6dEebfdK7HWz8xd9bSV8VzZhJPJcZML42PMbk2-HMttXBmqGP4AVvP-q9Hw1mrh4mpgH-_5fmT7HwZOg/s1600-h/stgermaine1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WZ-h5gBKWRbIYLA-8gbltS1GONkYzEPy9Vsphmmt6d0Hfr4q8J5sTCM0Rse6dEebfdK7HWz8xd9bSV8VzZhJPJcZML42PMbk2-HMttXBmqGP4AVvP-q9Hw1mrh4mpgH-_5fmT7HwZOg/s400/stgermaine1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330278877811162226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvZIbb-Mr622hMUStAsVZTt_Ii_VKQ7k4WIesJLPJINkNz_Ky5Pj-CO6MCwcIgl-FCfLMzzYjiOgxlSH-WTaF2Qc6t3xgKkQdpJrH5opExbfKhDnI3mAuBrg1YEUBkVnv-C53gKLQYzY/s1600-h/stgermaine6-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvZIbb-Mr622hMUStAsVZTt_Ii_VKQ7k4WIesJLPJINkNz_Ky5Pj-CO6MCwcIgl-FCfLMzzYjiOgxlSH-WTaF2Qc6t3xgKkQdpJrH5opExbfKhDnI3mAuBrg1YEUBkVnv-C53gKLQYzY/s400/stgermaine6-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330278861804478130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiMkYhlTs7BGQI-HbAN-GH-Ydytn-fW1w8k668j7Ttl9UEKLph4gMDbjhrifda1bu0NBwZv9R6i38Af8kTqFJd_QSBFvlfGl3ZtYiHra6g_wQArxLR0hFooUkApwL-tsdLzHrfT6hbog/s1600-h/stgermaine5-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiMkYhlTs7BGQI-HbAN-GH-Ydytn-fW1w8k668j7Ttl9UEKLph4gMDbjhrifda1bu0NBwZv9R6i38Af8kTqFJd_QSBFvlfGl3ZtYiHra6g_wQArxLR0hFooUkApwL-tsdLzHrfT6hbog/s400/stgermaine5-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330278852692064050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1ylZBUsp7DQuA8Am8yvWlRxWzsImjRdmV294llmndq-KemZCWQU4kYgusFxeivhgT1FX4S3PPjbJFddfUXxbV78t0JNhQPvZafM11T32U6MyuoaGUQVRNXXJiTDoje7ao0VbD0jvwaY/s1600-h/stgermaine4-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1ylZBUsp7DQuA8Am8yvWlRxWzsImjRdmV294llmndq-KemZCWQU4kYgusFxeivhgT1FX4S3PPjbJFddfUXxbV78t0JNhQPvZafM11T32U6MyuoaGUQVRNXXJiTDoje7ao0VbD0jvwaY/s400/stgermaine4-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330278846753618210" border="0" /></a>'Souvenir de Germain de St. Pierre' close, closer, closest.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotSOaTOmRnElcpYVu2gfhx7GBxkTps8gqRCtPwTh87lrKR2Axk_NiXQlMdDW6eyGS46ZNnezaHb_IlbASX9cleCB1z4SE8L2IlActr8W9kNI0yyPg9KoCG548ctHsdSw92w7C0uDKa54/s1600-h/fairys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotSOaTOmRnElcpYVu2gfhx7GBxkTps8gqRCtPwTh87lrKR2Axk_NiXQlMdDW6eyGS46ZNnezaHb_IlbASX9cleCB1z4SE8L2IlActr8W9kNI0yyPg9KoCG548ctHsdSw92w7C0uDKa54/s400/fairys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330157599641912898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H-siinrFEhZ1rDfDoZ8M_W8iWvnwxF157EaDI2rijVKOfTbbnrKI9DLU6oEEDelhW_Ie-zJA_-3QjrhWUYzc9JvGp8DBb3lKju-we_jpiUsSEoqoNo4hj6G_fdHGV73fqMwPXe0QVOw/s1600-h/gate1-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H-siinrFEhZ1rDfDoZ8M_W8iWvnwxF157EaDI2rijVKOfTbbnrKI9DLU6oEEDelhW_Ie-zJA_-3QjrhWUYzc9JvGp8DBb3lKju-we_jpiUsSEoqoNo4hj6G_fdHGV73fqMwPXe0QVOw/s400/gate1-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330195465983778642" border="0" /></a>Even farther left is the gate to my Secret Garden. In front of row of arborvitaes are 'Happy Returns' daylilies and 'Double Knockout' roses that I planted a few days ago. They're so small now you can barely see their red color. In between the daylilies and roses, I want to plant a row of some kind of tall, purple iris that would bloom same time as daylilies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaJRGzyg-IDA3xNgaA8rxFt0jBxYB29NgVdkUT3V9jDaMgs4EC4yLPK8acu2eYpQ4LTNZRFguJmKnwnWxAFVAeohpSAa3r2L8VSH1RlknLYnk2sy8VWaiX9yW74m2a1Gvri7jJLU8oMI/s1600-h/gate2-800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaJRGzyg-IDA3xNgaA8rxFt0jBxYB29NgVdkUT3V9jDaMgs4EC4yLPK8acu2eYpQ4LTNZRFguJmKnwnWxAFVAeohpSAa3r2L8VSH1RlknLYnk2sy8VWaiX9yW74m2a1Gvri7jJLU8oMI/s400/gate2-800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330195458386139618" border="0" /></a>On this arch is rose 'E. Veyrat Hermanos'. It's full of buds now, and I can't wait until it blooms.<br /><br />That's it for my front yard!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-72628940450593889942009-04-26T14:04:00.012-04:002009-04-26T15:54:32.001-04:00I Love the Smell of Wisteria in the MorningIt's already in the high 80s this weekend. I'm not ready for the heat! I want more low 70s spring weather. In spite of the heat, I got a lot of stuff planted. My "pot ghetto" has been greatly downsized.<br /><br />In the front garden/Good and Evil Garden, I planted <span style="font-style: italic;">Baptista australis </span>'Purple Smoke' (3) (I've wanted baptista for years but never got around to ordering it. I found this at Lowes. You just never know), <span style="font-style: italic;">Digitalis obscura </span>'Sunset' (3), <span style="font-style: italic;">Digitalis purpurea <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">'</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>Apricot</span></span></span></span> Beauty' (3), <span style="font-style: italic;">Digitalis purpurea </span>'Hyacinth Hybrids' (3) (Yes, I love foxgloves. I think they're the perfect cottage garden flowers), <span style="font-style: italic;">Campanula </span>'Kent Belle' (3), and <i>Paeonia</i> 'Bartzella' (Leftover from last year).<br />I really want to fill up every inch of this garden and have a true <span style="font-style: italic;">cottage garden </span>effect.<br /><br />In the roadside/St. Francis Garden, I planted <span style="font-style: italic;">Echinacea </span>'Summer Sky' and moved a Stargazer lily here from the Pond Hill. Also, moved the bigger St. Francis statue of my mother's to this garden (I had a small one but it got hidden by daylilies). I need to take a photo of it now.<br /><br />I planted the six Knockout roses on the left side of gate to the Secret Garden. They are behind a row of 'Happy Returns' daylilies. I'm thinking of getting some tall purple irises to plant behind the daylilies, in front of the roses. I think this is really going to look good.<br /><br />I planted two eggplants in half barrels on the back steps. I still haven't finished digging up the grass on Flower Girl Hill to plant rest of vegetables but almost! I love the way flowers and vegetables look planted together. I want to do more of this.<br /><br />Pat brought home this table and chairs. This is at the end of my driveway. I am trying to create a sort of courtyard look here. To the right is a row of arborvitaes, about halfway up driveway. To the left is the shade garden/Angel Garden under the River Birch. I desperately need some big, beautiful art/scuplture/something on this fence panel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KAaHXM-4HcQrOvC1GJ0WnqHFDvK7Oy-THv6YfHXBKz2gh4qqSCThHTQz9DFKSWKqH4dj0rSI3MAJTgJfftOjgwbBclCVubKO-kqvv9gtsb6YJdFkaFWadf5BSNCzMAR1W7XoUu2imcc/s1600-h/table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KAaHXM-4HcQrOvC1GJ0WnqHFDvK7Oy-THv6YfHXBKz2gh4qqSCThHTQz9DFKSWKqH4dj0rSI3MAJTgJfftOjgwbBclCVubKO-kqvv9gtsb6YJdFkaFWadf5BSNCzMAR1W7XoUu2imcc/s400/table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329087014059626114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AZgTtQkyJzV_DhgVr88SOm84GM-io0vqM0e4Je8R_08qBOoukisP_xlSv_K6oPp9lLWCofJJQtHl1T6CrYW7Zxc-7E7tRrFTkJ_KVF7pDhIzGknTW_do_YEPe87ICz49euxnE2Or1co/s1600-h/ferns1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AZgTtQkyJzV_DhgVr88SOm84GM-io0vqM0e4Je8R_08qBOoukisP_xlSv_K6oPp9lLWCofJJQtHl1T6CrYW7Zxc-7E7tRrFTkJ_KVF7pDhIzGknTW_do_YEPe87ICz49euxnE2Or1co/s400/ferns1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073315440690098" border="0" /></a>A row of Autumn Fern (<span style="font-style: italic;">Dryopteris erythrosora</span>) planted in front of same fence panel. I'm thinking of adding white impatiens here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-3mrPWG-b7U6vXNNOChmziMjTnokZEe1fIHr9YtiJIGMnF5ejMBRuTPH2ymZSpit9gXZ8DvQa3uclaxFZnXRTICuLpYkOrfe789PM8zxl3CAFLk50bACqBdEt-gay_UFubH1ZiRT9-Q/s1600-h/shade1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-3mrPWG-b7U6vXNNOChmziMjTnokZEe1fIHr9YtiJIGMnF5ejMBRuTPH2ymZSpit9gXZ8DvQa3uclaxFZnXRTICuLpYkOrfe789PM8zxl3CAFLk50bACqBdEt-gay_UFubH1ZiRT9-Q/s400/shade1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329072868912281666" border="0" /></a>Oh, I also finished planting Angel Garden. I like this patchwork look here. And the angel had facial reconstructive surgery! She got her face back! Well, most of it anyway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7BgUPz373VQ6G0rAE5QR7rXM0Hgn7TXidVWZQGmUOrS9MrT1JfvZHKJ-9R6I8p9FwXlUl4C9zMqzdlcYJ9xskWxohRzytK85kXO02kTf3z05kY2CncI2tGCLFadbVywi2TxCxwcmX_A/s1600-h/angel1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7BgUPz373VQ6G0rAE5QR7rXM0Hgn7TXidVWZQGmUOrS9MrT1JfvZHKJ-9R6I8p9FwXlUl4C9zMqzdlcYJ9xskWxohRzytK85kXO02kTf3z05kY2CncI2tGCLFadbVywi2TxCxwcmX_A/s400/angel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329072871398852658" border="0" /></a><br />What's blooming now:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ45X21hreNPSJkM8B5tB_ia4i2WLALAyfMbrbFUB1eCXA1yieHKlSibuEpJ7iUmt2tXLnZvR2QzfRXM9DG7-mdR8QEEJscn9L3ien0tA4nVoMAkm9CjyzSy1hz6-twA-laPm8Ty3z1wg/s1600-h/belle+of+woking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ45X21hreNPSJkM8B5tB_ia4i2WLALAyfMbrbFUB1eCXA1yieHKlSibuEpJ7iUmt2tXLnZvR2QzfRXM9DG7-mdR8QEEJscn9L3ien0tA4nVoMAkm9CjyzSy1hz6-twA-laPm8Ty3z1wg/s400/belle+of+woking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329072356763901170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqhq3QLA9aW7lVtQ2Vm55IobBZpq2dNTlWwWyb7P-obvblMyGu_n6cLwUsC_d4d6JZCOSyqw1TGWvSr4IZmK-cATqrk74i-T1jPiJKaOZWYaL5a84_m9BVC79JtlvXHh0Y-77GF_3GZI/s1600-h/belle+of+woking2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqhq3QLA9aW7lVtQ2Vm55IobBZpq2dNTlWwWyb7P-obvblMyGu_n6cLwUsC_d4d6JZCOSyqw1TGWvSr4IZmK-cATqrk74i-T1jPiJKaOZWYaL5a84_m9BVC79JtlvXHh0Y-77GF_3GZI/s400/belle+of+woking2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329072353981045426" border="0" /></a>'Belle of Woking' Clematis<br /><br />Roses:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZjuW5aAjKomirL0D1vE-A2W4Vep4duHzQ-0QjTNeCGKzmxEqOtSmqu7baipLv8OOkYR5McoES8N5JWL5iVqbGMjDF6eoaK74w5CMe6We8NO9fV5MHPNQmsRHrgcoEzXMnoK8FhUK-U0/s1600-h/mutabilis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZjuW5aAjKomirL0D1vE-A2W4Vep4duHzQ-0QjTNeCGKzmxEqOtSmqu7baipLv8OOkYR5McoES8N5JWL5iVqbGMjDF6eoaK74w5CMe6We8NO9fV5MHPNQmsRHrgcoEzXMnoK8FhUK-U0/s400/mutabilis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329072352440696210" border="0" /></a><br />'Mutabilis'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d37QpTKq2zYte_Sl3eXgE0gVsZoi9SaSJ_TCxzwbVsqyG7We8FED5Zt1Dt2Ed5n5g257bZuDk6ItLCa_icUieQPbxgxZRwuO3ANtl-CEjHhV_cAsr8H0trhReRgYsQVB4ggYDjKZXDc/s1600-h/marie+pavie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d37QpTKq2zYte_Sl3eXgE0gVsZoi9SaSJ_TCxzwbVsqyG7We8FED5Zt1Dt2Ed5n5g257bZuDk6ItLCa_icUieQPbxgxZRwuO3ANtl-CEjHhV_cAsr8H0trhReRgYsQVB4ggYDjKZXDc/s400/marie+pavie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329071971536556866" border="0" /></a>'Marie Pavie'<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvAG1u7E5_EGGVjDhKzHgqfXsNSpfv55qhs3VxmSj0mR4gMumhieERPu99iH9ioLyjPRAH8wUbN8h-94K_o05rKFFbrNp1m5NphNlEBT6OwHJ9B9b1OkDKJ20vMDnKlwtEuHScl9jlaQ/s1600-h/mons+tillier2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvAG1u7E5_EGGVjDhKzHgqfXsNSpfv55qhs3VxmSj0mR4gMumhieERPu99iH9ioLyjPRAH8wUbN8h-94K_o05rKFFbrNp1m5NphNlEBT6OwHJ9B9b1OkDKJ20vMDnKlwtEuHScl9jlaQ/s400/mons+tillier2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329071971162751906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTDy2aDqIlYc52kcFRcREdMDW8xNU2uzUO0pyFNFo5WwU-y6VM9J2YYORjlObE7ykbVYMnq9iYoEbGoSRX-GjwnHQ4aVm-MYzNOY8Cfis2izPLTM0Mx6baWGcyfKMHR0uNLzvWesuFU0/s1600-h/mons+tillier.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTDy2aDqIlYc52kcFRcREdMDW8xNU2uzUO0pyFNFo5WwU-y6VM9J2YYORjlObE7ykbVYMnq9iYoEbGoSRX-GjwnHQ4aVm-MYzNOY8Cfis2izPLTM0Mx6baWGcyfKMHR0uNLzvWesuFU0/s400/mons+tillier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329071970595624466" border="0" /></a><br />'Mons. Tillier'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShApH7l52OD2WO9YHgsf53u-GfaY2xXUGXf0WmF7zTqQhEWho8JcElRwIRO2WLl1SkjY7gi_f7XybxQgvd0SuK7_inQxSWJHS_liqMYgzndYyrzQuYrJfscrcCZnsuyy75NfoEZULBFc/s1600-h/leonie+lamesch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShApH7l52OD2WO9YHgsf53u-GfaY2xXUGXf0WmF7zTqQhEWho8JcElRwIRO2WLl1SkjY7gi_f7XybxQgvd0SuK7_inQxSWJHS_liqMYgzndYyrzQuYrJfscrcCZnsuyy75NfoEZULBFc/s400/leonie+lamesch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329071965781486482" border="0" /></a><br />'Leonie Lamesch'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpUKNlDawR2GGqla9HIQogoTbOFhdGdGl2CADsxyrfvUI-wWqXeEI9iudYYDgboPUdjtGMu5w5Qy7m6RYa9mogj36U-DhYoiewFnrnPGRVA45rJPifOli5NPI41FrOz7ErTKXt7KDmM0/s1600-h/cramoisi+superior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpUKNlDawR2GGqla9HIQogoTbOFhdGdGl2CADsxyrfvUI-wWqXeEI9iudYYDgboPUdjtGMu5w5Qy7m6RYa9mogj36U-DhYoiewFnrnPGRVA45rJPifOli5NPI41FrOz7ErTKXt7KDmM0/s400/cramoisi+superior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329071964482001522" border="0" /></a><br />'Cramoisi Superior'<br /><br />Irises:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQdE4xG1lh8QBsFNTUSyoRzKEv_8TSLn60wuova3nnRTLn-f2rVQaIZdvOk2tgnlYzFvDBElw08V-2eRn-GuUYYnIVW4egSXvMuzmm5krGZjiIhza-PROCU0wT-6jpOJIbjPtJg30Xbc/s1600-h/grapesicle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQdE4xG1lh8QBsFNTUSyoRzKEv_8TSLn60wuova3nnRTLn-f2rVQaIZdvOk2tgnlYzFvDBElw08V-2eRn-GuUYYnIVW4egSXvMuzmm5krGZjiIhza-PROCU0wT-6jpOJIbjPtJg30Xbc/s400/grapesicle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329070295920904690" border="0" /></a><br />'Grapsicle'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg3cFTJ3FuXZjjdgq5Ury1pIakYFGgufHMQDg67U-drXL92ki830G5hVW9ij6b7Nvh37sxGrSuhvrK22ATABfkWZeznRIoPDha4mrBEkB5s6nOgOVI-OSrsHUHklfmoErg65DhH-9eKA/s1600-h/little+showoff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVg3cFTJ3FuXZjjdgq5Ury1pIakYFGgufHMQDg67U-drXL92ki830G5hVW9ij6b7Nvh37sxGrSuhvrK22ATABfkWZeznRIoPDha4mrBEkB5s6nOgOVI-OSrsHUHklfmoErg65DhH-9eKA/s400/little+showoff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329070295417480562" border="0" /></a><br />'Little Showoff'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs_SrOwmGcGHkM16ki-K44qsV9rq44UskAiEjvh-6xyJmFjUTZUZTa7xm8Cv4J7lA5e1nIAlYB7MbdeFUqQ0zOQNF0_9c3bkkf_w5U8LSVTZqhkY2E1czEWX08CnEiB3PDWXL7oUq6JU/s1600-h/iris2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs_SrOwmGcGHkM16ki-K44qsV9rq44UskAiEjvh-6xyJmFjUTZUZTa7xm8Cv4J7lA5e1nIAlYB7MbdeFUqQ0zOQNF0_9c3bkkf_w5U8LSVTZqhkY2E1czEWX08CnEiB3PDWXL7oUq6JU/s400/iris2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329070290401141202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZjQu8BSUSJadhxE5nqDja6msLAjL5jWPzPFZ6_TM2crBFhNrDbytV-cZgvhNKjJzTMMgvJYT0rLDN3f6ZuzZQIqZer0Rha4YQyNmFrY4MT3VxKx-kDb5kvkOJA18yYPtIde_LJpcCWM/s1600-h/iris1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZjQu8BSUSJadhxE5nqDja6msLAjL5jWPzPFZ6_TM2crBFhNrDbytV-cZgvhNKjJzTMMgvJYT0rLDN3f6ZuzZQIqZer0Rha4YQyNmFrY4MT3VxKx-kDb5kvkOJA18yYPtIde_LJpcCWM/s400/iris1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329070282777854162" border="0" /></a><br />Unknown passalong<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBxajkMuxFoMtgqrKOQkZAhdb6Q232SgAElSSwOYFlZO6wQC-Ofj4m67nXWolREvGPQYrH64GPvmRk2b4esj3e-XgCr7JWRJVvLy97BupEXgI74J2lPVMRFBUfa4NhvBEC7BWxnBClGw/s1600-h/good+and+true.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBxajkMuxFoMtgqrKOQkZAhdb6Q232SgAElSSwOYFlZO6wQC-Ofj4m67nXWolREvGPQYrH64GPvmRk2b4esj3e-XgCr7JWRJVvLy97BupEXgI74J2lPVMRFBUfa4NhvBEC7BWxnBClGw/s400/good+and+true.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329063475787806706" border="0" /></a><br />'Good and True'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKFOfPE5Dm1-c20BofuYN6kTjsSaCHMX5D36y8Czm3atztFyppCTJ7UIQjTp5E7xJ2VSiVpSBxvB5-2UREy3D8nTLwIGQSKcovG-7oI1tP54oGbQAdZPbILMr14FeYJgD9jnEzGdr49o/s1600-h/batik3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKFOfPE5Dm1-c20BofuYN6kTjsSaCHMX5D36y8Czm3atztFyppCTJ7UIQjTp5E7xJ2VSiVpSBxvB5-2UREy3D8nTLwIGQSKcovG-7oI1tP54oGbQAdZPbILMr14FeYJgD9jnEzGdr49o/s400/batik3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329063474180221298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcIKvxMX8kLvXpznvwjkRGVIusa4qj1aioBPuZAnsJNirTlFuoPhA9uZaDvwF_s1sVfopyEggY5laa58dSaTboabRzAD9IPgQ_uq8BOBS4kFc13jfVV-CGegjb-GlGlKmgljNdQ7HDFU/s1600-h/batik1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcIKvxMX8kLvXpznvwjkRGVIusa4qj1aioBPuZAnsJNirTlFuoPhA9uZaDvwF_s1sVfopyEggY5laa58dSaTboabRzAD9IPgQ_uq8BOBS4kFc13jfVV-CGegjb-GlGlKmgljNdQ7HDFU/s400/batik1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329063472746809506" border="0" /></a><br />'Batik'<br /><br />Creatures:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnnEpAtZYKexurAtzk0LOq18rzCGPe4IfcQw0RLn96NKMvA2KcM4CI5PgQmD08a1DZAk6kpQFBcmNt3EW15esd0i9DeqY-R2_qLy1j9Vwyfo4RZeeN48idBLjNXzcpPTHhEXdoefh3W8/s1600-h/lucinda.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnnEpAtZYKexurAtzk0LOq18rzCGPe4IfcQw0RLn96NKMvA2KcM4CI5PgQmD08a1DZAk6kpQFBcmNt3EW15esd0i9DeqY-R2_qLy1j9Vwyfo4RZeeN48idBLjNXzcpPTHhEXdoefh3W8/s400/lucinda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329063471634735858" border="0" /></a><br />Lucinda<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiiu3m3fQUr5gjJj-a29D17wXEkxc9otmSGuURK2fK0Qom_6Rje1ue9Jrw5r_-Ek9pLDIAy0zw-h8HWr73LJEB2OVaSv9bWEmYPs291KJcF4W6aun7_yLR6Z3qpuISVBqV3GCceSlhjI/s1600-h/clementine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 401px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiiu3m3fQUr5gjJj-a29D17wXEkxc9otmSGuURK2fK0Qom_6Rje1ue9Jrw5r_-Ek9pLDIAy0zw-h8HWr73LJEB2OVaSv9bWEmYPs291KJcF4W6aun7_yLR6Z3qpuISVBqV3GCceSlhjI/s400/clementine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329070678229434962" border="0" /></a><br />Clementine, my faithful gardening companion<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgordmLuhWvbYncoq75-X7P6Q0NIRBfisGMSP9lVjd3vMvElAC_VLp6RsXk54Kw7vY3dsoBOlXY0cyVbquak4UkP4ikNZhqHYTriTD8_2zailziANcF_5PnfY4teUKj3p4jPBqjRPUKG00/s1600-h/hendy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgordmLuhWvbYncoq75-X7P6Q0NIRBfisGMSP9lVjd3vMvElAC_VLp6RsXk54Kw7vY3dsoBOlXY0cyVbquak4UkP4ikNZhqHYTriTD8_2zailziANcF_5PnfY4teUKj3p4jPBqjRPUKG00/s400/hendy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329073203489181266" border="0" /></a>Henderson<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHaHJUkqjFRg36zZY9RRPxuzr3dLnu9v-7mW1RYKf2x0hR8BAq1SDhwpcASqqAnlHRI5cvkvsXr_jUWa4PD-Lx9vDEz3-HA0tJk8WPFGoFRfOuA5A7S2Bbo6yz4qMgKvfzB79fdNxjLg/s1600-h/zelda3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHaHJUkqjFRg36zZY9RRPxuzr3dLnu9v-7mW1RYKf2x0hR8BAq1SDhwpcASqqAnlHRI5cvkvsXr_jUWa4PD-Lx9vDEz3-HA0tJk8WPFGoFRfOuA5A7S2Bbo6yz4qMgKvfzB79fdNxjLg/s400/zelda3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329063469778151586" border="0" /></a><br />Princess ZelZel!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-54566556931040529582009-04-22T11:00:00.006-04:002009-04-22T11:27:58.553-04:00Extra, Extra: A Snakey StoryI don't dislike snakes. I don't mind nonpoisonous snakes in my yard. I know they're beneficial and all that. This snake though has terrorized us for two years (This would be the third.). It made its home in the deck at our pond that houses the skimmer. Pat told me it was a copperhead. At first, I wasn't sure I believed him, but he seemed certain. Every time Pat had to clean out the filter and basket (which is pretty often), he had to pull off the hatch, not knowing if the snake would be waiting for him (it liked to curl up on top of the skimmer where it was warm). He tried several times to surprise it and kill it, but it was too fast and got up in the deck before he could get to it. It got to the point last year when we just gave up on our pond. I so loved to relax by the pond and watch my fish, but I just couldnt' enjoy it anymore. We even turned off the waterfall. The snake took over our pond.<br /><br />I was determined to take back the pond this year. I was going to somehow find an exterminator or wildlife person to get rid of the dreaded snake. As I wrote last week, we just got our waterfall going again. We hadn't seen the snake so far. Yesterday, the pump quit and the waterfall stopped running. Pat thought the filter and basket at the skimmer needed cleaning. He carefully opened the hatch. No snake, so he got out the basket and filter and cleaned them. He was trying to get the filter back in, but it wouldn't go. It was hitting something. The something was...yes, the snake! It had crawled into the pump and met its demise. Pat got it out, and it was definitely a copperhead. Even I could recognize it. Also, it had a big bulge in the middle, undoubtedly a fish. I've had several smallish fish that disappeared soon after I got them. I'm sure that snake ate them.<br /><br />So here are the grizzly photos. Even though I <span style="font-style: italic;">knew</span> this snake was dead, I was still afraid of it and had to use zoom, because I was scared to get close to it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9brvBF9Aq3U58MW1OlQXvXx3uh6cuIYts93uE2wgRq8ID7gFfqVWEH9teXT1gRbXWNe1rZ55FxIbBLxf84JQmpxzXpLunK_T0jj7uc2WUBfV0KYnukL3b-uTnjdz1D3gzK6ByhRqnr0/s1600-h/snake2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9brvBF9Aq3U58MW1OlQXvXx3uh6cuIYts93uE2wgRq8ID7gFfqVWEH9teXT1gRbXWNe1rZ55FxIbBLxf84JQmpxzXpLunK_T0jj7uc2WUBfV0KYnukL3b-uTnjdz1D3gzK6ByhRqnr0/s400/snake2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535976647823586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_grkW12sWnMnCb6nBdg-QOKCeTKSlpb-TdvWo3up53WRICSyQKOpqfVyfrgQpVNClcc6HXPtJwpvqfeWoS8n7XI2tOBX2X2zSSiTQTFWLl1ilQOZVT1at03a5KurHruAQuTYoUY78hfA/s1600-h/snake3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_grkW12sWnMnCb6nBdg-QOKCeTKSlpb-TdvWo3up53WRICSyQKOpqfVyfrgQpVNClcc6HXPtJwpvqfeWoS8n7XI2tOBX2X2zSSiTQTFWLl1ilQOZVT1at03a5KurHruAQuTYoUY78hfA/s400/snake3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535979776760514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTcjZqEOKMcDD8L38XPw7siqsSLafnEFTFKelrGzTx4s0SBFYUDXA0phNvvG3Dvj1KBIfoKYNQyBBms8jopPaboMT-_S9yHiup9JTibGNYhkik6dKRCIOjGyIVNKhzHlCn5_HIbCfXDk/s1600-h/snake5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTcjZqEOKMcDD8L38XPw7siqsSLafnEFTFKelrGzTx4s0SBFYUDXA0phNvvG3Dvj1KBIfoKYNQyBBms8jopPaboMT-_S9yHiup9JTibGNYhkik6dKRCIOjGyIVNKhzHlCn5_HIbCfXDk/s400/snake5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535985617513106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iXZghaBkF0dy9pl7X1z4Teihqbs2c6xKaNay-5JQMi8PSuk1xqIdkAEO9LXsXdVh2PSFRLhT99sw7h3Xm3xQnlKoptsCjZXgjQ0BMHNFUq4Tyd7c2xAG0iNEf-xe42NAeMBnyFyaw4c/s1600-h/snake6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iXZghaBkF0dy9pl7X1z4Teihqbs2c6xKaNay-5JQMi8PSuk1xqIdkAEO9LXsXdVh2PSFRLhT99sw7h3Xm3xQnlKoptsCjZXgjQ0BMHNFUq4Tyd7c2xAG0iNEf-xe42NAeMBnyFyaw4c/s400/snake6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535983395910370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77hJ80pbjEcpzfOeW44QdkTJ8pF5NZkWdnEmlJLZ272iTTw3amAACR0jUu4NnHKVUItN6YQfAU9ndZ7G6T_4ueTQG2q7Fw02h1Wyi0r3JN1X9vod0hNjscmSPGu0WU-xv-Ii8QDxYZbg/s1600-h/snake7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77hJ80pbjEcpzfOeW44QdkTJ8pF5NZkWdnEmlJLZ272iTTw3amAACR0jUu4NnHKVUItN6YQfAU9ndZ7G6T_4ueTQG2q7Fw02h1Wyi0r3JN1X9vod0hNjscmSPGu0WU-xv-Ii8QDxYZbg/s400/snake7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535990915882562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ding dong, the snake is dead (and I don't even have to feel the guilt of killing it)!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-76676602997119413502009-04-21T10:37:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:23:51.174-04:00Back HomeThe trip to Chattanooga was wonderful, but I was glad to get back home to my gardens and animals. It rained again Sunday and yesterday though, so it's too wet to plant <span style="font-style: italic;">again</span>. It's extremely frustrating. Since I can't plant, I buy! My pot garden keeps expanding. I need some drier ground!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMOVH65FvCTLP7SL1E1I11r0tCqbHQPehkTi0WMQimDkd7KRuQJ_AriLuu1CTzvlBHHOPedUOuv3P5UVvR1jh3OQXngkyMtxrH4s1hEGz-CEanCOc70cPOBEEt3VJoV3WleLLJITA-w0/s1600-h/pots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMOVH65FvCTLP7SL1E1I11r0tCqbHQPehkTi0WMQimDkd7KRuQJ_AriLuu1CTzvlBHHOPedUOuv3P5UVvR1jh3OQXngkyMtxrH4s1hEGz-CEanCOc70cPOBEEt3VJoV3WleLLJITA-w0/s400/pots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154524315581442" border="0" /></a>Yes, I broke down/gave in and bought Knockout roses. I read something that said think of Knockout roses as blooming shrubs instead of traditional roses. That works for me. I have a space on the left front of my house, in front of a row of arborvitae trees where I'm planting them. There is already a row of 'Happy Returns' daylilies there. I think it will look pretty from the road.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hrg__etasoeo1pweWc5wG5eFtJelfztyMEbXNtjZz9uagvEyhhF0FkB-4rpYPBg7viMs04331y5CbzFp9Vtc2lebf3Z7Ua85OCcpn7SeL7txWmmGXVyiRidP3JZrqlkOcheYaahQpV4/s1600-h/veg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hrg__etasoeo1pweWc5wG5eFtJelfztyMEbXNtjZz9uagvEyhhF0FkB-4rpYPBg7viMs04331y5CbzFp9Vtc2lebf3Z7Ua85OCcpn7SeL7txWmmGXVyiRidP3JZrqlkOcheYaahQpV4/s400/veg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154524922213170" border="0" /></a>I bought a few vegetable plants yesterday: Tomatoes (Better Boy, which my father always planted, and grape tomatoes. I wanted Sweet 100s but didn't find them.); bell peppers; banana peppers; yellow squash; sweet basil (an herb, I know). I also want eggplants but didn't find them either. I'll have to look elsewhere. I'm going to plant my vegetables on my Flower Girl hill this year. I really want a traditional potager with raised beds. Maybe next year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3eDuUpTW_L4YFM97c3WFE9bCE4ohsbl29CK1dFac6Huf74U65TG32v2lxUq5fIDVTfXKm-kyqZZJwr0htin9He-Hi4Cav2VOpaKGLPstmCmhJjcD-zrNak52xj3tE_fTT0vL5a2Nrm4/s1600-h/ladybanks1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3eDuUpTW_L4YFM97c3WFE9bCE4ohsbl29CK1dFac6Huf74U65TG32v2lxUq5fIDVTfXKm-kyqZZJwr0htin9He-Hi4Cav2VOpaKGLPstmCmhJjcD-zrNak52xj3tE_fTT0vL5a2Nrm4/s400/ladybanks1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154517925016658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB-JcD0-uzSpT3BHVPleiwuY87U3w1qw8oKZFb3ya9hdJukhaLzn0PTQJwptzSMYJlsi1vzmvRtWQvVoROZZoL5F8CKQw8i8fXqg9dCHP7MknsCFIvW5V15MjZKX6vlKHtm3F2HWBgZs/s1600-h/ladybanks2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB-JcD0-uzSpT3BHVPleiwuY87U3w1qw8oKZFb3ya9hdJukhaLzn0PTQJwptzSMYJlsi1vzmvRtWQvVoROZZoL5F8CKQw8i8fXqg9dCHP7MknsCFIvW5V15MjZKX6vlKHtm3F2HWBgZs/s400/ladybanks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154520721532242" border="0" /></a>'Lady Banks' rose is blooming. It grows in the River Birch and makes it look like the tree is blooming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhkoKuw4iHkTxh-V-f4Z-8qk4Y1e5lIpvlEQSP99EQZ9IDpAapb41oM1BATpR_5LmNiroIp9pdFNecOsR7RytPf7XUBKfmK9t_7QdfdBG_eC1c0JqjrcyvYERUcDNa7OOcW7WtMLUtbc/s1600-h/tracyazalea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhkoKuw4iHkTxh-V-f4Z-8qk4Y1e5lIpvlEQSP99EQZ9IDpAapb41oM1BATpR_5LmNiroIp9pdFNecOsR7RytPf7XUBKfmK9t_7QdfdBG_eC1c0JqjrcyvYERUcDNa7OOcW7WtMLUtbc/s400/tracyazalea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154512817761858" border="0" /></a>This doesn't look like much, but it's an azalea that someone sent when my niece Tracy died in February. I planted it in the Angel Garden (shade garden under River Birch).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_QEfdNmCST5tXJ8N2uaUejnRe-ZE4y1XkiwFks-fjuhPMTcFLecCfF1E0Y1ySTq7QC0AKC4jr8-j13Ju66ZNQGACAL3XfBD8UPqpGVmw7YXhmBfxy8BRH7IUgYkqEGzlQ_KWj36iN28/s1600-h/wisteria1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_QEfdNmCST5tXJ8N2uaUejnRe-ZE4y1XkiwFks-fjuhPMTcFLecCfF1E0Y1ySTq7QC0AKC4jr8-j13Ju66ZNQGACAL3XfBD8UPqpGVmw7YXhmBfxy8BRH7IUgYkqEGzlQ_KWj36iN28/s400/wisteria1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154165139608994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BKZZaVOzTVX9hECydn_1k3hNVDY80orVOiQ4f42WPfW5ofiZ7Wa4C4oOEWtsi3mf0Mm6EKsXxc5nhCLpYMP5Xu4AZ-3Tr8bIDOtNwq-9ZjsprXuuVrEjSU-KINUppAOmEDwJhb3nplA/s1600-h/wisteria2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BKZZaVOzTVX9hECydn_1k3hNVDY80orVOiQ4f42WPfW5ofiZ7Wa4C4oOEWtsi3mf0Mm6EKsXxc5nhCLpYMP5Xu4AZ-3Tr8bIDOtNwq-9ZjsprXuuVrEjSU-KINUppAOmEDwJhb3nplA/s400/wisteria2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154165039403586" border="0" /></a>Wisteria on the back deck. Wisteria runs rampant, like blooming kudzu, but I love it. Need to keep on top of it better though. There are vines everywhere. The second photo is the pergola overhead. I want to weave little fairy lights through it on this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK0UCsA2hHoGiBARtn2B4NgXewMu74iZV85tdkrqOoaLNYMnhGAgdVnN8hTbJ44gW3QjWlEDBvrP9_hjYz_K4XBOsYVmN2v0HjPpyD-ygy-mAxKD_zcfiQVVIxpFJwhyphenhyphenA2XKx5MJkw9U/s1600-h/view3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK0UCsA2hHoGiBARtn2B4NgXewMu74iZV85tdkrqOoaLNYMnhGAgdVnN8hTbJ44gW3QjWlEDBvrP9_hjYz_K4XBOsYVmN2v0HjPpyD-ygy-mAxKD_zcfiQVVIxpFJwhyphenhyphenA2XKx5MJkw9U/s400/view3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154163419560738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzRitlqrXHWh6xvYLEowwwcRqeSuhUWwYBlQL4Yf7W3NAao_B4q0uonmY137JGC6qJ34DtGkmIS9txq8ZpgxY3IvqzAnaFdE6UzAFintGV2-LYzTTwsUC543kuD3GZI1hZTDf3l-W_dE/s1600-h/view1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzRitlqrXHWh6xvYLEowwwcRqeSuhUWwYBlQL4Yf7W3NAao_B4q0uonmY137JGC6qJ34DtGkmIS9txq8ZpgxY3IvqzAnaFdE6UzAFintGV2-LYzTTwsUC543kuD3GZI1hZTDf3l-W_dE/s400/view1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327154161124069202" border="0" /></a>The view of Flower Girl Hill from the deck (looking to the right). The pond is just beyond. I can't wait until all those roses bloom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJMADjc9ib6Bt5JoV3rfMaSo_zWeQy6_wOBj3f7qpFrrRnh7BTFvSYXdeL287aoG_FJPVec9nMWyKiwdmoHEtAkFcPgKTG-03voPDLoMUBbzYItVt3pTMUsdq_NNpmKveYGJZKa_7UBo/s1600-h/view2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJMADjc9ib6Bt5JoV3rfMaSo_zWeQy6_wOBj3f7qpFrrRnh7BTFvSYXdeL287aoG_FJPVec9nMWyKiwdmoHEtAkFcPgKTG-03voPDLoMUBbzYItVt3pTMUsdq_NNpmKveYGJZKa_7UBo/s400/view2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327160514713600130" border="0" /></a>The view straight out from the deck of backyard. I really want a brick path around the perimeter of backyard, with a border of all kinds of shrubs and big roses and evergreens. To the left of this, the yard slopes up to the sideyard, which is my Secret Garden area. We still need to put steps down from there to backyard. Somewhere along this route, I'd love a long rose tunnel.<br /><br />I have so many plans! That's the fun of gardening.<br /><br />p.s. I found the angel face! Well, most of it. Now to find glue...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-26816812648091276612009-04-15T18:25:00.000-04:002009-04-15T19:17:46.906-04:00Shade GardeningSo, I got my orders from Bluestone and Wayside. The Bluestone plants were really nice; the Wayside plants, not so much. Why did I order from Wayside again this year? When will I ever learn? Most of what I ordered was for my shade garden, under the River Birch. I planted that today. I can't wait until it all fills in. I still have a few empty spots to fill.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMrPrWsi0Nuwm2OiUvUjPzD14PmDjn1VURmLBHq_Po2aC80JKGZw7aBfQHzU1DaiDhg53d5QqIKXwJshjhPzJj8D7MszMLTDrDiO_41fQG2oBoTOKkQlpsbM7KQ6NUDEHDYHlmKX5Lrg/s1600-h/shadegarden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMrPrWsi0Nuwm2OiUvUjPzD14PmDjn1VURmLBHq_Po2aC80JKGZw7aBfQHzU1DaiDhg53d5QqIKXwJshjhPzJj8D7MszMLTDrDiO_41fQG2oBoTOKkQlpsbM7KQ6NUDEHDYHlmKX5Lrg/s400/shadegarden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325049670134643090" border="0" /></a> I'm sorry for that faceless angel. I was going to try to fix it today, but I couldn't find her face. A missing face. How scary.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgx6WkesA4VqXUXsn172le7zHa7wNT0OxyPI2hCkHfdax0zBcRBXefzXKrHJ_clAqT4QVTg70eWKzYnb6uW7TnJi1hYvuoTwHImUFKzSIy-L4a_-E-1IeniXcg2p_x-w9-arjQeSCQL0/s1600-h/shade2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgx6WkesA4VqXUXsn172le7zHa7wNT0OxyPI2hCkHfdax0zBcRBXefzXKrHJ_clAqT4QVTg70eWKzYnb6uW7TnJi1hYvuoTwHImUFKzSIy-L4a_-E-1IeniXcg2p_x-w9-arjQeSCQL0/s400/shade2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325054970756625250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Planted:<br /><i>Heuchera</i> 'Frosted Violet'<br /><i>Heuchera brizoides</i> 'Bressingham Mix'<br /><i>Astilbe</i> 'Purple Lance'<br /><i>Brunnera macrophylla</i> 'Jack Frost'<br /><i>Hosta</i> 'Brim Cup'<br /><i>Hosta</i> 'Aureonebulosa'<br /><i>Tricyrtis</i> 'Taipei Silk'<br /><i>Epimedium</i> 'Pink Elf'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQAZAIlv6H-X_gPF9ZOf7qiLwZikcNA8aAAi2-QDwU2RDMTEhWIzEbd0cc0VK1qTPy_rA9LjVSvMG9xHlfVoJTCRyPu28ed1z2SNiic7zRS_aDNpZlm8GkYpQ3nmoqjkiLixpk1Mydko/s1600-h/plants.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQAZAIlv6H-X_gPF9ZOf7qiLwZikcNA8aAAi2-QDwU2RDMTEhWIzEbd0cc0VK1qTPy_rA9LjVSvMG9xHlfVoJTCRyPu28ed1z2SNiic7zRS_aDNpZlm8GkYpQ3nmoqjkiLixpk1Mydko/s400/plants.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056341544251490" border="0" /></a>Still left to plant. So far. I'm sure I'm not finished shopping.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXnMYkhyphenhyphenSuadSF_eylo3mZ1VI4XSZIlLCFH0pGSp0qc0xeQZYIxmFOknoAPIn-puXDBnu_q8dN06TfUcNcC-t4v3uU3M7nQz-g0eIlsKFQ67k0BUDCCSP9C9YlEvU8IeZ_OnrayU2gYU/s1600-h/label.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXnMYkhyphenhyphenSuadSF_eylo3mZ1VI4XSZIlLCFH0pGSp0qc0xeQZYIxmFOknoAPIn-puXDBnu_q8dN06TfUcNcC-t4v3uU3M7nQz-g0eIlsKFQ67k0BUDCCSP9C9YlEvU8IeZ_OnrayU2gYU/s400/label.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056265371594370" border="0" /></a>I started making plant markers. I'm not sure how I feel about them. I think they can detract from the beauty of a garden, but I don't want to forget names. I could do garden maps, but I haven't so far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_Zl9DpAgrD2QmefEWY7Gygc1FrwZ9UPwDcfiTYoCUuxNvfdH4XUiivrlvaKJsnzOD6eb3jYNc3B8ezvkxDeLguJfDMB7YE5iUtH8eAp50oSHz-QXcbKvMNQ-Oz2Z7QB-y4TXoS9eR1A/s1600-h/iris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_Zl9DpAgrD2QmefEWY7Gygc1FrwZ9UPwDcfiTYoCUuxNvfdH4XUiivrlvaKJsnzOD6eb3jYNc3B8ezvkxDeLguJfDMB7YE5iUtH8eAp50oSHz-QXcbKvMNQ-Oz2Z7QB-y4TXoS9eR1A/s400/iris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056260048459970" border="0" /></a><br />I still haven't figured this one out. I've narrowed it down though. I believe it's Cops, Ingenuity, or Widow's Veil. I can't find photos of them though. Anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrayJhyGJtqDp5jAGSnAB6ruVXecdyGnQBR82owIOGK7KRLFB4ym6XjMqPIrGHANAkGzHlycovdewaDBmgpEKEfaPSGSoozHsMfV83b6jKnCt7PbWn8ICyAOIPyNTHECdJ58khgt462w/s1600-h/littleshowoff1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrayJhyGJtqDp5jAGSnAB6ruVXecdyGnQBR82owIOGK7KRLFB4ym6XjMqPIrGHANAkGzHlycovdewaDBmgpEKEfaPSGSoozHsMfV83b6jKnCt7PbWn8ICyAOIPyNTHECdJ58khgt462w/s400/littleshowoff1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056259828597810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOenuU0RkCKAlx_gjXZxXt0n2NBCxLc9jofhOk_NJ-U3JfHcQ-e7St8YIXXKI8wKVm7P3dhETALJZEMr4y6xZUQozMX34OMwWhS86c4sUTSE_FIt48zYoceV77n7corm8-hE1P6fNai4/s1600-h/littleshowoff5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOenuU0RkCKAlx_gjXZxXt0n2NBCxLc9jofhOk_NJ-U3JfHcQ-e7St8YIXXKI8wKVm7P3dhETALJZEMr4y6xZUQozMX34OMwWhS86c4sUTSE_FIt48zYoceV77n7corm8-hE1P6fNai4/s400/littleshowoff5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056254296046370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yE3fAEoRY0EUQ7HWvT_2amiZWIRrYEJri84vREEcxeElqMXLS0eD59jRM-b-x56vtOV-MfhD_pHAxTJ_1CNSMPWyT1yOJKqgYENSQlPXB57YOp9lAeEPsG0g3fxb-u5dgM9_qxPUvyo/s1600-h/littleshowoff4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yE3fAEoRY0EUQ7HWvT_2amiZWIRrYEJri84vREEcxeElqMXLS0eD59jRM-b-x56vtOV-MfhD_pHAxTJ_1CNSMPWyT1yOJKqgYENSQlPXB57YOp9lAeEPsG0g3fxb-u5dgM9_qxPUvyo/s400/littleshowoff4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325056257594916930" border="0" /></a>SDB Iris 'Little Showoff'<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMLLEAsNsn6VxsR9eG0etn5Rjyu2bAK5nrZHRiMBM9cWK2Lgz6NyCWhZGdJjtINvusQXbFKbcmNeQpkTOUM4o0VsSKZfI7fnGiCd9GaWMKEAzY-JZ21Lp6xARyESx32NxqFUo9CHAgXg/s1600-h/lore1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaQN0VFQW-6IqYgVZ7hRmpUXnlxO5A8BMWT-76QZ4lkGjFOEaWmAcQiZ3qh8x1ty5UKgJKXnmWdutVNPVw2Uo4W-eeRnds2KWNagoTlYaZEM2mB-fAyEMRFYlSNbipF3MJ3DrrxbTsow/s400/lore3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325055838562493858" border="0" /></a>SDB Iris 'Lore'<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctHe3bIfa3rHIHNGTJ-5qPfgsiX1KeUjaROAbl9sTH3QQfQw-QgwkqrPamYNngINzdFbGvv9kJZHtb-3RIAWWLGc0LxNnL_3t-2L5SrDurNxFVQbteVwXYlxqV9oE3Iy-zODcbHEEi_U/s1600-h/purpleiris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctHe3bIfa3rHIHNGTJ-5qPfgsiX1KeUjaROAbl9sTH3QQfQw-QgwkqrPamYNngINzdFbGvv9kJZHtb-3RIAWWLGc0LxNnL_3t-2L5SrDurNxFVQbteVwXYlxqV9oE3Iy-zODcbHEEi_U/s400/purpleiris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325055840629928082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYXRKmjOfZULax-Sj-blTjcF_qDqWnyAxbkbMvlUj4RfDX6TDGocdB_bLQipOwi8y4N35zyAujY058V4jesf_DlY9KK7DJfhIox1-VzIR54Nw0cf7eKounZcZSYLmiUguOEzzeuupbi0/s1600-h/bleeding1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91Tsl8YbOPj70kOi-8PzLQ_yV_HAttv9_Y_rMDi3JdBHwYBHLGpHKv_0YlQpqAck9eIwxgEJGsPVRtXlxaeeSlFSfX9CZyw1QN3AE1QhEoT-EUAMLqdI0GAuQbPDlqJeVftxAce3KAPE/s400/chickens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325055541098138594" border="0" /></a>Chicken love.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sad news: Another koi dead. This time it was my favorite koi, Dottie. I am heartbroken about it. I'm going to have to buy an ugly heron decoy.<br /><br />Going to Chattanooga for the weekend. It's so hard to leave my gardening! I'll be back at it Monday.<br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122868631857890054.post-14647531395158282292009-04-13T18:49:00.001-04:002009-04-13T20:38:21.809-04:00Let's Talk Roses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbbcd2GJ8X9HAaMZIN8DA2-monGWwiEaEX0fWoOFBWaWoWdV_BB33ZUk2WyNYK5OzmlQAI6o-5GVwmUBCIXSRTt_9c_2U5hBx1oYIXiE9KMHbGADtneu_TkUFoMtwBapAaMLblXprtrM/s1600-h/window2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbbcd2GJ8X9HAaMZIN8DA2-monGWwiEaEX0fWoOFBWaWoWdV_BB33ZUk2WyNYK5OzmlQAI6o-5GVwmUBCIXSRTt_9c_2U5hBx1oYIXiE9KMHbGADtneu_TkUFoMtwBapAaMLblXprtrM/s400/window2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324312045222208594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzYrdrYU86xc3EN9IfaTrCdWb4lBiC_u4pRAChGssBc-vo8NHtbrD854_eZbfnvUXcnfuQroEg0WvIugs-p-YbFMsfnXWaYI7zpOXlWCBcBAy-hVHo42Gu0-Ls-XavztOW04t97lDecg/s1600-h/window1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzYrdrYU86xc3EN9IfaTrCdWb4lBiC_u4pRAChGssBc-vo8NHtbrD854_eZbfnvUXcnfuQroEg0WvIugs-p-YbFMsfnXWaYI7zpOXlWCBcBAy-hVHo42Gu0-Ls-XavztOW04t97lDecg/s400/window1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324312041346041506" border="0" /></a>The view out my kitchen window on this rainy day. A peek of the pond in the first one. We just got the waterfall/filter turned on a few days ago. The water is really murky right now. I dream of clear water! Sad fish news: Walked down to the pond Friday to find one of the big koi dead on the path. Most likely the work of the dreaded heron. I thought the heron mostly got goldfish and couldn't catch the bigger fish. Wrong. So heartbreaking.<br />In the second photo, the pergola that Pat built last summer. Cl. White Maman Cochet is growing on the front right. I want to plant something big on the back. I was thinking maybe Cl. Pinkie, which is an <i>Earthkind</i> rose. <br /><br />OK, roses. I had decided not to buy any more roses, but I <i>really</i> <strike>wanted</strike> needed another Perle d'Or (also Earthkind) for my front garden/Good and Evil Garden. I love <a href="http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/">Roses Unlimited</a>'s beautiful, healthy, ownroot, one gallon roses. They have a three rose minimum or pay more shipping, so of course I had to order at least three. Well, maybe six. I waited too late to order though, and all but two were already sold out. So were the next four I inquired about. So far, Mrs. B.R. Cant (One of the most beautiful and carefree roses. I already have one.) and Duchesse de Brabant (another Earthkind) are reserved for me, and I've inquired about Adam, Souv. de Mme. Leonie Viennot, Gilbert Nabonnand, Mme. Lombard and Mlle. Franziska Kruger. Notice that this all started with my desperate need for another Perle d'Or, which I'm not getting. By the way, a great place to read about and see photos of specific roses is the <a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php">HelpMeFind website</a>. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjV-VaAebDWSyYa5RB4FhK0k1QbYfZXr0aC6o4qwErP1yqhMpuEECYK4lBuAKWosMOYmfm3yIXhlIT9Wpoc5L_Tni1TluaCrg82NdSZPVmwIbQmWcuh6IxltiILCwyTeMfFP15ivoW4I/s1600-h/mrs.+b.r.+cant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjV-VaAebDWSyYa5RB4FhK0k1QbYfZXr0aC6o4qwErP1yqhMpuEECYK4lBuAKWosMOYmfm3yIXhlIT9Wpoc5L_Tni1TluaCrg82NdSZPVmwIbQmWcuh6IxltiILCwyTeMfFP15ivoW4I/s400/mrs.+b.r.+cant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324332462866158466" border="0" /></a>My Mrs. B.R. Cant from a few years ago.<br /><br />I am down some roses since I made <a href="http://gardeningwithsoul.blogspot.com/2005/05/my-rose-list.html">my list</a> in 2005. I'm going to do a formal inventory soon and make new markers. <br /><br />Next up: Daylily Lust.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1