Respite From The Rain

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Nice shot above of a hybrid magnolia in full bloom.  I totally spaced out last night and forgot to post this blog.  Due to all the action at the gardens…I’ll keep it brief!  We had a lot of great people doing a lot of great things out in the gardens and at the Horticulture Center at a garden that continues to look better every day.  Great teamwork!

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yellow fumitory (Corydalis lutea) – perennial
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the seed pods from last year on ‘Amethyst Falls’ wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) – woody vine

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peak bloom of carpet bugle (Ajuga sp.) – perennial (spreading!)

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‘Purple Sensation’ ornamental onion (Allium) emerging from Chardonnay Pearls® slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis ‘Duncan’) – shrub

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‘Edgar Anderson’ dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata) – perennial

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Alan (above)

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Kathy, Eva and Sandy

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Cheryl (above)

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Dave and Vern (driving)

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Gold Bullion™ pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia ‘Bachone’) – woody tree

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‘Carnival’ variegated hedge maple (Acer campestre) – woody tree

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‘La Veta’ compact white fir (Abies concolor) with ‘Princeton Gold’ Norway maple (Acer platanoides) in the background

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milky iris (Iris lactea) – perennial

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lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) – perennial (spreads but wonderfully fragrant!)

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bloom of the Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) – perennial

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Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) – perennial

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plants are now arriving daily although we still have some impending cold nights!

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