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Plant of the Week: Fritillaria
Hi Guys. Now that we're full-on into spring, it's getting more difficult to choose just one plant to feature each week. I contemplated between Fritillaria, Clematis alpina'Constance' and Lathyrus...
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Plant of the Week: Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
Wow. The weeks just fly by. I guess this means I'm old. I hope you all are staying safe and healthy. In these parts, the weather has turned beautiful. Yesterday's high temperature today was 74 degrees,...
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Plant of the Week: Lunaria rediviva
I hope you all are enjoying your gardens. I've seen on Facebook that some of you are getting snow. I think snow in April is just wrong and you have my sincerest sympathies. Speaking of the weather, I'm...
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Plant of the Week: Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Pink Ice'
Hi Plant Peeps. What to choose, what to choose for the plant of the week? So many plants are worthy of a post, as you fellow plant lovers know. After much contemplation, I decided to go with this...
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Plant of the Week: Philadelphus x 'Belle Etoile'
After a ridiculously long self-imposed hiatus from my blog, I'm back. Again, it wasn't easy to pick a favorite because, as all plant people know, there are so many plants to love. But with Belle...
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Plant of the Week: Erodium manescavi
Here is a cutie pie. Heron's Bill (Erodium manescavi) is a long-blooming, sun-loving front of the border beauty. It is also a nice rock garden plant and will reseed a little if one is lucky. I got my...
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Plant of the Week: Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'
In 2007, I bought Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans' after somewhere seeing--I forget now--photos of the pretty leaves. I remember that I spent $18 for a one gallon and at the time, it seemed like such an...
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Plant of the Week: Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'
When I was about four years old, I distinctly remember the magic of fragrant flowers. It was the face of a pansy flower's soft petals caressing my nose. One of my parents had planted a bunch of them in...
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Plant of the Week: Sanguisorba 'Lilac Squirrel'
After a rare--for August--rainy morning yesterday, most of the taller perennials are bowed over from weight of the raindrops. Especially annoying is the Phlox paniculata and if its flowers weren't so...
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Plant of the Week: Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'
Want a long-blooming, low-growing easy-to-grow, winter-hardy perennial? Look no further than Soapwort, Saponaria x lempergii'Max Frei'. You may already be familiar with the spring-blooming Rock...
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