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Rhododendron 'Klondyke' and Geranium maculatum May is already here and the garden suddenly explodes with growth. We spent the weekend watering (already?) because there hasn't been significant rainfall in a while. We don't have a sprinkler system so it is all manpower, dragging hoses and sprinklers. It takes two days - one for the back and one for the front - to water everything. It is possible to get it all in one day if we start really early. The rhododendrons are beginning now - 'Mandarin Lights' 'Jean Marie De Montague' 'Percy Wiseman' - beautiful but suffers from lacebug. I'm considering replacing it or maybe I will try and treat it. A favorite right now is the Chilean Potato Vine ( Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'). This plant is hardier than you might imagine. Some sources list it as a "9", others an "8".  It is going on its third year in our garden, having been moved once. It is sheltered somewhat by a fence but ...
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I have an article in the April issue of Alabama Gardener. It is a garden profile of John and Lynn Ingwersen's garden in Killen, Alabama (just outside of Florence).

Here are a few photos that I took of their garden last year (some of these appear in the article, some don't) -








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  1. WayneMarch 27, 2008 at 2:32 AM

    Nice pics! You can tell a lot of work goes on in that yard.

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  2. Yolanda Elizabet HeuzenMarch 27, 2008 at 2:49 AM

    Great pics of a lovely garden. Congrats on getting an article published!

    Found your blog via Faire Garden.

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  3. GailMarch 27, 2008 at 6:42 AM

    Phillip,

    Are you a garden writer and librarian? Good photos, very fine garden.


    gail

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  4. Annie in AustinMarch 27, 2008 at 10:04 AM

    Congratulations on the article, Phillip! I like the vegetable garden with the rosemary and brick edging around the corn... guess those are chives flowering? It looks like a good place to spend time.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  5. Phillip OliverMarch 27, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    Thanks Wayne!

    Yolanda, thanks for visiting - please come again.

    Gail, my full time job is librarian. Writing about and photographing gardens is a new venture, just something to do on the side. Maybe I can retire early and have this to fall back on. It is sure more fun than my full time work.

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  6. Phillip OliverMarch 27, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    Thanks Annie!

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  7. Mr. McGregor's DaughterMarch 27, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    Congrats on the article! Love the photos, especially the Autumn pic with the water.

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  8. RuralityMarch 27, 2008 at 7:36 PM

    Beautiful pics! I need to subscribe to that magazine.

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  9. chuck b.March 27, 2008 at 8:50 PM

    All that and a windmill too!

    Awesome garden.

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  10. Robin's Nesting PlaceMarch 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM

    That is a beautiful garden. Congratulations on the article.

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  11. lisaMarch 30, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    Congrats on your beutiful garden, it absolutely belongs in a magazine!

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  12. RandyMarch 31, 2008 at 9:59 AM

    Phillip, we just got our first issue last weed and we found your article and photos. We were just tickled that you were in our first one. Good Job!

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  13. Sweet Home and Garden CarolinaApril 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM

    Lovely garden, Phillip. It certainly deserves recognition. Congrats on being published.

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