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Stepping Into May

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 ...

White Christmas

Chocolate Banana Bread

Triple Chocolate Buche de Noel (Yule Log)

Camellia "Pink Icicle"

Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Almond Toffee

Miscanthus

Oakleaf Hydrangeas

Roses in November

Japanese Maples

Camellia "Snow Flurry"

Carrot and Pineapple Cake

Fall colors

Still hanging on - Euphorbia "Diamond Frost"

"Autumn Blaze" maple

Falling leaves

The Pot Arbor

Irene & Jim Fowler's garden in Greenhill