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Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Greetings from a wet, wet garden. In between rains, I've managed to get a few photos... (And sorry for the erratic quality of these. I have a new phone and still learning how to use it. Some of these are from the phone and others from my camera). Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' ('Dancing Peacock') Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) 'King Edward VII' Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' is beautiful for the first time after languishing in the garden for five years. Turns out, it is all my fault. This is a clematis that should not be cut to the ground in early spring. You live and learn, and I know that I will never understand the rules of pruning clematis.  Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold'  Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' - the aucuba that doesn't really look like the others.  But what a fine shrub this is, especially for shady situations. This was planted in 2019 and didn't grow much for the first few years but n...

Book giveaway winner!

The random number generator chooses "4" which means the winner of "The Gardener's Color Palette" goes to Sunita of The Urban Gardener".

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Phillip, Fantastic news for Sunita! Hoping your Saturday is filled with great gardening! gail

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  2. Yay! Thank you so much, Phillip. This is the best news I've heard in a really long time

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