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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...

Rain, glorious rain!

At this point, this is better than a Monet!

At least 1.5" since 6 a.m. and it continues...




Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Wonderful! It's supposedly coming our way too, nice and steady, just what we need (no rain in our area of NC for almost 6 weeks) but I'm not seeing much movement heading east on the radar map right now.

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  2. Please, when you are done with it, may we have what is left over?

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  3. We haven't gotten nearly that much in Tupelo but I'm SO appreciative for what we have gotten! It's been a difficult summer for my plants!

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  4. Nothing compares to a Monet, Phillip, but getting much needed rain is pretty darn close.

    Send some on up our way, won't ya ? A pretty dry August and September here.

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  5. Congratulations, now please send some of it down to Birmingham!

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  6. I am so happy for you!! Your garden will look so perky in the morning. I am just green with envy. It has cooled down here by about 20 degrees but still no rain. Seeing this makes me hopeful.

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  7. How fabulous! Hope it gets to my garden before the well goes dry.
    Also some cooler temps would be welcome.
    xs

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  8. Yes, we finally got rain, too. I can hardly believe how quickly the plants revived with the first rain shower.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  9. I feel the same way Philip and could use a bit of rain here, too.

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  10. It is raining here, too! After 92 days of 90+ degrees and only .13" of rain in September!

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  11. I would like to borrow that painting too! Enjoy!

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  12. The rain finally reached Birmingham today! We sure needed it. It has also ushered in some cooler temps!!!!!

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