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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...

"Autumn Blaze" maple







Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Phillip, Stunning views~there's nothing like maples for autumn color! gail

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  2. What an apt name. I love the red against the cyan sky. Just perfect.

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  3. Now this is how the colors of Autumn are supposed to look!!

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  4. What a lovely sky behind that maple too. They compliment one another so well.

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  5. Love the top one, that is now my desktop background :)

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