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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 ...
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Our Trip Itinerary

May 12th - Left home at 7am, arrived in Charlotte, N.C. late that afternoon, visited a friend that we had not seen in years.
May 13th - Drove to Raleigh, N.C. where we visited the J.C. Raulston Arboretum and Plant Delights
May 14th - Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, N.C. ---Attempted to see Montrose but they were closed -- Drove 5 hours north to Seaford, Va. to visit Pam Harper.
May 15th - Left Seaford, south to Norfolk to Norfolk Botanical Gardens -- met garden blogger Les at the nursery where he works and he arranged a visit to the Pinkam garden (we had incredible luck on this trip!)--- then west to Richmond, Va.
May 16th - Lewis Ginter Gardens --- then south to Asheville, N.C. for Garden Blogger's Fling
May 17th - Asheville Garden Blogger's Fling - Christopher Mello,  Wamboldtopia, North Carolina Arboretum 
May 18th - Gentling Garden, Biltmore Estate
May 19th - Ku'elei 'Aina --- Left for home around 11am, back home at 5pm.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. SkeeterJuly 11, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    Wow, you had a wonderful vacation itinerary.... Great planning...

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