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Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' We are experiencing a rare day for June - drizzle and cool temps. But oh, things will change this weekend with 93 predicted for Sunday. I'm not looking forward to that.  We decided to take a break from the garden today because of the weather and the fact that we've been working our butts off. Our garden will be on the HPSO Study Weekend tour at the end of the month so there is much to get done. I would normally schedule tours of our garden now, in early June, because I feel that it the peak time. Thank goodness for hydrangeas to give them something to look at! I've been filling holes and pots, Michael has been pruning and dead-heading. A few days ago, we completely redid a rock retaining wall which just about did us in.  The weather has been lovely and I do hope the heat spell is a short-lived one.  Here are some highlights in the garden now. Peony 'White Cap' Rose 'Chinatown' with Elderberry 'Lemony Lace' (Sambucus), ...
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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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