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Galega x hartlandii 'Lady Wilson'  On Monday, our garden was included in the HPSO Study Weekend. This is a four-day event that includes speakers, plant/art sales and garden tours. The event rotates every two years between the cities of Portland, Seattle, Victoria B.C. and Vancouver B.C.  It will be 2033 before Portland hosts again. I toured the Portland gardens on Friday and Saturday and will share some photos in my next post. The weather was perfect on those days. Not so much on Monday, the day for the Vancouver, Washington gardens tour, and by late afternoon, the temperature had reached 94. However, it wasn't too bad in the first part of the day, and that's when we received the most visitors. We didn't have an exact count, but making an estimate based on our guestbook, I would say around 200 people. It was a hectic but fun day! We had a lot of visitors from Seattle and areas north of us as attendees were making their way home. Every time we open our garden, there ...

Hydrangea Give Away!


WHO:                   Keep The Shoals Beautiful / Shoals Master Gardeners / Florence Recycling Center / Shoals Solid Waste Authority
                                   
 
WHAT:                HYDRANGEA GIVE AWAY!
 
WHERE:              Florence Lauderdale Coliseum
702 East Veterans Drive
Florence, Alabama 
 
WHEN:                Thursday, November 15, 2012,  9:00 a.m. until
                                    Up to three per person while supplies last


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. This is great. Having cataract surgery next week, so will miss it. Mary

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  2. Wow wish I was there! I have not had good luck with Hydrangeas here in Texas. I live in the "piney woods" region with lots of shade so I thought I would. Might not be getting the right ones. Have a great weekend! Carol

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  3. I hosted my own hydrangea give away when I pulled mine because they were getting fried from reflected light. I wish I had room for a few of those freebies. :o)

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