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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...

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Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Everything is looking wonderful Phillip!

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  2. Your yard is beginning to look like a garden. I love that yellow rose. It is all beautiful.

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  3. Incredible, how quickly you've made a beautiful garden! Everything is gorgeous. Here in Piedmont NC, my flowers are just beginning to bloom. Is it your rain?

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    1. I think it is the cool nights as well as the rain (although it hasn't rained much lately!)

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  4. I recall that recently, you said that you didn't really have a garden yet. Are you sure about that? Everything looks great Philip, it's coming along nicely!

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  5. I knew it would be gorgeous! One of the things that impressed me most about that region of the country is the colorful summer gardens. Love the fuchsia!

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  6. Very cool. It looks like a well established garden. This is the first season that you get to see the garden in all its glory and possibilities: take inventory of plants you many not have known you had. Exciting.

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  7. Nice to see such an ordered garden.

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