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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...

Red, White & Blue

Happy 4th!

The Red -
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Sweet Peas


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Rose 'Kardinal Kolorscape'
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Fuchsia 'Cardinal'


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Rose 'Home Run'

The White -
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Baby's Breath (Gypsophila)

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Hydrangea 'Incrediball'

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Clematis armandii


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Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'


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Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)


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Rose 'Climbing Iceberg'


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Fleece Flower (Persicaria 'Red Dragon')


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Nicotiana 'Fragrant Cloud'


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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'


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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'


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Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'


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Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum)

And The Blue -


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Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue'


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Hydrangea 'Bloomstruck'


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Clematis durandii

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Geranium 'Rozanne'


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Happy 4th of July Phillip. Your red white and blue choices are perfect for a patriotic theme. I love the way the nicotiana is flirting with Pan peeking over his shoulder.

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  2. I am so glad you did this. It took five hours to appear on my blog list. We need to celebrate the good things today. Blue was the hardest color for me to find, mostly found in the sky color (didn't post it.)

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  3. So pretty: your flowers are worth celebrating.

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  4. Your flowers are beautiful! Love that you shade blue flowers to add to this post. They are hard to find.

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