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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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A vase before the frost

We've had a few frosts during the last week. There were still lots of blooms left in the garden so I cut a few of them before the cold snap. 

 The rose 'Gold Medal', one of our favorite hybrid teas, is sending up 6 feet stalks that we see outside the bathroom window. The hydrangeas are still covered with dramatic, dark purple balls of color. I don't have many dahlias in the garden and I don't recall where the orange one came from but it is very pretty. Dahlias are to be dug up after the first frost so that is a chore I must do this week. There is another pretty pom-pom dahlia called 'Lolipop' in the front garden that I purchased at a Master Gardener plant sale shortly after we moved.

 I have been very pleased with Baby's Breath (Gypsophila) although it has gotten much bigger than expected. It is too tall for the front of the border it resides in and I would like to transplant it before spring.

 And in the rear is the remnants of Goldenrod, a good filler flower for an arrangement but so, so messy.

 Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Lisa at GreenbowNovember 12, 2018 at 10:25 AM

    Such a striking combination of blooms. Those golden roses really pop in that color wave. Happy IAVOM.

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  2. AaronNovember 13, 2018 at 5:58 AM

    Nice combination! What makes goldenrod so messy -- just in a vase or in general?

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    1. Phillip OliverNovember 13, 2018 at 8:40 AM

      The dried blooms are very tiny and fall everywhere when disturbed.

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  3. Hoover BooNovember 13, 2018 at 3:47 PM

    Ohmygosh the color of those hydrangea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Endah MurniyatiNovember 14, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    Beautiful! The color of hydrangea is so stunning!

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