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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 and Variations Of

I've always associated the color Yellow with spring but looking around the garden, it seems that there is currently lots of red -

Camellia 'Nuccio's Bella Rossa"




Florida Anise (Illicium floridatum 'Woodland Red')

Rhododendron 'Taurus'

Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses'

Chaenomeles 'Double Take Orange Storm' (Quince)


Ribes sanguineum (Red flowering Currant)


Barberry (Berberis thunbergi 'Admiration')

Peony

Ranunculus



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. All lovely! I really need to try growing Ribes sanguineum - it's supposed to grow here.

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  2. Rhododendron Taurus is lovely! I've always wanted to try growing currant, and the flower is so bright and showy.

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  3. Rhododendron Taurus is gorgeous! I've always wanted to try growing currant, the bloom is so showy.

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  4. That Illicium is making me drool... So cool!

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