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Out of Hibernation

Michael came out from his sewing room hibernation today! It was a beautiful day - a bit chilly with temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy with a few sun breaks and just a few very minor sprinkles. The garden is waking up fast. I love this time of year. The trees are just leafing out,  so when the sun does appear, there is a dappled scattering of sunrays dancing throughout the garden. The birds are singing and busy flitting about building their nests. In these crazy times, this is the only place where I feel totally calm and at ease and can filter out life's unpleasantries. We got a lot done today. Yesterday was even nicer with warmer temps and more sun. I got the tarps off the decks, statues and water features. Today was spent mostly cleaning up, more planting and moving pots around. Veronica 'Georgia Blue' Blue-eyed Mary ( Omphaloides verna ) with Daphne tangutica ) Japanese Maple ( Acer palmatum 'Beni Hime') Beesia Red Currant ( Ribes sanguineum 'King Edwa...

October Roses

Just a few...

'Lady Emma Hamilton'

'Mutabalis'


'Coffee Bean'

'Lamarque'

'Tranquility'

'Buff Beauty'

'Radway Sunrise'

'The Fairy'

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. That's a LOT in my view! All very pretty too.

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  2. Beautiful! I have David Austin roses. What is your favorite.

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    1. I would probably saw "Lady Emma Hamilton' but 'Lady of Shallot' gets high marks too.

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  3. Beautiful, I'd love to stick my nose in the middle of the red 'coffee bean' - lol, looks like it has a lovely fragrance?

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    1. That is actually a miniature rose and I just got it this year. I haven't noticed how fragrant it is. I will check!

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