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The Wet, Wet Garden

After worrying about the rain deficit (we were below normal for April), Mother Nature generously rewarded us with an abundance of rain this past week. I am not going to complain although I do wish it would skip my off-days. Today (Saturday) is an especially wet day. I ventured out briefly and took a few shots. The plants grow so fast from the rain. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Frosty Mornings



I think this was the fifth morning in a row that we've had a heavy frost. The lows have been getting down around 25, much lower than the local forecasters have been predicting. 

'Dublin Bay' (above and below) has a few blooms lingering...


And so has 'Tequila Sunrise'...



It has been a dry week but rain returns tonight.

Pennisetum 'Karley Rose'


Beauty Berry (Callicarpa 'Profusion')


Coralberry (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kolmcan' 'Candy')



Ferns

Lydia Broom (Genista lydia)


A Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood' leaf on the Hebe


Juniper 'Daub's Frosted', Barberry 'Rose Glow' and Clematis montana 'Freda'



Phlomis ‘Quilted Leaf’ (Jerusalem Sage)


Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'



Silver Lotus Clover (Hairy Canary Lotus Shrub) (Dorycnium hirsutum)


Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot'






Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Kris PetersonNovember 29, 2023 at 9:21 PM

    Even frozen in place, your garden contains a lot of beauty, Phillip. I love the beautyberry and coralberry shrubs. Do they hold up in repetitive frosts like those you've been dealing with?

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    1. Phillip OliverNovember 29, 2023 at 9:35 PM

      Kris, yes, they both hold onto the berries usually well into January.

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  2. JeanetteDecember 1, 2023 at 5:21 AM

    Beautiful photos!

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