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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...

Early Flowers

Crocus

Cyclamen coum


Hellebore 'Merlin'



Snowdrop


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Our"early flowers" are very different but I suspect the job we find in them is similar :)

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  2. The first signs of Spring :). I love the yellow crocus, so bright in February.

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  3. Beautiful leaves on the Cyclamen coum. So exciting to see the beginnings of Spring

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  4. Lovely, all of them, especially the photo of the Snow Drop. The foliage of the Cyclamen is also striking.

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