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Comment by barbara craven on September 29, 2012 at 8:02am

Welcome Aubrey.

Linda, I'm trying t remember what was there.,  I've been moving things around . 
Right now there is a purple sandcherry and an osier dogwood, with hostas as ground cover and in the corner by the door there is a pink spirea and a ping clematis.

Oh speaking of clematis' I have one out in bloom now at the corner of the house.  I didn't think it was going to bloom because I moved it so late and it has been in the shade and went into full sun.  But  I guess it's okay.

Comment by Annette Tilden on September 29, 2012 at 7:48am

...new member, Aubrey Holmes.

Comment by laura52 on September 25, 2012 at 6:23pm

Marilyn, my neighbour across the road, that inspired me with her gardening has moved to an apartment and has the nicest balcony garden.  It just makes you smile.  Best of fun building yours.

Comment by laura52 on September 25, 2012 at 6:22pm

Barb, I know you told me last year, but what is the name of the plant behind your smoke bush with the spikey pink flowers.  This time I am going to write it down and hope I can find it in the nurseries to plant at a good deal.   If not, I will just keep looking next year.

Comment by laura52 on September 25, 2012 at 6:21pm

Your gardens look amazing Barb. I would definitely be one of those neighbours who is inspired to ask questions from you, since you have the gift.

My petunias that were looking marvelous this Summer, for a change, are slowly leaving this earth as an annual and ready to be promoted to compost soon.  That cold snap really did a number on them the last few days. I watered them all today, hoping they would look a little happier and they are.

 

Annette, it was such a treat to have you here.  You will be glad to know that so far, for the first time EVER, the hens and chicks are surviving and haven't (so far) been stolen by any animals.  I gave the Datura some more water today as well. 

Comment by Marilyn Craig on September 25, 2012 at 8:04am

Everyone's gardens look great

Haven't missed my yard work, until now, wow, everyone's looks great, My friends have drove by the place and says it looks great, now that received rain, My cousin says', she'll supply me with plenty of plants and flower for my large balcony,

Comment by barbara craven on September 25, 2012 at 7:55am

I can't wait to see it all planted Annette, especially those hostas, They were enormous.

Comment by Annette Tilden on September 25, 2012 at 7:52am

Thanks, Barb.  Your garden always looks terrific.  I've had the pleasure of seeing yours, Laura's, Diane's and Helga's in person this year, and can only hope mine becomes as view-worthy.

I still have many Hostas that my cousin brought me to plant.  Yesterday my neighbour alerted me to the fact that my local supermarket has red cedar mulch on sale for $2.00 a bag - less than half what I had already paid at garden centres, so I went over and got five more bags.  Lots to do, and the temperature has been perfect for me to work outside.

Comment by barbara craven on September 25, 2012 at 7:42am

I'm doing 2 things in 1 today.  Last weekI bought a new android smart phone with an awesome camera on it I just found out.  Can't use it properly yetm but last night I went out into the front garden and too some pictures and with a lot of groaning, finally got them on the computer. 

my smoke bus.  You can see the old smoke on the lower part and way up at the top you can see all the new smoke,Last year I brought a lot my bushes and perennials from the back to the front,  They've done very well.  I'm in the process of pruning my 3 rose of sharons,  I want to keep them all low and they get away from me when they bloom every year. A little red smoke appeared a few year back.  I've been nursing it along but this year it started to take over too,  I wante it to be a foil for the big one, but I've had to prune it back twice this year already.  after I took this picture,it had it's 3rd prune.

The one is a side view of the same garden

And this is the one in frontof the house.  While taking the pictures I found that I have one clematis that has just started blooming, I knew it was a late one, but this rediculous.  I haven't taken a pic of this yet

It all looked much better before the cold nights,  My petunias which were great this year have all died,.

Comment by barbara craven on September 23, 2012 at 7:19pm

No I won't Laura.  I just keep looking at it and know it has to be done.  I usually do it around the end of October.

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