GARDENING: ROSES - GARDEN TOUR 7

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HOME SWEET HOME</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ITS ALL ABOUT THE ROSES</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUCL6wmnV2ggot0yxuZZupMv7Kev7VdRmrCeZcu77sxCpkASWem0YmvnxHvcXR6k9lXVU5jDt43bLJBucji6rBUVFY6KozU70UzCYa_e0NhzqvmSTHHMKVFCNWYkMV74TeX5zpec19ag/s1600/IMG_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUCL6wmnV2ggot0yxuZZupMv7Kev7VdRmrCeZcu77sxCpkASWem0YmvnxHvcXR6k9lXVU5jDt43bLJBucji6rBUVFY6KozU70UzCYa_e0NhzqvmSTHHMKVFCNWYkMV74TeX5zpec19ag/s640/IMG_0476.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes just the right touch can make a beautiful project spectacular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Summer I finished up this hardscape remodel in Mission Viejo.  The homeowner put in new landscaping to compliment the new look of the home, but the patio was still a little bare.</div><span id="goog_1164843400"></span><span id="goog_1164843401"></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux4H5fsnj8pH6yzmqF18b8EvPXYcniEPiDvzO_Gq3AGby0ZMKQuqpH32w6Gu-H-KqKzaGQtz-fxVLDCPIVuu7fTh11QYplbNY00Vs7qmxrqXWsWyO5mtc_PIiIYU-y7nE3rE6-rmIWr8/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux4H5fsnj8pH6yzmqF18b8EvPXYcniEPiDvzO_Gq3AGby0ZMKQuqpH32w6Gu-H-KqKzaGQtz-fxVLDCPIVuu7fTh11QYplbNY00Vs7qmxrqXWsWyO5mtc_PIiIYU-y7nE3rE6-rmIWr8/s640/IMG_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick trip to a local nursery and we found these great pots (lightweight as well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YIOxyA0uwV0kO1GySuqYNNmjwsnWpIBII6OEOPNdTj34gReKt8pPRKXK1JbfygEq6gQX-nJA-sy-6NuZkegZx4SarY7GFbsdyYqUTzonvSfL2rBJwzZkouzBPtF5zWQj-WiqhmKuiFk/s1600/IMG_0262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YIOxyA0uwV0kO1GySuqYNNmjwsnWpIBII6OEOPNdTj34gReKt8pPRKXK1JbfygEq6gQX-nJA-sy-6NuZkegZx4SarY7GFbsdyYqUTzonvSfL2rBJwzZkouzBPtF5zWQj-WiqhmKuiFk/s400/IMG_0262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planted them with spiraled spruce and bacopa - and the result was stunning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThKwCO_jDfQQFhJCZ44nofsO-y5306iYSPvTL_k90JOL-43SfTra4sMrCpXietVh94A_kvwf_mayGiq1LZGixFe3nClIT7TZcEyu9sjCOveEIasYNqNpHAiOXHI6dSmKpUu2EE17Z1XQ/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThKwCO_jDfQQFhJCZ44nofsO-y5306iYSPvTL_k90JOL-43SfTra4sMrCpXietVh94A_kvwf_mayGiq1LZGixFe3nClIT7TZcEyu9sjCOveEIasYNqNpHAiOXHI6dSmKpUu2EE17Z1XQ/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can view the project blog <a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-curb-appeal.html">here</a> to see the before and after photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWe4LB-FF5b8WvcwEZWwJjk7PcXv3egGRwozCy_Xuk5NroS0aCGLVoUwNVaFKHOv11wuc5bPuOM8tndLeJ3TDG8eibk6gl-6NZnmvN_urwUUc3wjhiVRDNPdPlKTJ51HDcJ7wFnWDc8A/s1600/37700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWe4LB-FF5b8WvcwEZWwJjk7PcXv3egGRwozCy_Xuk5NroS0aCGLVoUwNVaFKHOv11wuc5bPuOM8tndLeJ3TDG8eibk6gl-6NZnmvN_urwUUc3wjhiVRDNPdPlKTJ51HDcJ7wFnWDc8A/s640/37700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we begin our garden tour (I'm stalling because it is my garden we are visiting) I wanted to express how important I think water is in a garden.   Not only for its reflective quality. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF4Qq39dcrUM-kZzflHxwMwiargEyy1FDk_oTq7Z1zP7DkWnu4CcTcGV95utxawv4lbAZe3YLRPpbIahJmqZkfPBFDoevibX2SbWJpsZyfTc_L1AMX3C0WF4-83b3QJq5iTdKQtTC9io/s1600/37702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF4Qq39dcrUM-kZzflHxwMwiargEyy1FDk_oTq7Z1zP7DkWnu4CcTcGV95utxawv4lbAZe3YLRPpbIahJmqZkfPBFDoevibX2SbWJpsZyfTc_L1AMX3C0WF4-83b3QJq5iTdKQtTC9io/s640/37702.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for it also attracts wildlife (I have never been so delighted as when a hummingbird stops to take a little bath in my garden fountain, or takes a sip mid flight)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUtAMixiHCebMPS_SgKRL8k4Y-XicnumyW2NsWKPC8kgKpV-9GRvW92k3JdpLBL6ebzJnFrNeP70bRG4N-Zr-gK48nBKk_YoGN_6AqJ16UEglH-JKJv2Dpay00URmFlSQWgTwXniqhU0/s1600/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUtAMixiHCebMPS_SgKRL8k4Y-XicnumyW2NsWKPC8kgKpV-9GRvW92k3JdpLBL6ebzJnFrNeP70bRG4N-Zr-gK48nBKk_YoGN_6AqJ16UEglH-JKJv2Dpay00URmFlSQWgTwXniqhU0/s640/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While ponds are beautiful and tranquil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBION-sn9BKkmD3e30S7_lBWt_kbgNCKNlPup84Pw8FP5cwV0QtH-1iiJi6yjOMPNjzjW0ec-5hF47GuRLIB0EQth6osDKkwtLTQctASgRmtbOpLmZPZMBmfAkqMjfo4nOpDg2KyYhmQ/s1600/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBION-sn9BKkmD3e30S7_lBWt_kbgNCKNlPup84Pw8FP5cwV0QtH-1iiJi6yjOMPNjzjW0ec-5hF47GuRLIB0EQth6osDKkwtLTQctASgRmtbOpLmZPZMBmfAkqMjfo4nOpDg2KyYhmQ/s400/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I prefer the sound of water in my garden.  Nothing compares to the music created by water, whether large or small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue8MiqlSA0aCj0_WnDJbtj5pYXNZAJOKvqgCDLkDRGUX3hyGPu3VDJ4ii43yomVEs6rVUMGygXC5_b-hsAJgG8brpvxvIdiZLUgjVewtn-7gjkY3JwO3LcA_4mJXnRR6sXxXpKM5qMyU/s1600/Exotic+(18).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue8MiqlSA0aCj0_WnDJbtj5pYXNZAJOKvqgCDLkDRGUX3hyGPu3VDJ4ii43yomVEs6rVUMGygXC5_b-hsAJgG8brpvxvIdiZLUgjVewtn-7gjkY3JwO3LcA_4mJXnRR6sXxXpKM5qMyU/s640/Exotic+(18).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Claudine's Garden</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE_fnhxVgNec_JVmlHeBSlAHxHfBmD_S7575hH5iHZGgcrmwjRjyzMUZFSuv_tmfgHbhCfRlwF3D2_Mmz4kZdi5pisXGUEXiyDtqmd5JrzqGvlhRsQfXLHBHBMnIbo_ax90ZTWfl4S_w/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE_fnhxVgNec_JVmlHeBSlAHxHfBmD_S7575hH5iHZGgcrmwjRjyzMUZFSuv_tmfgHbhCfRlwF3D2_Mmz4kZdi5pisXGUEXiyDtqmd5JrzqGvlhRsQfXLHBHBMnIbo_ax90ZTWfl4S_w/s640/IMG_0523.JPG" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm actually relieved we are doing a virtual tour this year, as my garden has been suffering from blatant neglect </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PJ9JfsSs0MzxKxOVf3h79u42AI6wcwZ-6EHSgUiz1fI_LcAk0XxOT2b4yYmOiROfAqzN6Y_0LfPbJ1Wdx9sb7-8Mw6psF3siZASDdF2jDh7KVfjcbnhAnxjdcIJfhrQMhr-69TKDTKs/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PJ9JfsSs0MzxKxOVf3h79u42AI6wcwZ-6EHSgUiz1fI_LcAk0XxOT2b4yYmOiROfAqzN6Y_0LfPbJ1Wdx9sb7-8Mw6psF3siZASDdF2jDh7KVfjcbnhAnxjdcIJfhrQMhr-69TKDTKs/s640/IMG_0299.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flowers have gone unfertilized, untended, untrimmed and the beds are full of leaves, twigs and the occasional weed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD94HnS5S5WAOu6MwOkV6H9k3eldXK2Ci8FOE0A1RQIia0VHPbKl86P6iIwSPPsifESYU2XPjUiHiLxWcIKRc8neIYn4prcWpxJGZQrbMTuzAuKtaEBbKQ2uW97CUXRskbVM3U08YSTnM/s1600/IMG_0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD94HnS5S5WAOu6MwOkV6H9k3eldXK2Ci8FOE0A1RQIia0VHPbKl86P6iIwSPPsifESYU2XPjUiHiLxWcIKRc8neIYn4prcWpxJGZQrbMTuzAuKtaEBbKQ2uW97CUXRskbVM3U08YSTnM/s640/IMG_0285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully, my sweet husband took up the slack and planted beautiful color pots (also now untrimmed and untended) to brighten the garden for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8YxDw71CCJ5FBrcy1o2TqHsAG1KyMBLFOwhRJbuELbaQiWid-PlnWSfYBWACvVvwkwRSFR6ds8O1EzmY8WAfzDKRCfxCSYNE0vU-m94nlB6XRwDZB2-8Rv2n6ndKQBrEYwX-J0S66cs/s1600/IMG_0471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8YxDw71CCJ5FBrcy1o2TqHsAG1KyMBLFOwhRJbuELbaQiWid-PlnWSfYBWACvVvwkwRSFR6ds8O1EzmY8WAfzDKRCfxCSYNE0vU-m94nlB6XRwDZB2-8Rv2n6ndKQBrEYwX-J0S66cs/s640/IMG_0471.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes my life gets a little ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">busy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tending a garden takes time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd-aA3cFzORPZBoLNqV8ksmCB0wRA_udJ6-FpBfbbAC9J7HZWj-674kNQTPZHrYgN_7jXZMcj5pCOuWXPTyY0IkXbQoJWrwDlJZla_8KratjNi7NO9XuzrhBmEm-H9cmXGdxKaIozSJc/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd-aA3cFzORPZBoLNqV8ksmCB0wRA_udJ6-FpBfbbAC9J7HZWj-674kNQTPZHrYgN_7jXZMcj5pCOuWXPTyY0IkXbQoJWrwDlJZla_8KratjNi7NO9XuzrhBmEm-H9cmXGdxKaIozSJc/s640/IMG_0513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the neglect, spring has been coming along nicely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6rsMQfDmJXiCUVjrGZnPLP2S9TmFivXlIZr9whNPSe8pUs634gLQ-pdjf7DBTBKz524c4T_SUcMOdlSsHG2wP55N26bSDEhIuPsYdTSd2cI_Q7eiGZ0VHqxU95664IJQ83PWvytWZdA/s1600/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6rsMQfDmJXiCUVjrGZnPLP2S9TmFivXlIZr9whNPSe8pUs634gLQ-pdjf7DBTBKz524c4T_SUcMOdlSsHG2wP55N26bSDEhIuPsYdTSd2cI_Q7eiGZ0VHqxU95664IJQ83PWvytWZdA/s640/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have to say that although I have a garden, and I love gardens - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not a gardener.  I don't cultivate, I don't take clippings and coax them into growing roots, I don't wax poetic about which fertilizer to use, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or grow vegetables in containers and make my own salsa from it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I simply don't have the time to be that involved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLuEnRzP6NqhbIZTRO4pz1x_KGR6dKJGta3fUBxotFgQ6kk86vpLuTl_n50MQ4cowgFNKcUvTn7_TkgVCfQaC99-qSoLLWO-YnLuX6BVPov2PqPKXd0qIASFjsVZUjkhxBB7rbXMCuT4/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLuEnRzP6NqhbIZTRO4pz1x_KGR6dKJGta3fUBxotFgQ6kk86vpLuTl_n50MQ4cowgFNKcUvTn7_TkgVCfQaC99-qSoLLWO-YnLuX6BVPov2PqPKXd0qIASFjsVZUjkhxBB7rbXMCuT4/s640/IMG_0510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I so appreciate those who do, and who seem to do it so effortlessly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I admire my friends that have organized and tidy gardens,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with plants trimmed of spent blooms,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with lettuces and herbs and other edibles; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">roses that are properly pruned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and glass topped tables that don't bear the words 'wash me' in the dust.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwmTl4LNry_FYSdWrglkmyDvQl568w_nRAdqXX27PTeGSMYGD26X6k7KJ8J7T0DDUPaeBM7K1MOEIAAuezqQA9RYuWPUv62LzPiQDPVoCgh1T0fd8f5WdezG4lrxiqnfifjPaFQeOg78/s1600/IMG_0509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwmTl4LNry_FYSdWrglkmyDvQl568w_nRAdqXX27PTeGSMYGD26X6k7KJ8J7T0DDUPaeBM7K1MOEIAAuezqQA9RYuWPUv62LzPiQDPVoCgh1T0fd8f5WdezG4lrxiqnfifjPaFQeOg78/s640/IMG_0509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are the true gardeners.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite my lack of time and skill, Mother Nature has been kind to our garden </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(probably also due to a nice wet winter) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there are spots that are camera worthy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nhj2GJFNfTJX1CTDJEgYQjltBmI2N4HGT4AFREhA1ylLiyQd8NrfUy-XD72QQkJYPzS1tnwRz8bU3zLXJ4DXHmOg_dAgeMJ4oVRLNZVtUTC7ym6bhNjlbIRdBznq0KjJ-f7pp-qZJZU/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nhj2GJFNfTJX1CTDJEgYQjltBmI2N4HGT4AFREhA1ylLiyQd8NrfUy-XD72QQkJYPzS1tnwRz8bU3zLXJ4DXHmOg_dAgeMJ4oVRLNZVtUTC7ym6bhNjlbIRdBznq0KjJ-f7pp-qZJZU/s640/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">the color pots my husband put together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF3vWXvQP5R5MSwffsq3F7CMTjBOOO3EYmCRUykHFNsh0jmQa5KTQdZSKOJe2H1oxvFzDn5njnizfLRsK35_w4_e7eoPSn0LjOhkbIoSCt033XHY5BYKN47Ia8AF1RpRdgfbjqrexPZM/s1600/IMG_0516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF3vWXvQP5R5MSwffsq3F7CMTjBOOO3EYmCRUykHFNsh0jmQa5KTQdZSKOJe2H1oxvFzDn5njnizfLRsK35_w4_e7eoPSn0LjOhkbIoSCt033XHY5BYKN47Ia8AF1RpRdgfbjqrexPZM/s640/IMG_0516.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this supertunia specimen we picked up at the garden show this spring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9YDBYC5IIZUJJ1DavZhQ1qDbJO3TK0aqaKfIT_umTF2pdENR52Ce2F8YBNBtFCa7YKy-OpaNoCZp9Qo9LTf3N2uoJV6wjvVWu0Vx_5DSkC-vSoPsa-BR0r8cIroVspxNGotskxueuR0/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Also coming along nicely are the succulents - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our first attempt at growing them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGNkSc6CrAn0t7pfI2CJSa9IjgFF-jex-jNCMmi5i3pbPjz1smrT9oW5At99nffO8NCP-S1QE3mFCtvIhRW_zxXBl-8yA5Y-dJiLeYm5dcGl5lCEEueIijqh5pemm075MNl1avAVsU3c/s1600/IMG_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGNkSc6CrAn0t7pfI2CJSa9IjgFF-jex-jNCMmi5i3pbPjz1smrT9oW5At99nffO8NCP-S1QE3mFCtvIhRW_zxXBl-8yA5Y-dJiLeYm5dcGl5lCEEueIijqh5pemm075MNl1avAVsU3c/s640/IMG_0298.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GLoWxD-Z6iUvmfIZaOgEoqVjS8RVHIaqnQOIolQXXIfUWvfwjn06qWHecJ3LIsw1Ys2E3LdzzfkQGJAPONmiDdzLR3hgA3VhcVeA76sgduwrrXcqS3fHVZP_shw3qI1xhjqP2ntY07s/s1600/IMG_0511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GLoWxD-Z6iUvmfIZaOgEoqVjS8RVHIaqnQOIolQXXIfUWvfwjn06qWHecJ3LIsw1Ys2E3LdzzfkQGJAPONmiDdzLR3hgA3VhcVeA76sgduwrrXcqS3fHVZP_shw3qI1xhjqP2ntY07s/s640/IMG_0511.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in fact they are growing more rapidly than we anticipated</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtnBLOeSuE1kvhFRpJz85mkKsciLNFj1yBBmjVld5vjh_MkOYKvnMNTA4piJTUwDfekvu9Xe-MVjsIMZfTyP4n65rRyMH3IYJW5QwZ5gtnFX-awJF1mo8aWYSMFtdVnkTiUnZy2BK5kg/s1600/IMG_0524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtnBLOeSuE1kvhFRpJz85mkKsciLNFj1yBBmjVld5vjh_MkOYKvnMNTA4piJTUwDfekvu9Xe-MVjsIMZfTyP4n65rRyMH3IYJW5QwZ5gtnFX-awJF1mo8aWYSMFtdVnkTiUnZy2BK5kg/s640/IMG_0524.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">They seem to thrive on neglect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31cS1OE-BF4C_FtUlj8jTCV0lC8LXYBzZih47zMGRSKk6R543K0v47zwQFVbNIqkYKtBPApbJ-SHAWI086XrNHqAHyKMYMe8ueQH97fKe06TVhA1oUN3BOhFdqx6dHq30e6ruD41S7bw/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31cS1OE-BF4C_FtUlj8jTCV0lC8LXYBzZih47zMGRSKk6R543K0v47zwQFVbNIqkYKtBPApbJ-SHAWI086XrNHqAHyKMYMe8ueQH97fKe06TVhA1oUN3BOhFdqx6dHq30e6ruD41S7bw/s640/IMG_0053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially the Edens, which sprawl in great abundance over the front of the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuOfaInOgkcI08UQuBLAHugHngoyot-U_UoHywJhnOXvdNz-6DGWU-JHIBWq9-mHoopmS9liFdtLtd-Am_s74EYsoiZW2N_6utrAoACDydFBAcU_1qrE_r2iRcwigjpNXBSVQMf17rZ4/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">As far as roses go, I prefer ones with a very high petal count</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOjMFKBDu1bL9HwSqfL_ZwnijKi1Ep595Rz6WlSKepQB9qj8m2clG0QtUI7kskKrzsSGWPBybKRSNGZyywgANEPKlrKBnqS5MDYeFJAN7Az_Lz-rOsfYkN0o4NyVhvz8zp3RDax-mWec/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOjMFKBDu1bL9HwSqfL_ZwnijKi1Ep595Rz6WlSKepQB9qj8m2clG0QtUI7kskKrzsSGWPBybKRSNGZyywgANEPKlrKBnqS5MDYeFJAN7Az_Lz-rOsfYkN0o4NyVhvz8zp3RDax-mWec/s640/IMG_0282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they last much longer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and remind me of  Peonies, which we can't grow here in So. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4jjOsDmy3eXO4ox5TMyWpmBpI_yBsqI1c2Xibh65vPgq_zcM9mrd3_zm_oNllUPl5-yGuw_mDKE5um6L0tbnnx6VecIY9_Rn_Lw7HzCrP_PnML3DZoWklOlxqhAOis9Aj-marTV36Uw/s640/IMG_0439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you for visiting my garden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TOMATO LOVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJzh0FVnJBgi0eIKZH_USDJgcrOLK3yCQdvJF0fbzaCxMgWEJNPrgF-X5J_FbbrSgtsdTOgApCBfjK5YeIOV7auHa5muVAW3Vs5f1Z6HPQ1lIBVfxirVAZUkw_IK0ZwJ1Nu0HdNpqVus/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJzh0FVnJBgi0eIKZH_USDJgcrOLK3yCQdvJF0fbzaCxMgWEJNPrgF-X5J_FbbrSgtsdTOgApCBfjK5YeIOV7auHa5muVAW3Vs5f1Z6HPQ1lIBVfxirVAZUkw_IK0ZwJ1Nu0HdNpqVus/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Washington, Utah - near St. George, my brother-in-law Gene has taken on a bountiful hobby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VJjSJT4X7Yp4GIDGHsZ0b-gOQR5Dc6HChodW2DDjjU2WQgIIzQGWLrWZaQw-jyn5CV_reh3O8Ye1dlUEX_KOhC3JAyzTjdq5bWey_eHviHqn_68r13Sja6mZSMg-0JD44_RIxZDjDDI/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VJjSJT4X7Yp4GIDGHsZ0b-gOQR5Dc6HChodW2DDjjU2WQgIIzQGWLrWZaQw-jyn5CV_reh3O8Ye1dlUEX_KOhC3JAyzTjdq5bWey_eHviHqn_68r13Sja6mZSMg-0JD44_RIxZDjDDI/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His tomato passion has been growing for a few years now - last year he harvested over 400 plants and of nearly every variety imaginable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUOw4ark5mZgdwb_B821fpJWdCxVVeJ0A-hAob48lQX4Gi9yws0DJS5Clqfq1_pYJBV1FexodQ_2WJAz_1TDIrcFSV5oUhftU3OqRQO7Sie3xRPmf36fsd9usZtrIaQvSV2Mx8D7seG4/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUOw4ark5mZgdwb_B821fpJWdCxVVeJ0A-hAob48lQX4Gi9yws0DJS5Clqfq1_pYJBV1FexodQ_2WJAz_1TDIrcFSV5oUhftU3OqRQO7Sie3xRPmf36fsd9usZtrIaQvSV2Mx8D7seG4/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At his main residence in Salt Lake area, he built a greenhouse - climate controlled and efficient - to house his hobby.  It's a perfect compliment to his 'other' hobby - cooking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICp3rhXZLwWuO87_N888aTJ2GSKH1NWpo5hvdARtzOexGwR9w5R03HJWNsLMa2V7WbL5m_55FUPvQQymLfIswZVxalRcrjHhHdUaxjde49FR_R0DiyXcSZp_C-0nroINrxCv2rRzvxro/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICp3rhXZLwWuO87_N888aTJ2GSKH1NWpo5hvdARtzOexGwR9w5R03HJWNsLMa2V7WbL5m_55FUPvQQymLfIswZVxalRcrjHhHdUaxjde49FR_R0DiyXcSZp_C-0nroINrxCv2rRzvxro/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the milder climate in Southern Utah is producing beautiful results as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqildy-CZ9Y8JBSHENawcHfPUGyzo-TOlSNAWNIxjMdwLP9VP9jY2nu7tNblDdtvQ7jgDlOukf7rOeBePHNKklVUJ0FjgYIr6sMZ2KINJWWeg7fvmJghIx1VmFd_r9kWGasmlvReNUlkY/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqildy-CZ9Y8JBSHENawcHfPUGyzo-TOlSNAWNIxjMdwLP9VP9jY2nu7tNblDdtvQ7jgDlOukf7rOeBePHNKklVUJ0FjgYIr6sMZ2KINJWWeg7fvmJghIx1VmFd_r9kWGasmlvReNUlkY/s640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for all the tomato plants, and one eggplant . . . which may develop into a new passion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn_4TfpQ1YfiKPEw9PyGbrK3xel_unInONUBrk6Chp6jBFBeGq_IEcEtSjTy9x653pQSREIoOkSi8ctW5KmlsJuDzsL3kLkhJja5RDGsZrSfXCorozeojepYnI9jbatyGSl6LXGbN4pA/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn_4TfpQ1YfiKPEw9PyGbrK3xel_unInONUBrk6Chp6jBFBeGq_IEcEtSjTy9x653pQSREIoOkSi8ctW5KmlsJuDzsL3kLkhJja5RDGsZrSfXCorozeojepYnI9jbatyGSl6LXGbN4pA/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so impressed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are amazing, Gene!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">thanks to everyone who has visited or participated in our Garden Tour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">SEE YOU NEXT TIME!</span></div>

GARDENING: ROSES - GARDEN TOUR 7

HOME SWEET HOMEITS ALL ABOUT THE ROSESSometimes just the right touch can make a beautiful project spectacularLast Summer I finished up this hardscape remodel in Mission Viejo.  The homeowner put in new landscaping to compliment the new look of the home, but the patio was still a little bare.A quick …

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