GARDENING: LOUISIANA BAYOU - SO. CALIFORNIA TROPICAL PARADISE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnogY-t9E1avyGgzSWEyOVtr-TmOyCpJ3LN_2j5-YYd3RO45KiraAggPb6aPJF3Bn26MKvc_Un_OWlRdkmNi_81u8A48_zYkRXqeS16w9hZWIIBoPpv9wxTzlNkQlUlAFZqb8RDLkkJMw/s1600/eden+roses%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnogY-t9E1avyGgzSWEyOVtr-TmOyCpJ3LN_2j5-YYd3RO45KiraAggPb6aPJF3Bn26MKvc_Un_OWlRdkmNi_81u8A48_zYkRXqeS16w9hZWIIBoPpv9wxTzlNkQlUlAFZqb8RDLkkJMw/s320/eden+roses%5B1%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">..</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">IN THE AFTERMATH OF KATRINA</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">My husband went to Louisiana to do some relief work in the area.  We'd never visited the South, so after his job was completed, we joined him.  It was an beautiful trip and an amazing adventure.  We actually stayed at a haunted plantation, and had an encounter with the ghost . . . but that is a story for another time...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA was so devastated by Katrina, and this gulf coast is once again threatened by disaster with the BP oil spill gushing thousands of barrels of crude a day into the waters there - I wanted to share my photos of this unique area with you.  It may be a long time before it looks like this again, although I am praying that the oil can be stopped, contained and removed and that it will never reach these shores.  The ecosystem in the bayous and swamps and the entire gulf coast are in danger and so many rely on these waters for a living.  </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweRX-5R__nMgbxKi8Gwa2AU9D9f7z0Jw9rCXNjZjq_GHak6px78B5mKJsDy8Kz6e8zHP2zMZ3Sj80PXstvJnZQWhpGYdL0-mC_3mfB8zORe430czEca5-gj_F7rW9A9YUe-lUfUnGHkI/s1600/IMG_2210+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweRX-5R__nMgbxKi8Gwa2AU9D9f7z0Jw9rCXNjZjq_GHak6px78B5mKJsDy8Kz6e8zHP2zMZ3Sj80PXstvJnZQWhpGYdL0-mC_3mfB8zORe430czEca5-gj_F7rW9A9YUe-lUfUnGHkI/s640/IMG_2210+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cypress Trees and Spanish Moss - Swamp off of Lake St. Martin, Lousisiana</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaOh2aj9VD5k-2NElWhVSGPBHFDybTHt1I4eDoCdKofxW2_VJeYR6cPGSTWE4QV8T5EWxY-dRaM3G5X13g2WscPOsknZmKcHmz9u8iJssBNT-jRFWleL9Uc7z8_k3Ba_RR2PP65N-wWY/s1600/IMG_2209%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaOh2aj9VD5k-2NElWhVSGPBHFDybTHt1I4eDoCdKofxW2_VJeYR6cPGSTWE4QV8T5EWxY-dRaM3G5X13g2WscPOsknZmKcHmz9u8iJssBNT-jRFWleL9Uc7z8_k3Ba_RR2PP65N-wWY/s320/IMG_2209%5B1%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;">snowy egret flying over bayou area<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ780mauTfaisiwQ5CZhakdXVJP8k0Yb-SOmN4pYos36vPl6cQQjS6i8ZKw4WwWVTM3WluKgPenDdQyRUdmgZelG8vpa1MNVtgy1KJ4gYd655ozXs_qb3lurHfq8iWVyQKbaP0qb87zNA/s1600/IMG_2211+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ780mauTfaisiwQ5CZhakdXVJP8k0Yb-SOmN4pYos36vPl6cQQjS6i8ZKw4WwWVTM3WluKgPenDdQyRUdmgZelG8vpa1MNVtgy1KJ4gYd655ozXs_qb3lurHfq8iWVyQKbaP0qb87zNA/s640/IMG_2211+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake St. Martin.  We saw over 20 gators this day, as well as hundreds of water birds and some box turtles.</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4GwFeIIWnn1kYdnYrhNTeczfvMrx3OMU7JR23UhjiE7SnL1Jtf5Xh5XkfSC0ZS9r7yONNJruLzXPhku7x9I0YkCLhwkOKZWFj8-v3iUYAe1QhO3wiQQ5Col4PflqiChcmwq-rbLdEnY/s1600/Swamp+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4GwFeIIWnn1kYdnYrhNTeczfvMrx3OMU7JR23UhjiE7SnL1Jtf5Xh5XkfSC0ZS9r7yONNJruLzXPhku7x9I0YkCLhwkOKZWFj8-v3iUYAe1QhO3wiQQ5Col4PflqiChcmwq-rbLdEnY/s640/Swamp+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swamp off of Lake St. Martin.  Our guide was Cajun and had built this boat himself.  It seated 12 in swivel seats - but we were his only customers that day.  He was able to take us deep into the swamp area, and promised us there would be NO mosquitoes. </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO873qp-AKeZidzUwI4FeKVDOkayBQXhHlch4LXIIKcbCiyohyphenhyphenPi6fxn8Zf0O1isNVlqu9gCeEFkgpsnLaZtXoRY5M2r6uIo_V9yofk9l6zCBuzjkQy8iayyNRilqAfKrY-imQKNJ_s_k/s1600/IMG_2068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO873qp-AKeZidzUwI4FeKVDOkayBQXhHlch4LXIIKcbCiyohyphenhyphenPi6fxn8Zf0O1isNVlqu9gCeEFkgpsnLaZtXoRY5M2r6uIo_V9yofk9l6zCBuzjkQy8iayyNRilqAfKrY-imQKNJ_s_k/s640/IMG_2068.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This green stuff is not slime - it is a tiny tiny plant that covers the top of the water in this swamp and is so dense it does not allow mosquito eggs to hatch.  There really were NO mosquitoes, as promised!</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgiIDVwNRv4-eqiEagSFj-SY1esEPkd_SHI4PoPOe5ULtBkINQap7jpnvV29XsYDwjceSY_NnPccr6yeR0wqkc0dFU_m5lTYsNVS1LHgHyaWKtR29Z6gBVFCqIH9rNYXBG4-SKnhrXzl0M/s1600/IMG_2218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIDVwNRv4-eqiEagSFj-SY1esEPkd_SHI4PoPOe5ULtBkINQap7jpnvV29XsYDwjceSY_NnPccr6yeR0wqkc0dFU_m5lTYsNVS1LHgHyaWKtR29Z6gBVFCqIH9rNYXBG4-SKnhrXzl0M/s640/IMG_2218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During our visit to the South we also toured Natchez, Mississippi.  There were beautiful antebellum homes everywhere, surrounded by giant sprawling oak trees dripping with spanish moss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RFxJULQh8pD7OOIroylKLoL8nCNry7b8yxW_NzW68brfkSulekoLiRoYJSdBtocjLpEpcrHmuYuEtnpxGRc2y26EuUyiPsRlopbAnCdL0b8W3Okh7WPaOxSPoFXvT4HLEW0o6t2Sw48/s1600/IMG_2217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RFxJULQh8pD7OOIroylKLoL8nCNry7b8yxW_NzW68brfkSulekoLiRoYJSdBtocjLpEpcrHmuYuEtnpxGRc2y26EuUyiPsRlopbAnCdL0b8W3Okh7WPaOxSPoFXvT4HLEW0o6t2Sw48/s640/IMG_2217.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">note the wrought iron work on the house in the background - amazing homes!</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatCbnTPkwaofJFACFmhUOPFBMxyvoQQrWZTN5zfkYmewZJMgI0gflltCA-SgHI2Lf0JlfX4VBOm7NUBvlvVYPpHpzi46b15S1SvAIRsz7MrDp6hfzRvCqDEEMNq5hpo9BBqbG0PoVmzc/s1600/IMG_2230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5puMMGvsd2w7RQHGFN5xwJmPV7p7GTpGViNu_kuOt8WKcW9xP-t93WqRHtLiLuuFtZGiWvg1A5Xhj3planBt49lHGheluBs4IQ0IdsbkyjdgHh9PgLOupD-Y-enXP15tBSLZ7sfIMMU/s1600/IMG_2216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5puMMGvsd2w7RQHGFN5xwJmPV7p7GTpGViNu_kuOt8WKcW9xP-t93WqRHtLiLuuFtZGiWvg1A5Xhj3planBt49lHGheluBs4IQ0IdsbkyjdgHh9PgLOupD-Y-enXP15tBSLZ7sfIMMU/s640/IMG_2216.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the grounds were lovely, too - all shaded by the enormous spreading oaks and dotted with statuary<br /><br />ahem... the one in the back is mine - hamming for the camera<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>WELCOME TO ALANA'S GARDEN</strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">in beautiful Southern California </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9vym-3X_YayDvKLWlKrcPDBTq5_zKaPKxTIQfBWnmkc3xZMHMG8aMOC6FY0caVIb9HXPuxDHN_x5rIcTO_1lpD-_XTf4OdYi4uq-6l1a-ELdsxqRWerlW_EkIIh31l6OIAV_8fSsfK8/s1600/ad+mixed+shrubs%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9vym-3X_YayDvKLWlKrcPDBTq5_zKaPKxTIQfBWnmkc3xZMHMG8aMOC6FY0caVIb9HXPuxDHN_x5rIcTO_1lpD-_XTf4OdYi4uq-6l1a-ELdsxqRWerlW_EkIIh31l6OIAV_8fSsfK8/s320/ad+mixed+shrubs%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/great-outdoors-alanas-new-resort.html"><img border="0" height="468" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqn4VhM1jZhCMhK1Jlh3RDSVl4fwqbFaBoxlGkHDZ5ka5QiWLlvt4YwyYCO2WpjBVmmrvDJrgcaMKhhunJpufEE-b7qgpwDjtZ-ANvUtbAgCioxBE0rY4AE2-qVn54hVJFnkb8fw0Yys/s640/ad+gate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a welcoming entry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuiWGnTIombcpcrCdo2LeuRrrRP2GRaFkbgZIFx2ywcgFWNi7u9oygJn_RF1_jzMicNJMABAkX-LmOx_ywy9VP4uAWEON2nz0rKjIRTjBs6PoGlFDjVPrHVb9FUDVL9QgOd6BkhOXDBM/s640/ad+courtyard1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plantings in her courtyard garden include impatiens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="566" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ0oMoOM59NKotTYcem7xDiYkB77UWxVnjnP1e0hUB1O4MIQkNB4vH75WDkOzPi6xjRmR4aRQh6cTZ22KuD1JOAPtC5Ff3ESiS-2LUQ5ZjxWhlGixkqXCZs0JWNG6qUJVuHAIroGrR38/s640/ad+alstromeria.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">peruvian lily (alstroemeria)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="502" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos2T_saHRq1JLx8KnsLO5ERtFJSWceBUFzB5w8TFJbg-GZ0G2ysyEQRmzeFbDLKTb4RNsqIrlDemDSWRcW3iR7U7ePhA2GtRwlrfFDfKOuUgmcBCjlRqHVU9-kF5D0RyFkEMK8QyCiWk/s640/ad+fourthofjuly+rose.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a climbing rose named Fourth of July</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwJqdL9IWePBb_CnHz5ZQ0yIVYXbsZQbmtlNFQRZkoFhtg5qXhOnCyPyNl-0Y8CfHHWE-dii61guosibmdjZ45hvxJsGCl6OhjfdHyRxq-4IVI6M9EOcdTT4c4f4ddOoS0erlA7JKvfg/s640/ad+curved+deck.jpg" width="474" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But her backyard has a completely different feel (see the transformation from tract home to beautiful outdoor living space <a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2009/05/great-outdoors-alanas-new-resort.html">here</a> )</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/AVvXsEhnuscKxsmEZ5PUk8Tk01vVFRar4LO5vsKIblFrzUhdEElEDBOi0S6wru9b05wRVlhA7Jy3FTVP7mM9c5vp2qoNSYtCSSKMaBkh6NX6SNkWFB1ZN3Pa11cKASkEYA_b0_pd5UwvI00uDl0/s1600/ad+veranda+curtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuscKxsmEZ5PUk8Tk01vVFRar4LO5vsKIblFrzUhdEElEDBOi0S6wru9b05wRVlhA7Jy3FTVP7mM9c5vp2qoNSYtCSSKMaBkh6NX6SNkWFB1ZN3Pa11cKASkEYA_b0_pd5UwvI00uDl0/s640/ad+veranda+curtains.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because even though it has this beautiful veranda complete with cozy seating, privacy curtains, a fireplace, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEjSKWp4q5UTaxXEzi67O8HFHt-bcqNQL1EFemKtEsuh9skNH-NRiSQWBMIxVEhB3yGEFwCPBWbKHhryq37zt6801JVQjNr9kY3wWmGtCB4gTLIN1oRb9L4PkzWZFgGslawbBJ-OnWWk/s1600/ad+birdbath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEjSKWp4q5UTaxXEzi67O8HFHt-bcqNQL1EFemKtEsuh9skNH-NRiSQWBMIxVEhB3yGEFwCPBWbKHhryq37zt6801JVQjNr9kY3wWmGtCB4gTLIN1oRb9L4PkzWZFgGslawbBJ-OnWWk/s640/ad+birdbath.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lush plantings and accents,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8NROe5K1JUTN4njLQGKFy_YY4nyxEvRy-SqTyZylJQhvIK5VV2PPAloiC1aoidtKAOXrmXmvEvRI1i1-wqW9RzuLwv3cLur45Voj6Cx04JbNl_Y0FH5o1psx4WOFp7HCOlVMIJXavZI/s1600/ad+fern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8NROe5K1JUTN4njLQGKFy_YY4nyxEvRy-SqTyZylJQhvIK5VV2PPAloiC1aoidtKAOXrmXmvEvRI1i1-wqW9RzuLwv3cLur45Voj6Cx04JbNl_Y0FH5o1psx4WOFp7HCOlVMIJXavZI/s640/ad+fern.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this garden is really all about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOSGTaCiXF92XKWNjxTOUORUNatEnSoUiJqot3XSdcR3128fkl3m0y4dTZ0-LnPjysvi58YGwik99CMqTEWYlUoV1Zw3jGTI40MjCadwd0JQuccsP3JHcjyr_Cnvs8txJ9PwL0tdomJ0/s1600/ad+waterfall+pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOSGTaCiXF92XKWNjxTOUORUNatEnSoUiJqot3XSdcR3128fkl3m0y4dTZ0-LnPjysvi58YGwik99CMqTEWYlUoV1Zw3jGTI40MjCadwd0JQuccsP3JHcjyr_Cnvs8txJ9PwL0tdomJ0/s640/ad+waterfall+pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the pool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKeMOZ5uwnhDfAadOFzR34OfWcH6qHTNp0cljO7QCSYhZUP8L0e6xLKScE1KFkXepslfwiLYuNiNk5egJ_IyvjnbtFeciCuP9YnFkdqUVYBYgIlv6D2JJV4YbS5ODEkpYzH6L-mhHV1Q/s1600/ad+blue+saltwater+pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKeMOZ5uwnhDfAadOFzR34OfWcH6qHTNp0cljO7QCSYhZUP8L0e6xLKScE1KFkXepslfwiLYuNiNk5egJ_IyvjnbtFeciCuP9YnFkdqUVYBYgIlv6D2JJV4YbS5ODEkpYzH6L-mhHV1Q/s640/ad+blue+saltwater+pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that dictates what is planted here - no petals, or small leaves to clog the filter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGhhW2jwoqKPO3mzGS5kHayrlYy6biGZFSe4Td7VqRNxd4CwaQLnPSH9kHGcoupJVfjHqUCaO8av3oAMFPasxAfcxcgtroeH8iquL5ktMH7HoKa-QOknc5YS101FQGH9cCmxVGRnwkNc/s1600/ad+tropicals3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGhhW2jwoqKPO3mzGS5kHayrlYy6biGZFSe4Td7VqRNxd4CwaQLnPSH9kHGcoupJVfjHqUCaO8av3oAMFPasxAfcxcgtroeH8iquL5ktMH7HoKa-QOknc5YS101FQGH9cCmxVGRnwkNc/s640/ad+tropicals3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this back yard is all tropicals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6NG9rwKdXt8rVwZxEUZV-3he6qUFS1NuSAqJUvxiBCHnrxYPUotIoEBP5CnVHUUCo2_CAKxukB1Eus6kA-DUt6S9xBH4erk1jYorH5oaJFPrZiRuThKLsvthdfeZi-dzld8o1POt-AQ/s1600/ad+tropicals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6NG9rwKdXt8rVwZxEUZV-3he6qUFS1NuSAqJUvxiBCHnrxYPUotIoEBP5CnVHUUCo2_CAKxukB1Eus6kA-DUt6S9xBH4erk1jYorH5oaJFPrZiRuThKLsvthdfeZi-dzld8o1POt-AQ/s640/ad+tropicals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with big beautiful leaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTilGrpAY-mjJiUhT8kQKBs_B7uW1XDA3PaMOvCeXrSLPRBg4DZhhXWSiUWMnViNRRLQVU91ejPkp_klOSYnlI6W2B_Spz0NXzueOW0-AIafnJXmZMbil6ty6s_ggKoy2oPnKGaZI3VBw/s1600/ad+tropicals2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTilGrpAY-mjJiUhT8kQKBs_B7uW1XDA3PaMOvCeXrSLPRBg4DZhhXWSiUWMnViNRRLQVU91ejPkp_klOSYnlI6W2B_Spz0NXzueOW0-AIafnJXmZMbil6ty6s_ggKoy2oPnKGaZI3VBw/s640/ad+tropicals2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>that create a private oasis for Alana and her family <br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">How beautiful is that?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>STAY TUNED FOR MORE OF THE TOUR</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>TOMORROW!</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>

GARDENING: LOUISIANA BAYOU - SO. CALIFORNIA TROPICAL PARADISE

.. IN THE AFTERMATH OF KATRINA My husband went to Louisiana to do some relief work in the area.  We'd never visited the South, so after ...

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GARDENING: GREEN GARDEN IN PROVENCE & ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARDEN IN UTAH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx5ZAvzj_L7NsY6anOxATtdhk9NLXbRvapaR4nZfW4zdfDxiHSXVgsli7Vk8wl5YBW17skVvRLE0nGpII_qj4-Y4TfxOLl5i3mt5NvHj8ozu4bhDeu4p_Dh4nSneeC_R5_Ah-6QBPfEg/s1600/banner_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMx5ZAvzj_L7NsY6anOxATtdhk9NLXbRvapaR4nZfW4zdfDxiHSXVgsli7Vk8wl5YBW17skVvRLE0nGpII_qj4-Y4TfxOLl5i3mt5NvHj8ozu4bhDeu4p_Dh4nSneeC_R5_Ah-6QBPfEg/s640/banner_edited-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">DAY 2</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">GREEN GARDENS</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not every garden explodes with a riot of color</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">some have a quiet beauty all their own in verdant, calming shades of green</span>  </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2rGwR3ZJnlrOteHHkr56el1DJKueK6a8UqWdz8RiB6lNXUrbw1_dGI1r04sFdeOFjNVX_fGYCMjNXtX1UDpat9MQkqUnE3a_EqcNwnwzALfjNsK9svAuBy5E66mc0m6ON_5ooNigLZk/s1600/i_ruedebac1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2rGwR3ZJnlrOteHHkr56el1DJKueK6a8UqWdz8RiB6lNXUrbw1_dGI1r04sFdeOFjNVX_fGYCMjNXtX1UDpat9MQkqUnE3a_EqcNwnwzALfjNsK9svAuBy5E66mc0m6ON_5ooNigLZk/s640/i_ruedebac1.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">green shrub garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently realized that that among the photos I had collected of gardens I love, there were a lot of gardens created from trees and shrubs - a garden of greens, a palette of textures in every imaginable shade of that color.  I love this type of garden.  It is a calming place to rest the eyes.  I like everything about these gardens from the rounded shrubs, to the ivy climbing the wall of the house bringing height and another dimension to this garden.  The potted shrubs add structure and focal points.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiLRKf2vwWz1Gr2-l-FOawsiR5utdcWXKIcFdCWAkg58t_fAGxoq2upawaX9ECDAR6aejdvUQeTZeBAlrMEZRl7CS4pjKtnF3HlssOH4B4siukoYnKQscVb2bwJ-aOFUYawSHPajtpBs/s1600/boxwood-garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiLRKf2vwWz1Gr2-l-FOawsiR5utdcWXKIcFdCWAkg58t_fAGxoq2upawaX9ECDAR6aejdvUQeTZeBAlrMEZRl7CS4pjKtnF3HlssOH4B4siukoYnKQscVb2bwJ-aOFUYawSHPajtpBs/s640/boxwood-garden.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shaped hedges</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I look at a green garden, there is a calmness and serenity.  Maybe that is what I find so attractive - I might just need that in my life...  I learned that this type of garden is actually from the ancient Romans.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I  also learned, from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_369731049"></span>La Vie en Claire<span id="goog_369731050"></span></a> magazine, that there is a true artist creating these gardens in Provence.  Dominique Lafourcade is world renowned for her 'green gardens', creating rich beauty and structure in her native France.  I love her work and I hope you will enjoy it as well in these photos.  She doesn't rely solely on green - she also uses native lavender, roses and other flowers - but the basis and the structure of these gardens and living spaces is created with green shrubs, trees and pots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaJdZD5T_fKRnzMsYQcjZOcDpmUcSjdkpMNHCaQBQ53eHqJAx-5Ali0MlDySReABIVztSXBd7JlBxFOPkf9YVG5QHAhwHLYbaZer5L4GN4gO6v_JweI4UUmrvBi5cSPnkgJy8h73sQ34/s1600/37640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaJdZD5T_fKRnzMsYQcjZOcDpmUcSjdkpMNHCaQBQ53eHqJAx-5Ali0MlDySReABIVztSXBd7JlBxFOPkf9YVG5QHAhwHLYbaZer5L4GN4gO6v_JweI4UUmrvBi5cSPnkgJy8h73sQ34/s640/37640.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dominique lafourcade</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create places to sit and enjoy your surroundings</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTJUzy5G2h4v45gkruDhK_Qgml54w1_qbGYHGj9qxSq3JHaIhjJSbvMVzjzAQHnmmdb4Iy9dnR9jlQFsfOpX8JbESZfsMb-DruA4vly7PjsTNvYELG_5Z1wupU9ev5bjqNRBPstZwUsE/s1600/37637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTJUzy5G2h4v45gkruDhK_Qgml54w1_qbGYHGj9qxSq3JHaIhjJSbvMVzjzAQHnmmdb4Iy9dnR9jlQFsfOpX8JbESZfsMb-DruA4vly7PjsTNvYELG_5Z1wupU9ev5bjqNRBPstZwUsE/s640/37637.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potted shaped shrubs</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  shaped boxwoods have a sculptural effect</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZnfDxXAmobcQEbSpO4T2Mc6mygaAQP8YEysk-_TS7EHb4WlljQ2Ibg1vlgsF4CETWTE1micwNLINxj4-0FF2Far6Vdv9xJBvYV-K2Lv0aDLVd5_Y-sQKBA9QWKTPimDNlBOxsiXEfs/s1600/37668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZnfDxXAmobcQEbSpO4T2Mc6mygaAQP8YEysk-_TS7EHb4WlljQ2Ibg1vlgsF4CETWTE1micwNLINxj4-0FF2Far6Vdv9xJBvYV-K2Lv0aDLVd5_Y-sQKBA9QWKTPimDNlBOxsiXEfs/s640/37668.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potted green garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  pots allow you to add a garden even where you thought there could be no garden</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2Pa0Dd5g1WzK8sRkLuJV9sd4l_0QZ-GqLqTSe_XuQUU5joPnSOzi-9qa1BBB5k77ETChCvynv7UU1GrytTQxbKQp2r_veZCIVNFTxGVDoArNijYJ-u25TQW9nKCJdRPOGe0Y6ufyp-g/s1600/37660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2Pa0Dd5g1WzK8sRkLuJV9sd4l_0QZ-GqLqTSe_XuQUU5joPnSOzi-9qa1BBB5k77ETChCvynv7UU1GrytTQxbKQp2r_veZCIVNFTxGVDoArNijYJ-u25TQW9nKCJdRPOGe0Y6ufyp-g/s640/37660.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">covered walkway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvNscJU0gYhseGMRGWAS-b3VKje1q8qHrcvWKQpx_fJGRCcxgG4JQWB6FdagUH4iNf91J8FOgSqb3yTO8KB5N-T6u-oHAtak25xUphsB5owaQUmHIr-VaUlC7BINbsJtY5yLM8sUCFzw/s1600/37654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvNscJU0gYhseGMRGWAS-b3VKje1q8qHrcvWKQpx_fJGRCcxgG4JQWB6FdagUH4iNf91J8FOgSqb3yTO8KB5N-T6u-oHAtak25xUphsB5owaQUmHIr-VaUlC7BINbsJtY5yLM8sUCFzw/s640/37654.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden armillary</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create relief from the bright sun with a shaded pergola or arbor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  urns can create strategic focal points</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tjpQpD04A9KR_A8yu8JLIb71bZX3fptvavjp75nxMNppWChl05EQCaDP-mdHTjsguIdkQgwlm69WKhZ8XtF54HTsOdv55HhcYgeG8xV-CchUw1CG3AGo6fe6USlQN1EA_KpZ634ytM4/s1600/42387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="628" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tjpQpD04A9KR_A8yu8JLIb71bZX3fptvavjp75nxMNppWChl05EQCaDP-mdHTjsguIdkQgwlm69WKhZ8XtF54HTsOdv55HhcYgeG8xV-CchUw1CG3AGo6fe6USlQN1EA_KpZ634ytM4/s640/42387.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden in provence</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  varying leaf shapes, hues and heights creates visual interest and texture</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW81jybDbAgxpjtDc3vQgpBFVKM1iTP9CJpJsAuA0A6wFxAdgs0pzu6Q5awHEolEbSSpUD37sDJBPn6RmK3j_iX7gniS1nXWCEBikc4mHgYGWLWBWhsK1g-nWJiPOdX6amfNnk6kx8CJA/s1600/42363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW81jybDbAgxpjtDc3vQgpBFVKM1iTP9CJpJsAuA0A6wFxAdgs0pzu6Q5awHEolEbSSpUD37sDJBPn6RmK3j_iX7gniS1nXWCEBikc4mHgYGWLWBWhsK1g-nWJiPOdX6amfNnk6kx8CJA/s640/42363.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sculpted hedges, pots and climbing ivies</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  vary heights, shapes and shades of green in the same hedge or area</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tcKnDkEG8nBqOJ5EJRamavtsrEzb5CoGsRGk9eMWANmpP0M1Ob54LA0hVAfKfkNFqWMn-dRqLr2yK3SxfBsJvxAFnfwZJm4pcNmJ3Z0aTSgCw7Gv4JwDmITyvaf8dtFG1PX-sAfpUgA/s1600/42266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tcKnDkEG8nBqOJ5EJRamavtsrEzb5CoGsRGk9eMWANmpP0M1Ob54LA0hVAfKfkNFqWMn-dRqLr2yK3SxfBsJvxAFnfwZJm4pcNmJ3Z0aTSgCw7Gv4JwDmITyvaf8dtFG1PX-sAfpUgA/s640/42266.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gravel path to a water feature</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lessons:  create hidden rooms in your garden - paths that lead to a fountain, a bench or an urn</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsBkladdqEizCwUlUJ_s5HBNHaJFFcOslFZDhsSnBBwDOZsbpKwDnge_jV4hyphenhyphenljTEQz_aOh30vbsXZxlRQ6x6A2bGS_70atP3U6Aujdu03bHb9zDxk7I_1S4SQNIfZzsk7RP7Nmi8yhc/s1600/42360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsBkladdqEizCwUlUJ_s5HBNHaJFFcOslFZDhsSnBBwDOZsbpKwDnge_jV4hyphenhyphenljTEQz_aOh30vbsXZxlRQ6x6A2bGS_70atP3U6Aujdu03bHb9zDxk7I_1S4SQNIfZzsk7RP7Nmi8yhc/s640/42360.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chateau's entrance</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSnpusDm9eY74gzmy-tM8Dt6VYZuNrYFsOJnz1AzfJ2NeGQB0MhkFCsjM_B92Tsj-Ckn6myLlwFGC9RsX-q5AlVzK32uStMec9BEFJhNfd7qWzgxBiDyqYx_g9_tjk1iaa5mMFhlECDs/s640/42408.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">border shrubs punctuated with large pots and planters</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add vines to cover certain walls, softening them and creating height and drama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lessons:  herbs and vegetables don't need a separate plot - include them in the border</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBnQWjft2JGtLcWCaNYuKrtwfkDiI75kgDKYQdQ_uA-ulIj2p27ZuYJ62CI6M-FtOBnE7v2VyttUyJI82ZI1x_9B6MY09En15NXamHRVZrYF19fghD6YxlLEtnyGTbXID0uPyHXxjph4/s1600/episode4101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBnQWjft2JGtLcWCaNYuKrtwfkDiI75kgDKYQdQ_uA-ulIj2p27ZuYJ62CI6M-FtOBnE7v2VyttUyJI82ZI1x_9B6MY09En15NXamHRVZrYF19fghD6YxlLEtnyGTbXID0uPyHXxjph4/s400/episode4101.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">french patio and seating area</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  rounding your shrubs creates softness and informality</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">straight trimmed hedges create formality</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDihkmm3ObzHHUSXl3XEteyAawCF6G3dbZd6cyEQEXmtnIPCpp3vSzL6-aksJZFOmvdrGU-nnqtc3ezpHD8M-2mwICjEZf23gJ4w745waxRQRheMtB4v8jdMY_w2TE9RGIczxARuAkSYM/s1600/2007-07-30_193411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDihkmm3ObzHHUSXl3XEteyAawCF6G3dbZd6cyEQEXmtnIPCpp3vSzL6-aksJZFOmvdrGU-nnqtc3ezpHD8M-2mwICjEZf23gJ4w745waxRQRheMtB4v8jdMY_w2TE9RGIczxARuAkSYM/s640/2007-07-30_193411.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">secret garden door</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a surprise..... a hidden doorway</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw356r8X1j0pJ61eAgUrf6dJeuUKfxU5v9jTvX8s5HanjlPOCmDD_XJPWv_uHsIti1w8Xv92t8w3eRY8nc_YmzbeYr5E0_phRASy348wGlLcDJdy2VoW8rFFscSbBqoeq4CSC1QCc9FhM/s1600/pond.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw356r8X1j0pJ61eAgUrf6dJeuUKfxU5v9jTvX8s5HanjlPOCmDD_XJPWv_uHsIti1w8Xv92t8w3eRY8nc_YmzbeYr5E0_phRASy348wGlLcDJdy2VoW8rFFscSbBqoeq4CSC1QCc9FhM/s640/pond.bmp" width="512" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden fountain</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1392530426"></span><span id="goog_1392530427"></span>..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add the music of water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SRmdyvgHhyqSrdOXphGuNohncpARoKG8HyaCFC19-Ob63YuD0rutwDPAl2LsxzBSqqSGdFgUMrB4-ENLgO-fjoELepghpv5-uH1s5739VZ5XhFjSS3594o2JnS0ITyOWuhuXZqayrwc/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SRmdyvgHhyqSrdOXphGuNohncpARoKG8HyaCFC19-Ob63YuD0rutwDPAl2LsxzBSqqSGdFgUMrB4-ENLgO-fjoELepghpv5-uH1s5739VZ5XhFjSS3594o2JnS0ITyOWuhuXZqayrwc/s640/IMG_0002.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">alfresco dining</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create a space to dine and enjoy the beauty of nature</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you have enjoyed exploring these green gardens as much as I.   My sister-in-law, Colleen has a garden with some of the same elements as the green gardens above.  <br /><br />We visited her garden while in Utah recently:   <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">COLLEEN'S SALT LAKE GARDEN</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-a1QygeZ-GVNxzcQiHo0svFhMTzEi4rCyDhApjqsik5KAcu5PFwS4f8rVp9PNDUn4t10-ymsZ_8FNE1gls_Jt0gQiAoPVoMN25oiysF8LKbODP1nLPHAGerOZVLlDC_pnwkKfcDnPqg/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-a1QygeZ-GVNxzcQiHo0svFhMTzEi4rCyDhApjqsik5KAcu5PFwS4f8rVp9PNDUn4t10-ymsZ_8FNE1gls_Jt0gQiAoPVoMN25oiysF8LKbODP1nLPHAGerOZVLlDC_pnwkKfcDnPqg/s640/IMG_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool green canopy</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the canopy of tall mature trees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycWwixZ-SbNYdLFfjEP8SimazWdt7JpvQ9t0wYO9t0s_ftLqSJD5QKldk10UWcY-2i11s-hAbzVVfPYRYmjex5H00bQ5q5iH9jmPay1P00_ahNcprEqwkUbITKJ_IIjIf2z51eE2kXHY/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycWwixZ-SbNYdLFfjEP8SimazWdt7JpvQ9t0wYO9t0s_ftLqSJD5QKldk10UWcY-2i11s-hAbzVVfPYRYmjex5H00bQ5q5iH9jmPay1P00_ahNcprEqwkUbITKJ_IIjIf2z51eE2kXHY/s640/IMG_0186.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ivied tree trunk</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bailey enjoyed the shade they created near the pool deck.  Notice how the ivy has been allowed to cover the tree trunk - I love that little touch</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6GYzVGnfOZjspEwtItj7zs0TNV5v5C0HATat9pVI4dDay5DS-wiR1ZLBrrv6iux5KApbLScD770kaG8j5XAVcwm7mMbKziMn-BrVWzQGp3AICuu3wXvmcDHMY6FRcCewn4jfiQoNTyA/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6GYzVGnfOZjspEwtItj7zs0TNV5v5C0HATat9pVI4dDay5DS-wiR1ZLBrrv6iux5KApbLScD770kaG8j5XAVcwm7mMbKziMn-BrVWzQGp3AICuu3wXvmcDHMY6FRcCewn4jfiQoNTyA/s640/IMG_0177.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">viburnum</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her viburnum (snowball tree) was dripping with blooms</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqjz40wNF8fO4zvGkF33BRwDnwFZGDcggQ-3pLGZ_786cYwuTtwJZWz4Or_5jJzJJvRUJCQxJbFzCZfyqNswU8WXwFIx8XmHhMXQkcRUTzIEccvOI6pWlDt07yk2vsL8c_xY9jQ9qYQ/s1600/IMG_0190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqjz40wNF8fO4zvGkF33BRwDnwFZGDcggQ-3pLGZ_786cYwuTtwJZWz4Or_5jJzJJvRUJCQxJbFzCZfyqNswU8WXwFIx8XmHhMXQkcRUTzIEccvOI6pWlDt07yk2vsL8c_xY9jQ9qYQ/s640/IMG_0190.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ivy ground cover</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also a fan of the curved pathway and the bed of green ivy </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZIApsEdMlL0KfbN16LlAb78rsDsLdDyLAx6cq5m9XNCl6ZvfW6a2TOyz9Z7rZLMNolUorDaOn_MKpzIPQemJglvWNyyHQsxnli5NtVfc09T3MFVem2MFvKFOCUqWzvDiusC_ekWp1TU/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZIApsEdMlL0KfbN16LlAb78rsDsLdDyLAx6cq5m9XNCl6ZvfW6a2TOyz9Z7rZLMNolUorDaOn_MKpzIPQemJglvWNyyHQsxnli5NtVfc09T3MFVem2MFvKFOCUqWzvDiusC_ekWp1TU/s640/IMG_0191.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden cherub</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and who can resist the charm of this cherub?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteGpFfyx9hHPIFiMH5QXYWj37sOtQegLsbwsCBKgNZHnIwOiQj4vI4n36w0AgNCI4uKdWRLiiwa8_vGtUpzTSwBrBM-qWhD0w0rVaNIExX1Vzkev6uodshVVDdJpQOsqD3oMFr3kay4U/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteGpFfyx9hHPIFiMH5QXYWj37sOtQegLsbwsCBKgNZHnIwOiQj4vI4n36w0AgNCI4uKdWRLiiwa8_vGtUpzTSwBrBM-qWhD0w0rVaNIExX1Vzkev6uodshVVDdJpQOsqD3oMFr3kay4U/s640/IMG_0178.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">petunia pot</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>all that green accented with pops of color - like this pot of petunias<br /><br />Heavenly!<br /><br /><br /><br />I HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S LITTLE TOUR<br /><br />MORE TOMORROW<br /><br />and<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Please leave me a comment</span></div>

GARDENING: GREEN GARDEN IN PROVENCE & ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARDEN IN UTAH

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GARDENING: COLORADO IRISES, WARD & CHILD GARDENS IN UTAH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqen7xgtxhGW7YF7XwkMwmcZpA4Jckk9ywq1_te4lHO9wTX7sdZIfDXrOODwIOmCHSdkFbfax0nxpx7moHQZuAsGuQUsI1DMfTyS-c-Cxyocx0cHDIpkDtZhWhBIKacIiteglW4NUjRo/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqen7xgtxhGW7YF7XwkMwmcZpA4Jckk9ywq1_te4lHO9wTX7sdZIfDXrOODwIOmCHSdkFbfax0nxpx7moHQZuAsGuQUsI1DMfTyS-c-Cxyocx0cHDIpkDtZhWhBIKacIiteglW4NUjRo/s640/IMG_0001.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>GARDENING IN THE WILD WEST</strong></span><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"> </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">COLORADO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DEBRA ANNE'S IRISES AND VIBURNUM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so excited to begin our garden tour, and hope you will be as inspired as I have been!</div> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPrkEj9gHuKNRNc3tpKFJXoeY33-SDIhfq60GKHryftO1Noi4RanEy8VIw8TUSIpsveUyYbUIHQDnH6DbAEDWAHkj8OzyRk_PmB6rFiBIK3hzKm6NgPJqJnMKVLdYA_pslHcs99fvVRc/s1600/da+bearded.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPrkEj9gHuKNRNc3tpKFJXoeY33-SDIhfq60GKHryftO1Noi4RanEy8VIw8TUSIpsveUyYbUIHQDnH6DbAEDWAHkj8OzyRk_PmB6rFiBIK3hzKm6NgPJqJnMKVLdYA_pslHcs99fvVRc/s640/da+bearded.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris in a colorado garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Debra Anne's Colorado garden - and in particular her beautiful bearded irises...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8ls1uLM1RC0isVvtNxMAs9recqYr0FATW_OifeGURjhKHeZK6v0rKUvqoP8x8bFsoxFfLou2H_FPL4IzUz7QO6ODZ2Dp7L4t_NUSYwWFqfH2rYh6Scj0-i5fEg7gNt9iAWMH0Hj5FDk/s1600/da+iris.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8ls1uLM1RC0isVvtNxMAs9recqYr0FATW_OifeGURjhKHeZK6v0rKUvqoP8x8bFsoxFfLou2H_FPL4IzUz7QO6ODZ2Dp7L4t_NUSYwWFqfH2rYh6Scj0-i5fEg7gNt9iAWMH0Hj5FDk/s640/da+iris.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lavender iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk2gnuO7MD76jJIjNP-tfFUgDGkfjuxrPofXF6fI-Vu6uuWk_3iZ8RVLwQ8NbQ8eIMOynSYQHQ4img4UST7EAizl4W4lIcuH5Y4_aUFyC36NdyfQ0D9N8TMU8fjChLcTKrGDI2C2TBRA/s1600/da+iris+colorado.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk2gnuO7MD76jJIjNP-tfFUgDGkfjuxrPofXF6fI-Vu6uuWk_3iZ8RVLwQ8NbQ8eIMOynSYQHQ4img4UST7EAizl4W4lIcuH5Y4_aUFyC36NdyfQ0D9N8TMU8fjChLcTKrGDI2C2TBRA/s640/da+iris+colorado.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple and gold iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjRit9DDIEVC7Cn3C7fUG2_Rq_ev2G0tkDHvZO_xecNVjyE2o2qRLD94YlSLxZATH_9iFpt7015x_tXgTQOQP6xKxOtSzwsr42vUphbeWO8pB5w4PjtAp1Wy6n00QGS7hTiRbtFw5SeY/s1600/da+irisblue.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjRit9DDIEVC7Cn3C7fUG2_Rq_ev2G0tkDHvZO_xecNVjyE2o2qRLD94YlSLxZATH_9iFpt7015x_tXgTQOQP6xKxOtSzwsr42vUphbeWO8pB5w4PjtAp1Wy6n00QGS7hTiRbtFw5SeY/s640/da+irisblue.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and her viburnum (snowball bush)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQeU6Yh6s0-L1QWkK8rsWkZvM4IWyK6rjgqOi8My540BAXqB1foDLg3d5a9cZy9NmN8TQ0om32np2qO22ZU0NqnufhsCrwV2ce6Jm3AAsV-7_4HhV4qaCQohNStXaMohjClgb0ucEfFs/s1600/da+viburnum.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQeU6Yh6s0-L1QWkK8rsWkZvM4IWyK6rjgqOi8My540BAXqB1foDLg3d5a9cZy9NmN8TQ0om32np2qO22ZU0NqnufhsCrwV2ce6Jm3AAsV-7_4HhV4qaCQohNStXaMohjClgb0ucEfFs/s640/da+viburnum.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">viburnum (snowball bush)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I became very fond of the snowball bush and irises on my recent trip to Utah.  Thanks to Debra Anne for sharing her photos with us!</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;">SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">WARD AND CHILD GARDEN STORE'S </span><span style="font-size: large;">HIDDEN GEM</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">678 S 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently travelled to Salt Lake City for a family reunion and discovered a wonderful shop with an even more wonderful hidden garden.  Just visiting this garden taught me so many lessons I want to  duplicate in my own garden!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRD9GWNlPqXpwyKFY0mZ9N6UYqbCQmJLtoEqogFXgQe8i8A9qcrguJA-VvmSsJOFCs9_Dxkbebr_FZbjgoujlzXLCHwa7osSZeXrHKm5iwVvrYrOefP4hZpjuZPX5we9oxKpHJTGDkcI/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRD9GWNlPqXpwyKFY0mZ9N6UYqbCQmJLtoEqogFXgQe8i8A9qcrguJA-VvmSsJOFCs9_Dxkbebr_FZbjgoujlzXLCHwa7osSZeXrHKm5iwVvrYrOefP4hZpjuZPX5we9oxKpHJTGDkcI/s640/IMG_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden pathway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  Create a sense of adventure</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPaJmkKM1ZJ0ngY4C0tHHwTHnVw2hxzVtriG2hzP1lGf2MBct6khAbf5XsXVZFGF_bjPHe1jq7HNRCZwA8tsZhN79ci0bYkK023WgDEZ6s1KgSYPUXzHI7d69aia9RMiLQHIyx2upY60/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPaJmkKM1ZJ0ngY4C0tHHwTHnVw2hxzVtriG2hzP1lGf2MBct6khAbf5XsXVZFGF_bjPHe1jq7HNRCZwA8tsZhN79ci0bYkK023WgDEZ6s1KgSYPUXzHI7d69aia9RMiLQHIyx2upY60/s640/IMG_0099.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stone garden pathway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  a curving pathway invites you to explore to see where it leads</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7PFstc44rwBYvTpw30Ds3jbX4AsoPucuRivh4-yznrD7pSo7QVl4eSiqb_uy5PEi4SdDPUspRuxVp1X01nZOrwAig6mTbFJoyvbjC6ySTwGwsMC7ZezZnnhldWVJzJwzJ4-kl6YXTgo/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7PFstc44rwBYvTpw30Ds3jbX4AsoPucuRivh4-yznrD7pSo7QVl4eSiqb_uy5PEi4SdDPUspRuxVp1X01nZOrwAig6mTbFJoyvbjC6ySTwGwsMC7ZezZnnhldWVJzJwzJ4-kl6YXTgo/s640/IMG_0088.JPG" width="466" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red pot in border</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a tall pot in the garden border for structure and interest</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVwbB4yFaKFqm-S51OxC4ZaTKHQKv9AZBCDoDrxA2lS1qpesfcZQzTiPkCHu9L5nZCJrm-NGzkWJIigzYBa_7cxnHAf-9fTlKCzLHvqLsQPsEFnQxq48cf_K7J7FgodhWCwMe9d8ICt4/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVwbB4yFaKFqm-S51OxC4ZaTKHQKv9AZBCDoDrxA2lS1qpesfcZQzTiPkCHu9L5nZCJrm-NGzkWJIigzYBa_7cxnHAf-9fTlKCzLHvqLsQPsEFnQxq48cf_K7J7FgodhWCwMe9d8ICt4/s640/IMG_0091.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple allium</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIi_CUJ0-ib7zxh-PJLiCpHYE3xwmeYocQATPrVx9V20B9vuZhexHA1EdhQ3S5flDH7LZn7fi15ujRVropqr7QWLJ_r_aZapqLtJVMyFBJIJ7XcOzxsCqgFegO_4Gthn-r9MyBLfUvn8/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIi_CUJ0-ib7zxh-PJLiCpHYE3xwmeYocQATPrVx9V20B9vuZhexHA1EdhQ3S5flDH7LZn7fi15ujRVropqr7QWLJ_r_aZapqLtJVMyFBJIJ7XcOzxsCqgFegO_4Gthn-r9MyBLfUvn8/s640/IMG_0096.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2RHQ5vQVsvZo1UQxuhHA90J7XTlxGBCnS_om6UIL1YLFM4P6sZoYK9753VSGQxMmzhw5aiSxLLRTXHPxRqJ0SzCQsQw1696erQ-wh9gBLFWnNdyMtKeEO9USrPkTgsW04TfIma2z5Q8/s1600/IMG_0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2RHQ5vQVsvZo1UQxuhHA90J7XTlxGBCnS_om6UIL1YLFM4P6sZoYK9753VSGQxMmzhw5aiSxLLRTXHPxRqJ0SzCQsQw1696erQ-wh9gBLFWnNdyMtKeEO9USrPkTgsW04TfIma2z5Q8/s640/IMG_0098.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixed greens</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add depth and texture with greens</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq05mwwBN9ysDfJMagO8VsSdSlAnxDybtD_TdLpLLOFCs-qtqZ0VeVsD6e1BUEzUBvGiHQxDAMrgj4cOYUbvYKDMEdFoO-0Z39TKQYrggn28H1wKaZcCbOPoQyPeASBNB__7WffDsxeM/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVq05mwwBN9ysDfJMagO8VsSdSlAnxDybtD_TdLpLLOFCs-qtqZ0VeVsD6e1BUEzUBvGiHQxDAMrgj4cOYUbvYKDMEdFoO-0Z39TKQYrggn28H1wKaZcCbOPoQyPeASBNB__7WffDsxeM/s640/IMG_0097.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixed green foliage</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  pay particular attention to varying the shades of green and the shape and size of the leaves</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhiSib8qSCc9bJwr62hR2GRtU7bbdnfjByU9tT6wPtfE12riwZOR7J3DOUPdKOfzwRLh0Vrhp8Kyx6pB1KPzC0H73xwRKgjt4qVlXIHASrSL2XUKIXdMNDx-s8rafaFJWxPEicqNiF64/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhiSib8qSCc9bJwr62hR2GRtU7bbdnfjByU9tT6wPtfE12riwZOR7J3DOUPdKOfzwRLh0Vrhp8Kyx6pB1KPzC0H73xwRKgjt4qVlXIHASrSL2XUKIXdMNDx-s8rafaFJWxPEicqNiF64/s640/IMG_0101.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great big leaves - little tiny blue flowers</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_qewtBstJg-uLZQmdFt98h4AdB2nT6R2bmQaBNQ7XbAEr6yugvCFh893aXvvQQJunU7O-bOU3mh8beUcBEaGImLPQfWhJNHm8z7xC_Z8Ai842GgD6hOXzHBIbJjDnvMTEzFsUAs6eoI/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_qewtBstJg-uLZQmdFt98h4AdB2nT6R2bmQaBNQ7XbAEr6yugvCFh893aXvvQQJunU7O-bOU3mh8beUcBEaGImLPQfWhJNHm8z7xC_Z8Ai842GgD6hOXzHBIbJjDnvMTEzFsUAs6eoI/s640/IMG_0105.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely leaves</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a surprise, something to explore</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfl8yilfebS0LR8TXN44a5y8CaCtX2e99p5hFeVxgHD9XcYx-4TDqEB9wbg12GHbPDCUWd-0njpEPS_hvxp1BjqtfoyDPJPATo_1gk7OeMH_pW44TL6vr3a9eWiEiLKbjn3_zwMuN8D8/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfl8yilfebS0LR8TXN44a5y8CaCtX2e99p5hFeVxgHD9XcYx-4TDqEB9wbg12GHbPDCUWd-0njpEPS_hvxp1BjqtfoyDPJPATo_1gk7OeMH_pW44TL6vr3a9eWiEiLKbjn3_zwMuN8D8/s640/IMG_0100.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden arch</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADsiOKpul3sTmp1c3tygdO-8P9j6Uok-pjbP_ozkwSMdCTBv5HQYcCfX9JWlODoqWSFbVMg97xEzVTp9dghY_rVIaPg8wLnE85jRX6lk-smMQyAdb6ySwxelwe4Q1yfCmZyqR7VGAQjU/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADsiOKpul3sTmp1c3tygdO-8P9j6Uok-pjbP_ozkwSMdCTBv5HQYcCfX9JWlODoqWSFbVMg97xEzVTp9dghY_rVIaPg8wLnE85jRX6lk-smMQyAdb6ySwxelwe4Q1yfCmZyqR7VGAQjU/s640/IMG_0104.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arched walkway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4dEq8fS0_e8HRGmstWNnHV3n2aBcH_ApBTlhHtUFwV_0eidkQzO6cnUv98zSGBujfqA7KBAGa-auE54K18mZthEacULTWZakcTttZhj5R7WLofKO0QerG3gRepIviASFaD3R5vRHo8E/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4dEq8fS0_e8HRGmstWNnHV3n2aBcH_ApBTlhHtUFwV_0eidkQzO6cnUv98zSGBujfqA7KBAGa-auE54K18mZthEacULTWZakcTttZhj5R7WLofKO0QerG3gRepIviASFaD3R5vRHo8E/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wrought iron seating</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFdoQ_Z3-fru9vvIKjitQPAEi1p7eJCKcRjmKp0Qat2P2z9JgFKHhNHWjD1FKYko10HGCfzAXvU3p9VTBQG49It952QtesMgEWjuPPHMpfR71GEXHHrRYVvPsr2NsnUBDiDOKQJocfco/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFdoQ_Z3-fru9vvIKjitQPAEi1p7eJCKcRjmKp0Qat2P2z9JgFKHhNHWjD1FKYko10HGCfzAXvU3p9VTBQG49It952QtesMgEWjuPPHMpfR71GEXHHrRYVvPsr2NsnUBDiDOKQJocfco/s640/IMG_0094.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hardy teak garden chair</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  provide a place to sit, to rest, to think, to relax, to view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyxv2IKnEAb2G00wjMMoywhYxHxoQb94abkzFfhiJ_LN89nOT8yOc5U0yViYtmFMeZFhqHg6VRNGxrdrbu18GrM8cegpdoQx7pxXX9bve67TZ2GE1o4HaVLkGqiAX67Dt8n2-iuJ8RcM/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyxv2IKnEAb2G00wjMMoywhYxHxoQb94abkzFfhiJ_LN89nOT8yOc5U0yViYtmFMeZFhqHg6VRNGxrdrbu18GrM8cegpdoQx7pxXX9bve67TZ2GE1o4HaVLkGqiAX67Dt8n2-iuJ8RcM/s640/IMG_0106.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the water lily pond</td></tr><br /></tbody></table> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a water feature</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWTmB8MSSNIP4IcDqvRlswkgSRMCC9X9owLqTd-FchLu4CT1AmItzNvjTEOpzoiizIp9gjXaAWKIoIGOvWzfOOohRjgm-PdUwI6Jfi7jg4ZfC2CMWMbRRl8WIi7Pvj5lVrkDS2MBYNDU/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWTmB8MSSNIP4IcDqvRlswkgSRMCC9X9owLqTd-FchLu4CT1AmItzNvjTEOpzoiizIp9gjXaAWKIoIGOvWzfOOohRjgm-PdUwI6Jfi7jg4ZfC2CMWMbRRl8WIi7Pvj5lVrkDS2MBYNDU/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water lilies</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguu_HxS3h8WWBMZO5PlraT0i-3mwyGwpQ33pDkrinZAJ7LvEIpnDbsNpYphXV4J5zuf3ceSlJftlWJwCUvAfGXxUWZU6badDm9NCRu-GJOYvfUAAesfrfqYNxRyaHUoMP9t94wWjnEPLo/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguu_HxS3h8WWBMZO5PlraT0i-3mwyGwpQ33pDkrinZAJ7LvEIpnDbsNpYphXV4J5zuf3ceSlJftlWJwCUvAfGXxUWZU6badDm9NCRu-GJOYvfUAAesfrfqYNxRyaHUoMP9t94wWjnEPLo/s640/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lily close up</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68OWRCT_EH6KPnYX4sYgIfJw03gKZvbi7TtRYd81LcieppvFkVrSlvTQR8D_XB0bMtB_jb6g6XLi1Ocy6nXsxKu3l4Pu4x5Q37_ZSp_t8qE4bxU2f3-7MI2vOd5xK4SRmYZP7sZwJRAc/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68OWRCT_EH6KPnYX4sYgIfJw03gKZvbi7TtRYd81LcieppvFkVrSlvTQR8D_XB0bMtB_jb6g6XLi1Ocy6nXsxKu3l4Pu4x5Q37_ZSp_t8qE4bxU2f3-7MI2vOd5xK4SRmYZP7sZwJRAc/s640/IMG_0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water feature at ward and child</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFq_78S3iGVDiHx704HhNO0g4QraDugw_Dh9gEIV4L2J1WMpRVBITg_aF2WBzrA0helqwzwK46rgDuCXugOhLSb37A-fRMhSmqpeMNfnhtinEU-1Nq1nDqL1Ri6NeGfhO0Xow23J8JYM/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFq_78S3iGVDiHx704HhNO0g4QraDugw_Dh9gEIV4L2J1WMpRVBITg_aF2WBzrA0helqwzwK46rgDuCXugOhLSb37A-fRMhSmqpeMNfnhtinEU-1Nq1nDqL1Ri6NeGfhO0Xow23J8JYM/s640/IMG_0107.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris in terra cotta</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUfD93RnvmGnjxO1QwoJV0PVadlo87rPdvXuwORM58kDklFl5ceWGxDMiCtqWPpCkdf4R4hcPqk1qdkNZawnHjexvk2JWMPvNru0k9rcewQJ_nRjx9lV_08M6mXRgO1KQkyH7Yasm8z0/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUfD93RnvmGnjxO1QwoJV0PVadlo87rPdvXuwORM58kDklFl5ceWGxDMiCtqWPpCkdf4R4hcPqk1qdkNZawnHjexvk2JWMPvNru0k9rcewQJ_nRjx9lV_08M6mXRgO1KQkyH7Yasm8z0/s640/IMG_0116.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple foliage</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful, isn't it?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLjUqBoOIq8U7pNFF_ZRlavSVuqMDFV5VNJw6WoQIKmA91uJobmAPwoORecA8sCynwu_cJ_zRAULsTeq5YcQ1cfj8e_h5siPDNa37dg7s9hCYd5JTrHKT8CG1_0u9Nz-vOht_dlrpyJE/s1600/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLjUqBoOIq8U7pNFF_ZRlavSVuqMDFV5VNJw6WoQIKmA91uJobmAPwoORecA8sCynwu_cJ_zRAULsTeq5YcQ1cfj8e_h5siPDNa37dg7s9hCYd5JTrHKT8CG1_0u9Nz-vOht_dlrpyJE/s640/IMG_0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child hidden garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> More tomorrow.  Best wishes.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Please leave a comment</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. there's still time to send me photos to include - I'm posting all week.!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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