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iechris's Holding Zone garden
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08 Jun 2009Moved to a pot 1 Hosta 'Tortilla Chip' Potting Up and Holding Zone garden‘Tortilla Chip’ is another of the hostas that I removed from the raised nursery bed, as they did not seem to be growning there at all. The roots have really dwindled down to not much, so I hope it will survive. I’ve potted it up in an individual pot and placed it next to ̵...Overcast 27°C / 80°F
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28 Apr 2009Suffered a few loses over the winter Holding Zone garden , Hosta 'Golden Prayers' Dying, Hydrangea 'Forever and Ever Red' Dying, Hosta 'Orange ...Now that warm weather really seems to be here and everything is coming up, it looks like I did suffer a few loses this winter. I’m saddest about the beautiful dark purple hellebore, but I guess I should have tried harder to find the right spot for it. I lost two small hydrangeas and have o...Sunny 25°C / 77°F
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08 Jul 2008starting to age Hydrangea 'Nightingale' and Holding Zone gardenSunny 27°C / 81°F
I think Nightingale’s bloom is starting to age. It is looking very pretty and I will keep track of its changes as it ages.
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29 Jun 2008This one may be a goner Loropetalum 'Ever Red Sunset' Repotted and Holding Zone gardenThe dogs have really done a number on this plant. It has been badly broken and recovered several times, most recently at the beginning of the month when almost all the live growth was broken off. It had started to put out a bit more new growth and I thought I’d let it grow a bit before pu...Cloudy 30°C / 86°F
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29 Jun 2008putting out new growth Wax Myrtle and Holding Zone gardenNow that I have decided to try to keep the wax myrtle alive and moved it by some hydrangeas so it gets watered every day, it is doing much better! It has put out some nice new growth and seems much happier, if oddly shaped.Cloudy 30°C / 86°F
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27 Jun 2008opening further Hydrangea 'Nightingale' Blooming and Holding Zone gardenSunny 29°C / 85°F
I have a nice series of photos going showing how ’Nightingale’s’ lone (and I doubt there will be more this year) bloom is opening. This is the latest photo and I think it is quite pretty.
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22 Jun 2008opening further Hydrangea 'Nightingale' Blooming and Holding Zone gardenSunny 27°C / 80°F
‘Nightingale’ is opening its bloom further and it is the most beautiful shade of purple.
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