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• 07 Jun 2009

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  Exploding Verbenas

  I planned these things last year and they broke out with a vengence this year. So spectacular that I decided I needed more in my yard. So three of the four corners of my front year have Vebenas.
  Overcast 28°C / 83°F
• 07 Jun 2009

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  Ditch the Aloe!

  Raised Side garden and Pseuderanthemum Variabile Transplanted
  I am usually fairly conservative with my gardening efforts – I will transplant into a new area anything I want to move. Afterall – it costs money to plant out a garden, and if I don’t know how long it will be until I get to another area, better have it planted out with something...
  Sunny 21°C / 70°F
• 22 Apr 2009

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  April 23rd... beautiful day in the neighborhood.

  Currently taking a break from digging up the teensy side plot between the porch and the sidewalk (about 3.5’ by 6.5’, though it’s a sort of funny triangular shape). The landlady mows down any veggies I try to plant there, and even my spiderwort before I put stakes around it to p...
  Sunny 13°C / 55°F
• 14 Jun 2007

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  Transplanted

  Ajuga reptans - Carpetbugle - 'Black Scallop' Transplanted and Rhodie garden
  Planted Black Scallop, June 2007, Rhodendron. Growing well and spreading. Continues to grow well in the shade and still looked good over the winter with just a few rusty looking leaves.

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