Happy Holidays to you - Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Diwali
Merry and Happy Whatever you celebrate!
These are some mementos from my Holiday Season:
U.S.A., Washington State. USDA zone 8b. Sunset climate zone 5
Lakewold Gardens Beautiful Tables Showcase: Winter Tables
These are several tables from the Lakewold Gardens Beautiful Tables Showcase-2014 decorated for winter that can help us to get into the holiday spirit.
Celebrating Under the Snowflakes and Stars
Novice - Seasonal/Holiday
Designer:Wendy Simmons
First Snow in My Garden, Zone 8a
I'm glad we had this light snow before the latest hard freeze killed a lot of foliage and some late blooms.
It laid graciously on the stems, trunks, leaves and buds, thereby transforming the garden into a winter wonderland.
New this season were some splashes of color juxtaposed on otherwise green-black -white tapestry.
It laid graciously on the stems, trunks, leaves and buds, thereby transforming the garden into a winter wonderland.
New this season were some splashes of color juxtaposed on otherwise green-black -white tapestry.
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Mediterranean palm, Clematis montana, Escalonia
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Japanese Forest Grass
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Potager
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Clematis montana leaves just started to turn yellow at the end of the month.
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Japanese Aralia flowers remind me of some fancy dessert.
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Giant Tetrapanax leaves were weighted down but didn't lost their shape right after the snow.
Today, two days after the snowfall, they look pretty miserable.
Today, two days after the snowfall, they look pretty miserable.
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The folding chair, a $1 parking lot sale find, suddenly became a star of the garden with its bright egg-yellow back!
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Mondo grass
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Who won't shrivel: it's Araucaria.
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Fuchsia Double Otto
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Japanese Maple Deshojo
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Giant Magnolia brownish color looks good!
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Lacecap Hydrangea 'Princess Lace'
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Native Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
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Blackberry
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Rose Regensberg Floribunda
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Berberis thunbergii 'Maria' (Gold Barberry)
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Quiet morning was interrupted by a windy burst.
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Monarda
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Burning Bush
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Scilla peruviana
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My brand new Desert King Fig tree
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Hydrangea Endless Summer
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I see three seasoms in the picture above - green summer, yellow fall and white winter.
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Alyssum was still blooming before the snowfall.
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Sedum Autumn Joy
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Fuchsia Dollar Princess
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Japanese Aralia
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I brought my brand new Abutilon inside for the winter. I hope it'll be happy here.
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Stay warm my friends! !
