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/AVvXsEisXE_abx86b5WlnhRs0LvRINKSi7tu4BI_0tAVHcFN15qnRQLrVxmCcyLJCF6UhCUKKqRGvbZEkmpCVWBmLzBSl1NIYe1EhDCbj_lr591uSk6SWwNmZoeAFONEZGSn2z-uQfwlCpptmow/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/AVvXsEisXE_abx86b5WlnhRs0LvRINKSi7tu4BI_0tAVHcFN15qnRQLrVxmCcyLJCF6UhCUKKqRGvbZEkmpCVWBmLzBSl1NIYe1EhDCbj_lr591uSk6SWwNmZoeAFONEZGSn2z-uQfwlCpptmow/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/AVvXsEiHYdfRRZBvoBVb9iAHYSbb3VHjLoPKDMOTrotJCA_9tx8a6GsCKgYhAjpyZLf_W51NYB6H-4FiKMBKvXR7aBz5p-A6Z_VL0agvUherktR62EXqFgDOeFf9qQVnudY9YhqQ5so7-_p0zsY/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/AVvXsEiHYdfRRZBvoBVb9iAHYSbb3VHjLoPKDMOTrotJCA_9tx8a6GsCKgYhAjpyZLf_W51NYB6H-4FiKMBKvXR7aBz5p-A6Z_VL0agvUherktR62EXqFgDOeFf9qQVnudY9YhqQ5so7-_p0zsY/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/AVvXsEhGs3ddW5QJYYY5yXdiJWDJwJzDJfP4TA8kiD0OplrYW8ixnJ4qUW6AVSTaiSLDBVI0OWy_zY8THDKVppzfRZJdzYHfSDPWF564zavz3PBzys_TdlReEcfrxc20DQ7K7X6gpRygSLXtenM/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/AVvXsEhGs3ddW5QJYYY5yXdiJWDJwJzDJfP4TA8kiD0OplrYW8ixnJ4qUW6AVSTaiSLDBVI0OWy_zY8THDKVppzfRZJdzYHfSDPWF564zavz3PBzys_TdlReEcfrxc20DQ7K7X6gpRygSLXtenM/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/AVvXsEj-HMR_hu6h3_lkCcc9oBbItTqW5bkqlBwd-x6KqGNSgawMmbmBoq_u1zkru-kQ-__tiObKL_GHr5dJRiAkozkYScRCSCn5ETKdw0td9TlRSqoYY3zmkRpToDA0-CRGuSZK6PM4C0ZHw6M/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/AVvXsEj-HMR_hu6h3_lkCcc9oBbItTqW5bkqlBwd-x6KqGNSgawMmbmBoq_u1zkru-kQ-__tiObKL_GHr5dJRiAkozkYScRCSCn5ETKdw0td9TlRSqoYY3zmkRpToDA0-CRGuSZK6PM4C0ZHw6M/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/AVvXsEjTiBnd_Go5Dn-PNHSI-mkpp9HSlTNVOmwvIeAiUu1Lu_DQXoFK3YEIkyew-tEjfE_-PnCf6ulqTEoMxQ4o3TFKpi2uESSrCKQ9rCF5mcaF5B6LAQo97FN8lu7ep32TG6VXr3clEYfJ-dI/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/AVvXsEjTiBnd_Go5Dn-PNHSI-mkpp9HSlTNVOmwvIeAiUu1Lu_DQXoFK3YEIkyew-tEjfE_-PnCf6ulqTEoMxQ4o3TFKpi2uESSrCKQ9rCF5mcaF5B6LAQo97FN8lu7ep32TG6VXr3clEYfJ-dI/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/AVvXsEiELub1V66DIjicWsE0hm_Z_Xi5uQRs5N4aFHXgO7-G9WHUO6Fs1aNuEOjxjYqgkdaXAIH875SjGWE8hxLeSQnGAKAtJaslJK3TV7Mgj5VDYNbIXqQ5rIiB0Yzscnl0xESrGGYvtDsSk-Q/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/AVvXsEiELub1V66DIjicWsE0hm_Z_Xi5uQRs5N4aFHXgO7-G9WHUO6Fs1aNuEOjxjYqgkdaXAIH875SjGWE8hxLeSQnGAKAtJaslJK3TV7Mgj5VDYNbIXqQ5rIiB0Yzscnl0xESrGGYvtDsSk-Q/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/AVvXsEj_pOcEQLKCCsyE2Oq3A0f6f1RBdjYmNn8e6HFwUn4CLzvRSKj7718oi9pVMbqSRW0rmSRxw5AErNe2Gf-h-geay2Xs8NT1fyohq5nBZf4u-mc5iFOgUcL2QE9IMiZCmgT7KN_JH4sA4oo/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/AVvXsEj_pOcEQLKCCsyE2Oq3A0f6f1RBdjYmNn8e6HFwUn4CLzvRSKj7718oi9pVMbqSRW0rmSRxw5AErNe2Gf-h-geay2Xs8NT1fyohq5nBZf4u-mc5iFOgUcL2QE9IMiZCmgT7KN_JH4sA4oo/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/AVvXsEiZv9VzGctp-tkLoqxv2Z6OerMmq9aetfeQOyektg1159mZD1fiJp1IzcvdAo8VXf_Y7vEexe0ub2EhNv-1F6VMpegroy5TgD-pGEB9etKqhJc1tmQO_HzJqSKG3wCtfLQZOSGu6ONow1E/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/AVvXsEiZv9VzGctp-tkLoqxv2Z6OerMmq9aetfeQOyektg1159mZD1fiJp1IzcvdAo8VXf_Y7vEexe0ub2EhNv-1F6VMpegroy5TgD-pGEB9etKqhJc1tmQO_HzJqSKG3wCtfLQZOSGu6ONow1E/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/AVvXsEgGk04-j8qyDN-2GsbQV1TjBiqVml2vgfAhtAlVv4K1CuUx3tNZLPjJ0_91XnK5FEdwKz1vZlubpYYa-2TC3tl7vANWbJaHHJQ7rzx44y3jh4JUYvTwB78YtSrs0_eu5wVeFu4vyVh_SJA/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/AVvXsEgGk04-j8qyDN-2GsbQV1TjBiqVml2vgfAhtAlVv4K1CuUx3tNZLPjJ0_91XnK5FEdwKz1vZlubpYYa-2TC3tl7vANWbJaHHJQ7rzx44y3jh4JUYvTwB78YtSrs0_eu5wVeFu4vyVh_SJA/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/AVvXsEjmZOw4LlnQSFzu7mKS1S45T56rpRY-raQ-zPmG_0KTbiOBaSkJyWWHTDOycpN6zFAiIxdabRxKg6-mnKSZr2ZYINgMvcT_VaZfcZ7x7XXOyLacSccKG8VjTGTMZFjv8KlBXg7-oxtGAos/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/AVvXsEjmZOw4LlnQSFzu7mKS1S45T56rpRY-raQ-zPmG_0KTbiOBaSkJyWWHTDOycpN6zFAiIxdabRxKg6-mnKSZr2ZYINgMvcT_VaZfcZ7x7XXOyLacSccKG8VjTGTMZFjv8KlBXg7-oxtGAos/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/AVvXsEiXuff6SeDumhG2gkxf9zwrwETH4yWfuIyO_qqUlbsJw0YWhpw0VRpbQHFMZou7Ez7PtstvGzPlqciBBUSNPWwS9kn5jGiVsJlMv6_PVvM_0Gq8r3IxbBtFg6AhDKKPofcP1t5El2UnZkc/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/AVvXsEiXuff6SeDumhG2gkxf9zwrwETH4yWfuIyO_qqUlbsJw0YWhpw0VRpbQHFMZou7Ez7PtstvGzPlqciBBUSNPWwS9kn5jGiVsJlMv6_PVvM_0Gq8r3IxbBtFg6AhDKKPofcP1t5El2UnZkc/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/AVvXsEizIEP60JXGQLxQV-0x0AF-v5ZkSniLKKENMdwAYnCH6C7fLCdKHXpckp4jtzGzeb4460-QHsodgyxyyW4-LucwwmHqYN9-iaI_bOZXhBiYz8uxJquI8jJ6n8Px5Fjq7JXmzO31vai38lo/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/AVvXsEizIEP60JXGQLxQV-0x0AF-v5ZkSniLKKENMdwAYnCH6C7fLCdKHXpckp4jtzGzeb4460-QHsodgyxyyW4-LucwwmHqYN9-iaI_bOZXhBiYz8uxJquI8jJ6n8Px5Fjq7JXmzO31vai38lo/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/AVvXsEjJj5a_YWLfzkyi1RgcQM3IwLvzwAXAjRkTCj9QkhFWC2LCExnB6UlY-mMW4BsvKiPlexPT16FRl_6FpYU9H-HmZ4ARuuOSa2EW7uzVs_Ic0wo2TNBaJ-viNR-Lg35Ik0M2MS7l9baVR1w/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/AVvXsEjJj5a_YWLfzkyi1RgcQM3IwLvzwAXAjRkTCj9QkhFWC2LCExnB6UlY-mMW4BsvKiPlexPT16FRl_6FpYU9H-HmZ4ARuuOSa2EW7uzVs_Ic0wo2TNBaJ-viNR-Lg35Ik0M2MS7l9baVR1w/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/AVvXsEgPU9odPflI1vBWWrvRNAD6Z3Oaujf3c6QWx8-OQp8TGOIhrQ-OmTX5VUxrfCxZQ6a3_DUOvyXcQ0RGYgs7T9xtKDwg1P8mdsX4GjVEmrYQBU2sJI2GSPL5WN_DATe0sZ9JOGt_YrgLzNc/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/AVvXsEgPU9odPflI1vBWWrvRNAD6Z3Oaujf3c6QWx8-OQp8TGOIhrQ-OmTX5VUxrfCxZQ6a3_DUOvyXcQ0RGYgs7T9xtKDwg1P8mdsX4GjVEmrYQBU2sJI2GSPL5WN_DATe0sZ9JOGt_YrgLzNc/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/AVvXsEhnf6_DfroQF9C-g3bsE3u1J1xSCKG2BckOj5m3475EM4782gtA6hQuLg1mFABp4nhK_DF0gr7HIK04jp79OY8ukpJbHT9YLYOEi6a0PnFY9vcl3iy30rhETZbBmI89hgEUvFLW8WUKbP8/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/AVvXsEhnf6_DfroQF9C-g3bsE3u1J1xSCKG2BckOj5m3475EM4782gtA6hQuLg1mFABp4nhK_DF0gr7HIK04jp79OY8ukpJbHT9YLYOEi6a0PnFY9vcl3iy30rhETZbBmI89hgEUvFLW8WUKbP8/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/AVvXsEiXYxSexl-kOgXq1rVyUv4LY8eUue_F9opbutx2yUV6uu265LpjwospOYppF2mJY-i-K_5iGz8ydyPpU0qf1oxzddzrvyACZJykScRO5S7EGwaYjf0BC2kz8i7tDYbBJ0qHCVKhQnNkRGg/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/AVvXsEiXYxSexl-kOgXq1rVyUv4LY8eUue_F9opbutx2yUV6uu265LpjwospOYppF2mJY-i-K_5iGz8ydyPpU0qf1oxzddzrvyACZJykScRO5S7EGwaYjf0BC2kz8i7tDYbBJ0qHCVKhQnNkRGg/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/AVvXsEhf4T-Aw1PKAqMBEuU59MNGOFzWsft7ZzBmSv-PGOvJ7QvOq2phm-phyphenhyphenQo-6JVDGb6UScZ8UeuvQOv49K6U7ZX0fvZV6gNYFyYnmTC2q3HaohNkIezhA9eA7kAG_dHu65WJUqBrqFGC9ZQ/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/AVvXsEhf4T-Aw1PKAqMBEuU59MNGOFzWsft7ZzBmSv-PGOvJ7QvOq2phm-phyphenhyphenQo-6JVDGb6UScZ8UeuvQOv49K6U7ZX0fvZV6gNYFyYnmTC2q3HaohNkIezhA9eA7kAG_dHu65WJUqBrqFGC9ZQ/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/AVvXsEgmRbs6MhgTBJGMBjljBdbIq0BgmBnL-Wu-x9dlmwLde4Loz48LMySx4uf94qLNdjXswbGMiCoclwZV9_K9dU1cWp8QhMyu7TWu1td3NLt04d6xhsmWA2ETii3xLbmXJn766t76BAu5-6Y/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/AVvXsEgmRbs6MhgTBJGMBjljBdbIq0BgmBnL-Wu-x9dlmwLde4Loz48LMySx4uf94qLNdjXswbGMiCoclwZV9_K9dU1cWp8QhMyu7TWu1td3NLt04d6xhsmWA2ETii3xLbmXJn766t76BAu5-6Y/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/AVvXsEhzVUWkAF4_JrpP-t1YNoxX-ITNNYErlwESMf4asvYUa90GQYzlZFZV3Mh9zzCZLluwEb6wzwMMbEnRSA4PM5B1Fv6AAQj3kRw4R0a17mF44bdmJ01GssHY1WErO9SIXxLIbUzh1ke_OI8/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/AVvXsEhzVUWkAF4_JrpP-t1YNoxX-ITNNYErlwESMf4asvYUa90GQYzlZFZV3Mh9zzCZLluwEb6wzwMMbEnRSA4PM5B1Fv6AAQj3kRw4R0a17mF44bdmJ01GssHY1WErO9SIXxLIbUzh1ke_OI8/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/AVvXsEjH6n0jqJXxKfZ6vU5iQqZq-kCB0ZlYMQ6Cc4sLYflAvVpKYED82fjwQ0l8jkj9UB0o57Z6qTzjhBLDt5maieIWU1on0yU8owUhShWpf_nkThrj7Rd-wd4SwT7QZSNLsnN4JeWMySH-K04/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/AVvXsEgackHLM4001xw29hSf6Tpfe8B78UGhf473jstjOGbBSt2hv7M3RUGc8D870pzY0IqCXlyWyTuCsqRoYGxP3lRf3D16K9l05Afgt86DF_XBrZOVUfSTuEp5BiQy2bCciyPbjIYUBJjwZmg/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/AVvXsEgackHLM4001xw29hSf6Tpfe8B78UGhf473jstjOGbBSt2hv7M3RUGc8D870pzY0IqCXlyWyTuCsqRoYGxP3lRf3D16K9l05Afgt86DF_XBrZOVUfSTuEp5BiQy2bCciyPbjIYUBJjwZmg/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/AVvXsEjobAa0iuTwdzjF76s5Xy3DUIzg3NcrVKBnUdCpL2YiymTdepWOfuLiFHqikd033FAi7wDGzJxJV3Ptr0Qvar1sh_ri43mYgBKE2mzdgjsoChG0mhSPnZ-Ihm2P0iLqD5G4tUX5AvWhIws/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/AVvXsEjobAa0iuTwdzjF76s5Xy3DUIzg3NcrVKBnUdCpL2YiymTdepWOfuLiFHqikd033FAi7wDGzJxJV3Ptr0Qvar1sh_ri43mYgBKE2mzdgjsoChG0mhSPnZ-Ihm2P0iLqD5G4tUX5AvWhIws/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/AVvXsEjbICSFphAFImATSDlWr_JwxviLXMjUVL0oZ2KT-78Ew_oVJLaj4XasAWgrgCSl9bYxtpOfg-_UQN1J1FL-XUcVDVwHkPLyGs35wboSoihXwBAcuqUEkdr5nFI6mvduwWaoBBm8paXCKuk/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/AVvXsEjbICSFphAFImATSDlWr_JwxviLXMjUVL0oZ2KT-78Ew_oVJLaj4XasAWgrgCSl9bYxtpOfg-_UQN1J1FL-XUcVDVwHkPLyGs35wboSoihXwBAcuqUEkdr5nFI6mvduwWaoBBm8paXCKuk/s640/IMG_0524.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wi0cK0nnMA80msUwpds7Yn9RbJLqTcGAW8HXvpfp5s71lKi0ylUvgzYc0RQswREwW2FxtAKQLfQmpDhBPfRaTFZlwLim_fbkDOjnnOZffwFmo3q1WTqbp-7YvZzvUPcw3NCl_FAwRR4/s1600/IMG_0300.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/AVvXsEi9wi0cK0nnMA80msUwpds7Yn9RbJLqTcGAW8HXvpfp5s71lKi0ylUvgzYc0RQswREwW2FxtAKQLfQmpDhBPfRaTFZlwLim_fbkDOjnnOZffwFmo3q1WTqbp-7YvZzvUPcw3NCl_FAwRR4/s640/IMG_0300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fountain bubbles happily and is visited by sweet little birds that add to its music with their song</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdSZ_QH-gi3lNYL0xctsreGfCZc0MT3ZPufoBPl7p2tqBrBFi_tjm3O9Hy51WkyuMV1_jVyaFe46Kp9SoaRjVoEkOsHQSwzUYHBlY-hq8MhTMwSY79QALkj5N77DdunW0VvxNP-WrqsY/s1600/IMG_0436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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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/AVvXsEhg8SzxGDaDLVdkpAqgekUA9MWMaCwRFOyYCMcSHp8Do4XMStvCSWHP5rYpZKBMFHtSNA4tm0iwvv_WAOXkYdSSPNlkiUxIJYrUiJN0DPB8E52iNxQGGQXANLBAzrndkXZVYjaNRAuh0WM/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/AVvXsEhg8SzxGDaDLVdkpAqgekUA9MWMaCwRFOyYCMcSHp8Do4XMStvCSWHP5rYpZKBMFHtSNA4tm0iwvv_WAOXkYdSSPNlkiUxIJYrUiJN0DPB8E52iNxQGGQXANLBAzrndkXZVYjaNRAuh0WM/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/AVvXsEhgC4cO5Hunyu_3wi_B72xKlfmmb_mZEsFhGthNMJX7UWdbkrDaLcCXfHv8CND6uH88zVtNlSh2xo7QZ2tDIclZL1s6ApZhmGFk249kPUUeHHVDZBy_zybQqC7ZhhkJ6fBsx4yJuxCWNnY/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/AVvXsEg8oth4vyuKNxUpNZmx3GM9NAMMlAboAX-uUg8LR8Dg65DWuiMzu81oCbnC5gjo97NJg9YhT2eoayQew3eIiDtKxhVcaCyYO_ZWssUHApiWtoeRd2lzjLvB0ximWTUiXLXKuJugj-hSSlQ/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/AVvXsEg8oth4vyuKNxUpNZmx3GM9NAMMlAboAX-uUg8LR8Dg65DWuiMzu81oCbnC5gjo97NJg9YhT2eoayQew3eIiDtKxhVcaCyYO_ZWssUHApiWtoeRd2lzjLvB0ximWTUiXLXKuJugj-hSSlQ/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/AVvXsEg0v5uvlGigdsJRs5pGxF7EifWvmqcy5VEALvGAUlpqBjezIzZTYhih-lEjAo_m9ex_qJCDooSuzWynhsumGE3oGT97q1KE0eqMdHHkC8fNtUb34GIRVynawRTmxaTWbTWbBBS8DBBT7FI/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/AVvXsEgMQBf70LvG-OeqedbGjLJjIn1x8VQ39rbkIp6Dgn_10GeXLLVdFDKjzzIxuApkSlt0IIJH2eDiTBdXR8amIOD65AYmHIJUEshICc-rwgCTJX9AnSkANejBNiKTW2m0Ko6SlG3Sn_PS9Zg/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/AVvXsEgMQBf70LvG-OeqedbGjLJjIn1x8VQ39rbkIp6Dgn_10GeXLLVdFDKjzzIxuApkSlt0IIJH2eDiTBdXR8amIOD65AYmHIJUEshICc-rwgCTJX9AnSkANejBNiKTW2m0Ko6SlG3Sn_PS9Zg/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/AVvXsEhD950W2OOjgOiUFadrPG9OCvgKebLAZWVS2Ta0vlZ24MWI53kiXPNa9jKllRaWwq4n6Pib8v9dRS9Jgci25oV3Y7Vs-Z6q4MfWrRgFHS6vduAB54lSGq9pzHJchiiYPvMabZgB6Smbdag/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/AVvXsEhD950W2OOjgOiUFadrPG9OCvgKebLAZWVS2Ta0vlZ24MWI53kiXPNa9jKllRaWwq4n6Pib8v9dRS9Jgci25oV3Y7Vs-Z6q4MfWrRgFHS6vduAB54lSGq9pzHJchiiYPvMabZgB6Smbdag/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/AVvXsEhWMoyv_ZgMLuSTNUQ18tlReuM2y8M2WaLU8E0wbs_uc2dAOBB-n1NdmS9XaEjrplt2ehQvpACrKRIlak-QfvlP-EwjEdQDVZuI3AJiX3w1uD0Y97LMVfvjbCy7Uvk7LhM3xw77Hb476Dc/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/AVvXsEhWMoyv_ZgMLuSTNUQ18tlReuM2y8M2WaLU8E0wbs_uc2dAOBB-n1NdmS9XaEjrplt2ehQvpACrKRIlak-QfvlP-EwjEdQDVZuI3AJiX3w1uD0Y97LMVfvjbCy7Uvk7LhM3xw77Hb476Dc/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/AVvXsEgGMTrqf9g1nGC1Ej2cs-HQXlCmVmE5yKs2ihpE80EzQAwGLLfWH5_l914hN-Oq_hO-REhGg1CewXlXA9SWDhI5P7WzAzFPQR-qBFoSlLgjufR3ldevNGxdavA5f1TWVHkPYi-2BEVIyl8/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/AVvXsEgGMTrqf9g1nGC1Ej2cs-HQXlCmVmE5yKs2ihpE80EzQAwGLLfWH5_l914hN-Oq_hO-REhGg1CewXlXA9SWDhI5P7WzAzFPQR-qBFoSlLgjufR3ldevNGxdavA5f1TWVHkPYi-2BEVIyl8/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/AVvXsEgE8QgQ9HVZOJRXJTIiWg0qdF53jZfEXt3NvsqvB5nY4XK6bE7zOnN9pI-u4BDgCoxK0KkLQRNjKeqfjQw_lJrsZGUu5A9JEzkTUTTLjmsPM78Cbexs7rMy-OIp5Mn9FQ1oPn5Y-zQlxF8/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/AVvXsEgE8QgQ9HVZOJRXJTIiWg0qdF53jZfEXt3NvsqvB5nY4XK6bE7zOnN9pI-u4BDgCoxK0KkLQRNjKeqfjQw_lJrsZGUu5A9JEzkTUTTLjmsPM78Cbexs7rMy-OIp5Mn9FQ1oPn5Y-zQlxF8/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/AVvXsEjb-nNut0r_jPFP8rnKoMPJu3xgL1Cn7WnM6ezFxPpcd6CwnXorwNvGsDfbV7PPAUArIpS3OzhvG_tXnzfJLkaMG67SIgeoYAMDDjQKjd7M2-F-f4-QkxtWQSB6Yrq5eM25lDuaTZ-UFhE/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/AVvXsEjb-nNut0r_jPFP8rnKoMPJu3xgL1Cn7WnM6ezFxPpcd6CwnXorwNvGsDfbV7PPAUArIpS3OzhvG_tXnzfJLkaMG67SIgeoYAMDDjQKjd7M2-F-f4-QkxtWQSB6Yrq5eM25lDuaTZ-UFhE/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>

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