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/AVvXsEj0XC1ESXi9wSJ7uqIHfmclTkjX6vdGrRQkXXGcoW5-DpkazINiqZe3FUKRXUC9_ZKYHHh5GT4abDYX8ETJFOf9TW6bPjkvgSzMArg_k_pZPylj5aYFGKeSCsMLzQhvxQxRNJcVj2l-qgI/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/AVvXsEj0XC1ESXi9wSJ7uqIHfmclTkjX6vdGrRQkXXGcoW5-DpkazINiqZe3FUKRXUC9_ZKYHHh5GT4abDYX8ETJFOf9TW6bPjkvgSzMArg_k_pZPylj5aYFGKeSCsMLzQhvxQxRNJcVj2l-qgI/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/AVvXsEhpcrEw-9YUOouTcnEjyPPxQfgAa6hkt8_nGeK-fvFRPbmifGt9u4JUsBAPN0AfUVuzZbrMZukzK9FY_aCPrVLIkF3nIHl8Khl4lRyJDm6Od5OP1Uvq04YM_Ss4WPUjHjWP3rix-xUQuvs/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/AVvXsEhpcrEw-9YUOouTcnEjyPPxQfgAa6hkt8_nGeK-fvFRPbmifGt9u4JUsBAPN0AfUVuzZbrMZukzK9FY_aCPrVLIkF3nIHl8Khl4lRyJDm6Od5OP1Uvq04YM_Ss4WPUjHjWP3rix-xUQuvs/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/AVvXsEhRXKd6uxu2imbBBSkHZ98jt2AOxRTHvKIuUZnNBYdzlDTHE3HGSJfbOcziIIGfqKRYvn6yOcgZR4SeaWeDUeSptLIDlD8u0fyRPlQ_Ta9x-J3_l1PhLD_hsNZshGXtYVthZB574q3qHHY/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/AVvXsEhRXKd6uxu2imbBBSkHZ98jt2AOxRTHvKIuUZnNBYdzlDTHE3HGSJfbOcziIIGfqKRYvn6yOcgZR4SeaWeDUeSptLIDlD8u0fyRPlQ_Ta9x-J3_l1PhLD_hsNZshGXtYVthZB574q3qHHY/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/AVvXsEgbSTKC6Si_XIAAqN64nIudrn24h53xMq3ncpYlrh5HbYrxLC8DSjpIV_QGX-S4v5dK6LiEiiElCBSxjQ4OJFwUavmbX7y805ESCPVodkxbHrFFoQbcWBV-p5wQ3RQtbOmKtvthn1tLyAM/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/AVvXsEgbSTKC6Si_XIAAqN64nIudrn24h53xMq3ncpYlrh5HbYrxLC8DSjpIV_QGX-S4v5dK6LiEiiElCBSxjQ4OJFwUavmbX7y805ESCPVodkxbHrFFoQbcWBV-p5wQ3RQtbOmKtvthn1tLyAM/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/AVvXsEhokBcCof6aNIxxsBlCOZBU39kNmRH1ZXyGZeChEQm1hjTFXO2_qA3yQDY481Si2SF-jFQT-_QXZUhoP8njvt2WzaFX75Aiue6eoA8H8Qej3JiRFj6kTTwNwqM6GJABoROwIE7AXy4dvr8/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/AVvXsEhokBcCof6aNIxxsBlCOZBU39kNmRH1ZXyGZeChEQm1hjTFXO2_qA3yQDY481Si2SF-jFQT-_QXZUhoP8njvt2WzaFX75Aiue6eoA8H8Qej3JiRFj6kTTwNwqM6GJABoROwIE7AXy4dvr8/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/AVvXsEiCX_1ef5gLHr5xiQOlwLuCGz0F_NAvvNGu5t9JrnBQQd81tnYl2HMFzfTHNcW0PP18L3oEcvEKoSdSdozNImpsNXCwfa4VVzxx5lZu2SV5g8anZ7Tu2mJ7f-C-kYfusgtuubfQvsnvwv4/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/AVvXsEiCX_1ef5gLHr5xiQOlwLuCGz0F_NAvvNGu5t9JrnBQQd81tnYl2HMFzfTHNcW0PP18L3oEcvEKoSdSdozNImpsNXCwfa4VVzxx5lZu2SV5g8anZ7Tu2mJ7f-C-kYfusgtuubfQvsnvwv4/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/AVvXsEhLkFpgAjCbS9wxwcw-7l07zu7QK0EBJGh9mfv0Qt5iBIMggwfHOYFNxpIl6MMcBkwX3L8sQ62h5C4v8FA1mUS3-WAUQQjcV88UsfpNiN4OVlTwyVufcoT_6NJVMnSkkc19X-uzR6Ch4js/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/AVvXsEhLkFpgAjCbS9wxwcw-7l07zu7QK0EBJGh9mfv0Qt5iBIMggwfHOYFNxpIl6MMcBkwX3L8sQ62h5C4v8FA1mUS3-WAUQQjcV88UsfpNiN4OVlTwyVufcoT_6NJVMnSkkc19X-uzR6Ch4js/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/AVvXsEgHnqVcvxiVSPSAWs3iSVE9Z2QvgIqVSoJ3FTfr5Mpc5sKhKhuTaOkGm7AYeQK15CI8LTol4AGMvBiWz6XKkNwkzANi_HPjEfvmx0ZcADfyNE4U2FlbRhkZnU6wnJfvjK9JQdL0DCRCNj0/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/AVvXsEgHnqVcvxiVSPSAWs3iSVE9Z2QvgIqVSoJ3FTfr5Mpc5sKhKhuTaOkGm7AYeQK15CI8LTol4AGMvBiWz6XKkNwkzANi_HPjEfvmx0ZcADfyNE4U2FlbRhkZnU6wnJfvjK9JQdL0DCRCNj0/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/AVvXsEhTNcLt1KPQ60UDLAyQb_jTkx37w-1vxJC0UcoRsII4EALDj48ONjW2gbTJ1OqwYFy-VeHkEO43fbYgtHblujgkmTobaf3zbwwJRTijRb8NMIEv6cZ_qfjBXbDbjytih_4mel5ALrz9tso/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/AVvXsEhTNcLt1KPQ60UDLAyQb_jTkx37w-1vxJC0UcoRsII4EALDj48ONjW2gbTJ1OqwYFy-VeHkEO43fbYgtHblujgkmTobaf3zbwwJRTijRb8NMIEv6cZ_qfjBXbDbjytih_4mel5ALrz9tso/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/AVvXsEg2ot8MKDYPh1RcMPV-W1BNSkSG0WAFn99ZBLkHHeceFg-K4kyyM6OdupMHbSh0i569t3xtuZ6_TkJZV75D1w_TOYjnZ7envDxJY5-CDR6nXuKmnv24j7ldN0-HruqB4DZO9IiN5VJlfp0/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/AVvXsEg2ot8MKDYPh1RcMPV-W1BNSkSG0WAFn99ZBLkHHeceFg-K4kyyM6OdupMHbSh0i569t3xtuZ6_TkJZV75D1w_TOYjnZ7envDxJY5-CDR6nXuKmnv24j7ldN0-HruqB4DZO9IiN5VJlfp0/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/AVvXsEhYq2wQKi9wdOLgAVK1insEIBABEbNtfIpzPNsq5bSL79O7HNpyF3-qagJ9rWlA0MrX7_LqWYRNle9phsbApRC5X9q4pJjgPlarePbuZwCsX5uZY1lETJ8Ujhp2AEKLpqz99-A6RY1D8_M/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/AVvXsEhYq2wQKi9wdOLgAVK1insEIBABEbNtfIpzPNsq5bSL79O7HNpyF3-qagJ9rWlA0MrX7_LqWYRNle9phsbApRC5X9q4pJjgPlarePbuZwCsX5uZY1lETJ8Ujhp2AEKLpqz99-A6RY1D8_M/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/AVvXsEjq6_Bf2oEE6qiAgDOnF_F__g3yWJt2Ci7VbQ_NIWkrEHTA8PaGn6SfoOJmSbNaUoafH_AYv8ePtZRZiVRqzH5EJ-CnedRcVPKzph-TO69kNTggHHC9DoRv7WBeIyou4X-RCUJmQ-_hs5c/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/AVvXsEjq6_Bf2oEE6qiAgDOnF_F__g3yWJt2Ci7VbQ_NIWkrEHTA8PaGn6SfoOJmSbNaUoafH_AYv8ePtZRZiVRqzH5EJ-CnedRcVPKzph-TO69kNTggHHC9DoRv7WBeIyou4X-RCUJmQ-_hs5c/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/AVvXsEhPuDqrHIqDwnZcocihScez4HRYPB7Hg8qbhD1hZvpTmSPdKj1sWPIXEgQw-DMESiRsVc9Tf3sXJCTrrwLPJbvpdG9fYHovbMZQqA9yrTjCDabvvlS4Fg0g4rP1VmKCJqD9ThrF-SDpqlw/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/AVvXsEhPuDqrHIqDwnZcocihScez4HRYPB7Hg8qbhD1hZvpTmSPdKj1sWPIXEgQw-DMESiRsVc9Tf3sXJCTrrwLPJbvpdG9fYHovbMZQqA9yrTjCDabvvlS4Fg0g4rP1VmKCJqD9ThrF-SDpqlw/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/AVvXsEgtZi7ca9P-d6Biw8m8itMaZOt5KF92kuTQRLkBLTSYsDA1dS2ZzGwW37y5wm9-SwGJFFphVr4O6H2BF9ZkVjvI6KG8aLR4PnoPTaaPB2nF7yDpx0t5mGBU1x77vWeZbRRFE0Shun9Ixs0/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/AVvXsEgtZi7ca9P-d6Biw8m8itMaZOt5KF92kuTQRLkBLTSYsDA1dS2ZzGwW37y5wm9-SwGJFFphVr4O6H2BF9ZkVjvI6KG8aLR4PnoPTaaPB2nF7yDpx0t5mGBU1x77vWeZbRRFE0Shun9Ixs0/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/AVvXsEi3SqNjx5ecn962NOs0K5EruJAIuebDd23wNZMPUo4FqodLrov3qWdUsBgokIbQrx8YmOWC5XAsphoavaz7hxB_MzgQg583_IIiJH_crWjXhzH3k6lzbU853cFNEnBxSdbDXt7sDoKISMs/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/AVvXsEi3SqNjx5ecn962NOs0K5EruJAIuebDd23wNZMPUo4FqodLrov3qWdUsBgokIbQrx8YmOWC5XAsphoavaz7hxB_MzgQg583_IIiJH_crWjXhzH3k6lzbU853cFNEnBxSdbDXt7sDoKISMs/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/AVvXsEioRrTLRCMtELrY7Kyehx8hWU_P2uFj46iMf4TTgdM1ZPB9NKJBZ49NSRGIbIOjYyfvR3peiBO5STfVw2IoIEHhyE50ch3MiGJx5DlL9b3aj1cTK_Es8WsReu30PLQZd3go8aHk6uHjIR4/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/AVvXsEioRrTLRCMtELrY7Kyehx8hWU_P2uFj46iMf4TTgdM1ZPB9NKJBZ49NSRGIbIOjYyfvR3peiBO5STfVw2IoIEHhyE50ch3MiGJx5DlL9b3aj1cTK_Es8WsReu30PLQZd3go8aHk6uHjIR4/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/AVvXsEjwhSD2IdFgLbknfvTe83ZUS3EYWA4rOZTMJpqVCwy3B1t4YaOscCZkB6wJWVHbUrLziU5Goop_c44l-49m_9lAIlPpG5C8T6eZQRkX7Z7PR1Rmvvj8lZoVxZ-RtniVnfLliYSz0R-MHY8/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/AVvXsEjwhSD2IdFgLbknfvTe83ZUS3EYWA4rOZTMJpqVCwy3B1t4YaOscCZkB6wJWVHbUrLziU5Goop_c44l-49m_9lAIlPpG5C8T6eZQRkX7Z7PR1Rmvvj8lZoVxZ-RtniVnfLliYSz0R-MHY8/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/AVvXsEgOu412ewPJj58_qXYZiUM_GceGGalCeovXS3TaT4_7-bEqzy62nsUCYup6XUhZH_C9OMqR90CvOmEKrzEdw0nPu07LXd5Ko_x5jxtr8SECrdRH2VRCBe-SjV869my66VFx3kIrd2auqqs/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/AVvXsEgOu412ewPJj58_qXYZiUM_GceGGalCeovXS3TaT4_7-bEqzy62nsUCYup6XUhZH_C9OMqR90CvOmEKrzEdw0nPu07LXd5Ko_x5jxtr8SECrdRH2VRCBe-SjV869my66VFx3kIrd2auqqs/s640/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like the plump blooms on the double geraniums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91N6r-6xpRObQqy6KIO5IEw6-hx-svw8dRqLHwZhA6YHCqqd205TZS4zzFlyUVlN2UvLDTESDuJY0rzWlS9ueMGDYu0eRCXzbBT6G7r9-PL06oQuBk1M5eiR4gbw5YY9soOXiSA-nlqE/s1600/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91N6r-6xpRObQqy6KIO5IEw6-hx-svw8dRqLHwZhA6YHCqqd205TZS4zzFlyUVlN2UvLDTESDuJY0rzWlS9ueMGDYu0eRCXzbBT6G7r9-PL06oQuBk1M5eiR4gbw5YY9soOXiSA-nlqE/s320/IMG_0480.JPG" /></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/AVvXsEiM4FujlcZBrx45wi9inAAa6WcAc90H4_dgTRCjJ2z7a4IqTZs3PuWB91yISMT6NTpJf96zXyPnwredkMSMOH2owcTtbxnAQ6mKyHY-z968ghqQvCda6jHVxzoc3JgULLGCcSMdznzhhd4/s1600/IMG_0514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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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/AVvXsEiLjdSE_OpkiEV69crKIUmzbAGbeWE8lmswvWfYRyv-NEbIIMMF9e4EwAWXbxgga-aBse6orZS03Y4nDSGRaKjdV_CQFBjxOu1yDAdMgIb3MN8utfjXnGARYb9w_qouqi3JflLCi0d4TgI/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/AVvXsEiLjdSE_OpkiEV69crKIUmzbAGbeWE8lmswvWfYRyv-NEbIIMMF9e4EwAWXbxgga-aBse6orZS03Y4nDSGRaKjdV_CQFBjxOu1yDAdMgIb3MN8utfjXnGARYb9w_qouqi3JflLCi0d4TgI/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/AVvXsEiNNs7cY70soKnneRzHi3Q68TCuJ8KWejLkVX11_iWsGI2sBeja-fyeIB58YhUMPiIXce8uEzu9N94g4qbSQrWjhbJ6cQMIVUa0_ZGzF_qeQJIMyVPT5EgT07YSe8iWRi-ucrt2ac6yV1Y/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/AVvXsEgkMZpOOQNaBelRh155rOx63E3XVEe0pr95jph0wiE3HUN99dpybf8Iu_xMdotAj9AJj-eoTyhyphenhyphenGKL63Lj06FWGhXx7A0IX_QHorJ5b_WA5R32-BNxQf7fIbWSGT2JtTEQRFzAFRsMR0gM/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/AVvXsEgkMZpOOQNaBelRh155rOx63E3XVEe0pr95jph0wiE3HUN99dpybf8Iu_xMdotAj9AJj-eoTyhyphenhyphenGKL63Lj06FWGhXx7A0IX_QHorJ5b_WA5R32-BNxQf7fIbWSGT2JtTEQRFzAFRsMR0gM/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/AVvXsEijCzP65MneqpvMJ0jhSmXNSkXjJdi1Ky8-sFqsBnNwI-8ecHOgUOQx40-725BKi-HYTMjHDQbrlRL46Ix5-wVszM16pQvXKGeMLSMnmPnu5tD1n0cVaN7RDnM1tVtaUhu0qqY005zhYoE/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/AVvXsEijCzP65MneqpvMJ0jhSmXNSkXjJdi1Ky8-sFqsBnNwI-8ecHOgUOQx40-725BKi-HYTMjHDQbrlRL46Ix5-wVszM16pQvXKGeMLSMnmPnu5tD1n0cVaN7RDnM1tVtaUhu0qqY005zhYoE/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/AVvXsEi1RlNEawzBBUWYkkzGzRiUs2BgJqETTf3WugC9yD8FTnTDTtKqo2r8pfGQQ6Fx5w1uB3jH3-dMlapvVPZ8v2QrCYLb-v3-FNOKkicZJOOFEzYspmM1GwNbuwkHERJBEcSjRarL_JJCrUI/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/AVvXsEi1RlNEawzBBUWYkkzGzRiUs2BgJqETTf3WugC9yD8FTnTDTtKqo2r8pfGQQ6Fx5w1uB3jH3-dMlapvVPZ8v2QrCYLb-v3-FNOKkicZJOOFEzYspmM1GwNbuwkHERJBEcSjRarL_JJCrUI/s640/IMG_0524.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEi4iylbrkZziWHppbz4MifxqZmr6mIM5VkTyOuUJjCPiykcLbZjh-tFnPZizNF4e7BUKVjjxigOxuk2_ZLODe4L9V6n_-6yZPW0HNYdYpz-XAoDkiOIuOJdkSe_uT9HIAHKZzWSKdaAopo/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/AVvXsEi4iylbrkZziWHppbz4MifxqZmr6mIM5VkTyOuUJjCPiykcLbZjh-tFnPZizNF4e7BUKVjjxigOxuk2_ZLODe4L9V6n_-6yZPW0HNYdYpz-XAoDkiOIuOJdkSe_uT9HIAHKZzWSKdaAopo/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/AVvXsEgfHw9HZJJ1tDTEzxNJwSTl_IPzCQepoQDlwA3h_OLq26hl6bTGllvuK_yqwfzGtAM_JmDqk44V6iMGDKxYboWBHu_3Yx9COMThYUaoceycUK4faEKem-nXlsrU_gArhzuLEjCke3z7keQ/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/AVvXsEh5ur0gjMznEr4G_ySB63kYt14VHy7IW9JicTRH0X9fwyOW7cmGdxVwWB-5E0gmbQ7R3npMT1BEg_593glsCSlzBvCfLFA59vqmRo14t_hItunJ-fHh96ZyRX27kAZSzhFVCgtsIcV05CA/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/AVvXsEh5ur0gjMznEr4G_ySB63kYt14VHy7IW9JicTRH0X9fwyOW7cmGdxVwWB-5E0gmbQ7R3npMT1BEg_593glsCSlzBvCfLFA59vqmRo14t_hItunJ-fHh96ZyRX27kAZSzhFVCgtsIcV05CA/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/AVvXsEisnx9Ajhk8NMwpGY9pmcaPH0C7J0VsgClXf40GlibZ-nDc6EQB9tEwyKMZigK76awjy8EMJ39v2KsZViGcDG2E7pHrwlHMPoNzzCLTcMH5oa6q040UNQFG-i1BPoBfT8dPFcGrxS2jrAY/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/AVvXsEjZ0Sk65Er_km1cOl0DICspq30BYc_p93X3N03JDjoYC5t_dYISNvgdO5XBor82JlrtgC2_WMBKFLk-PfyK543lOk5zEpWPtyJUgO1NIJfKEYAe-tJSuz1M3ywGbeulr9NSBYH3wy0Daeg/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/AVvXsEjZ0Sk65Er_km1cOl0DICspq30BYc_p93X3N03JDjoYC5t_dYISNvgdO5XBor82JlrtgC2_WMBKFLk-PfyK543lOk5zEpWPtyJUgO1NIJfKEYAe-tJSuz1M3ywGbeulr9NSBYH3wy0Daeg/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/AVvXsEjhJmse4StrZGqa0vUgxFGU4gHik6kaFxvSC7cBE5OjZ8YzkE_aJcocCyoWsTkaTZlnZtfnhXpNrP3cC_qYVxAnI7K_TtIVEUb9zjyw7oxrlQnfSnHwsYY6e9jXdGhh7CTTNcY02e0w8kE/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/AVvXsEjhJmse4StrZGqa0vUgxFGU4gHik6kaFxvSC7cBE5OjZ8YzkE_aJcocCyoWsTkaTZlnZtfnhXpNrP3cC_qYVxAnI7K_TtIVEUb9zjyw7oxrlQnfSnHwsYY6e9jXdGhh7CTTNcY02e0w8kE/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/AVvXsEhwAzS-Ix6AZAE_jdp3ObIDNEobErcxP8LxDYeD2c2gWxJdIIRkLk7Wv28gucNV1wsJpJ_oRMZg_-7b27h5uj5YUESILtOZaXjXJlGt3R1MaJW5Mzy3Ia9_XTk_L4-lU41wLwDVtlUeIiE/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/AVvXsEhwAzS-Ix6AZAE_jdp3ObIDNEobErcxP8LxDYeD2c2gWxJdIIRkLk7Wv28gucNV1wsJpJ_oRMZg_-7b27h5uj5YUESILtOZaXjXJlGt3R1MaJW5Mzy3Ia9_XTk_L4-lU41wLwDVtlUeIiE/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/AVvXsEgGOqgbNKyBcKV5ELz98-1sWSRtUvc0F3bB_9T21wyAMB_vPowD8ZzX0P1nD-2Bva7S8sIa7vA-vpR8M7gxA_Bh4kOq2oj_XcrAD3GxoFk0z3GO_vslADXav5015cycE_30iRskqYDDeUg/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/AVvXsEgGOqgbNKyBcKV5ELz98-1sWSRtUvc0F3bB_9T21wyAMB_vPowD8ZzX0P1nD-2Bva7S8sIa7vA-vpR8M7gxA_Bh4kOq2oj_XcrAD3GxoFk0z3GO_vslADXav5015cycE_30iRskqYDDeUg/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/AVvXsEjT_HcTkfHgMY8rvFWcnvEY0_VDs5zlgAgET4bVh9y9E5pb33sQSEcqQVswRnFp7C1529LZ-pgC5KCh2gsTjkWstRrqDtkAzWfmsdAesI3cko4-I-nZ888-GLoLtjlbOzKcuv1AEtEdAb4/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/AVvXsEjT_HcTkfHgMY8rvFWcnvEY0_VDs5zlgAgET4bVh9y9E5pb33sQSEcqQVswRnFp7C1529LZ-pgC5KCh2gsTjkWstRrqDtkAzWfmsdAesI3cko4-I-nZ888-GLoLtjlbOzKcuv1AEtEdAb4/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/AVvXsEjUqTP1zchka25yQLuFDHHN25Yl6FoZCxlHUW4AhGt_PiXh9SCTKrqFc-NM79hYgt8D6wQio0FWqdO99GJFPikbencILoXNyCq-N4Tbjtv8DBrUXhD6rxXjHv0BTKXTwOVd4ytK8euW6dY/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/AVvXsEjUqTP1zchka25yQLuFDHHN25Yl6FoZCxlHUW4AhGt_PiXh9SCTKrqFc-NM79hYgt8D6wQio0FWqdO99GJFPikbencILoXNyCq-N4Tbjtv8DBrUXhD6rxXjHv0BTKXTwOVd4ytK8euW6dY/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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