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Bearded Iris |
Have Irises |
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Climbing Golden Showers Rose |
Have Roses |
This is one of my favorite climbing roses! Super vigorous grower and bloomer! Beautiful deep green glossy leaves. | |
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Red Knockout Rose |
Have Roses |
This rose has been in my garden for six years and has never grown past ankle height. This year, after taking down a nearby tree, and really fertilizing it, it has started growing and blooming its heart out! | |
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Bear's Breeches (Acanthus mollis) |
Have |
This plant almost got killed by English Ivy that was taking over part of my garden. When I started cutting back the ivy this spring, this plant started growing again. | July 8, 2021: Transplanted (Plant came up this spring after being smothered by English ivy. But the neighbors cut down two large oak trees, removing the shade. The amount of sun was killing it! So I transplanted it into my shady woodland part of my garden.) |
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Columbines (Aquilegia) |
Have Columbines |
April 10, 2021: Obtained plant (I love Columbines. Tried growing some about twenty years ago when we moved to Virginia from Colorado. They lived about two years, but never seeded themselves. This year I decided to try again. Planted them in a more shady location in my garden this time hoping they will do better.) | |
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Columbine (Aquilegia 'Songbird Cardinal') |
Have Columbines |
My wife loved the color of this Columbine! Planted two of them in my shade border. | April 10, 2021: Obtained plant (My wife loves the color of this Columbine so I added two of them in the shady border of my garden to give them some protection from our sun and heat.) |
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Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata) |
Have Orchids |
May 2, 2021: Obtained plant (Received this plant as a gift from my primary care doctor's husband. Planted it in a woodland part of my garden. First day in the ground a bunny decided to eat the bloom. Will have to wait until next year to see what it will do. The leaves look great.) | |
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Clematis Bourbon™ |
Have Clematis |
April 10, 2021: Obtained plant (Bought three of these Clematis at Lowe's garden center. Tag said they got 3 to 4 feet high. They are now over 6' tall on my trellises! Yea!) June 1, 2021: Bloomed (Beautiful blooms opening on the Bourbon Clematis!) |
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Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel' |
Have Clematis |
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Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba' |
Have Clematis |
Planted this Clematis this spring and it's growing great and is loaded with buds! | May 17, 2021: Obtained plant (Went to the garden center on the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base and found two Jackmanii Superba Clematis. Snagged them immediately and brought them home. No one else in the area had them for sale.) June 12, 2021: Bloomed (Went out in the morning to check on my babies and saw this bloom. The color is almost a black purple! Beautiful! Excited to see more of them bloom and then have the Golden Showers roses bloom in front of it!) |
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Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance') |
Have Ferns |
I love the way the new growth comes out a copper color and then gradually turns green! | |
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Ditch Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) |
Have |
June 8, 2021: Plant emerged (Gardening is really interesting! You can plant something and then later have it die back and you think it's gone. Then years later it pops up and revives! Kind of like eternal life in Jesus Christ! We may die physically, and be buried in the ground, but when Jesus comes back we will be resurrected and come back to life never to die again! I planted Tiger Lilies in my yard back on 2007 I think. The last time I saw them was in 2008 - thirteen years ago. This year they have come back to life again! It's amazing what the right amount of sun will do to revive a plant! That's just like us! The right amount of SON and we revive as well! If things are not going well in your life, try letting the SON shine on you more! He is the author of life. Here's a picture of the Tiger Lily that is exhibiting all of her glory after 13 years in the ground!) |
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Hosta 'Patriot' |
Have Hostas |
Planted 8 of these in my garden in 2021 | |
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Hosta (Hosta venusta) |
Have Hostas |
Gifted to me by Ben Orbeta | |
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Immortality') |
Have |
June 26, 2021: Obtained plant (Divided all of my irises and planted 18 of the divisions today.) | |
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Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Pink Velour®) |
Have Trees |
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Oriental Lily (Lilium 'Star Gazer') |
Have Lilies |
I absolutely love this lily! The colors are so dramatic and the smell covers the entire garden when in bloom! | |
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Lily (Lilium longiflorum) |
Have Lilies |
It is such a shame that these beautiful lilies are so often thrown out after being purchased in a grocery store for Easter. Planting them in the garden is so easy, and requires no extra care. They then grow and bloom beautifully for years! My wife buys them every year for the house. Then after they finish blooming I plant them in my garden. For no extra cost I get healthy new lily plants! | |
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Bee Balm (Monarda 'Bee-True') |
Have |
August 3, 2021: Obtained plant (Obtained from Watermark Woods Native Plant Nursery - Leesburg, Virginia) | |
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Japanese Lace Fern (Polystichum polyblepharum) |
Have Ferns |
