Wednesday, April 27, 2011

It's a Rose! It's a Vine! It's Super Dort!

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Super Dorothy is classified as a rambler rose and fits well into that class of roses as a very long and lean climber.  The canes are highl...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

How the Westerland Was Won

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Westerland is a climbing rose sometimes classified as a climbing floribunda.  It has flowers that are sunset orange in color.  The flowers...
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Monday, April 18, 2011

More Fun in the Sun

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 - My Arizona Sun gaillardia is looking so good these days that I thought I'd just post some more pictures of it.  I actually have tw...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Something To Sing About

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Earthsong is my next rose that is at peak bloom right now.  In the April flush, Earthsong exhibits its deepest pink colors.  This rose is i...
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Monday, April 11, 2011

This Rose is Cooking!

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This delightful, butter yellow rose is named after the famous cook, Julia Child.  I'm guessing it's because of the butter yellow co...
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Chronicles of Crepuscule

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Last year for my birthday, I got a gallon plant of the climbing noisette rose Crepuscule.  It is a lovely apricot rose that was first devel...
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Friday, April 1, 2011

One of the Best Smells in the World

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Every year I put out at least one blog post on one of my favorite shrubs of all time.  It's the seldom praised  Michelia figo, more com...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

My Favorite Weed

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Every spring, grass-like clumps of growth start showing up in my back yard.  My wife is carefully instructed not to mow these down as the...
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

A Tidal Wave of Silver

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This perfect bloom comes from my Tidal Wave Silver plant.  It looks so good that I wish I had planted more of them.  The blooms are lavende...
Friday, March 25, 2011

A Paradise of Azaleas

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The azaleas are about to reach peak bloom in my area.  Some aren't there yet, but will be in a few days.  This first bush is the old...
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