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Flower Garden-- Near The Top
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Sjoerd
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: Flower Garden-- Near The Top |
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The flower garden is nearing the top point of it's seasons' development.
Here are some fotos to show what it's looking like.
The garden is looking pretty good today:
Remembering how it looked in the beginning of the Spring, it's amazing to see what Mother Nature has done.
Before...at the time of spring cleaning:
Today:
Lining the path:
Filled-in:
Toward the arches:
Now:
General shots of the main flower garden:
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eileen
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"The garden is looking pretty good today" - well that's the biggest understatement I've ever heard Sjoerd!! Your garden is absolutely breathtaking. So much colour and so may wonderful plants. Your lottie is a credit to you and your wife. 
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Creative_1
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Beautiful! Is the large purple-bloomin' item butterfly bush?
So, what's your favorite out there?
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glendann
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Wow, and double wow !!!!!Your garden absolutely blows me away.Its gorgeous to say the least.
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toni
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Looking PRETTY GOOD? That garden is....I won't say the first thing that came to mind but suffice it to say that it is absolutely stupendous.
Now I would like you to make a list of all the plants I see in those photos. Since I will be swapping yards this fall and have a clean slate for the new garden, I want to be sure I can reproduce your garden exactly.
It is the garden of my dreams!!!
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Pianolady
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely gorgeous! Love all of it.
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EJ
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Sjoerd
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EILEEN: Thanks for your sweet words. It makes me fee all proud.
I'll tell the bride what you said.
CREATIVE 1: It probably is a buddleia, if you're looking at the same one I am. 
I have several different ones in the garden here and there.
Are you asking me what my favourite flower is? I always find that difficult to say. It sounds silly, but I like different flowers for different reasons--sometimes for the colour, sometimes fro the fragrance,sometimes for the height (or lack of it)... I just find it a very difficult question to answerr.
GLENDA: Coming from you, who has so many beautiful plants---I take that as a great compliment.
TONI: hee hee hee... I don't knoiw whether to take you seriously or not.
At any rate I certainally do appreciate your very complimentary words.
If you ever would like to know the names of some or all of the plants, let me know and I will indeed list them for you.
What a compliment you gave! 
EJ: Oh yes, there are all sorts of beasties in there such as shrews, an occasional mouse countless beetles, moths, hoverflies, ladybirds etc...--Did I mentiopn slugs? 
...and as for the smell... it's quite perfumey I guess, because folks frequently stop and tell me so.
Since I am in it all the time I think that I notice it less.
Thanks for your kind words.
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PepperDude
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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All i can say is WOW!! and great gardening!
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Netty
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Absolutely gorgeous Sjoerd.
I wish I could walk down that pathway and have a better look 
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petunia
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Your garden is always so neat and gorgeous. The aroma walking thru, has got to be fantastic. You've done it again. Great Job!
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Sjoerd
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cajunbelle
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: |
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Simply amazing Sjoerd, I am enthralled by your garden, you and your bride have done an awesome job.
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