tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74582848824068663102024-03-13T11:12:49.672-07:00Floradoraof plants, places and outdoor spacesFloradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-64066465054480898402017-10-12T13:36:00.000-07:002017-10-12T13:36:47.110-07:00Noerenberg Memorial Gardens<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Noerenberg Memorial Gardens, formerly a private family estate, was created after a tragic loss. After losing their daughter, the Noerenberg family demolished the house and created a public garden in her memory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The garden is beautifully maintained, with lots of blooming perennials and interesting foliage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The gardens are beneficial to wildlife as well, this Hydrangea was literally covered with bees and wasps. I don't think I've ever seen as many insects on one plant before. I don't remember which Hydrangea this was. If anybody knows, please chime in! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Another part of the garden was sectioned off for nesting turtles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bouteloua 'Blond Ambition' was looking fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tree was covered with these giant seed pods and was very interesting. Another plant I don't have the name of, anybody know?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I love Sporobolus heterolepis, Prarie Dropseed, whether it's in or out of flower. I've yet to try it here in the SF Bay Area though. Hopefully it can deal with a bit less summer humidity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And doesn't this gate have the prettiest detailing?</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Noerenberg Memorial Gardens are a beautiful and uplifting tribute to a loved family member. </span></div>
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-70272441140959553872016-08-05T17:09:00.001-07:002016-08-05T17:12:02.744-07:00Eloise Butler Garden<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop on the <a href="http://gardenbloggersfling.blogspot.com/p/2016.html" target="_blank">Minneapolis Garden Bloggers Fling</a> was at the <a href="http://www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org/index.html" target="_blank">Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary</a>. Coming from California this garden looked incredibly lush and green. Stepping inside the forest the growth felt on the verge of taking over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The garden is named for Eloise Butler, an interesting lady (born in 1851) who loved the native flora of the area and assisted in the development and curation of plants at the garden, which was later named for her. Earlier in her career she was a teacher of Botany and had difficulty finding places to teach her students about plants in their native habitats due to the rapid development and growth of the area. This lead to her interest in preserving native plants and their surrounds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During my trip to Minneapolis, I just happened to be re-reading a favorite childhood book of mine <i>A Girl of the Limberlost </i>by Gene Stratton-Porter. (I would have to say it is my second favorite childhood book with <i>The Secret Garden</i> taking first place of course.) <i>A Girl of the Limberlost</i> describes the life of Elnora Comstock as she grows up on the edge of the Limberlost Swamp. Like Eloise Butler, she is also a student of nature, focusing on moths in this case. Elnora eventually takes a position teaching local students about the flora and fauna of the area and laments the ongoing development of the swamp and the loss of habitat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Realizing the similarities between the women, I let myself pretend I was wandering through Elnora's Limberlost, over the boggy ground where she may have patiently waited for new moths to emerge from the leafy debris or where she might have stopped to show Philip the patch of woodland violets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Curious about if the Limberlost actually existed I looked it up. And apparently it did - a 13,000 acre, richly-biodiverse wetland in Indiana. Unfortunately it did not survive, but was drained for agricultural purposes in the early 20th century. That sad fact makes one happy that at least this piece of native ground was preserved for its "Limberlost Lady". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved walking over the boardwalks throughout the forest and appreciated the construction detail where 3 curving paths met. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming out of the forest we wandered through the meadow where most of the blooming plants were located. I don't know the plants of this area very well and can only give general names - I'm thinking these are Rudbeckia, Monarda, Eupatorium, Veronica (?), and Silphium. Correct me if I'm wrong or you have more info to add. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">The plants in the meadow, which were up to our shoulders at least, had all grown up since April, when they burned the meadow. That's a lot of growth! But I suppose it's to be expected when you have that much water in your state. The Eloise Butler Garden is a lovely place for a quiet, peaceful walk. Just make sure and wear bug spray so you don't have itchy mosquito</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> bites the rest of your visit like I did!</span></div>
Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-20923664348473116462016-05-11T14:08:00.000-07:002016-05-11T14:41:47.807-07:00Visiting the Bluebonnets - Better Late than Never<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We usually visit Texas in the winter for the holidays, but having missed the spring wildflower show for the past 18 years, I thought it was time to see it again. Luckily Parker's spring break in California timed well with the flowers this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We saw Coreopsis, Indian Paintbrush, some kind of cool thistle thing, and Verbenas. I'm afraid I didn't learn my botanical latin until moving to California so you'll have to put up with common names on these Texas wildflowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pink buttercups were lovely - Oenothera speciosa, I think. And every now and then we would find a very light blue or white bluebonnet. (Lupinus texensis - I do at least know that latin name.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a youngster I had never noticed the amazing smell of walking through a field of bluebonnets. It's quite delicious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mission accomplished. I've now fulfilled my duty as a Texan mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We tried to get Parker to do the Longhorn symbol with his hand but it ended up being the "hang loose" symbol — California boy through and through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully we'll visit Texas again during the bluebonnet bloom. Maybe someday for a photo of the grandkids? Or maybe just to walk through that delicious scent again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25322136280/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Hellebore"><img alt="Hellebore" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1525/25322136280_64d0f4c4a5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25322241360/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Ricinus New Zealand red"><img alt="Ricinus New Zealand red" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1648/25322241360_f0e5ec35fe.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25591754336/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Strepthanthus farnsworthianus"><img alt="Strepthanthus farnsworthianus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/25591754336_c064938a18.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25591630086/in/album-72157665572365406/" nbsp="" title="IMG_0354"><img alt="IMG_0354" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1640/25591630086_0357eb498e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24991127793/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Passiflora membranacea"><img alt="Passiflora membranacea" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1446/24991127793_55eb013c1b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987232464/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Cerinthe retorta"><img alt="Cerinthe retorta" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1523/24987232464_2cae249df0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987193444/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="IMG_6086"><img alt="IMG_6086" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1506/24987193444_9c8d7ca3a4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499101642/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Cobaea scandens"><img alt="Cobaea scandens" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1554/25499101642_ed1950313f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24991139293/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Primula 'Earl_Grey'"><img alt="Primula 'Earl_Grey'" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1571/24991139293_9c01ddd102.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499094122/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Centaurea scabiosa"><img alt="Centaurea scabiosa" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1622/25499094122_c1823dff8b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25595828286" title="IMG_3949"><img alt="IMG_3949" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1519/25595828286_9b6e64d6d6.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25525055611/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Centratherum intermedium"><img alt="Centratherum intermedium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1544/25525055611_08e808986f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25591622196/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Felecia elongata"><img alt="Felecia elongata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1641/25591622196_24bedcf323.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25525050111/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Campanula medium"><img alt="Campanula medium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1614/25525050111_1a61aacc9c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987382314/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Streptanthus peramoenus albidu"><img alt="Streptanthus peramoenus albidu" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1647/24987382314_f7a56b07ea.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25617817175/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Lachenalia namaquensis"><img alt="Lachenalia namaquensis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1514/25617817175_4cdfb5a94d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25250163859/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Babiana rubrocyanea"><img alt="Babiana rubrocyanea" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1714/25250163859_ccfde43925_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25322103990/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Calochortus nova"><img alt="Calochortus nova" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1658/25322103990_9f6d488956.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25591645166/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Purple Kale"><img alt="Purple Kale" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1564/25591645166_584b2ee47f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24991045813/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="IMG_1855"><img alt="IMG_1855" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1628/24991045813_c610cbf612.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25617711705/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Angelica stricta purpurea"><img alt="Angelica stricta purpurea" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1668/25617711705_b0d4e8d856.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25322179030/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="IMG_6111"><img alt="IMG_6111" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1590/25322179030_8509871b65.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24991112463/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Matthiola incana"><img alt="Matthiola incana" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1673/24991112463_253c700bd2.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987197284/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Adenophora potaninii"><img alt="Adenophora potaninii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1527/24987197284_12911f9013.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25250193669/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Echium plantangineum"><img alt="Echium plantangineum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1637/25250193669_ee1912db8f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987388984/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Verbascum violetta"><img alt="Verbascum violetta" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1642/24987388984_13506e3234.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499056822/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Acnistus australis"><img alt="Acnistus australis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1532/25499056822_ec76ae402c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25250190179/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Delphinium requenii"><img alt="Delphinium requenii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1484/25250190179_de6b3c83b8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24987237894/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Coleus lanuginosa"><img alt="Coleus lanuginosa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1521/24987237894_cec6c2aa63.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24991025453/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Dichelostemma pulcherrima"><img alt="Dichelostemma pulcherrima" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1614/24991025453_d74ddbc319.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25525106271/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="IMG_5577"><img alt="IMG_5577" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1462/25525106271_f1c259ae38.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499078702/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Babiana purpurea hybrid"><img alt="Babiana purpurea hybrid" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1699/25499078702_7a1b37f8eb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499258202/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Verbena macdougallii"><img alt="Verbena macdougallii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1441/25499258202_7b9c3d76be.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25250158379/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Aquilegia blue barlow"><img alt="Aquilegia blue barlow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1518/25250158379_64c34bc333.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499082672/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Babiana curviscarpa"><img alt="Babiana curviscarpa" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1483/25499082672_e95435a944_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25525064601/in/album-72157665572365406/" title="Collinsia purple"><img alt="Collinsia purple" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1508/25525064601_14b9bde88c.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25499155932/in/album-72157665572365406/" nbsp="" title="IMG_5933"><img alt="IMG_5933" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1444/25499155932_300b797161.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">RED</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-red.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">ORANGE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-orange.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">YELLOW</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/cheerful-yellow.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">GREEN</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/gorgeous-green-my-favorite.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/blue-for-calming-things-down.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002784071/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Trachymene caerulea"><img alt="Trachymene caerulea" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1709/25002784071_d14484e350_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728427079/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Salvia sagitata"><img alt="Salvia sagitata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1517/24728427079_6d6d832731.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096092625/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Salvia reptans"><img alt="Salvia reptans" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1462/25096092625_21bc6bca8b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24977929952/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Nigella mrs jeckly dark blue"><img alt="Nigella mrs jeckly dark blue" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1621/24977929952_9f3b76bd70.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24977926882/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Orthrosanthus chimborecensis"><img alt="Orthrosanthus chimborecensis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1696/24977926882_d3d60785c5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24469237443/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Mertensia maritima"><img alt="Mertensia maritima" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1516/24469237443_d529005a0a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25069771266/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Oxalis luteola"><img alt="Oxalis luteola" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1490/25069771266_ca758d2cfc.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096128005/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Blueberries"><img alt="Blueberries" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1482/25096128005_a5f04c14e9.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465425284/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_5683"><img alt="IMG_5683" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1608/24465425284_3866ba3db0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800548900/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Acnistus australis"><img alt="Acnistus australis" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1462/24800548900_053739ae0d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24469280033/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Anchusa azurea"><img alt="Anchusa azurea" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1661/24469280033_2148eb2e5a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728482639/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Centaurea cyanus blue"><img alt="Centaurea cyanus blue" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1501/24728482639_b42cc38cdc.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24469272963/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Cerinthe major purpurescens"><img alt="Cerinthe major purpurescens" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1616/24469272963_634cec57a5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002839811/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Clematis integrifolia"><img alt="Clematis integrifolia" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1643/25002839811_f032781217.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728461749/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_5097"><img alt="IMG_5097" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1559/24728461749_8d0912a7b7.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096120315/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="img_6858"><img alt="img_6858" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1507/25096120315_28fd559d46.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728470879/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_2017"><img alt="IMG_2017" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1628/24728470879_a25fc9c42f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728479439/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Cypella coelestis"><img alt="Cypella coelestis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1489/24728479439_f8de68e5df.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24469230443/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Nolana reichei"><img alt="Nolana reichei" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1645/24469230443_5925248342_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465419644/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Ipomoea"><img alt="Ipomoea" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1632/24465419644_7ccf27589e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800510870/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="img_9194"><img alt="img_9194" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1663/24800510870_b06b294737.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002807091/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Lobelia tomentosa"><img alt="Lobelia tomentosa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1658/25002807091_74f3da8da9.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728452909/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Ixia polystachya"><img alt="Ixia polystachya" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1649/24728452909_9348f32db1.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800503230/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Lupinus pillosus"><img alt="Lupinus pillosus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1528/24800503230_7e90617eac.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096093495/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Salvia columbariae"><img alt="Salvia columbariae" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1625/25096093495_d6d64277d3.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24977920392/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="plants 029"><img alt="plants 029" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1674/24977920392_c322d5ca85_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728435099/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Petromarula pinnata"><img alt="Petromarula pinnata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1481/24728435099_6f638fb113.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800485050/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Salvia azurea"><img alt="Salvia azurea" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1544/24800485050_7611725729.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800491370/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Penstemon blue springs"><img alt="Penstemon blue springs" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/24800491370_56fec6f9a0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728477329/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Delphinium bellamosum"><img alt="Delphinium bellamosum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24728477329_d6940ea581.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002850231/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Anagallis monellii"><img alt="Anagallis monellii" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1557/25002850231_cf198f49a7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728469849/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_2175"><img alt="IMG_2175" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1636/24728469849_2073bdb824.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728474169/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Echium plantigineum"><img alt="Echium plantigineum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1474/24728474169_2170d06551.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465453374/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Anchusa capensis"><img alt="Anchusa capensis" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1442/24465453374_7fea07d442_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728468589/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_2225"><img alt="IMG_2225" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1660/24728468589_fdae4f257a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002837771/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Delphinium bellamosum"><img alt="Delphinium bellamosum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1651/25002837771_2a55bd81c4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24728483879/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Centaurea blue diadem"><img alt="Centaurea blue diadem" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1522/24728483879_d3b7efded6.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25069809876/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Delphinium royal aspirations"><img alt="Delphinium royal aspirations" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/25069809876_8032500cce.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096116065/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Laurentia axillaris"><img alt="Laurentia axillaris" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1448/25096116065_9bd88c16fb.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25069784426/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Lobelia blue fountain"><img alt="Lobelia blue fountain" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1664/25069784426_bde57564ba.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24977953002/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Succulents"><img alt="Succulents" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1465/24977953002_f22fe20108.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25069800026/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_2772"><img alt="IMG_2772" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1678/25069800026_561d3f4e3b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096121515/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="IMG_5699"><img alt="IMG_5699" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1499/25096121515_49dc77648e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24977919282/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="plants 129"><img alt="plants 129" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1599/24977919282_31ab805509.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24800500660/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Moraea aristata"><img alt="Moraea aristata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1447/24800500660_f39070dd28.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465443634/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Delphinium cliveden"><img alt="Delphinium cliveden" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1467/24465443634_ea7a608270.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25096108285/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Nemophila baby blue"><img alt="Nemophila baby blue" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1534/25096108285_7221ae4dfc.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25069793946/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Ceanothus"><img alt="Ceanothus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1613/25069793946_c08e38f2f6.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465438674/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Gilia capitata chamissonis and Bee"><img alt="Gilia capitata chamissonis and Bee" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1666/24465438674_09a300a4b3.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24465451714/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Asperula orientalis"><img alt="Asperula orientalis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1450/24465451714_d74d3f835f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25002847551/in/album-72157664811696305/" nbsp="" title="Anchusa capensis"><img alt="Anchusa capensis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1700/25002847551_50612bd67d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">RED</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-red.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">ORANGE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-orange.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">YELLOW</span><span style="color: yellow;"> </span><a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/cheerful-yellow.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">GREEN</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/gorgeous-green-my-favorite.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">PURPLE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/purple-bringing-mystery-and-magic.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-82037624434530481332016-03-09T15:53:00.000-08:002016-04-04T18:29:39.849-07:00Gorgeous Green - My favorite!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708473569/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Albuca maxima"><img alt="Albuca maxima" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1690/24708473569_e7589d9874.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449216653/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Fritillaria acmopetala"><img alt="Fritillaria acmopetala" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1702/24449216653_4802f464d8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982790081/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Broccoli harvest"><img alt="Broccoli harvest" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1499/24982790081_7ca4afcb70.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957851762/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Trichodesma scottii"><img alt="Trichodesma scottii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1650/24957851762_43f22659e7.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708470749/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Asclepias fruticosus"><img alt="Asclepias fruticosus" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1553/24708470749_b00cdea5f7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982667101/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Zinnia giant lime"><img alt="Zinnia giant lime" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1667/24982667101_eab98d13ec.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449169633/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Nicotiana lime green"><img alt="Nicotiana lime green" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1469/24449169633_7293237c21.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24445419084/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Ferraria divaricata"><img alt="Ferraria divaricata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1678/24445419084_8dda1b3b65.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982732931/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Helleborus argutifolius silver"><img alt="Helleborus argutifolius silver" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/24982732931_9fc32956d2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076049615/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Lupinus pilosus"><img alt="Lupinus pilosus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1598/25076049615_2b943cfdaf.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049711336/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Greenovia diplocycla"><img alt="Greenovia diplocycla" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1462/25049711336_ab0798747d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957946922/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="Ferraria foliage"><img alt="Ferraria foliage" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1526/24957946922_d747b45195.jpg" width="333" /></a><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982700051/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Palm trunk"><img alt="Palm trunk" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1532/24982700051_e421d80815.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449198063/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Greenovia seedlings"><img alt="Greenovia seedlings" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1441/24449198063_6d7f348feb.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449238933/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Delospermum nubigenum"><img alt="Delospermum nubigenum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1555/24449238933_5251f548b1.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449137003/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Tomato green moldovan"><img alt="Tomato green moldovan" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1616/24449137003_52ca0a1024_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982782081/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Curly conifer"><img alt="Curly conifer" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1656/24982782081_04bbae5452.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24780410090/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Pelargonium"><img alt="Pelargonium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1523/24780410090_6bbfb9a0fc.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449235533/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Eucomis autumnalis"><img alt="Eucomis autumnalis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1488/24449235533_50a4f4e9b0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957971232/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Canna paniculatus"><img alt="Canna paniculatus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1573/24957971232_bc2ee03042.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24445386844/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Kalanchoe crenata"><img alt="Kalanchoe crenata" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1657/24445386844_e1a3f82b54_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982754351/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Gloriosa superba"><img alt="Gloriosa superba" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1683/24982754351_618a5e106e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449257303/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Astilboides tabularis new leaf"><img alt="Astilboides tabularis new leaf" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1643/24449257303_debcf7015c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049651996/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Topiary animal"><img alt="Topiary animal" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1653/25049651996_3185d5ec64_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957854802/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Tough to mow"><img alt="Tough to mow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24957854802_875f02cd13.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24449208603/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Green bamboo tunnel"><img alt="Green bamboo tunnel" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1444/24449208603_d99a597228.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24780437600/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Linear horsetail"><img alt="Linear horsetail" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1667/24780437600_aaa1d2101c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049761006/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Chorisia speciosa"><img alt="Chorisia speciosa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1471/25049761006_e42ec50e11.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24982810811/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Aeonium tabuliforme"><img alt="Aeonium tabuliforme" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1650/24982810811_c334048c0b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076140875/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Aeonium glandulosum"><img alt="Aeonium glandulosum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1587/25076140875_b8e69b7a79.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957869512/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Sonchus congestus"><img alt="Sonchus congestus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1596/24957869512_eb907c06d0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049770246/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Astilboides tabularis"><img alt="Astilboides tabularis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1530/25049770246_78a7db83ab.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708351579/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Squash foliage"><img alt="Squash foliage" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1496/24708351579_15b6ce026b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076069305/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Green textures"><img alt="Green textures" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1698/25076069305_9545b1ef97.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049748386/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Euphorbia"><img alt="Euphorbia" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1453/25049748386_86fcf8b7c5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957928322/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Green foliage"><img alt="Green foliage" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1587/24957928322_929057a173.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049668476/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Seedlings first true leaves"><img alt="Seedlings first true leaves" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/25049668476_00ed28a477.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708360329/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Rumex sanguineum sanguineum"><img alt="Rumex sanguineum sanguineum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1597/24708360329_63600d1ce8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049688776/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Nicotiana lime green mass"><img alt="Nicotiana lime green mass" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1648/25049688776_4092327892_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24445373264/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Nicotiana langsdorfii"><img alt="Nicotiana langsdorfii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1450/24445373264_1719a37ae0.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708382169/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Nicotiana lime green"><img alt="Nicotiana lime green" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1641/24708382169_04c5c5d573.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708368139/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Osage orange"><img alt="Osage orange" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1620/24708368139_eb1fb98469_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076059225/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Hydrangea arborescens"><img alt="Hydrangea arborescens" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1587/25076059225_d827daed5f.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708370089/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Orlaya seed"><img alt="Orlaya seed" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1616/24708370089_bcddaa0e67.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076080015/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Golden philadelphus"><img alt="Golden philadelphus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1542/25076080015_c6ee0c3412.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708346719/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Tellima grandiflora"><img alt="Tellima grandiflora" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1693/24708346719_b4e1654efa.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076129165/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Asparagus densiflorus myers"><img alt="Asparagus densiflorus myers" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1708/25076129165_66ab5049ed_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957990792/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Albuca batteniana"><img alt="Albuca batteniana" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1683/24957990792_a9b9766bf2.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24957889902/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Niphofia citrina"><img alt="Niphofia citrina" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1526/24957889902_c827d2b691.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25076095475/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="fern frond"><img alt="fern frond" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1706/25076095475_c28b06f64c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25049694986/in/album-72157664702361256/" nbsp="" title="Melianthus pectinatus"><img alt="Melianthus pectinatus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1640/25049694986_b8d247a55d.jpg" width="333" /></a></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">RED</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-red.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">ORANGE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-orange.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">YELLOW</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/cheerful-yellow.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BLUE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/blue-for-calming-things-down.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">PURPLE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/purple-bringing-mystery-and-magic.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24777710760/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="encelia farinosa"><img alt="encelia farinosa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1619/24777710760_dda23b2547.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705643269/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="IMG_2213"><img alt="IMG_2213" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1619/24705643269_ebe454af57.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979946151/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="marigold day of the dead yellow"><img alt="marigold day of the dead yellow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1508/24979946151_4fce52b03f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705629689/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Lewisia yellow"><img alt="Lewisia yellow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1522/24705629689_3fe0b4dfab.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073254875/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="oxalis herrerae"><img alt="oxalis herrerae" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1531/25073254875_c1504ccd41.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442604194/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="meconopsis_cambrica_flore_pleno"><img alt="meconopsis_cambrica_flore_pleno" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1609/24442604194_9e6952d7ff.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24777713770/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Datura triple yellow"><img alt="Datura triple yellow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/24777713770_357afb8330.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073248285/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Primula florindae"><img alt="Primula florindae" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1599/25073248285_0438952659.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442638564/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Greenovia flower"><img alt="Greenovia flower" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1669/24442638564_313701c437_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955131252/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Mentzelia lindleyi"><img alt="Mentzelia lindleyi" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1494/24955131252_ca56c6da60.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705575279/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Silphium terebinthifolium"><img alt="Silphium terebinthifolium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1703/24705575279_5324e608ea.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979881841/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Tanacetum parthenium aureum"><img alt="Tanacetum parthenium aureum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1550/24979881841_c78c36c900.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705589739/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Santolina lemon fizz"><img alt="Santolina lemon fizz" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1514/24705589739_44f0ff3e10.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705697259/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Bulbinella"><img alt="Bulbinella" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1578/24705697259_5273e2e405_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24446315323/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="yellow iris"><img alt="yellow iris" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1596/24446315323_03501f5095.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24980006221/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Cotula big yellow moon bud"><img alt="Cotula big yellow moon bud" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1591/24980006221_573b94ab92.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979864391/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Xanthisima texana"><img alt="Xanthisima texana" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1692/24979864391_75155d1e76.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442691394/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Athanasia pinnata"><img alt="Athanasia pinnata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1679/24442691394_e834daec1a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24446324833/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Viola stojanowii"><img alt="Viola stojanowii" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1473/24446324833_4d03c00dd2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073177755/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Zinnia bonita yellow"><img alt="Zinnia bonita yellow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1625/25073177755_09949c3fef.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442598714/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Mimulus luteus"><img alt="Mimulus luteus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1603/24442598714_3384c11f72.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979872821/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Verbascum nigrum"><img alt="Verbascum nigrum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1672/24979872821_df95c39e84.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073366155/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Antirrhinum canary bird"><img alt="Antirrhinum canary bird" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1511/25073366155_a603f9b01a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955180152/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Erythronium kondo"><img alt="Erythronium kondo" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1706/24955180152_15ce7a14c6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24446461343/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Cypella peruviana"><img alt="Cypella peruviana" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1445/24446461343_d826808d40.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442536704/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Tomato snow white"><img alt="Tomato snow white" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1528/24442536704_6d21fd3a1d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705543229/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Verbascum cotswold king"><img alt="Verbascum cotswold king" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1542/24705543229_bf9db40b6b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25047000646/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Calceolaria corymbosa floccosa"><img alt="Calceolaria corymbosa floccosa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1466/25047000646_63f6446af6.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955197462/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Cosmos yellow garden"><img alt="Cosmos yellow garden" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1649/24955197462_b34ac31afc.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24446424923/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Impatiens stenantha"><img alt="Impatiens stenantha" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1676/24446424923_2748fa984d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073260635/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Nasturtium strawberries lemonade"><img alt="Nasturtium strawberries lemonade" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1470/25073260635_2a50d2360c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24446410573/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Limnanthes douglasii"><img alt="Limnanthes douglasii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1682/24446410573_01fde111cf.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073291145/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Lasthenia californica"><img alt="Lasthenia californica" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1524/25073291145_e9c3233505_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24777643140/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Pistachia chinensis"><img alt="Pistachia chinensis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/24777643140_3fdfb0168e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442642194/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Golden bamboo"><img alt="Golden bamboo" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1584/24442642194_3647cd01e9.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442565124/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="sunflower mammoth"><img alt="sunflower mammoth" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1548/24442565124_39a9cd7e70.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073212795/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Sunflower lemon queen"><img alt="Sunflower lemon queen" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1583/25073212795_256d2ff1f4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705532969/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Yellow bush beans"><img alt="Yellow bush beans" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1589/24705532969_0fca10963c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073237275/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Silphium"><img alt="Silphium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1441/25073237275_8ea44c1fb8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979950111/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Lysimachia nummularia aurea"><img alt="Lysimachia nummularia aurea" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1692/24979950111_7d7079d501.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705658289/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Gnidia polystachya"><img alt="Gnidia polystachya" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1470/24705658289_c30bf7aa95_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24777677840/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Lasthenia fields"><img alt="Lasthenia fields" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1720/24777677840_d75628ea9e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25046890296/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Sleeping bee"><img alt="Sleeping bee" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1451/25046890296_8a13ee2280.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24442539834/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Tomato big white pink stripe"><img alt="Tomato big white pink stripe" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1591/24442539834_656d7d7a2a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705700229/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Buddha hand citrus"><img alt="Buddha hand citrus" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1591/24705700229_c17f3d7461_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705582029/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Sunflower florenza"><img alt="Sunflower florenza" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1500/24705582029_f64e2664a3.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955075162/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Sunflower aurora gold"><img alt="Sunflower aurora gold" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1656/24955075162_6a93e5c775.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979922561/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Rudbeckia chim chiminee"><img alt="Rudbeckia chim chiminee" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1671/24979922561_3989f8d698.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24979920131/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Rudbeckia prarie sun"><img alt="Rudbeckia prarie sun" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1615/24979920131_44b6431256.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955177172/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Eschscholzia lobbii"><img alt="Eschscholzia lobbii" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1559/24955177172_4caf2142b3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24955182742/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Eriogonum nudum ella nelsons yellow"><img alt="Eriogonum nudum ella nelsons yellow" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1473/24955182742_1e691d5bc7.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25073284065/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Layia platyglossa"><img alt="Layia platyglossa" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1579/25073284065_c96f3c23bd.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24705717309/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" style="text-align: start;" title="Aeonium spathulatum cruenatum"><img alt="Aeonium spathulatum cruenatum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1557/24705717309_46088830bf.jpg" width="333" /></a><u style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24777725930/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Coreopsis tiger stripes"><img alt="Coreopsis tiger stripes" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1683/24777725930_9ca7f16e7b.jpg" width="333" /></a></u></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25047028986/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Aeonium balsamiferum"><img alt="Aeonium balsamiferum" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1570/25047028986_aa1214a163_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24980041011/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Aeonium undulatum"><img alt="Aeonium undulatum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1469/24980041011_dec9ca0199.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/25046913156/in/album-72157664697407816/" nbsp="" title="Onchosiphon fruticosus"><img alt="Onchosiphon fruticosus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1593/25046913156_eb0fdb2c3d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">RED <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-red.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">ORANGE <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/landscape-plants-orange.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">GREEN</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/gorgeous-green-my-favorite.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BLUE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/blue-for-calming-things-down.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">PURPLE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/purple-bringing-mystery-and-magic.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175560793/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="nasturtium evelyn"><img alt="nasturtium evelyn" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1482/24175560793_80bdc851f4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175512573/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="cosmos sulphureus group"><img alt="cosmos sulphureus group" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1610/24175512573_ebe32be87e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434817769/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="eschscholzia_apricot_chiffon"><img alt="eschscholzia apricot_chiffon" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1665/24434817769_dbec584f32_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434842219/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="leptosiphon_french_hybrids"><img alt="leptosiphon french hybrids" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1564/24434842219_c43166bb50.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24709001961/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="tecoma sunset"><img alt="tecoma sunset" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1702/24709001961_586d30a386.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708881851/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="lagerstroemeria indica"><img alt="lagerstroemeria indica" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1470/24708881851_66f3767af3.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175517423/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="pistache chinensis fall color"><img alt="pistache chinensis fall color" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1531/24175517423_d0216887ca.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24684674452/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="senecio_confusus"><img alt="senecio confusus" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1713/24684674452_9974102d90_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175643993/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="papaver_dubium"><img alt="papaver dubium" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1445/24175643993_0c1db2d607.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175647043/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="eschscholzia_californica_maritima"><img alt="eschscholzia californica maritima" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1525/24175647043_339ab05951.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24709028581/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="sparaxis_elegans group"><img alt="sparaxis elegans group" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1529/24709028581_f6779d8e59.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24684551942/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="glacium grandiflorum"><img alt="glacium grandiflorum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1695/24684551942_d05803661a.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434793129/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="stylomecon_heterophylla"><img alt="stylomecon heterophylla" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1584/24434793129_d480428946.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24776211446/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="gazania krebsiana"><img alt="gazania krebsiana" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1494/24776211446_b77c9ece2c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802446255/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="cotula_duckittae"><img alt="cotula duckittae" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1618/24802446255_7fe93d175c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175555173/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="tomato sungold"><img alt="tomato sungold" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1513/24175555173_bb6859e6d2.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175503333/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="AAA sweet solano tomato"><img alt="AAA sweet solano tomato" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1670/24175503333_f3c768db36.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24174216024/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="geum chiloense orange"><img alt="geum chiloense orange" height="433" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/24174216024_e77c56ab20_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708991591/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="zinnia_giant_orange"><img alt="zinnia giant orange" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1615/24708991591_ff5fbcba5f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802475145/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="epiphyllum_king_midas"><img alt="epiphyllum king midas" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1515/24802475145_cd60ce80a4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175507523/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="cosmos sulphureus"><img alt="cosmos sulphureus" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1447/24175507523_9eae9aa803.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708903371/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="tritonia deusta"><img alt="tritonia deusta" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/24708903371_fa5d9bacd2.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434762779/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="alstroemeria_third_harmonic"><img alt="alstroemeria third harmonic" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1515/24434762779_c6799b08ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175577053/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="gladiolus_equitans"><img alt="gladiolus equitans" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1498/24175577053_c51bbfb079.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24684621512/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="crocosmia_masonorum"><img alt="crocosmia masonorum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1532/24684621512_cdd58c795c.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708943261/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="kennedia"><img alt="kennedia" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1520/24708943261_5934a73412.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24506925280/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="calceolaria_kentish_hero"><img alt="calceolaria kentish hero" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1649/24506925280_bffb9de174.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708974841/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="tiger lily"><img alt="tiger lily" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1677/24708974841_ff4e0e4fb8.jpg" width="333" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24776203716/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="watsonia speicies"><img alt="watsonia speicies" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/24776203716_1faf2d6813.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></u></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708982831/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="something from ucbot"><img alt="something from ucbot" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1648/24708982831_055eaca0b8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708982191/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="aloe at ruth bancroft"><img alt="aloe" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1653/24708982191_7e28606f22.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24708949861/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="aloe plicatilis"><img alt="aloe plicatilis" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1445/24708949861_87f9426bf6.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24506884880/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="aloe_glauca"><img alt="aloe glauca" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1682/24506884880_3f1c6089ac.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24506858610/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="kniphofia linearifolia"><img alt="kniphofia linearifolia" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/24506858610_f8e55c3f89.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802500045/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="ixia_dubia"><img alt="ixia dubia" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1502/24802500045_0f03a8f3d3.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24776260116/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="sunflower_giant_sungold"><img alt="sunflower giant sungold" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1662/24776260116_246cb1e0da.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24506992660/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="eschscholzia californica"><img alt="eschscholzia californica" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24506992660_735de7b9ed_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802507905/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="lilium_pardalinum"><img alt="lilium pardalinum" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1516/24802507905_6be8a5bf9b.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24174330174/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="aloe marlothii close"><img alt="aloe marlothii" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1669/24174330174_26b9b39bda.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24776165786/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="pumpkin house"><img alt="pumpkin house" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1488/24776165786_ca33b17be2.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24506877780/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="pumpkin group"><img alt="pumpkin group" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1569/24506877780_a2c9f0d887.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24174324694/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="marigold_dofd_orange"><img alt="marigold dofd orange" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1601/24174324694_6439c69b8a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175617743/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="ursinia_anthemoides"><img alt="ursinia anthemoides" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1557/24175617743_f0e2220634.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802471025/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="tritonia_crocata"><img alt="tritonia crocata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1606/24802471025_07b20eb02a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434839409/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="sparaxis_tricolor_orange"><img alt="sparaxis tricolor orange" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1542/24434839409_790bbdc1ab.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24684565722/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="eschscholzia and lasthenia"><img alt="eschscholzia and lasthenia" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/24684565722_41bf4bc652_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24175583983/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="wasps eating catalope"><img alt="wasps eating catalope" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1612/24175583983_352fbb2d2f.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24684629572/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="dahlia_bishops_children"><img alt="dahlia bishops children" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1477/24684629572_0edb2d958d.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24802439225/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="sparaxis_elegans"><img alt="sparaxis elegans" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1510/24802439225_704ebbf3b8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24434757469/in/album-72157664434890746/" nbsp="" title="aloe_striata"><img alt="aloe striata" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24434757469_604b1ab3b9.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">YELLOW </span><a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/cheerful-yellow.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">GREEN</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/gorgeous-green-my-favorite.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BLUE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/blue-for-calming-things-down.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">PURPLE</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/03/purple-bringing-mystery-and-magic.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span></div>
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-25024488270176101602016-02-10T15:06:00.000-08:002016-04-04T18:27:02.491-07:00Red, Red, Red - Blamo!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I've been collecting photos of plants displaying various forms of red in their flowers, leaves and fruit. Stay tuned for orange, yellow, green, blue and purple! </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24485583220/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="red peony poppy"><img alt="red peony poppy" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1709/24485583220_6e9a66c52d.jpg" title="" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24485573250/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="gladiolus_cunonius"><img alt="gladiolus_cunonius" border:1px="" height="500" solid="" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1508/24485573250_94ae208f16.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687515511/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="salvia_tequila-7"><img alt="salvia_tequila-7" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/24687515511_1346a03466.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687542211/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="papaver_danebrog"><img alt="papaver_danebrog" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1701/24687542211_f893b6ba62.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687522671/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="sparaxis_tricolor_red"><img alt="sparaxis_tricolor_red" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1554/24687522671_1ea3b66af0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24485488000/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="IMG_3974"><img alt="IMG_3974" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1656/24485488000_33766573d3.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24781064225/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="zinnia_red_spider"><img alt="zinnia_red_spider" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/24781064225_052127327e.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24413370399/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="sparaxis_tricolor"><img alt="sparaxis_tricolor" height="480" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1593/24413370399_80b788fbc5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24485500260/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="papaver_commutatum_ladybird"><img alt="papaver_commutatum_ladybird" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1482/24485500260_97e7ba6ac4.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687534671/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="silene_laciniata_major"><img alt="silene_laciniata_major" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1680/24687534671_eb974833f8.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24413404729/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="rosa_eglanteria"><img alt="rosa_eglanteria" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1580/24413404729_b5333d1c81.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24152868474/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="salvia_gesneriiflora_tequila"><img alt="salvia_gesneriiflora_tequila" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/24152868474_8cd54cc3e5.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24781084985/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="tomato_thessaloniki"><img alt="tomato_thessaloniki" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1681/24781084985_ea578a1c02_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24485611580/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="home grown peppers"><img alt="home grown peppers" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1719/24485611580_8d86a9ec32.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687520271/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="IMG_4080"><img alt="IMG_4080" height="500" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1497/24687520271_3e54ce249a.jpg" width="333" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/24687591611/in/dateposted-public/" nbsp="" title="gladiolus cardinalis"><img alt="gladiolus cardinalis" height="427" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1654/24687591611_e4e1d6180e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">YELLOW</span> <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2016/02/cheerful-yellow.html" target="_blank">Here</a></span><br />
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-16683933198069746632015-02-25T12:20:00.000-08:002015-02-25T12:20:03.933-08:002014 - Garden Bloggers Fling - Portland Japanese Garden<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our first stop on the second day of the 2014 Garden Blogger's Fling was at the <a href="http://japanesegarden.com/" target="_blank">Portland Japanese Gardens</a>. It was another warm, sunny morning so the photography was a challenge again. Thank goodness for Photoshop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With the challenging light, I stuck to the shadows and focused on the details. And of course those wonderful details were plentiful in such a well-designed Japanese garden.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Just as at the <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/09/2014-garden-bloggers-fling-portland.html" target="_blank">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a>, I really enjoyed the pathways. While the Chinese Garden paths were composed of intricate stone mosaic patterns, the Japanese walkways appeared much more natural and embracing of the imperfect. The Chinese garden paths are all about pattern and geometry while the Japanese paths exemplify the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi" target="_blank">wabi-sabi</a>, or that of embracing imperfection. I have to say I enjoy both styles equally.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Other constructed elements were beautifully integrated into the landscape - from the tree-framed gravel garden to the simple linear bench perched upon a rock wall.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Even natural parts of the landscape like the ponds and plants benefit from a bit of human touch such as some well-placed rocks or smoothly clipped azaleas. Even though Japanese gardens are high maintenance, those that maintain the gardens respect the wildness of nature and attempt to allow us to see that wildness more clearly by offsetting the perfect with the imperfect.</span><br />
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<br />Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-49498791273675025242014-11-27T17:44:00.000-08:002014-11-27T17:44:03.383-08:002014 Garden Bloggers Fling - Westwind Farm Studio<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Luckily, after the punishing sun at <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/11/2014-garden-bloggers-fling-old.html" target="_blank">Old Germantown Gardens</a>, a cloud cover had formed by the time we arrived at <a href="http://www.westwindfarmstudio.com/" target="_blank">Westwind Farm Studio</a>. As soon as we got off the bus, I had to run through the most beautifully golden, flower-bedecked meadow I have ever seen. It made me want to roll around in the grasses and do naughty things. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Closer to the private residence, I became fascinated with this vignette of grasses and bold-textured flowers. At every angle there was a new scene that had to be photographed. Indulge me while I share them all with you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I believe <a href="http://www.greenleeandassociates.com/" target="_blank">John Greenlee</a>, grassman extraordinaire, is responsible for many of the updated plantings around the home. Avoiding the crowds I headed to the back side of the garden, and a pretty back side it was. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I came across this interesting, rustic-looking building which I assume is a guest house. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then I began to get peeks into the main garden - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Why yes, I do believe this studio would be an excellent place to practice my deep breath. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And then looking back at the garden from inside the yoga studio - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So nice to see plants given enough room to spread out. I always see Helleborus argutifolius reaching for light or overgrown by other plants. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A substantial outdoor fireplace, to say the least - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And a calm front entrance -</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I like this plant combo. Not sure what the coppery shrubs are though. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Westwind Farm Stuido was a lovely ending to our first Fling day. </span><br />
<br />Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-68934489185982980942014-11-07T18:12:00.000-08:002014-11-07T18:12:59.590-08:002014 Garden Bloggers Fling - Old Germantown Gardens<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By the time we got to Old Germantown Gardens I was hot and tired. And I'm afraid my photos reflect it. I've posted the least bleary looking ones. Old Germantown Gardens is an amazing place - an expansive garden, sloping away from the house, quite sunny at first and increasingly shady towards the borders. I naturally headed to the shadiest spot I could find as soon as we arrived. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eventually I emerged into the light, central garden space. The beds were bursting with profusions of color. I'm afraid the strong light was unflattering to my photos and I didn't linger in the heat long enough to get many decent photos. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This tree caught my eye, or maybe I should say caught my nose. I could smell it's deliciously scented flowers throughout the garden and finally tracked the fragrance to the creamy blossoms of this fairly tall tree. The bees had obviously tracked it down too and its canopy was vibrating with hundreds of bees. I asked the owner the name of the tree and wrote it down but have misplaced my note somewhere. If anybody recognizes the tree let me know! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Just up the hill from the dry garden was a seating area with a fairly tropical feel. It was a nice contrast to the dryness below and quite refreshing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Closer to the house I found the greenhouse with lots of botanical treats inside. Some amazing old specimens looking fantastic against the clever, blue-walled backdrop. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'd love to visit Old Germantown Gardens again, preferably on a cooler day. I feel like there were so many lovelies I missed. Such a spectacular garden, I would have had so many more photos if the weather had been kinder. </span><br />
<br />Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-31626736163132290842014-10-09T16:34:00.000-07:002014-10-09T16:36:45.376-07:002014 Garden Bloggers Fling - Cistus Nursery and Joy Creek Nursery<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After visiting the <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/09/2014-garden-bloggers-fling-portland.html" target="_blank">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a>, we headed over to <a href="http://www.cistus.com/" target="_blank">Cistus Nursery</a> and <a href="http://www.joycreek.com/" target="_blank">Joy Creek Nursery</a>. I've always wanted to go to Cistus so I was very excited, practically pushing people out of the way to get off the bus when we arrived. We only had an hour at Cistus, which really wasn't enough time (grumble grumble) for me to look at the plants for sale and to check out the gardens. By the time I'd selected my purchases it was time to go so I don't have many photos of the garden. I was trying to photograph on my way out as <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> was (politely) yelling at me to get back on the bus. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322190291/" title="8_did_i_mention_it_was_hot by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_did_i_mention_it_was_hot" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/15322190291_a1d659b7a1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15138804427/" title="10_the_nose_knows by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="10_the_nose_knows" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/15138804427_d28e001112.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15325353365/" title="11_watch_your_nose by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="11_watch_your_nose" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5580/15325353365_b2e1b7a1c3.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322184711/" title="12_asplenium by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_asplenium" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3898/15322184711_6f245e45a2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This was a pretty nifty Acanthus I'd not seen before. A little too prickly to take home on the plane though. And this giant duck I did not notice until I was leaving the nursery. I must have had my nose stuck down in the plants the whole time. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15302304496/" title="13_acanthus_sennii by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_acanthus_sennii" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5579/15302304496_36d838497f.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322181301/" title="14_duck_call by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="14_duck_call" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15322181301_58a4c1a1ee.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304382940/" title="1_approach_to_joy_creek by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="1_approach_to_joy_creek" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15304382940_24d79550af_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304176429/" title="2_monarda by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="2_monarda" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15304176429_d5de5a5877_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15490734062/" title="3_yellow_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_yellow_garden" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3951/15490734062_b435316337_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304433798/" title="4_rose_hippy by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_rose_hippy" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15304433798_1ee3574720.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304432578/" title="5_nice_hips by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_nice_hips" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3949/15304432578_6f4e8c2cb7.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304514417/" title="6_clematis by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6_clematis" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15304514417_7c3c393b33_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Kate Walz of <a href="http://gardeningandgardens.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gardening and Gardens</a> perfectly matched one of the fuchsias. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304430118/" title="7_fuchsia by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="7_fuchsia" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2947/15304430118_c457713b0e.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304375360/" title="8_purple_hydrangea by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_purple_hydrangea" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3938/15304375360_4e71e3136a.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304510757/" title="9_aruncus by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9_aruncus" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2947/15304510757_6c2a591fe6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15467957366/" title="10_black_and_white by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="10_black_and_white" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15467957366_b5497a0773.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15487929231/" title="11_rudbeckia_row by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="11_rudbeckia_row" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/15487929231_2860ce7422_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304163729/" title="13_eryngium_gate by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_eryngium_gate" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15304163729_bd728f35f4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304368020/" title="14_house_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="14_house_garden" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/15304368020_de0bdfdc9b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15491071445/" title="15_viburnum by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="15_viburnum" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3929/15491071445_cccaa99a5e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304366120/" title="16_viburnum_close by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="16_viburnum_close" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3952/15304366120_6155a4f8a7.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304419398/" title="17_eryngium_ghost by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="17_eryngium_ghost" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15304419398_6d0e9c87f7.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15467949276/" title="18_eryngium_starburst by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="18_eryngium_starburst" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15467949276_91652e3424.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15487920851/" title="19_helictotrichon_hosta_heuchera by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="19_helictotrichon_hosta_heuchera" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15487920851_8bd35f5fca.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15491066795/" title="20_wire_sculpture by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="20_wire_sculpture" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15491066795_14782152b3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The shopping area was over by a neat, big ol' barn. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304155899/" title="21_joy_creek by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="21_joy_creek" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15304155899_a72fab85a1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304497597/" title="22_joy_creek_displays by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="22_joy_creek_displays" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15304497597_bbdb57d0fa_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304359240/" title="23_joy_creek_barn by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="23_joy_creek_barn" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15304359240_f2a64be074.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15304412418/" title="24_joy_creek_tables by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="24_joy_creek_tables" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/15304412418_822a22a47e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15467942316/" title="25_joy_creek_shed by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="25_joy_creek_shed" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/15467942316_ee1d560478_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next we'll head on over to Old Germantown Gardens and then end the day at Westwind Farm Studio. See you soon. </span></div>
Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-65252220575368080772014-09-22T14:15:00.000-07:002014-09-22T14:15:49.788-07:002014 Garden Bloggers Fling - Portland Chinese Garden<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">OK, I'll just go ahead and say it. I don't like really like chinese gardens. It's something about the ornateness of everything - swooping roofs, scrollwork, patterned tiles, painted woodwork, heavily puckered stone - texture upon texture upon texture! I find it a bit overwhelming. There is also a high-contrast to chinese gardens I have a hard time with - those white walls right next to dark plants and how an overly bright courtyard will lead to a very dark shady spot. And the fact that I always seem to go to chinese gardens on really hot, sunny days probably does not help. I'm sure some folks love the drama of these gardens, to me they just feel too unnatural. Yet chinese gardens are supposed to be creating a hyper-natural style. Maybe it's the hyper part that gets to me. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322973982/" title="1_portland_chinese_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="1_portland_chinese_garden" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3852/15322973982_d9118ea42c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BUT, that said, I did find some scenes I really liked at Portland's <a href="http://www.lansugarden.org/" target="_blank">Lan Su Chinese Garden</a>. If I can just focus on a detail or two, put blinders on to strip away some of the drama, then I find some beautiful things that would be lovely to incorporate into a garden of my own. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who wouldn't love to have an amazing gate like this in one's garden? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One feature I couldn't get enough of are the mosaic pebble floors. I love the pattens and the way the plants and moss soften the edges. Apparently the pebbles act like an acupressure treatment to the feet if you take your shoes off. I found it pleasant but a tad bit painful too. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322971122/" title="3_stone_mosiac_paving by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_stone_mosiac_paving" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3926/15322971122_c3c151c750.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15300248406/" title="4_accupressure_stones by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_accupressure_stones" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3908/15300248406_7cf02a7d16.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136691618/" title="5_angular_pattern by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_angular_pattern" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2942/15136691618_05bb2e185f.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15320135721/" title="6_mosiac_paving_edge by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6_mosiac_paving_edge" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3869/15320135721_62815ac759.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136538409/" title="7_mosaic_rocks by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="7_mosaic_rocks" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5574/15136538409_b60d2a2084_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And the architecture I can take in bits and pieces. I asked the guy dusting the bridge how often they had to dust the scrollwork. "Every day" he said, somewhat mournfully I thought. He did add that it can be quite meditative though. Weeding I find meditative, dusting not so much. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15322961902/" title="8_layers_of_pattern by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_layers_of_pattern" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2942/15322961902_9ba7848419.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136572130/" title="9_carved_wood_panel by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9_carved_wood_panel" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/15136572130_1f1e6b5c07.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136533169/" title="11_bridge by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="11_bridge" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5574/15136533169_61fe60233a.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15300235616/" title="12_duster by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_duster" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/15300235616_53775bdd28.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Those rocks I can appreciate in small doses. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136730887/" title="13_stone_and_iris_confusa by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_stone_and_iris_confusa" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/15136730887_a51f26bd91_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The boat and lily pads were pretty charming. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Another moon gate. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some calmer textural layering here. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136724877/" title="16_layers_of_wall by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="16_layers_of_wall" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3912/15136724877_17dcbea6d0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And the garden had some neat plants too. <i>Impatiens omeiana</i> definitely likes Portland. They don't look that happy in Oakland. And this was a new pine to me - <i>Pinus bungeana</i> or Lacebark Pine. Love the camo look. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15136722857/" title="17_impatiens_omeiana by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="17_impatiens_omeiana" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3884/15136722857_19372cb5d8.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/15323267335/" title="18_camo_pine by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="18_camo_pine" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/15323267335_c7abe73ed9.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">OK, so there was plenty to like. I'd even go visit again. </span><br />
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<br />Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-46209099794875804282014-08-12T20:34:00.000-07:002014-08-13T07:40:51.381-07:002014 Garden Bloggers Fling - Portland, Oregon - Opening Ceremonies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We were warmly welcomed the evening prior to the start of the <a href="http://gardenbloggersfling.blogspot.com/p/2014-portland.html" target="_blank">2014 Garden Bloggers Fling</a> at the lovely and striking <a href="http://www.pomariusnursery.com/" target="_blank">Pomarius Nursery</a>. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780169991/" title="1_pomarius_nursery by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="1_pomarius_nursery" height="640" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/14780169991_966f4ca14f_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ignoring the delicious smells from coming from the Mexican food truck waiting to feed all of us bloggers, I rushed around checking out the plants. I loved the sophisticated foliage-heavy selection. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780953444/" title="3_nursery_tables by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_nursery_tables" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14780953444_11ab70d826_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some cool topiaries:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780161501/" title="4_cute_topiaries by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_cute_topiaries" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3859/14780161501_ca04cc911d_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This white trunked tree was overrun with a Kiwi vine, creating a pretty topical canopy. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596771667/" title="14_kiwi_tree by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="14_kiwi_tree" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3882/14596771667_d9a7896c59_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the greenhouse (that was transported from another location and rebuilt at the nursery) I found tender bulbs and succulents. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14782951702/" title="6_fountain_and_greenhouse by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6_fountain_and_greenhouse" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5587/14782951702_dd31b63bb9_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596656328/" title="7_haemanthus_humilis_hirsuta by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="7_haemanthus_humilis_hirsuta" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14596656328_c2cccc1540.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14782946212/" title="8_tiny_pineapples by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_tiny_pineapples" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/14782946212_45892ee41e.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596653378/" title="9_greenhouse_succulents by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9_greenhouse_succulents" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3881/14596653378_f12b640498_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pomarius seems to specialize in large size bonsai too.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780148371/" title="10_bonsai_1 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="10_bonsai_1" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/14780148371_fde821bef3.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780146411/" title="11_bonsai_2 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="11_bonsai_2" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14780146411_b779fb7fb8.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780932644/" title="12_bonsai_3 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_bonsai_3" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/14780932644_b45299f10d.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596579230/" title="13_bonsai_4 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_bonsai_4" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14596579230_0a38227432.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After filling my belly with tamales and beer, I took another loop through the nursery and began to notice some nice hardscape and garden element details. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596790657/" title="5_seat_and_spirals by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_seat_and_spirals" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/14596790657_69db65a2ca.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14783283585/" title="16_bee_knees by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="16_bee_knees" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/14783283585_ecf7aa6519.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14783314075/" title="2_pomarius_entry by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="2_pomarius_entry" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5556/14783314075_a7547c76af.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780918004/" title="18_nice_chunky_gate by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="18_nice_chunky_gate" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/14780918004_86d1088e70_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I like the not-so-waterproof mailbox and the way the nursery used landscape cloth to create black screening walls around the nursery. The black gives a dramatic, sophisticated backdrop to the plants.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596570160/" title="17_pomarius_mailbox by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="17_pomarius_mailbox" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/14596570160_d401bd5ba6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596575070/" title="15_landscape_cloth_screens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="15_landscape_cloth_screens" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/14596575070_214c107323.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beyond the main retail space were several bright and airy offices connected by raised boardwalks. I wish I could have an office here. The landscaping appeared to be well-arranged back stock from the nursery, an ever-changing garden view for the office workers.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14780914614/" title="19_boardwalk_sunken_gardens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="19_boardwalk_sunken_gardens" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3885/14780914614_6c79df0437_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596561030/" title="20_graphic_doorway by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="20_graphic_doorway" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/14596561030_a22cb16dfc.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596559110/" title="21_corrugated_metal_siding by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="21_corrugated_metal_siding" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14596559110_81017949e2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The sunken water gardens next to the boardwalks were particularly nice. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596596239/" title="22_sunken_gardens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="22_sunken_gardens" height="640" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2937/14596596239_249d218502_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely evening catching up with friends in a beautiful setting. Thanks for having us Pomarius!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14596616508/" title="23_garden_fairies by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="23_garden_fairies" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14596616508_7dcb06dee2_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>
Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-84632308249673607542014-07-23T15:49:00.001-07:002014-07-23T15:51:56.937-07:00Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling, Final Day, White Gate Inn<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If I ever get back to Asheville, and I hope I do, I would like to stay at the <a href="http://www.whitegate.net/" target="_blank">White Gate Inn</a>. The buildings are set into lush gardens that wind around the property creating lots of sitting areas and are full of interesting plants. The Inn is located in a beautiful neighborhood that invites strolling and further garden peeping. Plus, the Inn is supposedly <a href="http://www.whitegate.net/2011/11/hauntings-at-the-1889-whitegate-inn.html" target="_blank">haunted</a>. Cool!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nice details on that white gate:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14569697175/" title="4_white_gate_gate by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_white_gate_gate" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14569697175_2224b97b56.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14567985224/" title="5_griffin by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_griffin" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14567985224_34ff951be2.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14383052788/" title="12_autumn_moon_silver_dragon by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_autumn_moon_silver_dragon" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14383052788_c70747d6b7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14566304181/" title="13_sambucus_black by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_sambucus_black" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14566304181_f40e5bb1cb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And even before I read that the White Gate Inn was haunted, I totally felt the presence of something spooky in the greenhouse. Don't you see ghosts too? </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14568865042/" title="14_greenhouse_ghosts by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="14_greenhouse_ghosts" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3908/14568865042_fc618db3c7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'd personally stay out of the greenhouse at night...</span>Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-28376136025906447532014-06-30T22:37:00.000-07:002014-06-30T22:37:46.109-07:00Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling, Day 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Day 2 of the Asheville Fling started off at the lovely hillside garden of Peter and Jasmin Gentling. I began my wandering at the top of the hill looking down onto the main house. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The light through the trees beckoned me further up the hill into a bamboo grove. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14476061274/" title="2_filtered_light by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="2_filtered_light" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/14476061274_ecc39aab0c.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14473888081/" title="3_art_studio by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_art_studio" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5531/14473888081_b131abb379.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477259385/" title="4_garden_shed by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_garden_shed" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14477259385_bf67c785d0.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477258405/" title="5_bamboo_path by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_bamboo_path" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14477258405_6b4427741b.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Back down by the house the lawn provided some nice seating areas. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14473876861/" title="13_color_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_color_garden" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/14473876861_a2c13ff062_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14475952262/" title="15_reds_and_pinks by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="15_reds_and_pinks" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/14475952262_e7f8dc514e.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14497381233/" title="16_silvers by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="16_silvers" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14497381233_e12bf12002.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290796037/" title="17_pond by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="17_pond" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14290796037_44f81f9338.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14454144846/" title="18_back_deck by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="18_back_deck" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14454144846_56b43004cd.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And this guest house/propagation area was pretty interesting. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The vastness of the view from the house was surprising. It seemed to stretch on forever. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290790227/" title="23_biltmore_view by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="23_biltmore_view" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/14290790227_a09d8e7639_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14473867741/" title="24_biltmore_meadow by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="24_biltmore_meadow" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/14473867741_002a7fa080_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290654308/" title="25_biltmore_roof by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="25_biltmore_roof" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5158/14290654308_d6ff41f52c.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14454138206/" title="26_biltmore_blue_tail by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="26_biltmore_blue_tail" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3923/14454138206_90024fc1a4.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14475941492/" title="27_biltmore_front by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="27_biltmore_front" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/14475941492_556c3baa02.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14497370133/" title="28_biltmore_carriage_ramp by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="28_biltmore_carriage_ramp" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/14497370133_363eb4b1d4.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14475939602/" title="29_biltmore_and_mountains by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="29_biltmore_and_mountains" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3926/14475939602_e07c116af3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477234455/" title="30_biltmore_gardens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="30_biltmore_gardens" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14477234455_90f5605f62_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14476033594/" title="31_biltmore_bedding_scheme by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="31_biltmore_bedding_scheme" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14476033594_4dfe3b607d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14473860111/" title="32_biltmore_blue_bench by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="32_biltmore_blue_bench" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3862/14473860111_327aacaa18_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14476031494/" title="33_biltmore_white_bed by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="33_biltmore_white_bed" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14476031494_d9c9b1d0e7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477230475/" title="34_biltmore_pergola by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="34_biltmore_pergola" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14477230475_c57e00a49e.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14476029974/" title="35_pergola_detail by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="35_pergola_detail" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5575/14476029974_ba0bf7cce2.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14475933222/" title="36_biltmore_greenhouse by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="36_biltmore_greenhouse" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14475933222_738f9c52db.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477227525/" title="37_greenhouse_bench by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="37_greenhouse_bench" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5566/14477227525_dd39de96db.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477226665/" title="38_greenhouse_tables by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="38_greenhouse_tables" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/14477226665_e0c45d89ab.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14477225755/" title="39_succulent_birdbath by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="39_succulent_birdbath" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14477225755_19fc2eacbe.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14473852561/" title="40_greenhouse_plants by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="40_greenhouse_plants" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/14473852561_7fdba8c52b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290639308/" title="41_colorful_foliage by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="41_colorful_foliage" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3878/14290639308_660af9dd35_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm curious what this plant is - with succulent red stems, bluish leaves and living in the greenhouse. Looks like it might freeze in Northern California, but maybe not...</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290609340/" title="43_greenhouse_gardens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="43_greenhouse_gardens" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/14290609340_8e85f83550.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14476022214/" title="44_tropical_plantings_outside by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="44_tropical_plantings_outside" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14476022214_5d329e4239.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Back up near the house the wisteria walk must be lovely in bloom. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290636218/" title="45_wisteria_arbor by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="45_wisteria_arbor" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3859/14290636218_b93d4777af_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14290635578/" title="46_statues_and_fern_wall by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="46_statues_and_fern_wall" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/14290635578_3fbb12b7a6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/14454118646/" title="47_wisteria_walk by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="47_wisteria_walk" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5233/14454118646_a9949d0533.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm just going to interrupt my Asheville postings for a moment to show some images from the 2014 <a href="http://www.sfgardenshow.com/" target="_blank">San Francisco Flower and Garden Show</a>. The show had new owners this year so I didn't know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised. They managed to get the gardens into a more dramatic setting by pushing them closer together and controlling the background with plenty of black curtains. Previous years' gardens were too spread out and felt lost or had the mood spoiled by a concession sign blinking in the background. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some of the gardens were great, some not-so-great, and some were just plain weird. Gotta love the SF Flower and Garden Show!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The first garden to great you was swirling with succulents around a Captain Nemo-esque metal sailing vessel. Not meant for the open seas, more for the open road (a.ka. open desert a la Burning Man) the submarine-like vehicle was beautifully made with an interior cabin and upper deck. Created by , I would love to take a cruise in it. The surrounding gardens, by <a href="http://www.clearwaterdesigns.net/" target="_blank">Clearwater Design</a>, were well planned so that it looked as if the ship was hiding in a coral reef. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13567735584/" title="above_deck by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="above_deck" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/13567735584_b15845b368_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13567368845/" title="nemo_ship by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="nemo_ship" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2887/13567368845_dff6cf1365.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13567727544/" title="octopus_eye by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="octopus_eye" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/13567727544_bcbf456d28.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next door was a much more subtly dramatic garden by <a href="http://www.tflandscapes.com/" target="_blank">Terra Ferma Landscape</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Interesting linear planting scheme. It would be fun to try this in a garden and see how it grows over time. Might work... I'm not sure about the wine bottle paving though, especially with the concave ends. Seems like that would trap water and create lots of little mosquito factories. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573794463/" title="linear_planting by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="linear_planting" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3751/13573794463_830f7e982a.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573861683/" title="branchy_globe by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="branchy_globe" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/13573861683_f774e438cf.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13574123734/" title="globe_pathway by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="globe_pathway" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/13574123734_f455f71862.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573757125/" title="fountain_and_bottle_paving by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="fountain_and_bottle_paving" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3785/13573757125_60c30a4e6f.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Looking at the illuminated sheets of white glass in the center of the display brought visions to mind of that trio of villains from Superman, Zod and company, dressed in black vinyl, all aggressive and 80's looking. They were all stuck in a similar flat prism, banished from their home. Kind of made me afraid to walk into this garden for fear I'd get trapped in one of the prisms, my face pressed to the glass looking out, silently screaming and spinning through outer space. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, turns out this garden, created by students of <a href="http://www.academyart.edu/" target="_blank">The Academy of Art</a>, and was symbolically based on land use surrounding Market Street in San Francisco and honestly, this garden has the nightmarish feel of what it might be like to try to create a garden on the real Market Street - harsh and aggressive with things lurking in the shadows. (Although I do hear that Market is looking much better these days.)</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573679895/" title="urban_mixology by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="urban_mixology" height="427" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/13573679895_88938e491d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway, on to the next garden. This garden is by the students of <a href="http://www.asu.edu/" target="_blank">Arizona State University</a> and I have to say they always seem to do something interesting. I like some of the construction elements this year. The repeating slats of the green fence really created an energy and while the shape of the end piece might be a bit awkward looking at it straight on, the backside of the fence was really dramatic. Plus they had chairs made out of propane tanks that were surprisingly comfortable to sit in. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573748025/" title="green_fence_and_screen by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="green_fence_and_screen" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/13573748025_13cfe2ac74.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573688265/" title="slat_fence by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="slat_fence" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/13573688265_875b9fa34e.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573714875/" title="nice_backside by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="nice_backside" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/13573714875_6301baaea6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573760603/" title="propane_tank_chair by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="propane_tank_chair" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/13573760603_7f8886523d.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And now I'm going to have to find a client that will let me paint their fence a gradient of red-orange-yellow. This fence in the display really made the garden come alive. The plants looked fabulous against it. The horizontal construction looks pretty cool but I have to put on my party pooper hat now and point out that this fence would rot in no time outdoors since any water would pool up on the wide flat surfaces. They also had charred wood fencing that was a lovely rich textural black. But the torching process sounds a little too labor intensive for me though. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13574072334/" title="red_hot_fence by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="red_hot_fence" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/13574072334_5bc4551b14_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Sanctuary Steppes" by <a href="http://www.gardenhortica.com/" target="_blank">Garden Hortica</a> and <a href="http://healingspiritplants.com/" target="_blank">Healing Spirit Plants</a> created a lovely landscape of edible, medicinal and useful plants. I give them the award for best use of the black curtain backdrop - their white birch and white stones really popped against the black. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573759865/" title="edible_and_useful_plants by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="edible_and_useful_plants" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/13573759865_dd67b27195.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573753893/" title="rocks_and_birches by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="rocks_and_birches" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/13573753893_8ddc5083b6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13574067854/" title="rocks_and_grasses by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="rocks_and_grasses" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/13574067854_217655caf6.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573665025/" title="yurt_window by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="yurt_window" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2836/13573665025_b8421b2c95.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beuno Luna's garden would win the award for garden I'd most like to have in my own backyard. With nice hardscape and a realistic plant palette, it was calming and down to earth. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This garden used water totes to create a water storage system that not only caught the run off from the roof but supported the roof as well. Beneath the patio were additional water storage tanks that the rain could percolate down into. My only problem with the set up would be that I imagine one would have to scrub out the storage totes every now and then but if they are actively supporting the overhead structure there is no way to access them for cleaning. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573808325/" title="bamboo_circus by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="bamboo_circus" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/13573808325_ac70313950_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And it seemed very wasteful with water splashing all about. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573670105/" title="water_waster_wheel by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="water_waster_wheel" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/13573670105_c78a4c7eed.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573740775/" title="hawaii_not_california by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="hawaii_not_california" height="427" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/13573740775_609a5ceb22_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next garden made me wonder if the creators had conceived the concept during an acid flashback. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573683245/" title="trippy_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="trippy_garden" height="427" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5582/13573683245_5fd35b2a00_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And what's with the dragons popping up in the show gardens? I remember a <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2012/04/sothe-san-francisco-flower-and-garden.html" target="_blank">very pet-able one</a> from a couple of years ago. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573745545/" title="halucinations by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="halucinations" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/13573745545_801416314c.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/13573819713/" title="dragons_in_space by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="dragons_in_space" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/13573819713_20da0c994a.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So there you have it. There certainly were more entertaining gardens this year. Some well made some not so much. But you got to love the theatrics! Even if they have no basis in the reality of gardening. You just have to hope the average attendee knows the difference. </span><br />
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-33545777274369685372014-03-26T08:38:00.003-07:002014-03-26T08:38:32.012-07:002012 Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling - Day 1, afternoon<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After our <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/03/2012-asheville-garden-bloggers-fling.html" target="_blank">morning community gardens</a> and our <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/03/2012-asheville-garden-bloggers-fling_25.html" target="_blank">eclectic mid-day gardens</a>, we spent the afternoon strolling around the <a href="http://www.ncarboretum.org/" target="_blank">North Carolina Arboretum</a>. I was in need of some quiet time by this point so I headed off for a stroll in the woods by myself. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918736583/" title="8_wooded_walk by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_wooded_walk" height="427" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/12918736583_f0a7058b78_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918719613/" title="12_north_carolina_view by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_north_carolina_view" height="427" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/12918719613_39beb4682d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After a while I stumbled upon the bonsai collection and enjoyed the woods in miniature. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12919028894/" title="13_miniature_woods by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_miniature_woods" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/12919028894_629a331387_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Looping back to the entrance of the arboretum, I passed by some interesting plants:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918707063/" title="16_polemonium_hydrangea_combo by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="16_polemonium_hydrangea_combo" height="427" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3751/12918707063_65e8d228b7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12919012964/" title="18_sea_shell_flowers by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="18_sea_shell_flowers" height="500" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/12919012964_4c33a90019.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12919010944/" title="19_kalmia_latifolia by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="19_kalmia_latifolia" height="500" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2822/12919010944_ce0fd07743.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12919008464/" title="20_echinacea_pallida by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="20_echinacea_pallida" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/12919008464_d752397965.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918591905/" title="21_pleached_trees by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="21_pleached_trees" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/12918591905_5c3b1744c1.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918999424/" title="23_controlled_view by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="23_controlled_view" height="500" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/12918999424_89bbac28dd.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918996254/" title="24_rafters by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="24_rafters" height="500" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2865/12918996254_0fa5d39783.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918579085/" title="25_potting_bench by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="25_potting_bench" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/12918579085_522da57cd5.jpg" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918576525/" title="26_wall_hanging by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="26_wall_hanging" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/12918576525_2925e72aff.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-17178003618602309692014-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:002014-03-25T18:04:05.885-07:002012 Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling - Day 1, mid-day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After the creative recycling exuberance of the <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2014/03/2012-asheville-garden-bloggers-fling.html" target="_blank">morning gardens</a> on our tour, we headed over to the mellow kitchen garden at <a href="http://sunnypointcafe.com/" target="_blank">Sunny Point Cafe</a>. With an enviable sizable plot next to the restaurant, Sunny Point Cafe is able to grow much of its produce steps away from the kitchen. Can't get much fresher than that. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12365970995/" title="5_entry_gardens by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_entry_gardens" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/12365970995_7c43b79405.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12366137423/" title="6_creepy_scarecrow by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6_creepy_scarecrow" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/12366137423_d1d77a4042.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12366410004/" title="8_coffee_mug_planters by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8_coffee_mug_planters" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/12366410004_1f52b695e8.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12366407444/" title="9_ampelopsis_brevipedunculata_variegata by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9_ampelopsis_brevipedunculata_variegata" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/12366407444_8c241d1c2f.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545145645/" title="2_fence by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="2_fence" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/12545145645_5564bae657.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545142725/" title="3_listen_to_the_light by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_listen_to_the_light" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/12545142725_3a4abe02d5.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545291283/" title="4_gear_railing by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_gear_railing" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/12545291283_210f5c31c5.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545136755/" title="5_gear_sculpture by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_gear_sculpture" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/12545136755_99702f683c.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545240683/" title="17_house_detail by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="17_house_detail" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/12545240683_a59a588050.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12545233273/" title="20_shady_garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="20_shady_garden" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3807/12545233273_d76314e92e.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of the owners of Womboldtopia, Ricki Pierce, aka <a href="http://www.rockpirate.com/" target="_blank">"The Rock Pirate"</a> - is an obvious virtuoso of rock placement and stone masonry. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure who convinced <a href="http://gardeningwithconfidence.com/blog/" target="_blank">Helen Yoest</a> and myself to pose on the Rock Pirate truck but I was obviously into it. And we hadn't even had drinks yet. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For lunch we headed over to <a href="http://www.curvestudiosnc.com/" target="_blank">Curve Studios</a>, a set of warehouses transformed into wonderful gallery spaces and surrounded by beautiful gardens. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12918661495/" title="1_curve by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="1_curve" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3749/12918661495_87ff36c565_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely place for lunch! Next we headed over for a pleasant stroll at the North Carolina Arboretum. I'll save those photos for the next post!</span></div>
Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-19606617568736883892014-03-10T10:26:00.000-07:002014-03-25T18:08:15.025-07:002012 Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling - Day 1, morning<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh hey. What's up? It's been awhile. Hope you all have been well. Me? Oh, well the last couple of years have been kind of crazy. We sold our house, bought a new one. I've been growing my garden design business like mad, raising a kid, raising a dog. And in my spare time last year I was working with a great team, organizing the <a href="http://gardenbloggersfling.blogspot.com/p/2013-san-francisco.html" target="_blank">San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling</a>. It's all been a lot of fun but I haven't had much time to share things on this blog. I've been posting a lot on <a href="http://instagram.com/floradoragardens" target="_blank">my Instagram feed</a> but camera phone photos are terrible and I miss my big girl camera. It's time to haul that DSL monster out again and start sharing photos of my new garden, not to mention all the other fun plant-y places I go. But first things first - I'm an orderly person and I feel the need to pick up where I left off - Asheville. Right after I got back from the <a href="http://gardenbloggersfling.blogspot.com/p/2012-asheville.html" target="_blank">Asheville Garden Bloggers Fling</a> things went coo-coo for cocoa puffs so I never got to post any photos from my visit there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So, let's take a trip back in time...the year was 2012 and we'd just exited the bus for our first tour, Christopher Mello's garden. Now it was my understanding that this was not only Christopher's garden but also a site that hosted gatherings and creative events for youths. It was certainly a very playful garden - not only all the Tonka trucks but the playful color combos in the plantings, the recycled bits of rusty machinery and all the vibrant bottle trees.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353860324/" title="5blue_bottle_tree by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5blue_bottle_tree" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/12353860324_502660c7be_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353403325/" title="6steel_shard_ball by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6steel_shard_ball" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/12353403325_058e518ac0.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353400715/" title="7rusty_planter by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="7rusty_planter" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/12353400715_f99a6e02f0.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353852894/" title="8terra_cotta_pathway by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="8terra_cotta_pathway" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3826/12353852894_3a497dda20.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353851474/" title="9ring_toss_tree by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9ring_toss_tree" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3722/12353851474_f85d66d1ae.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353564963/" title="12mello_blue_poppy by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12mello_blue_poppy" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/12353564963_9622bea073.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353843134/" title="13purple_leaf_peach by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13purple_leaf_peach" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3765/12353843134_26a60e1064.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353384945/" title="14purple_foliage by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="14purple_foliage" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/12353384945_f1583fbbae.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353382095/" title="15shovel_border by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="15shovel_border" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2842/12353382095_ecccc94fdb.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353546623/" title="20blue_bottle_maple by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="20blue_bottle_maple" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5540/12353546623_398b20ef40.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353366215/" title="21hulu_hoops by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="21hulu_hoops" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/12353366215_3396ce4a67.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353540863/" title="22lots_of_treasures by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="22lots_of_treasures" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/12353540863_8aed9347bd_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12353814484/" title="23_plants_art by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="23_plants_art" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3744/12353814484_04e8fce554_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355772125/" title="2river_of_plastic by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="2river_of_plastic" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/12355772125_d1cdeb6a85_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12356211974/" title="3_bee_crossing by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="3_bee_crossing" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/12356211974_49112eecb4.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355766425/" title="4_decorations by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="4_decorations" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/12355766425_31aa05dc46.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355931903/" title="5_airplane_shrine by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="5_airplane_shrine" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/12355931903_b208b64c42.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355929773/" title="6_dolls by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="6_dolls" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/12355929773_a7bc23b460.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12356197614/" title="9_earth_oven by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="9_earth_oven" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/12356197614_a155f6e087.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355919923/" title="10_strange_assortment by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="10_strange_assortment" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/12355919923_c1e51efb95.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12356193604/" title="11_car_cross by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="11_car_cross" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/12356193604_8a6434a55b.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355747115/" title="12_car_cross by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="12_car_cross" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/12355747115_56c9179d30.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/12355744885/" title="13_mystic_dreams by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img alt="13_mystic_dreams" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/12355744885_1848b1cce8_z.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">The front garden has groves of Arbutus 'Marina' which are underplanted with swaths of mounding grasses. Apparently they have had trouble with dieback on some of the Arbutus 'Marina'. It is a hybrid tree with one of its parents being the notoriously hard-to-grow Arbutus menziesii, from which it gets its pretty red peeling bark. Arbutus 'Marina' is a good bit easier to grow than A. menziesii, but I guess it still can have issues from time to time. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">Check out these fantastically gorgeous front doors. Also in the front entry is an insectary from <a href="http://floragrubb.com/florasblog/?p=1114">Flora Grubb</a>. I'm curious about how these expensive bug houses will age. How long will they look good? Will the owners still keep them around as the bugs that they were made for inhabit them? They will inevitable look unkempt with cobwebs and broken down organic material as the bugs start to use them as homes. I kind of doubt people will want them next to their front doors then. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">The path continues around the side of the house. I like the way the red in the stone picks up the red bark of the tree trunks. The plantings are a study in muted simplicity. I love gardens that use a subtle color palette. I find it very relaxing, with the interest and excitement found in the combining of textures and shapes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">The back patio is surrounded by the well-known curving concrete bench. In addition to the relaxing plant palette, the slowly overflowing water basin gives a sense of peacefulness to the space. I love the crunch of gravel underfoot, which naturally slows one down as well. The resin table and bench add a nice pop of color. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">A nice transition from the house leads one to the simple rectangular pool. I love the detailing, especially how the spa fits into the shape of the pool. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: large;">Past the outdoor kitchen is the attractively screened utility area. Walking around the other side of the house leads you under a beautifully branching oak to complete the garden tour. A very lovely garden, I was so glad to get to see it in person. </span><br />
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Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-81006959542840287542012-04-02T12:34:00.002-07:002012-04-02T13:25:31.626-07:00So...The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Sigh. Was it just me this year? I felt totally unengaged. Unispired. Uninterested. Don't get me wrong, there were some interesting moments. I'll show those in a bit. But overall it was boring. Not even silly enough to poke fun it. SAFE. Safe and boring. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I suppose the most interesting garden this year was John Greenlee's crazy grass jungle. It certainly was the most fun to walk through. And it certainly wasn't sticking to a "safe" and expected planting palette. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883695112/" title="Greenlee garden1 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/6883695112_3389340f5f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Greenlee garden1" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883692744/" title="Greenlee garden2 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6103/6883692744_cfbb7d22a8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Greenlee garden2" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029789313/" title="Greenlee pathway by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6234/7029789313_823f901848.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Greenlee pathway" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">The garden had some neat details like the stone lighting, as well as Marcia Donahue's fantastic ceramics. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883690570/" title="Donahue sculptures by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6032/6883690570_582b1af9d5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Donahue sculptures" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029787063/" title="Greenlee light by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6226/7029787063_66735f69c6.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Greenlee light" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883684332/" title="kniphofia by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/6883684332_1ba89c0ace.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="kniphofia" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883682318/" title="Greenlee jungle by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/6883682318_c829e520cb.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Greenlee jungle" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883680444/" title="Greenlee textures by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6883680444_6e6f1770c7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Greenlee textures" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Now, I just hate to say this, but if this was my garden, I'd be afraid my neighbors would show up with lawn mowers in the middle of the night. With the complete dominance of fine-textured grasses it just felt a bit weedy. There I said it. I don't think most home owners are ready for this look. I'm not. I still need a bit more woody plants and bold textures to be comfortable. But if one of my neighbors wants to have a garden like this, I promise not to bring the lawn mower by. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I'm not quite sure what to make of this garden. The central structure reminds me of an art nouveau time transporter that's spent too much time at the craft store. But they did have a giant gold dragon! And lord knows, I can't pass by a giant gold dragon without getting my picture taken with it. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029778547/" title="time transporter by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/7029778547_0ed46545cb.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="time transporter" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883676522/" title="giant gold dragon by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6883676522_ae79989f51.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="giant gold dragon" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">This garden was quite nice. It had interesting plants combos - I liked the silver/black and bronzy/gold palettes and the use of those housing studs (I think that is what they were?) as fencing was very nice. And the columns of vertical plants was a nice twist on the typical one-dimensional features. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883675066/" title="construction framing and chondropetalum by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6042/6883675066_1d40a90125.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="construction framing and chondropetalum" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883672804/" title="monocromatic plantings by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6883672804_e35c3dcb99.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="monocromatic plantings" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029771153/" title="vertical garden pillars by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7029771153_476891e8d6.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="vertical garden pillars" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029769389/" title="Dan meets his twin by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7029769389_c4a237cff9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Dan meets his twin" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">A garden for those with a Cinderella complex:</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029767283/" title="cinderella complex by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6237/7029767283_67424af0c1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="cinderella complex" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I did find the colors in this garden interesting. The sherbet pink and dreamsicle orange would be great in fun girly, girl garden. Just would have to find some plants in those colors that could actually survive outside. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029765119/" title="orange and pink by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/7029765119_01a0f6fc60.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="orange and pink" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">This is a great wall, but wasn't it there last year? </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883662006/" title="rock wall2 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6093/6883662006_868593e0f3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="rock wall2" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/7029759777/" title="rock wall, steps by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7029759777_32f3894b64.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="rock wall, steps" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883657876/" title="cute rock stools by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/6883657876_9e2d44c512.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="cute rock stools" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">So that's what I noticed at the show. I guess there were a few things to poke fun at. All I can say is, even if some are a bit silly and over-the-top, at least they are better than a boring bed of azaleas, no? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6883663644/" title="azaleas everywhere by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6883663644_c93cfa66c8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="azaleas everywhere" /></a></div>Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-32585175418333085072012-03-16T10:14:00.003-07:002012-03-16T10:49:01.610-07:00A few more images from Cornerstone, Sonoma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">You can find my previous post on Cornerstone <a href="http://floradoragardens.blogspot.com/2012/02/cornerstone-gardens-sonoma.html">here</a>. I'm going to keep this short and sweet so click on the image if you would like more information about the designer. I tried to list a credit whenever I had the info. 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893238537/" title="composting fences by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6893238537_087ceb1517.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="composting fences" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893322319/" title="willow allee by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6893322319_cf785522fb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="willow allee" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893247313/" title="greys and chartreuse by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6893247313_1d4eab5390.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="greys and chartreuse" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893232943/" title="wishing pergola by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img 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src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3502/4019558373_1fc59158f7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Future Feast in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020316538/" title="Future Feast in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2659/4020316538_a119250ddb.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Future Feast in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019576229/" title="Stone's Throw by Land 1 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2452/4019576229_c302c4c851.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Stone's Throw by Land 1" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019428625/" title="A Garden of Mouthings by Shirley Watts by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2698/4019428625_d4b5974dfa.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="A Garden of Mouthings by Shirley Watts" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020227938/" title="Climate Change Garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2790/4020227938_0cf5820d2b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Climate Change Garden " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">And the wildest of them all:</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018070753/" title="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2672/4018070753_e6b63165c6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018069953/" title="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2516/4018069953_67c41df2e5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018069267/" title="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2682/4018069267_434099b3b0.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="The Hermit's Garden by Kate and Ben Frey" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">You can check out more photos from Cornerstone on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/sets/72157629362237755/with/4018069267/">Flickr site</a>.<br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458284882406866310.post-18265533500095440892012-02-17T09:53:00.001-08:002012-02-19T15:52:14.967-08:00Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">My family and I go out to Cornerstone every now and then and I was surprised to realize I had not ever done a post on the place before. Cornerstone consists of a large space divided into individual gardens designed by many amazing garden designers. There are also great stores, a restaraunt and event spaces at Cornerstone. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">We always enjoy going for a bite to eat, a stroll through the gardens and taking a look through the wonderful retail spaces. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I've taken photos on several occasions over the years, some gardens have come and gone - which is great, there is always something new to see there. I'll try to provide as much information about the garden designers as I can but I'm afraid some I didn't get the name on. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">One of my favorite gardens is <i>Garden Play</i> by Topher Delaney. Definitely an apt name. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893346141/" title="blue courtyard by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6893346141_d5f38a6d0c.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="blue courtyard" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019474553/" title="Garden Play by Topher Delaney by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2791/4019474553_13a08ee10b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Garden Play by Topher Delaney" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893336151/" title="brich and blue backdrop by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6893336151_5db486fcf7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="brich and blue backdrop" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893342309/" title="moveable rope balls by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6893342309_d82b48bec5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="moveable rope balls" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893338503/" title="balancing balls by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6893338503_bddaf2673f.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="balancing balls" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Nearby is <i>Rise</i> by Planet Horticulture with takes the award for best use of corrugated drainpipe ever. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020293800/" title="Rise by Planet Horticulture by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2496/4020293800_fec4803055.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Rise by Planet Horticulture" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893324623/" title="corrugated tunnel by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6893324623_4393b11a28.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="corrugated tunnel" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019535061/" title="Rise by Planet Horticulture by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2619/4019535061_6b354063e2.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Rise by Planet Horticulture" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019532215/" title="Rise by Planet Horticulture by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2645/4019532215_3d86921291.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Rise by Planet Horticulture" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">We always enjoy <i>The Children's Garden</i> by MIG. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893301565/" title="kids garden pavilion by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6893301565_084da5df65.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="kids garden pavilion" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893296699/" title="kids garden hut by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6893296699_986e358a3f.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="kids garden hut" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893299065/" title="parker on bench by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6893299065_8c8ab82af8.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="parker on bench" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020231314/" title="Children's Garden by MIG by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2616/4020231314_a47574828f.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Children's Garden by MIG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893293979/" title="birdboxes by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6893293979_5683c006be.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="birdboxes" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">I love the plantings in <i>Transcendence</i> by Delmar McComb and Peter Hanson. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4019472863/" title="Transcendence by Delmar McComb and Peter Hanson by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3507/4019472863_61d92f98f1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Transcendence by Delmar McComb and Peter Hanson" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893311905/" title="great plantings in this garden by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6893311905_3cd45af396.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="great plantings in this garden" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893308277/" title="phlomis aurea with euphorbia blackbird by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6893308277_0619bc5032.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="phlomis aurea with euphorbia blackbird" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893305245/" title="stone, gravel, grey plants by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6893305245_342e923285.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="stone, gravel, grey plants" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Scattered around are lots of sculptures, most of which I wish I could take home. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893351991/" title="steel loops by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6893351991_f9d930bcfb.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="steel loops" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020646867/" title="Below Above by Stephen Glassman by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2479/4020646867_611ff51e19.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Below Above by Stephen Glassman" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020649925/" title="Below Above by Stephen Glassman by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2634/4020649925_1c57da6154.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Below Above by Stephen Glassman" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020331170/" title="Blue Tree by Claude Cormier by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2803/4020331170_be8e2a10b1.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Blue Tree by Claude Cormier" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4020337706/" title="these are great. by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2726/4020337706_ba0b2bc30c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="these are great." /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893349319/" title="steel ball by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6893349319_216bf52000.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="steel ball" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893290691/" title="backbone by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6893290691_ec243075a7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="backbone" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">In the retail section sculptures/purchasable items abound as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893284559/" title="cornerstone stores by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6893284559_6fcf20e7de.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="cornerstone stores" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018052525/" title="Renewal by Gary Ratway and Mike Lucas by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2566/4018052525_d07aa71618.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Renewal by Gary Ratway and Mike Lucas" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893260795/" title="more stores by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6893260795_c495e6675f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="more stores" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893264411/" title="mosaic rocket by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6893264411_eb6cac8a65.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="mosaic rocket" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893275427/" title="artefact container by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6893275427_28f72fb328.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="artefact container" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/6893272165/" title="artefact back 40 by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6893272165_5bd0845d08.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="artefact back 40" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018813866/" title="love this by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3516/4018813866_d91a3ec8c2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="love this" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyjayparker/4018813034/" title="hey baby by kelly_k, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2693/4018813034_4d058eeccd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="hey baby" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, I'm running out of room so I think I'll post the rest of the gardens next time. More to come...</div>Floradorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697781017732104659noreply@blogger.com7