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Rose campion

9:19 AM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

The vibrant magenta color of rose campion which has spread to practically every corner of my back garden is just beautiful beyond words. Rose campion is among one of the flowering plants that are totally carefree and can be very......

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Astilbes

9:59 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

My astilbes were planted about 20 years ago. The ones with white and red flowers have been growing and expanding in the front yard that received full sun. The ones with pink flowers are in the back garden with partial......

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'Blue Buttefly' Delphinium

6:31 AM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There are more than 300 species of delphinium, a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The main flower stems are erect and varied in size. The flowers come in many colors (blue, purple, pink, white). The blooming......

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Clematis, a climbing plant

6:30 PM Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Clematis was among the list of my 'must have' flowering plants when I started gardening in 1988. 6/25/09 I believe every garden should have a clematis. I planted one with maroon color flowers along my back fence that gave me......

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A gardener's reflection on a rainy day

3:32 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

"Tell me what you think of the weather and I'll tell you what I think of you." These are the lines that have embedded in my brain for more than 30 years. I came across that saying in some......

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Canterbury Bluebells, Campanula persicifolio

4:40 PM Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Campanula have always been among my garden's flowers, right from the beginning. 2005 The two small plants I started some 20 years ago have multiplied into countless generations of offspring. 2006 I transplanted some to my backyard years ago......

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Stock flowers, Metthiola incana

10:59 PM Sun, Jun 21, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

For whatever reasons, Stock flowers are not well known or frequently seen in our area or in my East Side neighborhood. Metthiola got its name from AN Italian botanist, Pietro Andrea Mettioli (1500-1577). June 2004 Stock flowers are actually......

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