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Color has arrived, hydrangeas putting on a show!

Lilysmom — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:13:31 GMT

This is my favorite time of year in the garden. Almost everything is in bloom, the worst of the garden work is done and now we can enjoy the beautiful show the perennials, grasses, hydrangeas and trees put on.

No more projects this year!!!

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Thank you to everyone here for sharing their photos, suggestions and advice. A good gardener is one who shares plants, information and friendship. LM

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debcakes — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:04:56 GMT

Beautiful garden. Looks like you put in quite a bit of work.

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goldensrbest — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:48:11 GMT

All your gardens are so pretty,and i love all the extra's you add to it, where do you buy all those at? You are really so talented,maybe you should open up a design business.

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mousiegirl — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:52:41 GMT

@Lilysmom Color indeed, wonderful! I wish I could say we can sit back and enjoy, but we still have our noses to the ground preparing new beds.

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jlkz — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:39:36 GMT

Great pictures...lots of work underlie them all.

One type of hosta in my yard is looking pretty ratty about now. The other type is still gorgeous.

My hydrangeas have two or three flower heads and an army of leaves. Last year they bloomed quite late. I dried loads of them for a friend who was making a huge arrangement for her home.

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Allegheny — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:25:03 GMT

@Lilysmom

Garden of Eden for sure.

It amazes me how you have everything blooming at one time.

My poppies were done two months ago, as well as the astilbe. Most of the daylilies finished up two weeks ago. Hosta is almost done. Hibiscus haven't started yet. The hygrandea tree is in full flower now, it is my longest bloomer. And I have a squash that is prolifically blooming but not forming any fruit, but at least I got color.

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Lilysmom — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 09:59:11 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
All your gardens are so pretty,and i love all the extra's you add to it, where do you buy all those at? You are really so talented,maybe you should open up a design business.

@goldensrbest, I pick pieces up here and there. I make some but I buy most of them. We have a very lively art community here in Nova Scotia. LM

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Lilysmom — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:00:30 GMT

@mousiegirl, you can always find something to do in the garden as you know! I wish you were here somImcould share with you!

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Lilysmom — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:02:27 GMT

@jlkz, I haven't dried hydrangeas for a long time. They are very pretty aren't they? I almost never take flowers in but maybe I should try that this year. LM

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Lilysmom — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:03:40 GMT

@Allegheny, the hydrangeas are my favorite. They last so long. LM

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mousiegirl — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 16:15:20 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@jlkz, I haven't dried hydrangeas for a long time. They are very pretty aren't they? I almost never take flowers in but maybe I should try that this year. LM

@Lilysmom They dry themselves, so no problem. Philip, from Cottage Farms, said that he puts hairspray on them to keep them from shedding, so I will try this soon, as I bring them in every year, and still have some in vases going on two years now.

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qvcfreak — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:25:08 GMT

Your yard is beautiful, every attention to detail. Thank for sharing a little bit of you with us. Just gorgeous.

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Snicks1 — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:39:51 GMT

Just beautiful.

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jackthebear — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:43:02 GMT

thats lovely

you must have no deer or a deer fence

We have had no hydrangea here at all in my area, wonder why

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Lilysmom — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:16:22 GMT

@Snicks1 wrote:
Just beautiful.

@Snicks1, thank you! I will keep going until I don't enjoy it. For now, I am happy to putter around and do something most every day. Love this time of year! LM

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Lilysmom — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:20:39 GMT

@jackthebear, the hydrangeas are my favorite. When they bloom, I slow down for the season. Everything is out now. It must make you mad about the deer. My defense is my Labrador retriever.

We usually take a trip in late September. My neighbors tell us that they see the white tails of the deer heading for our yard. DH has many apple trees. They clean us out every year. They seem to know the minute the dog is gone. LM

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goldensrbest — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 21:55:12 GMT

@Lilysmom, so you live in nova scotia, your gardens are just beautiful, you need to get a duck tollar for a sister or brother to your lab.

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Lilysmom — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:01:42 GMT

@goldensrbest, the duck tollers are nice looking dogs. I hear they are hyper. My Lab is chocolate. It took her four years to settle out. Quite a surprise to me after having a very placid yellow Lab. She is 9 now so that is all over thank heavens! LM

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goldensrbest — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:04:12 GMT

I know what you mean ,we had a choc. lab, she was my hubands dog, i have goldens, we took a trip years ago to nova scotia, on a ship that left from bar harbour.I have been interested in the tollars, in the past pretty dogs, my little red golden is about their size.

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alicedee — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:12:45 GMT

Gorgeous! You could charge admission for people to walk through and enjoy!