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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day– Oh, My!

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 / C A M

Darlings, it is beautiful here in our little paradise!

Enjoy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day from May Dreams Gardens. Thanks to Carol!

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13 thoughts on “Garden Bloggers Bloom Day– Oh, My!”

  1. Dee Nash (@reddirtramblin)
    March 23, 2012 at 9:13 am

    It is so beautiful there Curtiss Ann. My oh my don’t the azaleas love the south, and your rose, she is a beauty too. I’m going to buy a couple of Zephirines to replace the one I lost. I have just the spot for them. Hugs.~~Dee

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    • CurtissAnn
      March 23, 2012 at 11:43 am

      Honey, I have killed or maimed the azaleas I’ve bought since moving here. Today bought the native variety in hopes they can survive me. At least we are getting rain! My Zephirine went over in a windstorm but made it through.

      Miss you. Xxxoo CurtissAnn

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  2. Greggo
    March 18, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Nice azaleas, you must have aciidic soils or the previous owners added peat moss. Nice blooms.

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    • CurtissAnn
      March 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      Very acid soil here on the Gulf Coast. Azaleas are native.

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  3. Jenny
    March 16, 2012 at 11:12 am

    Beautiful azalea blooms and that is something we cannot have in Austin-except with a lot of pampering. Don’t you just love Zepherine droiun. Her fragrance is amazing. My husband will go out there every day and smell a rose. One thing we have noticed though is that by late afternoon her fragrance has diminished. It would be interesting to know if the same is true for you too. I love the pink oxalis too although it is not rampant in my garden as it is in some. Happy boom day.

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  4. Rich
    March 16, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Beautiful azaleas! What’s that growing behind them along the fence? I need to screen some rental houses down the street, and am trying to learn about good hedging shrubs.

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    • CurtissAnn
      March 16, 2012 at 10:20 am

      Those bushes in the photo behind the azaleas are ligustrum. The big old variety, sorry, don’t know botanical. Ligustrum is planted as a hedge all around the back yard, and it is a wonderful screen, makes like a little secret garden. You can see a photo of one side of our hedge in this post: https://curtissannmatlock.com/2011/04/15/yes-ligustrum-joy/

      Those particular bushes the previous owners cut down to the ground, in order to put in the privacy fencing along the extended carport-garage. They have come back that far in the three years we’ve lived here–well, really further, because we trimmed them earlier this year. I’ve learned a lot more about trimming, so I’m trimming them again. 🙂

      Most people consider ligustrum a ‘trash tree’, but not me! I adore them! They will flower around June and produce the most wonderful fragrance, for those of us who have appreciation. I don’t know if you can grow them in Western NC, however, in my hometown of Elizabeth City, NC, near the coast, they grew. I remember the scent from childhood, when walking in my grandmother’s neighborhood. They also grew on the Oklahoma plain, where I lived many years.

      Thanks for stopping by. CurtissAnn

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      • Rich
        March 16, 2012 at 12:33 pm

        Thank you, ma’am. Evidently they do fine with full sun, so I must find a nursery around here that has some.

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  5. Leslie
    March 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    So many beautiful blooms…I love your azaleas! I have killed my quota and am not willing to fuss as much as they require to be happy here…but they are so stunning in your garden!

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    • CurtissAnn
      March 15, 2012 at 5:49 pm

      Leslie, I have killed my quota, too! The vibrant ones in photos were planted by previous owners, well established. I’ve a new rule: any new azaleas I plant have to be native variety.

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  6. Barbara Hope
    March 15, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks for sharing your beautiful flowers.

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  7. rosa
    March 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    Oh my Curtiss Ann!
    it is beautiful! Nothing growing out side in my garden yet. We still have snow on the ground. But there is an abundance growing under lights in the basement. I can hardly wait for the new garden season. 🙂

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  8. Nell Jean
    March 15, 2012 at 8:12 am

    All my favorites and more!

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