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I started this blog to get to know other gardeners and track my own garden's progrss. It is a wonderful way to honor the stewardship I have over my plot of ground I have been blessed with. Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Our Entry Area


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I love to do the pots in this area. Every year it is a different color combination.
Last year it was purple, pink and white so this year it is a total new look

Entry Theme - Oriental Garden Mostly Shade/Partial Shade/One Corner is Sun
Colors 2010 -Burgandy Lime Coral
Plants for Pots -Potato Vine - Lime, Lobelia - White, Ivy Geranium - Burgandy,
Coleous Red and Lime, Impatiens - Burgandy & Coral Pink, Begonia - Burgandy
Still need to get some Coral Diacsia (? on spelling on that one!)
I have 3 more pots to get some little plants for.
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This is the area from the front door looking out
I love watching things grow up and fill in here. This is the blue pot at the side of the above pix it needs some coral Diascia. I love this lime potato vine. It is amazing with the burgancy coleous and other flowers in this wonderful blue pot. Same area - looking in from the driveway entrance area. These are the cluster of pots at the base of the tree. There are a couple I still need to fill with plants.
To the left of this cluster is another pot with a begonia in it, just behind the lime bleeding heart. Don't you love the lime!
I will show pictures through the summer as these things grow. I love the lime, I have a couple of lime coral bells I am nursing back to life in this same area and I will show them when they are growing.
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This is the rain cloud that came and chased us indoors. I worked out a little in the sprinkling for about an hour, then it poured on us - it was perfect!
Thanks for stopping by,
Have a safe weekend!
Thank you to all the Veteran's - especially my dad. (Korean War - 1950 - 1952)
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I am thankful today for the smells of spring - the dirt, the flowers, the tomatoe plants, everything that is so full of wonder.

11 comments:

Beverly {Flamingo Toes} said...

Your plants look just lovely. I love that you do a different color theme every year. That is so creative!

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Love the mixing of the lime green with the darker plants. Great contrast! Looks Great! Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

Looks like you've been real busy planting. I just peeked at your last post. The trees are so beautiful.

Nola said...

What a serene entry way! I like things in pots, too, all mixes of colors and textures.
I can't wait to see your lime coral bells; I'm growing coral bells for the first time this year, mine are "Amethyst Myst".

Wsprsweetly Of Cottages said...

My goodness..it has been awhile since I have visited your lovely blog...as soon as I saw the header I remembered how much I loved it..

Olga Poltava said...

Having different color combinations each year sounds like a great project. But it probably keeps you very busy. The plants look good, and I like your lime potato vine too.
Thank you for visiting my blog.

Claudia said...

Hi There!
So nice to have you join us! Your garden will be so lovely... I am looking forward to your progress.

Hope to see you next week!

Claudia

Beth said...

Really looking pretty and I also love the lime green!

Beth said...

Really looking pretty and I also love the lime green!

Tootsie said...

I have to agree with everyone else...this looks wonderful! great contrasts of color!
thanks for linking in this week! see you again soon I hope!

Corner Gardener Sue said...

I love the lime, too, and your combinations look wonderful. I like to space my plants about like yours, too, allowing room for growth. I've been experimenting with eating the potatoes from the vines. This year, I have a variety of them in pots with no other flowers to see if I get a bigger harvest. I also have regular sweet potatoes. The rabbits are eating the ones in the ground, though.

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