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Hot dry border.

louise1

By Louise1


Hot dry border.

This border is infront of a pittosporum hedge, it shows the first quarter and various types of planting dianthus, verbenas, gerbera, scabious, jasione, aquilegias, irises and campanulas.



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Lovely!

18 Jun, 2010

 

Looking good...:-))))

18 Jun, 2010

 

This is looking fabulous!!!!!!!....well done you :-o)))))))))

18 Jun, 2010

 

Beautiful!

19 Jun, 2010

 

Really lovely border - lots going on and so pretty

19 Jun, 2010

 

I saw it for real today, and it's even better than it looks in the photo! :-)))

19 Jun, 2010

 

Lovely dark red colour, which flower is that please? I didn't recognise all of the names you mention.

19 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks everyone :-)
Weeding, the dark red colour is the Verbena 'Claret' and the pink at the back is Dianthus 'Rose Joy'.

20 Jun, 2010

 

This is a fantastic area Louise....

20 Jun, 2010

 

that border looks lovely (trying to catch up here LOL)

21 Jun, 2010

 

It is truly beautiful!!!!

21 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks folks :-)

21 Jun, 2010

 

Lovely looking border Louise...

21 Jun, 2010

 

I love the colours Louise.

29 Jun, 2010

 

sooo pretty !

23 May, 2011

 

Very pretty

6 Sep, 2011

 

Glorious .... a riot of beautiful colours.

20 Sep, 2011

 

Thank you :-))
My front garden is a cottage garden and the back garden's lawns and shrubs.
Two very different places !

20 Sep, 2011




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