GARDENING: COLORADO IRISES, WARD & CHILD GARDENS IN UTAH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nryIbXPnI2TOtXFiLI8E6aeifLTTt3XNNAt5nRuO5RVAkcqiUn-HxMoJ3ayw-T6tXtAC2_MDjHrkOG-RIbs01f7uRXzm9xKdV0Anft1-NGPXVsmwDlix4MB5ttNmRbRZqbhTey0UYhE/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nryIbXPnI2TOtXFiLI8E6aeifLTTt3XNNAt5nRuO5RVAkcqiUn-HxMoJ3ayw-T6tXtAC2_MDjHrkOG-RIbs01f7uRXzm9xKdV0Anft1-NGPXVsmwDlix4MB5ttNmRbRZqbhTey0UYhE/s640/IMG_0001.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>GARDENING IN THE WILD WEST</strong></span><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"> </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">COLORADO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DEBRA ANNE'S IRISES AND VIBURNUM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so excited to begin our garden tour, and hope you will be as inspired as I have been!</div> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxeA0V7UrNyHCzzo2vHqywc_FsxVfJ0Z9MTawk_nlltagC0RaaCW2BfR2VYxMRgNSDJp9EUpwdU4tzgXToEJAjsJpA9LbZjDLcFQ4SJVa3GVZ4R7GxDQFMud3K8WbSEkDANL4NWVCc68/s1600/da+bearded.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxeA0V7UrNyHCzzo2vHqywc_FsxVfJ0Z9MTawk_nlltagC0RaaCW2BfR2VYxMRgNSDJp9EUpwdU4tzgXToEJAjsJpA9LbZjDLcFQ4SJVa3GVZ4R7GxDQFMud3K8WbSEkDANL4NWVCc68/s640/da+bearded.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris in a colorado garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Debra Anne's Colorado garden - and in particular her beautiful bearded irises...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6ptOAA-bRHciEt5knc5v3JKStej1xv7P8keKTQXpOCRKLuErFA1H7FJRnabdOKMtHjzhU9j6VLitj6sX1WX4qGo609J5wi1kalZ-Jcm9gbboeCSpXoFxZMdcy8AHoo6oTaaGZQdovuo/s1600/da+iris.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6ptOAA-bRHciEt5knc5v3JKStej1xv7P8keKTQXpOCRKLuErFA1H7FJRnabdOKMtHjzhU9j6VLitj6sX1WX4qGo609J5wi1kalZ-Jcm9gbboeCSpXoFxZMdcy8AHoo6oTaaGZQdovuo/s640/da+iris.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lavender iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uhVJqA_3oKUFDbEfIZntOfL5ivh3Xj9G3hLcm9_qexuvIGMcZEwXfQ5U6Z6IpB-oLROIStyOWmH4T4QXxLiBD1UjX6jqz5Ei7xlb8c3suWtXzlzEpEQSafASWs7YLShT7ypE7G5JtJM/s1600/da+iris+colorado.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uhVJqA_3oKUFDbEfIZntOfL5ivh3Xj9G3hLcm9_qexuvIGMcZEwXfQ5U6Z6IpB-oLROIStyOWmH4T4QXxLiBD1UjX6jqz5Ei7xlb8c3suWtXzlzEpEQSafASWs7YLShT7ypE7G5JtJM/s640/da+iris+colorado.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple and gold iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHTZp7Lf3SC1r-ETulAP7nYnVS0otF6GkEh43cChEqcorIBDDy6yGRLRcIduQ3AsNwKPgFFzlGEYLlp90SAXj_rjb5V6XuYq2KlOXC-Lod_tNzCIRu_BP03FcFs3jfE8HuL0cAylGHKE/s1600/da+irisblue.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHTZp7Lf3SC1r-ETulAP7nYnVS0otF6GkEh43cChEqcorIBDDy6yGRLRcIduQ3AsNwKPgFFzlGEYLlp90SAXj_rjb5V6XuYq2KlOXC-Lod_tNzCIRu_BP03FcFs3jfE8HuL0cAylGHKE/s640/da+irisblue.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and her viburnum (snowball bush)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWTwlFXqZegfOK42v05-ua8fmmD4umB4lEJbm-61HlqwdlMRcZQ13PMwYSnqDz5EfU9zd9Woypad7lE-3cFQkvtGVaLKoawicKwt-FYxc8is-eWP7QHHQPRpIVf3N3370xVS_cru0DEU/s1600/da+viburnum.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWTwlFXqZegfOK42v05-ua8fmmD4umB4lEJbm-61HlqwdlMRcZQ13PMwYSnqDz5EfU9zd9Woypad7lE-3cFQkvtGVaLKoawicKwt-FYxc8is-eWP7QHHQPRpIVf3N3370xVS_cru0DEU/s640/da+viburnum.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">viburnum (snowball bush)</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I became very fond of the snowball bush and irises on my recent trip to Utah.  Thanks to Debra Anne for sharing her photos with us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: large;">WARD AND CHILD GARDEN STORE'S </span><span style="font-size: large;">HIDDEN GEM</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">678 S 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently travelled to Salt Lake City for a family reunion and discovered a wonderful shop with an even more wonderful hidden garden.  Just visiting this garden taught me so many lessons I want to  duplicate in my own garden!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFD3JzrYaUVLsZk1g-LfN2Y80OWtV2OJIUIIcmpNbzN7gTNtzP7av3GiRS7vQe_co5wYzCKwJgTPnLdnzN6z88so-4ntRsNXyXmJ7qY0Rn6DGOme8xk8FBTUbW4tz0kZjx6enFzatjbI/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFD3JzrYaUVLsZk1g-LfN2Y80OWtV2OJIUIIcmpNbzN7gTNtzP7av3GiRS7vQe_co5wYzCKwJgTPnLdnzN6z88so-4ntRsNXyXmJ7qY0Rn6DGOme8xk8FBTUbW4tz0kZjx6enFzatjbI/s640/IMG_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden pathway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  Create a sense of adventure</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPcJ5XpoT5Bsq-94JOA0_2qjgbu6b3HZFtTRrjYbeImtj2vU1SBLdTEGSexmA0jb-uVceHLI-xe3qkTJ286FNwC0W8dOB-Cb7Q_yf62jFnljxjCbagpxjAei7aDI8bhYKWROJDlz7c9A/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPcJ5XpoT5Bsq-94JOA0_2qjgbu6b3HZFtTRrjYbeImtj2vU1SBLdTEGSexmA0jb-uVceHLI-xe3qkTJ286FNwC0W8dOB-Cb7Q_yf62jFnljxjCbagpxjAei7aDI8bhYKWROJDlz7c9A/s640/IMG_0099.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stone garden pathway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  a curving pathway invites you to explore to see where it leads</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyLBcNHNJnbb05apcV8eIg51oF4afDO6VbdS6fwLWdPkxpjsxgBCHdhbxVXeEzUSqPabyykt3Go4VwMhLRDuxA29GbmDIVQ_wYJbjTBcE_-1tS08ECXfR3Mt78NPHRivksC06267AKBA/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyLBcNHNJnbb05apcV8eIg51oF4afDO6VbdS6fwLWdPkxpjsxgBCHdhbxVXeEzUSqPabyykt3Go4VwMhLRDuxA29GbmDIVQ_wYJbjTBcE_-1tS08ECXfR3Mt78NPHRivksC06267AKBA/s640/IMG_0088.JPG" width="466" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red pot in border</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a tall pot in the garden border for structure and interest</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUke2nxUjgUup7fnbmNscnlyST8IM7ynhk0KMBb-3id8gTQzHtXfLAmi1N-BfbdVGavXnUYPM8PhsXI_KAgolBik_kZg3LTz-FDILysEsdTOUg5myUk2qBqYD4d4GgWqIFQPh-zuhj8k/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUke2nxUjgUup7fnbmNscnlyST8IM7ynhk0KMBb-3id8gTQzHtXfLAmi1N-BfbdVGavXnUYPM8PhsXI_KAgolBik_kZg3LTz-FDILysEsdTOUg5myUk2qBqYD4d4GgWqIFQPh-zuhj8k/s640/IMG_0091.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple allium</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8yGhzg9fti4KwVW-AHRlZI1UQgxTAuLEOzq22fye3bJkq0BDiXmatUrK1ibqjbKRA0TWiFBN1a_ATtNG8J9E0GspMRLh28AfbYPcgftKKKY2IqMYTkwj_IkMiWiQ_7I7gNdBnHmRyb8/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8yGhzg9fti4KwVW-AHRlZI1UQgxTAuLEOzq22fye3bJkq0BDiXmatUrK1ibqjbKRA0TWiFBN1a_ATtNG8J9E0GspMRLh28AfbYPcgftKKKY2IqMYTkwj_IkMiWiQ_7I7gNdBnHmRyb8/s640/IMG_0096.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOTzip5bTdmHUBXupDJPLNKsLpBri40f52pQG0N5DZf52CQZ6_yMy77fWDoMXSKeMmQ0wO5ry33C8zCl4wHC8IwcEZJi3AlkioUBNi8IORMJCvx3d0nSZQ232dWai4VUJNIoh_eK2J1A/s1600/IMG_0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOTzip5bTdmHUBXupDJPLNKsLpBri40f52pQG0N5DZf52CQZ6_yMy77fWDoMXSKeMmQ0wO5ry33C8zCl4wHC8IwcEZJi3AlkioUBNi8IORMJCvx3d0nSZQ232dWai4VUJNIoh_eK2J1A/s640/IMG_0098.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixed greens</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add depth and texture with greens</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8qVyBsqCmvU7ZBZ4hHnDSjXcQoCHH8ekhxGunFp8oZJ20f1j2IyO1e-fd0UAOLE4LC5L2_Ntfli-_5nCNuZh5n2ZDyE8v6gWfD1pOSkQgiaf-ArCtDZPW1GmyjnWbfm0svqTDZzf36s/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8qVyBsqCmvU7ZBZ4hHnDSjXcQoCHH8ekhxGunFp8oZJ20f1j2IyO1e-fd0UAOLE4LC5L2_Ntfli-_5nCNuZh5n2ZDyE8v6gWfD1pOSkQgiaf-ArCtDZPW1GmyjnWbfm0svqTDZzf36s/s640/IMG_0097.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixed green foliage</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  pay particular attention to varying the shades of green and the shape and size of the leaves</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO2Um6yKRz901VmT0SD1oiFhQQ9WGHSD9_Pqg5ftAColTeeKGenA4r4ehKiLAUzSJ6h1hBz26Ot1E9YFRnfvhw7kRofIGPdvkHZQnKVf4t5POWD10vDvTWSRvRqF4a01i43R_wIbPxKg/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO2Um6yKRz901VmT0SD1oiFhQQ9WGHSD9_Pqg5ftAColTeeKGenA4r4ehKiLAUzSJ6h1hBz26Ot1E9YFRnfvhw7kRofIGPdvkHZQnKVf4t5POWD10vDvTWSRvRqF4a01i43R_wIbPxKg/s640/IMG_0101.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great big leaves - little tiny blue flowers</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXIrzLNe7r3CRMDeNDyZh9peykJ_sVfXijH1Pt2x-Y0gmxOl86bmhFyMRX1gG8nnxZJRYZ6Q0UKbN6nSuc9_oaXOYj0UnocNK6ARlDd17tXvmsmTMC397JJD28FGo5ChG-zcTTf3BZGY/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXIrzLNe7r3CRMDeNDyZh9peykJ_sVfXijH1Pt2x-Y0gmxOl86bmhFyMRX1gG8nnxZJRYZ6Q0UKbN6nSuc9_oaXOYj0UnocNK6ARlDd17tXvmsmTMC397JJD28FGo5ChG-zcTTf3BZGY/s640/IMG_0105.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely leaves</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a surprise, something to explore</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_-91Pg3GNyhld1UhTGFP1eH4-NiYamqcF9U7d2AWBZcQq_Lw2zLDbEpyyd7tLTfUyesCAFWyo4b3ksz5QjZnv5x9mFz6xYQmK1cPg4UIVWbXTjFjuppBOL6Oa2uluS2VX8HXrkSShv0/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_-91Pg3GNyhld1UhTGFP1eH4-NiYamqcF9U7d2AWBZcQq_Lw2zLDbEpyyd7tLTfUyesCAFWyo4b3ksz5QjZnv5x9mFz6xYQmK1cPg4UIVWbXTjFjuppBOL6Oa2uluS2VX8HXrkSShv0/s640/IMG_0100.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden arch</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QmjK8pi4j5bhQNxbLvjaOyW-yXIHi5dLch4mvIHpTSCykKfthK67qasKEZpzbi6iUKmxgSdtExl_ZcjgxqDTIHDwZIWaT1WnEj5qYzMH5xgo6Tf_ich7pfljW_cb20wiBLJCjSqITxc/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QmjK8pi4j5bhQNxbLvjaOyW-yXIHi5dLch4mvIHpTSCykKfthK67qasKEZpzbi6iUKmxgSdtExl_ZcjgxqDTIHDwZIWaT1WnEj5qYzMH5xgo6Tf_ich7pfljW_cb20wiBLJCjSqITxc/s640/IMG_0104.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arched walkway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeDs-EpwVUKHT796Flz_wYEW_C6Fn__UacWRUxSjCvTpQwD7uhpFk549EWC86b-ooeLSaDpt27CrCE2uVxlv5_6-YocYpOCgop-G18X8RfOe3Bhz4Lk7Yu5pF31lfJKlFixLWkVGqYCg/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeDs-EpwVUKHT796Flz_wYEW_C6Fn__UacWRUxSjCvTpQwD7uhpFk549EWC86b-ooeLSaDpt27CrCE2uVxlv5_6-YocYpOCgop-G18X8RfOe3Bhz4Lk7Yu5pF31lfJKlFixLWkVGqYCg/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wrought iron seating</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8wVSxI0kG63Ze5ECJCDnvBd8IUBq6rxL2r__2uzBp1TvoCBvtSh44x73g2ta1aka3rVD8u2-gq1x-WJMQrwLcyi5U_8AKr95WUgsEpHgw-oAjqvI225bdkLzLZmPr1Q5kL0K_WGmkA/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8wVSxI0kG63Ze5ECJCDnvBd8IUBq6rxL2r__2uzBp1TvoCBvtSh44x73g2ta1aka3rVD8u2-gq1x-WJMQrwLcyi5U_8AKr95WUgsEpHgw-oAjqvI225bdkLzLZmPr1Q5kL0K_WGmkA/s640/IMG_0094.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hardy teak garden chair</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  provide a place to sit, to rest, to think, to relax, to view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div> <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8qXhZZMjNoZ-uth6FFPKpNZG-Llejw9A8FoLT2tIyuaAnSeJ7mJgvmkqJvTMmmn-0nhuy8kU5-ubks5dHJ7xKdWGBMYmEs1fcuK12mVMIxw65sueo8xqZAUmYrbGHjRLJknRdTOJsIs/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8qXhZZMjNoZ-uth6FFPKpNZG-Llejw9A8FoLT2tIyuaAnSeJ7mJgvmkqJvTMmmn-0nhuy8kU5-ubks5dHJ7xKdWGBMYmEs1fcuK12mVMIxw65sueo8xqZAUmYrbGHjRLJknRdTOJsIs/s640/IMG_0106.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the water lily pond</td></tr><br /></tbody></table> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a water feature</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwWSbgQCueT2X04CeXI4Go_cizqQ0-lf_JQE4ShYab9vOE2ZOrj-uBnXjLUtYALh4vo5fd9ijsRrCJlBs0dMJBH87nIdE1gutHr04J_5quTRuS3IhmAaNi_O5pmweW3Hl6MaiWKcx0ig/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwWSbgQCueT2X04CeXI4Go_cizqQ0-lf_JQE4ShYab9vOE2ZOrj-uBnXjLUtYALh4vo5fd9ijsRrCJlBs0dMJBH87nIdE1gutHr04J_5quTRuS3IhmAaNi_O5pmweW3Hl6MaiWKcx0ig/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water lilies</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTgiKAyhDGVETjO-KYZ5cxPJhk7CQygoUZI2wMrl7ytaam-i-IirrNRv8JtAbqchShTpHqxl-4hPyRqqBN4wyO3SrC83ZJJIple7um3IL7cSgr-7EgSt9t3DcfcdF319Bd2uLPxVFlo0/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTgiKAyhDGVETjO-KYZ5cxPJhk7CQygoUZI2wMrl7ytaam-i-IirrNRv8JtAbqchShTpHqxl-4hPyRqqBN4wyO3SrC83ZJJIple7um3IL7cSgr-7EgSt9t3DcfcdF319Bd2uLPxVFlo0/s640/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lily close up</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-BrDBDMGlmSw16N35EF6NUHI9DmkxyCobgltzBbnNBoavVA8hljD74_7XCdPWvwiXAYnStUiSAmyeAj4TWjMef7kzJsp5tkrzHOu7QlG5vgTJRR_YtWAtGgf6ypNuCyklHjckVWtj_o/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-BrDBDMGlmSw16N35EF6NUHI9DmkxyCobgltzBbnNBoavVA8hljD74_7XCdPWvwiXAYnStUiSAmyeAj4TWjMef7kzJsp5tkrzHOu7QlG5vgTJRR_YtWAtGgf6ypNuCyklHjckVWtj_o/s640/IMG_0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">water feature at ward and child</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r8POe1i18M8ivVRvjSGB6wBZo7A3a-Hleu3wHlTwh5GyXG_iFyEYY31zk7eL_T9slOtwAKCEb3zVuXuUjwSRi9iKCJKkq6uFWxKjjG7dukhgppP4HlzVa8_joUzSwFpIFR0G57uT1DQ/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r8POe1i18M8ivVRvjSGB6wBZo7A3a-Hleu3wHlTwh5GyXG_iFyEYY31zk7eL_T9slOtwAKCEb3zVuXuUjwSRi9iKCJKkq6uFWxKjjG7dukhgppP4HlzVa8_joUzSwFpIFR0G57uT1DQ/s640/IMG_0107.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bearded iris in terra cotta</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RLxPdE9o119dyVP4e_DNYEt71nsXOIJ3e2VpDPKF0ehoDGjorX0duS-DHtbWkx0CpgiwWGKhMwkCG2-_lgbJ6cUrIo8wMPGwF1I9p4NTjYgB32uSwNwSH3zUKsih-BD-GO0c2SQ5MaA/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RLxPdE9o119dyVP4e_DNYEt71nsXOIJ3e2VpDPKF0ehoDGjorX0duS-DHtbWkx0CpgiwWGKhMwkCG2-_lgbJ6cUrIo8wMPGwF1I9p4NTjYgB32uSwNwSH3zUKsih-BD-GO0c2SQ5MaA/s640/IMG_0116.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple foliage</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful, isn't it?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCQDM2lpZn9Ce53bB5YPFjIsWu4YgAaVwfVOCF6VBnBSNEER5_OAL-HvGm2PO3KZWFHZYzheCQY3nGoUoUph3Ypv8k3GeQYp7e8QXpi0aJ11SK85F6MtkWjESfPlE12Jx9PC1SNMosLI/s1600/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCQDM2lpZn9Ce53bB5YPFjIsWu4YgAaVwfVOCF6VBnBSNEER5_OAL-HvGm2PO3KZWFHZYzheCQY3nGoUoUph3Ypv8k3GeQYp7e8QXpi0aJ11SK85F6MtkWjESfPlE12Jx9PC1SNMosLI/s640/IMG_0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child hidden garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> More tomorrow.  Best wishes.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Please leave a comment</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. there's still time to send me photos to include - I'm posting all week.!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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