How To Spruce Up Your Shed

</a><br/><p>What with your homely interior, luscious lawn and flowering bushes taking centre-stage when you renovate your house, it’s typically straightforward to forget about your shed – it needs some enjoy also!</p><br/><p>Regardless of whether your pile of garden tools resembles a jumble sale or you just want to make area for additional storage space, here is our step-by-step guide to sprucing up your shed for much less!</p><br/><img alt="storage space How To Spruce Up Your Shed architecture " height="667" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/storage-space.jpg" title="How To Spruce Up Your Shed architecture " width="1000" /><br/><p><strong>Step One particular: Clear out</strong><br /> The apparent spot to start is by taking every little thing out of the shed (on a fine day, of course) and providing the floors and walls a excellent clean – watch out for spiders even though!</p><br/><p><strong>Step Two: Verify the wood</strong><br /> If you live in a wet climate, it can be straightforward for wood to turn into rotten and damaged. Before you proceed, make sure all floorboards appear wholesome, your frame is sturdy and your floor is steady.</p><br/><p><strong>Step 3: Look for leaks</strong><br /> If you notice water circles on the roof or water damage on the floor, replacing the roof is hugely advisable. If you do not, it will only lead to larger troubles and fees, like your contents acquiring broken. Replace the wooden slats and add some roof felt, such as from the colourful collection obtainable at North East Roofing Supplies.</p><br/><p><strong>Step 4: Attempt the door </strong><br /> Like the roof, not installing a protective door could lead to bigger, costlier troubles – such as theft. Whatever your shed consists of, it is very best to set up a new latch so your contents are safe from pesky burglars. </p><br/><p><strong>Step 5: Pick a paint</strong><br /> Bring your old and drab shed to life with a lick of paint each inside and out. Pick an outside colour that compliments your home or your garden’s colour scheme. And if you are turning your shed into a ‘den’ for the children, let them go wild with creativity. </p><br/><p><strong>Step Six: Save your storage</strong><br /> Alternatively of letting almost everything heap up into a giant mess like final time, set up shelves or add a bookcase so all of your tools, trinkets and items are on display and easy to uncover. </p><br/><p><strong>Step 6: Decorate the shed</strong><br /> This could be something from hanging some bunting, adding shutters and installing stone veneer to giving your shed a decorative trim or adorning with ivy for a far more nature-inspired look.</p><br/><img alt="picture 5038 How To Spruce Up Your Shed architecture " height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/picture-5038.jpg" title="How To Spruce Up Your Shed architecture " width="1" /><!-- Social Buttons Generated by Digg Digg plugin v5.3.6,<br/> Author : Buffer, Inc<br/> Website : http://bufferapp.com/diggdigg --><br/>

How To Spruce Up Your Shed

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GARDENING: ROSES - GARDEN TOUR 7

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HOME SWEET HOME</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ITS ALL ABOUT THE ROSES</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMyr8EZSWVD5CVr4EW335duyDa1cAcGl2Gw233KNpfArMxN3K66tevWFHRUnmhDW5vh9jfN9o_6bVbNQ3h_r27eeJ3BQwWPgjXMkGFqy7pj_iRPb7G_HLr_-fsgh8bxMlr7Va7_0YqcI/s1600/IMG_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMyr8EZSWVD5CVr4EW335duyDa1cAcGl2Gw233KNpfArMxN3K66tevWFHRUnmhDW5vh9jfN9o_6bVbNQ3h_r27eeJ3BQwWPgjXMkGFqy7pj_iRPb7G_HLr_-fsgh8bxMlr7Va7_0YqcI/s640/IMG_0476.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes just the right touch can make a beautiful project spectacular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Summer I finished up this hardscape remodel in Mission Viejo.  The homeowner put in new landscaping to compliment the new look of the home, but the patio was still a little bare.</div><span id="goog_1164843400"></span><span id="goog_1164843401"></span><br /><br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5Z6dvsehaDAuXHcTa3PQ0Kp79x29tR1ARnzEIpuQeH-zTjJN3SeAvCkv3pDHq1BSJUYjwQKJsCVgWvWhZZBRubHBDzPbJL0yMLpkmoeMdYnUDrbLMANbLNt-VGt_tvCHObU949V8_pU/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5Z6dvsehaDAuXHcTa3PQ0Kp79x29tR1ARnzEIpuQeH-zTjJN3SeAvCkv3pDHq1BSJUYjwQKJsCVgWvWhZZBRubHBDzPbJL0yMLpkmoeMdYnUDrbLMANbLNt-VGt_tvCHObU949V8_pU/s640/IMG_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick trip to a local nursery and we found these great pots (lightweight as well)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1j2drNL-nrNGpRZPU3wj1vS_D_daRcxnAHm1aX6t8xri78r7uI_FlvfIuiUN6jwGTqlhFj3vd8Xh1YyNzgs2_8dt7B3IurFzcW692wativD0y92d6ClqNsPt43n7TckKflEZEJRDSzQ/s1600/IMG_0262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1j2drNL-nrNGpRZPU3wj1vS_D_daRcxnAHm1aX6t8xri78r7uI_FlvfIuiUN6jwGTqlhFj3vd8Xh1YyNzgs2_8dt7B3IurFzcW692wativD0y92d6ClqNsPt43n7TckKflEZEJRDSzQ/s400/IMG_0262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planted them with spiraled spruce and bacopa - and the result was stunning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyFyon5RK2RiDfPTDZGQP4MSW6upteSxD-8a8Sm-r9LG6z5j7ydrMsQC5emaRvcMYXA-g3aeYj3w8ZnjJAKBo95wI_ZD98PdG5f2fE8wacUPTDnMMxMXGdxCWuy5FsbC3MlvhM25vrRA/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyFyon5RK2RiDfPTDZGQP4MSW6upteSxD-8a8Sm-r9LG6z5j7ydrMsQC5emaRvcMYXA-g3aeYj3w8ZnjJAKBo95wI_ZD98PdG5f2fE8wacUPTDnMMxMXGdxCWuy5FsbC3MlvhM25vrRA/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can view the project blog <a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-curb-appeal.html">here</a> to see the before and after photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9wrGC-KPv8ETOjD_HNxbYYtgQkLew98nsSS-AquL29nPg6kapa5nP-deM-DNEdbsPN39QHhwlORxxQQarlAzEloAVeaVRlzs5TSxjBAOyp1aeGGMISxcVMCoo3ifw8rP3tsuSZ_gPvA/s1600/37700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9wrGC-KPv8ETOjD_HNxbYYtgQkLew98nsSS-AquL29nPg6kapa5nP-deM-DNEdbsPN39QHhwlORxxQQarlAzEloAVeaVRlzs5TSxjBAOyp1aeGGMISxcVMCoo3ifw8rP3tsuSZ_gPvA/s640/37700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we begin our garden tour (I'm stalling because it is my garden we are visiting) I wanted to express how important I think water is in a garden.   Not only for its reflective quality. . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiVgUXtqB8v77pFULj8oxNuBVAR_zi0nL3KSPaKDL2McSQsOBbceV0GyRHYGmkpUjd_83PnnphViEkqq7RUpQvdOzaTD-Z7FNoIOIkqnYrphgwqerPcY76K_YuQB5zfH7KE_EP7tG7Xc/s1600/37702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiVgUXtqB8v77pFULj8oxNuBVAR_zi0nL3KSPaKDL2McSQsOBbceV0GyRHYGmkpUjd_83PnnphViEkqq7RUpQvdOzaTD-Z7FNoIOIkqnYrphgwqerPcY76K_YuQB5zfH7KE_EP7tG7Xc/s640/37702.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for it also attracts wildlife (I have never been so delighted as when a hummingbird stops to take a little bath in my garden fountain, or takes a sip mid flight)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aRy2v0NK3g21SY43rwEVlbzMJ_3DV7inMhIc_uUyY4NLqYy09peKlA9Ly4Pf2gjZwIgDE-yIdRg5CwOh9Ls-gnMLHKCKAfVKWDfxXiyLpR5V3xOGBtA6ZEWyfmG71tmrE8pz78zE3a4/s1600/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aRy2v0NK3g21SY43rwEVlbzMJ_3DV7inMhIc_uUyY4NLqYy09peKlA9Ly4Pf2gjZwIgDE-yIdRg5CwOh9Ls-gnMLHKCKAfVKWDfxXiyLpR5V3xOGBtA6ZEWyfmG71tmrE8pz78zE3a4/s640/cote+de+texas+garden.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While ponds are beautiful and tranquil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfGjXlbrLQuG0ahewg1BkCL9LGnst6cQITTu5hPe-0J-X4-Dxn_fDrgqYOdbksQsa4BYdbwN1_5AmZXvsiNIuFVsgnrg1C8aeFRMM9SZPSbZrTpQCE0otpPU70XJPPOTxXuz9aWDbVQ8/s1600/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfGjXlbrLQuG0ahewg1BkCL9LGnst6cQITTu5hPe-0J-X4-Dxn_fDrgqYOdbksQsa4BYdbwN1_5AmZXvsiNIuFVsgnrg1C8aeFRMM9SZPSbZrTpQCE0otpPU70XJPPOTxXuz9aWDbVQ8/s400/Pond+Garden+-+Southern+Accents.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I prefer the sound of water in my garden.  Nothing compares to the music created by water, whether large or small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglv4_csSRLX7W4-l2i3fbP1vu74m5ZC0VzrduEsDav1XJLlsyTTaWt6WVe3F0OJydvnKq_4c_ZmNAs9vjhfvXb3jlvCRWNpPtgWrKgygdvsideJWgq3M1S92LdMW3b5hJdNl60x7uaL4/s1600/Exotic+(18).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglv4_csSRLX7W4-l2i3fbP1vu74m5ZC0VzrduEsDav1XJLlsyTTaWt6WVe3F0OJydvnKq_4c_ZmNAs9vjhfvXb3jlvCRWNpPtgWrKgygdvsideJWgq3M1S92LdMW3b5hJdNl60x7uaL4/s640/Exotic+(18).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Claudine's Garden</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiMlGtsYIwg_YT3QGYKxAp0HbJSWvgb2fQmjgAr0BCbsSxqdLI-STpFin7FjidKHd_hyphenhyphenDAXzBFoMo2rICRgR6tYvF0dwSwgr-g8lsk23MzHMREV3a0XxbQPa36yakgtc4YAK68Be63bM/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiMlGtsYIwg_YT3QGYKxAp0HbJSWvgb2fQmjgAr0BCbsSxqdLI-STpFin7FjidKHd_hyphenhyphenDAXzBFoMo2rICRgR6tYvF0dwSwgr-g8lsk23MzHMREV3a0XxbQPa36yakgtc4YAK68Be63bM/s640/IMG_0523.JPG" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm actually relieved we are doing a virtual tour this year, as my garden has been suffering from blatant neglect </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHYgCLlXs01SHPyJGy9C4cuDfC-sldMyvN6wRwBNLXFUicLOC_aPx4yCDYJL4OGbdRt2Pw_u1cAvWO6NYwpTHJ648__I4ihMVtkhApQD-K2CH7Am1779zJhd65416ijC-o8-FyZG5pAc/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHYgCLlXs01SHPyJGy9C4cuDfC-sldMyvN6wRwBNLXFUicLOC_aPx4yCDYJL4OGbdRt2Pw_u1cAvWO6NYwpTHJ648__I4ihMVtkhApQD-K2CH7Am1779zJhd65416ijC-o8-FyZG5pAc/s640/IMG_0299.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flowers have gone unfertilized, untended, untrimmed and the beds are full of leaves, twigs and the occasional weed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpNLOPdyY0emzdGk4RgHSP6ER-bEUrUVa3pplGCwIqX95_djfIM_ufagU4P9vS0dkpN7RmY0k4UzccRbLhj5DzDCfhjtnGtNC8h6srbE1pI1wSedbSkZXlrMOjHY2nlQpmRxTFtBYXfU/s1600/IMG_0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpNLOPdyY0emzdGk4RgHSP6ER-bEUrUVa3pplGCwIqX95_djfIM_ufagU4P9vS0dkpN7RmY0k4UzccRbLhj5DzDCfhjtnGtNC8h6srbE1pI1wSedbSkZXlrMOjHY2nlQpmRxTFtBYXfU/s640/IMG_0285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully, my sweet husband took up the slack and planted beautiful color pots (also now untrimmed and untended) to brighten the garden for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnB78wjbtxUG0RBQTaGlWBCYYWDaxoosLicrfg_wPAdkQ7fVjfzKj6Z3tV5mUZMi3iS4vGwYpb6PkzRd4WbjxIyAKDUedDkfi3TxXGIIzEzfBVB1GtH5pX9KlV3vv0d8uUKj6K7poJVus/s1600/IMG_0471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnB78wjbtxUG0RBQTaGlWBCYYWDaxoosLicrfg_wPAdkQ7fVjfzKj6Z3tV5mUZMi3iS4vGwYpb6PkzRd4WbjxIyAKDUedDkfi3TxXGIIzEzfBVB1GtH5pX9KlV3vv0d8uUKj6K7poJVus/s640/IMG_0471.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes my life gets a little ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">busy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tending a garden takes time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQTFHiotHEJpoV5e3taMe9oNm9IGSURqbwp_LiPG2tJ97P3yn1eBRZdozK-Zj-1Ww4zSePsCS_rfWLGgIhTM2wR2PWk8GrKfA4pvaRSDZO7K8g63jRWLe6kRn8Q9Y73CDwLkQYPuk69w/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQTFHiotHEJpoV5e3taMe9oNm9IGSURqbwp_LiPG2tJ97P3yn1eBRZdozK-Zj-1Ww4zSePsCS_rfWLGgIhTM2wR2PWk8GrKfA4pvaRSDZO7K8g63jRWLe6kRn8Q9Y73CDwLkQYPuk69w/s640/IMG_0513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the neglect, spring has been coming along nicely</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BL6FErvY0a-VY9pEF-niKlFM5Vnq5LXYUZA7YRIe7Gn_arsg5EL5dLiXeRBEIQ-mQRLWbzqEdl7DJ43cmkd0Qrq87SNm6vV2hVvGSQ2qboBqx7zl0KDQdtYpTQSBoTPyWnEJV8NjtGY/s1600/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BL6FErvY0a-VY9pEF-niKlFM5Vnq5LXYUZA7YRIe7Gn_arsg5EL5dLiXeRBEIQ-mQRLWbzqEdl7DJ43cmkd0Qrq87SNm6vV2hVvGSQ2qboBqx7zl0KDQdtYpTQSBoTPyWnEJV8NjtGY/s640/IMG_0507+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would have to say that although I have a garden, and I love gardens - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not a gardener.  I don't cultivate, I don't take clippings and coax them into growing roots, I don't wax poetic about which fertilizer to use, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or grow vegetables in containers and make my own salsa from it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I simply don't have the time to be that involved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvcZNjGq8EAsFutRZ_WavLNsMqnNvpi6duaDJg-sE_Abn9OBST-83eRaIquZ3YtgNspTlrWsUIJG3R5DeD1dKdUXBZ72sOTBQGJ88dCghOBB8sPV3cDqxT3uieWqKDdaon1_8KEaLeHA/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvcZNjGq8EAsFutRZ_WavLNsMqnNvpi6duaDJg-sE_Abn9OBST-83eRaIquZ3YtgNspTlrWsUIJG3R5DeD1dKdUXBZ72sOTBQGJ88dCghOBB8sPV3cDqxT3uieWqKDdaon1_8KEaLeHA/s640/IMG_0510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I so appreciate those who do, and who seem to do it so effortlessly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I admire my friends that have organized and tidy gardens,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with plants trimmed of spent blooms,  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with lettuces and herbs and other edibles; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">roses that are properly pruned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and glass topped tables that don't bear the words 'wash me' in the dust.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0-kWsdRUucdDDyISXH640OfD4abGf1f9loEHT2cTqrtYQ58knakQXxjbULyIzin4sVUK_OOpRveIh4Vk5Xpfh6mf28lqcqkYpJBX11R4Y1VzUjZUShFziiAj-DNu4Zio4Eej0v9B3SQ/s1600/IMG_0509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0-kWsdRUucdDDyISXH640OfD4abGf1f9loEHT2cTqrtYQ58knakQXxjbULyIzin4sVUK_OOpRveIh4Vk5Xpfh6mf28lqcqkYpJBX11R4Y1VzUjZUShFziiAj-DNu4Zio4Eej0v9B3SQ/s640/IMG_0509.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are the true gardeners.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite my lack of time and skill, Mother Nature has been kind to our garden </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(probably also due to a nice wet winter) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there are spots that are camera worthy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezOTy2LnEGlDOIUEAL479SIxQa1lePM9ThApZWXZRSCjE8F2keGk-lIR3nN4JEm6sAdPAl0E8yztJMKHH_KbyGL611MU9UxZwGig9Ce35Trp6J1af6pol9Pol38GVDGw3ocecDr3lMLg/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezOTy2LnEGlDOIUEAL479SIxQa1lePM9ThApZWXZRSCjE8F2keGk-lIR3nN4JEm6sAdPAl0E8yztJMKHH_KbyGL611MU9UxZwGig9Ce35Trp6J1af6pol9Pol38GVDGw3ocecDr3lMLg/s640/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like the plump blooms on the double geraniums</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6rwShlkQ83z_a7d1l_LgPhh6eU5tR89gYsPxJouvDlX9eXvZdm4qC_d0ycAzFc49HEvgX4fTRiQIJ5Aq6cbcAPV-QTSdXuJGpTMU1Wnif6XKJlZWDPeML0ElmrkkzTKxMgnpYssTCw0/s1600/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6rwShlkQ83z_a7d1l_LgPhh6eU5tR89gYsPxJouvDlX9eXvZdm4qC_d0ycAzFc49HEvgX4fTRiQIJ5Aq6cbcAPV-QTSdXuJGpTMU1Wnif6XKJlZWDPeML0ElmrkkzTKxMgnpYssTCw0/s320/IMG_0480.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGr5s6LB_zVx0XP9ioSkRODH4zhnH7OeR9uPE7vMpD1skDh1ocSDdDOyvyVGoX1kX2qABr3eDNyUAo8O14QRx97Cwl8kCUfhl8G9fdfNSsfCtK_V3Kq73s8XK6CGvxw29grBFswr3tB0/s1600/IMG_0514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">the color pots my husband put together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9sjMyEqia0OVhPeckZiWSQumawljKdUC7NUBGmliIUl0yZHuALsfNM6QAlrSY8SzcoHnBlIYymHjTofGWgK-pY0wOaHFS1ShfOYK4YbiBcbhF2mmxyQNeW8aHAL03Z_JOQZ9fEH6LMA/s1600/IMG_0516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9sjMyEqia0OVhPeckZiWSQumawljKdUC7NUBGmliIUl0yZHuALsfNM6QAlrSY8SzcoHnBlIYymHjTofGWgK-pY0wOaHFS1ShfOYK4YbiBcbhF2mmxyQNeW8aHAL03Z_JOQZ9fEH6LMA/s640/IMG_0516.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this supertunia specimen we picked up at the garden show this spring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_iGM0IDGNtnloiFuaZZ8CsPncqYEPWmSrExFiQ4NRN_mj88ukBN8mQCKAUJpYN1G3l0umb_XtJXPbA5OPNV1lksJS___nU8GE5OugppgpXf5IsYdW1CIX6qifajsJiKkUVZk6N8iJvk/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Also coming along nicely are the succulents - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our first attempt at growing them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4IOfsByayWen8jd0UN4nYaYBlIzaIuQt4cL8hV-GSD7hCyPKWM1P-4CwP3xcaiZJNwaNd0mdw3sPDIHbLU0OxlCdRmeWKTthQMn7gzEnB26BMt8bbIvCLNaQvInRvyhzFWjD5X9OsAs/s1600/IMG_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4IOfsByayWen8jd0UN4nYaYBlIzaIuQt4cL8hV-GSD7hCyPKWM1P-4CwP3xcaiZJNwaNd0mdw3sPDIHbLU0OxlCdRmeWKTthQMn7gzEnB26BMt8bbIvCLNaQvInRvyhzFWjD5X9OsAs/s640/IMG_0298.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERFykms9gefgR81t3QxDYQoP4aRoN1IJk2nZb5ugP2koNTBuEfvsZV62Du0byJGjOrtCwWtjfvexQCR6A6wae2huhI2XkwlNDGDFrMxWVA3ur13_e8d7dPNNFIEmxPDA4rGjz-OE-LCg/s1600/IMG_0511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERFykms9gefgR81t3QxDYQoP4aRoN1IJk2nZb5ugP2koNTBuEfvsZV62Du0byJGjOrtCwWtjfvexQCR6A6wae2huhI2XkwlNDGDFrMxWVA3ur13_e8d7dPNNFIEmxPDA4rGjz-OE-LCg/s640/IMG_0511.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in fact they are growing more rapidly than we anticipated</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd8oViRik-GM2u9qphvICgkaizzRdKAUCOgpDknrruxe_ZfJnPf_Dmk6tSzRyByi4TSyYlSE2oGgs0vwg0u0Y0EgSYQcYgIYAGY2w4QVxy3OiJRymhoO1qX4LYEB1bTYIRv3qINijH_8/s1600/IMG_0524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd8oViRik-GM2u9qphvICgkaizzRdKAUCOgpDknrruxe_ZfJnPf_Dmk6tSzRyByi4TSyYlSE2oGgs0vwg0u0Y0EgSYQcYgIYAGY2w4QVxy3OiJRymhoO1qX4LYEB1bTYIRv3qINijH_8/s640/IMG_0524.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxtl0MMZGHS5Ut4Fm1YKjyTLv3TroyyzBO7xmrQvbQH8mOAF3oaGSnIf8HWbBfy4kkw8ru62cxwFLhtP4mt4vd1OCMazm_DiSIBi_kMvUCTH0fz4IZFggL15SUxrr-FJxdQJqciLMRKk/s1600/IMG_0300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxtl0MMZGHS5Ut4Fm1YKjyTLv3TroyyzBO7xmrQvbQH8mOAF3oaGSnIf8HWbBfy4kkw8ru62cxwFLhtP4mt4vd1OCMazm_DiSIBi_kMvUCTH0fz4IZFggL15SUxrr-FJxdQJqciLMRKk/s640/IMG_0300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fountain bubbles happily and is visited by sweet little birds that add to its music with their song</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EjkfrT7g9Wm-xcn0JTSGD8l3fWo4ginO_B4dVAN08OjcpxwguXaFzfiyDneCQt5sXXyG1tfcD_gZ8SZWODo0T5K6pjlhq7BeBBD6Vn1u8vshMIReoQ84pk_Uuvx-tfYmiTpgwPsK4RY/s1600/IMG_0436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">They seem to thrive on neglect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkfBIaBCCUdy1Oytc7lFuf8lfFllho5PdQgbuWZiIynzvMqYJMb3mDBIpUWXi4rqZ0GgI7FnY85wy26eJA7luG6-Bcr1uqjtFCmkvVwxQDvo5_5gSMBbxc3KCV2Vjt-XcjzCxSvq5N6o/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkfBIaBCCUdy1Oytc7lFuf8lfFllho5PdQgbuWZiIynzvMqYJMb3mDBIpUWXi4rqZ0GgI7FnY85wy26eJA7luG6-Bcr1uqjtFCmkvVwxQDvo5_5gSMBbxc3KCV2Vjt-XcjzCxSvq5N6o/s640/IMG_0053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially the Edens, which sprawl in great abundance over the front of the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMj60SFMz6tydCRCzj8vQNeIFvP6hocB0Kd5-Zktoo7HzK4YEhGgQMDFbdchFzqO7ew05K4V4MYA21tLzpAysk5NmvqEug_X5Ol7vakqvCLtjSXJhWcGHtdvsmRnyJF8GXilaQ-4RZco/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">As far as roses go, I prefer ones with a very high petal count</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmB847IjgTUc8HeFdkuWbZLidXo8GP3XugPBkWvyVefMcVLmyxFNI3GOLK3gY-dVvYrJstW3KenkEoSEG8mgVbRB_jUKXea9Fr-ajTtncYNkaB2bSnwKRBNTsMKTh4Q5ZQDXF0LDYKMQ/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmB847IjgTUc8HeFdkuWbZLidXo8GP3XugPBkWvyVefMcVLmyxFNI3GOLK3gY-dVvYrJstW3KenkEoSEG8mgVbRB_jUKXea9Fr-ajTtncYNkaB2bSnwKRBNTsMKTh4Q5ZQDXF0LDYKMQ/s640/IMG_0282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as they last much longer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and remind me of  Peonies, which we can't grow here in So. California</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjYdfDO4zuqoN90Fop2xZAXG_3TIsHWz4arrazn8Sj2DfW2tQ7pQqki4FhM9BXysuRmIyTi8F134LwoMhV8gjXqeRD10nvcCREDla5f33_CyKK3_dnna5LtSqIr425suj-I5qpdYIhTM/s1600/IMG_0493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjYdfDO4zuqoN90Fop2xZAXG_3TIsHWz4arrazn8Sj2DfW2tQ7pQqki4FhM9BXysuRmIyTi8F134LwoMhV8gjXqeRD10nvcCREDla5f33_CyKK3_dnna5LtSqIr425suj-I5qpdYIhTM/s640/IMG_0493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I like the English or Romantica styles for their form and fragrance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kdm5VyIzPfvbl4eIDS4XmrWJC2ueNPSUrO6ZjoLACnc_8cBFyy8WhfPiZXM13KsiL_AxBh_ItcbtnQ-yutns3Mo2Bq2F0NygexEbiIlDU4Km2eG5LJF6D2fjIz1lwIDXH2l2uZ5RmOM/s1600/IMG_0503+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mSEGoTyGTCjntFovIMmbiSG9DGTMJ4-GJjztoeth4wOhkyeuI3ObkUD-zTvNrKbikYwwGoMBjK0j3tBcALeuG2nPvsQAn77p-Pc1PaEZLsGmIUyINMoHX_fcptwD_8NMqrzTSog-_9U/s1600/IMG_0505+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mSEGoTyGTCjntFovIMmbiSG9DGTMJ4-GJjztoeth4wOhkyeuI3ObkUD-zTvNrKbikYwwGoMBjK0j3tBcALeuG2nPvsQAn77p-Pc1PaEZLsGmIUyINMoHX_fcptwD_8NMqrzTSog-_9U/s640/IMG_0505+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rose was close to the fountain and caught its spray, like a sprinkling of diamonds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqModxQrWO7KWAbbCDdAHzgYxwHbA_xzEU6XEyBFnLattDpzyDqIdxC-BQLSOw8I2ZSLbvSvmjlqdWfK1QCtVZqjRZVVVseZMKpXAMl9vvXijX-TBrdc77pePVvhGHQheq81x_ftpfvOY/s1600/IMG_0527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCMVCNv3OvGfJ19xXnjw6rQMjWY88t-YVJGglxfOpAE6yKQ18Liur4_rbfOZOaW05k-RxWNjt2dri4UHKEunxng8QiXSOtIwh9MgCyrWr-WgYJlo2N2UnE__ucK_ms9HGSQ_b6s2zGeg/s640/IMG_0439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you for visiting my garden!</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;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">TOMATO LOVE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitApDZxn721zhQscA6bVKjoKHIIZDbjW9WxnhKQR8O1poHSqSNMCODpZ6G_afAD_na6oGhYsZ6i_FH2kTRPexcXz2C6E7wbvHJgVGWOqdkMU_KVf8iNwQGLsh0GH4dA4S48swkwAzZsrY/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitApDZxn721zhQscA6bVKjoKHIIZDbjW9WxnhKQR8O1poHSqSNMCODpZ6G_afAD_na6oGhYsZ6i_FH2kTRPexcXz2C6E7wbvHJgVGWOqdkMU_KVf8iNwQGLsh0GH4dA4S48swkwAzZsrY/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Washington, Utah - near St. George, my brother-in-law Gene has taken on a bountiful hobby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFN_u97X-wN68EzudkVdRHx4iJWs-HNeiZjMwoCLOkxJGBgZstTWJAeOPfnI64WRm1bX8PCtHtbLBksU6yjR8hQLedJVEYAc-t-1GfiMC_4DrTvgqRCe8zO31SoezT8PHi-SoX4vTqAU/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFN_u97X-wN68EzudkVdRHx4iJWs-HNeiZjMwoCLOkxJGBgZstTWJAeOPfnI64WRm1bX8PCtHtbLBksU6yjR8hQLedJVEYAc-t-1GfiMC_4DrTvgqRCe8zO31SoezT8PHi-SoX4vTqAU/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His tomato passion has been growing for a few years now - last year he harvested over 400 plants and of nearly every variety imaginable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcS7TdVQdbbizS5GJIVPcBnsW7teDrE-ufxxKxw-wkk6Kr68aQILK54QHVrBvsq_G3dAfMABeOA_NsZqIuEFGr-ALOEn1908KhuNwDhuJHeJLVLO6HAZUR_zjzzkjUNQgd_r-VuTM0BE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcS7TdVQdbbizS5GJIVPcBnsW7teDrE-ufxxKxw-wkk6Kr68aQILK54QHVrBvsq_G3dAfMABeOA_NsZqIuEFGr-ALOEn1908KhuNwDhuJHeJLVLO6HAZUR_zjzzkjUNQgd_r-VuTM0BE/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At his main residence in Salt Lake area, he built a greenhouse - climate controlled and efficient - to house his hobby.  It's a perfect compliment to his 'other' hobby - cooking!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNp_btoi9O8xA6-c2AH6jQU4DFL-32V3EhC8W3XdnNf7NLUxREZE9xm9mNnSFyMqn7JZ3dsLe8Uj1RBCICbECu_VJlj7H0IFdwN8LzuMegDRecjENMXjPFZCKx5eFX-zICf-uXxiaeo/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHNp_btoi9O8xA6-c2AH6jQU4DFL-32V3EhC8W3XdnNf7NLUxREZE9xm9mNnSFyMqn7JZ3dsLe8Uj1RBCICbECu_VJlj7H0IFdwN8LzuMegDRecjENMXjPFZCKx5eFX-zICf-uXxiaeo/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the milder climate in Southern Utah is producing beautiful results as well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubQSw1BwtcfRY6ebaDotqGAmD8SW6V-HdiJ5m_JsV1aNK-qfGIfQ8O6cF6PyvdNmfTTJOrlQ7vJVmq2uuWC3UF5zdjiJMwx96jasIIzYW61dwZQ4JXHJJs73va9whELTvvbygK69RcTM/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubQSw1BwtcfRY6ebaDotqGAmD8SW6V-HdiJ5m_JsV1aNK-qfGIfQ8O6cF6PyvdNmfTTJOrlQ7vJVmq2uuWC3UF5zdjiJMwx96jasIIzYW61dwZQ4JXHJJs73va9whELTvvbygK69RcTM/s640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for all the tomato plants, and one eggplant . . . which may develop into a new passion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uTyxWAxftvXgBpQy2eqtdZbgDlPJa56o-LTaPDwj0nptf_wtJ-k9DyxTRULnkL9ij-ZEKPVXuSTqbPJBCI_YU5ldBilTc88bXs0VbxfmY3023gh-8U4DkLlkqTisQWhs9jvl0MihpLI/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uTyxWAxftvXgBpQy2eqtdZbgDlPJa56o-LTaPDwj0nptf_wtJ-k9DyxTRULnkL9ij-ZEKPVXuSTqbPJBCI_YU5ldBilTc88bXs0VbxfmY3023gh-8U4DkLlkqTisQWhs9jvl0MihpLI/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so impressed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are amazing, Gene!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">thanks to everyone who has visited or participated in our Garden Tour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">SEE YOU NEXT TIME!</span></div>

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