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Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:20:44 +0000

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:52:19 +0000

Thanks, Pam. Yes, all that open space, much of it in full sun, would allow for an incredible garden. I liked the idea of focusing on the trees and shrubs, too, since I do think many gardeners forgot what a great resource they are for showcasing flowers.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:49:58 +0000

Thnaks Susan. I have to admit that it took me awhile to settle on the flower arranger’s approach but once I did it was a lot of fun to go with the theme and see where it took me.

By: Pam/Digging

Pam/Digging — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:07:52 +0000

I like your approach to this design challenge, Debbie. What a glorious cutting garden she could have with all that open space. But including shrubs and groundcovers is still important, as you wisely point out.

By: Susan aka Miss R

Susan aka Miss R — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:38:15 +0000

What a wonderful approach to the topic. I think it’s really interesting that we all seemed to take what we are really interested in and ran with it. Some of your plant choices are brilliant!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:50:22 +0000

Hi Marguerite, Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. The funny thing is, I am not big on bringing flowers inside so it was fun for me to consider how to design a garden for that purpose.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:48:55 +0000

Thanks Robert. Actually, many of the shrubs are planted in my garden, which is also wooded but not quite as remote as Amy’s.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:46:39 +0000

Jocelyn, I didn’t realize you were basically the same zone as we are here. The winterhazel is fairly new to my garden and it’s still only about 2′ tall but when it blooms, the color is amazing. I can’t wait for it to get bigger so it’s a larger mass of yellow in the winter.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:43:37 +0000

Thanks Rebecca.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:43:17 +0000

Hi Amy, I enjoyed meeting you too. It was an interesting approach to this month’s GDRT topic to ‘work’ on a real property, thanks for being our guinea pig!