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#92668 May 16th, 2006 at 04:05 AM
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If anyone is interested I have posted some photos of my shade garden. Enjoy!

http://www.pbase.com/dfrench200/garden_2006

#92669 May 16th, 2006 at 07:08 AM
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Very very nice, Doug!

What is the twin leaf plant - haven't seen that before.

#92670 May 16th, 2006 at 09:13 AM
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It is Jeffersonia Diphylla an uncommon native to the midatlantic (not to my back yard however :-) ). flowers early in the season with a bloom that looks very similar to Bloodroot. The bloom only lasts 2 days a the most. The foliage is the main attraction and stands about 12-18 inches high and each pair of leaf is about 5" across. You can see the seed pod too. I have not collected them before but I did notice a seedling this year aproximately 5 feet away from the parent plant...cool!

#92671 May 16th, 2006 at 11:55 PM
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Doug, what a beautiful shade garden! thumbup Of course, I love shade gardens luv because they always seem so serene and peaceful! They can provide a quiet retreat where you can just kick-back, relax and get refreshed! wink

#92672 May 17th, 2006 at 02:09 AM
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Oh how pretty!!

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very, very nice!!

#92674 May 17th, 2006 at 05:49 AM
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Doug, I love your garden. Wish you were here to do the same to mine!!!!! cool

#92675 May 17th, 2006 at 08:56 AM
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Doug thanks for your pictures. Your garden is beautiful, so beautiful that I saved some pictures for my desktop. Hope you don't mind.

I agree with patches sooooo peaceful.

#92676 May 17th, 2006 at 11:01 AM
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Hey Doug,

I'm alittle father south in Virginia but we have to make a deal about the Helleborus. I tried starting helleborus from seed last year and it was a big failure. How about I send you the seeds and you send me back a couple of the plants and keep the rest for germinating them.

And then there are the Arisaema sikokianum, what a great looking plant. How long have you had it? Is it hard to care for? Tell all please. I think it looks fantastic.

Your entire garden looks fantastic. I'm so glad you were willing to share your pictures.

#92677 May 17th, 2006 at 11:23 AM
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TK, I started a thread in this forum earlier this year regarding my Helleborus. I seem to remember someone telling me that they take a long time to sprout. frown I've never tried growing them from seed so I don't know if that's true! Duh

#92678 May 17th, 2006 at 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by tkhooper:
Hey Doug,

I'm alittle father south in Virginia but we have to make a deal about the Helleborus. I tried starting helleborus from seed last year and it was a big failure. How about I send you the seeds and you send me back a couple of the plants and keep the rest for germinating them.

And then there are the Arisaema sikokianum, what a great looking plant. How long have you had it? Is it hard to care for? Tell all please. I think it looks fantastic.

Your entire garden looks fantastic. I'm so glad you were willing to share your pictures.
Thank you for the kind words!!! As for the Arisaema Sik. This will be its 3rd rebloom for me. I didnt do too much to the soil other than ad a lot of organic matter. I think I have been somewhat lucky in that I have since read that they can rot easily. I have planted more and added a lot of grit to help with the drainage as I have had other Arisaema varieties disappear after 1 year.
As for the seeds I am far to impatient to wait for that. Im always willing to try though!!!

#92679 May 17th, 2006 at 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by Rosepetal:
Doug thanks for your pictures. Your garden is beautiful, so beautiful that I saved some pictures for my desktop. Hope you don't mind.

I agree with patches sooooo peaceful.
I am flattered that you are using my photos for your desktop! I have an equal passion for photography as I do gardening. Keep checking the website as I am either planting new stuff or taking photos of what is already there :-)

#92680 May 17th, 2006 at 03:09 PM
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I'll keep watching Doug. thumbup

Thanks for the belated permission. laugh laugh

#92681 May 17th, 2006 at 08:05 PM
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Dfrench200- What a beautiful garden! Its really impressive.

#92682 May 18th, 2006 at 06:30 AM
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Wow, some people really have a gift for designing their gardens and you seem like one of them. The way the pathway winds through the beautiful landscape is just wonderful. Love the variety of plants also.

#92683 May 18th, 2006 at 07:29 AM
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Wow - what an absolutely beautiful garden!

#92684 May 20th, 2006 at 05:17 PM
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Doug that is beautiful. I love your combinations just perfect.

#92685 May 22nd, 2006 at 11:58 AM
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Wow! I love it, a ideal shade garden! I love the pathways. No money spent! Presently perfect, loving it a lot!

#92686 May 22nd, 2006 at 10:35 PM
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Wow! Now that is impressive. I feel like I would really enjoy spending some quiet time there. Thanx for the pics.

#92687 May 23rd, 2006 at 05:51 AM
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Beautiful garden. great photography too. You could make those shots into greeting cards!!

#92688 May 23rd, 2006 at 01:50 PM
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What a wonderful shade garden! I will be using it as my inspiration when I design my own. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Joanne

#92689 May 27th, 2006 at 07:51 AM
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Doug the pictures on the west side is gorgeous! lots of color now does the area get any sun at all or is it in the shade all the time?Reason I got an area west side that gets shade in the morning and sun in the afternoon?Would the flowers purple and red tones work in my garden?Japanese maple what size does it get?Thank you for sharing the pictures just beautiful.

#92690 May 31st, 2006 at 03:48 PM
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Wow, what a fabulous garden. Thanks for sharing. wink

#92691 June 1st, 2006 at 04:00 AM
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All I can say, is WOW!!.....gorgeous! muggs

#92692 June 1st, 2006 at 05:42 AM
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Doug, Absolutly gorgeous!!!! You get a tranquill feeling just looking at the pix. The only thing missing is a little bench or chair to sit and soak up the atmosphere. That colombine is beautiful. Your Areisaema Sikokianum is great. You just have to keep looking at it. lol My neighbor has two and she calls them Jack in the Pulpits, but your Jacks are much smaller. Are they in the same family? I have some shade and I got 2 Toad Lilies this year. The pix look neat, but I`ll have to wait until fall to see what it`s going to be like. Exotic, I think? Duh laugh clp Sue

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