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Jul 4, 2016 5:26 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Jo Ann those are beautiful. My favorites are the first two photos. Love the different textures and colors. Lovey dubby
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Jul 4, 2016 5:39 PM CST
Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)
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Jo Ann, your plants have done a great job of filling out those containers. I agree with everything Lynn said. Thumbs up
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Jul 5, 2016 5:57 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
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Oooh, I like!!!
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Aug 3, 2016 11:45 AM CST
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Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
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Last summer we had Graptoveria in a clay container. I just loved the creepy stems with hairy areas on them The plant burst at the end .
I am doing a series of paintings based on the photos I took then.
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These are not finished,
Grapto Fred Ives

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Grapto stems

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Aug 3, 2016 12:07 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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Amazing Jo Ann. I look forward to seeing the finished paintings. Sometimes I think the painting is more interesting than the actual plant or photo of the plant. I so wish I had the gift of painting or drawing. I marvel at the work you do.
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Aug 3, 2016 1:06 PM CST
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Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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Thanks Lynn.
I find the shapes visually exciting and the space around them also.
Colors are fun to play with, if everything was grey they would still be great.
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Sep 8, 2016 6:52 AM CST
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Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
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The last of the deck container images.
I pixed sempervivums this morning.They are looking especially good in early morning light.

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Sep 8, 2016 7:22 AM CST
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Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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The deck, most probably the end of everything. We still are in drought.

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Sep 11, 2016 1:43 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
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Very Pretty as usual JoAnne. Did you do less Coleus this year? They all look pretty so I cannot tell. My drought and heat was so bad the only thing that did good for me this year were my perennial pots and my tender succulents that I take out every summer. I just did not even have the will and water to go out there in the heat.

I am considering changing my summer patio pot display to all succulents and give up on anything that wants needs water.
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Sep 11, 2016 1:50 PM CST
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Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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Cinta, I am on that page with you.
I have stopped watering the deck as of yesterday.
I don't have any house plants due to the drag of watering them all the time.
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Sep 11, 2016 6:32 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
ge1836 said:Cinta, I am on that page with you.
I have stopped watering the deck as of yesterday.
I don't have any house plants due to the drag of watering them all the time.


My house;plants are fine in the winter. Maybe because my house is cool. I only water maybe twice all winter and my succulents I water maybe once. there have been years I have not watered them all winter. Succulents love it dry and cool.

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