Beautiful! in Garden Tours: kqcrna

By Sharon
April 29, 2012

We are going to Ohio this week to spend some time with Karen (kqcrna) in her lovely gardens. Be sure to click on each image so you don't miss a thing. You will love all the color combinations.

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vic

Apr 28, 2012 6:32 PM CST

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Name: Vicki
North Carolina

Just gorgeous Karen! WOW! Thank you for sharing it with us. I've seen some of your garden but holy cow, not all of it. Stunning!

What is the tall pink flowered plant on the left of your back deck steps with coleus on either side??

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indygardengal

Apr 28, 2012 6:47 PM CST

Name: Veronica
zone 5b

Nice to see and enjoy your garden. The coleus combinations are outstanding...I especially like the blue flowered plant (aster?) with the butterflys around it...Your front of porch planting are a treat for the eyes also...A wonderful tour.
Tha nks
Veronica

My attitude determines my altitude
A truly wise person uses few words; a person of understanding is even- tempered. Proverbs 17:27

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quietyard

Apr 28, 2012 7:53 PM CST

Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona

I enjoyed seeing your garden evolve Karen, especially enjoyed seeing the colorful Coleus !

" And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden" Genesis 2:8

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Bubbles

Apr 28, 2012 10:09 PM CST

Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening

I too love your coleus!

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Tropicals

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kqcrna

Apr 29, 2012 4:06 AM CST

Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)

Thank you for all the nice comments on our humble yard, Ladies.

Vic, the pink flowered shrub by the deck is a dwarf Crepe Myrtle "Pink Velour". My husband bought it for me for my birthday a couple of years ago. The label says it only hardy to zone 7, but it has over wintered 2 years in that protected corner of our zone 6 yard.

Veronica, the butterfly-covered plant is Aster Bluebird.

Coleus seems to be the magic plant for our front yard. That area doesn't get enough direct sun for sun lovers like zinnias, but gets too much hot sun for full-shade plants. Sun Coleus just seem to thrive there.

Karen

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sandnsea2

Apr 29, 2012 12:17 PM CST

Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)

Great tour, Sharon and Karen!

Karen, your coleus and entry is just beautiful, and the back beds, Hydrangeas and coneflowers a treat!

Bet your neighbors look forward to your gardens every year! I know I would!

There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.

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kqcrna

Apr 29, 2012 12:26 PM CST

Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)