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Jan 24, 2016 4:34 PM CST
Name: Ann
Ottawa, ON Canada (Zone 5a)
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Margaret, nice 'Wide Brim'. Not an easy one to grow.

Here are a few pics of my general gardens. Not large - I garden on a city lot 60' wide. Not sure how many I can upload at once - will find out. No names for now. Have to leave for a rehearsal in less than an hour and eat first.

East side of my house. The arbor was built to help stop the reflections of sun between two houses 12' apart with white siding. After I dug out an overgrown shrub here, I found my hostas getting fried. In this pic L-R: 'June', 'Bulletproof', 'Morning Light', 'Whirlwind', 'Mack the Knife'.
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A combination I like, L-R: 'Warwick Curtsey', 'Little Sunspot', 'Fire Island'. Visible in the background is 'Christmas Pageant' and a little bit of 'Red October'.
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'Cutting Edge' in the centre. Starting at the bottom and working clockwise: 'Touch of Class', 'Gemini Moon', 'Alligator Shoes', 'Ice Age' Trail', 'Salute', 'Frosted Dimples' and 'Undulata Univittata', 'Marilyn Monroe' (top right). 'Grand Tiara', 'Ghost Spirit', 'Kifukurin Ko Mame', 'Stiletto', 'Lemon Frost' border.
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This shows many of the same plants as the previous pic with 'Cutting Edge in the centre'. In the foreground there is 'Bridegroom' and in the pot is a new 'Island Breeze'.
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A grouping in my back yard. At the left foreground is 'Lakeside Zinger'. The big one is 'Sara'. The others are 'Janet', 'So Sweet', and 'Tick Tock'.
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'Rainbow's End'. The plants around in, starting at the top are 'Hidden Cove', 'White Dove' and 'Surprised By Joy'.
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I showed you most of these above, but you also see 'Mango Tango' on the other side of the pot and the Heuchera is 'Tiramisu'. I like the way the colours in 'Gemini Moon' and 'Touch of Class' are close to inverse.
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'Liberty' is the main plant. Starting at the left and working clockwise, the others are, 'Little Miss Sunshine', 'Fragrant Bouquet', a small division of 'Venus', 'Red October', 'Christmas Pageant', my collection of mouse hostas, and a bit of 'Cherry Berry'.
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The same garden as above from the other side. To the right of 'Fire Island' is 'Charlotte's Web'. In the pot is an ailing 'Paradise Island' and to the left you get a glimpse of 'Patriot' and 'Loyalist' next to each other.
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My "mice' with their guardian cat. Starting at the bottom and working clockwise, 'Pure Heart', a reversion of 'Snow Mouse' to solid blue, 'Country Mouse' (different family but still a mouse), 'Frosted Mouse Ears', 'Mighty Mouse', 'Royal Mouse Ears', 'Church Mouse' and, in the centre, 'Blue Mouse Ears'.
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Ann

Pictures of all my hostas, updated annually and tracked since 2008 begin at: https://violaann.smugmug.com/G...
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