| | One of my gardens in spring. | |
| | | The same garden in mid-summer. | |
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| | Masterwort (Astrantia major), in my opionion the must under-used perennial. | |
| | | Inside the picket fence in my front yard. | |
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| | Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena), a fun annual that self-sows. | |
| | | My favorite flower of spring - old fashioned, fragrant purple iris. | |
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| | White Clematis "John Paul II" intermingled with purple "Jackmanii" | |
| | | "Sweet Autumn" clematis lights up the fall landscape with profuse starry blooms. | |
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| | Zinnia "Profusion White" in the garden. | |
| | | My zinnia at the MN State Fair Flower Show - Awarded Best Annual in the Show! | |
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| | Speaking of which, my Hosta "Golden Tiara" was Best Perennial a year ealier. | |
| | | Orange butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa. | |
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| | Not very many blue perennials; this one stands out! Centaurea montana. | |
| | | Oenothera missouriensis, or "Missouri Primrose", with huge yellow blooms. | |
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| | A large-flowering white Tradescantia, aka Spiderwort. | |
| | | Tuberous begonias in a planter liven up a shady spot. | |
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