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  I have 3 Garden Pics today: I sent a card out recently inviting friends to follow this blog and I hope some of them will become regular visitors!  I suggest bookmarking this for ease of return and remember, you can only comment if you are signed in.  Dwarf Butterfly Bush: This is a late afternoon shot this week. I can see this shrub from my sliding glass door and it looked so pretty with the late day sun on it! A typical Butterfly Bush shrub grow to a huge size: 5-9 ft tall bb 4-6 feet wide; that's why I opted for a "Dwarf"size that would stay low and compact. I ordered it from a nursery catalog. It's taken me awhile to figure out how to best prune it to promote fuller blooming and it's looking pretty good this year. My Blackberries: If you didn't know it, I raise Blackberries. These are thornless hybrid blackberries that make large berries and have an upright habit, but need support. I got a bumper crop of berries this year!  I've had these 15 years or

Today's Garden Pics: My White Daylily: Though, among Daylilies, "white" is more a creamy white with a trace of yellow in the center. It's relatively new. I bought and planted this one 2 years ago and this is it's first bloom! It's petals have a ruffled edge and the greenery is tall and doesn't die back during winter. (some do) I grow these special colored hybrid daylilies in particular to photograph.   And a Balloon Flower: The bud just prior to opening looks like a hot air balloon, thus the name.  I like it because it is a blue flower. 

Last week I was out of town---my friend, Megan and I drove down to Disney World. We spent 4 days there and Galaxy's Edge was our favorite place. So much so, we weathered rain to go back there in the evening to ride "Rise of the Resistance" a second time. Definitely, dusk when all the planet town's lights come on was best. The "Rise of the Resistance" is an experience: you're part a group of new Rebel recruits trying to flee their base, but are captured by Imperials and tractor-beamed aboard their ship, threatened with interrogation, then rescued by the Republic---and that's all before even the actual ride part begins! Gardenia's are in season, so that's Today's Garden Pic: This particular Gardenia has large blossoms about 4 inches across and the air near them is fragrance with their spicy Clove like scent.   When Gardenia's are in bloom, I like to make arrangements with them and bring their fragrance indoors: Gardenia's have heavy