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READER PHOTO: Clematis 'Jackmanii'

comments (2) April 12th, 2010 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Photo: Chris Tidrick

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Today's GPOD is from Chris Tidrick in Champaign, Illinois. He says, "This Clematis 'Jackmanii' climbs up the light pole in our front border and makes a wonderful partner to the Baptisia australis, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', and Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' that are planted around it. The leaf photo was taken minutes after a five minute thunderstorm blew through town on April 7th. The sky was that wonderfully dark blue that often follows a thunderstorm. My son and I rushed outside to see if we could catch a rainbow. There was no rainbow, but the plants were in a very photogenic mood." Thanks, Chris, for sending in these great photos!

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arboretum writes: Two especially excellent things about today's posting:

**the format with the accompanying closeups is a brilliant idea.

**chris' commentary is a very educational one. I think it's great when contributors take the time to talk about design and plant pairings. Posted: 12:34 pm on April 12th

nerrijane writes: great article and photo. nerrijane Posted: 7:39 am on April 12th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.