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Garden Photo of the Day

Garden Photo of the Day


Cool and soothing

comments (6) March 17th, 2011 in blogs

Ruth Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer
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A pairing of green and lavender-blue creates a serene mood in the shade. Flowering fronds of maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) interwoven with wheellike lavender blossoms of woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata) rest easy on the eye. Pink blooms of Geranium maculatum add a little zing and warmth to this combination, in a wooded area of Chanticleer, a public garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

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Comments (6)

djk78 writes: Reaaly pretty. This would look really nice at the bottom of my watergarden mound. I have some logs and things around it right now and this would be gorgous in around them. Posted: 10:54 pm on March 20th
foxtreehouse writes: Spring has arrived peony sparkle like no other great shot. Posted: 5:49 pm on March 17th
EllenSousa writes: Oh! Simply gorgeous! So soothing.... Posted: 9:00 am on March 17th
Wife_Mother_Gardener writes: I love the maidenhair fern with the Phlox! Lovely and fragrant combination! Posted: 8:28 am on March 17th
stanhorst writes: Simply gorgeous! Posted: 5:42 am on March 17th
jewjew writes: Oh, This is so Beautiful from " Mother Nature "....the pop of color Flowers among the Fern is just breath- taking !!!! Posted: 4:29 am on March 17th
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