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READER PHOTOS! Phillip's garden in Alabama, Day 2

comments (9) February 15th, 2012 in blogs

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Fountain butterly bush (Buddleiaalternifolia, USDA Hardiness Zones 6-9) in the foreground and Climbing American Beauty rose (Zones 5-9) on the archway.
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Another photo of roses, this shows Buff Beauty (one of my favorites) and Gartendirektor Otto Linne (pink).
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Here is a fall shot. We have a lot of Japanese maples, oakleaf hydrangeas, and camellias and they provide lots of fall color.
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Fountain butterly bush (Buddleia
alternifolia, USDA Hardiness Zones 6-9) in the foreground and 'Climbing American Beauty' rose (Zones 5-9) on the archway.

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Photo: Courtesy of Phillip Oliver

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Day 2 of Phillip's garden brings us three vignettes around three charming white birdhouses. Check out the captions for plant IDs. I, for one, will be searching for that butterfly bush at the nurseries this spring! Thanks again, Phillip, for sending in these photos of your wonderful garden. Feel free to send more at any time! :-)

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pattyspencer writes: I'm echoing everything everyone said! Just beautiful!! And the fall pic is breathtaking! Posted: 12:39 am on February 16th

sheilaschultz writes: What a lucky man to be surrounded by such beauty. The fall shot takes my breath away! Wow. Posted: 11:56 am on February 15th

GreenGrowler writes: The fucshia pink and purples had me in a state of bliss, then I saw the fall photo - GORGEOUS!! Phillip, your garden should go down as one of the FAVES - you hit all the highlights: great plant selection & siting, texture, color, just enough ornamentation, harmonious hardscaping, and multi-season interest - nirvana! Posted: 11:42 am on February 15th

oilpainter writes: Whoa! What a beautiful plant that weeping Buddleia is! I've never seen it before. The whole garden is just lovely. Phillip has a great sense of design and color, and pulls it all together with such seeming ease, that the garden feels really soothing. I bet this is wonderful every day of the year. Thanks for sending it in. Posted: 11:22 am on February 15th

tractor1 writes: Me too! I will also be checking out that butterfly bush, hoping it will survive my zone 5a winters and the deer... I have a perfect spot for it in a small clearing I made in a hedgerow, actually my pet cemetery I can see from my window. I love those bird houses, but needs bird feeders too. That's a gorgeous garden that really needs to be viewed up close and personal, photos don't do it justice. I have my eye on this newcomer, it's unique design and great capacity is very tempting: http://www.amazon.com/Varicraft-AV-2M-Avian-Mixed-Feeder/dp/B00063DP30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329000361&sr=8-1

Posted: 8:59 am on February 15th

meander1 writes: Yum, yum...am I looking at photos of a garden or scrumptious deserts?
The combination of that weeping butterfly bush and the climbing rose are stunning...just what every gardener dreams of achieving. Your garden is truly a multi season delight, Phillip! Posted: 7:30 am on February 15th

madcow writes: Philip's Alabama garden is exquisite - I don't see "crammed in plantings" - I see a space that's enveloped by texture and color. The garden statues,bird feeders and benches make this garden even more inviting....The fall colors are really icing on this cake! Wish I lived next door.......Thanks submitting these photos.

-nks
Posted: 7:27 am on February 15th

Kris_at_Blithewold writes: There's a silver-leaf form of that Buddleia that's to die for too... Just don't make the mistake I did once of treating it like a normal buddleia and cut it to the ground in early spring. It grew back beautifully but didn't flower. Posted: 7:17 am on February 15th

dukeofargy writes: Beautiful gardens, Phillip. I have several bird houses in my gardens as well, and have landscaped around them, but they don't look as nice as yours. Fabulous fall colours in the last shot. Thanks for sharing with us.

John Posted: 5:12 am on February 15th

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