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JoAnne Hildebrand, Scientists Cliffs, MD, USmember
Gender: Female
Contributions
Birdbath? Kitty thinks it's a pedestal!
My cat "Bandit" is looking at me as if to say, "Nobody told me this was a birdbath."
Christmas Amaryllis
Another miracle of the season, my potted amaryllis bulbs burst into the most magnificent bloom to enliven my winter days.
Autumn fireworks
At 35 years of age, my Ginkgo biloba is a mere youngster with more enthusiasm about autumn than any other tree I've seen. Its brilliantly colored leaves on wide-spreading limbs reminds me of a...
Rainbow's Promise
This photo of a rainbow was taken from my deck in the late afternoon, just after a hard autumn rain.
Glowing Hygrangea
When a towering tulip poplar fell on my PG during Hurricane Isabel in 2003, I thought I had lost this beautiful bush forever. There were a few stems still intact and I carefully shaped it as best I...
The best surprises grow in a shady garden
This summer combo grows in the dense shade of a southern magnolia. I planted the ferns but the hardy begonias (begonia grandis) grow each spring as they wish, popping up in new and unexpected places...
Easy summer border
This collection of summer favorites has done well in a garden border that receives mostly shade until the late afternoon, when a hot west sun illuminates the coneflower, perilla, daylily, hardy...
Sunflowers! Summer!
Sunflowers and zinnias are my top picks for stunning summertime bouquets!
Queen of Hearts
My "Queen of Hearts" (from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland") has kept a resolute eye over my garden's state of affairs for nearly 21 years. She's in a semi-shaded border where she presides over...
BEHOLD! The GPOD Pinterest Page!
mgervais | February 9th, 2012
Eve's garden in Tennessee, Day 2: Containers
mgervais | February 8th, 2012
Eve's garden in Tennessee
mgervais | February 7th, 2012
READER PHOTOS! Sarah's garden in Illinois, Day 2: The back yard
mgervais | February 6th, 2012
Recent comments
Re: The American Meadow Garden : Win A Free Copy of John Greenlee's Book!
Over the past few years of meandering the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in our small trawler, increasingly we have seen acres of dull, flat green lawns converted to beautiful, flowing meadows that reach down to the water's edge. I spend hours photographing the wildlife these meadows attract and support. What a boon to our wonderful watershed. We applaud the stewardship of these eco-minded home and landowners. I'm inspired now to replace a sunny section of our back lot from zoysia (grass) to meadow and would love to have this book as a guide.
posted: 4:44 pm on July 19thRe: Win a copy of Designer Plant Combinations!
I'd love a chance at this drawing, but my photo wasn't posted with my entry below (??) Happy gardening!
posted: 8:59 pm on October 25thRe: some kind of digitalis?
This looks like a white Liatris, an American native also ommonly called White Spike Gayfeather and Blazing Stars. They can grow quite tall. Move it to a sunny spot for bloom.
posted: 8:11 am on September 22nd