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Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
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southernsoil

Hubert, NC, US
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Hi,
I have been gardening in my present location for 7 years now. Hope to finish my years here so I do tend to go a little crazy with planting. As long as I can remember I have had a interest in nature and making things pretty.Mom spends Feb. thru May with us so I planted mostly spring blooming trees, bushes, bulbs, you name it. Zone 8 gardener.

Gender: Female

Birthday: 02/10/1960

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Contributions

Red-cockaded woodpecker

Mar 15, 2009

A clan of 5 Red-cockaded woodpeckers visit our gardens foraging on the long-leaf and loblolly pines. They are endangered with some 3000 or so colonies existing.

GrayDee

Feb 16, 2009

Our little gray lady is sooo shy, except for the camera

Lenny the garden helper

Feb 16, 2009

Strolling the garden with me.

Best friend Lenny

Feb 16, 2009

Lenny is the best garden helper. When the hose gets a kink I'll yell "Lenny get the knot". She comes running and puts her nose under the kink until her whole body is under the hose. Kink is gone ...

A Garden for Miss Speckles

Feb 9, 2009

A beautiful garden created for a beautiful kitty

pond garden

Jan 10, 2009

small pond kit was put in 7 yrs ago and ever changing

Our back yard June '08

Jan 8, 2009
1 comment

Plants give me a happy face

Recent comments

Re: Protect your garden from Hurricane Irene

We have weathered many hurricanes in coastal North Carolina and I suggest that rather than group your containers, the large ones, lay them on their side. Most hurricanes are not ground huggers. This one I do not know if it is a ground hugger or not,yet. Through experience my containers have weathered the storms much better laying on their side. Wishing the best for all in Irene's path.

posted: 2:00 pm on August 26th

Re: A grand mid-summer display

Shasta daisies with oriental and asiatic lilies would be a nice addition.

posted: 9:33 am on August 8th

Re: Garden shed

Love the tropical flair. I also grow tropicals and sub-tropicals. Certainly ricky business with our cold winters lately. Coastal NC is were I reside also. My husband is a Marine, retired. Nice to see another garden on this site from my local. : ) Good job ncgardener!

posted: 10:29 am on January 24th

Re: Barkley by the waterfall

Now that's a pretty picture.

posted: 4:57 pm on February 7th

Re: Up, Up and Away!

Ziva gives new meaning to Tree Bark. Very nice photos dandy_lion.

posted: 4:23 pm on February 7th

Re: Beautiful bark

I have for a long time wanted to grow this pine. I am NC coastal zone 8. I love the camouflage on its trunk. My husband served our country for 30 plus years USMC retired. And I would love to gift him with this in our garden. There is only one way to find out if it will grow here and that is to trial it. Wish me luck.

posted: 9:04 am on January 22nd

Re: Bittersweet Winter

Now that is a beautiful picture.

posted: 7:05 pm on December 10th

Re: Win a copy of Designer Plant Combinations!

Only six plants? Wow! This book could be pocketbook therapy for me. Or I would have to have one-hundred and fifty of each. Sounds like a nice addiction to my library.

posted: 10:21 pm on November 4th

Re: Old skylight becomes a water feature

WOW! That is a beautiful garden. My husband also built a box to cover an old cast iron bathtub we filled with Louisiana Iris. Will try to find a photo to post. Also love your color choice it blends nicely with the garden.

posted: 10:56 am on April 8th