aI never thought
of m yself getting
into gardening
like I have ,”
says Chris, a
retired teacher.
“But it has
become our
passion.”
B r ig h t w it h w in d o w -
b o x p e t u n ia s , a
s h in g le d p o t t in g s h e d ,
above
, p e e k s o u t fr o m
th e d e n s e ly p la n te d
e d g e o f th e H o e r n e r s ’
y a r d . ‘ B la c k L a c e ’
e ld e r b e r r y , in th e
fo r e g r o u n d , le n d s a
d r a m a tic n o te .
A n is la n d b e d ,
left
,
g lo w s w it h p e a c h y
O r ie n ta l lilie s , lo w -
g r o w in g t h r e a d le a f
c y p r e s s , a n d a ‘ G o ld e n
S p ir it ’ s m o k e b u s h .
A g a in s t d a r k e r fo lia g e
in th e b a c k g r o u n d ,
th e v iv id , c h a r t r e u s e
p la n ts c r e a t e a la r g e -
s c a le e c h o o f th e lig h t-
a n d -d a r k p a ir in g s
g r o w in g th r o u g h o u t
th e g a r d e n . ■
F or b u y in g in fo rm a tio n
see page
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