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Chicago Flower And Garden Show Returns To Navy Pier

Posted in Garden, flowers, tagged , , on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Chicago Flower and Garden Show opens at Navy Pier this weekend and will run from Saturday March 6 through Sunday March 14, 2010. The theme this year is “Cultivating Great Performances,” underscoring Chicago’s reputation as a great theater town.
More than 25 gardens designed by top gardening and landscaping companies, a marketplace of over 100 [...]

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Pink Dahlia

Posted in Garden, Photos, flowers, tagged , , , on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The dahlia is still blooming. We haven’t had a frost yet. I expect that to change this weekend.

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Flowers After the Rain

Posted in Photos, flowers, tagged , on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I like the way the flowers look after the rain stops and the sun returns. Here are a few photos I took last week.

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Another Touch of Spring

Posted in Photos, flowers, tagged , , on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When the Daffodils finally open up and the Magnolia blooms, I know summer won’t be far behind. Of course the beautiful flowers are usually blown away by a typical Chicago spring storm, but at least I enjoyed them for a few days.

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A Hint of Spring

Posted in Garden, flowers, tagged , , on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In a sign that spring is just around the corner, the daffodils have poked their heads up. Yaaaaaay.

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I Love Red Flowers

Posted in Garden, flowers, tagged , on February 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Because I am very tired of winter gloom and the endless lack of colors, here’s a picture I shot a few summers ago of a red hibiscus at Cantigny Gardens. Red would be my favorite flower color. Cantigny is one of my favorite gardens.

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Flowers

Posted in Garden, flowers, tagged , on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The flowers are looking good. Until this week it hasn’t been exceptionally hot and there’s been lots of rain.
These are in a whiskey barrel in full sun.
I didn’t have enough begonia to fill the flower boxes, so I added some spider plants from the house. They are thriving and seem quite happy in the full [...]

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Peonies In Bloom

Posted in Garden, flowers, tagged , on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday the peony flowers were just tiny buds; this morning the bushes that get full sun bloomed into beautiful flowers. I just had to pick some for inside the house.

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