Today ’s photos are from Kathy Vedder . She says,“I live in Kansas City , Missouri , and my married man and I moved into this sign on 1/4 Akko about 30 years ago , but I did not start garden until after I put out about 15 eld ago .
“ I became a Master Gardener in 1996 where I learned so much worthful info . I still enjoy volunteering for our Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City program make and paint concrete leaves and hypertufa orbs , which are sell at our annual plant and art sale . I love studying beautiful garden photos from magazines , my garden turn photos , and thisFine Gardeningwebsite .
“ Over the years I have continued to add young beds as honest-to-goodness one filled up with the newest and improved plants … which are n’t always so new nor ameliorate , but I love experiment ! I have blooms from the first Narcissus pseudonarcissus in March to the last Aster in October . I revalue the adorable , graceful lines of wind beds and I ’ve test to copy that , but at the last of the day I still have straight origin . mayhap I ’ll crop on that next . ”

Wow , Kathy . Seriously rattling . * * Kathy station in so many peachy photo that we ’re kick the bucket to continue our tour of her garden on Monday ! stay on tuned . * *
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Red bee balm on the left (‘Gardenview Scarlett’, I believe). On the right is false cypress ‘Golden Mops’ and the tree back of it is Magnolia ‘Brackens Brown Beauty’. A honeysuckle vine grows up the chimney and coleus and annuals in a container in front of it. Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Kathy Vedder










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