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The home gardens
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The Japanese gardens
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Sneakin' a peak at some Chihuly (sounds a lot more racy than it really is)
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Somewhere over the rainbow, Judy Garland had someone to meet back in St. Louis so they could have themselves a merry little Christmas. (You have to be a real movie buff to follow all of that.) But if I was going to head back to St. Louis - which I visited last week-end - to meet someone, I'd make sure that we met at the
Missouri Botanical Gardens! Loved this place - a bit of
Chihuly, sculptures, history, home garden ideas, Victorian gardens, Japanese garden, climatron, ..... well, you'll just have to meet me there to learn about it all.
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Thought these hanging sedum balls were fabulous. (this is today's container for 365 Days of Container Gardening)
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And the lotus were spectacular
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And they had a bed planted with one of my favorite annuals - cuphea llavea!
Labels: Container Gardening365 Days of Container Gardening, Garden Places You Need to See