I don't have any more late 2013 shots of the Mound. Hard to believe, I know, considering all the time I spent working it last year! Here's a final shot from late May, showing all the Allium "Purple Sensation" - my favourite!
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| May 31, 2013; Iris and Allium |
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| Also May 31, looking from the south towards the road, which is just behind the trees near the left of the picture. |
But really, the gardening highlight of 2013 was undoubtedly the flowering of my Umbrella Magnolia - Magnolia tripetala. It was totally unexpected and quite sensational - there were five of these huge flowers on the little tree. I'm hoping this tree plus the other Magnolia I started from seed (Magnolia acuminita - Cucumbertree Magnolia, with its yellow flowers) will survive this cold, icy winter.
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| Magnolia tripetala - the flowers are about 10" long; leaves grew up to two feet long. |
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