what a difference it makes
with a mild winter and early March spring
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Mom's red camellia
blooming it's heart out
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Mom's pink and white camellia
full of blooms
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star magnolia
just planted last year
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old fashioned buttercups
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Virginia bluebells
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hyacinths
very heady perfume
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jane magnolias and redbud tree
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close up of jane magnolia
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Aunt Mary's bush
keeps the back part of the garden perfumed
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white spirea
glows in the dark
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actually got the corner garden cleaned out last weekend
now we can see all the peonies coming up