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Zanny Zinnias

For long lasting flowers, I love zinnias!  I grow the shorter zinnias that are about 15 inches high and wide  and come in the single and double flowered versions.   I always put them in my planter boxes up against the house.  This year I also put them in my my flower bed in the […]

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Beautiful Black Eyed Susan

What a beautiful flower – deep yellow/gold petals and black centers.  I guess this is a Pittsburgh flower since our favorite pro teams are black and gold! The formal name for this Black Eyed Susan is Rudbeckia f. Goldturm – now who is going to remember that name!  I wished I would have realized how […]

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Flowers at the Hatchery

While we were on vacation in Oregon, we went to the Bonneville Fish Hatchery to see sturgeon and salmon and to let everyone stretch their legs after many hours in the car.  What a wonderful surprise to see so many pretty flowers! Hydrangae. . . Beautiful roses. . . Here’s our lovely family too. . […]