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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

I drove down to Bellingrath Gardens today and took some pictures of the azaleas. I thought I'd share a few with you guys.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

Unfortunately most of the camellias were past their peak.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

Red Buckeye

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

A very old Sweet Olive

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

It must have been 20ft tall and smelled wonderful.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

A view across the pond

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

Some old Taxodium.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

I dont think the railing is going anywhere.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

I noticed lots of Fatsia

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

Strangely this Yoshino Cherry only had a few blooms. I thought it would be fully loaded by now.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

For the bamboo lovers

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

The rose garden in progress.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Mar 19, 2007

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Strangely this Yoshino Cherry only had a few blooms

Looks half-dead to me! Lots of dead wood, not many fine shoots. Don't think it'll be there much longer.

Resin

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 19, 2007

LOL That might be true. They're not that common around here, maybe a good reason.

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treelover3 Minneapolis, MN(Zone 5a) Mar 19, 2007

Resin,
Is that what the UK looks like "across the pond"? (in the picture above) (:o)
Mike

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PrairieGirlZ5 Thornton, IL Mar 20, 2007

What is that in front of the Taxodium? Are those cypress knees forming?

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Mar 20, 2007

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Is that what the UK looks like "across the pond"? (in the picture above) (:o)

It does a bit, actually, even the house looks fairly 'English-style' :-)

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What is that in front of the Taxodium? Are those cypress knees forming?

Yep.

Resin

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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Mar 20, 2007

Wow, what a big Osmanthus! I bet it does smell heavenly. Great pics.

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watersedge Northeast Harbor, ME Mar 20, 2007

Thanks escambia, it'll be about 8 weeks before I see anything like what's in your photos. It was fun to see. I just had a first little petal on my witchhazel.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 20, 2007

Here's a closer shot of the azaleas

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 20, 2007

This is an old live oak, but it had some kind of citrus tree growing to the right side of it. I never did figure out what it was, but it was loaded with fruit.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 20, 2007

Cliftonia monophylla (Buckwheat tree) in full bloom. Some people consider these weedy in wetter areas.

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