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   sandyprowse 11/03/2017

   Delightful! I love the angel statue with the lone pink flower. Gardens must be happy in Louisiana with such a warm climate. This one certainly is.
   Sandy Prowse
   Toronto Canada ??

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Thanks Sandy, we are truly blessed. Most of the flowers will continue to bloom until a hard frost hit. The day these pictures were posted, we were in the mid 80's.

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   cheryl_c 11/03/2017

   It is still dark here, waiting for dawn, but your vibrant pictures have provided wonderful colors to start the day. Thank you for sharing your 'hot' color combinations!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   You are so welcome Cheryl, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

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   mjensen 11/03/2017

   beauty love the statue

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Thanks mcjense :-) ... I love statues, especially angels

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   user-4691082 11/03/2017

   Caroline, you have a beautiful garden, and an eye for plant combos! I have a sweet niece named Caroline and it’s difficult not to call you sweet Caroline! What is the stone thing in the background of the photo with the hibiscus? We GPODers are a nosy lot!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   :-) Sweet Caroline sounds good to me Rhonda. I know your niece have a heart of gold. The stone item is a fountain that I got from Big Lot store many many years ago; and believe it or not, the plant is an Althea tree....some call it Rose of Sharon

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   treasuresmom 11/03/2017

   Love those zinnias & the foliage is so clean! My zinnias bloom like crazy but the foliage always gets rust on the leaves.

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   You are so right treasuresmom. I love Zinnias too...I just try not to crowd them or get the leaves wet when watering

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   meander_michaele 11/03/2017

   I suspect that your multi-hued garden color palette is an indication of the happy heart of its owner. Here's a question that suddenly popped into my head....how do annuals like zinnias behave in a growing zone that probably doesn't have a hard freeze to kill them off? Beautiful shot of the monarch. It found a great place for a meal and a rest.

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Meander1, Most of my annuals bloom until frost but when I deadhead, I sprinkle the seeds right then and new plants pop up. The process continues. :-)... I just cut back zinnias yesterday and sprinkled those seeds for spring. I do have plenty of butterflies, but sorry to say that this monarch is not one of mine.

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   Sunshine111 11/03/2017

   Some like it hot, hot, hot! I really enjoyed seeing the colors pop in your garden. Especially the first photo. Thanks for sharing

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   It was my pleasure Lily :-)

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   Tim_Zone_Denial_Vojt 11/03/2017

   Bright and vibrant, indeed! I love Salvia and I wager you can incorporate many more as perennials than I can in Ohio!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   You are right Tim...as a matter of fact, my salvia are about the last to stop blooming, I get more plants from cuttings and when I'm really blessed, they may come back 2-3 years before I replant.

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   btucker9675 11/03/2017

   The rose in the first photo made me wish my laptop had a "sniff" function! What a lovely garden.

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   :-) Thanks Beth, but I have noticed that the scent of my salvia is overpowering everything.

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    JoannaAtGinghamGardens 11/03/2017

    I love your gardens - bold and beautiful colors is right! Mine has all been put to bed for the winter and your pictures make me long for spring. Oh boy, it's going to be a long winter.

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Thanks Joanna, The very day that I assumed I had replied to you, the temperature was in the mid 80's. My roses, snapdragons, marigolds, zinnias, Salvia, canna and periwinkles are still blooming. Lol, I know what you mean Joanna, I get through the winter by looking back over all of the pictures and making new plans for Spring planting.

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    user-6536305 11/03/2017

    So vibrant and colorful! Seeing your Louisiana garden photos is an amazing experience as well. Thanks for sharing Caroline!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Thank you Lilian, :-) You are so welcome but there's No need to thank me, It was my pleasure.

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    sheila_schultz 11/03/2017

    You certainly have surrounded yourself with eye-popping colors... I love, love, love them all!!! Treasuremom's comment about the pristine leaves made me go back and look at all the photos again since I had the same thought as I was scrolling through your photos initially. Wow, those are bug free leaves, you must have some sort of magic potion!!!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   :-) No Potions Sheila...Grasshoppers are the only pest that I have to deal with and they are selective about their meals.

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    user-7008735 11/03/2017

    Very cheerful and bright, Caroline! I love the true blues of Salvia and yours are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Thanks Lorraine, I love Salvia too. You are so welcome...It was my pleasure.

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    Vel Rhodes 11/03/2017

    Hi Caroline,
    nice gardens! I was wondering what is the name of the tropical looking red flower in the 5th photo down. Thanks!

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   CTpat 11/04/2017

   I think it's a close up of a canna.

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   Vel Rhodes 11/04/2017

   Thanks CTpat. I think that you are probably correct.

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   You are correct CTpat

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   I am so sorry for the delay in responding Vel, but I assumed I had responded to when I clicked on reply....Didn't know I had to sign up to join the Discussion before my replies were shared. :-(

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   carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

   Yes, it is a Canna

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    carolineyoungwilliams 11/14/2017

    I thank everyone for their comments and I am glad that you enjoyed the pictures. Flowers are my passion and it is my pleasure to share the joy. I am so sorry for the delay in responding, blame it to my head and not my heart (lacking in the technology department). When I clicked on reply and responded to everyone, I did not realize that the replies would not be shared until I joined the discussion.