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READER PHOTOS! Jeffrey’s visit to Larnach Castle

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Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross

Today’s photos (no, that first one’s not photoshopped…Wow!) are from Jeffrey Ross.

Jeff says, “I live in the Sonoran Desert of North Phoenix, Arizona. I started my blog, Gardening on the Moon, because compared to gardening in my former state, New Jersey, during the summer it is like gardening on the moon, i.e. very different.

Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross

“I have become a Master Gardener where I am very active with our yearly Real Gardens for Real People Tour and I also volunteer in the Seed Room of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.  I visited Larnach Castle in New Zealand as part of a three-week vacation to Australia and New Zealand. The gardens were stunning even though the day  was overcast.”

I’ll say! Thanks for taking us to the other side of the globe, Jeff.

Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross

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Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross

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Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Jeffrey Ross

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  1. Annesfirst 01/16/2012

    Stunning gardens. Beautiful, well-composed photographs!

  2. Steepdrive 01/16/2012

    Lovely! Is that moss growing over those rocks?

  3. Lisianne 01/16/2012

    The clarity in that first photo blew me away! This'll be my screen background for awhile. Thanks!

  4. Happily_Gardening 01/16/2012

    AMAZING...thank you for the visit to the castle!

  5. pattyspencer 01/16/2012

    So pretty!

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    meander_michaele 01/16/2012

    What a treat...everything looks beautiful. Hopefully I won't hear loud guffaws of laughter as I voice this query..is New Zealand currently in the middle of it's summer season? I'm thinking yes but my lazy brain is not completely sure.

  7. sheilaschultz 01/16/2012

    Wow... I never really thought about landscaping in New Zealand before, I am now! Thanks, Jeff.

  8. schatzi 01/16/2012

    Gorgeous! and I love the cat gargoyle! Thanks.

  9. MizScarlet 01/16/2012

    The first photo is so beautiful that it actually looks artificial. I know it's real and absolutely beautiful. Thanks for providing such a different look at gardening.

  10. CiCiD 01/18/2012

    Thank-you for sharing! I garden in New Jersey, but succulents are my plants of choice. Are those spiral aloes in your first photo? I've been babying one along, but it realizes it's out of it's element!

  11. M_Fox 01/18/2012

    Wow! I am sooooooo inspired.

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