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achilleasheel

Can't stop myself..

18 years ago

I just recently learned how to post pictures after years of lurking...

I know lily-of-the-valley is the scourge of many gardeners existence, but I have a nostalgic fondness for the persistent little sucker. ItÂs the first flower I ever met in my grandmotherÂs garden a gazillion years ago.

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Since I can only desperately covet that persnickety Himalayan Poppy from afar, this is as close to that blue as I get in my yard. Virginia Bluebells.

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