this is not my blog, it is really excellent. It is what my blog wants to be when it grows up, not that it ever will.

Here is a link that might be useful: a growing obsession

Thanks for the link hoovb. It does look interesting and I will check it out properly tomorrow as it is time to cook dinner here.

Did you mean it when you said you had a blog? How about a link? Pretty please ;o) I am impressed by your profile. Wow! What a lot of roses. You must have a good size piece of land.

Dee.

if you insist, but prepare to be underwhelmed.

Here is a link that might be useful: my blog

I loved your blog! I have popped it on my favourites list and will look in regularly. I have spent way too much time this morning browsing through many of your older posts....and enjoying it thoroughly. It's just the sort of blog I like....lots of good photos!

Cheers,
Dee.

I love hoovb's blog too. She's too humble.
Renee

Renee, you are so right!

I had a look at your Picasa album...just beautiful! (I should have included photo albums in my request.)

Dee

Thanks Dee- and thanks for reminding me that I should update it!
Renee

Here's one I look at occasionally. Hope it's ok to post, not sure where or how I found it. Be sure to check out the iceberg roses. They look so great everywhere this time of year.

Here is a link that might be useful: Piece of Eden

Thanks socks, but you obviously haven't realized that that is hoovb's blog! Lol. I do appreciate the link though.

Those Iceberg roses do look beautiful, I must agree.

Dee.

Hoov ~~
Love your garden. Love your dogs. My eyes are popping out of their sockets.

How is the Itoh peony performing in your garden? Is it 'Misaka'?

In a recent entry (Friday, October 25, 2013, The State Of Things Here) there are a couple of shots of multiple blooms of a red rose. Do you know it's name?

Thanks. Good luck on your east facing slope project.

oops, sorry! (red face)

Here's a really interesting one (not mine though) about California gardening!

Here is a link that might be useful: Town Mouse and Country Mouse

No red face necessary socks. ;o)

Thanks for that link CAM, it looks interesting too, I will check it out properly later.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I really appreciate it.

Dee.

Here's one I really like. Scott Weber has a beautiful blog.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rhone Street Gardens

Here are a few more places for inspiration

Not a blog but a collection of pictures of Gary Walker's Personal Gardens in Escondido.
http://www.greentreeworld.com/arborist/garys-walkers-garden

Wonbyherwits (Freda Cameron) posts on other forums - extensive blog
http://definingyourhome.blogspot.com/search/label/deer%20resistant

just discovered this site with links to Mediterranean gardens
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/members-gardens.html

Hose....Thanks once again!

Iris....thank you too for all the links.

I had better be careful here, I will spend so much time looking at other people's lovely gardens and forget to leave time to tend mine. lol.

Happy gardening everyone!
Dee.

deejaus, we have to have something to do when it's too dark out to garden! :-)

Well, here is mine. Haven't posted for a while though . . .

http://garden.cathrynhatfield.com

Here is a link that might be useful: An Artists Garden in So Cal

Oscarmatic, you are right! I didn't think of it that way. ;o)

WinslowsMom, thanks for the link, I will be sure to check it out.

Dee.

How is the Itoh peony performing in your garden? Is it 'Misaka'?
It's doing really well. I got 12 blooms the first year and 19 blooms this year. I just cut off the old foliage last week, which was finished, and new fat growth buds for next year are developing. I have it in morning sun/afternoon shade. So far, I'm happy with it. Yes, 'Misaka'.

In a recent entry (Friday, October 25, 2013, The State Of Things Here) there are a couple of shots of multiple blooms of a red rose. Do you know it's name?
'Barcelona', often sold as 'Francis Dubreil'. The true identity is likely 'Barcelona', but no one is absolutely sure. A great rose with wonderful fragrance and surprisingly good disease resistance.

Thanks. Good luck on your east facing slope project.

My slope project is oy such a problem. Still working on it.

Thanks all for the kind comments.

Here's another great blog from Northern California...

Here is a link that might be useful: gardenbook napa-sonoma area blog

Here's ours! Not really gardening so much as plant selection, and features woody plants, not perennials.

Sara and Jan

Here is a link that might be useful: Form and Foliage

Here's my friend's blog... The Plant Provocateur...and here's my new blog...Epiphytes and Economics. Both of us are in Southern California.

Thank you Hoov! I believe I will try an Itoh. Had never heard of them. That is amazing performance.
'Festiva Maxima' has grown beautifully with nary a bloom. 8 years now? I'm giving up on it.
Working on an area and 'Barcelona' ('Francis Dubreil'), may work. Thank you for the name. Loved the color and light play on its color. More thought required.

Well, I am truly spoilt for choice now! I never thought I would get such a good response considering that you don't even know me. What a great bunch of people here! Thank you to everyone who has added links for me to investigate. I think there are some amazing gardeners, photographers and writers out there! I have really enjoyed looking at all of the blogs and there are quite a few that will remain regulars for me.

Dee.