Hello, all. I am Carrie, a thirty-one year old stay at home mother of three from Nova Scotia. I generally post on the cottage garden forum. But I thought I would pop over here introduce myself and give you guys a June garden tour. I have only been gardening a few years now and still have tons to learn. Most of my beds are still quite young.

So from front to back here we go.

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This is a shot of the Lavender in the front bed with our vegetable garden in the background.

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Elle & Lillian Austin Rose

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Sarah Bernhardt Peonies with Maiden Pinks and Camelot Foxglove

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Morden Blush Roses

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Iris 'Indian Hills' and Iris 'Nibelungen'

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This garden is on the west side of the house. The section on the left was planted this spring and the right was planted last spring.

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The petunias I planted from seed over the winter.

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Snow Queen Iris

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This year I made my first attempt growing poppies with these Shirley's and I few others. By far the Shirley's have done the best. I am absolutely tickled with them. Each one is different. So many blends of pink, white and red. Although I have to admit I have been picking the really red ones as soon as the bloom and bring them in the house. They just don't go.

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Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

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Preacher Peony

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Affluence TB Iris

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Bowl of Beauty Peony

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Abraham Darby new this spring. I put him centred with the Margret Merrill roses in the east bed.

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'Belinda's Dream' Rose Standard on the back deck. I bought two of these beauties three years ago and cherish them dearly. I got a cutting to root from her last year. And it actually bloomed last fall. It's still alive and doing well but has not bloomed yet this year.

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The new shade boarder I put in this spring along the path up to the children's swing on the huge pine tree.

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Thank for looking.

Carrie