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Cottage Gardens
threedogsmom

spring flowers/shrubs blooming now

threedogsmom
12 years ago

Just a few closeups of what's blooming now in south central PA (5 miles over the MD line):

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I also planted the majority of my annual containers/baskets - here are a couple of my favorites. They should look good in a month when filled out:

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