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Front of house with flagpole
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Old log with morning glories (will bloom in the fall)
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Steps near log going to creek
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Another view - still under construction
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The Preston Memorial Garden
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Front of house - morning glorie, tall phlox, hollyhocks
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New tool shed
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From golf course
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Mystery vine on trellis (seeds from Jean Helt)
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Another view
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Cold frame on old well house pad
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Propane tank screen - jasmine and malabar spinach with lemon balm and lantana
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From the street, you can't see into the big garden
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Between golf course and big garden - small sage and wildflower garden
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"Sisters are Forever" sage garden
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Entrance to hidden garden - chimenea and zinnias
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Old green chair and zinnias, echinacea, strange little moss plant
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Basil and sunflowers opposite green chair
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Moonflowers at other side of entrance - bloom at night and stay open in the morning, then shut up tight
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Wow - single big sunflower - some are 10 feet tall
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Variegated colors and sizes of sunflowers
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In the back of house on new patio, cooking area under construction
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Entrance to lower "Japanese Garden" on creek bank
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Steps down under construction
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"Landing" on creek bank - tons of soft packed gravel behind retaining wall came down the shute
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Another view of landing
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Zinnias again - these make people slow down and look
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There's a butterfly in there!
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This swallowtail is our state butterfly
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Closeup of Preston marigold
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Rudbeckia closeup - also known as black-eyed susans
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Closeup of blue salvia
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