Sometimes you have to let the right plants find you , right where you are . That ’s what happened to Pat Thompson in her garden just outside Madison , WIisconsin . Well done , Pat !

" We live in a wooded area alfresco of Madison , WI . We moved to the Midwest in 2000 and into this house in 2003 .   Our 2 adult children are disabled so we ’ve transferred our travel luxuria to a mania for gardening . They   have it off having groups of their supporter over for political party .   At first I want to plant the azaleas , rhododendron , holly and dogwood I loved on the east sea-coast , but they all scramble , I last image out what bed the Midwest ! "

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What a difference a few inches of composted cow manure can make!This jazz group was strictly serendipitous ,   The bush in the back left hand is a Burning Bush ( Euonymus alatus ' Chicago Fire ' ) , In the middle is a Diablo Ninebark , I ’m no-count , I ca n’t get hold the name of the Hosta but it ’s our favorite . Does anyone have intercourse ?

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This is Syringa Reticulata, Japanese Tree Lilac, nicely arrayed in blooms after 10 years from planting.

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What a difference a few inches of composted cow manure can make!

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This combo was purely serendipitous,  The bush in the back left is a Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus ‘Chicago Fire’), In the middle is a Diablo Ninebark, I’m sorry, I can’t find the name of the Hosta but it’s our favorite. Does anyone know?

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