A flowering Shrub from early summer to late fall

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Bees love these beautiful full flowers
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Rose of Sharon creating a private corner

Rose of Sharon, also called “althaea” or “althea,” as Hibiscus syriacus. Native to China and India, was brought to Europe in 16th century.

one of our favorite Shrubs, perfect for creating tall wide private wall, with its natural tendency to grow wide and thick with its beautiful trumpet shape flowers.

Resilient Rose of Sharon  is drought tolerant and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love this shrub.

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Pink Silk Tree

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In full bloom

Also known as the Mimosa, full name “Albizia julibrissin” . Named after an Italian nobleman Albizia, and its Persian name Gul meaning flower, Abrisham meaning Silk ( Julibrissin).

Original habitats are Iran, Azerbaijan, China, and Korea. Made its way to United States in 1745. Flowers have a beautiful fragrant and sometimes are brewed with leaves for tea, but seeds and the seedpods are poisonous.

One of our favorite trees, and the bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds agree. It survives the hot summer days, very tolerant to dry soil. Its beautiful silk like flowers add a pink hue to its branches, and create a dreamy vision of a painting.

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Intimate garden

Creating peaceful space in your garden for walks, meditating,  watching birds, and cats go by.

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Tiles, and planters add color and charm

Filling in

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Impatiens are great flowers for shady spots.
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Invite birds to your garden by Adding bird baths
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Water fountains are beautiful fixtures and create a soothing relaxing corner.

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Add a few Planters, hanging baskets, statues, chimneas to create interesting focal points.

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Get your Free 🍩🍩🍩Donut

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Lavender Bluberry donuts

Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, LaMar’s Donuts, Duck Donuts, and many other shops and convenience stores are giving away free doughnuts on June 1 to celebrate National Donut Day 2018.

Why? to celebrate :

First Friday of June of each year, succeeding the Doughnut event created by Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during WW1.

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Perfect shade plants, Hostas

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Hostas growing under a Redbud tree
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Hostas

Hostas are a natural choice for growing under trees. There are over 2,500 varieties, from petite dwarf types to mammoth varieties spanning several feet across. hostas are rugged and once established, they tolerate almost any soil and will grow for years.

Native to northeast Asia, in 1812 it was named after an Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host. Hostas do flower and the only strongly fragrant species is “Hostas Plantaginea” with white flowers up to four inches long. Flowers open in the evening and close by morning. This species blooms in late summer and is sometimes known as “August Lily”.

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Flowering Hosta

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6 ideas to give every room a fresh look

Playing with colors and textures that represent the season is the easiest way to give a fresh look to any room.

1- Using Baskets

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Basket holding hats, sunglasses, bandanas.. Pick up & go, ready for the beach or the pool

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Metal baskets a cool fresh accent

2- Using Pillows

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Pastels, and blues to remind you of your favorite beach house

3- Using Photos : look for your beach photos and colorful frames

4-  Using Paintings

5- Using Light fixtures

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Easy and less costly to change lamp shades for a new look

6- Using Accent  pieces

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Pottery with floral and bird theme
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Wall accents
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Weathered Pottery

And the important fact in decorating , surround yourself with pieces that make you happy, and help you to relax.

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