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Blooms n Bees

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It's that special time of year when all my sweethearts are full of life!  Hydrangeas all over Knoxville are bursting with blooms right now. That certainly seems to have been my flower of choice while I was hastily digging holes all over my backyard! I've got white, light-pink, dark-pink, purple, and blue.  Below is my Peppermint Forever and Ever Hydrangea  (no, I'm not making that up)… I'm assuming maybe it lasts a little longer than the  "endless summer" and "forever" hydrangeas.   This is a Lady in Red Hydrangea - given its name because of the color of its branches, markings on its leaves, and deep color of its leaves in late summer. One of my favorites this year.   A Twist and Shout Hydrangea… I just got her last year. She's the baby in the family ~ Below is a spider wort getting ready to bloom. This was a transplant from my neighbor. The sweethearts have all grown so much in the past year, for the first time ever I'm