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My Favorite Garden Pics of 2012

By John Markowski @jmarkowski0

A quick heads up, this post will be a bit self-congratulatory for my liking. These are all pics I actually took myself (granted, anything great was most likely an accident).   
But then again, I am kind of awesome, so screw it. 
Here we go, a trip through the seasons:   
This best represents why I don't cut down my perennials for the winter: My favorite garden pics of 2012
This photo was taken at the Philadelphia Flower Show and it inspired me to some day design a garden with only ornamental grasses:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
My attempt at taking advantage of lighting with this Hypericum:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Spring is in the air ... and allergies too:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
I have an unhealthy lust for Viburnums:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Love these Campanula blooms up close:  
My favorite garden pics of 2012
An Allium bloom right before it "pops":
My favorite garden pics of 2012
The only Peony bloom that survived the deer this year.
My favorite garden pics of 2012
I like how the bee appears to be holding on for dear life:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Just a cool ass looking macro shot of a bloom that you would never really notice from afar:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Just fantastic color on this Astilbe:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
My best attempt at controlled chaos:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
A reminder of why I love native plants so much:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
I think this pic best represents my gardening style; ornamental grasses and native perennials:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Again, trying to take advantage of natural light:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
I just like it, even if the colors clash a bit:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
MMMMMMMMMMMM, ornamental grasses:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
This makes the cut because my son actually took this one:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
A Hydrangea bloom "aging" well:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
How many more colors can we get in this Miscanthus:
My favorite garden pics of 2012
Autumn and Hunterdon County, NJ - perfect together:
My favorite garden pics of 2012

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