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petitelake

NE Illinois Zone 5b exploring perennial plant combinations while transitioning to low maintenance gardens.

Chrysanthemum

  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2020
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petitelake

Recovering from the flood quite well. #zone5 #zone5b #mum

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jmlincoln

Amazing color! 🍂🧡🍂

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emch

#brown

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  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2019
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petitelake

The top pic is from last year before the floods. Bottom pic is today after the floods. The will to survive is amazing. #beforeandafter

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  • Season Icon Late SummerLate Summer 2018
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petitelake

One of four flood survivors, all orange. Planted these in 2006 from mail order plugs. This is their best bloom year ever. #zone5b #zone5 #mum #mums #chryanthemum #orange #bestoffall #bestofseptember

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suerichards

Gorgeous colour 💛💛💛

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petitelake

Thanks @suerichards

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lesliecole49

Flood? Where are you? Did Florence cause the flood?

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petitelake

@lesliecole49 Nope, we are midwest in eastern Illinois at the WI border on the Chain o' lakes. We've had 4 minor floods.this year and recovering from a major flood from last year. House is high and dry but the gardens suffer. Sometimes the plants spend a month in the wheelbarrow till the waters recede.

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matewe

They are gorgeous 🧡🧡❣️

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petitelake

@matewe @gjones thanks. I'm lovin these this year

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