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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Hanging baskets10 Jun '07 7:15 am
These photos are the baskets belonging to my next-door neighbour where we both used to live-she has since moved too. She always said to make things 'Big' in a garden -wide beds,big baskets,wide paths,archways for height,and her garden always looked stunning.
Dixie.
PS -Please click on the pictures to get the full effect.
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
Wonderful stuff hanging around10 Jun '07 8:36 am
Dixie, what splendid baskets. Huge, too! My old friend always said "Go big or go home." and he meant it. I guess our new motto should be, "Go big around the home. (or stay in bed)"
I sure like that pink one.
Christopher
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
Wow, big is better!14 Jun '07 10:49 am
I'm inspired. I'm going to try to put together a big basket. (Well, as soon as I get my pond in, hang the door to my garden bed, install a couple of windows to look into the garden from my office, .. you get the idea.) I wonder if that is one of those that uses more moss than soil to keep the weight down? I too love that big pink flowered one that looks like an epi or orchid cactus. The whole garden is wonderful. If you tell me that tree fern in the background is a cyathia medullaris I will die of envy. That is on my short list of wanted plants.
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Another view14 Jun '07 1:18 pm
This garden is stunning -quite a few ferns in it as part of the larger picture.
I am going to be writing about it next in Muddy Wellies' site Winsfordwalledgarden.com
I will have the 'before'photos -you won't believe them !
Another couple of views of the same area.
Dixie.
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Jun '07 6:57 pm
How does she get that wonderful layered effect? Deb and I are just stunned.
So cool!
Christopher
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Absolutely gorgeous !!15 Jun '07 6:20 am
What a garden, Dixie!! Created with lots and lots of work!!! And joyful taste! Why don't you write to her about our forum?? Maybe she has created another garden like this in her new home...
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
forum15 Jun '07 6:37 am
She does not have a computer and told me she would never have time for one anyway!
Her new garden in town is much much smaller but is looking beautiful already.
I am going into see her in the next day or so,and i will ask her about the baskets -it looks as though she might have poked holes in the bottom and planted flowers there for them to hang down like that.
Dixie.
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pumpkin
compost executive
Auckland
15 Jun '07 6:50 am
Tell her how envious of her we all are dixie 
I love her layering also, so effective!
Have you been to Otorohanga? We have traveled through there in the summer and the main street has fabulous hanging baskets down both sides. It looks awesome! They have done a great job
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
baskets15 Jun '07 6:57 am
Hi Pumpkin -I have been wondering if you are ok.Our town Morrinsville have dozens of baskets too with a wonderful band of ladies to plant them each October-They also visit them early in the mornings throughout the year to feed and look after them.
Norma's grandson is in the junior ABs,7s Rugby.and has just returned from England playing rugby for the Maori ABs.
Dixie.
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