| A recent stroll through my retirement
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| | could also add stone statues of mushrooms
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| community revealed to me how creative
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| | or turtles. How fun. All very low
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| and artistic people can be. These
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| | maintenance. There is a whimsical vine
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| retirement homes with their tiny gardens
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| | on the large wall backdrop. She added
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| are truly miniature works of art. These
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| | lighting as well to play up the figures
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| are probably tiny examples of the gardens
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| | at night.Want a bright spot of color?
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| these senior homeowners once took care
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| | Easy -- place several window boxes of
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| of. When they sold their homes to
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| | brightly colored impatiens attached to
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| downsize to a retirement community, they
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| | the top of the patio fence rail and the
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| also had to downsize their gardens.
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| | garden below also is a row of coral and
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| Each home was allotted a small patch
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| | pink impatiens. How dull the building
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| alongside a patio. Here is my
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| | would have been if not for the owner's
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| description of eight gardens I enjoyed to
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| | creativity. She just used color in
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| illustrate these senior homeowners
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| | layers. She also has her patio umbrella
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| successful efforts to have a garden with
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| | neatly tied and a hanging wind chime
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| low maintenance.The first I call the
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| | completes the symphony.Two neighboring
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| woodchips and flagstones low-maintenance
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| | patios side by side with some similar
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| garden. Just two elements can make it
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| | ideas can show great harmony. Both have
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| all work. Flagstones meander thru a
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| | patio table umbrellas and both have
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| woodchips groundcover adding the right
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| | attractive garden wall fixtures in
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| touch with low maintenance plants
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| | similar shapes. Just add a row of
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| alongside.Here's a cute patio: A tilting
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| | colorful flowers in the foreground of the
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| patio umbrella seems to echo the tilt of
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| | concrete patio slab and a hanging planter
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| the nearby pine tree. Just add a couple
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| | and it looks so pretty.This patio took a
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| planters along the edge of the concrete
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| | little more work at first but is
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| slab, a pot of flowers and another
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| | appropriate on a large corner lot.
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| ornament such as the cute 3-tiered pots.
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| | Wooden retaining walls enclose this patio
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| This softens the concrete appearance.
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| | and raised beds. His golf cart is parked
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| Also softening were the colors chosen:
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| | behind the large shrubs. A generous use
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| the patio umbrella was pink and blue
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| | of low maintenance shrubs bordering the
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| pastels. Also, a separated planting of
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| | patio keeps it always neat.Want a
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| pastel impatiens to the far right echos
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| | fabulous dramatic look -- again easy.
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| the soft color palette on the patio.Next,
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| | The very bright colors of coleus in a
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| I call this the green chairs garden.
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| | border planting alongside the patio and a
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| The owner has blended the colors of her
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| | bright red geranium hanging pot are
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| flowering plants to go beautifully with
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| | contrasted with the cool silver and white
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| her lacy backed green patio chairs. A
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| | colors in the foreground border. An
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| pink and green masterpiece of cool green
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| | attractive wind chime and 2 matching
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| hosta the shade of the chairs and a
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| | white chairs to enjoy the view complete
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| generous row of bright pink impatiens--
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| | this picture.I hope you enjoyed this walk
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| elegant and luxurious in feel.Next, a
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| | through a retirement community to see how
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| garden probably designed to delight the
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| | retirees are enjoying less maintenance
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| grandchildren. Little statues of
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| | but can still create beauty in their
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| children from nursery rhymes scattered
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| | downsized retirement community gardens.
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| throughout a woodchips groundcover. You
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