National Arboretum Virtual Tours

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Auguste Renoir Roses

These luxurious specimens are from my old Auguste Renoir rose-bush.
©M-J de Mesterton

Busy Lizzies, also Known as Impatiens

Impatiens flowers like to spread, and make good ground-cover plants in shady, moist environments.
©M-J de Mesterton

My Garden of Boxwood, Ivy, Myrtle, Hostas, Holly and Impatiens.
©M-J de Mesterton

Elegant Solar Lamps in the Garden

Situated in pots, alongside paths, or in vegetable garden-plots, solar lamps are an economical way to enhance the elegance of your landscape in the evening, and a possible deterrent to pests such as mice, who love to eat little plants but generally avoid light.

©M-J de Mesterton

Gravel for Water-Conservation

Before: Bare Soil Awaits Gravel after Ground Was Cleared of Water-Depleting Undergrowth

Fruit Tree after Water-Wise Landscaping