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Happy ninety-seventh day of summer to all who celebrate. Yes, I know summer is over, but I am in denial. My garden is still in bloom, and this photo of the "Princess Alexandra of Kent" from David Austin is a perfect example. I hope its beauty brings a smile to your face 🌱 😊 #bloomscroll #KrollManor
September 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy ninety-sixth day of summer (or third bonus day of summer since it's now fall). A little garden irony. This is the "Summer Surprise" rose and *SURPRISE!* it didn't bloom all summer. Oh, these wacky plants. 😆 🌱

#flowers #rosegarden #flowergarden #flowerphotography #extendedsummer #KrollManor
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Happy ninety-second day of summer to all who celebrate. This flower is the "Fiji Eleganza" extravaganza of color. I tend to buy plants for random reasons. I bought this one because I want to visit Fiji and because I like Fiji Water 😂. It has been a reliable bloomer.
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#rose #flowers #KrollManor
September 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Happy ninety-first day of summer to all who celebrate. This is the "Pop Art" rose. I love it because of its multicolor blooms. No bloom is ever quite the same. This is part of the "artists" section of garden, with "Maurice Utrill," "Chihuly," "Frida Kahlo," and others nearby. 🌱
#roses #KrollManor
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy ninetieth day of summer to all who celebrate. This is the "Silver Years" dahlia against a backdrop of many of the other dahlias I have shared this summer. I am hoping the mild weather continues because it's always sad to me when the growing season ends. 🌱

#dahlia #flowers #KrollManor #summer
September 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy eighty-ninth day of summer to all who celebrate. This is "Desdemona," a David Austin rose that's part of my English garden bed. I was so happy to be able to visit the David Austin garden in the UK recently and to get so much inspiration. 🌹 🌱
#roses #summer #flowers #KrollManor #rosewednesday
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Happy eighty-seventh day of summer to all who celebrate. Hovering over the garden like a little ball of sunshine is this "Teasing Georgia" rose. I have a plant on each side of my garden path and my goal is to eventually trellis them to have a fun garden feature. 🌱
#roses #flowers #summer #KrollManor
September 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy eighty-sixth day of summer to all who celebrate. This is the "Neo" dahlia and it's become one of my favorites. The bright orange red with the gradient and striation makes it so beautiful. 🌱

#dahlia #dahlias #flowers #summer #KrollManor
September 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy eighty-fifth day of summer to all who celebrate. It's an underwater journey today to visit "Poseidon," one of the 300some roses in my garden. This has turned into a favorite because it is a prolific bloomer. The blooms are even fun to look at as they fade.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Happy eighty-fourth day of summer to all who celebrate. On this beautiful late summer day, I wanted to share a photo of the "Beautiful Day" rose. It's a beautiful orange with a strong, fruity fragrance. If only today could be cloned through the fall months...
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#rose #flowers #KrollManor
September 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy eighty-third day of summer to all who celebrate. This "Hawaiian Punch" hibiscus hasn't bloomed for the past two or three years. Now it just showing off. It also has been pushing out blooms that have partially white flowers. Nature is so much fun. 🌱
#flowers #summer #KrollManor
September 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy thirty-eighth day of summer to all who celebrate. This is the "Honey Bee Lovely," a groundcover rose with the cutest little orange blooms. I have it placed right outside my door so I can see it every time I leave or come home. 🌱 #summer #rose #flowers #KrollManor
July 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's hard to believe it, but today the #KrollManor era turns 10. This last decade has flown by. And there have been a *lot* of changes made in the past ten years. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped turn this house into a home over the past decade.
October 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Teasing Georgia" (and David Austin rose) enjoying some November sun. The goal is to get an arbor and have the two create a stunning feature along the pathway through my garden. #KrollManor 🌱
November 11, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Happy fortieth day of summer to all who celebrate. These blooms are from a dahlia that was gifted to me -- and the gifter didn't know the variety. So I call it Dahlia 1 on my plant marker. It just feels like summertime happiness 😊. 🌱
#dahlia #dahlias #summer #flowers #KrollManor
July 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy twelfth day of summer to all who celebrate. For the past few years, I've been raising preying mantises (mantiseseses) and releasing them around the property. This is baby Milton. #preyingmantis #summer #KrollManor 🌱
July 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy twenty-first day of summer to all who celebrate. This is a beautiful red hibiscus called "Hollywood." It hangs out poolside all summer long... and then winters inside in a greenhouse. What a life! 😄 🌱
#hibiscus #summer #poolside #KrollManor
July 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Is it garden season yet? 😮‍💨🌱 #KrollManor
February 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy forty-ninth day of summer to all who celebrate. This hibiscus has waited the entire summer to produce its first flower... and there are more than a dozen more lying in wait. Patience. Things don't always happen when we want them to. 🌱
#summer #flowers #flowerphotography #KrollManor
August 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I've just posted the story of my bathroom renovation project that took five years from start to completion. Find out why it took so long: www.danjkroll.com/blog/home-an... #KrollManor #HomeReno #HomeRenovation
Manor Makeover: The bathroom renovation that took five years
In the fourth installment of the Manor Makeover series, go inside what might be the longest-ever bathroom renovation project.
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November 16, 2024 at 4:29 AM
The dahlias did not manage to survive the past few nights of sub-freezing temps... so their season is done. But somehow they are still kind of beautiful even in their frozen state. (And I am already counting down the days til spring) #KrollManor 🌱
November 15, 2024 at 8:03 PM
There's a certain buzz around this "Crown Princess Margareta" rose. Maybe because it's the middle of November and still blooming. 🌱 🐝 #KrollManor
November 16, 2024 at 9:19 PM
The "April Rose" camellia has bloomed, but this past winter was really rough on it. I need to find out if there are ways to nurse it back to health. This was taken at my home in Allentown, PA USA. #KrollManor 🌱
May 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy thirty-first day of summer to all who celebrate. This is a "Pooh Island" dahlia (with a little bumblebee friend). I started two new flower beds this year just for dahlias... and went a little nuts 🤭. 🌱
#dahlia #flowers #bloomscrolling #summer #KrollManor
July 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I was peer-pressured into buying this "Poseidon" rose (not that it took much arm-twisting 😆), but I am glad I got it. Plentiful, huge blooms. Decent fragrance. Really long blooming season (it's November in PA and still going!) 🌱 #KrollManor
November 12, 2024 at 4:39 PM