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Harland
Hand called an area in the center of the garden "the Red Island."
He used red on red, dark greens and yellow greens, and gray foliage.
A spit of land that spans two levels of the garden, it can be viewed
from various angles and changes throughout the seasons.
In
the winter a big camellia blooms, rich red on one side, a deep pink
on the other. It seems a sucker intertwined with the grafted part and
produced this remarkable two--tone effect. A red magnolia blooms at
the same time.
Various
roses from deepest red to a shocking pink grow on this island, and an
old florist's rose named "Better Times." A limequat and euphorbia
add lime-green contrast to the red and purple. Deep red, rose-red and
orange-red azaleas contrast with spiky ferns.

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