even though we've had

this major drought going on with scorching temperatures, my gardenia and crepe myrtle are hanging in there nicely.  Actually, they've never looked better.  The gardenia is still blooming and the crepe myrtle is blooming and fuller than ever.  It's not going unnoticed.
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The only thing that annoys me about the crepe myrtle is the debris.  That's not going unnoticed either.
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