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Rural cactus, two versions
On a sunny Saturday in September I hit the Cascade Nursery Trail. More on the nurseries of the trail tomorrow, but today I want to share a couple photos of an unexpected sighting while I was zooming...
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Doing the Cascade Nursery Trail...
After many years of intending to, I finally hit the Cascade Nursery Trail, or at least part of it. The full experience includes seven nurseries, I hit three on Saturday September 26th, during their...
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Juxtaposition
I was on my way to Xera Plants to pick up a trio of Cyclamen hederifolium 'Xera's Sterling' when I saw such an interesting juxtapostion of style and materials that I had to pull over to take photos....
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Moss and Agaves, now that's an odd combination...
On a recent warm, dry, evening I was sitting in the garden readingâwhile the sun was moving through the tall trees to the west and illuminating various plants. I went to take a photo of a backlit...
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Wednesday Vignette, take an awe walk...
Have you ever set out with the express purpose of taking an "awe walk"? I can't say I've ever used that term, but every walk I take is one. I didn't realize everyone didn't do this, or then again maybe...
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Blooms in October
Somehow weâve arrived at Garden Bloggerâs Bloomday for the tenth month, October. Thereâs not a lot of blooming going on in my garden this month, and Iâm okay with that. Even though Iâm a monthly...
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Maybe too much of a good thing?
Back in early September I shared my excitement over increased sunshine the back-garden which resulted from the removal of a couple of trees in my neighbor's backyard (here). I'm still thrilled about...
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A quick peek at Patricia's garden...
It was late July, 2019, when I popped over to my friend Patricia's garden to snap a few photos, photos I needed (you guessed it) for my book. This is the second garden I've watched Patricia, and her...
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Bonsai in a can...
The last time my husband went into to the officeâhe's been working from home since March, going in once a week, for half a dayâthis bonsai growing kit was on his desk. He asked around, but nobody would...
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Wednesday Vignette, no campfires!
Gosh time flies. It was September 27th when Andrew and I headed out to the Salmon River Trailhead at Welches, Oregon. Earlier in the month he'd planned a three-day camping/ hiking/ fishing adventure...
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Salmon River Trail moss (and a few lichen)...
Here we are, back on the banks of Oregon's Salmon River in late September. When Andrew asked me if I wanted to go with him I remember thinking about the rain we'd received and figuring the mossâwhich...
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Salmon River Trail fungi (and a few lichen)...
For the last couple of weeks I've been painstakingly uploading my photos one at a time to get them in the order I want to share them in. Today I thought I'd experiment and see if Google has magically...
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In a Vase on Monday: collapse
No matter what local weather forecast I looked at (and believe me, they vary widely) it was guaranteed the temperatures were soon dropping lower than what was safe for leaving non-hardy succulents...
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Thank you Ron McKitrickâmy cactus buddy. May you rest in peace
I am writing these words with tears in my eyesâfeeling like I was just punched in the gutâand yet I have a smile on my face because I'm thinking of Ron, my "cactus buddy". That's how Ron identified...
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Wednesday Vignette, let me introduce...
Last week included several sunny afternoons and much time spent in the gardenâpreparing it for forecasted cold. Unfortunately the very scenes that feed my soul and lift my spirit sometimes do not...
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'Tis the season: container change-up
As I mentioned in Monday's post, the time came to pull the trio of succulent dish planters indoors.Rather than just have empty metal posts sticking out of the ground all winter I planted up a new trio...
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Seattle's Kubota Garden, in early October
I did it. I hit the road in early October, bound for Seattle. After months of being at home it was invigorating, and a little unnerving. I needed to visit a friend and decided to make a two-day affair...
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While in Seattle, I visited Swansons...
I didn't actually plan to visit Swansons Nursery while I was in Seattle last month. But after visiting the Bellevue Botanical Garden on Friday, and seeing so many fabulous plum yews, well I decided to...
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In the garden of friends, 2020 version
I know I'm not alone in missing the time I would have spent with family and friends this year, it's been so hard! Usually my friends Erin and Mattâfrom Seattleâwould have visited over summer, and I...
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Wednesday Vignette; when will we know?
Andrew and I are back from four days spent in Hood River, Oregon. It was the closest thing to a real vacation that we've had this year. It was peaceful... lots of nature and very little politics. Well,...
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