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Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyersii' is my favorite plant (kind of in the garden)...
Commonly known as the Foxtail Fern (in fact I’m hoping I’ve got the right botanical name above in the title, since my plant came unlabeled), I finally broke down and purchased one last May, at the Rare...
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And the winning design is...
Several people have asked what design we've decided on for our fence project. While I'm not thrilled with this overall image it is the best I can find of the horizontal style we're going...
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Strybing Arboretum, an early morning stop on the 2013 Garden Bloggers Fling
Saturday morning of the 2013 Garden Bloggers Fling found me, and a few dozen other bloggers, up early and at the Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. We had registered for an optional photography...
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An appetizer, of sorts
When I first attended the Yard Garden & Patio Show (in 2006) I expected it to be the type of show with roofing companies, hot tub vendors, gutter and downspout cleaners, window manufacturers,...
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More from the sidewalks of NE Portland...
The vintage stock tank catches my eye every time I pass by...This time however it was the fence that jumped out at me, after all I’ve been on a bit of a fence finding mission.I like it!And the vintage...
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Agave bracteosa is my favorite plant in the garden, this week...
It’s kind of a tortured looking little thing to be a favorite, right?Yes...it is, but I also thought it was dead and it turns out that it's not, so that's what I'm celebrating. This nice-sized Agave...
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Weeds and wonder…
We have no kids, yet Weeds Find a Way is the second children’s book I’ve been offered for review. Why do I say yes? Because I adore illustrated books for kids, so much so I spent far too long pouring...
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2014 Yard, Garden & Patio Show, the Showcase Gardens...
Since I missed out on Seattle’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show earlier in the month I had a heightened level of excitement about this year’s YGP. As always there were things I liked, things I...
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Signs of Spring
Here we are, already March 4th! While spring certainly feels like it is a long ways away (a possibility of snow and ice here in Portland this last weekend and temps turned chilly) I’m rejoicing in the...
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Rhododendron lust
I happened by Cornell Farms last week, you know…one has to keep up on the latest at all the local nurseries. It was a terribly windy day, a bit rainy and quite cold, this never stops me from visiting...
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More from the Yard, Garden & Patio Show…
Upon entering the YGP Show the first place I usually head is the Bauman Farms booth. It seems they've always got some fabulous succulent selling at an incredible price.This year they hauled in the...
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A bright evergreen trio, my favorite plants in the garden, this week…
It’s time to tie-up some loose-ends. I took these photos a while back intending to feature them as favs, but then something better (bigger, flashier) would catch my eye and they were pushed aside. With...
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The monster agave, it’s still looking good…
I finally remembered to drive by my favorite monster agave, previously featured here and here. Knowing it has been through other severe cold and snow events over the years I figured it would probably...
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Hammer + Vine
During my quick stop at the Home & Garden Show a couple weeks back you might recall I discovered a new-to-me shop, Hammer + Vine. I recently visited their retail location...Their spot reminds me a...
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My favorite thing in the garden this week, well, it's our new fence…
Many garden design books will tell you the bones of the garden (meaning hardscape) are much more important than the plants, of course we all know they're crazy, those kind of books aren't written by...
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Five years, Five times a week (+) = 1,400
I started this blog five years ago today.I’m sure there as many reasons to start a blog as there are bloggers. Me? It all came down to a day-job I was unhappy with and an opportunity to do something...
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Winter Walk-off in Salem, Oregon...
It's a blogging tradition, every spring Les, at A Tidewater Gardener, has a "Winter Walk-Off" post where he goes for a walk and posts pictures he takes along the way. He invites other bloggers to join...
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March 2014 Bloomday, it's spring all of a sudden...
It's Bloomday once again and things are most definitely taking a turn, a most welcome turn towards spring. Here in Portland, Oregon, we finally had that anticipated stretch of warm and sunny days where...
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And the winner is...
The winner of the book Desert Gardens is Lisa, congrats and I will be in touch about how to get the book to you. To everyone who commented on my post Five years, Five times a week (+) = 1,400 thank you...
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