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Never heard of it, see it, want it, own it...in five days...
On October 27th my friend, and fellow blogger, Amy Campion posted a photo of a plant with dark, dramatic, flowers on the Plant Idents Facebook group. It was quickly identified as Lardizabala biternata,...
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Wednesday Vignette, "the path this country has taken has never been a...
I took this photo yesterday afternoon, on what was a beautiful day — sunny and warm, full of possibility. The blue sky echoed my feelings of unbound optimism. This vile election was about to end and my...
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Mum-vember, at Lan Su
Last year was the first time I visited Lan Su for Mum-vember. It was such a lovely day in the garden that I decided to do it again this year. Actual visit took place on Friday November 4th...Since...
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I'm glad I didn't miss this one, a garden from the Salem Study Weekend
A note before I jump into today's post. I have been struggling with continuing on, writing and posting about plants and gardens...as though my world, our world, hasn't been altered by Tuesday's events....
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The Ninth Moon Floral Design Showcase, 2016 version
Instead of sharing one of my Monday vase arrangements today how about we check out the work of some professionals? I timed my Mum-vember visit to Lan Su for the first day of their Ninth Moon Floral...
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My wet and blurry Garden Bloggers Bloomday...
I almost didn't make this one, realizing only late yesterday afternoon that today in fact was Garden Bloggers Bloomday. Oh hell, I haven't missed posting since I started back in April of 2009, I can't...
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Wednesday Vignette (and Foliage Follow-up), what a mess!
Lots of messy/leafy vignettes to choose from for today's post — but I wasn't really in a choosing mood so I'm sharing several — all courtesy of Clifford, our big-leaf Magnolia and a windy night.Please...
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Horticultural Therapy, a walk in the sun
Rather than attempting to get actual work done on the morning of November 9th I instead gave myself over to the New York Times, and the fear and bewilderment in my Facebook feed. I read and read and...
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Creature Feature Friday, the desert is alive...
I haven't written much about my trip to Arizona in October, but rest assured I've got lots of sunny photos to help get me (us) through winter. One memory that really stands out to me is the feeling of...
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In a Vase on Monday, self-serve flowers
Instead of sharing one of my own creations this week I'm taking you to Vashon Island, Washington. I was there to visit Dig Nursery (beautiful post coming soon). En-route, zipping along a picturesque...
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Pomarius Nursery, it's not just for summer!
It's been over a year since I shared pictures of the magical place known as Pomarius. I called that post "even more beautiful than before" and it truly was. But they've done it again. How can a place...
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Wednesday Vignette, wet and warm
I came upon this brown vignette at Kennedy School during my recent walk-about. I found the varied shades of brown, and their spiny edges, quite beautiful.Surprise! It's not all brown, in rainy and warm...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
My most sincere wishes for a warm and safe holiday to all to all of you celebrating today. If you're one of the many facing a day with relatives who have differing political opinions I pray you can...
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Mahonia, they're my favs at the end of November
Here it is, the last Friday of the month. Also that infamous shopping day, which I'll be completely ignoring, unless it's a nursery visit or maybe a stop at a thrift shop if I'm really feeling crazy....
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In a Vase on Monday — once more with autumn before I jump off the deep-end...
In the interest of full disclosure I put together this arrangement before Thanksgiving. We spent the holiday with my family in Spokane, Washington, and I didn't want to come home to the remains of what...
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Visiting Arcosanti — an urban laboratory focused on Arcology
During my October visit to Phoenix we made the short (a little over an hour) drive north to visit Arcosanti, that's it off in the distance...Even though I'd poured over their website and read Gerhard's...
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Wednesday Vignette, Arizona
I snapped this photo as we were leaving Arcosanti. The opuntia, grasses, rocks, and mountains in the distance — perfectly designed by mother nature, I had to single it out from yesterday's lengthy...
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We garden bloggers descend upon the garden of Vanessa Gardner Nagel...
The Portland-area Garden Bloggers have a rich tradition, five years and running. Every spring and every autumn we get together to exchange plants. And these aren't your common run-of-the-mill...
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Lan Su, in Autumn
My "Mumvember" visit to Lan Su (our Chinese Garden here in Portland) has already produced two blog posts: one a love letter to the voluptuous Chrysanthemum flower and one a look at professional floral...
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In a Vase on Monday: I'm dreaming of a Cryptomeria Christmas
And not just any Cryptomeria, but C. japonica 'Rasen'...I first learned of this fabulous conifer while researching a story I was writing for the OAN's Digger Magazine. My work took me to Youngblood...
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