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A farewell pilgrimage to DIG on Vashon
This sign announces you've arrived...And the monster Echium plantings on the opposite side of the drive reinforce the notion this is not an ordinary nursery...Those of you that know of DIG, on Vashon...
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Wednesday Vignette: #santaclones2016
I can't claim to have found the #santaclones2016 on my own, a Facebook friend posted a night-time photo with an approximate location. The next day I realized I was driving near so I looped around the...
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City People's Garden Store and Nursery, you'll be missed...
My stop at DIG on Vashon was part of a long weekend visiting friends in Seattle. There was another nursery I made a point of visiting while there, City People's Garden store on Madison. I've got a long...
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Back to the Salem Study Weekend: Day One/Garden One
(yesterday brought an afternoon of snow, followed by several hours of freezing rain, to the Portland area. Sadly the overnight warm-up that was predicted did not occur (I had hope!) thus its an icy...
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In a Vase on Monday: a gift idea and some cheating
I adore our library system. Don't get me wrong, I love owning books, but I don't need to own them all, that would be ridiculous. Well, maybe not ridiculous but problematic. Our home is small. So when I...
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When ice falls from the sky...and keeps falling, and falling, and falling...
One of the many reasons I dread snow falling here in Portland is that it frequently ends with an ice storm. During our last snow storm in January 2016, the ice appeared late and was gone by mid-day the...
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Wednesday Vignette, Magnolia made me laugh...
I'm a fan of all things Magnolia, and as such never miss an opportunity to admire them in the landscape — wherever they may appear. I spotted this cap-wearing bud just outside Pomarius Nursery. Maybe...
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Garden Bloggers Bloomday, smacked upside the head by winter*...
I really didn't think I was going to have any outdoor bloomers to share today, after last week's ice storm, but since there were a few things with flowers I took no chances and snapped photos before...
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I'm dreaming of a chartreuse Christmas (part one)
Way back when I visited Pomarius, oh let's see....that was...in November (feels like a life-time ago) I fell hard for their chartreuse, "reindeer moss," wreath and vowed to make one for myself.It took...
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In a Vase on Monday, to give away and to keep
My hopes of putting together multiple vases to give away this holiday season were dashed by our extreme weather and my lack of planning ahead (frozen plants are harder to cut from and I wasn't able to...
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I'm dreaming of a chartreuse Christmas, part two...
Well hell. Yesterday, when I shared the "leftovers" vase I made for myself, I realized I still hadn't posted the photos I took of the Christmas decorations (thanks for the prompt Outlaw). Duh, what was...
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Wednesday Vignette, we've all had days like this...
As if the (drunken?) inability to stand up straight wasn't embarrassing enough, the fact he's losing his hat, has exposed his wire spring hair-do (wire coated with ice that is)......and it appears a...
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I need a little sunshine and warmth! Off to the Desert Botanical Garden in...
I took so many photos during my October visit to the DBG in Phoenix. Even after editing them down I'm still at over 200. Rather than work at wrangling the riches into a manageable post, or two, I'm...
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Them babies have roots!
Last we saw my Asplenium bulbiferum (on October 28th) it was happily hanging on the patio...Since then it's spent time in the basement, during our ice and snow-fests, and then back outside again when...
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Merry Christmas
Wishing all who celebrate this day a very Merry Christmas...Maybe your day be filled with family, friends and fun. Oh and sparkle, plenty of holiday sparkle!
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And then the Flamingos showed up...
Andrew and I spent our 10th wedding anniversary in San Diego. While we visited lots of gardens and nurseries, one of my most vivid memories is of the flamingos at the San Diego Zoo.It was the only time...
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Quick stop on the way to the ferry...
To those that have stopped here before, this sign calls out loud and clear...Jungle Fever Nursery!Back in November, when I visited DIG on Vashon, I had a rough idea of which ferry I hoped to catch from...
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Wednesday Vignette, plants and patterns
Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum. All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
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Christmas on the Oregon Coast...
Since this was a non-traveling Christmas for us (Southern California or Spokane, WA, is where we usually mark the holidays) we decided to spend the weekend at the beach. A winter trip to the Oregon...
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A favorite plant that needs a name...
This end of month favorite was gifted to me years ago by a friend. She identified it as Agave weberi and that's what I've always called it (for instance when I "faved" it in August of 2014). Here it is...
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