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At first glance...(a sort of month end favorites)
I must apologize for publishing two extremely photo-heavy posts back to back. Whereas yesterday's post was full of eye-candy, today's is a report of what I saw when I returned to my garden last...
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In a Vase on Monday: the bathroom smells amazing!
After a few weeks with no new "In a Vase on Monday" submission (as hosted by Cathy, at Rambling in the Garden) I was feeling the pressure to do something, anything! I love having fresh garden...
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Garden Bloggers party at Joy Creek Nursery
Two of our Portland garden bloggers group work at Joy Creek Nursery; Tamara who blogs at Chickadee Gardens, and Ricki from Sprig to Twig. Along with owners Maurice and Mike (two of the nicest guys...
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Wednesday Vignette, ropes
Working my way under the (dead) Acacia dealbata, and around the (sideways) Grevillea austalis, to get to the Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester' (Monday's vase) I stopped to admire the stock tank pond....
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias, a book review
Boy can I procrastinate! The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias, by Andrew Bunting, came out last spring — which is when the fine folks at Timber Press sent me a review copy...The book sat on top of the...
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The Green Goddess, a nursery visit
Just up the street a couple of miles (from my brother's house in Phoenix) is The Green Goddess, I managed to pay a visit last October...They're on a very busy street (6 lanes worth of traffic), but...
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Introducing The Point Pot "A Modern Planter for Modern Times"— from Potted
You know I love me a great container and I've been watching this one take shape on Instagram — via the feeds of Potted, as well as that of the designer, Dustin Gimbel.Naturally when Annette, at Potted,...
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Flower Bomb — mobile flower boutique
I've posted a few things on my Facebook page about the idea of a mobile plant truck (like this), I love the idea of a carefully curated collection of plants that's out and about in the city...making...
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Wednesday Vignette, back then...before all this winter madness...
Way back when — before multiple ice storms, temperatures in the teens and record snowfall — I walked the garden and snapped a few photos. That was on December 6th, 2016, and I was particularly enamored...
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Walking the Pitzer College Campus, part one...
This place, Pitzer College, is why I happened to end up in SoCal the week of January 16th. Andrew had business planned in nearby Covina, when he mentioned the trip my brain thought..."Why not tag...
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Walking the Pitzer College Campus, part two...
Yesterday I shared part one of my visit to the beautiful Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. Let's let's jump into part two...Wow, no that's an impressive Agave bracteosa! Looks like a big mama plant...
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In a Vase on Monday...foraged shades of brown
This week's vase was inspired by my reading the book Foraged Flora a few weeks ago (thanks Multnomah County Library!).In one of their creations authors used some "less than fresh" foliage and flowers,...
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A little passion 💘 for Valentines Day...
Happy Valentines Day! Oh I know, it's kind of a silly holiday...but heck, any excuse to be kind and loving to our fellow humans is a good thing, right? Especially in our current political climate. So...
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February Bloomday...
I knew there wasn’t much to see, but I went out to take photos for Bloomday anyway. After 8 years one can’t miss a monthly posting just because your garden happens to be a winter (caused) wasteland....
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Thursday Vignette, just hangin' around
Hanging Vignette from a friend's garden. The texture of the coir and the "monkey fur" are so similar and the colors so complementary...and tomorrow's post will feature a lot more photos from this...
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Visiting her Piece of Eden
Once I'd committed to accompanying Andrew on his work trip to Los Angeles then my brain started working overtime...what else could I see!? Hmmm...maybe I could visit Hoov's garden, you know...Piece of...
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Fallen Schefflera leaves, almost in a Vase on Monday
I'm feeling a little disconnected from my garden. I thought about making a new vase, for Monday, but then couldn't think of a single thing I was excited to work with. Going out and searching for...
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The Prehistoric Gardens
Browsing an antique shop with my parents I happened to catch sight of this brochure and of course I picked it up, wouldn't you?And once I saw that it was for a "garden" in Oregon, well I had to buy it....
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Wednesday Vignette, when you least expect it...
This was too good to let get buried in the full post on her garden (here)...Weather Diary, February 21: Hi 48, Low 36/ Precip .52 — which brings our monthly total to 10.04" and thus the wettest...
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See you in DC?
As I write this the Northwest Flower & Garden Show is just a week away. I can't wait! Oh sure, I'll probably roll my eyes at a few of the display gardens, and no doubt I'll complain about the lack...
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