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The Outlaw's Hellstrips...
Wednesday February 7th, on our way up to Seattle for the NWFG Festival, we stopped in Tacoma for lunch — and so Andrew could take a peek at the excellent used book offerings there. Meanwhile I zipped...
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Wednesday Vignette, this happened...
Photo taken about 9:30 last night when I took Lila out before bed.Weather Diary, Feb 20: Hi 34, Low 30/ Precip 3" of snowWednesday Vignettes are hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum. All material ©...
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Visiting the Streissguth Gardens, a trip back in time
On January 12th I read a post on Tangly Cottage Gardening Journal that sent me down memory lane. The subject was the Streissguth Gardens on Capitol Hill, in Seattle. I lived on Capitol Hill from the...
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This finally! And then that, and all on the same block...
If this home and garden look familiar it's because last September I shared photos taken my friend Louis. He'd gotten just a little lost in North Portland, but managed to hone in on a great garden.My...
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Paris wanderings; the husband days...
Back to Paris! As I mentioned previously, the first half of my trip was spent with Andrew, the second half with my friend Julie. With my camera always in hand, I snapped photos as we wandered the...
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Green walls, in Paris
Our trip to Paris was a little out of the blue (it wasn't a vacation we'd planned) and yet I had plenty of time to research what I wanted to see while I was there. Somewhere along the line it occurred...
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Wednesday Vignette, sweet and spiky
I spotted this sweet and spiky vignette at Cistus Nursery...I do love an unexpected combination.Weather Diary, Feb 27: Hi 46, Low 34/ Precip .02"Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by Anna at Flutter &...
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Visiting Les Puces de Saint-Ouen (the Paris Flea Market)
When it came to prioritizing the sights to see of Paris I received wonderful tips from friends. I think it was Bruce Bailey who mentioned the flea market. Officially called Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, but...
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What the garden looks like, at the beginning of March
Let's take a break from sightseeing in Paris and see what's going on here in Portland, I haven't shared an overall look at the state of the garden in months...This crazy blueberry (probably Pink...
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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, closing out the 2017 Garden Bloggers Fling
I may have taken my sweet time getting here — and jumped all over the itinerary in the process — but I'm wrapping up my 2017 GB Fling posts with the closing event of the DC Region Fling — and not a...
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Maison & Object Paris, the show
It seems a little preposterous, but Maison & Object Paris is the reason I visited Paris. Andrew already had a work trip scheduled to India, when a client asked if they were going to the Paris show....
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Wednesday Vignette, just a little OCD?
I spotted this bit of circular perfection in the greenhouses at Jardin des Plantes, in Paris. Full post on the garden coming up tomorrow...Weather Diary, March 6: Hi 58, Low 30/ Precip 0 Wednesday...
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Le Jardin des Plantes — in Paris of course!
Americans traveling to Europe are told to acclimate by not sleeping when your body thinks you should, but instead immediately adhere to the local time. We left Portland at 10:30 am on Tuesday January...
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Pictures from Corvallis, Oregon
If a lady named Ruby should happen to email you about speaking to the Corvallis Garden Club just go ahead and say yes. To resist is futile, she has powers. Strong powers — and that's why I was in...
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Euphorbia rigida, never the same plant twice
I adore Euphorbia rigida, and plenty of people I know seem to feel the same way. Photos of this plant have been showing up on blogs, Facebook and Instagram for weeks. And I noticed something, it never...
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Garden shops along the Seine
Another Parisian stop that was recommended by friends: garden shops along the Seine, just a skip down from the Louvre and a skip up from Notre-Dame.Can you even wrap your head around the idea that a...
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Wednesday Vignette, danger!
Paris really seemed to be aware of my visit, after all here was another sign calling me out...Okay, maybe just a risk of high winds and falling branches, but for a moment I felt special.(full coverage...
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March Garden Blogger's Bloomday, V2018
It's Bloomday! Not prepared was I. Nonetheless, here's what's blooming in my garden on March 15th...Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’. As if on queue when 'Austin Griffiths' finishes up, this one...
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Jardin du Luxembourg, in January
While formal gardens are not generally my thing, it would have been criminal to not visit the Jardin du Luxembourg, it was only a 10 minute walk from our hotel.Visiting in January did nothing to up...
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Paris Wanderings Day Six / aka my "Winter Walk-Off"
This is my 8th annual post for the "Winter Walk-Off" hosted by Les at A Tidewater Gardener. My first post was back in 2012, Les started in 2011.His rules are simple, although I fear I may be taking...
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