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Wednesday Vignette, waterlily...
I've previously enjoyed two waterlilies in my stock-tank pond, both have bloomed yellow. When Matthew, aka The Lents Farmer, offered up a division of his Nymphaea 'Almost Black', well I jumped! But...
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Next Thursday, July 26th, Andrew Bohl at Spur Gallery
Over the years I've shared many images of Andrew's artwork, and several people have asked how they can purchase a piece. Well if you're in Portland next Thursday, July 26th, you're in luck! Here's the...
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Touring UC Davis Arboretum
Way back in April — three months ago! — I was in Davis, CA, at the UC Davis Arboretum. The reason for my visit was PacHort board meeting, but we managed to get out in the afternoon and take a tour of...
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In a vase on Monday; hot!
It's been pretty lily-centric around here for the last few weeks, bought and gifted flowers everywhere. They were dropping petals and turning brown though, so it was time to come up with something...
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Planting an Opuntia hedge...
My prickly pear alert network is on it! When I posted photos of the Opuntia House, my friend Susan mentioned this Opuntia hedge in the making...I'm sure readers in the desert will look at this and say...
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Wednesday Vignette, bananas!
This rather tropical scene comes from somewhere on the UC Davis Campus. I have no memory of taking this photo, but it appeared in with my others from the Aloe and Australian Gardens (which we will see...
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UC Davis campus, with an Aloe focus...
Looking back on my April trip to Davis I'm amazed at everything I saw and did. I was only there about 34 hours but I attended two days worth of meetings, toured Gerhard's garden and went out to dinner...
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UC Davis Arboretum, the Australian Collection
My final stop at the UC Davis Arboretum began at the formal community entrance, the gateway between the City of Davis and the UC Davis Arboretum. Artist Chris Fennell created this arched entry...400...
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Schefflera down, SoCal dreaming
When I began blogging I noticed the first photo of each post would show up on other blogger's blogrolls, next to the name of my blog (if they had their settings set to include photos). Aware of this I...
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B. Jane, a garden from the 2018 Garden Bloggers Fling
Back to Austin and our stop at B Jane's Garden...From our Fling materials: "The garden is about year-round visual appeal, extensive privacy screening, a resort-like environment, and an architectural...
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Wednesday Vignette, stripes
For today's WV we're heading back to the desert SW and our stop at the Casa Grande ruins in Coolidge, AZ. I'll share more on the ruins tomorrow, but today, stripes!Weather Diary, July 31: Hi 89, Low...
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Casa Grande National Monument, and desert eats
Casa Grande was one of Andrew's desired stops on our recent trip to the desert SW.The largest ruin, and it's protective canopy, can be seen for miles. The design of the canopy (which protects the great...
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Fear the Walking Dead, a greenhouse visit
We've been watching The Walking Dead (our future as a zombie apocalypse, from AMC) for years now. The writing has definitely gone downhill and we've actually been enjoying the spin-off, Fear The...
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In a Vase on Monday, I found a Lily and my missing Bomarea...
I was watering the other morning (no irrigation, all by hand...) when something caught my eye. There under the Magnolia laevifolia, nestled in the Hakonechloa...It took me awhile to place what I was...
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Visiting Northrup Acres
Where's your dream garden located? Do you favor a city lot with clearly defined boundaries — ones that keep your plant lust in check? What about a condo balcony with plenty of easy-care containers? Or...
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Wednesday Vignette, well, that's weird!
These strangely combined photos showed up when I downloaded my pics from the Austin GB Fling. My camera seems to be doing it's best to keep Austin weird!The giraffe photo is the only one I can place,...
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Happy Adobe, a place for desert decoration
Back in June we visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, AZ, with my brother and his family (several blog posts on that visit are in the works). After touring the arboretum we were hungry for...
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A Friday vignette, through the window
I recently read the words "we're halfway through summer" and they made my heart very happy. Only halfway! That means there are still many days left to enjoy the garden. Later I happened to glance out...
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In an owl on Monday (it was an Amazon experiment)...
My brother-in-law and his family sent me an Amazon Gift Card for my birthday in July. I thought about ordering one of the many books on my wish-list, but I've already got a hefty stack of books in my...
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New Garden Metal and Crackedpots
When last we saw that rusty metal piece on the left I had just planted it up with a pair of Obregonia denegrii I found in Austin. The container was purchased at the Crackedpots show at Edgefield last...
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