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It's April!
CAN YOU BELIEVE it's actually April, 2013 already? For those of you still dealing with snow, take heart. Spring is not far off now. We who live in the Pacific Northwest are seeing lots of sunshine and...
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I'm Still Giddy
EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN I walk the borders of my garden I see change. Plants are growing so fast, the evidence is unmistakable. It's such a delight to see fresh leaves inching their way upward. And if...
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This Is Why I Love Gardening
The weather here in the Pacific Northwest has been absolutely wonderful. After several rainy, icky Aprils this year is a refreshing improvement. The garden is just bursting. Bergenia Doronicum Tulips...
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Holy Freaking Cow!
I'M NOT SURE WHAT happened to spring but summer has arrived with a bang. It's evening on a Sunday and normally I'd be outside but with the temperature reaching a whopping 86 degrees today, I'm still...
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Life Is Good
Hi Peeps! I'm sitting here on the sofa, breathing the scent of Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' aka, "Gertie." Life is good. I know I read like a broken record but, what's not to love about this time of year in...
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So Much To Do
I'm taking a break from the garden to eat dinner, watch the news and post my latest garden photos. But, on second thought, I'm going to mute the news. No explanation needed, right? Tomorrow my garden...
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Miscellaneous Garden Happenings
The other day at the nursery, I saw the famous (or infamous) Blue Himalayan Poppy. It made me think of Barry.Meconopsis betonicifolia Do you think I bought one? Nope. I've already killed  more than a...
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The Middle of June (Already)
WITH A SLIGHT RESPITE from the unusually pleasant spring weather, yesterday was all about downpours. Nice to have the ground saturated to help establish all of the planting I've been doing. Today it's...
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Garden Tour Artwork
IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I've posted but I'm back. Last Saturday my garden buddies and I went on a garden tour. Although I didn't make note of any real stand-out plants, there were many pretty vignettes...
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It's Like A Heatwave!
If YOU'VE WATCHED THE NEWS the last few days, you know that the western half of the U. S. is in the throes of a monstrous heatwave. It's a little cooler right now because it's 9:30 at night. The...
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Garden Tour Photos
A FEW WEEKS AGO I POSTED many of the photos taken during the garden tour in June. Today I thought I'd post a few more for your viewing pleasure. Doesn't this variegated Iris look almost too perfect?...
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I've Got A Sickness
WHAT I MEAN BY SICKNESS is a blissful addiction to plants. Of course you didn't know this, did you? And this isn't a "condition" you're familiar with, is it? Years ago, I heard a garden "celebrity" use...
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Loving This Time of Year
ISN'T THIS TIME OF YEAR wonderful? The spring bloomers are gone now allowing me to spend time cleaning up and cutting back. I enjoy the instant gratification and sense of possibility that comes with...
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Pink Flowers and A Murder
I ONLY KNOW OF one gardener (a non-blogger) who has an affinity (okay obsession) for pink flowers like I do. Well, actually two because my friend Mindy Northrop, who is a blogger is also a fan. But she...
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July in Lake Oswego
FRIDAY MORNING AS I dropped off a few plants at a fellow gardener's home, her husband commented that it "felt like Florida." Fortunately, the next day that horribly muggy, stagnant and humid air was...
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Village Green Gardens
LAST SATURDAY MY hubby and I decided to celebrate our 33rd anniversary by getting in the car and driving. I never thought much of Blackberry Lily until now. Originally we had planned to go to the...
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Alsea Falls
MY VINTAGE (and I use that term endearingly) laptop is trying to update downloads or upload down-dates or download updates or something and is taking way to freaking long and sucking way too much...
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Drive-By Shootings of the Camera Kind
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAPPENED upon this lovely front yard garden. There was no one around so I didn't get permission to take photos but that has never stopped me and it didn't this time. I've never seen...
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Fall Gardening and Admiring
DESPITE MY DESIRE TO be in the garden, today, I was forced indoors by a November-like wind and rain storm. This, to celebrate the first day of fall. I'm hoping it's not a harbinger of things to...
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My Garden Survived
DESPITE MOTHER NATURE'S little tirade earlier in the week, my garden remains fairly intact. I lost a few stems on my hardy Begonia and a lot of leaves from my Heptacodium (seven-son's flower) but by...
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