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Signs of Pink, And Other Happenings
UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS ONE, the past weekend was rainy and icky. Gardening was a hit and miss operation as raindrops kept forcing me back under cover to wait it out. I could have (and should have) gone...
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Blog Hop & Major Announcement
A Cozy Reader's Corner ReviewsHELLO EVERYONE. Happy spring! First, I am participating in the ten-day, Authors in Bloom Blog Hop taking place from April 7 through 16. If you visit and leave a comment on...
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Nursery Jaunt: Dancing Oaks
A FEW WEEKENDS AGO my friend Vickie and I went to Dancing Oaks Nursery. We have to make at least one trip per gardening season because of the enchanting gardens and the delectable plant inventory. And,...
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So Much to Love
I'm in full-on gardening mode. It's been so enjoyable, playing in the dirt, moving plants around, potting up newbies. If I'm home and it's not raining, I'm outside in my garden. Can you relate?Here are...
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Plant Pleasantries and a Giveaway
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR when our gardens change dramatically. Here it is the end of April already. When I look back at the photos I took at the beginning of the month, it shocks me how much my plants...
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Pinterest Has This Plant Geek's Back
I WAS SCROLLING through my most recent garden photos last night. There were photos that I've already posted and photos that weren't all that worthy of sharing... So I nixed posting any. But because...
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May? Well, That Escalated Quickly
"Slow down!" This is what I'd like to say, not just to the cars speeding down my street, but to Mother Nature too. I love this time of year and I don't want it to end too quickly, dang it. Each evening...
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Fun in the Sun
When you see the term "fun in the sun" you probably think of white-sand beaches and pool parties. But gardeners know that playing in the garden can be equally or in some cases (me!) much more enjoyable...
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Nature's Wonders
I hope all of you are having fun in your gardens. Granted there's lots of work to do but it's fun work, right? Much more fun than doing dishes or laundry. I love that I've got about 2 and a half hours...
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Yard Crasher: My Sister's Garden
My online, talented friend Mindy Northrup uses the term "Yard Crasher" to identify her blog posts about other people's gardens. I don't want to steal her term, but I kind of am anyway. Sorry Mindy....
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June is Such a Pretty Month
A few weeks ago, when I was in Woodburn (Oregon) visiting my sister, we went nursery-hopping. One of our stops was not on any map and finding it was purely serendipitous. My sister was driving and when...
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Everything is Coming Up Roses
I get that many of you are not terribly fond of roses. After all, the plants can be fussy, the foliage is susceptible to all manner of leaf uglies and then there's those dang thorns. Ouch!But what can...
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Garden Tour -- Part I
LAST SATURDAY, my precious garden peeps and I went on the local garden tour. It was surprisingly delightful with perfect weather and lots of laughter. I filled my entire memory card with photos. But I...
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Garden Tour -- Part II
AS PROMISED, I'm back with second part of the local garden tour. This time it's all about plants. However, being a total plant geek, I'm always on the lookout for the unusual, plants that are new to me...
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The BIG Reveal--Befores & Afters!
Okay peeps. Remember how I mentioned earlier this year that I was sick and tired of my backyard lawns and was planning to get rid of them? I was visualizing replacing them with something like this...
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Random Garden Photos
SUMMER is officially here and there is no doubt that the weather gods got the memo. It's been pushing (or topping) 90 degrees for the past several days. July is typically our warmest month so things...
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Photo Therapy
WITH THE GARDEN LOOKING more than a little "blah" right now, I thought I'd share some photos from my archives--photos of happier times, when the weather was hospitable and pleasant. Maybe these will...
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The Middle of July
With many of the garden bloggers posting photos of the Garden Bloggers' Fling, I'm afraid my photos will be kind of boring. Last Friday, however some of my garden peeps and I took a trip to Dancing...
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Oregon Country
EVERY SUMMER I like to feature at least one post of photos from an Oregon outing. This year there haven't been very many outings, I'm afraid. But yesterday my hubby Steve, one of my daughters and I...
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Forget Housework, The Garden Beckons
MAN HAS IT BEEN A HOT summer here in the Pacific Northwest. Or maybe I'm just getting older and more sensitive to the heat. Or both. At any rate, I sure enjoy my mornings and evenings in the garden...
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