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I'm Positively Giddy!
I'm always giddy about gardening but this year, with everything shaping up so early, I'm like a cat in a mouse factory! And of course, it doesn't hurt that there is so much pink going on. I'm not...
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Early and Bountiful Spring
The weather continues to astound me. The rain totals are normal but the temperatures are so mild and pleasant that the plants are as giddy as the gardener.My front door container has a mish-mash of...
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And The Winner Is...
Every spring I sit back and watch to see which rose bush will be the first to put forth a blossom. This year, the winner is Rosa mutabilis.Rosa mutabilis, the first rose blossom in my 2015 garden!...
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Shifting Moods
Nearing the end of August, I find that, more than ever, my mood shifts from one of "Wow, my garden kicks ass!" to "Wow my garden is a pile of poop."Â Because there are always a boat-load of improvements...
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Nature's Garden
This week I thought I'd share photos from a four-mile hike my hubby and I took yesterday. Of course I had my camera and had to stop for photos every two seconds, which tried the patience of my...
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Blissful Confusion
Let me explain. When it was sunshine and cloudless, blue sky day in and day out--the typical Oregon summer--it was a given that I needed to religiously haul the hose around and provide much needed...
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The Earth Laughs in Flowers
Hi guys. I hope you're all doing well. You know those times when you need to fix something but you're not sure how? Especially when it's a garden project, you don't want strictly utilitarian. You want...
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Turtle, Turtle...
Years ago I had a three foot wide clump of Turtle Head (Chelone obliqua). It was gorgeous when it flowered in mid-September. The rest of the time it was a mass of boring leaves taking up precious...
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Clematis Love
Although there are people here in Oregon who are lamenting the lack of rain, I'm kind of glad the torrents are holding off a little while longer. It gives me a chance to enjoy the reblooming Clematis....
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My Garden Looks Like Crap
Contrary to most people, I'm not terribly fond of autumn. It's not that I don't love the brilliant foliage and the golden, slanted sunlight. It's that fall is a messy season. I mean, come on. I spend...
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Makeover: The Big Reveal!
A few months ago, I hinted at a garden project I was undertaking. My apologies for being so vague. I wasn't sure if my idea would work or not and I didn't want to embarrass myself if it didn't. But it...
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The Last Week of October? No Way!
It's really true that the older we get, the faster time swifts by. Despite the reality of the calendar, there hasn't been a frost yet and my garden is still doing its best to hold on to summer. I have...
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The Blush of Fall
No frost here yet so the garden is hanging on. Many perennials are still popping out a few flowers which the hummingbirds enjoy fight over. I took these photos yesterday, November 3rd. Passiflora 'Lady...
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
I've been making a somewhat half-hearted attempt at organizing umpteen billion photos I took of the garden this year. What's enjoyable about this otherwise mundane process is being able to see all of...
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Finally!
I've been waiting like, for-everrr for my Climbing Aster (Ampelaster carolinianus) to bloom. It's had buds for like, two months and now, finally one of those buds popped open. Here we go! Next spring...
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The State of Things
Hi Guys! I've been so busy with work and projects (and yada, yada) that I've neglected visiting the awesome blogs of my gardening friends. If you're one of them, please except my sincerest apologies....
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I Bought Myself a Present
It's not a new car or a spa vacation or anything nearly that elaborate. I bought this little guy.He was at the grocery store and looked so cute with his little red bow soI had to bring him home. I...
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Rob & Cate's Garden
When Rob and Cate Caruso purchased their home a few years ago, the lot east of the house was part of the deal. It didn't take long for these two creative geniuses to transform a gigantic thicket of...
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'Tis the Season
One of the benefits of getting older is how quickly time seems to fly by. Here it is, the week of Christmas, 2015 already! This means January is right round the corner and spring is in the not too...
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Flower-Starved in the Dead of Winter
It's the last week of 2015. People just to the north of us reported snow a few days ago but it's nothing but dreary rain and fog here. And because I'm admittedly flower and foliage-starved at present,...
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