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Wednesday Vignette: In the Garden of Weeden
I'm joining in for Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum, with a picture from a garden I toured as part of the Castle Rock Bloomin' Tour. It's already been a month and I haven't...
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September Combinations
This month I'm combining my posts for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, and Foliage Follow-up, hosted by Pam at Digging, to feature some combinations in the garden that...
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Work in Progress
It's been some time since I posted any progress on the new garden areas I've been working on. That's because until last week there wasn't much to share. Things kind of sat through the end of the summer...
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Wednesday Vignette: Potential
The photo I'm sharing this week for Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum, will be a bit repetitive to my Facebook friends, but I wanted to show everyone else, too. I shared most of...
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Wednesday Vignette: Decay
Work on the garden progresses slowly this week as I rest from pushing myself a bit too hard and straining my wrist. With my thoughts primarily absorbed in these new plantings, a few threads ironically...
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Wednesday Vignette: Wishful Thinking
Today I polished off the second 20 cubic yard pile of mulch. With the recent rains finally soaking into the parched ground, that means all the new beds are now ready to plant. I'm really excited about...
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - October 2016
For Bloom Day this month, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, I took my photos on Wednesday, in anticipation of the storms that would sweep through for the rest of the week. The fuchsias are all...
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Foliage Follow-up - October, 2016
Foliage Follow-up, hosted by Pam at Digging, arrives this month after a few days of wind and rain for those of us in the Pacific Northwest. Luckily, the magnitude of the second storm, which earlier had...
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Wednesday Vignette
While I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago, I visited the Washington Park Arboretum for the first time. I saw many wonderful plants and combinations there, but my favorite may very well have been the...
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Wide Shots: Progress
Yesterday I all but finished the last of the large new garden areas. There are still a few plants to add here and there, and the inevitable edits as things fill in, die, or don't look or grow as...
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Brookings, Part 1
I spent last week in Brookings, Oregon, way down on the southwestern corner of the state, right next to the California border. I'd been tempted and tortured with wonderful stories of the magical...
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Wednesday Vignette
For my Wednesday Vignette this week, I'm sharing a photo from my trip to Brookings, of an Acacia pravissima. The pattern of foliage and flower buds reminds me of a complex fractal pattern, like one of...
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Brookings, Part II
Let's see if I can finish up covering the Brookings Botanical Garden in this post. It's amazing how many photos I took in such a tiny garden, but then, it is packed with lots of cool plants.One corner...
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Brookings, Part III Around Town
After I finished ogling the plants at the Brookings Botanical Garden, I crossed the road and walked up the hill to Azalea State Park. I neglected to take photos of any of the structures, such as the...
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Wednesday Vignette: Going to my happy place
I'm going to spend as much time as possible, if only mentally, in my happy place: the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest, here captured in a scene from the Redwood Nature Trail, just a few miles up...
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Brookings, Part IV: Alfred A. Loeb State Park
I'm moving on from the cultivated areas of Brookings to the more wild scenery of the surrounding area. Personally, I tend to favor natural beauty over even the most stunning gardens, and it's these...
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Coldwater Ridge Hike
I've been sharing nothing but Brookings these last few posts, so I thought I'd mix it up with something a little closer to home today. Last Thursday, my mother and I took advantage of the nice weather...
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - November 2016
This month is slipping by even faster than I realized. I forgot about bloom day until the posts from other bloggers started showing up in my email. Luckily, there was a break in the rain and I took my...
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Foliage Follow-up: November 2016 and Wednesday Vignette
I'm linking today with Pam at Digging for Foliage Follow-Up and with Anna at Flutter&Hum for Wednesday Vignette. Be sure to follow the links to see more posts for both memes. I was going to split...
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Wednesday Vignette: Wild Vista
I'm cutting it a little close on this Wednesday Vignette, but here it is: a view over part of the Siskiyou National Forest. I could spend all day losing myself in the wild wonder of it all. At least, I...
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