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Wednesday Vignette: Jumping ahead and picking up where I left off
Wondering about that title? I finally realized I never finished my posts about my trip to Brookings last fall. I sort of trailed off and lost steam. Practically criminal of me, as I'd only just started...
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Into the hills
I'm continuing the Brookings Saga that I picked back up last week. Spring has definitely arrived in my garden and a lot is happening, but much of it is still a bit on the subtle side. I'm sort of...
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - April 2017
I'm writing my April Bloom Day post a day early, as I'll be busy cruising the sales at Hortlandia on the 15th, the official date of Garden Bloggers Bloom Day each month. Luckily, I had a break between...
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Foliage Follow-up
This week I'm posting a late edition of Foliage Follow-up, hosted by Pam at Digging. Typically posted on the 16th of every month, I was busy elsewhere and didn't even get all of my photos...
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Caught Green-handed
Someone called me out in the comments on a recent post, pointing out the nearly oxymoronic title of my blog. How can a plant geek be practical? It's true, my blog title is a bit tongue-in-cheek...
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Visiting Little Prince of Oregon
Back towards the beginning of April (the 8th, to be exact) a group of bloggers, master gardeners, and horticultural professionals assembled at Little Prince of Oregon to tour their impressive and...
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End of April Favorites
Welcome to a late edition of month end favorites, hosted by The Danger Garden on the last Friday of the month. I meant to post this on Friday, but I spent much of that day digging some massive yuccas...
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Wednesday Vignette: Surprise!
After weeks with hardly a day above 60, the Pacific Northwest is currently experiencing its warmest day of the year so far (over 81F at my house). While some residents are reveling in the sudden...
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Wednesday Wide Shots
It's been awhile since I showed any wide shots of the garden. Close-ups are easier, and generally prettier to look at, since most of the garden is still too young to have filled in. Actually, I wanted...
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May Favorites
A day late, but I'm joining Loree at The Danger Garden for the End of the Month Favorites. A bad headache kept me from finishing taking photos for this post yesterday, so I went out today to capture...
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Native Plant Highlights
The last couple weeks have been busy and the blog has suffered for it. Sometimes living life takes precedence over recording it. I'm still trying to find my balance again with my busy new schedule and...
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Wildflower Frenzy
The heatwaves of June brought out masses of flowers in the garden. While I tend to side with the foliage aficionados over the flower floozies, I can't help but admire the many wildflowers in the garden...
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Escapism
With both the heat and smoke making it difficult to enjoy the garden this week, while also discouraging any hiking escapes, I thought I'd finally share pictures of a hike I did in June. The following...
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Propagating ferns
Last time I wrote about propagating ferns from spores, I neglected to take photos until after the spores had already begun to germinate. Last August 10th, I sowed a few fern spores again and that time...
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Bamboo at the Hoyt Arboretum
Working from home has a lot of benefits. My commute is a breeze. I don't have to deal with traffic. I save money on gas. I can get up from my computer periodically to stretch my legs and move...
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Wed- er..Thursday Vignette
Today is a late edition of Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter&Hum. I took this photo a few days ago and had every intention of sharing it on Wednesday, but well, stuff happens.It's dry...
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End of August Favorites
I debated whether or not to write a post about the garden this week. I'm hosting an open garden here next weekend and I want to leave my guests with some surprises. With such a large garden, though, I...
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Wednesday Vignette: Morning Garden Strolls
I was out in the garden early this morning to take some current wide shots for a post later this week. As the morning light started filtering through the trees to the east, highlighting plants in the...
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As the Garden Grows
Looking at old photos of the garden can really bring home how much has changed in just a few years. I've been doing just that to prepare this post of before and after wide shots of the garden. It's...
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Wednesday Vignette: Rain Dance!
I wasn't sure I would have anything to share for Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter&Hum, having been busy with things other than finding beautiful sights to photograph, but when I woke...
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