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March Favorites Round-up
It's been awhile since I've joined Loree at Danger Garden in sharing a selection of favorite plants for the month. I've had both too many and no favorites the last few months, but mostly I've just been...
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The oca says it's time
Another busy weekend in the garden means a quick post for today. On Sunday, I sowed a variety of seeds, both direct-sown and some in containers in the greenhouse. When I went to dig through the seeds...
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Progress Report
I've been a rather neglectful blogger lately. Life and thinking about future plans has been sapping my energy, and what's left has gone into working in the garden on my days off. I've been in an odd...
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Wednesday Vignette
I'm joining Anna of Flutter & Hum for Wednesday Vignette this week with a picture of the driveway island bed. Why do I find this image (of a bed that is still patchy with new plants filling in, and...
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An overdue thank you
I've been meaning to write this post for several weeks now, ever since I received a brand new 55 gallon Epoch rain barrel, courtesy of Gail at Clay and Limestone. The rain barrel was one of the prizes...
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Wednesday Vignette: Double Feature
Today I'm joining Anna at Flutter & Hum with two very different photos taken a few weeks ago during a plant nerd outing to view camellias at the University of Portland. My favorite sights weren't...
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - April, 2016
Is it really April 15th already? It seems like such a short time ago I was rushing to cobble together my March Bloom Day post. This month I spaced things out a little better, knowing that I'd be gone...
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Foliage Follow-up - April, 2016
The day after Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is dedicated to appreciation of foliage, when Pam at Digging reminds us of the importance of foliage in the garden. With spring full upon us and blooms...
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Greenhouse improvements
This weekend one of my goals was to finally install the secondary shelves we ordered for the greenhouse several weeks ago. I had found myself nearing a shortage on space as I was sowing seeds, and...
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Checking in on the plant babies
I'm currently getting ready for my first hike of the season, taking a friend to Beacon Rock and Hamilton Mountain, on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Before I go, though, here's a...
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Wednesday Vignette
On Monday, I went for my first hike this year, taking a friend to hike Hamilton Mountain on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. It's a good thing I did, otherwise I would have had trouble...
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April Favorites Round-up
April is another month that is difficult to choose favorites, because so much is happening in the garden. Or maybe it's hard because so many of my plants are still fairly new, and I'm a hopeless plant...
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Random Tuesday
I missed my semi-usual Monday post this week. Too focused on other things, watering being one of them. Between the heat waves and the slugs, I'm not sure how many wildflowers I'm actually going to get...
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Wednesday Vignette: Tenacity (Finding Where You Belong)
I'm milking my last hike for all it's worth with these Wednesday Vignette posts, a meme hosted by Anna of Flutter & Hum. I could probably do a years-worth of vignettes just from that trip. This...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May 2016
I'm joining in a day late for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. With the heatwaves we've been experiencing in the Pacific Northwest, things have been happening at a...
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Wednesday Vignette: Dragons and Lemurs
You might be wondering about the title of my WV post this week. What could dragons and lemurs possibly have in common? Well, I think of both when I look at the rising bloom stalks of Sedum'Antique...
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Foliage Follow-up: May, 2016
I'm a little slow posting my Foliage Follow-up this month, hosted by Pam at Digging. Still fighting a cold. I haven't gotten any gardening done during this lovely cool weather, even though it's perfect...
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Drama and my big news
Last week in my Wednesday Vignette, I hinted melodramatically that I had some big news, at least big for me. Anyone who has spent much time talking to me (or reading some of my posts here) knows I've...
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Wordless Wednesday: back to plants
My last post was a little off-topic for a garden blog, so I wanted to get back to celebrating plants with this Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna of Flutter & Hum. No deep revelations or big news....
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Tuesday Randomness
I'm starting to think I should rename myself the Neglectful Blogger. I haven't been sticking to any kind of schedule at all. But this is a busy season, and blogging is only one of the things on my...
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