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Sansevierias, My Favorite Plant...This Week
I'm joining with Loree at Danger in sharing this week's favorite plant. Check out the comments on her blog here to see what's catching the eye of other gardeners this week. Honestly, I'm not a...
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Stopping by Potland Avenue Nursery
Late last month, we stopped by Portland Avenue Nursery in Tacoma to see what was happening there and maybe even get a plant fix. Fritillaria meleagris is a spring favorite despite it's checkered past....
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An Outlaw in Danger Country
I've read about Portland Nursery (not to be confused with Tacoma's Portland Avenue Nursery) on Danger Garden, most recently here, for several years now. On March First, we drove to Portland to attend...
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Signs of Life - What to Do?
I was pretty sure that evergreen Euphorbia stygiana had thrown in the towel after our freezes this winter. It looked a little brown for an evergreen. The branches aren't black though. Look, some new...
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Random Stuff from the Portland Yard, Garden, and Patio Show 2014
The YG&P show in Portland has a much different feel that Seattle's Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Portland's Convention Center, with nearly one million square feet of space, is over twice the...
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Jerry's Sidewalk Garden
One of my favorite sidewalk gardens is that of Jerry Cearly. (summer shots here.) Come see what's happening in early March at Jerry's place. Several mature manzanitas are full of bloom. Beneath one...
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Oh, I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain: More from the Yard Garden and Patio Show.
It's always fun to buzz into a garden show!This needs to magically appear where my garage is now.You never know who you might find in such a great space.Loved this but didn't like that it was open to...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day March 2014
What a difference a month makes! February's bloom day seemed a little less bloom filled than usual and now there are lots more blooms to be seen! It seems like everything needs attention in the...
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Foliage Follow Up March 2014
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! This time of year, it's easy to get excited by the emerging foliage. I'm also very thankful for the foliage that has been keeping me from going insane all winter! Here are...
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Winter Walk Off 2014
Each late winter, Les at A Tidewater Gardener hosts a winter walk off. The rules are simple, leave your house on foot or bike and photograph what you see. You can drive to a different location and...
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It was a Dark and Stormy Day
Even though it was a very wet day on Sunday, we couldn't stay inside like sane people but had to go out and dig up some bamboo and cut back what was left. Didn't get a truly before picture but think...
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Out and Aboot
This weekend, I happened by the Tacoma Boys Store in Puyallup. I'm a huge fan of the original Tacoma Boys in Tacoma with their great produce, over the top wine and cheese selection, specialty items...
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A Winter Visit to The Old Goat Farm
You may recall my first visit to The Old Goat Farm last summer (here) at the height of the growing season. An email arrived in my inbox a couple of weeks ago announcing an unusual late winter garden...
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Winter's Last Hurrah!
Just before old man winter took his exit, he and that kid of his, Jack Frost, paid a visit and wanted to leave a reminder of their visit. Some people simply leave a card. A couple of weeks ago, my...
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A Sunny Weekend to Play Outside!
Last summer, my garden didn't get as much attention as usual and things got a little out of hand. I've vowed to correct that this year and to do some of those jobs that I've been putting off. Here's...
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Visiting Lakewold Gardens in Late Winter
Designed by Thomas Church, Lakewold is an estate garden in Lakewood, a short drive from my house and yet I seldom think of visiting. The place has an interesting history and Tatyana of My Secret...
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Camellia Japonica is My Favorite Plant...This Week.
I'm Joining Loree at Danger Garden in posting about a favorite plant of the week. Click here to see what's tickling other bloggers' fancy this week. Plant nerds may look away in disgust but I can't...
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A Little Fowl Language.
Old Goat Farm (catch the garden part of the post here if you missed it.) is a wonderful garden/nursery and one of the things I love doing there is to watch the antics of the many birds in the fenced...
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Glad to Bid Farewell to March!
The Seattle area has had the wettest March on record with nearly nine inches of rain falling this month. How wet is it you may ask. It's so wet that there's a duck swimming on the lawn near Watson's...
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Nice Surprises for April Fools' Day!
This afternoon on returning from work, it was not only still light outside but also sunny! I could see from my car that a box had been delivered to my front porch. I'd not ordered anything lately so...
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