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This Year's Christmas Tree
You may recall my Christmas decorations from a couple of years ago.Perhaps you remember the festive offering from last year. I tripped over that stupid box a lot during the holiday season and was glad...
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Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden
"Garden d'Lights features over 1/2 million light which transform the Bellevue Botanical Garden into a blossoming winter wonderland.""Over 100,000 people enjoy this dazzling display each holiday...
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Reading Blogs is Dangerous - New Additions
When one reads a lot of plant blogs, (s)he learns about a lot of cool plants that other gardeners rave about. These four new plants were all ones that I most likely wouldn't have given a second...
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Vassey Nursery in December
Vassey is a wonderful local, family-owned and run nursery that is on my way home from my Sunday job. See previous posts here. The staff here is extremely knowledgeable and friendly and are glad to...
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Random Friday
Here are a few pictures from this week all thrown together to make a post. One might call it a week in review but it's really just random Friday.I love visiting Tacoma Boys, a year round open 24/7...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day December 2014
In a week, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere will come. I love the winter solstice because it means that the daylight will be increasing. Of course it means that winter has...
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Holly (Ilex) for Foliage Follow Up
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude;Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen,Although thy breath be rude.Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, unto the green...
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Van Lierop Garden Market Bedecked with Rustic Elegance
Van Lierop Garden Market in Sumner is a small, family owned gift shop/florist/nursery where one can find "Perfectly Imperfect" found objects, rustic and refined garden art, healthy live plants and...
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A Winter Rose
I'm easily delighted by finding good surprises in my garden. My roses had pretty much closed shop for the season even before our two freezes. Somehow, this one decided to live through the sub...
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Windmill Gardens In December
Decorative and gift ware items fill the inside space.I like the combination of blue lights and white birch!Red begonias are another nice option for the season!I have this fountain at home but it's...
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Festive Furney's Nursery
Furney's is a long-established large nursery in Des Moines, WA. For more info, peruse their website here and see previous posts here. Outside the entrance. Notes to self: Obtain a red tractor for...
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Stopping by Zenith Holland Greenhouse
Zenith Holland is a wholesale nursery that opens to the public on weekends in the summer and during the holiday season is also open during the week. Some lovely trees still waiting for homes.This is a...
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Bedrock, One Last Visit at Their Current Location
Bedrock Industries is moving and will be out of their current location by the end of the month. Fortunately, they're just moving across the street to this building.There's always something new at...
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Merry Christmas!
Santa and I wish all of our gardening friends a very merry Christmas and a new year full of great garden adventures!
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Helleborus orientalis is my Favorite Plant...This Week
I'm joining with Loree at Danger Garden in posting my favorite plant...this week. Click on over to her blog to see what's catching the eye of other garden bloggers today.This morning, I went out to...
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Happy Fifth Day of Christmas! A Visit to Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors.
More and more, people seem to be decorating their homes for Christmas very early and pulling everything down on the twenty-sixth. I like to be a bit more old - fashioned and leave my decorations (when...
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One last Christmas Stroll through Watson's
There's always something beautiful to see at Watson's The Reindeer look a bit tired from flying around the world.Ditched the sleigh until next year.So any great colors and shapes of conifers. The Tim...
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Happy New Year!
Whether you stayed home and had a quiet New Year's EveOr went out reveling,I hope you had a wonderful time! Here's to a great new yearfull of surprises.Time to stow away baggage from the past and move...
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