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A Bamboo Mystery
On it's way to the Highline Botanical Garden's annual plant sale, the plant mobile had to pull over when it saw this.Behind that fence is nearly a block of nothing but bamboo. Hmmm. Did Alan forget to...
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Friday Fireworks - Meet Loree
A few days ago, I was standing on the back porch and noticed a glint of orange in the golden sunset light. Could it be? To those of you who are familiar with my garden, it will come as no surprise...
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May 2107 Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day/ In A Vase On Monday
I ran out between showers to snap pictures for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the meme hosted on the fifteenth of each month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens to celebrate blooms in gardens all over the...
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May 2017 Foliage Follow-Up
Foliage Follow-Up is hosted each month by Pam at Digging on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day to help us celebrate the important role that foliage plays in our gardens. Click here to to see...
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Wednesday Vignette
Wednesday Vignette is hosted each week by the lovely and talented Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click on over there to see links to more images that have caught the eye of participating bloggers.Asplenium...
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The Highline Sea-Tac Botanical Garden Part One: Elda Behm's Paradise Garden
At a recent plant sale, I picked up a card advertising another sale at the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden. I'd never been to the garden before but had seen beautiful posts on my friend, Linda's...
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The Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden Part 2 - Seike Japanese Garden
Another rescued and relocated garden treasure of the SeaTac Botanical garden is the Seike Japanese Garden which has a fascinating history which can be found here. I'll shut up for a change, and let...
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In A Vase On Monday - A Weekend of Garden Friends
The weekend was a whirlwind of garden activities with friends. On Friday I took a personal day off of work, drove to Portland and visited five nurseries. At Joy Creek, I ran into my pal Anna of...
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The Sad News - A Last Look at Furney's Nursery
On May sixth, after visiting the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden and sale but not buying anything, I decided to stop by nearby Furney's Nursery. I was saddened and surprised to see their digital...
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Wednesday Vignette - Still Driving To Nurseries
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by my blogging pal Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her vignette this week and to find links to those of other participating bloggers.Some people can never get...
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The Glass Eye Studio Sidewalk Sale
For a few hours on one Saturday in May and another in October, Glass Eye Studio, a wholesale-only glass studio holds a sidewalk sale and throws it's doors open to the public. There's always a lot of...
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The Awful Truth - It Gets Worse
People often ask how I have time to work several jobs, post five times a week, and have time to garden. The answer is, I don't as you'll see in the pictures that follow:First up is one of the many...
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In A Vase On Monday - We Remember
In A Vase On Monday is hosted each week by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see what she's found in her garden to put in a vase today and to find links to posts of other participating...
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Making Progress
I was able to do nothing but play outside in the glorious sunshine for most of my four-day weekend. Hooray. While some things got done, there are still a lot of projects to tackle. However, when...
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Wednesday Vignette
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by my wonderful fellow plant whore, Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her post this week and to find links to those of others.Spring brings a lot of avian garden...
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Wells Medina Nursery
Since we were already in Seattle for the Glass Eye Studio sidewalk sale in mid May, why not take take a little side trip to Wells Medina Nursery. We're lucky in the Pacific Northwest to have an...
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Stopping by Bellevue Nursery
When visiting Wells Medina, we always make a stop at Bellevue Nursery due to it's proximity. The nursery has been a neighborhood fixture since 1955, when Bellevue had a population of about six...
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In A Vase On Monday
In a Vase on Monday is hosted each week by the fabulous Cathy of Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see her vase and to find links to those of other participating bloggers.The first time I saw...
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A Mini-Vacation in Portland Part 1 (Of Many) Tsugawa Nursery
Visiting the Rare Plant Research annual plant sale and garden open has become a bit of a tradition. Since I had to use some personal days at work or loose them, I decide to drive down on the Friday...
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Wednesday Vignette - For the Birds
Wednesday Vignette is hosted each week by the creative and fabulous Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see what's on her mind and in her lens this week.A few years ago, I decided to take down my...
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