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Wednesday Vignette and A Nice Surprise
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by my pal Anna at Flutter and Hum. Â Click on over there to see vignettes from other participating bloggers!We're accustomed to summer drought in the Pacific Northwest but...
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Visiting South Seattle College Arboretum
"The Arboretum at South Seattle College is a five-acre botanical collection with several distinct gardens throughout. Â The Coenosium Garden is highly regarded as one of the best collections of dwarf...
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A Gardener Gardens!
It was a hot day in July and I'd just finished visiting some gardens up north. Â Having emptied my water bottle, I decided to stop by a Seven Eleven store on busy highway 99 to grab something to drink....
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In A Vase On Monday
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Â Click over there to see what others are popping in a vase to enjoy inside this week.No blooms made it into my vase this week, just a...
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End of Month Favorites
Yes, it is the beginning of the month but I always forget the final Friday of the month when Danger invites everyone to share their current favorites so I'm sharing them now instead. Brugmansia...
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Wednesday Vignette - Remember When?
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by the delightful and talented Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Flutter on over there and see what all the hum is about this week! Remember when the sky was a beautiful clear...
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The Normandy Park Neighborhood Garden Festival and Plant Sale
The Galicic family hosted the sixth annual Normandy Park Neighborhood Garden Festival and Plant Sale, an event to which I look forward each year. Â Justin, who writes the blog Growing Steady, designed...
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The Garden of Karen Guzak and Warner Blake
"In 1993, Karen and Warner bought a 100 year old Victorian Catholic church and rectory in the Snohomish Historic District. Â They named it Angel Arms Works" began the description of this garden in the...
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In A Vase On Monday
A busy week and weekend found me rushing around late Sunday afternoon to find something to quickly throw into a container. Â Fuchsias are still blooming their heads off in my garden so a few got trimmed...
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Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society's Odd Plant Sale 2017
Affiliated with the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, the CC&SS meets throughout the year and is a really great group of plant enthusiasts. Â Each September on the weekend after labor day,...
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Wednesday Vignette
Visiting McAuliffe's Valley Nursery in Snohomish for the first time this summer, I noticed an interesting raised platform large enough for a speaker or performing group. Â What was on stage at the...
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Sometimes A Light Surprises
This week is a bit crazy for me with activities at work every evening. Â I get used to coming and going in the dark during the winter when the garden doesn't need attention but at this time of year,...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day September 2017
It's hard to believe that it's the last bloom day of summer. Â Like it or not, the autumnal equinox is only a week away. Â Not a lot of new blooms in my garden this month, mostly late-staying guests at...
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In A Vase On Monday - From Heronswood With Love
The addictive meme, In a Vase on Monday, a weekly opportunity to gather contents for containers from our gardens or nearby to enjoy inside during the week, is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the...
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Mark Henry's Garden
"In'town 'Italian-style' garden found behind privet hedge and entered by gothic gate."Â Even though there was a green NPA Open sign on the gate, I felt almost as if I were trespassing into someone's...
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Wednesday Vignette - There are Eight Million Stories in the Naked City...
Somewhere in metropolis: At the hop!  The body hop that is.  Careful observers will note that this is specifically Phil's hop.  Looks like it could have been Ye Olde Body Hoppe. Wednesday Vignette is...
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McAuliffe's Valley Nursery
For plant addicts, finding a new nursery is always a treat. Â One of the Snohomish open garden hosts suggested that, while in the area, I should visit McAuliffe's Valley Nursery. Â It turned out to be a...
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Myrna Torrie's Seattle Garden
While the calendar says that today is the autumnal equinox and the cold, windy, and wet weather caused me to turn the furnace on for the first time last night, I'm still holding on to those warm and...
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In a Vase on Monday - A Season of Neglect
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Â Click here to join in the fun!It's a strange time in my garden. Â Not a lot of vase-worthy blooms. Â The garden has slowed down and...
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Random Outlaw Fun
Recently, pal Alison and I attended the Heronswood Fall plant sale and my heart skipped a beat when I saw this Trevisia affinis palmata on the Windcliff Plants table. Â Earlier this summer, exceptional...
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