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And Now For Something Completely Different, The Hillside Desert Botanical Garden
We live in an area that I love for so many reasons, one if which is that by driving for an hour or two in one direction or another , we can be in the mountains, at the Pacific coastline, in a...
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The Olympia Garden of Marilyn McNeil and Tom Bristow
"Our garden is designed to unwind, look and listen to nature, and entertain family and friends.  This work in progress includes a tropical area, a tranquil woodland area with Japanese maples and shade...
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In a Vase on Monday - Sunshine and Sweet Peas
We've had the warmest July on record which, for us, means highs in the 80 degree range, sometimes hitting 90. (26 - 32 C)Â with no rain (normal for this time of year here.) For people in most of the...
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The Yakima Garden of Linda Knutson and Ron Sell
On July 22, we drove to Yakima in the central part of Washington state which is part of the low desert area of the state (Six inches of rainfall a year, summertime highs in the 90 - 100 degree range;...
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Wednesday Vignette - A Moment of Peace
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by blogging pal, Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her WV post and to find links to those of other participating bloggers.Sometimes the plantmobile stops at...
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The Olympia Garden of Judy Montoure and Dorian Sanchez
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing this lovely garden as part of the Northwest Perennial Alliance's Open Gardens program."Our 3/4 acre urban garden has two distinctively different...
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At Long Last - Lael's Moon Garden Nursery
I've admired and purchased Bethany and Larry Lael's marvelous plants at garden shows and plant sales for many years and always meant to visit their nursery. Finally, when touring gardens in Olympia,...
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In a Vase (?) on Monday - Cleaning the Closet
As is often the case, I'm cheating a bit this Monday. Apologies and thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, the host of In a Vase on Monday. Click over to her blog to see her vase this week and...
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Something Fishy is Going on Here: The Garden of Joyce Hawkins and Ken Ness
It was a beautiful, sunny summer day in July when we visited this wonderful garden. A great day to enjoy the garden but not the best for taking good pictures. However, I hope the magic of this...
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Wednesday Vignette - Shadows
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her WV post and to find links to those of other participating bloggers."It is only where the light and shadow meet, we can...
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The Yakima Garden of Debra Kroon and Ray Yates
We were fortunate to visit Yakima last month when it was only 90 degrees outside as tomorrow it will be 106 there.  It was delightful to see beautiful gardens in a place that has such extremes in...
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How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm?
It wouldn't be too difficult if Tapestry Garden and Farm were the location in question."We purchased our farm in late 2014, so our gardens are young, but already vibrant and growing. As a working...
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In a Face on Monday
Thanks as always to the fabulous and dedicated Cathy at "Rambling in the Garden" for hosting the addictive meme In a Vase on Monday. Click here to see her vase this week and to find links to those of...
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Playing With Friends at Valley Nursery
On Saturday morning, in with the clouds and a nice bit of refreshing rain blew a couple of bloggers you may recognize. I was so excited to see them that the only picture I took of them both is blurry....
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day August 2018
On the fifteenth of every month, Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and encourages us to record what's blooming in our gardens. Click here to see her post and to find links...
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The Garden of Rick Main and Kim Brewer
It's been nearly a month already since we set out for Yakima to visit gardens in the central desert part of our state. Today we'll tour the last of the gardens we visited, that of Rick Main and Kim...
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Friday Fun in the Garden of Mark and Evonne Peryea
We're back on the rainy side of the state today to visit the garden of Mark and Evonne Peryea in Olympia. Evonne is the proprietor of Plantasia Garden Design and is very proud of the fact that they've...
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In Claudia's Vase on Monday
On Sunday, I attended my first meeting/event as a member of the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society in the garden of Steve and Claudia Casebolt. The CCSS visited my garden in 2016 after which Steve...
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Are Those Agaves Over There?
I like to buy locally-grown produce at fruit stands and just stopped by Sterino Farms Produce Market in Puyallup to pick up some raspberries, peaches, and some veggies. Our strawberry season is brief...
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Wednesday Vignette: Great Garden Magic 8 Ball
Oh magic and wise Windcliff, should I have planted Phyllostachys vivax, (giant running timber bamboo) in my garden twenty years ago without a barrier? "You should have used a barrier or planted a more...
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