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Wednesday Vignette - The Fallen
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see more.Our meme host, Anna, recently made heart-rending but right decision to end the suffering of her feline garden helper,...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day November 2018
Can you believe that November is half over already and it's time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, a meme hosted on the fifteenth of each month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens? To see what's blooming in...
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Persimmon Picking Plus a Prickly Pear Plant
How's that for alliteration? The squirrels have been eating the persimmons from my tree for a few weeks now. Notice that I don't foolishly call them MY persimmons. It looked as if they weren't...
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In a Vase on Monday - Autumn on One's Mind.
To make way for paving equipment on our street, several large branches of an older Liquidambar (Sweet Gum) tree had to be cut. They were left lying in a parking strip nearby and since the foliage was...
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Some Serious Gardening
When you come home from work and see these parked outside your house, you know that some serious gardening is about to happen.Three of the four corner sidewalk ramps have been removed to be repoured to...
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Wednesday Vignette - The Good Old Days
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to join the party.Nearly all the leaves on the large trees have fallen and I know it's "way down in the fall" when the Acer palmatum...
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Thankful
Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. a day of gratitude for our many blessings. I think of those in California whose homes and nearly entire communities have been lost. Recently, the mayor of Paradise,...
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In a Vase on Monday - A Little Warmth
The steadfast and wonderful Cathy at Rambling in the Garden hosts In a Vase on Monday. Click over to her blog to find her arrangement this week and to find links to those of other participating...
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It's Chrysanthemum Time at the Seymour Conservatory
Soon poinsettias, hippeastrum, and all manner of blooming plants associated with Christmas will decorate the conservatory for Santa's visit on December 1 but a couple of Sundays ago, the chrysanthemums...
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Wednesday Vignette - Will There Really Be a Morning?
As the nights lengthen, seeing the sunrise in the garden during the weekend becomes dear, especially when there's a clear sky. Occasionally, sitting in November darkness, one wonders if there will be...
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My Greenhouse in November
I'm thrilled that the Schlumbergera started blooming just in time for Thanksgiving. I now have quite a few varieties so there's bloom from November through March or April. The blooms last much longer...
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Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors Christmas Open House 2018
It's that time of year to deck the hall (and living room and kitchen, and seemingly any available space.) Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors does a nice job of decorating for all seasons but at this...
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In a Vase on Monday - Under Pressure
Advent is here, a time of quiet contemplation and preparation...in some alternate universe. These days it seems that these weeks are increasingly filled with performances, events, and tasks.The...
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Checking up on Tacoma's Vertical Garden
French botanist, Patrick Blanc, is well known for his vertical garden designs and Tacoma is lucky to have one of his creations. I was downtown on Saturday and decided to see what the garden looked...
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Wednesday Vignette
Just across from the Goodwill vertical garden, that we visited in yesterday's post, sits Holy Rosary Catholic Church. If you go through Tacoma on the freeway, this is the steeple that stands out as it...
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The Fircrest Tree Lighting Ceremony
Fircrest is a town of roughly 7,000 residents surrounded on three sides by Tacoma and on the other by University Place. Conceived as a subdivision in 1907, the town has grown from it's original 300...
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Keeping Warm when it's Cold Outside
Let's see, we could bake cookies, make soup or perhaps fire the kiln up to 1300 degrees. Yes, it's time to make glass snowflakes again. Here are some from past years.For me, the hardest part is...
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In a Vase on Monday - Sort Of...
Cathy at Rambling in the Garden challenges us to bring something from the garden or scavenged nearby to brighten our week. Click here to see more Monday vases.I scavenged this container from an after...
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Tell The Truth Tuesday
Last week, blogging pal Alison challenged us to show the ugly parts of our gardens. This time of year, that's easier than ever. I decided to show the ugliest part of my garden first. You may recall...
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Wednesday Vignette - Every Who down in Whoville Liked Christmas a Lot!
I set out on Sunday evening just as it was darkness descended to photograph this house but alas, the rain was coming down heavily and my camera doesn't enjoy the rain as much as we Pacific...
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