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Christmas & Plants

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We are basically ready for Christmas. We are trying to adhere to a less stressful approach than past seasons. Aside from getting a new Christmas photo taken for our cards, wra...

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Plant Nerd Night 2012 - Seattle

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:08:00 GMT

OMGoodness, aptly named event for certain! My non-gardening friends, (yes, I have a few) tease me to no end, obviously I did not ask them to attend with me. The event was held a...

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Amaryllis Bulbs for Bill

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:54:00 GMT

I have been so delayed in editing our photos from our trip in October. My dad is coming to visit tomorrow so I thought I better get going since he treated me to the trip. Unfortunately, I onl...

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New Plant Treasures, Summer 2011

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:21:00 GMT

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Oh, if I MUST!!!

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:57:00 GMT

Last week my husband said he wanted the garage back and that I needed a greenhouse. My plant room tucked in the back of our garage did not work so well due to low light conditions. We have gl...

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Tomorrow is Compost Day

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:34:00 GMT

or so I thought…..I had a truck scheduled to blow in ten yards of beautiful black compost tomorrow afterno...

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NW Flower & Garden Show

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:26:00 GMT

My annual romp through the show with Mosaic2007 will take a different twist this year. Mosaic (Chris) became a first time grandma two weeks ago to a lovely pink bundle named Katherine!!! Chri...

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Bees Bees Bees

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:37:00 GMT

Have any of you ever kept them? Mason or honey? I almost dove in last year, but had not researched enough to feel comfortable with the decision. I am leaning toward Mason...

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Garden Party Photos

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:22:00 GMT

Wish you all could have joined us! We had enough food to feed everyone, that's for sure! I kept the menu simple with appetizers, three salads(fresh corn & blueberry, spicy Asian noodles, yam/car...

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Having a Garden Party

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:24:00 GMT

Today is home & garden prep day. We will be having approximately 45 people over for a garden party tomorrow including an amazing guitar duo.

We love to entertain but as we have been pr...

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Has Anyone Visited Cheekwood Botanical Gardens?

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:58:00 GMT

We are planning a whirlwind trip in September and wanted to include a stop at Cheekwood. Chihuly has an exhibit there that I would love to see. After that we would visit friends in Knoxville, pop...

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Funny and Oh Sooooo True!

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:44:00 GMT

If you subscribe to the Wall Street Journal online you may have read this yesterday....had to share. I believe we can all relate to the majority if not every word of this article. I am especially...

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Black Gold

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:51:00 GMT

We have talked about this in the past; GG members love rich, beautiful, black compost. Every year I add between 4-6 yards of this gold to my gardens (down from the previous 10!). Unbeknownst to me ...

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NW Flower & Garden Show

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:29:00 GMT

My sweet friend, Moasic 2007, arrived from Oregon on Tuesday so we could attend the Northwest Flower & Garden Show on opening day Wednesday. Over th...

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Val Easton's Book Launch

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:45:00 GMT

My sweet friend invited me to Val Easton's book launch at the UofW Center for Urban Horticulture this evening-what a treat! If you haven't read anything by Val, I highly recommend her books and a...

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