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Gardening has always been very therapeutic.  By being close to God's creation, we seem to solve a plethora of concerns digging in the dirt.  I originally started with an English garden which over the years has morphed into a combination of traditional & contemporary.   

I really enjoy spending time with my other gardening friends finding new nurseries since my children (mostly grown) and husband find no excitement in the adventure!  If you know of any great ones around, please let me know.

My favorite local nurseries are:  Wells Medina (Bellevue) and Christianson's (Mt. Vernon), one in Tacoma specializing in tropicals is fantastic as well, Jungle Fever Exotics.

My favorite mail-order: Plant Delights  and Brian's Botanicals

Val Easton's Book Launch
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 articles for this winter's garden reading.  Val's ...

Grand Canyon~Seeds~Chicago~Containers~College
Hello All~ It has been a crazy busy summer/beginning fall around our home.  We met  a group of friends & family at the Grand Canyon on 9/13 and hiked down the South Kaibob trail to the Phantom Ranch.  We left the next morning and hiked up Bright ...

Please Advise....
The following was posted under "Greenhouses and Coldframes" without any response.  So I thought more eyes might read it here: My sweet husband is building a plant room (11x12) for me in our garage. He asked me if he could vent our laundy room via ...

Time in the Garden & Photo Tour
WoW-we are finally done preparing, celebrating & entertaining.  We had such a fun time celebrating DD's graduation, but it was a lot of work.  As we all know, there's nothing like a party at your house to get that wish list done!  The garden was tidy...

Baby Graduating
My baby is graduating high school.  DD will be off to a private Christian University to study whatever she is finally guided to do.  My guess would be a life in service.   The photographer shot over 200 photos and recently gave us a sneak peek, t...