Nov
01
hello, november
Every gardening year is an opportunity to start fresh, a chance to do over. There is no time for regrets.
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The Garden Keeper
Previously traveled the world and rarely stayed anywhere long enough to have a real garden. Now the Garden Keeper is tending one in the Pacific Northwest and writing down what it has to say. Come along!
Oct
18
pink bumblebees, perfect combination of look and taste
Pink Bumblebee is one of the prettiest tomatoes in the garden, striped and glossy with a flavor that makes it just as memorable as its looks.
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Oct
12
a painted sunset tomato to admire
Painted Sunset is one of the most beautiful tomatoes in the garden, with warm streaks of color that look almost like a sunset painted across the fruit.
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Oct
11
a great blue heron contemplates a peculiar fall
If the Great Blue Heron was perplexed as we were, it didn't say; it was content to sit there, savoring the stillness of the moment.
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Oct
08
a certain death just around the corner
The squash and the zucchinis to my amazement are still flowering, not caring at all that it will all end soon.
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Oct
04
meet the spectacular black strawberry cherry tomato
This is one of the most "photogenic" tomatoes around; its color transformation throughout the growing reason is a source of unending enchantment.
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Oct
04
extended summer delight
Today, the house finches were enjoying a wildly boisterous splash in the bird bath in the kitchen garden. It's October but who can resist this weather?
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Oct
02
some fabulous poppies
These poppies are such happy, no fuss flowers that it's hard to get mad at them for reseeding so vigorously.
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Oct
01
welcome!
Welcome to Blooms & Greens, our adventures in a Pacific Northwest garden in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains. Come along!
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