Apr
13
the little dandelion
The dandelion stares
In the yellow sunlight.
Blooms
Notes about flowers, perennials, flowering shrubs, and other ornamental plants growing in the garden.
Jun
01
a garden's bubblegum days
...the dwarf kale for salad and cooking, and the thousandhead kale and its gorgeous green leaves were reminders that winter is just a halfway place to pause and rest until the growing season is here again.
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Feb
24
february's tender beginnings
The advent of spring brings the rich promise of the growing season ahead. The air smells of hope and renewal, and a universe of possibilities. For us, the feeling never gets old, no matter how distressing the state of the world may be.
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Feb
17
golden blooms on a summer day
My gardening days, truth be told, have followed a broken line ... Now, here in a garden in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains, I've planted evergreens and fruit trees, hopeful for all roots to flourish like a coral reef and for my gardening days to turn into a prolonged, unfaltering line at last.
2 min read
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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