Flowers and Weeds

Please visit me in my garden, among the flowers and weeds, as I carve out a little patch of heaven in this rainy Pacific Northwest. I hope to share with you some of the joys, the triumphs, the techniques I learn along the way, and maybe some favourite garden recipes and art projects, too.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Garden Glimpses : Late September

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Fall is my favourite time of year. What wonderful colours to enjoy in the garden. The contrast of warm sun during the day and crisp autumn n...
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Mystery Apple

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My mystery apple tree bore one fruit this year, which just dropped and so I had the chance to sample it tonight. I suspect it is a Macintosh...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Recipe : Mint Butter Cookies

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A week ago, I posted one of my favourite recipes, for Tarragon Butter Cookies . Tonight I just finished baking the mint version, and I now h...
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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Garden Painting Day 15 : Outline of Cat and Hosta

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Last night I had the pleasure of putting a few more hours into my painting after the kids were in bed. I have painted in the outline of a ca...
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Monday, September 04, 2006

Recipe : Tarragon Butter Cookies

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This is a lovely recipe I found here last year (by Madelin Wajda of Willow Pond Farm ), when the tarragon seedlings my friend Lily gave me,...
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Saturday, September 02, 2006

She Knows How to Grow Them

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I just had to show off my little beauties in the garden... I love that mischievous smile on my boy... The espalier apple tree in the backgro...
Monday, August 28, 2006

Garden Painting Day 14 : Coneflower Petals and Globe Thistle Blooms

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I had a chance to paint last week, and I just realized tonight I hadn't posted my progress yet. So here it is (photo left), with the pet...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Peculiar Person Picks Purple Peacock Pole Beans by Pale Moonlight

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Okay, okay, I admit I am a bit peculiar, and it wasn't actually the light of the moon, it was the artificial moonlight cast by our 300 W...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

New Favourites : "Purple Peacock" Pole Bean

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Last time I checked on my beans, which was maybe a week ago, there were a few tiny strings forming among the flowers. This morning I was ov...
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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Garden Painting Day 13 : Coneflower Stems

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This is a really good time of year to work on my garden painting. Most of the flowers which I have chosen for subjects are in bloom now, so...
Sunday, August 06, 2006

Garden Glimpses : Early August

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Here are some more recent photos from my garden (click any photo for slightly larger version). Sorry, can't seem to arrange them nice an...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Garden Glimpses : mid-July

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Here are a few more pics of the garden, now mid-July.

Garden Painting Day 12 : Monarda

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Monarda didyma (bee balm) is a great flower for the garden, and one of my favourites. Its relaxed, shaggy appearance is a wonderful contrast...
Saturday, July 15, 2006

Arborsculpture - The Extreme Trees of Richard Reames

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I discovered a most delightful site, of the imaginative tree creations by Richard Reames , a type of artist living in Oregon. He practises t...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Garden Glimpses : Early July

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Here are a few more photos from my garden, and some of the fruits we are enjoying (click on any photo for a slightly larger view)...
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