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.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Spiny Leaf Bug at 2 Weeks

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Okay I'm a freak for bugs, but I am really enjoying my spiny leaf insect which hatched 2 weeks ago . When I open the door to her cage, s...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Fruit Tree Blossoms

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The fruit tree are one month behind compared to last year, but at last they are bursting into blossoms.  Here is the asian pear espalier: T...
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Weeds in the Garden of Eden : Part 2 : Types of Gardeners

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Garden of Eden Source unknown - used without explicit permission If you happened to already read Part 1 , bear with me in the weighty co...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Weeds in the Garden of Eden : Part 1 : What is a Weed?

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Occasionally while I am up to my elbows in dirt and weeds, I muse about whether there were weeds in the Garden of Eden.  Today I came to the...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Mosaic Monday : Fairy House

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I received encouraging comments on the recent photo of my little fairy house, which has survived 3 years now in the garden, with incredible ...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Plant Sale Season

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As a gardener, this is one of my favourite times of the year.  There is much to clean up in the garden, there are blossoms and signs of new ...
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

New "Baby" in the House - Leaf Insect

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I admit that I am a bit strange, but I was very excited yesterday to discover a new "baby" in the house - my first spiny leaf inse...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Southwest / Canyonlands Photos

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We just returned Sunday from a dream tour of the Southwest US, with hundreds of wonderful photos and memories, and plans to return again soo...
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Friday, March 18, 2011

What's Bloomin' in March?

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I am a few days late for the March Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day , but I hope Carol of May Dreams Gardens  will forgive my tagging along, ...
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Another Plum Tree!

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It was not a surprise, but it was wonderful that I could convince my husband and the kids to go pick up another plum tree this afternoon.  I...
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