August in Seattle
Beacon Hill in August 2013. A myriad of plants, both native & exotic, thrive in Seattle. Yet many home landscapes are little more than lawn left to brown in the perennial summer drought. Seattle...
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New Holly 29th Avenue Garden August 2013The New Holly 29th Avenue Garden is my favorite garden in the New Holly Development at the south end Rainier Valley of Seattle. It was in sharp contrast to the...
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Veggie on a stick? New Holly Lucky Garden August 2013The New Holly Lucky Garden is my least favorite garden in the New Holly Development at the south end Rainier Valley of Seattle. It was in sharp...
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View from the Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint September 2012 Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint September 2012 Sunset stone at the Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint September 2012 Mt Baker Ridge Viewpoint September 2012 Diagram...
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Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender) in Columbia City. July 2013 Downtown Seattle. July 2013 Capitol Hill with Queen Anne Hill in the distance. July 2013 Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. This...
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Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'. June 2013 'Vates' Collards. June 2013 'Speedy' Bush Beans & Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'. July 2013Lilium auratum. July 2013Clematis integrifolia. July 2013...
View ArticleSummit Slope Park & Unpaving Paradise P-Patch
Summit Slope Park July 2012 Unpaving Paradise P-Patch July 2012 Unpaving Paradise P-Patch July 2012 Unpaving Paradise P-Patch July 2012 with tool shed & alley behindUnpaving Paradise P-Patch July...
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Republican P-Patch July 2012 Republican P-Patch July 2012 Republican P-Patch July 2012 Republican P-Patch July 2012 Republican P-Patch July 2012The Republican P-Patch can be found on Capitol Hill in...
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Cistus purpureus (Orchid Rockrose) on Capitol Hill. June 2013 Phygelius x rectus 'Moonraker' (Cape Fuchsia) with roses on Capitol Hill. June 2013. Stewartia on Capitol Hill. June 2013Cistus (Rockrose)...
View ArticleHowell Collective P-Patch
Howell Collective P-Patch beside The SanctuaryHowell Collective P-Patch with Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)Howell Collective P-Patch & an entrance to a condominium at The SanctuaryHowell...
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Estelle Street P-Patch June 2012 Storm drain, Estelle Street P-Patch June 2012 Foxglove, Estelle Street P-Patch June 2012 Furniture, Estelle Street P-Patch June 2012 Treillage, Estelle Street P-Patch...
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Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 Broken concrete wall, Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 Cosmos, Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 Artichoke, Courtland Place...
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Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum at an electrical substation built of concrete cement in the deco style in Columbia City. May 2013This building is slated for demolition. It will most likely be...
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Picnic shelter, Lake Washington, Madrona Park, May 2012 Lake shore natural area, Madrona Park, May 2012 Madrona Woods, Madrona Park, May 2012 Madrona Woods, Madrona Park, May 2012 Stream with...
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Madison Valley Stormwater Park May 2012 Madison Valley Stormwater Park May 2012 Madison Valley Stormwater Park May 2012 Lupine in the Madison Valley Stormwater Park May 2012 Madison Valley...
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The border at the front of the house at Heronswood. May 2013 The pond near the house. May 2013 The kitchen garden, or potager. This is an excellent use of the formal style to contain vegetables &...
View ArticleBradner Gardens P-Patch plot B29B
Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk' with plot B29B at upper right in April 2013Allium karataviense in May 2013 Pacific Coast Hybrid Iris in May 2013 Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill) & Luzula...
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Prunus serrulata (Flowering Cherry) on Beacon Hill April 2013 Rhododendron (Azalea) & Picea (Spruce) on Beacon Hill April 2013 Seed packets on the sidewalk in front of a shop in Chinatown April...
View ArticleWhy I Write
This blog has now entered its 6th year. I started with Why I Write on April 26, 2008. This is the 4th version. During the first 3 years I wrote of what I knew about gardening & about my own...
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Xardín de San Carlos March 2012Real Academia Galega, Xardín de San Carlos March 2012Tomb of Sir John Moore, Xardín de San Carlos March 2012 Real Academia Galega, Xardín de San Carlos March 2012 Sir...
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