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The Rainy Day Gardener: April 2015
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Wednesday Vignette - So Much Foliage. My blogging friend Anna over at Flutter and Hum. Hosts Wednesday Vignette, encouraging us to find something that has inspired us to share.kinda like Wordless Wednesday.but with words :). I found a spot in my gardens where I was overwhelmed with emerging foliage. How many plants can you count in this one scene? Even better.how many can you identify? This older...
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The Rainy Day Gardener: PNW Nurseries and Garden Shops
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. PNW Nurseries and Garden Shops. Nurseries and Garden Shops I have visited:. Sebright Nursery, Salem, Oregon. Http:/ www.rainydaygardener.com/2013/06/a-visit-to-hosta-land-aka-sebright.html. Http:/ www.rainydaygardener.com/2013/06/sebright-gardens-part-2.html. Wind Dancer, Salem, Oregon. Http:/ www.rainydaygardener.com/2013/05/a-visit-to-wind-dancer-gardens.html. Garden Fever, Portland, Oregon. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Rainy Day Gardener: Visit to The Netherlands
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. Visit to The Netherlands. In the summer of 2013, I finally journeyed to The Netherlands to visit my families roots. My Opa and Oma, along with my mother, immigrated in the mid 1950's from Nunspeet, Gelderland, first to Ontario, Canada and then to the USA, finally settling in the Pacific Northwest. We felt right at home and it was hard to say good bye. Here are the blog posts in which I share my visit:. Pacific NW Bloggers ...
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The Rainy Day Gardener: May 2015
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Wednesday Vignette - Backyard Playground. It's Wednesday Vignette and I'm joining Anna over at Flutter and Hum. In celebration of a scene that made me stop to ponder this week. My kids took advantage of our recent trip to Costco. It appears the card board boxes are perfect ships for playing in the sea of grass. Childhood innocence and the sweet pleasures of imaginative play. Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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New Bottlebrushes Sweep Oregon Gardens. | Xera Plants Blog
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Gardening in Portland, Oregon Zone 8b. Links to our favorite sites. Unplanned gardens and a summary of the weather year at Portland. New Bottlebrushes Sweep Oregon Gardens. January 10, 2015. Or Bottlebrush is a genus that we have special interest in at Xera. They may be ubiquitous in California and through out zone 9 – where two red varieties dominate. S ‘Splendens’ Zn9a and. 8216;Woodlander’s Red’ has become a classic red Bottlebrush for the milder PNW (above). Callistemon rigidus ‘Woodlander̵...
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These 5 plants are forgotten about in fall, but have a lot to offer | The World's Best Gardening Blog
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The World's Best Gardening Blog. HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SEED-STARTING STATION. A NIFTY DIY SOIL TEST. TAKE FLOWER PHOTOS THAT POP. A SIMPLE TRICK FOR MORE DRAMATIC GARDEN PHOTOS. PLAYING WITH COLOR COMBINATIONS IN THE GARDEN. The Six Best Japanese Maples for Fall Color. Paperbark Maple-A Must-Have Specimen Tree. Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys): A Living Fossil. How to Grow Native Milkweed from Seed for Monarch Butterflies. Seven Perennials with Colorful Fall Foliage. Published by Amy Campion. A few va...
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Links to our favorite sites | Xera Plants Blog
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Gardening in Portland, Oregon Zone 8b. Links to our favorite sites. Links to our favorite sites. XeraPlants.com-Our website- A comprehensive look at all we grow and detailed information about each plant. Hopefully you will consider it a resource. It is frequently updated and there is a special box containing the latest information happening at the Xera Plant Shop. Http:/ www.xeraplants.com/. Https:/ www.facebook.com/pages/Xera-Plants-Inc/111828645497198. Danger Garden combines the two with great skill.
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The Rainy Day Gardener: Early August Vegetable Garden Update
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Early August Vegetable Garden Update. Here at the Rainy Day Garden, we've had.no.rain.at.all (ok.truthfully, 1 day of rain). I've been wrangling the garden hose all summer and with good results. The weather, while dry, has been perfect for watermelons, cucumbers and tomatoes. I have 6 - 7 good sized pumpkins that are just now beginning to turn orange. It's amazing how much those pumpkin vines ...
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The Rainy Day Gardener: July 2015
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Organically Growing in the Willamette Neighborhood of West Linn, Oregon - Zone 8b. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Wednesday Vignette - Summer Heather. On this late Wednesday in July, we are enduring another heatwave here in the Portland, Oregon greater region. I was outside, braving the furnace and took a second look at my calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'. Wow, this plant! The chartreuse foliage is quite striking in contrast. It's an amazing plant, with true, year round interest. Head over to Anna's blog. I braved ...