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Read MoreRegarding all things that inspire the making and keeping of a garden
Making smart landscaping decisions
Read MoreWednesday Vignette - our yard - Quail! Witch Hazel in bloom. Birdseed-feeding wildlife menagerie. New patio area and deer fence in progress.
Read MoreIn honor of Wildflower Wednesday, I return to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, a beautiful, warm place for an armchair revisit.
Read MoreThis many blooms are a rare sight in my deer country garden.
Read MoreImages by Amy Campion, from the new book Gardening in the Pacific Northwest: the Complete Homeowner's Guide, by Paul Bonine and Amy Campion.
Read MoreCyclamen hederifolium - among the prettiest of fall flowers for your garden, easy to grow
Read MoreA silo in elegant decay, and the lesser-loved plants of the world (some say weeds)...make for some beauty at the farm. As does a day with my father-in-law, and the spirit of my husband's mom.
Read MoreA rare day of Tibetan tree peony, pink flowering dogwoods, and my first garden bloggers' plant exchange in Matthew's garden.
Read MoreCreative residential landscape design serving the greater Portland OR area and Columbia County OR. Planning comfortable gardens and living spaces as extensions of your home.
With this platform I explore the inspirations behind good gardens—beauty, nature, ideas from travel, garden tours, journeys (trails), plant composition, spacial design, natural ecosystems, etc. I’m passionate about what gives certain outdoor spaces their spark, what makes them comfortable, or uplifting, or healing. The best gardens have love and “Life” behind them. An indefinable quality, but you feel it.
My own garden is in Scappoose, OR, USA, 25 minutes north of Portland, near the Columbia River. Zone 7b (occasional low 7ºF).
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"Break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
—John Muir
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