The Desert Garden at Balboa Park
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I was surprised to discover I'd missed writing about the Desert Garden at Balboa
Park, since I'd previously covered the Kate O. Sessions Cactus Garden and
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Puget Sound Garden Fling: Froggsong Gardens
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On our first day of the Fling in the Puget Sound region last July, we
stopped mid-day at the lovely Froggsong Gardens. It is a large garden
estate advertis...
SPRING IS HERE AGAIN!
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It seems the arrival of spring flowers has jogged me into writing a post.
This, after an absence of 11 months. I don't know what happened. Maybe it
was be...
Hayefield Happenings – December 2024
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On the whole, I think 2024 is a year best forgotten—at least the second
half of it. The first part of the growing season was so promising, but then
the rai...
Wednesday Vignette – horsemen and horseshoes
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Hey All, It’s been a while. I’ve been working a lot, but mostly I haven’t
felt I’ve had much of interest to say. Maybe I still don’t. Instead I have
consum...
Immatures and Migrants! 9-1-23
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A cool front and the Super Blue Moon on 8-30-23 helped to fuel migration!
So, what's up?
Let's begin with this little Barred Owlet, on its own one morni...
What Next?
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At the top of a back staircase in our house this variegated sansevieria has
lived for the last five years, requiring little care and growing happily.
A yea...
Moving Mountains
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There are at least two meanings to this blog title, which will become clear
as this post progresses. For the astute few that still check in on our blog
fro...
S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G.
What's the plant in the first photo?
The first photo is black-stem taro, Colocasia fontanesii.
I have to remind myself to stop and look sometimes - isn't that the point, to enjoy all the hard work?
Lovely photos, as always!
Right! I'm finally finding the time to do just that, and loving every minute of it.
What a good point!! I recognise the Cleome! Wow! A sunflower - I'm now envious!