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~ Weekly Photo Challenge: It IS Easy Being Green! ~

I love being outdoors, so all shades of green attract my eye. Looking forward to more green things emerging in my gardens as spring rolls along! It IS Easy Being Green!

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~ New Year Blessings ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

When I saw this Vinca major ‘MoJo,’ with its light-centered large leaves, I decided to tuck some in around the gardens. Today I found this one little periwinkle bloom, and had to make it the star of today’s posy! Abelia … Continue reading

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~ Boxing Day Herbs ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

I love adding perennial herbs to my shrub and border gardens. Not only do they add their heady fragrance, they also provide unusual color and texture to the gardens, and most are evergreen in this region. Here are some favorites … Continue reading

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~ Season’s Greenings ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

When we moved into our home thirty-three years ago, I discovered a copse of holly (Ilex aquifolium) in the back yard. As I worked the grounds, whenever I found other holly starts, I transplanted them into the copse. Now the … Continue reading

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~ In A Vase on Monday (oops make that Tuesday!)

Actually, I gathered the flora for this vase on Monday, however the day ‘got away from me’ so here is the finished product on Tuesday. Heather (Calluna vulgaris) is a shrub I have always loved — perhaps from my Scotch … Continue reading

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~ Red Twigs and Roses ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

Last spring I added three red osier dogwood shrubs to my front yard border. This is the time of year their beautiful red stems begin to show. Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for providing landscaping inspiration.

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~ Thanksgiving Cactus ~ WPC: This Time of Year ~

Yes, I know the common name for this plant is Christmas Cactus — however — clearly the plant isn’t going to wait! Every year, as the grey skies of late autumn/early winter descend upon my little corner of the world, … Continue reading

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~ Stalwart Hydrangea ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) still offers a bit of color in its blossoms. Today I feature it in a vase that belonged to a dear girlfriend who recently passed. She was a gardener, and flower arranger par excellence.   Thanks to … Continue reading

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~ Porcelain Berries ~ In A Vase On Monday ~

Not much interesting blooming in my gardens right now, however these last few leaves and the lovely fruit of the porcelain berry vine caught my eye. They are in a small glass vase from a dear friend, placed on a … Continue reading

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~ Farewell Willow ~ Weekly Photo Challenge: Transmogrify ~

The origin of the word transmogrify appears to be a perversion of transmigure (transmigrate) and is first noted in the 1650’s. In current usage, transmogrify means “to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.” This Pacific willow … Continue reading

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