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Hot Plant Summer.
In the months since my last post, I have assisted in my local demonstration garden doing everything from sowing seeds to transplanting seedlings to trimming plants to watering plants to digging up weeds. I have also completed exams for about 600 pages of material on shrubs, trees, pests, fire safe(r) landscapes and more. I also Read more
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Hello, Summer!!
I had a very light jacket, sunblock and a hat blocking out the sun on my walk today, and I am on the hunt for shaved ice. Yesterday I made and bottled simple syrup to have on hand for lemonade, limeade, tea, etc. I almost can not believe that I had a coat on last Read more
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Magnolias.
I guess it is safe to start writing again, now that I am completely sure that Spring is here. It was touch and go there for a few weeks. This year, one of the flowers I have really enjoyed seeing bloom around my neighborhood has been the Magnolia. This seems ironic to me as Magnolia Read more
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Look at you, Washington State…
With your sunny, almost warm weather and leaf buds growing on trees. If I did not know better, I would think you were ready for Spring or something, and that you did not have a couple of feet of snow (in the low lying areas) on the ground a couple of weeks ago. Read more
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