tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35823024460732152032024-02-18T22:26:05.995-08:00Minding My GardenA commonplace journal about gardening in the Pacific Northwest Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-43024873969677880612019-08-16T21:22:00.001-07:002019-08-16T21:22:18.483-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - August 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This has been the best summer in years, some warm days but also some cool cloudy days, and even a little rain. I'm enjoying watering less and enjoying being outside more! August has been particularly nice, it's cool enough at night and a hint that fall (my favorite season) is coming.<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2019/08/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-august-2019.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for the monthly view of blooms around the world.<br />
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This semi-shady border might be my favorite right now:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea paniculata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea macrophylla 'Star Gazer'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Anemone 'Pocahontas'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Primrose isn't giving up.. weeds aren't either</td></tr>
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Up to the front slope, all new since early last year:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asters just starting to bloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Echinacea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bent over fireweed mingling with fuchsia, asters and echinacea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agastache, I think this is Blue Boa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dwarf plumbago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleome and pink coreopsis</td></tr>
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The rose garden is best in June, but lots of flowers reblooming now:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catmint is reblooming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Along the sidewalk: zinnia grown from seed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zinnias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More zinnias</td></tr>
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The other semi-shady border (I have big plans to add more hydrangeas here):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea 'Ayesha' - new this year so it's pink from the potting soil; should be blue next year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'</span></td></tr>
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Down in the hot retaining wall:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zauchneria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kniphofia reblooming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very last of the crocosmia</td></tr>
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Back up to the little flower garden next to the patio, I look at these every day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteer cosmos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New penstemon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ornamental oregano, probably 'Kent Beauty'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salvia 'Hot Lips' - taking over!</td></tr>
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-23779001114569355382019-07-02T17:41:00.001-07:002019-07-02T17:41:40.651-07:00July rain!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlias!</td></tr>
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July rain brings... August flowers? Less August wildfires? I'm happy to see decent rain today, odds are we won't get much more all summer. I've been doing a lot of planting, and weeding, and watering, so I need to do some update posts - but here are rainy flowers for today!<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Droopy delphiniums</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee balm and salvia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First gladiola to bloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day lilly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More allium and agastache</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea paniculata</td></tr>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-53384262393516726302019-05-15T18:40:00.000-07:002019-05-15T18:40:29.724-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I’ve been busy with work, gardening and just enjoying watching everything grow. No captions today, because my laptop has decided not to work and Blogger doesn’t work so well from an iPad. There are lots of irises, my first peony of the year, and a blue poppy popped out in the rain today.<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2019/05/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2019.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for the mid-month roundup!<br />
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-49654594779821284412019-04-14T19:37:00.000-07:002019-04-14T19:37:48.228-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Spring got off to a late start here in the pacific northwest, but now it's progressing as usual - rain, some wind, warm days, cold days, and something new in bloom every time I go outside.</div>
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for her monthly roundup of blooms. I'm a day early because I'm travelling for work this week, but determined to not miss this month!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils are fading but still nice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe my favorite daffodil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia bloomed all winter, through the snow and cold</td></tr>
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<br />I didn't remember all of these tulips! They don't last for years like daffodils, have to keep planting more.<br />
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I dabbled with winter sowing in <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2017/03/seed-starting-2017.html" target="_blank">2017</a>, using row accelerator covers, which are sturdier row covers with mesh tops to let in water. I ended up with some good new plants but also a lot that died or were eaten; I think the slugs figured out how to sneak under the cover.<br />
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The covers don't really have the same greenhouse effect as smaller containers, so this year I wanted to try "real" <a href="https://www.agardenforthehouse.com/2012/11/winter-sowing-101-6/" target="_blank">winter sowing with plastic jugs</a>. We don't drink much milk, but I had also been wanting to try watering some indoor plants with filtered water. At 99 cents/gallon, that was a pretty cheap easy source for jugs. (For the record, I didn't notice any difference in the health of my indoor plants using filtered water vs. chlorinated tap water).<br />
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I started the first four jugs January 6 and continued planting a few a week through February 2. They are all flowers, mostly west coast natives, to fill in areas around the yard:<br />
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<li>Springbank clover, trifolium wormskioldi</li>
<li>Checkermallow, sidalcea campestris</li>
<li>English daisy, bellis perrenis</li>
<li>Hedge nettle, stachys cooleyae</li>
<li>Delphinium, Pacific Giant mix</li>
<li>Bee balm, bergamo variety</li>
<li>Sweet peas, Lord Nelson</li>
<li>Alyssum, royal carpet</li>
<li>Chinese houses, collinsia heterophyla</li>
<li>Desert bells, phacelia campanularia</li>
<li>Harebell, campanula rotundifolia (old seeds)</li>
<li>Farewell to spring, clarkia amoena</li>
<li>Bird's eye, gilia tricolor</li>
<li>Globe gilia, gilia capitata</li>
<li>Baby blue eyes, nemophila menziesii</li>
<li>Baby five spot, nemophila maculata</li>
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I saw sprouts in less than 3 weeks, the English daisy and alyssum were first.<br />
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Then, we got snow, and more snow. A lot of snow that stuck around, with temperatures much colder than normal. I wasn't worried about the snow because it will insulate plants in cold weather, but I was afraid the seeds that were already sprouted wouldn't survive the cold nights.<br />
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But when the snow finally melted enough to peak inside, the seedlings were just fine.<br />
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And as the snow melted and temperatures started to warm up, more seeds have been sprouting. <br />
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We had an inch of wet snow again this morning (last gasp of winter, we all hope), and the seedlings are just fine! I'm looking forward to seeing how quickly they grow once it really starts to feel like spring.<br />
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I am also using the row accelerator cover for most of the same seeds because I wanted to compare them. For the most part, the seeds in the jugs have sprouted first and are larger, but the seeds under the cover aren't too far behind!<br />
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-41586594965743670522019-02-15T19:08:00.001-08:002019-02-15T19:08:06.823-08:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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All of us who talked about what a mild winter we were having in January are surely to blame for the weather now. We already broke the all time record for snowfall for February in Seattle, and likely will end up with the coldest February on record. The snow is melting though, plants emerging a little bedraggled, a broken branch or two, but everything in my yard will recover. Spring is coming, just a little slower than I thought a month ago!<div>
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2019/02/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-february-2019.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for hosting this monthly meme so we can take vicarious pleasure in pictures from warmer climates, or perhaps have slight satisfaction in seeing that there's always someplace with worse weather. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' should spring back up</td></tr>
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Indoors, one African violet is blooming, plus my newest plant baby, an anthurium:</div>
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2018 was the year of the wood chip mulch, with a giant pile arriving in late February and an even larger pile in late September. The neighbors probably think we're nuts, especially since most of it disappeared to the back yard. The last pile was over 100 wheelbarrow loads.<br />
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2018 was the year of watering, with an unusually dry May and June leading into our typically dry July and August. It seemed like everything needed extra water: the native bushes and trees at the bottom of the yard, planted in 2016, bushes and trees all around the upper yard (woodland border, north fence and winter garden) planted in 2017, and the brand new plants on the front slope.<br />
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2018 was the year of structural changes, with the lower railroad tie retaining wall replaced by rock and the upper wall replaced by a new front slope. We had to haul in more dirt to go above the rock wall, and of course wood chip mulch in both areas. More than a few plants were added too.<br />
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What will 2019 be the year of?<br />
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Erratic weather is a good guess since we now have 4 inches of snow on the ground and temperatures well below normal, after all of January felt more like March.<br />
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Less watering, I hope. I think the bushes and trees planted in 2016 are doing well enough that I can water them a lot less. The wood chip mulch helps too. But of course I'm already planning to plant more...<br />
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Better screening along the north fence line. This is where a lot of the last batch of wood chips went. I'm putting in Pacific wax myrtle (myrica californica), tall Oregon grape (mahonia aquifolium), smooth sumac (rhus glabra), garrya elliptica if I can find it, oak leaf hydrangea, and thinking about smaller plants to mix in. I have some of the plants already, sitting in half dug holes with the pots covered by mulch, just waiting until we're past this cold spell to finish planting.<br />
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More solid pathways all around the yard. Some areas need some stepping stones to keep the grass from turning to mud, other areas may just need more defined paths through the mulch. And I definitely need to make more stained glass stepping stones. Playing with concrete and glass is fun.<br />
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And of course the weeding, pruning, and pest control that's needed to keep everything growing the way I want it to. The wood chip mulch helps enormously with the weeding, but the slugs and small pests (rabbits or squirrels?) are out already. More yard work keeps coming, but of course you realize by now that it's never supposed to end, and it gets me out of the house every day!<br />
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-25617442270888722082019-01-15T18:30:00.000-08:002019-01-15T18:32:11.189-08:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - January 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This has been one of the mildest winters of recent years. Rain, of course, a little frost, no snow. I'm always wishing for snow, even when sprouting bulbs and buds on trees hint that spring is around the corner. It's certainly a time of mixed feelings! Perhaps by saying that this has been a mild winter, I will jinx us and bring some snow.<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2019/01/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-january-2019.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms, even when her garden is buried under six inches of snow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wintersweet - chimonanthus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosemary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The slugs like primroses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camellia 'Winter's Snowman'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camellia 'Yuletide', seems oddly late this year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamamelis x 'Birgit' - hard to see in photos, but a brighter red than 'Diane'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarcococca scents up the whole corner of the front yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cyclamen coum, also a favorite of the slugs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii' may bloom year round</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus, unknown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia continues to bloom</td></tr>
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Inside, my kitchen counter is crowded with bulbs. Paperwhites that I picked up on sale after Christmas are blooming. Hyacinths that were forced in the fridge and then the garage are coming soon. And I've just finished repotting my amaryllises, the four big ones spent some time in the garage so hopefully they will bloom; the others are babies.<br />
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-70708857370186704672019-01-11T19:55:00.001-08:002019-01-11T19:55:41.330-08:00New retaining wall update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't mentioned the new retaining wall since <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2018/05/new-rock-retaining-wall.html" target="_blank">this post</a> in May, so I have some catching up to do. The first batch of planting was done in May, which was the start of the dry months, but the area was watered by the sprinkler that I had set up to water the lawn above and below the wall. I think that helped over the dry summer, although almost everything I'm planting here is drought tolerant.<br />
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Some type of bees moved into the rocks on the south end early in the summer so then I couldn't do any weeding or planting on that side until they died in December. They were living in the rocks or ground between them, but I'm certain they were the same black and yellow striped bees that were all over my flowers. I can't find any info online about bees that are pollinators that live in the ground, so that's a mystery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north, March, April, May and December</td></tr>
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Planted on top of the rock wall:<br />
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<li>Arctostaphylos x media 'Port Angeles'</li>
<li>Hebe pimeleoides 'Quick Silver'</li>
<li>Sedum divergens</li>
<li>Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'</li>
<li>Helianthemum 'Wisley Pink'</li>
<li>Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'</li>
<li>Hebe odora 'Patty's Purple'</li>
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These will all stay short and spread, except the arctostaphylos could grow to 3 feet tall.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Looking south</td></tr>
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There is a larger planting area on the south end, which I have filled with:<br />
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<li>Ceanothus thyrsifolia 'Victoria'</li>
<li>Gladiolus purple bulbs</li>
<li>Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violet' bulbs</li>
<li>Achillea millefolium 'Desert Eve Red'</li>
<li>Pinus contorta var. latifolia 'Chief Joseph'</li>
<li>Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'</li>
<li>Artichoke, Purple of Romanga - grown from seed</li>
<li>Lewisia - transplanted from below, may not survive</li>
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The liatris was lovely this summer, I don't know why I've never grown it before. And the Chief Joseph shore pine glows in the winter gloom. It remains to be seen if the Hibiscus will thrive, it may need more water than I'm willing to give it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chief Joseph shore pine, artichokes, ceanothus and hebe</td></tr>
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In between the walls, I wanted plants that will creep over the concrete wall but also some that will be visible from above. </div>
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I planted rosemary in the early summer and then the rest late in the fall (after the bees died!):</div>
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<li>Prostrate rosemary</li>
<li>Yarrow - a volunteer</li>
<li>Linaria purpurea 'Purple Toadflax'</li>
<li>Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'</li>
<li>Xerophyllum tenax, Bear Grass - grown from seed</li>
<li>Crocosmia - various bulbs transplanted from below</li>
<li>Helianthum 'Henfield Brilliant' and 'Wisley Primrose' - transplanted from below</li>
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The crocosmia and helianthum are on the north end, for a red/orange/yellow theme, and I'm looking at kniphofia and zauschneria to add in the spring. The south end is more purple/pink and I've been eyeing a pink blooming zauschneria and phlomis tuberosa or phlomis cashmeriana. Then perhaps some white blooming groundcover cistus in between the rosemary, if there is any room left. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosemary is creeping over the wall already</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south, March, April, May and December</td></tr>
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Below the ramp on the north end:<br />
<ul>
<li>Ceanothus gloriosus 'Point Reyes' </li>
<li>Lewisia - transplanted from below, may not survive</li>
<li>Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' </li>
<li>Lessingia filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet'</li>
<li>Allium azureum bulbs</li>
<li>Iris reticulata 'Pixie' bulbs</li>
<li>Muscari neglectum bulbs</li>
<li>Humilis 'Alba Coerulea Oculata' - tulip bulbs</li>
</ul>
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The bulbs were just planted in October and I've already forgotten exactly where I put them. I think the irises are starting to come up now though. I have a cistus bush ready to plant above the rocks in the spring, and ordered some west coast native flower seeds (more California than Washington) to plant below the rocks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North end, below the ramp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Looking south from above, March, April, May and December</td></tr>
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The lawn on the top was seeded with PT 770 Water Less Eco-Lawn Mix from ProTime Lawn Seed in Portland. The yarrow was most abundant over the summer, now the clover and grasses are filling in more. I think it'll be a good mix, now have to do a little more overseeding on the ends where we didn't dig up all of the existing grass.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 8</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 23</td></tr>
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I've mentioned a few more plants for spring, but mostly I'll just be waiting for everything to grow in! I'll end with a couple more comparison shots, I really like how the back yard is so much more open now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east from the north end, March and December</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A much different feel for the back yard!</td></tr>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-67117246215967214792019-01-01T13:43:00.001-08:002019-01-01T13:43:53.997-08:00Happy new year - 2019!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wintersweet, unknown variety of chimonanthus</td></tr>
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As usual, I have no idea where last year went! At the end of every year, I think about how to have less stress and more enjoyment in my life, and spending time outside is a big part of that. I took my first walk of the year around the yard this morning, with gloves on to pull a few weeds and clippers in hand for some light cleanup. Starting the year off right!<br />
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Winter is all about witch hazel, hellebores and camellias, and so much more:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' </span>is just getting s</span>tarted</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn viburnum is starting to fade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow' will bloom for months</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other hellebores are just starting, if they survive the slugs...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Pink Frost'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camellia 'Winter's Snowman'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camellia 'Yuletide' is later this year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cyclamen coum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarcococca almost but not quite blooming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow drops are coming up</td></tr>
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And a few fall flowers hanging on!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daisies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' - a few buds froze but new ones are out</td></tr>
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Is spring just around the corner?! Some of these plants may regret their enthusiasm, although it has certainly been a mild winter so far.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea buds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One peony is sprouting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think these are an early tulip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foxglove seedlings, and weeds</td></tr>
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-59162017315598645292018-12-16T13:57:00.000-08:002018-12-16T13:57:31.019-08:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow and blueberry leaves</td></tr>
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We had hard frost in early December, at least two nights in the 20s, so I'm surprised the fall blooms are still going. The winter blooms are starting too, giving a nice mix of little surprises around the yard. I started to look for more winter flowering plants two years ago and it's nice to see those growing in. Gives me a reason to go outside in the dark of winter!<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/12/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-december-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borage survived the frost</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daisies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow in the lawn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyssum in the lawn too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anemone 'Ruffled Swan'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creeping rosemary in the retaining wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus, labelled as 'Midnight Ruffles', but I think it's too light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow'</td></tr>
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Indoors, the African violets are taking a break, but my birthday orchid is blooming in the kitchen window, and downstairs the Christmas cactus has a scattering of blooms.<br />
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What's next? Many more hellebores, and camellias!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow', just getting started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camellia 'Winter's Snowman' </td></tr>
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-25100862253473939742018-12-01T16:34:00.001-08:002018-12-01T16:34:34.127-08:00In bloom this week: December 1, 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After being out of town for Thanksgiving and then sick all last week, I finally got out to wander around the yard today. It's soggy out, as one would expect for November - err, December! I expect we'll have a heavy freeze early next week, so this will be the last of the fall blooms. They're looking a little sad and tattered anyway, ready for the crisp colors of winter to take over. The hellebores are ready.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollyhock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anemone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' - the blue has faded</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borage plans to take over the world</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hellebore, I'll have to look up the varieties for winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hellebore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hellebore</td></tr>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-37656112993581891022018-11-03T18:27:00.000-07:002018-11-03T18:27:20.571-07:00Fall glory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The colors have been wonderful this fall, seems like the views have gotten better every day, but now we've had some wind and more is coming. Here's a few pictures before the leaves all blow away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acer rubrum 'Franksred' </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the second fall for my Acer rubrum 'Franksred'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epimedium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nasturtiums are still blooming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Penstemon in the flower garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second batch of cosmos came up from seed on their own</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite fuchsias are reblooming again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More fuchsias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape leaves are mostly blown away now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same with the blueberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow all around the yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daisies and variegated red twig dogwood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby smoke bush, cotinus 'Grace'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enkianthus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Astrantia reblooming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red corner: maple, heucheras, dwarf plumbago and azalea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Witch hazel, hamamelis 'Diane'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peonies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilacs from the front porch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting visitors on the front porch</td></tr>
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I only managed to cover the bottom edge of the new front slope in <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2018/09/new-front-hillside-update.html" target="_blank">part 1</a>. Then I got busy adding plants to the rest of the area - so I need to post this quickly before I add more!<br />
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Continuing uphill is the main slope, here's the view up toward the front lawn:<br />
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In the middle of the slope, I planted a dogwood that will eventually be the centerpoint of the slope:<br />
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<li>Kalmia 'Minuet'</li>
<li>Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'</li>
<li>Lonicera crassifolia, groundcover honeysuckle</li>
<li>Alchemilla mollis</li>
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Above the dogwood where there is hot afternoon sun, more drought tolerant plants:</div>
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<li>Weigela florida 'Morcolzam'</li>
<li>Pennisetum 'Karley Rose'</li>
<li>Agastache 'Blue Boa' and one 'Black Adder transplanted from the rose garden where it was buried by catmint</li>
<li>Marrubium supinum, aka horehound - I've never seen this grown here, but was tempted by a plant catalog, it should be drought tolerant</li>
<li>Geranium harveyi</li>
<li>Ceanothus 'Diamond Heights' - a low groundcover variety</li>
<li>Phlox 'Spring Purple'</li>
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The dogwood will eventually provide shade but the uphill side will be full sun for a long time.<br />
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Continuing up the slope to the edge of the front lawn, this area is full sun most of the day. I'm thinking of it as an extension of the rose garden, a semi-circle around the front lawn:<br />
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<li>Cornus baileyi, red twig dogwood</li>
<li>Hamamelis x 'Birgit'</li>
<li>Hacquetia epipactis, early spring blooms under the hamamelis</li>
<li>Daylillies, hemorocallis "Evil Gnome Murphy' and Watership Down'</li>
<li>Gladiolus, remainder of the bag of bulbs</li>
<li>Bearded irises, moved from other locations around the yard</li>
<li>Peony 'Red Grace'</li>
<li>Crocus Sativus, fall blooming saffron crocus - haven't come up yet so may not survive</li>
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This is the view looking down down the slope from the front lawn:<br />
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The other side of the path (the right side in the pictures above) is shadier, it's partly under the lilacs and maple tree, and the sun is blocked by the house in the morning. Down at the bottom under the lilacs has the most shade, which I hope is enough for these plants to thrive:<br />
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<li>Hosta 'Golden Tiara'</li>
<li>Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue'</li>
<li>Podophylum pleianthum</li>
<li>Lysmachia congestifolium 'Persian Chocolate' - experimental groundcover</li>
<li>Dicentra formosa, bleeding heart</li>
<li>Adiantum pedatum, native maidenhair fern - transplanted from my woodland border which had too much sun still</li>
<li>Blue 'Belarina' primroses</li>
<li>Brunnera macrophylla</li>
<li>Primula 'Tortoise Shell'</li>
<li>Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'</li>
<li>Sword ferns - these are large ferns that my brother rescued from an excavation he was working on, I planted them right under the lilacs and have some new growth</li>
<li>Hakonechloa macra 'Aureloa' - mixed in with the sword ferns</li>
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I added a bench here so I can enjoy the view up the slope. We get some nice sunset views here too, which I never really noticed because I didn't like to look at the railroad ties.<br />
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Around the existing maple tree are plants that I hope can handle a little more sun. It seems like under a maple tree should be full shade, and it is in the morning but then afternoon sun comes right down the slope. I planted the azalea at the top of the slope, which will eventually add more shade in the summer.<br />
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<li>Astrantia major 'Star of Beauty' (purple) and 'Star of Royals' (pink)</li>
<li>Athyrium 'Ghost'</li>
<li>Fatsia japonica 'Spider Web'</li>
<li>Podophylum pleianthum</li>
<li>Oxals oregana, the evergreen version</li>
<li>Cyclamen coum, transplanted from below the old retaining wall</li>
<li>Cyclamen hederifolium</li>
<li>Maianthemum dilatatum, false lily of the valley</li>
<li>Maianthemum stellatum, star flowered false solomon's seal</li>
<li>Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' - along the side path</li>
<li>Impatiens omeiana - hardy impatiens, hopefully will not take over too much</li>
<li>Foxglove, digitalis purpurea 'Foxy' - along the main path</li>
<li>Hellebore 'Cinnamon Snow'</li>
<li>Ceratostigma plumbaginoides - dwarf plumbago</li>
<li>Heucherella 'Buttered Rum'</li>
<li>Heuchera 'Fire Alarm'</li>
<li>Heuchera 'Carnival Watermelon'</li>
<li>Colchicum 'Giant'</li>
<li>Rhododendron 'Mandarin Lights' - an early blooming azalea</li>
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The bright colored heucheras are really catching my eye this fall, hopefully they will look good through most of the year.<br />
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That's all for now, but you may have spotted a few more plants sitting on the bench! There are a lot of good fall plant if you're not worried about what the plants look like going into winter - they'll grow good roots and thrive in the spring.<br />
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Remember my <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-front-hillside.html" target="_blank">new front hillside</a>, created by removing a railroad tie retaining wall? I've been spending a lot of time here, planting, watering, weeding and thinking.<br />
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This is the view from the bottom, comparison from early March to late August:<br />
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A lot of the plants visible in the newest photo are rescued from before the excavation and probably temporary, but they're good at filling in space for now:<br />
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<li>English daisy - I thought only one piece survived but now there are two and they will spread fast too</li>
<li>Hollyhocks - planted from seed last year, some were just below the excavation and I transplanted some along the wall</li>
<li>Fireweed - a lovely native volunteer</li>
<li>Gladiolus - I planted a bag of bulbs along the wall</li>
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Looking back from the house, here's a clearer view of this sunny section along the neighbor's wall:<br />
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I have added a lot of sun loving perennials, many bought on super sale from the big box hardware stores:<br />
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<li>Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow White'</li>
<li>Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'</li>
<li>Acaena inermis 'Purpurea' - a lovely purple groundcover</li>
<li>Coreposis 'Mercury Rising' - rescued from the big box dead plant section</li>
<li>Amsonia hubrichtii - same</li>
<li>Spiraea, have to look up which one, maybe 'Goldflame' - same</li>
<li>Hemerocalis 'Pink Flirt' - same</li>
<li>Hemerocalis 'Wine Delight' - same</li>
<li>Ajuga reptans 'Burgendy Glow' - a less aggressive bugleweed</li>
<li>Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' - as close to a blue fuchsia as I can find, crossing my fingers that it can handle this much afternoon sun</li>
<li>Asters - a few small varieties that I seem to have lost the tags for are planted in front</li>
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There is a definite purple and gold theme to the perennials, and also to the larger bushes that I've planted in the back:<br />
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<li>Smoke bush, cotinus 'Grace'</li>
<li>Variegated red twig dogwood, I think it is cornus alba 'Gouschaltii'</li>
<li>Ninebark, physocarpus 'Morning Star'</li>
<li>Native flowering currant, grown from a cutting</li>
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The bushes will eventually shade out some of the perennials, but this area has a lot of room for both - and this is only the bottom section of the new front slope! The rest will have to wait for part 2 of this post.<br />
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Here's a couple more views of this section, I like how it merges into my north shade border down the hill:<br />
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-18512037749006641172018-08-15T21:28:00.001-07:002018-08-15T21:28:57.603-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - August, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's hot, dry and smoky, must be August in western Washington. I'm not real fond of this new climate pattern but trying to make the most of it. I have a lot in bloom in the yard, but mostly in one area with a few flowers scattered elsewhere. I need to look at what else to plant for late summer color.<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/08/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-august-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for hosting the monthly collection of blooms around the world.<br />
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My flower garden, next to the back patio, is the area where I grow annuals and other plants that may need to be watered frequently. It's visible from my kitchen window, so I enjoy the blooms from inside too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaura</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nasturtiums mixed with strawberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mint not in a pot, which I may regret but the bees love it</td></tr>
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Around the side of the house is the north shade garden, which is only sort of shady but I'll take any shade I can get. This leads into the new front slope created by removing a retaining wall. This whole area is easy to reach with a watering hose too, but I've been trying to only water once or twice a week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollyhocks and geranium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollyhocks and geranium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More hollyhocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early blooming cyclamen hederifolium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star gazer hydrangea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea paniculata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea paniculata</td></tr>
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In the rose garden, the first blooms are long gone but the roses are re-blooming and other plants still have a lot of color.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zinnias, planted from seeed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zinnias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of zinnias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agastache</td></tr>
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Around the other side of the house is the south shade garden (yes, I'm lacking creativity in names!), which is very dry. The daylillies are done blooming and just a few other flowers going.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lewisia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape fuchsia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centranthus ruber, which I can't ever get a good picture of</td></tr>
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Down the yard, all of the new plants around the new retaining wall are growing in nicely, even those that I didn't intentionally plant.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liatris and ceanothus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardy hibiscus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One lone poppy came up from seed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is as close as I can get due to a bees nest in the retaining wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteer dill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteer California poppy and radishes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salvia 'hot lips' and volunteer radishes</td></tr>
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At the bottom of the hill, a few blooms are hanging on in my mostly native garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yarrow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salvia 'hot lips' - this one is 3? years old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salvia 'hot lips'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Echinacea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaside daisy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fireweed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldenrod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Native flower, need to look it up, in front of vine maple</td></tr>
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I can already see the first signs of fall in the vine maple and hazelnut leaves. I'm ready for it!Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-31491549437343979582018-07-15T20:38:00.000-07:002018-07-15T20:38:31.674-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love-in-a-mist</td></tr>
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Another month gone, where do the days go? There's an inverse relationship between how often I post and how much time I'm spending outside in my garden, which I guess is not a bad thing. I need to do some catch up posts one of these months though!<br />
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Meanwhile, here's what's in bloom around my yard now. Thanks to<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> Carol at </span><a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A lot of my flowers right now are in the area around my back patio, where I plant annuals and other plants that I can easily water. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigella, love-in-a-mist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petunias - the white should be mixed white and purple<br />but some environmental condition isn't right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmos, balloon flower, yarrow, lavender, love-in-a-mist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hens and chicks in a planter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ornamental oregano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee balm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladiolus, leaning over so I can't get a good picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New wind spinner in the background</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Also a lot in bloom down to the bottom of the hillside where I have more native plants, but of course these aren't all native. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coreopsis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sedum, I think this is oreganum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coreopsis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaside daisy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocosmia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocosmia, yarrow and lavender on the hillside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coneflower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self heal</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhgavqjDGhK-voaazQJWCRJnFEiPXsGVsUi14g_g1GqYtDnaO_jVRpVQ3a89NV8A52BcbvS2JPZdiS3r_JD3bL_Q4oacrDH33p9hM1vYYzBQDZv_O5ladaWUheZ2hfnMM4iL26Y3gaVE/s1600/37571024_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhgavqjDGhK-voaazQJWCRJnFEiPXsGVsUi14g_g1GqYtDnaO_jVRpVQ3a89NV8A52BcbvS2JPZdiS3r_JD3bL_Q4oacrDH33p9hM1vYYzBQDZv_O5ladaWUheZ2hfnMM4iL26Y3gaVE/s400/37571024_Unknown.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I never remember what this one is called but I like the spikes in front of the vine maple</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Various other areas around the yard:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby blue eyes and alyssum in an "eco turf" mix</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE7Z0NNoB4xljBMeruLj90L8X0_7SsZtbeZ_JNR5CTu9APQi4Pr0GcRStv-avs2xrvmfX-8ui1BK-n4S_zbWBTH34gqfHXYttr6QwllcK21iaR9JRkhFnYCzrC40SebhYD-6Rh_DV030/s1600/IMG_5341%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE7Z0NNoB4xljBMeruLj90L8X0_7SsZtbeZ_JNR5CTu9APQi4Pr0GcRStv-avs2xrvmfX-8ui1BK-n4S_zbWBTH34gqfHXYttr6QwllcK21iaR9JRkhFnYCzrC40SebhYD-6Rh_DV030/s400/IMG_5341%25281%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollyhocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBTr-vHEr1yXwdXSRFOGaWFEjq-YUnDPbz2hMMKISlZptigQFPR908fOBxbMuerwasRmxwS9zWQ89oXlmRf1f_P-AQz4zBbLldBgVA1EwrD1RzxQJi-Xx-Tp-jb_gd4Mgv3qSNbxHndc/s1600/IMG_5342%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBTr-vHEr1yXwdXSRFOGaWFEjq-YUnDPbz2hMMKISlZptigQFPR908fOBxbMuerwasRmxwS9zWQ89oXlmRf1f_P-AQz4zBbLldBgVA1EwrD1RzxQJi-Xx-Tp-jb_gd4Mgv3qSNbxHndc/s400/IMG_5342%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hollyhocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double hollyhocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladiolus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladiolus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More gladiolus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea paniculata - forget exactly which variety</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star gazer hydrangea, with guardian dragon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Hydrangea 'Niko's Blue' - planted this year, should turn blue, our soil is acidic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' - flowers open a deep blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yucca</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hummingbird salvia growing into the red twig dogwood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daylillies keep going and going, but they are all too sunny <br />in the afternoon to get good pictures</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-44739566018350576952018-06-16T20:27:00.000-07:002018-06-16T20:27:03.687-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - June, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the rose garden</td></tr>
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June is the month when I start to take fewer garden photos. Maybe there's so much in bloom that I'm overwhelmed, or maybe I'm finally done with the frenzy of spring flowers. I think gardeners in this climate are excited about anything and everything in the spring, then we get pickier in the summer. But of course the garden continues to grow and bloom regardless of whether I take photos.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Thanks to Carol at </span><a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/06/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-june-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">June is definitely the month for roses, and their companions:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender, roses and catmint</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catmint, roses and white lavender at the bottom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last of the aquilegia - for now, they'll probably re-bloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delphiniums and hot lips salvia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petunias in the flower garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cosmos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First dahlias</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Fuchsia 'Genii'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New cape fuchsia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the (mostly) native slope: seaside daisies, thrift and harebell</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are so many plants getting ready to bloom, but I'm excited about the daylilies:</span><br />
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-74262465455806544502018-05-26T20:51:00.000-07:002018-05-26T20:51:43.657-07:00Rose garden, May 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/search/label/rose%20garden" target="_blank">rose garden</a> is my favorite in late May, the roses are all in bloom for the first time and the perennials help them show off. This was the first area of the yard that I started to work on in 2016 and looking back at the changes makes me happy, feels good to see the progression.<br />
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Looking down the slope is the biggest change because the railroad tie retaining wall is gone and the whole shape of the slope is new. That's a major work in progress for this year.<br />
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In the main rose garden, I've only added a few more plants - a clematis in the corner, phlox to replace the fern leaf lavender that didn't survive the first winter, and three more bearded irises.<br />
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The irises have been amazing this year, now they're mostly done and time to deadhead because some are re-bloomers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New bearded irises, earlier in May</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bearded iris, earlier in May</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bearded iris, earlier in May</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last bearded iris still blooming</td></tr>
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All three of the peonies that I planted in the fall of 2016 finally bloomed this year, now I want more!<br />
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<br />We cut the roses way back in March, this year and last year, and that does seem to keep them healthier. We did take one out along the north fence, now trying to decide what to do with the gap. </div>
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I mulched with wood chips in the fall and that keeps the weeds fairly well under control, but still have some grass and bindweed to pull out. I also put in a new drip line this week, the old one sprung a big leak last year, so the rose garden is all ready for summer! </div>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-66943551358313559962018-05-16T20:09:00.000-07:002018-05-16T20:09:01.529-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm sure I've been working outside every day this month, hauling topsoil and wood chips, planting, weeding, watering. But even the harder physical labor feels like a respite from the stress of the job that pays the bills. Spring is such a lovely time to be outdoors, something new is blooming everywhere I turn!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Thanks to Carol at </span><a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/05/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My red collection of bearded irises, planted last summer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hardiest bearded irises ever</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">This bearded iris was a freebie</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My oldest bearded iris, rescued from a shady bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non-bearded irises</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riverbank lupine is taking over my meadow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limnanthes douglasii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dogwood, cornus kousa 'Rosy Teacups', still a baby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roses are just starting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jupiter's beard, centranthus ruber, planted from seed last year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foxglove, planted from seed last year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big blooms on a baby Rhododendron 'Polarnacht' </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown rhododendron in the front yard</td></tr>
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What's next? Peonies! All three that I planted in the fall of 2016 have buds this year.<br />
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-9013054033816562612018-05-14T20:48:00.000-07:002019-01-11T19:56:24.038-08:00New rock retaining wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in April, we had contractors take out two rotting railroad tie walls, one in the front yard and the other across the back slope. In the front yard, we had them regrade the slope, and the shape of the <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-front-hillside.html" target="_blank">new front hillside</a> is so much nicer without a wall.<br />
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In the back, a retaining wall is necessary so we had the railroad ties replaced with a rock wall, leaving in place a lower concrete wall. Here's what we started with:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steps, looking south</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south from above</td></tr>
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In less than a day (and pouring rain at the end), we had a new rock wall!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south, where the steps were</td></tr>
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I really love the rock wall, but we had two problems to deal with. There used to be steps on the north side, and I wanted that replaced with a ramp, but I wasn't paying enough attention to where they placed the rocks (working from home and supervising contractors doesn't always mix well). The ramp ended up going down the slope, which is way too steep, instead of across.<br />
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We thought it would be pretty easy to move that middle rock. Well, it took pry bars and a car jack, but we did it with no serious injuries!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rock in the middle needed to go</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally got the rock moved from the middle to the left side</td></tr>
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The second difficulty was that the rock wall is taller than the railroad ties so needed more material to fill in behind it. I had them scrape fill from the hillside above it, but that left too much of a drop off in the slope.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drop off along the edge of the grass</td></tr>
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We decided to dig up the remaining grass in the middle so there wouldn't be a difference on the slope, but did leave some grass on the sides. Then, we hauled in about 4 yards of topsoil to fill it all in evenly. The grass on the sides is mowed very short and covered with a thin layer of topsoil, we're basically overseeding it.<br />
Now I'm ready to plant a mix of grass, clover and yarrow, just waiting for the weather to cool down!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south from above</td></tr>
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The area below the retaining walls is also ready to re-seed, with an eco turf mix that also contains flowers. We didn't do as much prep work, just hauled in about a yard of topsoil to fill in the biggest ruts. This was heavily compacted by the excavator because all of the wall work was done from below. It may take some time to recover, but it's not a priority right now, we'll see how well re-seeding works. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south</td></tr>
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You may notice the plants lined up along the top of the wall too, I'm planning a drought tolerant border there. More to follow once I actually plant!Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-5298446127183130772018-04-30T20:05:00.002-07:002018-04-30T20:05:38.803-07:00In bloom this week: April 30, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilacs!</td></tr>
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Spring is here, the lilacs are finally blooming! I expect they'll fade quickly though after warm weather last week, then rain, and now more sunshine coming. Ah well, I think there are enough other flowers to console me. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilacs in the rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camassia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camassia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bleeding hearts filling in nicely along with other native groundcover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dodecatheon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limanthes douglasii, Meadow Foam, just starting to bloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beargrass!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple blossoms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blueberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strawberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips, I'm pretty sure these were all supposed to be the same</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aquilegia, planted from seed 2 years ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clematis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creeping phlox</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More aquilegia planted from seed</td></tr>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-78492693686285443852018-04-15T20:36:00.000-07:002018-04-15T20:36:09.498-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We've had more than the average rainfall for the whole month of April so far this month, and it seems like plants are behind in growing and blooming. But I checked <a href="https://mindingmygarden.blogspot.com/2017/04/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-april-2017.html" target="_blank">last year</a> and it was pretty similar - and there's actually a lot in bloom, especially since I've been adding bulbs every year. Tulips and crocuses fade away after a few years, or get eaten by the squirrels, but daffodils multiple nicely and I'm experimenting with the lesser known bulbs.<br />
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Thanks to Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2018/04/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-april-2018.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.<br />
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I especially love how many native plants are growing and blooming!<br />
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The non-natives are pretty too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget-me-not</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vinca minor - a bit invasive but I keep this patch under control</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creeping phlox</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils are hanging on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anemone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulsatilla</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips dug up for construction, waiting to be replanted</td></tr>
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Inside, my African violets are back in bloom, and Christmas cactus has a last few blooms.<br />
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What's next? Lilacs, camassia, apples and so much more - spring is here!<br />
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<br />Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-44630387069794728882018-04-11T20:06:00.001-07:002018-04-11T20:06:58.785-07:00New front hillside<div>
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One big job for the year done! Or rather, the contractors are done and now I have a lot of work ahead - but it's the fun work of planning and planting. We had them pull out the old rotting railroad ties in our front yard and across the back slope. In the back slope, they were replaced by a rock wall, more about that later. The front was re-graded to a more natural shape.</div>
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Here was the slope in the front yard one week ago:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking southwest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back the other way, north-northeast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East from the street</td></tr>
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A couple of hours with a large excavator later and I really love the shape of the slope. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking southwest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north-northeast</td></tr>
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The front lawn took a lot of damage, and while I'm not fond of having any lawn, I'm not ready to tackle more landscaping. So that will go back to being lawn, but I'm planting a mix that contains clover and should stay green more in the summer. </div>
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The dirt here has a lot of clay and was already very slippery, so I spent part of the weekend moving the rest of my pile of wood chips. That'll keep the weeds down and I can safely walk on the slope to decide where the path(s) go. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking southwest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north-northeast</td></tr>
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Now I'm trying to be smart and plan where trees and bushes will go first, but a few plants that were dug up to keep out of the way needed to be planted. Plus the occasionally nursery purchase from the last couple of months have to go somewhere!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget-me-nots and other groundcover under the maple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget-me-nots along the bottom of the slope</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget-me-nots, grown from seed last year so I'm glad I was able to salvage them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape hyacinth also returned to near where it was originally planted</td></tr>
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Evenstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05854642501059193815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582302446073215203.post-80575076589021817862018-04-04T20:36:00.000-07:002018-04-04T20:36:04.460-07:00In bloom this week: April 4, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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March was a little chilly but surprisingly not too wet and the flowers seem to like that. My giant flowering currant bushes are reminding me why they're my favorite shrubs.<br />
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April showers are going to bring a mud pit to my back yard with contractors starting on retaining wall replacement tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy the spring flowers!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forget-me-not</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chionodoxa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chionodoxa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corydalis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grape hyacinth, moved into a pot right after I took this photo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosemary has bloomed all winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock cress, all in front were planted from seed last year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock cress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils, love these long trumpets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My current favorite daffodils</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or maybe this is my favorite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forsythia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregon grape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Flowering currant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowering currant </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't get the whole flowering currant jungle in one picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saxifraga 'Touran - Deep Red'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fritillaria meleagris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably Helleborus x ballardiae Gold Collection 'Maestro'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helleborus 'Pink Frost'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shooting star, not sure which dodecatheon this is</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips, these are now in a planter to avoid the construction too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinnikinnick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daisy, bellis perennis 'Tasso Red'</td></tr>
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Some of the daffodils had to move all the way inside to get out of the way of the construction:<br />
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