August photo sessions in our garden: A Gallery Early August…..all was well. The garden tours for which we were responsible had been successes, and indeed, we had heard that my mother’s garden and Laurie’s had been among the (and maybe THE) favourites. Our garden still felt some of the lingering good effects from having been [...]
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flashback: 2 – 10 August 2009 in our garden
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, ferns, lilies, our garden, perennials, plants, private gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged gardening, Ilwaco, lilies, our garden on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
flashback: July 2009 in my garden
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, lilies, our garden, plants, roses, tagged Aconitum (monkshood), gardening, Ilwaco, lilies, our garden, private gardens, Rosa palustris, Rose 'Ghislaine de Feligonde' on March 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just outside the lower gate…golden hops has escaped the hedgerow and twines around my newspaper boxes. To the right of the lower gate, and orange lily seeks some room next to the tall wild impatiens (jewel weed, touch-me-not). The jewel weed’s sap is good for nettle rash and insect bites. Its flowers look like orchids. [...]
flashback: 15 & 25 July 2009: more of me mum’s garden
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, lilies, perennials, plants, private gardens, roses, tagged aging, cosmos, gardening, lilies, Long Beach (Washington), Mom's Garden, roses on March 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I did say that is was the summer of my mother’s garden. Over the month of July it got better and better as more lilies, annuals, and roses came into full bloom. Gardens are ephemeral and bound up with the fate of the gardener. This summer of beauty was the peak of this garden’s existence. [...]
flashback: 8 July 2009 — mom’s 2nd garden open day
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, garden touring, lilies, perennials, plants, private gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged cats, Clematis, garden touring, gardening, lilies, Long Beach (Washington), mom' garden, roses on March 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
On July 8th, the Vancouver (Washington) garden club returned in the morning to tour mom’s garden. Early rain had us worried but had almost stopped by the time the group arrived, and overcast weather does make for better garden photos. Mom made brownies and iced tea and decorated the table with some of her African [...]
flashback: 27 June 2009 — Laurie’s garden open
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, ferns, garden touring, lilies, perennials, plants, private gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged gardening, horses, Laurie's garden, lilies, Long Beach Peninsula garden tour, Music in the Gardens tour, private gardens, Willapa Bay on March 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Two gardens on tour on the same day: What a dilemma. I wanted to experience the whole day in each of them, but on the Music in the Gardens tour day I started at my mother’s garden, made a dash with tour organizer Patti to Laurie’s at mid-day, and then returned to my mother’s. As [...]
flashback: — 13 June, 2009: Cistus Nursery display gardens
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, garden touring, grasses, nurseries, perennials, plants, public gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged Cistus Nursery, garden touring, gardening, nurseries, plants, water features on March 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On June 13th we went to a garden tour on Sauvie Island (next post) and of course took the opportunity to shop at Cistus for more last minute plants for my mother’s open garden day. The display gardens were in fine form.
flashback: 2009, May and June in our garden
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, narcissi, our garden, perennials, plants, private gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tulips, tagged bulbs, Cosmos 'Double Click', deer, double-file viburnum, gardening, Himalayan blue poppy, hostas, Ilwaco, Meconopsis betonicifolia, narcissi, our garden, Persicaria bistorta 'Superba', plants, private gardens, roses on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Our 2009 garden continued to benefit from having been on the 2008 tour…holding some of its form and cleanliness with minor amounts of work (and a good thing, too, with trying to get two other gardens ready for the 2009 tour). Although we were endlessly busy I managed a few go-rounds with the camera. I [...]
flashback: 2009 — The Long Beach Parks, April through October
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, fall clean up, grasses, lilies, narcissi, perennials, plants, public gardens, roses, tulips, tagged bulbs, cosmos, deer-resistant plants, gardening, hydrangeas, Long Beach (Washington), Long Beach Peninsula, narcissi, ornamental grasses, plants, ponds, roses, Salvia viridis, Super Dorothy rose, tulips on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t focused on blogging in 2009. Two of “our” gardens were going to be on the Peninsula garden tour and they conusmed my thoughts. I had not found a blogging plaform that I liked. So my photos of the parks do not tell a seasonal story, just vignettes of each. We take care [...]
flashback: 2009 at Klipsan Beach Cottages, still our favourite job
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, container gardens, lilies, perennials, plants, public gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tulips, tagged bulbs, cats, deer, gardening, Klipsan Beach Cottages, narcissi, plants, roses, tulips on March 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
We’ve been helping with garden care at Klipsan Beach Cottages for many years and it’s still our favourite job for a number of reasons: Owner Mary loves and collects cool plants; her spouse Denny is droll and amusing; the budget includes soil amendments and some new plants each year; part of the garden is fenced away [...]
flashback: 2009 — Sea Nest and Casa Pacifica
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, grasses, perennials, private gardens, public gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged Casa Pacifica, deer, deer-resistant plants, dogs, gardening, ornamental grasses, private gardens, roses, Sea Nest on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The only reason these two gardens are sharing a post is that I took few pictures of them in 2009. Sea Nest, a wonderful place to stay on the Long Beach Peninsula, had changed owners and we were changing the garden to be more low maintenance. For some reason the deer don’t bother this garden, [...]
