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, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sea Nest’
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 »
flashback: October-December 2008 — two one-time jobs
Posted in 2008 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, hardscaping, narcissi, plants, private gardens, public gardens, tagged Andersen's RV Park, Basket Case, bulbs, deer, dogs, garden design, gardening, hardscaping, hydrangeas, Klipsan Beach Cottages, Long Beach Peninsula, plants, private gardens, Sea Nest on February 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
One time jobs….One-off jobs….Occasionally we take them on although I much prefer gardens in which we’re involved in the ongoing process. In mid October we took on a big weeding job just as one drives into Ilwaco from the east. Health reasons had caused the owner to let her garden go dormant and she needed [...]
flashback: 12 December 2007 — a storm known as The Monster
Posted in 2007 garden journal flashbacks, fall clean up, private gardens, public gardens, tagged December 7th storm, hurricane, Jo's garden, Klipsan Beach Cottages, KMUN, Laurie's garden, Sea Nest, storm, weather, Willapa Bay on February 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Finally the storm came, and all the skeptics must have been sorry that they did not stock up ahead of time. It lasted three long days of winds up to 140 up in the hills and 85 mph whipping through the towns. Downtown Astoria’s businesses lost windows, sucked out by the vacuum of the wind, [...]
Flashback: 10 June, 2007 — Friday’s circuit of the Peninsula
Posted in 2007 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, perennials, plants, private gardens, public gardens, tagged Discovery Heights, gardening, Klipsan Beach Cottages, Laurie's garden, Long Beach (Washington), Long Beach Peninsula, plants, Sea Nest, weather on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A new plan for writing: If one wrote a brief bit every night, one might still just have vignettes but at least not a week’s worth piled into one day. When the days are light till after nine, the dedicated gardener is lured into working until dusk, leaving piles of The Oregonian and The Astorian [...]
flashback: 29 May 2007 — light at the end of…
Posted in 2007 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, journal, perennials, plants, private gardens, public gardens, tagged bulbs, gardening, Marilyn's garden, Sea Nest, sparaxis on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The planting of annuals is almost done! Today we weeded and mulched Carol’s garden and got her cosmos in: Seashells, Sensation, and Double Click. Her garden looked lovely and was filling in in a most satisfactory way. Then on to meet a new client, who gave us carte blanche to fix up his entry garden [...]
spring clean up whirlwind
Posted in container gardens, journal, nurseries, our garden, private gardens, public gardens, spring clean up, tagged Basket Case, gardening, Ilwaco, Long Beach (Washington), Long Beach Peninsula, Peninsula Landscape Supply, plants, Sea Nest on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A typical day (and it isn’t even spring yet!).. Left home, not particularly early as neither of us are morning people… Stopped at The Basket Case Greenhouse to buy some violas for assorted jobs (Diane’s garden, Long Beach, McDonald’s…the latter bright yellow, of course). About a twenty minute drive from home. Then off to Peninsula [...]
update part three: what brings joy
Posted in journal, our garden, plants, public gardens, tulips, tagged Andersen's RV Park, gardening, Long Beach (Washington), Long Beach Peninsula, Sea Nest on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The tension has been high with family crises happening during peak planting season, and I’ve been in a state of worry over my plants which await in greenhouses to be planted. To keep the business moving, I’ve worked, I think, 28 of the last thirty days, so today is a day of recovery and should [...]
Phormiums, meh.
Posted in history, journal, tagged dogs, gardening, Long Beach Peninsula, Phormiums, Sea Nest, Time Enough Books on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today I was determined to cross at least 3 spring wake-up jobs off my list. (As far as I am concerned, it is spring as soon as I get out to work. Winter is November, December and January.) I’m getting anxious to get enough other jobs done so we can start the dreaded pruning of [...]
