Tag Archives: Northwest

It’s alive…IT’S ALIVE!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

I can’t help but notice in my quest for Native Northwest Plant material that if I CAN find it in a standard nursery, then usually there isn’t very much of it–and it’s often rather expensive.  It has to come from somewhere…but … Continue reading →

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Over to the dark side

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Saturday morning we went to the Washington Native Plant Society Sale at the Bellevue Botannical Garden.  I had met some members the previous week at another event: while discussing my difficulty in finding a particular plant and explaining my restrictive … Continue reading →

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It’s all in your head

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Yard work.  Those are words that conjure unpleasant images: a chore, a slog.  Anyone who has a yard can do yard work.  Fire up the mower, hack the top off that tree so the missus can see out the window, … Continue reading →

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