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Monday magic🌈
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#octobercolors #monday #colortherapy #smokebush #cotinusgrace #pineapplesage #salviaelegans #silverberry #eleagnusebbingei #openyourdoors to #naturesbeauty

⁣ blooms of autumn ⁣ sweet⁣ on moist breeze

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blooms of autumn ⁣
sweet⁣
on moist breeze ⁣
breath of flower ⁣
scent of leaves⁣
sweat bee nectaring ⁣
I on my knees ⁣
crouching close⁣
leaning into the beauty⁣
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#autumnblooms #daphne #daphneeternalfragrance #floweringoregano #herrenhausenoregano #glossyabelia #abeliagrandiflora #aster #asterfrikartiimönch #sweatbee #leanin to #naturesbeauty

⁣ The back perimeter of John and Linda’s garde

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The back perimeter of John and Linda’s garden - planted nearly three years ago - highlights some great hedge communities, each thriving in their microclimates. ⁣
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Along the south facing studio wall, Hollywood juniper, pineapple guava, ceanothus and a flowering cherry green it up in Mediterranean style. ⁣
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The back fence line boasts a bold grove of native white alder underplanted with snowberry, creeping mahonia and a couple of beautyberries.⁣
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The narrow north facing fence line is planted with 100% NW natives including tall Oregon grape, red flowering currant, and Lewis’ mock orange. ⁣
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Small yards need green perimeters. This is how you create real retreat, with leafy screening, blooms, and wildlife hosting beauty.⁣
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Tip: young shrubs like beauty berry, mock orange, and red-flowering currant will send out shoots like a long-limbed awkward teenage. Keep your pruners holstered and let them reach their mature heights. Grace is coming.⁣
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Other shrubs like ceanothus, tall Oregon grape, and pineapple guava expand evenly all around and can be lightly tip pruned to encourage dense bushiness.⁣
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The mistake I often see is in confusing the size the plant starts at with the size it’s destined to be. Pause before chopping off your young shrubs head!⁣
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#relaxingretreatgarden #smallgarden #backyard #plantcommunities #greentheperimeter #mediterraneanplants #pnwnativeplants #mixedhedge #pnwgarden #habitatgarden #wholegardens #openyourdoors to #naturesbeauty

⁣ John and Linda’s backyard is ready for the r

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John and Linda’s backyard is ready for the rain!⁣
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Trying to plan where to meet with my book club tonight makes me wish I, too had a covered patio!⁣
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#relaxingretreatgarden #coveredpatio #outdoordining #meadowgarden #herbgarden #doglawn #flagstonepath #stepstones #toobadtheybarkedit #backyardlandscaping #outdoorliving #pnwgarden #habitatgarden #wholegardens #openyourdoors to #naturesbeauty

⁣ Side yards are so often neglected dumping grou

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Side yards are so often neglected dumping grounds even if, or 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 if you use that side door more often than the front. ⁣
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How about coming home to this beauty instead?⁣
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I returned earlier this week to John and Linda’s to get started on their front yard design.⁣
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Almost three years ago we transformed their backyard, including this side yard, into an outdoor living habitat garden. ⁣
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It’s looking so good behind this gate! ⁣
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I’ll share a few views over the coming days. ⁣
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Did you know that Japanese maples can be happy for years in a large pot? I love how this ‘Bloodgood’ softens the house here.⁣
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#relaxingretreatgarden⁣
#sideyard #pottedplants #bench #decomposedgranitepath #welcomehome #japanesemaple #fuchsia #bench #bloodgood #greatclients #repeatclients #pnwgarden #habitatgarden #outdoorliving #wholegardens #landscapedesign #openyourdoors to #naturesbeauty

⁣ It’s fun to snicker, push at my glasses, and

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It’s fun to snicker, push at my glasses, and speak botanical Latin in the company of my tribe of plant nerds. ⁣
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At the same time, I believe you don’t have to be a nerd to know plants. You just have to be curious and pay attention. ⁣
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With that in mind I’m launching a new monthly contribution to nurture your curiosity with a 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 poem.⁣
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This month’s plant has been condoned as “not my favorite native” by other writers. With climate extremes, though, we need to put down our previous judgments and see what’s growing resiliently. ⁣
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Reports from around the Pacific Northwest after last summer’s record heat made me look again at this overlooked native tree. ⁣
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And how delighted I am that I did! ⁣
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Take a look at October’s plant of the month. Link in bio.⁣
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#plantofthemonth #poem #plantknowledge #notjustfornerds #gardenwriting #naturepoem #climateresilience #droughttolerant #pnwnativeplants #oregonash #fraxinuslatifolia #gardenblog #habitatgarden #pnwgarden #wholegardens #landscapedesign #openyourdoors to #naturesbeauty

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