Join Me For An Autumn Stroll

  If you had told me four years ago that I would have my garden would be published in national magazines (or at last discreet parts of it), that garden clubs would ask to visit, that photographs of it on Facebook would be so popular or that I would even have anything worth showing you…

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The Pumpkin Color Palette

  Pumpkin is 'IN'. From spiced pumpkin lattes and cream cheese frosted muffins to the farm stands brimming with every shape and size of both edible and ornamental squash – there is no denying that pumpkin orange is the color and flavor of the season. But look around and you'll see dazzling foliage in shades…

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Fall Containers Boot Camp

Are you ready to refresh your containers for fall? When your coleus turns to mush you know it's time! Yet many of us have a complete brain freeze at the start of a new season and can't remember what fun things we have used in the past to create the 'wow' factor. I call it…

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Helleborus Gold Collection® – the best of the best

As the last of the colorful leaves fall from the trees and blue skies turn gray – especially here in Seattle, I find myself yearning for color. Spring is many months away – I need something NOW and the new Lenten roses (Helleborus) fill that gap beautifully. Helleborus Gold Collection® grown by Skagit Gardens has…

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Hot Colors for Cold Days

I have a fabulous orange container. It's not a color I would ordinarily have chosen for our home but it was perfect for a magazine photo shoot we did this summer and I had been really looking forward to replanting it for fall and winter knowing that I would have fun playing off its exhibitionist…

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