Fall Colors
Fall is here and the colors are changing rapidly. Here are some photos I’ve taken near the house.
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Category Home & Garden
New Dry Creek Bed & Planting
I have been wanting to tackle this barren area for years and decided I could at least move a few plants I could spare from my backyard. I have no irrigation to the area, so I waited for the beginning…
Bouquet From the Garden
Made a bouquet from my garden with peonies, oriental poppy and hardy geranium
Read MoreBouquet From the GardenPlum Blossoms
Plum blossoms glowing in the sunlight
Read MorePlum BlossomsColorful Abstract Watercolor & Ink Mobile
Created a mobile with abstract watercolor art
Read MoreColorful Abstract Watercolor & Ink MobilePrimrose, Cyclamen, Hellebore & Saxifrage
Added Primrose, Cyclamen, and Saxifrage to my front walkway and I’m so happy to enjoy the color
Read MorePrimrose, Cyclamen, Hellebore & SaxifrageFirst Blossoms of 2021
First blooms of the season—hellebores and cyclamen—and I’m excited for spring
Read MoreFirst Blossoms of 2021Fresh Blanket of Snow
First *real* snow of the season just north of Seattle—it’s still a novelty to me, and so beautiful
Read MoreFresh Blanket of SnowBack Raised Garden
The back raised garden had a few large shrubs when I arrived–some were bare and one looked a bit sad with droopy dark green leaves. A deciduous fern was fading late in the season and there was a layer of…
Courtyard Garden
When I arrived, the courtyard garden was overly crowded and a bit of a mess. A couple plants dominated the space, making it feel heavy and dark. I’m intent on creating a woodland garden with dappled light–something to provide shade…