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Late November: Fresh Wreathmaking

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Northwest Botanista Basics: Wreath Making
Northwest Botanista Basics: Wreath Making
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Wreath Making with Northwest Botanista
Wreath Making with Northwest Botanista
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View fullsize Favorite apple variety? That would be Braeburn for me. I grafted this tree in high school! It stays quite small in its pot by the front door. I have to keep it protected from becoming deer and bear snacks. #howdoyoulikethemapples #pnwgardening
View fullsize I had so much fun building this succulent pumpkin! The moss is hand collected from my own property and I grew every single plant. The best part of making these: the succulents root right into the moss - so you are blessed with many new baby succulent
View fullsize Succulents and Pumpkins? Why yes! Join us at Friends and Neighbors Brewing Saturday Oct 3rd to get a little plant-crafty for the fall season. These arrangements last a long time and the live tender and hardy succulents root into the moss! #succulentp
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View fullsize Pacific chorus frogs love the big leaf rhododendron rex! I love the diversity of colors they can quickly change into for camouflage. I’d say some are more clued in than others, scroll through to see #pacifictreefrog #cutefrog #pnwgardening
View fullsize We had a blast last Saturday at Friends and Neighbors Brewing making mossy kokedama balls! Mark your calendar-Succulent Pumpkin Arrangements Saturday October 3rd. You bring the pumpkin, I provide tender and hardy succulents, moss and all other sup
View fullsize My cozy morning teatime spot looks right out to the garden and birdbath. Now that I’ve added a new suet feeder, the visitors are more diverse. Some share space, wait in a queue, some shoo others out! I had to share this chickadee and woodpecker
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View fullsize A few pinks and purples in the garden. Swipe through to check out my new favorite dahlia ‘Mambo’ - fluffy looking and very long lasting, Hydrangea ‘Miss Saori’, Rose ‘Koko Loco’, there’s a purple passionflow
View fullsize Front steps semi-neglected, slug filled, sun scorched, chic glamour shots: #Eucomis #Scadoxus #pnwgardening #africanplants
View fullsize In the garden… Hydrangeas, second flush of spice shrub blooms, peaches are almost ready, dahlia transformations, Fuchsias flowering, and roses are on their second round, too! #pnwgardening #hydrangeas
View fullsize It’s Tiny Frog Time (TFT for short, not to be confused with NFT 😆). Such cute, very small, much wow! #pacificchorusfrogs #treefrog #tinyfrog #inthegarden #pnwgardening
View fullsize 1st round of summer rose blooms underway #roses #pnwgarden
View fullsize Just visiting #notmygarden #pnwgarden
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New Birds on the Block
New Birds on the Block

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Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Cedar Waxwing
Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Cedar Waxwing
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Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Beautiful Western Tanager
Botanista Bird Blog Profile: Beautiful Western Tanager
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