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Living with the Land
As I mentioned last week, we spent six days at Walt Disney World here in Florida. One good thing about going away on vacation, at least for me, is it gives me a different perspective on my garden....
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Nearly Wordless Monday/Tuesday
My apologies for not posting yesterday—I’ve been neck deep in moving. I thought about it yesterday at lunch time but had to go to the post office, get lunch and return to paint and just didn’t squeeze...
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Field Trip: Naples Botanical Garden
Because there’s no much going on in the garden this week (lots of rain, me conserving health…) I thought I might dig into my archives and share some photos from the Naples Botanical Garden. We’re...
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Naples Botanical Garden – October 2012
For Gracie’s birthday, she very much wanted to spend the afternoon at the Naples Botanical Garden so off we went, with my mom and dad in tow. We had a wonderful time, and I even managed to get a few...
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A Trip to the Antique Rose Emporium
Last week my mom, sister-in-law, and niece and nephew were in town for a visit so Chris and I took them to Brenham, Texas, home of Blue Bell Ice Cream for a tour of their factory and then a stopover at...
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Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
On Friday, Tom and I made the drive four hours north to visit Epcot Center at Walt Disney World. My parents were up there with Gracie on vacation, so we decided to drive up for the day and spend time...
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rainy week & disney butterflies
It’s been raining *all* week. (And I’m not being dramatic.) There wasn’t anything to do in the garden besides walk around and hope that the new plumeria cuttings (which were supposed to dry out...
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Garvan Woodland Gardens | A Photo Tour
Recently I was in Hot Springs, Arkansas and had the opportunity to visit Garvan Woodland Gardens for a few hours one morning. It was quite an expansive place, full of small planted gardens here and...
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Wildseed Farms | A Photo Tour
Over Memorial Day weekend Chris and I were in the Texas Hill Country near Fredericksburg and also very near Wildseed Farms. I had always wanted to visit and we had the opportunity this time around....
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Enchanted Gardens | A Visit to a Nursery
Chris and I went down to the Texas coast for a short weekend getaway and on our way down I was remembering a nursery I had heard about that I thought was in Rosenberg, Texas. Chris remembered a name...
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Among The Jade Vine
Strongylodon macrobotrys, or more commonly known, jade vine, is one of my favorite plants to visit at Fairchid Tropical Botanic Gardens. We were there briefly two weeks ago on a trip to Florida and we...
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The Natural Gardener | A Garden Center Tour
One of our favorite nurseries to visit while in the Austin area is The Natural Gardener. It’s on the southwest side of town, tucked away off the main roads heading to Bee Cave and Dripping Springs....
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