[caption id="attachment_770" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Our 2004 Live Tree"][/caption] Every year at about this time, millions of families are bring trees into their homes. Some trees are cut fresh, some are plastic and dusted off and snapped together from an old box in the attic...
This November 15th 2010 is a dark and sad day. Not only is the sky full of charcoal gray clouds, and the rain is falling sideways thanks to the cold wind - but it is also a day that an amazing young man has lost...
Here it is mid November and I have finally gotten my bulbs in the ground. Some might say it is best to plant bulbs in early fall, but I say, as long as the ground isn't frozen and your bulbs aren't moldy - go for...
Every year we decorate for Halloween - starting in early October. We see lots of spooky gardens in nearby neighborhoods, and our garden is pretty mellow in comparison - no orange string lights or blow up ghosts, but we do have our fair share of...
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I was really starting to get attached to our turkeys - the male is stunning when he is on display and the female is sweet and submissive. But she has a tough attitude towards the male when he is *ahem* trying to get down to...
It is never easy to lose a loved one, whether it is a family member, a friend or even a pet. The grieving process can be one of the most emotionally difficult and painful experiences we go through in life. Even after years have gone...
Earlier this year I designed a wine bottle bed for the 2010 Northwest Flower and Garden Show display we created in partnership with Seattle Tilth. After the garden show I moved it into a spot in our garden and grew our very first RIPE pepper,...
Ok. So I have never been a great vegetable gardener - I admit it. I am usually crazy busy every spring worried about client's garden's and don't have too much time for my own. I do try though and that is what counts, right? So this...
