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Photo highlights from the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

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When I first saw this, I immediately wanted to lounge in this garden. Little did I know there would be fantastic entertainment later on... a beautiful belly dancer performed on the last day and we were lucky to catch her performance!

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I have a funny thing to admit.. on the opening day of the show I had to get up at 4am to get ready for a live TV interview and while I was driving to the show I got all … Continue reading →

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Gardening with Chickens: The toolbox

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Let me share with you my tried and true chicken garden “tool box” full of accoutrements. Every gardener with a free range flock must have several devices to protect delicate prized plants from potential destruction.  Edibles are a high priority … Continue reading →

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It’s Almost Garden Show Time!

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The Saturday before the big opening of the NW Flower and Garden Show has a way of making me extremely giddy but also raising my blood pressure at the same time — this is the day that garden creators start … Continue reading →

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Grand Awards: For Community Service & Unique Project!

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Last weekend I was very honored and proud to accept two Environmental Landscape ‘Grand Awards’ on behalf of my design/build company N.W. Bloom EcoLogical Landscapes at the annual WA  State nursery/landscape industry conference.  It is kind of a big deal … Continue reading →

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Farm Tour: Days of Snow

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The north pasture is perfect for sledding - the kids have been out almost every waking hour since the snow first fell.

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When nearby Seattle anxiously awaits snowfall, chances are we already have a nice blanket covering our little farm.  This year has been full of new snow adventures and I thought I’d share some pictures of what is happening here with … Continue reading →

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Bloom Day: January

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Here it is the 15th of the month, and there is only one flower visible (or within reach) to photograph. Up here in the Convergence Zonewe get a lot of snow compared to Seattle and nearby suburbs. The forecast says … Continue reading →

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Free Range Chicken Gardens: The first reviews are in!

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I remember a little over a year ago I turned in the manuscript, pictures and drawings for my book about gardening with chickens, and while it was this huge sense of relief to meet such a monumental deadline, it also … Continue reading →

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Picardo P-Patch Children’s Garden

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Currently I am mid-design on a project that is a great honor to be working on.  Picardo is Seattle’s first and largest P-Patch community garden and is actually where the term P-Patch (P for Picardo) came from.  You can read … Continue reading →

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Miniature green eggs!

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Joy: Over the winter holiday break our two youngest pullets finally started laying. This is always exciting for me — its like the girls hit puberty and have finally graduated into being apart of the mature lady flock.  Silly I … Continue reading →

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December Bloom Day: Winter interest in texture and color

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NWHH home 059

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Even though it is cold, wet and sometimes downright miserable outside I find myself drawn to wander around the garden at this time of year to see what is happening.  Surprisingly there is a lot of bird activity (wild and … Continue reading →

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