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Garden Miscellany

Portland Oregon Garden Design

Embarking

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There’s been much said about the garden being a sanctuary — a place that provides solace. And I believe we each make a garden for ourselves that’s simultaneously a reflection of who we’ve been, who we are and who we want to be. It’s nostalgia, remembrance, hopefulness, aspiration, belonging, community, nurturing, experience, learning, and embrace all in one, constantly-changing package. Something wonderful about the garden…

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Gifts for Gardeners

Gifts for Gardeners

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I haven’t done a sponsored post on this blog yet, and that’s still true of this post!  I recommend these gifts not because I have any association with the people who create these things (with a couple of exceptions, which I’ll note below*), but because I use them myself and think they would be great gifts for any gardener in your life.  And these gifts…

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British Gardening Television

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During the off season, those who love gardening can get their fix in a variety of ways: seed catalogs, online garden tours, the rare nice day that allows you to do some cleanup.  But none of these hold a candle to the delightfulness of British gardening television. American “gardening” television (what little is left of it) has about as much to do with gardening as…

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