Weeding the Garden of Your Life: It’s the puzzle of life, figuring out how to live beautifully and spaciously in a seeming chaos of rapid-propagation tangles and distractions.
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Get to know your Pacific Northwest berries: huckleberry, salal, salmonberry, thimbleberry, blackberry, and more.
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A basic primer on common trees of the Pacific Northwest: identify them, and distinguish them from pesky similar trees that might confuse you. Answer such puzzles as: Is a Western Redcedar really a cedar? Which trees are naturally droopiest? How big is a big tree?
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A basic primer on common trees of the Pacific Northwest: identify them, and distinguish them from pesky similar trees that might confuse you. Answer such puzzles as: Is a Western Redcedar really a cedar? Which trees are naturally droopiest? How big is a big tree?
Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Part 2, Western Hemlock) Read More »
For folks who are newish to the Pacific Northwest (or to nature in general), this post offers guidelines for identifying plants you’re likely to see regularly. Prepare yourself for outrageous colors aside quiet beauties.
Shrubs and Plants of the Pacific Northwest: Rhodies and Roses (Part 2, Wood Roses) Read More »
For folks who are newish to the Pacific Northwest (or to nature in general), this post offers guidelines for identifying plants you’re likely to see regularly. Prepare yourself for outrageous colors aside quiet beauties.
Shrubs and Plants of the Pacific Northwest: Rhodies and Roses (Part 1, Rhododendrons) Read More »
A basic primer on common trees of the Pacific Northwest: identify them, and distinguish them from pesky similar trees that might confuse you. Answer such puzzles as: Is a Western Redcedar really a cedar? Which trees are naturally droopiest? How big is a big tree?
Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Part 1, Western RedCedars) Read More »
How to Catch a Mouse Step 1: Notice. Notice a kleenex – dragged from the box and ripped to tiny shreds. Assume your husband’s being weirdly untidy. Clean it up. The next day, notice a new one. Repeat. Step 2: Panic. In a sudden dawn of realization, panic: you have mice! What are you
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