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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-03-27, 13:12:29

Sorry, it's not time for fuchsias yet. I get irritated every spring when nurseries (and I use this term very loosely; really, what I mean is big-box stores) start urging people to buy, buy, buy. Don't get me wrong, I'm...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-03-17, 15:45:12

My seasonal signal: a big katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). The pretty, heart-shaped foliage of katsura. I haven't been home on a weekend in four weeks. Although I've had fun (except on a long plane ride sitting in the middle seat...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-03-13, 07:00:00

I hate to admit it, but daylight saving time confuses me. I tend to believe that anything Benjamin Franklin thought up was good and worthy. I'm not so sure about this time change thing, though. Especially since Arizona and Hawaii...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-03-06, 07:00:00

When I was a kid and my parents were out of town, my obsessive-compulsive tendencies came out in full force. Since I had five brothers and a baby sister (who did not share my everything-in-its-place nature), I rarely had the...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-02-14, 11:00:00

Fresh lemons were a surprise in early February. I could not believe my eyes when I saw them on the tree. Cut into them and they're good as can be. Sometimes it becomes apparent to me that all the dollars...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-02-13, 13:59:34

Sarcococca: One of winter's treasures. One quick thought today: If I could bottle the fragrance of Sarcococca (sweet box), I'd be one happy girl. I wouldn't expect the city of Portland to be subtle enough to have planted this extravagantly...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-01-31, 07:00:00

Thank goodness for winter-blooming plants such as the witch hazel Hamamelis 'Aphrodite,' which can hardly wait to burst in my garden. About Thanksgiving I give thanks for the winter break from the garden. At the time, I think my desire...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-01-22, 10:01:00

My morning doesn't really start until I've got my coffee and scone (when I feel I deserve the calories) and "The Writer's Almanac" on the computer screen in front of me. Ah, life is good. For those of you not...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-01-12, 08:00:00

Something amazing is going on atop the Rocket Building on East Burnside. The first commercial edible garden grown on a roof is unfolding. The view, which encompasses the entire city skyline, is amazing. Actually, more than amazing. And so is...

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Posted by admin to musings on 2008-01-11, 11:22:11

Those of you who are regular readers of HGNW will probably remember the gardens I'm honoring this week. Sometimes one comes along that does not fade from my memory. These are some of them. Most people remember Jean Vollum as...