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Panama Hill Park
My Garden on Mon 06 Sep 2010 at 2:00 PM
Yesterday I walked an extra half mile to the Pond in Panama Hill Park. As the sign says this is an environmentally sensitive area. The evergreen trees they planted are getting taller and the grasse
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The deer pasture
My Garden on Sun 05 Sep 2010 at 11:20 PM
In the block across the street from us, the Colquitz River and the high density power lines create a Park area that is rather wild but belongs to B.C. Hydro and Sannich parks. When I was returnin
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The Southern Treasures of the Plant Kingdom.
Rascally Jen on Sun 05 Sep 2010 at 12:19 PM
Since I have moved this year I do not have the chance to visit some gardens as much as I used to, this week I went and investigate a few of my favorites. I went to check the plants in them and see if a
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A new season
My Garden on Fri 03 Sep 2010 at 10:08 AM
These blue perennial geraniums are very good garden plants. The one with the felt-like textured dark green leaves has found its way into a few spots around the garden. It is not invasive, I moved t
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Semi-Cactus, Collarette and Decorative Dahlias.
Rascally Jen on Sun 29 Aug 2010 at 1:16 PM
The muted colors of the autumn season will soon be upon us, the plants are beginning to look tired from the long hot summer. The end of the season brings on a slow decline. It is harvest time, the mo
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Joy in the Late Summer Garden
Rascally Jen on Sun 22 Aug 2010 at 12:55 PM
Here we are in the last week of August, many of us and our children are getting ready to go back to school. The garden often is neglect now because we are busy with othr things occupying our time. la
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Thu 19 Aug 2010 at 2:18 PM
The thyme circle in bloom on July 21, 2010The little rockery in the front garden on July 21, 2010. You see the white perennial snapdragon beside the iberis in the front. The snapdragon is an excell
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Quinoa
My Garden on Sun 15 Aug 2010 at 8:53 PM
I made a very delicious dish from Quinoa today. Then I went out to the garden and found a few flowers for a boquet. I set them uip and took a shot for the Still Life with flowers community on Megasho
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Fried Eggs and Really, Really, Really Big Poppies!
Rascally Jen on Sun 15 Aug 2010 at 1:08 PM
The laziest part of summer, temperatures are at their peak and I just feel like dozing. In the garden it is a quite time, many plant are going into their decline after blooming earlier the season. Wi
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Sat 14 Aug 2010 at 12:35 AM
This photo shows the little campanula on the little rockery by the vegetable garden. All the photos from last post and this one are from July 21st.These are the white foxgloves growing under the plum
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On the Tropaeolum Trail.
Rascally Jen on Sun 08 Aug 2010 at 1:26 PM
When I was small we would go for walks with our mother in the neighborhood and stop and look at the gardens, some were interesting others where more playful and some just a plain messy. You could tel
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Sun 08 Aug 2010 at 11:12 AM
These are the little creeping campanulas that I have planted along the edge of the pond hoping that they will grow over the rock 'necklace' in this area. They are probably 'carpactica'.This is a few
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Google Ads
My Garden on Mon 02 Aug 2010 at 4:03 PM
On July 31 we took a McDonald's ceasar salad with chicken, each, out to Swan Lake for our lunch. These salads were not exactly diet salads, but I ate all of mine anyway. Bacon, crispy chicken, fat
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The Grand Madame of Southern Trees.
Rascally Jen on Sun 01 Aug 2010 at 12:46 PM
One type of plant which I really did not know when I was growing up were broad-leaved evergreens. You know the kind I mean, the leaved trees and shrubs which do not shed their foliage in autumn. I grew
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Gardening in July
My Garden on Thu 29 Jul 2010 at 4:53 PM
This is a photo of the white water lily that was in bloom in mid-June, just before we left on our 15 day camping trip. We returned on July 8th to some very hot weather. We have had hot weather sinc
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I Wonder if Alexander 'The Great' Liked These?
Rascally Jen on Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 12:35 PM
I always like it when I find a plant which is versatile, can be used in many ways and has an unusual or desire color…what more could a plant lover want? I also like to find beautiful plants which ca
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Climbing and Vining with the Jackman Family.
Rascally Jen on Sun 18 Jul 2010 at 12:33 PM
I do not know when I first met this plant as I feel like I have known it all my life. Where I grew up it is on the coldest edge of its temperature tolerance. I know I have seen it many places here in i
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Around town
My Garden on Sat 17 Jul 2010 at 5:03 PM
a couple of days ago, we took a lunch out to Beaver Lake in the Dodge Lodge and then walked part way around the lake and back, in search of the elusive Western Painted Turtles. Benjamin Madison found
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Green Festival at Glendale Gardens
My Garden on Tue 13 Jul 2010 at 11:33 AM
On Sunday I spent a few hours at Glendale Gardens, in the afternoon. Its was very hot with bright sun, so the time for photography was less than opportune. The Green Festival was on, with a few k
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Home from our camping trip to Saskatchewan
My Garden on Sun 11 Jul 2010 at 10:57 AM
On Thursday the 8th, late afternoon, we got back from our trip to Saskatchewan for Fran's 90th birthday, the Dierkers 50th wedding anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of St. Patrick's Parish in Cupa
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Hot Pinks for the Hottest Week of the Year.
Rascally Jen on Sun 11 Jul 2010 at 10:54 AM
We often came down at this time of the year to visit our grandparents near White Rock. We went to the beach for days, played on the old farm equipment and eating cherries which we picked from the fruit
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Ocean Spray, Panicles and Discs.
Rascally Jen on Sun 04 Jul 2010 at 12:19 PM
Every season there is a plant that you really notice here on the island which you do not see in elsewhere. That is because we have a unique eco-system. In the winter the Garry Oaks are most noticable,
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Garden Essentials
A Great Blog on Sat 03 Jul 2010 at 5:30 PM
The other day I tweeted that I was planting lavender and, furthermore, no garden should be without lavender. I have just moved and my new house has a landscaping garden that is quite nice, was designed
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Lacecap or Mophead, I Can't Make Up My Mind!
Rascally Jen on Sun 27 Jun 2010 at 11:42 AM
There are many plants that seem almost mythical when you grow up in a very cold climate. Some plants are spices you want to grow like Ginger while others have fantastic forms or leaves like Caladiums
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Rodgers Fine Find.
Rascally Jen on Sun 20 Jun 2010 at 12:55 PM
I haven't written about any large leaved plants other than Hostas yet, well this week is my chance to do that. These are not by any means the the largest but they will be classified a coarse in
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Sun 20 Jun 2010 at 8:55 AM
This is the Allium against the lime green low growing oregano. I love this combination. There is a peony tree with its feet in this patch of oregano. The peony tree has not bloomed yet. Next ye
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Fri 18 Jun 2010 at 10:00 PM
The last tulip of the season. Photo from May 19 -- inside the tulipThe whole tulipSome tulip petal artPerennial bachelor button. This spreads around the garden a bit, but is easy to take out. It
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Gardening in Summer
My Garden on Fri 18 Jun 2010 at 2:37 PM
This is the Welsh Poppy. They seed themselves around and are a very lovely little plant in the shade. I have some growing under the deck by the dry stream and a big clump of them beside the garage
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Gardening in June
My Garden on Mon 14 Jun 2010 at 8:52 PM
This Dames Rocket (Hesperis) is a very good plant in my garden. It seeds itself around and pops up in the Spring adding fragrance and color where ever it is. It is quite tall - up to 5 - 7 feet. Th
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Dear 'Felicite Perpetue'.
Rascally Jen on Sun 13 Jun 2010 at 12:36 PM
I am always looking for great plants to write about and often stumble upon new finds in the most unexpected places. last year while looking for different color forms of Lilacs I came across a plant whi
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Gardening in June
My Garden on Mon 07 Jun 2010 at 9:40 PM
The bench and the thyme circle. This area is ok. The thyme needs a bit of weeding. The edging is good from last year. This is the boxwood hedge along the top of the front garden. It was so muc
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Gardening in June
My Garden on Sun 06 Jun 2010 at 6:14 PM
This is the view of my pond from the stepping stones along the primrose bed at the back.This clematis climbs up the corner of the deck. This year it is spreading into the plum tree above it.The clema
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The Master Of All The Gardens.
Rascally Jen on Sun 06 Jun 2010 at 12:26 PM
The first time I was introduced to todays plant I really did not appreciate its sublime beauty. It was at I time when I knew to gardening in this mild west coast climate which was like coming to
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Ohh, My Aching Giant Purple Alliums.
Rascally Jen on Sun 30 May 2010 at 12:36 PM
When I was growing up few herbs would grow in my chilly zone 3(-40c or f) city. One daring plant which survived quite nicely was a member of the Allium family and bloomed with mauve papery flowers. Lat
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Gardening in May
My Garden on Tue 25 May 2010 at 11:48 AM
This is a siberian iris that grows in the front garden. The leaves are thinner and longer than a tall bearded german iris. I have lost the name of this particular variety. There is a grass grow
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Crimson Orange Goblets Swaying In The Breeze.
Rascally Jen on Sun 23 May 2010 at 12:05 AM
When I was a small child bright and vibrant colors excited and fascinated me. There was the clear yellows of the Daffodils out at the lake, the brilliant blue of the Siberian Irises at home. Near
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At Ragley Farm
My Garden on Sat 22 May 2010 at 9:41 AM
This is a super macro shot of the tiny flower growing on the old mossy rock wall around the Ragley farms house. These tiny flowers also inhabit lawns, but I cannot seem to entice any of them into my
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Delavay's Maroon.
Rascally Jen on Sun 16 May 2010 at 12:29 PM
There are colors we all want and have been written and dreamed about in the garden world. The purest, darkest black is always being searched for, pure blues are also being dreamed of in its various for
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Gardening
My Garden on Sat 15 May 2010 at 12:23 AM
I am tweaking a few photos of 'petal art' for the community on megashot.net .We have had some wonderful weather this last week. I have finished edging the back grass area. I moved the edging st
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Our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru - Day 5 - March 9, 2010
My Garden on Wed 12 May 2010 at 10:18 PM
Sunrise of March 9thThis might be Kicker Rock, but I am not sure.One of the zodiacs behind the ship.The ship's flagThe promised photo of Valerie and Harvey from the previous daySally Light Footed Crab,
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Our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru - Day 4
My Garden on Tue 11 May 2010 at 12:05 PM
A close up of a marine iguanaWe saw this ship quite often. I think it might be called the Galaxy and be the National Geographic ship.I love this photo of himself on the other side of the zodiac from
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So Beautiful It Was Named Royal.
Rascally Jen on Sun 09 May 2010 at 1:32 PM
When I go outside at this time of the year, I can smell the plants and they are excited. The sap is flowing, the leaves and petals are expanding and is gradually becoming warmer overnight. It is the
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Gardening in May
My Garden on Sat 08 May 2010 at 12:27 AM
This is a flower on the liquid amber tree. These will turn into little red balls later in the year. These fruits do not seem to be of any interest to the birds and hang on the tree for a long timeT
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Sensationally Scented Syringas.
Rascally Jen on Sun 02 May 2010 at 11:37 AM
When I think of growing up in Prince George many things come to mind; the happy days spent hiking on the trails near our house in the city, collecting wild berries during the summer and fall, and th
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Gardening in April
My Garden on Fri 30 Apr 2010 at 9:47 PM
This is not the greatest photo, but it seems to be all I have for now. This is a very busy time in the garden. This week I planted the little veggie garden to Yukon Gold potatoes, spinach, swiss
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Car Event - Parksville to Tofino
My Garden on Mon 26 Apr 2010 at 10:19 PM
Our hosts for the Spring Meet of the RROC/BDC car club were Barb and Steve Harris. As usual they did a marvelous job. On the Friday evening we met at their Faulty Towers home for the meet and greet
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Looking at Loderi.
Rascally Jen on Sun 25 Apr 2010 at 11:33 AM
When I was working at Park & Tilford Gardens during my practicum I worked rotations in all parts of the gardens there. Each section had different challenges and things to learn. Everyday we would h
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Bit of an Unpleasant Topic
A Great Blog on Fri 23 Apr 2010 at 9:59 AM
I was speaking the other day with one of my favourite gardening friends—the gravelly-voiced divorcée with a fabulous garden—and asked her where her compost was located. "Oh, I can't have compost.
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Fauna in the Garden
My Garden on Mon 19 Apr 2010 at 10:51 PM
This is another of my half price phalenopsis orchids that I find at the grocery store. The colors here are just about true to the flower and the wall behind it. This orchid is putting out a new bud
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Taking the Pulse of Pulsatillas.
Rascally Jen on Sun 18 Apr 2010 at 12:25 PM
When my mother was alive I was always sending her plants to grow in her northern garden. I was working at wholesale nurseries at the time and was able to get some of the less common plants for her. I s
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More Spring Flowers
My Garden on Sun 18 Apr 2010 at 12:19 AM
This is a red, very showy St. Bridgid Anemoney growing in the front garden beside the stone pathThis is the only blossom on the anemorella plant just now. Its a lovely big mound of fresh green leaves
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Mill Hill Regional Park
My Garden on Tue 13 Apr 2010 at 8:15 PM
On Sunday I went on the Wild Flower walk at Mill Hill Regional Park. We followed our naturalist guide up the rocky trail to the summit. I did not make it to the very top. Apparently there is a marv
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Francis King Regional Park
My Garden on Mon 12 Apr 2010 at 9:17 PM
On Saturday there was a slideshow and a walk led by Kem Luther, around Francis King Regional Park to observe mosses. B.C. is one of the places in the world with most species of mosses.... approximate
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A Crown For An Imperial Head.
Rascally Jen on Sun 11 Apr 2010 at 12:22 PM
This week I was planning to do a group of three related species. There was so much information on one species and not enough on another and I have changed my mind, some plants deserve an article all th
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In the Spring Garden
My Garden on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 8:25 PM
This trillium and the easter lillies or fawn lillies are in bloom in the woodland garden. These are both indigenous plants. The woodland is very much in need of renovation. It would be a good ide
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Our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru - Day 3
My Garden on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 4:50 PM
According to the Celebrity book, Sunday, March 7 is day 3 of the tour.Quito to Baltra Island in the Galapagos:You may pre-arrange a wake-up call depending on your departure time to Baltra Island. Ple
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That Elusive Fragrance in the Garden
Rascally Jen on Sun 04 Apr 2010 at 12:42 PM
Since i started this blog in january last year one plant has been on the top of the list almost every day. It has the most hits every day other than 'namethatplant.com. I have wondered why this is, may
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Our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru - Day 1
My Garden on Fri 02 Apr 2010 at 10:05 PM
Day 1 of our tour according to Celebrity: 6 - 9 am Breakfast 9:00 am Depart for full day city tour including unch at Crater Restaurant and a visit to the Equatorial Line Monument and Muse
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Our trip to Ecuador and Peru - Getting there
My Garden on Tue 30 Mar 2010 at 8:27 PM
We had an early flight out of Vancouver, via Houston, and then to Quito, Ecuador. Pat arranged our air fare from Victoria to Vancouver and our over night at the Fairmont Hotel, by paying with our Vis
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Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Plant show and sale
My Garden on Sun 28 Mar 2010 at 7:15 PM
This Silene was the star of the show yesterday. I have one growing in my garden. Beaver Creek Nurseries had quite a few of them on sale, but by the time I had gone through the Club plant sale roo
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Catch A Shooting Star.
Rascally Jen on Sun 28 Mar 2010 at 12:23 PM
I have been fortunate to have worked as a grower at a nursery. This gave me the opportunity to grow plants which are not that well known. Some plants aren't well known because they are hard to grow
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Pats outline of our trip to Ecuador and Peru
My Garden on Fri 26 Mar 2010 at 7:19 PM
This is the best photo I have of the animal figures from our fly over of the Nasca Lines. This one is called the hands. These figures are gigantic. There are many theories of the origins of the l
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Our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru
My Garden on Wed 24 Mar 2010 at 8:27 PM
I have created the Under Construction page for my old web page, for our trip to the Galapagos, Ecuador and Peru, from March 4th to March 19th. The trip was very very busy. We were in 12 different
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A Jewel Box From Central Asia.
Rascally Jen on Sun 21 Mar 2010 at 1:18 PM
When I was doing my Horticulture practicum in North Vancouver I saw many plants which were new to me. Some other plants were different, they grew more vigorously in the mild climate. I was introduc
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Orchids and Violets
My Garden on Sun 21 Mar 2010 at 1:15 AM
These two orchids are in bloom in the light garden now. The lady slipper is Phrag. Andean Fire and the other one is SL. Psyche 'China" l. cinnabariana x s. coccinea. Its all Greek to me. The
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C is for Camellias, Japanese Camellias.
Rascally Jen on Sun 14 Mar 2010 at 12:57 PM
When I started horticulture school in North Vancouver I learned many plants which I thought would grow in greenhouses here. I was surprised to learn over time that this area has the best climate and t
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Easy Veg
A Great Blog on Sun 07 Mar 2010 at 6:09 PM
Well, the peas, lettuce, broad beans, and arugula are either in the ground or going in soon. Should I stop there? Truth is, I don't have a lot of time for my edible garden this spring AND I'm moving in
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Glory But No Snow I Hope.
Rascally Jen on Sun 07 Mar 2010 at 12:49 PM
Growing up in the north, at this time of the year winter was long in the tooth… we were all tired of it. We desperately looked forward to any warm days when the snow would melt and maybe a patch of g
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Worm Tales
A Great Blog on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 2:15 PM
I might have spent money I didn't need to spend. Well, I did spend money I didn't need to spend. So many gardening items can be free, or at least cheap. Plants from seeds or from fellow-gardeners. Tool
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The Moss and the Torpedo
My Garden on Tue 02 Mar 2010 at 11:06 PM
This is Pat's restored 1912 Model T Ford Torpedo Roadster. Last year, Pat and Dan went to LA and brought the car back with Dan's truck and trailer. In the last month or two, Jam
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In the Garden at Megashot.net
My Garden on Mon 01 Mar 2010 at 10:08 PM
This is the front page of a community at our new site, Megashot . We have a pool of photos added by the members, and there are discussion pages. We are able to add videos regarding any gardening
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Stalking the Oso(berry)!
Rascally Jen on Sun 28 Feb 2010 at 12:49 PM
This time of year, no matter where I am, up north in deep snow, down on the coast in the rain or somewhere else when the sun comes out I want to either work a garden or explore in the woods. This yea
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Gardening in February on the Left Coast
My Garden on Thu 25 Feb 2010 at 11:11 PM
The Spring Bulbs are looking very good. It is so early. The snowdrops, crocus, daffodils, hellebores, and camillias are all out in my garden. Around town there are rhodos and azalias ou
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Garden in February
My Garden on Sun 21 Feb 2010 at 10:33 PM
The Anna's hummingbirds have over wintered. They seem to have survived.The view of the drystream meandering under the deck. The moss is luxuriant under the steps and up to outter post that hold
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Help, An Alien Has Landed in My Garden!
Rascally Jen on Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 9:24 PM
When I lived in Prince George I had a large cactus and succulent collection which I carefully brought outside during the warm months. I studied the species and hoped to find some of the more interest
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The garden in February
My Garden on Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 12:33 AM
The crocuses of all kinds are putting on a show in the garden now. We have had a few warm, sunny days. Harry Lauder's Walking Stick showing its catkins. Its a lovely little tree at this time
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White Phalenopsis
My Garden on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 9:31 PM
The $12 orchid that I got at the grocery store is in bloom again. It has five big blossoms on the spray. The yellow phal. with pink center is just finishing up. I am reading Stephen King's new
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Front Garden over view
My Garden on Fri 12 Feb 2010 at 2:13 PM
This is an over view of the front "inner" garden bones. I am shooting through the living room window and so have some glare. In the summer when the leaves are out on the liquid amber tree I see n
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B. C. Rail scandal
My Garden on Tue 09 Feb 2010 at 10:40 PM
No pictures ... no notes... just a hot link to BC MARY's blog:LEGISLATURE RAIDS
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Downtown
My Garden on Tue 09 Feb 2010 at 9:54 PM
A photo from a few days ago, with good bright light. The ruins of Victoria. The reflections were amusing, despite the dull gray sky, today. I took this and when I got home I found that it fi
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Early Spring flowers
My Garden on Sun 07 Feb 2010 at 5:04 PM
The rabbits were gone the day after I had been shooting them! :-) I had to say it! This is a zoomed shot of one of the bunnies sitting under the cedar tree. One of the yellow croci with the
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Moving Daze!
Rascally Jen on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 2:01 PM
I have just moved this last week. I am having some issues with my internet and phone and will not be able to post any new plants until at least February 15th. Now you know whyIam calling this a DAZ
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Rabbits in the Garden, favicons
My Garden on Thu 04 Feb 2010 at 7:16 PM
Yesterday, I saw one of these rabbits in my garden, chowing down on one of my little shrubs. I was amused by this rabbit hanging out with the cement rabbit. Today, there were 2 rabbits! OMG
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Ogden Point, Gardening, Megashot.net
My Garden on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 9:38 PM
On Sunday we walked from Ogden point, Pier A and B along the waterfront up to the pond and back. In all about 2 miles. The photo of the boat is a rusting old hulk called the Ocean Lady. It arri
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The Wharf
My Garden on Fri 29 Jan 2010 at 8:20 PM
A photo of the inner harbor from the wharf. This is one of the busiest airports in Canada. We also have boats and ferries here. It can get quite busy. I have never heard of an accident happen
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The Empress
My Garden on Tue 26 Jan 2010 at 11:05 PM
The first photo in the folder for our trip to the US SW in 2007, is this photo of the Empress Hotel. I was shooting from the deck of the Coho (Blackball) Ferry as we began the trip. I have been
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The Wharf
My Garden on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 8:01 PM
I spent some time looking around Capital Iron. We then went to the wharf and walked. There are house boats and yachts. There were kids feeding the harbour seals fish. It was a lovely day. W
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Theres This Laurustinus in My Ear!
Rascally Jen on Sun 24 Jan 2010 at 8:48 PM
Many parking lots and other institutions have parking lots and landscaping which is populated by tough hardy and often broadleaved evergreen plants. These plants have to be attractive and durable and
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Early Spring in the garden
My Garden on Sun 24 Jan 2010 at 2:51 AM
This little crocus is open in the front garden and the Winter Jasmine is in bloom in the woodland garden at the back. This is a very early Spring. I should get out and prune the roses and clematis.
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Cyclamen
My Garden on Fri 22 Jan 2010 at 7:25 AM
The very close petal photo is taken in super macro mode and cropped. I made this one for the Flickr group - Flower Petal Art. This little plant is blooming profusely again. It is a marvelous winter
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Snowdrops
My Garden on Wed 20 Jan 2010 at 5:29 AM
The snowdrops are up and have been up for a few days. We are actually having some lovely balmy weather, but this is the earliest I can remember seeing snowdrops.We went for lunch at the Swiss Chalet t
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Wisley Children's Garden
A Great Blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 2:55 PM
The Royal Horticultural Society garden at Wisley is very kid-friendly, with a spacious glasshouse, an interactive 'Root Zone' worthy of a commerical science centre, and a teaching garden that offers "h
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Wavy Roof
A Great Blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 2:44 PM
The living roof at the California Academy of Sciences is nearly 200,000 square feet that dramatically dips and mounds atop the completely renovated 85-year old building. The building was designed by It
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Blanc/Herzog and deMeuron 1
A Great Blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 2:39 PM
The CaixaForum Madrid, a venue for visual and performing arts, sports on of Patrick Blanc's tapestry-like living walls. Overlooking a public plaza, the wall covers nearly 500 square metres and holds 15
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Panama Flats
My Garden on Mon 18 Jan 2010 at 7:55 AM
I took these two photos on our walk In the Panama Hill Park and along the Panama Flats. I have no idea why they are called the Panama Flats. The land was owned by Vantreights up until a few years ago
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Sweet Scent of the Midwinter Season.
Rascally Jen on Sun 17 Jan 2010 at 9:11 PM
At this time of the year I sneak outside between rain storms and check out my favorite gardens to see how the plants are getting along. It is a difficult time of year, often so wet and warm. many p
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Focaccia Bread
My Garden on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 3:42 AM
The bread turned out not too badly. We had it for dinner, with meatloaf, turnips, cheese, olives.. much like a ploughman's lunch. Onion Rosemary Focaccia Bread This quick-to-bake flat bread is tastil
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My new old Orchid
My Garden on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 12:23 AM
I bought this phalinopsis orchid for half price ($12) at the grocery store a few weeks ago. Since then, it has formed two last buds on the spray. The buds are now open and its a beauty. Yellow with
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More on Megashot - Communities
My Garden on Tue 12 Jan 2010 at 3:52 AM
The community banner for "Playtime" - This is a community I made on our new site Megashot. This is the banner. The communities are entirely customizable by the Mega Admin and any Admins that he or s
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Cheers for the New Year
Rascally Jen on Sun 10 Jan 2010 at 9:20 PM
Sometimes a plant will bloom out of season, it might be that there is an unexpected warm spell which causes the buds to open. Other times blooming may be irregular and over a long time with no real pi
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More on Megashot
My Garden on Sun 10 Jan 2010 at 5:43 AM
This is my profile page banner. You can see the menu bar in gold font for places to visit and things to do on the mother site. This is surely the mother of all photo uploading / networking sites!This
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Blue Heron visitor
My Garden on Fri 08 Jan 2010 at 4:05 AM
This big bird was checking out the fish in my garden pond this afternoon. I could not move the vertical blinds as it would have been spooked. I did a short video of it walking along the deck railin
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My light garden
My Garden on Wed 06 Jan 2010 at 6:48 AM
I have spent most of the last 2 days cleaning up my light garden. I repotted violets, cleaned cactus, repotted the 2 begonias, cleaned the orchids and the trays. All the plants are watered and clean
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A Profusion of Bright Berries.
Rascally Jen on Sun 03 Jan 2010 at 9:38 PM
This week is my One year anniversary of this blog. I have endeavored to bring you the best plants which I can find each week which look their best. Each season has brought its challenges in doing
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Garden at the end of December
My Garden on Sun 03 Jan 2010 at 6:11 AM
At the end of December I saw the humming birds out at the feeder again. I thought they were missing for a few days. I did get a couple of photos of them, but nothing memorable or any better than ones
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Naked is Always Exciting in the Plant World.
Rascally Jen on Sun 27 Dec 2009 at 10:30 PM
Living in the tropical zone of Canada, I can grow all kinds of plants which can not survive anywhere else in the country. We still are not happy though and continue to push the boundaries and try thi
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Oregon Waves and grass
My Garden on Sun 27 Dec 2009 at 5:25 AM
More photos of the Oregon Coast from our trip to the Grand Canyon in 2006.
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Orgeon Coast from 2006
My Garden on Thu 24 Dec 2009 at 6:11 AM
Three more photos that I have processed from the RAW photos of our 2006 trip to the Grand Canyon, mentioned in my previous post.I find that I have used: You are currently using 500 MB (48.83%) of your
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Some photos from 2006
My Garden on Wed 23 Dec 2009 at 10:34 PM
A few of the photos from our March 2006 trip to the Grand Canyon, in our first Dodge Lodge (Camper van). I was using my old Canon Powershot A50 in the RAW mode to shoot these photos, so I am attemptin
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Photo of a photo
My Garden on Wed 23 Dec 2009 at 7:07 AM
This is a photo of a photograph at the Tillamook air museum. This is the construction of one of the hanger to house the dirigibles used in World War II. I took this photo of a photo that hangs in the
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The trip of the horrible weather of 2009
My Garden on Mon 21 Dec 2009 at 6:23 AM
These photos are primarily of the Melger Bridge that spans the Columbia River between Washington and Astoria, Oregon. We had some fierce weather on this 5 day trip. We drove down from Port Angeles t
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Having a Jolly Holly.
Rascally Jen on Sun 20 Dec 2009 at 9:39 PM
Where I grew up is now deep in snow, winter truly has arrived. My brothers who live in the area that I grew up will be out finding a tree at the lake to be decorated for Christmas. Often when I was l
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Some Ice
My Garden on Sat 19 Dec 2009 at 5:43 AM
This is how the waterfall in my garden pond looked about 10 days ago. Since then the weather has warmed to above freezing and is just raining lightly.We are just back from 6 days traveling in our camp
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Squaring the Circle, Circling the Box.
Rascally Jen on Sun 13 Dec 2009 at 8:30 PM
During the winter we always experience the several weeks of unusually bad weather, I always like to check on how plants had made it through. This is one way I evaluate if a plant is a good selecti
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Mount Baker, Cormorants and more Jellyfish
My Garden on Fri 11 Dec 2009 at 6:47 AM
Another photo of the jelly fishCormorants and the marinaCormorants and Mount BakerIt was a bright sunny day about 3 pm when I was shooting these photos of Mount Baker from the Pier behind the Ocean aqu
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Ocean Discovery Center
My Garden on Wed 09 Dec 2009 at 3:55 AM
We spent a very enjoyable 2 - 3 hours at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Center this afternoon. Fascinating creatures. There is such a great diversity of life in the ocean. The center is located at 9811 S
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It's a Strawberry Tree You Say?
Rascally Jen on Sun 06 Dec 2009 at 9:00 PM
When I was in school I often learned one than one genus and from that point there can be many subspecies and hybrids. Often plants from a genus look very similar and other times do not. One genus we le
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More air plant
My Garden on Sun 06 Dec 2009 at 4:36 AM
Over yesterday and today the Air plant grew another little bloom and the first one is dying. I measured it as you can see, the blooms are about 2 inches long.We are having high gusts of wind and the l
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The fantastic air plant
My Garden on Sat 05 Dec 2009 at 4:48 AM
The whole plantStamens macroStamen macro close cropStamens, stigma and the stem holding the stigma and stamens on goldStigma on darkStigma macroThe stems or flowerThis is a bromeliad, genus Tallandsia.
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Learning new photo Editor
My Garden on Wed 02 Dec 2009 at 8:11 AM
I have been learning how to work with a new photo editor called Virtual Studio. Its free and has some very interesting filters as well as most of the other adjustments in photoshop, as far as I can t
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frames
My Garden on Mon 30 Nov 2009 at 1:16 AM
This is an old favourite photo. In fact I have it as my desk top in black and white. I was playing with it in toning in photoshop. Then I took it to my old Paintshop Pro editer to try frames. I was
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A Garry Oak Acorn For My Thoughts
Rascally Jen on Sun 29 Nov 2009 at 5:35 AM
One of the most noticeable things about southern Vancouver Island is how dry it is for long periods of the year. We often have little or no rain from late May through until the end of September. This
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hedge textures
My Garden on Sat 28 Nov 2009 at 12:45 AM
Textures of the yew hedge, the boxwood hedge and the lichens on the plum tree caught my eye. Too bad about the twigs but I could not avoid them and don't think my photoshoping abilities are good enoug
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The water garden today
My Garden on Fri 27 Nov 2009 at 7:18 AM
The water hawthorn is in bloom. This is zoomed into the digital zoom, so there is noise. Too bad about the evergreen needle caught in the leaves, but it gives you some idea of the size of the flower.
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More Sparkling water
My Garden on Fri 27 Nov 2009 at 12:53 AM
The sepia looking photo above is the original out of the camera of these sparkling water photos. I was shooting at the sun with the CS filter attached. The blue one has the wave in the corner. It
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Domain Name Scams coming from China
My Garden on Thu 26 Nov 2009 at 12:13 AM
The sparkling water turned into a cyanotype. :)I received an email from a Chinese source that is trying to scam domain name registrants. On this web page by Joe Wein I found many more examples of
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The Colorful Dogwood Triplets.
Rascally Jen on Sun 22 Nov 2009 at 8:22 PM
When I was little my mother would talk about how beautiful certain trees and shrubs looked in the snow. She would speak of how beautiful the Birch looked with their stark black twiggy branches would
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Content Cat
My Garden on Sat 21 Nov 2009 at 2:31 AM
This cat is enjoying its own garden in the Spring of 2008. I like to see cats like this that stay within their own gardens or houses. It is a far more content cat than the 'fraidy cats I see sneaki
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Stormy weather
My Garden on Fri 20 Nov 2009 at 5:12 AM
We have been having some big storms in the last two weeks with lots of rain. Last nite when we went out to dinner at the Dunlop House the wind was howling and it was raining. We had a very nice dinn
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A Hidden Gem
Rascally Jen on Sun 15 Nov 2009 at 8:02 PM
This is an article I wrote for 'The Society of Friends of St Ann's Academy'. St Ann's Academy is where most of the pictures for this article were taken.
One job I have done at St. Ann's Academy
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They Only come out in the Winter Here.
Rascally Jen on Sun 08 Nov 2009 at 9:13 PM
Were I come from the climate is cold and some types of plants are not well represented in the wild or are do not grow there at all. An example is broad leaf evergreen plants. The only types which h
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Reds, White or Pinks….What to Choose?
Rascally Jen on Sun 13 Sep 2009 at 12:41 PM
I have worked at several large nurseries over the years and the first was a large company which grew perennials. It was recommended I work there as it was the largest in Canada for that type of plant.
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Kimberley, B.C.
My Garden on Mon 07 Sep 2009 at 11:31 PM
On Aug 2 we continue on through the spectacular scenery. Pat has phoned Bryan that we are on our way. We follow the #3 and then 95A to Kimberley. Bryan drives us around the area and we have dinner a
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Franks Slide, Alberta
My Garden on Mon 07 Sep 2009 at 10:05 PM
August 2nd of our trip to Saskatchewan: It rained last nite, was noisy and the micro wave started peeping again. We set off about 9:30 up the Crowsnest Pass Highway. We stop to see the Lundbreck Fa
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V is for ….. Verbena.
Rascally Jen on Sun 06 Sep 2009 at 1:12 PM
Anyone who has a interest in plants will have heard of Linnaeus or at least experienced his worked when looking up a plant name. Carl Linnaeus(1707-1778) was the incredible man who developed the syste
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Pincher Creek, Alberta
My Garden on Sat 05 Sep 2009 at 10:10 PM
Aug 1st - we are on our way from Swift Current Saskatchewan to Pincher Creek, Alberta. After our lunch stop at Medicine Hat we next stop at Taber for more groceries. We drove through Lethbridge and F
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Alberta bound
My Garden on Fri 04 Sep 2009 at 10:18 AM
Alkaline deposits in an S curve. Wouldn't this be a terrific sunset spot? Too bad we had no time to stop.The Saamis Teepee is a roadside attraction located in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is the largest
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Swift Current, Sask., Campground
My Garden on Thu 03 Sep 2009 at 9:32 PM
July 31st - we finished off this day in the Swift Current, Sask., Trail Campsite. A nice spot with views over the hills. We had our previously prepared rice/sausage caserole, wine and Swiss emental
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The land of the living skies
My Garden on Tue 01 Sep 2009 at 11:21 PM
I have my camera set to take the wide format. This is the last photo before we find our campsite for the nite at Swift Current.Sodium Sulfate being mined at Chaplin, Sask. More of the mineral used in
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Land of the Living Skies #2
My Garden on Tue 01 Sep 2009 at 12:51 AM
Golden prairie - one of my favourites.Posts and bales.There seems to be more hawks around on the prairies now. This is the closest I got to one though.Prairie grass and black eyed susanThe ferris whee
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Saskatchewan, the land of the living skies
My Garden on Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 11:57 PM
purple vetch, I believe.The CN railroad repair crew at work.the dodge lodge.The best elevator picture of the trip. Raymore.The green elevator or storage facilicy at Raymore.swathed fields. I think it
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When an Aster is Not an Aster, But Still is….are You Confused?
Rascally Jen on Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 12:24 PM
When I was small I always looked forward to certain plants blooming in special places that I knew of. One such plant grew along Connaught Hill near where our house was. I spent many hours during the sp
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Northern Saskatchewan #2
My Garden on Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 1:33 AM
July 30th - we continue on up the road. Some of these photos are taken through the windshield of the car, so are less than optimum. Also, while editing the last ones of the day, I noticed that the le
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Northern Saskatchewan
My Garden on Sat 29 Aug 2009 at 10:44 PM
July 30 was a cold, grey day. The four of us set off to tour a few of the northern towns and countryside. After visiting the old church at Perigord, we continued on to Greenwater lake where we had lu
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Back to Wadena
My Garden on Fri 28 Aug 2009 at 10:51 PM
On July 29, we are up by 6:00 to shower and coffee on the deck. We set off in a cloudy day. After a bit of shopping at a mall we meet Al H. at his home to go for lunch at the golf club. He is doin
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Wadena to P.A.
My Garden on Fri 28 Aug 2009 at 12:18 AM
Some of the kittens from 2 litters. They lived on the deck, outside.The reflecting pond at the end of the orchardPat painted this rainbow and has a pot with golden flowers at the end of the rainbow.
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Kelliher to Wadena
My Garden on Thu 27 Aug 2009 at 4:40 PM
On July 26 we continued on our way from Kelliher to Wadena, where we spent a couple of days visiting.At home, it was a glorious day out again. We picked up a deli sandwich and big cookie to take out
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Sing another prairie tune #2
My Garden on Mon 24 Aug 2009 at 11:53 PM
Impressionistic buffalo. Click the photo for large and stand back from your computer screen to view.Impressionistic Buffalo. I have been influenced by the Impressionistic photos of "Uncommon Depth" .
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Sing another prairie tune
My Garden on Mon 24 Aug 2009 at 9:09 PM
On July 24 after arriving at Don and Debbie's we decide to go out for dinner at Lakeshore. Nice upscale restraurant. Don and Debbie are renovating their home and doing a fine job of it. Looks very
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Regina
My Garden on Mon 24 Aug 2009 at 12:26 AM
On July 24 we have breakfast in the van, and see Bev who has popped in for a minute, as we are in to say our good-byes and thanks. We get to see Jordan's new house. He has designed it and has been w
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Of Princes, Whirlwinds, September Charm and Honorine Jobert.
Rascally Jen on Sun 23 Aug 2009 at 12:39 PM
In the plant world there seems to be a cut off line just below areas where winter temperatures go below -20c(-5f). Many plants might survive but slowly die. I grew up below the cut off line and therefo
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Dysart and back to Regina
My Garden on Sat 22 Aug 2009 at 8:50 PM
The valley.At the cemetery. I have more of these photos if any family members are interested.The grain elevator at DysartLeaning left. :-) Yes, it is on the old farm.The old combine resides off to t
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Lebret, Jumping Deer Creek . . .
My Garden on Sat 22 Aug 2009 at 12:33 AM
July 23 has been a very busy day and walk down memory lane. After the Fort, we go to Lebret and visit the cemetery where some of Pat's relatives are buried. I have a few photos of gravestones if any
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Regina to Fort Qu'Appelle
My Garden on Wed 19 Aug 2009 at 11:06 PM
On July 23 we have a lovely breakfast on the deck. We kick around a few ideas of what to do and decide to go out to the Fort. There are a couple of photo stops along the way and many comments about
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The ' Black Sheep' of the Berry Family!
Rascally Jen on Wed 19 Aug 2009 at 12:51 PM
Living here in the Northwest I am always happy to find free sources of food. What I mean is I have learned about and have sampled many native plants which grow here. Some are the same ones I knew from
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Saskatoon to Regina, Saskatchewan
My Garden on Tue 18 Aug 2009 at 10:23 PM
Overlooking the railroad tracks at Imperial, Sask. a canola field. I rather like this one and think I might call it Prairie Tapestry.Regina skyline -- don't recall what street we came in to the city,
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At Saskatoon
My Garden on Mon 17 Aug 2009 at 11:32 PM
July 21We arrived at Gerry and Bev's home late afternoon. The GPS was helpful in finding our way. There was quite a lot of traffic as I believe we were in the rush hour traffic. Was good to see them
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A Steely Stalwart of the Late Summer Garden.
Rascally Jen on Sun 16 Aug 2009 at 12:56 PM
When I write one of these articles I first do some research. I might think I know a plant quite well but I always learn some more in the process of looking in various places. I need to make sure of the
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Running back to Saskatoon 3
My Garden on Sun 16 Aug 2009 at 10:48 AM
On July 21 on our trip back to Saskatchewan, going from Edmonton to Saskatoon, we had our afternoon coffee break stop at the view point overlooking the North Saskatchewan river. We called Gerry and Be
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Running back to Saskatoon 2
My Garden on Fri 14 Aug 2009 at 11:14 PM
The dragon fly is the last photo from at our lunch stop.Please click this photo and look at the large sizeJuly 21After our lunch stop we continue on to Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is known as the land of
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Running back to Saskatoon
My Garden on Thu 13 Aug 2009 at 8:03 PM
A scenic spot where we stopped for lunch just before Lloydminster.There seems to be a lot of water lying around this year. In fact, we had a call from Pat's mother warning that a highway we were to ta
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More Devonian Botanical Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta
My Garden on Wed 12 Aug 2009 at 3:39 PM
July 20thMore of the Devonian Botanical Gardens photos and roses and flares at Colleen and John's house.We went through the butterfly garden and I did not manage to get anything worth while. We saw th
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Devonian Botanical Gardens, Edmonton
My Garden on Wed 12 Aug 2009 at 1:03 PM
The great big bell featured in the short video below. The video will be replaced at a future date in my blog posts, but may be seen on my youtube account.The entry way to the Kurimoto Japanese gardenJ
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Wild flowers
My Garden on Mon 10 Aug 2009 at 9:12 PM
I am still posting photos from July 19 when we are on the way to Edmonton from Valemont. These wild flowers were along the road into a capped oil or gas well. This is our coffee stop about an hour o
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More mountains
My Garden on Mon 10 Aug 2009 at 9:24 AM
You can see the reddish brown trees in the forest. The pine beetle is devastating our forests in B.C.I had expected to get more and better photos of the wild sheep and goats on our way to Edmonton, bu
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Want Something Exotic Looking For Your Garden?
Rascally Jen on Sun 09 Aug 2009 at 12:11 PM
When I was a child my father gave my mother a large flowering tree as a present. We had it for many years and it bloomed faithfully throughout the year and brought a touch of the tropics to our chilly
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Mountains and clouds
My Garden on Sun 09 Aug 2009 at 10:22 AM
On the 19th of July we were on our way to Edmonton via the Yellowhead route. We had rain last nite, a bit of thunder and lightning, but nothing frightening. (oh all right.. I had to say it. I actual
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There and back again
My Garden on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 8:04 PM
We left home on July 16 to travel to Saskatchewan in our Dodge Lodge primarily to attend the Batshutski's 40th wedding anniversary party. We spent 21 days visiting and sight seeing. It was a very ful
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A Goldstrum of Color.
Rascally Jen on Sun 02 Aug 2009 at 1:21 PM
After I had graduated from horticulture training I worked for a summer practicum at a small but famous public garden in North Vancouver. There I started to get a taste of the range of plant materials
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This 'Budd' is For My Classmates.
Rascally Jen on Sun 26 Jul 2009 at 12:59 PM
One of the hardest thing for new students who are taking Horticultural courses is being exposed to a form of Latin for the first time; Botanical Latin that is. We were given a test to see how well we
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This 'Lucifer' is Not a Devil!
Rascally Jen on Sun 19 Jul 2009 at 1:02 PM
Growing up in the North, my experience with bulbs was limited. We could not grow many of the showy plants that came from bulbs or if we did we would have to dig them up and store them over the winter i
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Chives is My Name, So Don't Wear it Out!
Rascally Jen on Wed 15 Jul 2009 at 1:21 PM
Since I grew up in a very cold zone 3a( can get as cold as -40c/f) we were severely limited in what kind of plants could be grown. The growing season is short and fast, it can freeze into June and has
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You say Hemerocallis, and I say Daylily.
Rascally Jen on Sun 12 Jul 2009 at 1:01 PM
When I moved to Vancouver Island I noticed right away the change in the native plants. On the southern tip of the island it is drier than the mainland and you find species not found elsewhere. The tree
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More flowers from June
My Garden on Sat 11 Jul 2009 at 12:32 AM
This is a close up of a musk mallow. Its a tall plant and seeds all around the garden. It is in bloom every where now and really fills in the garden nicely. It is easy to control and very obliging i
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More plants from the June garden
My Garden on Thu 09 Jul 2009 at 10:44 PM
A close up of the scaboisia (pin cushion flower). These are excellent perennials in the gardens, back and front. With a little attention to dead heading, they have a contiuous bloom all summer and in
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Some Garden photos from June 8th
My Garden on Thu 09 Jul 2009 at 12:59 AM
A close up shot of the welsh poppy. Its a very delicate flower on long stems, with fern like foliage. Very pretty and self seeds around just a bit. This is the welsh poppy on the woodland path by the
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Roses in June
My Garden on Tue 07 Jul 2009 at 11:10 PM
Peace rose, the bud.Peace rose, fully open, in more even light.Peace rose in shadow and light.This is iceberg, floribunda, I think. A very good white rose. It is right by the entrance. I have to con
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Garden Plants in June - Peloric Foxgloves, Ground Covers, Campanula
My Garden on Mon 06 Jul 2009 at 10:42 PM
This is a peach leaved bell flowers. I have white ones and blue ones. They are about 2 feet tall and are quite floppy, but reliable flowering plants. I have low growing creeping campanulas by the po
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Playing with Programs
My Garden on Sun 05 Jul 2009 at 9:56 PM
This photo of the west coast planter is changed to black and white using the Corel PSP ultimate. Ken told me where to find the conversion filters in this program. I think they are superb! While I wa
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My Fine Feathered Friends are Astilbes.
Rascally Jen on Sun 05 Jul 2009 at 1:06 PM
When we first come to be interested in flowers and gardening we often are totally in awe of the range of colors in flowers, we are like 'kids in a candy shop' and want to try every type and color tone.
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Garden Plants in June
My Garden on Sat 04 Jul 2009 at 11:21 PM
I don't know what this plant is, but its seed heads are very photogenic. I think it arrived in my garden from the bird feeder. I have seen finches feeding on it. It pops up everywhere in my garden a
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Orchid in bloom
My Garden on Fri 03 Jul 2009 at 9:51 PM
This little orchid has been in bloom for about 2 weeks now. The tag says it is SL Psyche "China" L, cinnabarina x S. coccinea.I processed this photo in my newly loaded photo editor, Paint Shop Pro Ul
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Garden Rocks, Art, Circles
My Garden on Thu 02 Jul 2009 at 9:49 PM
This is the thyme circle trimmed back to its 7 foot diameter within the encircling rocks. It is in full bloom, without weeds. The newspapers under this planting has worked as a good weed barrier for
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Cattle Point
My Garden on Wed 01 Jul 2009 at 12:05 AM
On June 22nd we picked up a lunch from the Deli at Mr. Grocer's (not great) and headed over to Willows Beach in the Dodge Lodge. The Victoria Grid for June contains Willow Beach. When we arrived ther
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Model T Days on Father's Day, of course
My Garden on Tue 30 Jun 2009 at 12:14 AM
The line up of some of the cars, in the shower, before the rally started.Our sponsor, Rob Oldfield. This rally actually commemorates an event from earlier times.We lined up and left the parking lot in
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Sumptuous, Scrumptious Hostas.
Rascally Jen on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 12:14 PM
The plants with the largest leaves I grew up with in the north are the somewhat sinister Giant Hogweed((Heracleum spohondylium), it is a prickly giant Celery which some people can react badly to
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Eucalyptus tree - Part 3
My Garden on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 12:39 AM
The stump is quite evenly flat and about 18 inches in diameter. This is a contrasty shot. The plants survived ok. The irises are a bit flattened but they will survive. They now have more sun, so per
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The Eucalyptus - part 2
My Garden on Sat 27 Jun 2009 at 10:33 PM
This is a zoomed shot showing one of the knots they tied to ensure the control of the cut branch or tree part. The knots they were tying were specific to each application needed to accomplish the trim
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The Eucalyptus - part 1
My Garden on Sat 27 Jun 2009 at 8:55 PM
This is the eucalyptus tree looking out of the patio door and zoomed a bit closer. This tree provided great screening from the house just behind our property, where we have a very unusual person for a
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Garden Paths #3
My Garden on Fri 26 Jun 2009 at 12:07 AM
This photo shows an over view of the stone path from where it starts at the curve in the long grass path and winds its way into the inner garden and around the sundial circle.Just before the branch in
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Garden Paths #2
My Garden on Tue 23 Jun 2009 at 1:29 PM
This is the view from the patio area of the round cement stepping stones that lead through the perennial bed. This view is looking into the rhodo that borders the small Japanese area. There is a Sang
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Garden Paths
My Garden on Mon 22 Jun 2009 at 10:04 AM
The cement blocks at the edge of the pond are a step up from the little path that enters this area. These blocks need a bit of topping up of their base setting of clay. This side of the pond was buil
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A Prize or Pest, Depends Where You Are.
Rascally Jen on Sun 21 Jun 2009 at 12:00 PM
This week I choosen a plant which is a problem in some places but not here. I first noticed it growing along the road which leads to the Victoria Airport. I took this route going into Sidney when I liv
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #11
My Garden on Fri 19 Jun 2009 at 9:32 PM
After our muster stop on the Antique tour; we proceeded to Egmont, then to Malibu Landing and boarded the Malibu Princess for our lunch cruise up Jervis Inlet. The lunch was great. The sky is cloudy
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #10
My Garden on Thu 18 Jun 2009 at 5:46 PM
This is the 'muster spot' of the Saturday (2nd day) of this Antique Auto tour. At last some car photos!Yesterday I spent doing house stuff, primarily. I noticed that the pond was very low. I went ou
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #9
My Garden on Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 10:17 AM
The banquet of the tour was good. As our guest speaker was entertaining us, I noticed that the light was fading and had to leave early to go out and try for some sundown shots. I had a lot of blurry
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #8
My Garden on Mon 15 Jun 2009 at 7:44 AM
Irene and Theresa1914 Model T roadster. Barb and James beauty.The people's choice winner of the tour.The special hood ornament on the Kissel kar.1913 Kissel KarOur 1915 Model T Ford SpeedsterCaptain V
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The Dawn of a New Rose.
Rascally Jen on Sun 14 Jun 2009 at 12:32 PM
My mothers parents lived on a farm in Surrey for most of my life. As a child we came to visit every summer and went to the beach, the big city and if we were lucky eat fresh cherries off the tree.
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #7
My Garden on Sat 13 Jun 2009 at 6:30 AM
Friday was the first day of the official tour. We had already done a full day on the car by getting to Gibson's Landing.Most of the people from Vancouver and East of there came over from Vancouver in
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #6
My Garden on Thu 11 Jun 2009 at 11:54 AM
More photos of Gibson's Landing. These were taken after our dinner at Molly's Reach. We walked back to our Ritz Hotel along the water with a lovely park on the land side, most of the way back. I have
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #6
My Garden on Thu 11 Jun 2009 at 11:54 AM
More photos of Gibson's Landing. These were taken after our dinner at Molly's Reach. We walked back to our Ritz Hotel along the water with a lovely park on the land side, most of the way back. I have
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Antique Tour - Sunshine Coast - #5
My Garden on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 11:42 PM
Playing with Adobe Photoshop... this is "poster edges". Today, I ordered Corel's photo editor to be delivered in the box. It was half price at $49.99, plus deliver and taxes came to $69.00. Its call
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Antique Auto tour to Sunshine Coast #4
My Garden on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 10:06 PM
After registering, Pat carries the big green trunk up the stairs to our room. We rest for an hour or two then go out to explore and have dinner. This town is the home of the old TV show, The Beach Co
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Antique Auto tour to Sunshine Coast #3
My Garden on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 8:30 PM
At Gibson's Landing there is a very nice marina.We get to the Departure Bay ferry terminal and have 3/4 of an hour wait for the ferry across to Horseshoe Bay north of Vancouver. The day is really very
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The Star of The Spice World.
Rascally Jen on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 12:56 PM
Its that time of the month where I collaborate with my good friend Kim(http://ordinaryrecipesmadegourmet.com/) to bring you a fresh piping hot serving of The Garden Palette our new blog:
http://theg
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Antique Auto tour to Sunshine Coast
My Garden on Tue 09 Jun 2009 at 1:09 PM
This is more of the photos from our week end tour with the Antique autos. Since we had ample time waiting for the ferry to depart from Brentwood Bay I was taking quite a few snaps. I was using the ND
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June in the Garden
My Garden on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 11:38 PM
This photo is shot from the deck steps downwards at the part of the little dry stream that runs under the deck and disappears under the ferms. You can see the beginnings of the moss garden along one s
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Antique Auto tour to Sunshine Coast
My Garden on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 11:28 PM
Marvelous reflections at the ferry dock. I will be adding more photos from this tour as we proceed through the day to get to the meet, the 2 days of touring on the Sunshine Coast, and the day to retur
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Iris, The Messenger of the Gods.
Rascally Jen on Sun 07 Jun 2009 at 12:37 PM
When I was very small my mother started to teach me about gardening, she gave me a small spot in the garden and we planted a Rose. We then found pieces of other plants to add to it such as Sedum , Chiv
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Perennial transplants
My Garden on Wed 03 Jun 2009 at 10:21 PM
This is my best oriental poppy, but not the best of photos. I have not had much time to spend on my pictures lately, sorry to say. I have these poppies along by the garage. They were there when we m
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Every Color of the Rainbow, and Then Some More.
Rascally Jen on Wed 03 Jun 2009 at 9:06 PM
I am an old plant that almost everyone knows and grows.
My colors can be pure as pure can be or every kind of muddled!
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Hedging and paths
My Garden on Sun 31 May 2009 at 9:56 PM
Shooting from our driveway up the grass path, at the trimmed hedge. You can see the garden hose that leads to the slow drip for the plum tree. The peony tree is about finished blooming. This is the s
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Achlys, The Sweet After Death.
Rascally Jen on Sun 31 May 2009 at 1:04 PM
When I moved from the lower mainland to the Victoria area I noticed several plants growing here which I had not seen before. First there was the Oceanspray(Holodiscus dicolor) which grew everywhere alo
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Rhodos and stepping stones
My Garden on Fri 29 May 2009 at 10:08 PM
The bench and the thyme circle. Today I spent a few hours digging out the stones from the rock path. I am putting a few layers of newprint under them with sand and putting the stone back down. Over t
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Japanese Garden
My Garden on Thu 28 May 2009 at 11:49 PM
This is looking back towards the grass from beside the pond. You see the Lebanon cedar and the little clipped boxwood.This old stump is what I am calling the reason for the curve in the stream. Also
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Mossy Waterfall
My Garden on Thu 28 May 2009 at 11:05 PM
This is a close up of the moss on the waterfall. This moss is slowly spreading as I want it to. I should slow the water flow down a bit, perhaps. It has a nice sound as it trickles into the pond, no
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Forest Fireworks.
Rascally Jen on Wed 27 May 2009 at 5:18 PM
I come in several parts, each one being separate.
I like it dappled and burn in the sun.
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Transplanting annuals
My Garden on Tue 26 May 2009 at 11:22 PM
I potted up this blue container with lobelia and a sweet smelling heliotrope in the top. You can see the strawberry jar that sits at the end of the lewisia rockery. I have marigolds and a vine with
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sunset silhouettes
My Garden on Sun 24 May 2009 at 11:14 PM
In trying to clean up my files a bit, I found this one from about a year ago. There are some things that I just cannot throw away. In fact, I could not find very much today to throw away. On Saturday
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The Exquisite Woodland Resident
Rascally Jen on Sun 24 May 2009 at 11:42 AM
The first gardening job I had was working for the summer at Park and Tilford Gardens in North Vancouver. II was lucky as it was like an 4 month extension of education for me. Park And Tilford Gardens
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Some of the Front Garden flowers in May
My Garden on Sun 24 May 2009 at 10:29 AM
This is a perennial bachelors button flowers. They are rather floppy plants but I like the show of blue with the last of the pink tulips. They are easy care plants.The peony tree by the front entry i
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The Japanese Garden Area
My Garden on Fri 22 May 2009 at 9:47 PM
This flower is actually only about 3/4 of an inch across. It is a little bog gentian that I keep in a pot on the deck. The pot sits tightly in another pot to hold the water in. It sits beside the
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Veggie Patch and stuff
My Garden on Wed 20 May 2009 at 9:10 PM
Another look at the vegetable patch and little rockery. I will get a few tomatoes to put in and then hope all the seeds grow. Will keep it watered and mulched.This is the showy lewisia in full bloom.
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Purity With a Dagger Eye.
Rascally Jen on Wed 20 May 2009 at 4:54 PM
Here I am again, a little late today.
I am clear and pure, and even smell that way I think.
My lines are uninterrupted from top to bottom.
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Weeding and planting
My Garden on Sun 17 May 2009 at 9:36 PM
This rock is for you, Jaromey. Its a lava rock from the roadside near Clearwater. :-))This rock is in the inner garden at the front and is surrounded by a globalaria (a very good plant), some thyme,
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Delicate Yet, So Dangerous.
Rascally Jen on Sun 17 May 2009 at 1:01 PM
At this time of year we are often overwhelmed by what is going on in the garden. Things are bursting with color, while others are unfurling delicately. All of a sudden the fence which we drove past for
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http://mmmee.blogspot.com/2009/05/one-of-columbines-i-have-added-to.html
My Garden on Fri 15 May 2009 at 9:37 PM
one of the columbines I have added to the garden. I love these flowers and so let them self seed and pop up all around my garden. The stone path goes past the 'david' garden ornament and past the litt
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My garden tour - Patio and Driveway areas
My Garden on Thu 14 May 2009 at 9:24 PM
The spring bulbs along the driveway. At the top right corner you can just see a bit of the geraniums. The van is just to the left of this view. When the bulbs are finished there will be an oriental
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Introducing…..
Rascally Jen on Wed 13 May 2009 at 12:35 PM
Announcing..
A Brand New Page ..
Check my tabs for a surprise..If you are lost GO HERE http://namethatplant.wordpress.com/the-garden-palatte/
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VCCC May Tour
My Garden on Tue 12 May 2009 at 11:53 PM
I was using my CS filter to capture the flares on this hood ornament. I have quite a few detail photos from the weekend. I was not sure how my longer shots were going to turn out. I see to have nearl
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Election Day
My Garden on Tue 12 May 2009 at 10:11 PM
The front of the legislative buildings on a cloudy, grey day. Wish I knew how to skew this so the buildings were straight. Well, wide angle lens might help?This plaque is under this big old beech tr
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Ephemeral and Diaphorous.
Rascally Jen on Sun 10 May 2009 at 12:01 AM
When I moved from the northern B.C. To Vancouver to go to school one plant which I did not have any experience with was Rhododendrons. Most of the time I have lived on the coast I have ignored them as
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The woodland garden
My Garden on Thu 07 May 2009 at 10:55 AM
I don't remember the name of this plant. It is very well behaved and has big green leaves. It is just at the back of the garden by the firethorn and holly trees. It has some lemon balm near it, that
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The vegetable patch and surrounds
My Garden on Wed 06 May 2009 at 10:36 PM
this photo shows part of last year's newly made perennial and special plants area with one of the new heavier cement stones and one of the last year's decorative stones on the path. The path along the
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April Showers in May
My Garden on Wed 06 May 2009 at 9:29 PM
The apple tree is in bloom. The plum trees are finished blooming. I have not seen very many bees around this year. I hope our Island is not affected by the diseases that are diminishing the bee popu
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Storm Shadows.
Rascally Jen on Wed 06 May 2009 at 1:08 PM
I come in shades which soothe and dazzle at the same time.
I am somewhat unusual for my kind.
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Gardening
My Garden on Mon 04 May 2009 at 11:56 PM
This is another photo from the Kitty Coleman woodland garden at Comox. I think this is a magnolia. I was quite far away from the tree and used the zoom lens. I must have had the flash on to get that
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Gardening
My Garden on Mon 04 May 2009 at 1:01 AM
One of the anemones that need a bit of special attention. I have this one potted but out in the anemone bed. I have another tiny one in the little lewisia rockery. Both are in bloom. They are a fi
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The Purest of Blues.
Rascally Jen on Sun 03 May 2009 at 1:32 PM
When I moved to the Victoria area I had heard about the wonderful climate, the slower pace and the wonderful Garry Oaks. Naturally I was curious about everything, but it being the end of October when I
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On my walk and in my garden
My Garden on Sat 02 May 2009 at 2:48 AM
This lovely spirea, bridal veil, is in the front of my front garden. I have it pruned into a round ball. If I did not prune it the branches would fall over the plant in long sprays. But if left unpr
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Fields of Dreaming…..
Rascally Jen on Wed 29 Apr 2009 at 7:00 PM
I am the star of the meadows around here, you can see me as far as you can see.
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Creating the little rockery
My Garden on Tue 28 Apr 2009 at 10:35 PM
Cannor Nursery delivered my bags of sand, top soil, pea gravel and the few plants I had picked out to use. I have a six pack of small marigolds and a trailing yellow annual put into the strawberry jar
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The RROC and BDC Spring Meet
My Garden on Mon 27 Apr 2009 at 9:43 PM
While the cars were lined up on the parking lot at the Golf Course, I was trying to get a few photos. This is one of the kneeling lady mascot using my cross screen filter for the flares. I took a few
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Our Own Native Easter Lily
Rascally Jen on Sun 26 Apr 2009 at 12:06 PM
When I first moved here I did what I always do, travel around the less used roads to get a feeling for the area. This area is quite different from where I had moved from (greater Vancouver) and the pac
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Gorge Park
My Garden on Thu 23 Apr 2009 at 10:18 PM
It was a lovely day last Tuesday. We took the Dodge Lodge, picked up a couple of Nanwiches and went to the Gorge Park for lunch. The tulips, forsythia, currant bushes, and many other flowers and bus
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This or That, Can’t Make Up My Mind.
Rascally Jen on Wed 22 Apr 2009 at 11:51 AM
I have at least 2 common names.
One is four legged and the other has scales!
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Multi-Million Year Old Magnolias.
Rascally Jen on Sun 19 Apr 2009 at 1:04 PM
When I was going to college in Vancouver in 1989 my mother came to visit me. While she was staying with me we decided to go to Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden which had recently opened in Vancouver. It
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Gardening.... continued
My Garden on Sat 18 Apr 2009 at 10:32 PM
This trillium is called 'wake robin'. It is red with these lovely spotted leaves. This one is a transplant from a year ago from the specialty nursery on Saltspring Island (sorry, I have forgotten the
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Gardening
My Garden on Sat 18 Apr 2009 at 8:49 PM
A double light blue Primula. Its just lovely and it is very prolific. I have this one in the little primula bed, some in the woodland and some by the pond. An excellent plant.Five of the six new li
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Pruning and Planning
My Garden on Wed 15 Apr 2009 at 10:11 PM
I have a boquet of daffodils in the house. They are heavenly fragrant. This bunch of daffodils grows in what has become my little rockery. Now that they are finished blooming, I am going to dig t
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Filters and Photo Editors
My Garden on Wed 15 Apr 2009 at 9:50 PM
This is another photo that has benefited from the use of a filter that Ken has sent to me to add to my Paintshop Pro photo editor. This one is 'clouds'. It takes a bit of playing to figure out what i
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A Primordial Tourist.
Rascally Jen on Wed 15 Apr 2009 at 11:39 AM
I come from one of the oldest plant families on earth and parts of me look very ancient.
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Garden Nursery Visit - Brentwood Bay
My Garden on Mon 13 Apr 2009 at 10:18 PM
Licens, mosses, grasses and red rock plants covering these rocks by the shore. I did not want to crawl around on the rocks as this appears to be a fairly fragile ecosytem, easily harmed by careless sh
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I Came From Afar to a Place in Your Heart.
Rascally Jen on Sun 12 Apr 2009 at 1:24 PM
I was fortunate to have spent much of my childhood out at the lake near the town we lived in. We spent weeks at the lake exploring it in the summer. I got to know every single native plant which grew t
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Wild flowers
My Garden on Fri 10 Apr 2009 at 11:57 PM
Not a flower but a lichen. They are always nice to have in the rock garden, though.I do not know what this one is, but I believe it is one of our own indigenous rock plants.These are a familiar site a
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Spring Color and Composting Service
My Garden on Wed 08 Apr 2009 at 10:11 AM
This robin was checking out the strawberry patch. I transplanted about a dozen new little plants last Spring. They might produce this year, but I should keep the fruit production to a minimum while t
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Shocking Beauty!
Rascally Jen on Wed 08 Apr 2009 at 9:37 AM
My flowers are kind of stinky, but, dont let that distract you.
I have other hidden assets which we will discuss later.
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Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Show
My Garden on Mon 06 Apr 2009 at 12:22 AM
Today was a lovely day with 16 degree temperatures. In looking around the garden I see things popping up quickly. They seem to be making up for lost time in our cold Spring, this year. The aubretia,
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More Renovation
My Garden on Sun 05 Apr 2009 at 9:24 PM
Since I discovered that I am an Author of the Gardening category on Metrocascade I will be trying to add some garden content to each of my posts. I don't know how or why they want my blog as an Autho
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The Tangled Web We Weave.
Rascally Jen on Sun 05 Apr 2009 at 12:56 PM
When I moved down to Vancouver to go to Horticulture school I had only ever seen one type of Clematis which grew in the Prince George area. It is the rare Western Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis
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Not Like the Others.
Rascally Jen on Wed 01 Apr 2009 at 6:18 PM
I start like this,and Pop I go!
I am tougher than I look, dont be fooled!
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Waterfall
My Garden on Wed 01 Apr 2009 at 1:14 AM
This is the waterfall in my garden pond on March 17. I was fascinated by the bubbles formed by the falling water. The water comes out of its feed hose and falls 10 - 12 inches and runs about the same
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Early, Red, Wow, Rhododendron?
Rascally Jen on Sun 29 Mar 2009 at 1:54 PM
In the Great Victoria we a blessed to have many parks and rural areas which we can explore, often the nearest ones are the places that are overlooked. I had been to Dominion Brook Park near where I l
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Greening Your House
A Great Blog on Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 11:10 PM
Some ideas from the New York Times including, of course, green roofs.Photo from the New York Times by Michelle Litvin.
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Conficker Worm and other things
My Garden on Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 10:36 PM
Bear Wresting!This photo is one for the album on my old web page, called bears. I will frame them all for on the web page album, I think. I have a few more for the Painted Vases album also. I want
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Put up a Parking Lot
A Great Blog on Thu 26 Mar 2009 at 11:14 PM
From the firm of Wolfgang Oehme and James Van Sweden, known for their use of grasses and perennials, often natives, a garden on the roof of the Federal Reserve Parking lot in Washington, DC. The 30-yea
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The Color of Spring.
Rascally Jen on Wed 25 Mar 2009 at 2:10 PM
This week I thought I would change things up and give you a bonus blog entry. There are just some many plants I want to write about. Next week it will be back to the quiz, consider this to be your sp
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At the Jewish Cemetery
My Garden on Mon 23 Mar 2009 at 2:28 PM
On March 6th I was shooting photos for the Victoria Grid Project - a group on Flickr. The Jewish Cemetery is in the March grid. As I was getting my photos ready for the grid group pool, I noticed tha
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The Necromancers Scent.
Rascally Jen on Sun 22 Mar 2009 at 2:13 PM
When my sister was a little girl she was a very girlie girl, wearing long prairie dresses and had long flowing beautiful hair like a little princess. I always wanted to get her special little gifts,
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More of the March 7th snow
My Garden on Sat 21 Mar 2009 at 4:34 PM
More photos from our momentary snow on the 9th of March.The ladybug opens up and there is a tiny space inside. I have a collection of little boxes. Some as keepsakes from places we have travelled.
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March 7th snow
My Garden on Sat 21 Mar 2009 at 4:08 PM
These photos are from March 7th. The snow came down in big fluffy snowflakes and piled up everywhere in an hour or two. The weather stayed around the freezing point for a few days before the snow was
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Victoria Grid Project, March
My Garden on Fri 20 Mar 2009 at 7:32 PM
It has been almost 2 weeks since my last post. These are two of the photos from the Victoria Grid, taken on March 6th. The Jewish Cemetery is in the grid and I spent most of my time taking photos th
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Derry and Tom's
A Great Blog on Thu 19 Mar 2009 at 11:16 PM
The former Derry and Tom's department store on Kensington High Street in London has one of the oldest and most original planted roofs in London. Built in the 1930s, the roof garden contains three theme
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As Bright as a…. With a Scent Like a….
Rascally Jen on Wed 18 Mar 2009 at 1:23 PM
My delicate leaves resemble a organ that is used in my name.
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Twisting in the Wind.
Rascally Jen on Sun 15 Mar 2009 at 2:05 AM
When I was a small child we used to play by the hill which was close to our house. One day as we explored the trails at the bottom we discovered these strange nut-like things in the shrubs and took the
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A Contrast in Styles.
Rascally Jen on Wed 11 Mar 2009 at 5:24 PM
I might be tiny, but, great things come from small packages.
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Spring, spring, spring ahead
My Garden on Sun 08 Mar 2009 at 9:00 PM
I few more crocus photos from last Friday. Some macros for the Flower Petal Art group on Flickr. We had snow yesterday evening! Even though the temperature was 4 above. I was watching this out my
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A Very Un-Dogwood Like Bloom.
Rascally Jen on Sun 08 Mar 2009 at 1:09 AM
To my delight it was a Cornus mas or Cornelian Cherry Dogwood which produced a spectacular golden display before most other plants are in bloom. I never saw another one until....
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Garden Show Green Wall
A Great Blog on Fri 06 Mar 2009 at 11:49 PM
The Seattle Flower & Garden Show had its fair share of green roofs this year, some more successful than others in terms of impact. In terms of whether any of them could survive as green roofs out in th
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testing
My Garden on Fri 06 Mar 2009 at 10:11 AM
I was getting just code and not seeing the photo I had uploaded. I don't know how I broke it, but I have gone over my 'settings' and reset them all as they were. Now its working right, again.This rai
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Flying
My Garden on Thu 05 Mar 2009 at 8:37 PM
These photos are from my trip back to Regina for my sister's funeral services, about a month ago. I can see where I can dump a most of the out of the plane window photos. It was a sunny day coming ov
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From the East to the West
Rascally Jen on Wed 04 Mar 2009 at 11:45 AM
I know I look like a flake but once you get to know me you will know I really am not that type at all.
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The Gorge Park
My Garden on Tue 03 Mar 2009 at 10:31 PM
Photos from almost 2 weeks ago when we took our Red Barn deli sandwiches to the Gorge waterway Park. I had my ND grad filter attached and so the colors are rather rich. No processing in photoshop exc
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Spring is late this year
My Garden on Sun 01 Mar 2009 at 10:29 PM
These are few of the flowers blooming in my garden. The photos are not great. The hellebores, winter jasmine, a few arabis and some white crocus. I have not been out in the garden in the last while
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I May be Common but Never Vulgar.
Rascally Jen on Sun 01 Mar 2009 at 12:31 PM
My mother was born in the Vancouver area and grew up in a fairly mild climate which is that of the lower mainland. She learned to love the flowers and other plants which grew abundantly there. When s
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Victoria Grid Project for February
My Garden on Sat 28 Feb 2009 at 12:07 PM
I finished loading my photos to the Victoria Grid Project for February. I was using my ND grad. filter and the colors turned out looking really rich... almost velvia. It was a bright, sunny, mid afte
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The Third Wave
My Garden on Sat 28 Feb 2009 at 12:00 PM
Okwhy aren't my photos showing. Hmmmmmmm The text is not showing on my blog, but the side bar stuff is there. I can click on the side bar and see the posts. Its free... guess you get what you pay f
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The Second Wave
My Garden on Thu 26 Feb 2009 at 4:22 PM
After a lot of time spent doing moderator work in the Atque Artifcia group on Flickr, I finally got a bit of time to see Detlef's YouTube video of his recent trip out to Tofino. I hope you can get thi
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Tip-toeing Through the….
Rascally Jen on Wed 25 Feb 2009 at 12:23 PM
People often say Im vulgar.
I think I am more of a star in a star!
If you need more come back tomorrow.
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The Ocean
My Garden on Wed 25 Feb 2009 at 12:05 AM
On Sunday we took a drive about the West Shore communities. The development in the commercial areas has been just booming in the last few years, along with new roads and much beautification and landsc
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Silence
My Garden on Sun 22 Feb 2009 at 6:53 PM
Photos from January and my walk in the park. The day of the wonderful light. She left us in the dead of winter, wafted up to heaven on silent wings. She goes to join her life time partner, Adam, and
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This Plants Dingle Dangles are Showing!
Rascally Jen on Sun 22 Feb 2009 at 1:24 PM
(Coast)Silk Tassel Bushes or Garrya elliptica are a very unusual plant to come across. The first time I saw one I was thrilled, I had never paid attention to the rather boring ungainly shrub located at
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Silver Salt and Pepper Shakers
My Garden on Sun 22 Feb 2009 at 9:18 AM
Colleen had left these silver salt and pepper shakers with Pat at Christmas time. We had them cleaned and some small repair done, and picked them up yesterday. They are from Aunt Norma. I could not
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My Walk - January 10, 2009
My Garden on Wed 18 Feb 2009 at 9:53 PM
At the beginning of January there was flooding happening in some parts of town and more seriously, up island. I took my camera and went out to see how our river was doing. There was a sign across the
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Nearly a Local
Rascally Jen on Wed 18 Feb 2009 at 11:58 AM
My Common and Latin name is often said to be the same.
I have a shining disposition.
I can be a male or female, and most likely I will be male when you find me
I am a delicate thing that persists l
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The new counter tops
My Garden on Mon 16 Feb 2009 at 9:00 PM
This is how the renovation looks, so far. Cherrywood 'Honey Spice' from Kraftmaid cabinets with bronze pulls and knobs. The counter tops are "granola" Corian with Pompey red pinstripe. New tap to ma
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The Radiant Woodland Pixies.
Rascally Jen on Sun 15 Feb 2009 at 12:43 PM
I first came across the lovely Eranthis hyemalis or Winter Aconites at my grandmothers garden in South Surrey near Vancouver. My mother showed me them blooming under a huge Cherry tree and there where
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A deer! At last!
My Garden on Sat 14 Feb 2009 at 7:48 PM
Yesterday this deer was spotted in my back yard, by the countertop installers. I have never seen a deer in my back garden! I tried to get photos of it, but was shooting through trees and so not the
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The Pictorial Story
My Garden on Thu 12 Feb 2009 at 11:32 PM
I made this up from several photos for the story Things in Pink in our new group on Flickr, called The Pictorial Story. We only have 20 members, so far, and as usual only a few active ones. Oh well,
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A Golden Glow in the Distance
Rascally Jen on Tue 10 Feb 2009 at 12:59 PM
I am a Glowing Golden Globe peaking out across Southern Europe and all of Asia.
I often am found in the forest, but not always.
I have a green ruffle around each of my flowers.
I am dainty yet stocky
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My $12 orchid
My Garden on Mon 09 Feb 2009 at 4:12 PM
I bought this orchid when it was out of bloom and on sale, at the florists in the grocery store about a year ago. It is bigger than my other phalenopsis and has more blooms on the spray. Its a gorge
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Two for One, Sort of.
Rascally Jen on Sun 08 Feb 2009 at 1:53 PM
I am a member of the Victoria Horticultural Society and as a member have the opportunity to go to events they sponsor. The presentation that was put on in November was by Dr. John Grimshaw, the Garde
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The Pictorial Story
My Garden on Sun 08 Feb 2009 at 12:44 AM
I took this photo today with our new group on Flickr in mind. I need a pen that indicates more of what the story is about. In this version I made the wall yellow to try and see what it might look lik
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The Pictorial Story and other stuff
My Garden on Fri 06 Feb 2009 at 2:52 PM
I made this image using Ken's textured photo of the pink wrapping paper, a photo of mine of the gold cross, and the page curl in my old Photoshop editing program. Since we had a store going on the co
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Jewels on a Carpet
Rascally Jen on Wed 04 Feb 2009 at 3:15 PM
This week I am changing the guessing game. From now on I will give one clue a day for several days and the the big unveiling on Sunday.
I am the purest of white to brighten this dim time of year.
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And the Winner is Viburnum x Bodnantense ‘Dawn’.
Rascally Jen on Sun 01 Feb 2009 at 2:27 PM
When I went to Horticulture school in Vancouver we started in September. The largest and most challenging part of the curriculum was learning the 300 new plants. Learning to identify plants in the wi
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roosting tree
My Garden on Fri 30 Jan 2009 at 10:38 PM
This tree appears to be a roosting tree. What kind of birds are roosting, I do not know. I have closer photos of it and since I did not want to touch it, I could not tell if it was some sort of stran
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Macro
My Garden on Thu 29 Jan 2009 at 8:59 PM
I took these close ups of the Bird of Paradise flower in a boquet Colleen and John had sent us during the holidays. I shall add these to the petal art group on Flickr and then try and get a some comm
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I was Born at a Castle.
Rascally Jen on Wed 28 Jan 2009 at 1:34 PM
I was found in the woods.
I can be spicy and sweet.
or I can be a bit prickly looking
Most of the time you will not pay attention to me
Except NOW!
Can you tell who I am..I need HELP!
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Slow down World VI
My Garden on Tue 27 Jan 2009 at 9:16 PM
Finally finished tweaking and loading the photos to the Victoria Grid Project on Flickr. I am way, way behind in my contacts and friends photo uploads and in my groups comments and moderating. Thank
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Slow down World V
My Garden on Sun 25 Jan 2009 at 10:11 PM
I am slowly getting the photos from my Victoria Grid shoot tweaked and loaded to Flickr. I seem to be having trouble even thinking about doing the gravestone photos from the Chinese Cemetery. I may
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Her Real Name is Erica, But, You Can Call Her Heath(er)
Rascally Jen on Sun 25 Jan 2009 at 6:44 PM
Victoria has a reputation of being thought of as being the most English of North American cities, therefore, you would expect to find the most English of all plants commonly planted here. It is true
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Slow down World IV
My Garden on Thu 22 Jan 2009 at 9:45 PM
I managed to get six photos ready and loaded to Flickr for the Victoria Grid Project. In this photo, I was shooting into the sun and over Gonzales Bay through the monuments in the Chinese Cemetery. I
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Her or Him?
Rascally Jen on Wed 21 Jan 2009 at 2:59 PM
I am called a She, I am called a He.
Prickly.Maybe?
I am in many colors, both in my flowers and foliage.
I am so Shy, so, What am I?
P.S. check the bottom of the Jelena post, there is a new pict
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Slow down World III
My Garden on Tue 20 Jan 2009 at 10:03 PM
Yesterday, I managed to get a few more photos tweaked and added to Flickr for the Victoria Grid Project. These two are my favourites. I really liked the black and white reflection in the window. The
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Slow down World II
My Garden on Sun 18 Jan 2009 at 9:58 PM
I am slowly getting the photos that I took last week tweaked and loaded to Flickr for the Victoria Grid Project group. I have quite a few taken with the long lens shooting from up by the Observatory.
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Slow down World
My Garden on Sun 11 Jan 2009 at 7:47 PM
Pat drove me out to the Victoria Grid for the month of January, on Friday. Part of the grid is along the ocean. It was a semi-sunny day, coolish and with the wind off the water my hands were very col
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Cabinetry and stuff
My Garden on Tue 06 Jan 2009 at 3:07 PM
Colleen and John sent us a boquet and wishes for our anniversary. Much appreciated, thank you. The birds of paradise are still alive and doing well.I was playing in my old Paintshop Pro program, look
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Orchids
My Garden on Tue 30 Dec 2008 at 11:12 PM
I have two orchids in bloom. The pink one, I believe is a miniature catalaya called Pixie, the lady slipper is Paph. philippenense Graeham x Nancy, according to its tag. I have grown the lady slipper
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Snow
My Garden on Mon 29 Dec 2008 at 2:03 PM
This is a photo of the late afternoon light behind the snowy trees to the south across the road from my dining room window on the 22nd of December. Too bad about all the power lines. Since the 26th t
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Christmas
My Garden on Fri 26 Dec 2008 at 4:42 PM
This is one of the water iris in the tub on the deck. All the snow is slowly melting. We are to have above 0 temperatures over night and tomorrow. We had a tiny bit of rain today, not really enough
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West Bay Marina
My Garden on Wed 24 Dec 2008 at 8:14 PM
This is one stop from our drive about today. The West Bay Marina is a favourite spot to take visitors. Sometimes I get the impression they are not quite as enamoured with the area as we are.Our Edmon
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Steve Chong
My Garden on Tue 23 Dec 2008 at 11:03 PM
A good internet friend just sent me this lovely card that he made from his last trip, leading a group of 16 photographers, to the Yuan Yang area of China. Steve Chong lives in Malaysia and is an award
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Snow, oh no, Snow in Victoria
My Garden on Mon 22 Dec 2008 at 5:47 PM
We are going to have a white Christmas this year. We have had 2 to 3 feet of wet, heavy snow dumped on us. One of the pictures shows big fat snow flakes falling against the Eucalyptus tree. Tara, An
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American Widgeon Duck
My Garden on Fri 19 Dec 2008 at 4:33 PM
While reviewing my 2008 photos I found this one from January last year. In trying to find out what kind of a duck it is, my Google search turned up a Flickr account with a shoveller duck and many othe
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Peloric Foxgloves
My Garden on Wed 17 Dec 2008 at 2:55 PM
While reviewing my garden photos I found these strange foxglove (digitalis) photos. I spent a few happy hours researching and reading about them. These are peloric foxgloves. It is said to be a muta
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June Flowers
My Garden on Mon 15 Dec 2008 at 10:32 PM
When we got home from our trip to Russia on June 2, we both had vicious colds. My garden was glorious, though. I imagine I missed quite a bit in May! I only took a few photos in June, though, as I se
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Anger Management
A Great Blog on Mon 15 Dec 2008 at 10:05 PM
A good sign from the London Underground Tube Diary. Anger the doors but be sure to mind the gap.
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Snow
My Garden on Sun 14 Dec 2008 at 8:33 PM
Last night we began to get snow and this morning there was about 8 - 10 inches piled up everywhere. My waterfall is running and keeping the water open. Its quite a contrast between the dark water and
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Auto Parts
My Garden on Fri 12 Dec 2008 at 7:52 PM
These are photos of the hub of Pat's 1912 Model T. He needs to find new ones. I shot these yesterday for my best client. He picked out the photos he thought best and sent them on to a friend who is
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Gardening and Playing in Photoshop
My Garden on Thu 11 Dec 2008 at 9:32 PM
My David Austin red rose was cut back a couple of months ago. Now it has about 6 nice buds, looking a little bit worse for the wear. Tomorrow we are to get some below freezing weather, so they are do
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Bokeh
My Garden on Thu 11 Dec 2008 at 10:12 AM
I spent a few minutes in the garden, yesterday, trying to get a good photo for the Bokeh Wednesday group on Flicker. I found drops of water sparkling like jewels on the plants with the rich colors of
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I Love This Baby
A Great Blog on Mon 08 Sep 2008 at 9:19 PM
A selling exhibition at stately Chatsworth House in Derbyshire features this giant loveable baby. The exhibition, titled Beyond Limits, runs until early November. The baby's name is Planet and he was c
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Unhasty Invasion
A Great Blog on Wed 03 Sep 2008 at 9:34 PM
From the Independent comes a story about an alien species of snail that have overrun part of England. Well, a very small part of England. The snails, called the Cliveden snails after the stately home w
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Topher Delaney
A Great Blog on Wed 03 Sep 2008 at 9:33 PM
The San Francisco landscape designer is known for her healing gardens (at hospitals around the country). Her designs reflect a deep exploration of each garden's relationship to the people for whom it i
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Slug hors d'oeuvres
A Great Blog on Sat 30 Aug 2008 at 9:40 PM
A banana slug in Sooke, BC, making short work of a potted dahlia. That was just the appetizer.
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Truth in Advertising
A Great Blog on Mon 25 Aug 2008 at 9:42 PM
In June, I posted a picture of a new David Austin rose, Sir John Betjamin. I saw the almost-real thing at Hampton Court this year and took this photo. I say almost-real because it was in the display an
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Another Lovely Rose
A Great Blog on Tue 10 Jun 2008 at 11:45 AM
I wasn't at Chelsea this year, but if I had been there I'm sure this rose would have caught my eye. A new introduction from David Austin, Sir John Betjamin. Scrumptious.
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Chubby Baby
A Great Blog on Fri 06 Jun 2008 at 11:46 AM
Some things look cuter when they're chubby. Sadly, middle-aged women are not among them. But hedgehogs are. Read more about this big bundle of joy.
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Vancouver Library
A Great Blog on Wed 26 Mar 2008 at 1:32 PM
Built in 1995, the roof on the Vancouver Public Library was designed to echo the Fraser River and its surroundings. The roof is planted in 14 inches of growing medium laid over a drainage layer and a r
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Meticulous Gardening
A Great Blog on Tue 29 Jan 2008 at 11:47 AM
I look out in dismay at the fact that my old friend oxalis is already invading the garden despite the fact that the temperature hovers close to freezing and only the brave snowdrops have emerged. Perha
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Outdoor Boudoir
A Great Blog on Sun 27 Jan 2008 at 12:08 PM
The famous grass bed, with sedges and sweet-smelling Acorus as a mattress, designed by John Greenlee in Pomona, California. Taken about 8 years ago.
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Sleeping Beauty
A Great Blog on Mon 21 Jan 2008 at 12:10 PM
Julian, fallen asleep to the tune of 'If I had a Million Dollars' by the Bakenaked Ladies. Now that's peaceful.
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My Furniture Line?
A Great Blog on Thu 18 Oct 2007 at 12:12 PM
This is the Fiona chair, sold by The River Cottage company of Maine. It is, apparently, Charming around the dining table or otherwise around the house. Waterproof, sun-loving and you can use this chair
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Lost and Found
A Great Blog on Sun 05 Aug 2007 at 12:13 PM
One of my favorite things in the garden are objets trouvé. This pretty paving circle was built after the owners dug out an old pond on their property. Although they liked the pond, raccoons repeatedly
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Musing
A Great Blog on Fri 27 Jul 2007 at 12:17 PM
I don't think there's a much more appealing prospect than living in a mews house in London. Or at least having one you can visit.What makes a mews house so appealing is that it is by definition quiet a
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The Green Hour
A Great Blog on Fri 27 Jul 2007 at 12:16 PM
A young man was in the tasting room today. He was very excited about the still. It seems he is a fan of absinthe. Posed behind the tasting bar, I asked him if I would have made a good subject for the m
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Whew
A Great Blog on Tue 24 Jul 2007 at 12:04 PM
This is a relief. Relax! Don’t feel you have to be too tidy.I must tell my friends.
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Still Here
A Great Blog on Fri 20 Jul 2007 at 12:18 PM
Victoria Spirits celebrates the arrival of the new Meuller still from Germany. Here's what it looked like:A lot of pieces. No assembly instructions."Hello? Germany? Can you send a wrench?"
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Hornby Island
A Great Blog on Fri 13 Jul 2007 at 12:14 PM
One of the most beautiful trees in the world, often called madrone or madrona, Arbutus menziesii is a Pacific Coast native with a limited range thanks to its exacting cultural demands. I recently heard
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Events in Victoria
09 Sep 2010
Brent Jarvis Showcase/Jam/Fundraiser at Hermann's Jazz Club
NYPD - NOT YOUR PARENTS DISCO with DJ Kenzie Clarke, DJ Kenzie Clarke, DJ Trevor at Lucky Bar
8:00 PM
GALEN HARTLEY AND SARA MARREIROS at The Superior
10 Sep 2010
sub|division SLUGABED, ILLUM SPHERE, BLUE DAISY at Lucky Bar
The Paperboys at Hermann's Jazz Club
8:00 PM
KEN HALL "SAFFRON" at The Superior
11 Sep 2010
Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra at Hermann's Jazz Club
7:30 PM
Arise with a twee bit of reggae spins to start at Black Stilt Coffee Lounge on Hillside
