Category Archives: Bloom Day

Glimpses from the garden – July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by annamadeit

I’m all out of space on Flutter & Hum, so this Bloom Day contribution will come to you from The Creative Flux – the blog I started a few years before I went off the deep end into my plant- … Continue reading →

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Belated Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-up – March 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by annamadeit

…. or as it could also be called; “The dance of the yet unplanted”. Temperature-wise, this winter was a rough one, and it was also a very busy one. So busy, in fact, that most everything procured last fall are … Continue reading →

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Fall foliage, berries, and a few blooms too…

Posted on October 18, 2013 by annamadeit

How I could completely miss both October Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-up is beyond my comprehension. When I finally realized it, and wandered out back to survey the garden, I realized I had indeed missed a bunch of things out … Continue reading →

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Garden tidings, September 2013

Posted on September 16, 2013 by annamadeit

Did you know that over 50 of the world’s 165, or so, species of lupine can be found here in the Pacific Northwest? Well, I didn’t either, until quite recently. I love seeing the blue expanses of it covering the … Continue reading →

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‘B’ is for Blue…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by annamadeit

Can’t believe it is mid-August already! Along with the happily buzzing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, my current garden favorites are the blues. It is such a magical color!  The dark blues are especially mesmerizing – they are almost electric. Dusk … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2013

Posted on July 15, 2013 by annamadeit

Happy GBBD everyone! Well, things are definitely slowing down over here, or perhaps more so taking a break. The Asiatic lilies are spent while the orientals are coming, the crocosmias are on fire, as are the Rudbeckias. This year the … Continue reading →

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Bloom Day – June 2013

Posted on June 15, 2013 by annamadeit

Once again, it’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day! Thank you to Carol at May Dreams Gardens who hosts this event every month. If you are in need of some beauty in your life, click the link above and let yourself escape the troubles of the … Continue reading →

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My first Bloom Day ever – May, 2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by annamadeit

For a while now, I’ve seen friends posting blogs referring to “Bloom Day”, but never known what it was. I finally learned! It was started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. She hosts a number of garden bloggers for a … Continue reading →

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