Category Archives: Foliage Follow-Up

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 Bold and Beautiful

Posted on August 16, 2013 by annamadeit

On the 16th of every month, Pam Penick hosts Foliage Follow-up – a celebration of the more permanent stars of the garden. So, head over there for additional wonder and happiness! Yesterday’s Bloom Day post focused on blue flowers, but … Continue reading →

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Alchemilla alpina – cute, cuddly and carefree!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by annamadeit

I first laid eyes on it when a relative brought a small clump of it home. It was a gift to her from a gardener friend at Bergianska Trädgården – the botanical institution at the Stockholm University in Sweden – … Continue reading →

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Foliage Follow-up, June 2013

Posted on June 16, 2013 by annamadeit

Happy Father’s and Foliage Follow-up Day! Thanks to Pam Penick and her blog Digging down in Austin TX for hosting this continued celebration to the monthly Bloom Day. The middle of each month has truly become a plant celebration! Check her link out … Continue reading →

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Foliage Follow-up, May 2012

Posted on May 18, 2013 by annamadeit

Three days after my first Bloom Day, I can only succumb to the fact that I’m hooked! Taking photos of your garden and posting them online is really, really fun! But, for as great as they are – blooms are … Continue reading →

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