Hooray for another garden blogger's bloom day hosted by Carol at May Dreams (www.maydreamsgardens.com) A great day to view gardens around the world seeing the highlights of so many creative people sharing a passion for plants. I'm starting out showing one of my favorite shrubs that is blooming for the first time. Cotinus 'Gold Spirit.' …
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Friday Favorite: An Inspirational Garden in the Rugged Owyhee Mountains
The Owyhee Mountains are located in high altitude Intermountain desert where sagebrush and lava rock are aplenty. It is a rugged area and you can tell this by taking a quick visual scan of the landscape. The fortitude of the region gives a big clue as to rigor of the climate and the lifestyle. You …
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Wordless Wednesday – Lemon and Poppy
Lemon Bread Poppy

Plant Some Poppies Today!
Do you want to work in your garden but the weather is not cooperating just yet? Well, here's something you can do that is easy and quick and will have big reward in early summer. Plant some poppy seeds! This is literally one of the 'easiest things ever' to do in your garden. I am …