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Feb 2

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Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree…

My gorgeous grandma

Entertaining in their back yard

Garden along the side of someone's house. Grandma took this picture.

I wonder how big this Magnolia tree is now...

Striking a pose in front of her Dahlias

My dad and his brothers working hard digging a hole - for the patio?

Vintage Dahlias

My dad helping in the garden (or maybe that's another picture...)

I love these posed pictures.

I'll have to see how big this one is now...not even sure this is their house

More vintage Dahlias

My grandma sure loves her covered garden swings

My mom weeding my grandma's garden in the late 70's. You can see my little curly head in the foreground.

My grandma is in her 90’s now and has tended to the same garden for almost 60 years. I was fortunate that both sets of grandparents were gardeners who in turn gave the bug to my parents.

Jan 30

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Dates Announced – 2011 SCMG Garden Tours!

The dates have been announced for the 2011 Snohomish County Master Gardener garden tours. All 14 gardens on the tour are maintained by a Snohomish County Master Gardener and it’s only $25 to view all 14 gardens! The gardens are grouped based on location with tours held over five Saturdays (about 3 gardens a day) in June and July.

My garden is part of the tour this year — scheduled for June 18!

Dates & Times

Gardens are open 10 AM – 4 PM

June 18 and 25

July 9, 16, and 23

Tickets

Tickets/booklets are $25 each and good for all 14 gardens.

Available at the McCollum Park Extension Office: 600 128th St. SE, Everett  Mon. – Fri. 9 AM – 5 PM

or

Send a check and three postage stamps for each book/ticket to: SCMGF 2011 Tours, 21506 12th Ave W, Lynnwood WA 98036

For information, please call (425) 338-2400.

Click here for a full list of 2011 Snohomish County Master Gardener events.

Dec 28

I Spy: Vertical Gardens in Europe

While wondering around France and England this summer I noticed vertical gardens everywhere. While some vertical gardens were man-made, most occurred naturally in the many historic stone structures. Read more

Nov 11

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Don’t Ever Forget…

When we were in France over the summer we drove up to Normandy to pay our respects to the soldiers that didn’t make it home from WWII. The American cemetery and memorial at Omaha Beach was very moving and educational — especially the beach. It was hard for me to imagine the soldiers making their way to the edge of the beach for cover.  It’s a very large beach and must have seemed endless to them. When you look towards the hill and to the left, you can still see the cement German bunkers that most likely housed the heavy artillery. It make you wonder how anyone made it back alive.

I highly recommend you visit this cemetery and memorial in France. You’ll have a new found respect for our Veterans and how they put their lives at risk to ensure we can lead the lives we do today.

If you want to know more about the Omaha Beach Memorial visit the government’s site  http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/no.php. Here’s a snippet from the site explaining the cemetery:

“The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its ½ mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations.”

Here are some of the pictures from our visit.

Looking up to the cemetery from mid-way up the beach

Oct 20

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My Love Affair with Musée Rodin in Paris

To think we almost missed visiting this museum. Musée Rodin ended up being my favorite place in Paris. It’s home to many of Rodin’s sculptures, including ‘The Thinker’ and ‘Gates of Hell.’  Plus, it has the most amazing garden full of Rodin’s creations. Read more

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