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Spring/summer condensed post

Where does the time go? Our heatwave blasted some leaves on a few plants, tree roots and deep shade have increasingly made certain garden beds a challenge for growing plants and rabbits are forever finding new plants to eat, but … Continue reading

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Solstice, Yule, Midwinter, it’s here at last

It’s been a very, very quiet year on campus. With the days grown shorter and darker, it seems even quieter. Let’s accept that as a gift. Our world is so full of electrically charged, artificial light that unless we live … Continue reading

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The smoke cleared, the rain came and summer turned to fall

It’s been more than a month since the worst of the forest fire smoke cleared up around Seattle. For a couple weeks in September it was hazardous just to be breathing outside. What a rough year for wildfires in the … Continue reading

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Good rain year, a deer and some new plants

Unlike many recent years, we had a cool, rainy May and a cool, rainy June in Seattle. A bit more warmth would be nice but spring and early summer is when we really need rain, so no complaints here. With … Continue reading

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This quiet spring

Birdsong and maybe a baffling spring wind wafting through the conifers excepted, all is quiet in the Medicinal Herb Garden and the surrounding city, state, country and much of the world right now as we step out of our busy, … Continue reading

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Autumn/winter digest

The good news is the days are growing longer; not by much but it starts to add up about now, luckily, because it has been quite dark and rainy for a while. Rainy and warmish in the lowlands since our … Continue reading

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Ravens, owls and death caps

They’ve all been present around the Medicinal Herb Garden recently. Barred owls appear to have made campus or nearby woods their home, but the ravens are unusual in the city, where they are infrequent visitors, passing over from one rural … Continue reading

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Autumn arrival

After some good rains in late summer to prepare us for winter, we have passed through another equinox and into autumn. It’s always a little surprising how quickly the days become noticeably shorter. The sun is low enough in the … Continue reading

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Update: Thirteen feet tall and flowering

It has been a mild and rainy summer so far. The plants are loving it and so are most gardeners. The sotol plant (Dasylirion wheeleri) reached thirteen feet on the 3rd of July when some of the flowers closest to … Continue reading

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Where eagles dare and sotol flowers

This time of year can be a bit hectic, whether you’re a farmer, a landscaper or a gardener. There’s so much, almost too much to do. Once the students (at least those who don’t take summer classes) have set off … Continue reading

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