https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-blog.html
MulchMaid: Why a blog?
Well, why not? Everybody has a blog these days, right? Actually, I hope it'll be a locus for evaluating my progress in three areas: Firs...
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https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-visit-to-tangly-cottage-gardens.html
MulchMaid: A visit to Tangly Cottage Gardens
I first met Skyler during the Portland Garden Bloggers' Fling, held in the summer of 2014. I started following her blog, Tangly Cottage Gar...
a visittangly cottagegardens
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2010/07/bee-candy.html
MulchMaid: Bee Candy
Bees are one of my favorite parts of summer. Really. Bees say to me that the world is balanced. It's a short-sighted view, I know, what wit...
beecandy
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/12/seasons-greetings.html
MulchMaid: Merry Christmas to all
Spotted on the Wildwood Trail in Portland. A little Christmas cheer for my blogger friends and readers. May your day be peaceful and ex...
merry christmas
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/12/honest-scrap.html
MulchMaid: Honest Scrap
Riki, over at Sprig to Twig , has flattered me with an Honest Scrap tag. As I understand it, the recipient lays out ten thin...
honestscrap
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2010/07/late-bloom-day-report-july-2010.html
MulchMaid: A late Bloom Day report, July 2010
This being retired stuff is hard work! I didn't even have the time to post a proper Bloom Day report yesterday. So a day late (and a dollar ...
late bloomdayreportjuly
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-mulch-is-too-mulch.html
MulchMaid: How mulch is too mulch?
Last year's mulch has done a disappearing act from the bermed areas of the garden. I blamed gravity and the mow-and-blow guy, but apparent...
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https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/04/foliage-trumps-blooms-this-week.html
MulchMaid: Foliage trumps blooms this week
Blossoms are great, but I'm taking increased pleasure in the foliage I see unfurling and coloring these last few weeks. As soon as it heated...
foliagetrumpsbloomsweek
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2014/12/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-december-2014.html
MulchMaid: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December 2014
Like the days as we draw near to the Solstice, this Bloom Day post will be short - there are very few flowers in my garden this month, and ...
garden bloggers bloom daydecember
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2012/12/holiday-greetings_24.html
MulchMaid: Holiday Greetings!
Cheers! I hope the holidays bring you and yours many small joys... ... and a peaceful and rewarding New Year full of LOTS of gardening...
holidaygreetings
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-infatuation.html
MulchMaid: Spring infatuation
My new darling, Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffiths', has been blooming for about a month now. I'm in love with the whole manzanita family, b...
springinfatuation
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-very-late-bloom-day-post-for-december.html
MulchMaid: A very late Bloom Day post for December
Yikes! I am four days late posting my bloomers for December. I actually ran out and took these pictures during a rain break on the 16th, bu...
late bloomdaypostdecember
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2020/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2020.html
MulchMaid: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2020
Like many of the gardeners I know, I have been spending even more time in my garden this month. So you'd think I'd have even more flowers t...
garden bloggers bloom dayjuly
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/11/warm-california-walk.html
MulchMaid: A warm, California walk
Early this month I spent a long weekend in Pasadena where we celebrated my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. We had lots of fun and family time...
warmcaliforniawalk
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2010/07/bamboo-saga-continues.html
MulchMaid: The bamboo saga continues
As I posted in June, we were scared of our running bamboo . It was far more vigorous than the type we had at our previous home. In spite of ...
bamboosagacontinues
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-belated-november-bloom-day.html
MulchMaid: A Belated November Bloom Day
Things at Longview Ranch are much quieter this month. It's mostly a case of falling leaves and more falling leaves. But I have a few blooms...
belatednovemberbloomday
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2010/01/slowly-winter-gives-way.html
MulchMaid: Slowly, winter gives way...
...to tiny signs of spring. Mahonia aquifolium is budding out. So is the mahonia nervosa . Archtostaphylos "Austin Griffiths" is bloo...
slowlywintergivesway
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MulchMaid: December 2013
Gardening on the West Coast
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https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2016/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2016.html
MulchMaid: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - March 2016
This is the month flowers really get going here at Longview Ranch, and it's a pink- yellow- and blue-flowered March outside this week. The ...
garden bloggers bloom daymarch
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2014/03/syneilesis-x-hybrida-is-my-favorite.html
MulchMaid: Syneilesis x hybrida is my favorite plant in the garden this week
My favorite plant this week is a real harbinger of spring for me. Most people buy plants for their mature look. And this one's pretty c...
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2014/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2014.html
MulchMaid: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2014
I really thought I'd have more blooming this month. I mean, everything was budding up and looking so promising on Bloom Day in February. Bu...
garden bloggers bloom daymarch
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2010/12/evergreen-forever-stamps.html
MulchMaid: Evergreen Forever stamps
Even if you pay all your bills on line, and keep up your correspondence by email, there's always something you need a stamp for. And for man...
evergreenforeverstamps
https://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2009/04/by-special-request.html
MulchMaid: By special request
My delighful first (and, so far, only) follower has requested pictures of the house. Since Tikimama is focused on mid-century homes and her ...
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