Ruby Red

Ruby Red

Pacific Northwest
Previously traveled the world. Never stayed anywhere long enough to have a real garden. Now adventuring in my garden in the Pacific Northwest. Come along!
Oct
08
Zucchini Blossom. October 2022. Photo by B&G.

a certain death just around the corner

The squash and the zucchinis to my amazement are still flowering, not caring at all that it will all end soon.
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Oct
04
meet the spectacular black strawberry cherry tomato

meet the spectacular black strawberry cherry tomato

This is one of the most "photogenic" tomatoes around; its color transformation throughout the growing reason is a source of unending enchantment.
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Oct
04
House finches splashing in a garden bath. October 2022. Photo by B&G.

extended summer delight

Today, the house finches were enjoying a wildly boisterous splash in the bird bath in the kitchen garden. It's October but who can resist this weather?
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Oct
03
Old Garden. Seattle, 2017. Photo by B&G

a garden in my memory

It was always sunny in my memory... and those tomatoes were the best tasting berries in the world.
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Oct
02
Spring Poppies. Photo by B&G.

some fabulous poppies

These poppies are such happy, no fuss flowers that it's hard to get mad at them for reseeding so vigorously.
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Oct
01
Western Columbine, Kenai Fjords National Park (via NPS/Paige Calamari)

welcome!

Welcome to Blooms & Greens, our adventures in a Pacific Northwest garden in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains. Come along!
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