Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Gardens
Looking for Yellow at Soos Creek Botanical Garden
I went to Soos Creek Botanical Garden looking for yellow and was greeted by giant sunflowers and bees of all persuasions. I walked the paths inside the garden and found more yellow flowers some fragrant, some enhanced by touches of red in the background.… Continue Reading “Looking for Yellow at Soos Creek Botanical Garden”
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Sequim Lavender Weekend and Festival 2023
They call themselves the Lavender Capital of North America and who can dispute it? – there are 18 lavender farms in the Dungeness Sequim Valley. “The lavender fields in Sequim have been blooming since the mid-1990s. The first fields were planted after a sub-committee… Continue Reading “Sequim Lavender Weekend and Festival 2023”
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Small Ones in the Garden
My little chickadees stopping by for a drink tiny feet gripping little wink of the eye. Tiny lavender blossoms bees on their way to work cool morning shift hot sun in the late afternoon. The best things in the garden are #Small. ~ Susanne
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In a Rose Garden At Point Defiance – Now and Then
Yesterday was a perfect day for visiting the Rose Garden. Temperatures were in the mid-seventies where we like it, not in the upper eighties as forecasted for next week. I had promised to take my mom to Point Defiance to see the roses, and… Continue Reading “In a Rose Garden At Point Defiance – Now and Then”
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Chasing Butterflies
They’re out and about in my yard, the yellow Swallowtails, teasing, flitting this way and that, changing direction on a whim. I run for the camera, hoping they stay for the moment, however fleeting. It’s only when I take a picture that I find… Continue Reading “Chasing Butterflies”
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Pink is for Petunias
This year’s June garden is bereft of pink, but these lovelies were growing last year, and I didn’t have a chance to share them – until now. And by the way, did you see the monkey inside with a pair of binoculars? Once you… Continue Reading “Pink is for Petunias”
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Saturday Caturday in the Garden
It’s good to be back home in the Northwest, especially in my garden, where everything is lush and green. The cats are happy too. I’m ready to plant the catmint, yarrow, lavender, and salvia in the last empty garden bed, but not before Benji… Continue Reading “Saturday Caturday in the Garden”
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Can you have too much Lavender?
They don’t think so in Sequim, Washington, the lavender capital of the Northwest. Every July, lavender takes center stage in this sunny town on the Olympic Peninsula, which lies within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains. And every year for as long as… Continue Reading “Can you have too much Lavender?”
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How does your garden grow? Ask a Clematis
It’s been a slow start to spring but the clematis has woken and started its annual climb using its twining arms and little curlicue feet. Sharing with Cee’s Flower of the Day. ~ Susanne
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What Lasts Seven Years?
My blog, that’s what! Seven years ago, I published my first post on CATS and TRAILS and GARDEN TALES. I’ve mostly stayed true to my vision – to share stories of my cats, travels, hikes, and gardens – though I admit I’m increasingly focused… Continue Reading “What Lasts Seven Years?”
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