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Swapping Huckleberries

Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album)  Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere.  I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide.  Last year, it started to look bad.  I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry".  This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for

Nap time

I'm always amused at the places Chester finds to nap!




Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. All that garden and he loves the pots and birdbath. :0)

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  2. Adorable! I thought you'd put him to work getting the garden ready for this weekend.

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  3. Amusing util you get some plants in that pot. He does look quite at home there. I bet if he was an indoors cat he would sleep in the bathroom sink. I have always wondered why cats choose those hard cold places to sleep. How did the tour go?

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  4. Aw, that's adorable. Not sure you'd think it was so cute if he was squashing some pretty flowers!

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