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Galega x hartlandii 'Lady Wilson'  On Monday, our garden was included in the HPSO Study Weekend. This is a four-day event that includes speakers, plant/art sales and garden tours. The event rotates every two years between the cities of Portland, Seattle, Victoria B.C. and Vancouver B.C.  It will be 2033 before Portland hosts again. I toured the Portland gardens on Friday and Saturday and will share some photos in my next post. The weather was perfect on those days. Not so much on Monday, the day for the Vancouver, Washington gardens tour, and by late afternoon, the temperature had reached 94. However, it wasn't too bad in the first part of the day, and that's when we received the most visitors. We didn't have an exact count, but making an estimate based on our guestbook, I would say around 200 people. It was a hectic but fun day! We had a lot of visitors from Seattle and areas north of us as attendees were making their way home. Every time we open our garden, there ...

Wordless Wednesday



Chester and Bartholomew taking is easy. What a life!

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Adorable cats. They look quite content.

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  2. Yeah, I think the left cat looks a little bothered by the right one, no?
    Really good picture though.
    I like the idea below of making your own soap for the laundry. Now, if I can only get my ass off the wagon and try it too.

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  3. Nice shot! They sure do look like they are enjoying the good life!

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  4. Precious! Your tabby looks like my Lily.
    Got to try your laundry recipe.All the ingredients are readily available in my grocery store. I use Fells Naptha (a solution of) for garden pests.

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  5. That's not very wordless! Nice kitty, kitty. Got four myself. Ten if you count the kittens. They need homes. Want one! Prissy is getting fixed! She's a floosy!
    ~Randy

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