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Two Houses, part 2
January 03, 2012 by Kathy Purdy
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In the Oakland hills near the Berkeley border is Chapel of the Chimes, a columbarium. Renovated and expanded by Julia Morgan, the architect of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, it is a melding of Spanish and Gothic styles with arches, latticing and copious stained glass. I’ve been visiting since I was very young and it [...]
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Two Houses, part 1
January 02, 2012 by Kathy Purdy
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The street I grew up on was lined with Sycamore trees. Their leafy masses were a delight in summer and always produced some good-natured grumbling during fall raking. These were small city lots and as time moved on problems developed. Blocked sewer lines became common and sidewalks started to lift and shift, making walking difficult [...]
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New Year’s pix
January 02, 2012 by Craig Cramer
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Winter is finally supposed to hit tonight. (Low's ~10F, 6 to 10 inches of snow, high ~15F tomorrow.) But New Year's was sunny and pushing 50F. I even harvested a little lettuce. Grasses look good. Pulmonaria is still green (mostly). Bittersweet wreath by the driveway. The stiff breezes got the seedheads all pointing the same [...]
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Influence: my mother’s windowsill
December 30, 2011 by Lynn
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My mother always had something rooting in little jelly jars on the kitchen windowsill or in the sunny back windows. She still does. Filed under: inspiration, Out West Tagged: home, inspiration, winter
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In frosty days
December 26, 2011 by Lynn
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We dream of happy coneflowers… Photo by Piet Oudolf, from his Hummelo garden. For more see http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/10/garden/20110210-garden.html Filed under: Uncategorized
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First snow, Chicago
December 19, 2011 by Lynn
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Saturday. Fortunately it melted so that on Sunday I could plant the 20-odd Iris histrioides bulbs that I relocated here and that did not desiccate on the kitchen counter. ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ will be a welcome taste of NY home come March or April. Filed under: a seasonal shift, Hyde Park Tagged: snow
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December bloom day scans
December 18, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Late to the party, as usual. (And after totally blowing off November.) Thanks, as usual, for Carol for hosting at May Dreams. More scans here. Flower scanning directions are here. Click on image for larger view. And some bonus poinsettias (dry brushed):
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Dragon Wing Red Begonia: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day December 2011
December 15, 2011 by Kathy Purdy
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This spring, Ball Horticultural sent me some Dragon Wing Red Begonias to trial in my garden. My sister-in-law had told me that she dug up and potted her wax begonias, wintered them over as houseplants, and replanted them every spring, and this gave me the idea to try the same thing with these larger begonias. [...]
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Happy Monday in the Sonic Arboretum
December 12, 2011 by Lynn
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“A collection of horned speakers, made from compressed recycled newsprint and dryer lint, created by sculptor and instrument-maker Ian Schneller and composer/violinist Andrew Bird, are installed in the MCA’s atrium to create a unique sound garden. Bird records the initial compositions on-site at the MCA and sends musical information to different groups of horns via [...]
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if they can do it…
December 07, 2011 by Lynn
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so can I. Bloom that is, now. Right as the frost is getting serious, when the ratio of gray to sunny feels 20 to 1. What the heck is this tree and why does it have the temerity to bloom its head off now? Filed under: a seasonal shift, the trees
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Late fall grasses
December 02, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Finally posting a few pix from over Thanksgiving holiday. Grasses and blue bottles. More bottles. Mollinia.
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Shards of fall
November 27, 2011 by Lynn
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The radiators in this 115-year-old house are cranking, the drizzle is drizzling, weatherman says it feels like 27 F outside, and temps are trending downward into December. It feels like we just got here, but on a sunny walk through this usually leafy city neighborhood the other day it was obvious: fall is losing its [...]
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Pepper spraying cop
November 23, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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If you missed the pepper-spraying cop at UC Davis, it's risen to 'internet meme' status. I felt obligated to contribute to the pepper spraying cop site at tumblr. Some think of pepper spray as a food ingredient. But if you'd like to know where the pepper spray in question ranks on the Scoville scale, see [...]
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Bloom day scans
November 20, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Late to the party, as usual. (In fact, I've broken my record for late.) These geraniums (err pelargoniums) were supposed to be in flower in August for my daughter's wedding. (They would have complemented the bridesmaids'colors.) Instead, they've waited until I put them in a cool room to remain in suspended animation for the winter [...]
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Mulch Can Kill Trees
November 14, 2011 by Kathy Purdy
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Mulch can kill trees–that sounds kind of extreme, doesn’t it? But it caught your attention, right? I suppose it would be more accurate to say improper mulching can kill trees, but as I look around me, improper mulching of trees seems to be the standard practice, the only kind of mulching around trees that’s being [...]
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Dryden Beautification Brigade
November 12, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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I had the distinct honor of giving a presentation at the season-end celebration of the Dryden Beautification Brigade. These volunteers do a great job planting and maintaining planters and public gardens around the village. After viewing a slideshow of them in action, I told them that if any local government had to pay full retail [...]
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Matt Wolford
November 12, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Via Delphine at ParadisExpress, photographer and digital artist Matt Wolford. Creative collages, lots of scanning, great blog.
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Acoustic Gogol Bordello
November 12, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Playlist for a great acoustic Gogol Bordello set on Interface. A sample below.
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Happy Monday: Rolling On
October 31, 2011 by Lynn
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I didn’t forget about you. How to rekindle things here has been on my mind often, but how do we catch up after 6 months, especially after so much has happened? You can’t all just come over for coffee and cake. I’ve got an ever-closing baby nap window to work with, a short sunny day, [...]
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Science: What’s It Up To?
October 27, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Bound to be a classic from Aasif Mandvi on the Daily Show: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Weathering Fights - Science: What's It Up To? www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook I do think he hugs the kids after [...]
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Picture this: ‘Fill the frame’
October 25, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Great theme for this month's Picture This photo contest over at Gardening Gone Wild. But lack of time and lack of subjects limited my efforts. I did try a few shots on campus over the weekend: But I think I'm going to fall back on some older favorites that fit the theme: Guess I'll go [...]
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Happy Monday: Revving up
October 18, 2011 by Lynn
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I know it’s Tuesday. Not the first time I’ve been late. Have some Sam Beam while I check under the hood and see it I can get this thing revved up again. Filed under: Happy Monday, music I love
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October bloom day scans
October 16, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Late to the party, as usual. Actual blooms are few and far between. Thanks, as usual, for Carol for hosting at May Dreams. More scans here. Flower scanning directions are here. Click on image for larger view.
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Tulips (and Occupy Wall Street)
October 02, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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'Tis the season for tulip planting and occupying wall street. So before you go out to plant your bulbs, take a quick gander at this post at DailyKos that connects the rise and fall of the speculative tulip futures market in 17th-century Holland and the crash of the credit default swap market on 21st century [...]
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Colchicums Sprouting in the Bag: New Garden
October 01, 2011 by Kathy Purdy
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When we first started the process of buying our new house, I thought we’d be moving in August. In early July I started digging up colchicum corms as the leaves died down, indicating they were going dormant. It turns out the first date proposed for closing on a house is usually wildly optimistic, and my [...]
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‘Picture This’ photo contest entry
September 25, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Time to commit. Here's my entry in the Picture This photo contest at Gardening Gone Wild. A few more from this weekend that didn't make the cut ...
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Even more late summer pix
September 22, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Still don't have the image I want for the Picture This contest over at Gardening Gone Wild. Maybe this weekend. Colchicum Brugs on the patio. Scabiosa Grassy border Canna (and spider) shadow on banana.
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September bloom day scans
September 15, 2011 by Craig Cramer
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Thanks, as usual, for Carol for hosting at May Dreams. More scans here. Flower scanning directions are here. Click on images for larger view.
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New Gardens for Cold Climate Gardening
September 05, 2011 by Kathy Purdy
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We. Are. MOVING!!! After 21 years, 9 months, 11 days* in the same location, Purdyville is relocating twenty minutes further out to the middle of nowhere. We are just about doubling our floor space, with 167% more bedrooms and 250% more bathrooms. Total acreage will be less than we currently have, but, trust me, there [...]
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Nine Years of Blogging
August 27, 2011 by Kathy Purdy
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Today, Cold Climate Gardening turned nine years old. My very first blog post was a list of goals for this blog. After that, I didn’t mention my blogiversary until 2006, when I wrote a six part series on Garden Blog Pioneers in honor of my fourth blogiversary. The following year I invited my readers to [...]
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