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Pacific Northwest Nature Garden

Published on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Spending time in the Pacific Northwest provides an important contrast to my Southern California Wild Suburbia. Wild Suburbia is sunny, hot, and dry. It is aromatic, gray and tan. The

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Flowers in Pacific Northwest Cottage Garden

Pacific Northwest Cottage Garden

Published on August 11, 2017August 12, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

It has been foggy here on Orcas Island in the San Juans. I woke to thick mist, the sound of fog dripping from conifer trees, and the low, melancholy song

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Winter

Published on December 13, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Twenty winters have passed since we moved to Southern California, and my blood – thin to start with – has only gotten runnier. I know this because we are spending

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Oregon white oak

Published on July 25, 2016July 30, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Oregon white oak restoration project on Orcas Island

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Starting a new garden

Published on July 12, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Starting a new garden is big. It fills me with enthusiasm, excitement, and joy. However, this act of optimism has another side. In a time when Facebook highlights only the

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garden tour, Orcas Island Garden Club

Orcas Island Garden Tour

Published on June 27, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Garden tour of five special gardens featured by Orcas Island Garden Club

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New beginnings

Published on September 13, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Missed this week’s brutal heatwave. Instead, my husband and I are spending our first days and nights on Orcas Island in our new vacation home. We took possession last Wednesday and

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Author of Wild Suburbia - Learning to Garden with Native Plants, Barbara created and runs Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Each month with other volunteers, she weeds and cares for the park. She continues to garden with natives, give talks, and write. Grow native - let your garden go wild.

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