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

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

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

Oregon white oak

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

Oregon white oak restoration project on Orcas Island

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

Orcas Island Garden Tour

Published on June 27, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

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

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