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May Bloom Day 2012

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Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, y’all! It’s been a lovely start to May for us out here in California. Even in our own mostly-shady garden there is plenty a-bloomin’ with the recent warm weather. Thanks to Carol of May Dreams … Continue reading

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Variation #1: Ikebana Lesson IV

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It’s been a few weeks since my last Ikebana post. Dang, I’ve been busy with study and class projects for my oceanography class. Time to squeeze in some flowery stuff again. Our teacher has been summoned to Japan for the … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: A Day in Pictures at Mission Dolores

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Okay, okay, so this is a minimalist approach to my Urban Hike series. Really, it’s just an excuse to post dozens of pretty-pretty pictures from inside the old mission, though I was impressed that they have over 130 plants in … Continue reading

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Basic Slanting Style: Ikebana Lesson III

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Y’all have followed along as we learned details of basic upright Moribana in lesson one, and in lesson two as we took on basic upright Nageire. We did these both in Hongatte (normal position) and Gyakugatte (reversed position). The last … Continue reading

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April Bloom Day 2012

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Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day! Took a few pix around our garden to highlight what’s blooming right now. It’s a small at the moment, but… Thanks to Carol of May Dreams Gardens for coming up with Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!

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My First Bonsai

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A few years ago I was volunteering at school for the CCSF Environmental Horticulture Plant Bazaar. They have these plant sales twice a year at City to raise money for department scholarships and such. I don’t remember if it was … Continue reading

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Garden Events for April 2012

By no means is this all-inclusive, but there are some garden events around SF that I got wind of that are of personal interest to me… Incredible Edibles in Containers | April 7th+8th Saturday+Sunday, April 7th+8th| 11am-12pm | Free Talk … Continue reading

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Taking a Step Back: Ikebana Lesson 0

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In sharing my Ikebana learning experience via my first and second lessons, I basically jumped in with vocabulary and positioning. Along the way, I made various comments on refinements, but as my class has progressed I realize there are some … Continue reading

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SF is Five Stripes of Goo: Hiking for Geology

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This is a little out of my typical format for my Urban Hike series, in that it’s spent documenting two whole Saturdays hiking various points around San Francisco instead of highlighting one particular hike. Some of these will doubtless turn … Continue reading

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Some Upcoming Garden Events for March

Steppe Sisters – March 19 The California Horticultural Society (Cal Hort) presents Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanical Garden. Panayoti will give a presentation on plants of the steppe habitats of the world. Free lecture from 7:00-9:00 pm, CCSF Ocean … Continue reading

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