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Taking on Floristry: Ikebana Lesson II

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A couple weeks ago I posted about my recent ventures into floristry, via a CCSF class in Ikebana. I’m just a beginner at this myself, but am enjoying sharing the basics, Ikebana for Beginners, as it were. I’m sure there’s … Continue reading

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Fun with Weeding on Alcatraz

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Well, I made it out for another visit to the Alcatraz Gardens this week. What a stunningly gorgeous day it was, too! Temperatures were well into the 70’s, and I got to spend my hours gardening at the West Lawn, … Continue reading

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A Day on Alcatraz in Panorama

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This is really sad. I am so sore after only one morning of gardening on Alcatraz. Feels like I ran a marathon or something! Just tells me I need to put more effort into getting out there more often. 🙂 … Continue reading

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Taking on Floristry: Ikebana Lesson I

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This semester at CCSF I started venturing into a new, but related, topic to my horticultural schooling: Floristry. The Environmental Horticulture department at school offers the whole range of landscaping classes (I’ve literally wiped out every possibility of classes they’ve … Continue reading

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February Bloom Day

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For February’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, I’ve got more of a “Garden Bloggers’ Bud Day” going on. Lots of flowers in bud, but very little showing its color just yet. Hopefully some rain and warmer days to come!

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Urban Hike: Kite Hill

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This Winter has been an abnormally fantastic time to get outdoors in San Francisco. It’s been just about the driest December on record, and January is following suit with the beautiful, sunny days in the 60’s. Not to be flippant … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: Streets to Gardens

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I recently posted a story with a bit of info about sidewalk gardening, and thought this would be a great opportunity to revisit my Urban Hike series with a broader focus on gardening on the streets. This probably isn’t best … Continue reading

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SF Sidewalk Gardens in the Bayview

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There are so many things I love about living in San Francisco. This was really the closest “big city” to where I grew up, so there has always been a draw to this place. I remember coming here regularly since … Continue reading

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Blog Shoutout: Garden Rant/Seward Mini Park

Awhile back I posted in my ongoing Urban Hike series about Seward Mini Park. Garden Rant just posted about the same park, albeit from a much more garden-oriented perspective than my recreation-influenced post, by way of interviewing the gardener. Check … Continue reading

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Botany 101: Calling All Plants

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Binomial nomenclature. Ahh, what a lovely phrase! Binomial nomenclature. It rolls off the tongue so elegantly. Binomial nomenclature. And saying it makes ya sound smart and stuff. Nomenclature is one of the things about horticulture that I love geeking out … Continue reading

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