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Talking a Blue Streak

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Blue is a strong color, a powerful color, one that can provoke emotion. It can soothe, it can excite, it can expand space. I’ve been noticing blue as a trending house color lately, and I’ve become obsessed with how blues … Continue reading

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boZannical Press: Pacific Horticulture Article

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Well, at long last it came! As I wrote about last May, an essay I wrote about my experiences in the Gardens of Alcatraz landed a place in the Fall issue of Pacific Horticulture magazine. A few months and a … Continue reading

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Portola District Garden Tour

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This past Saturday I had the great pleasure of going on an annual garden tour in the Portola District of San Francisco. The Portola Garden Tour is put on by members of the neighborhood every Fall. Proceeds from ticket sales … Continue reading

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Chlorophyll Connoisseurs!

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Last week some friends pointed out to me that I turned up in someone else’s blog. Cool! On Point is a neighborhood blog in the Bayview/Hunter’s Point community. A week or two ago someone took a pic of myself and … Continue reading

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Foggy Assets

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“Fog, Fog… I love the Fog I trip in the water, I fall in the sand I just love the Fog…”                         -Zann Cannon Goff, 1978   I wrote that simple and simplistic little poem when I was seven years … Continue reading

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Tumblr Tuesday (on a Thursday?!?)

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Hmm. Curious. Somehow I managed to put together a Tumblr Tuesday post this week and stop one click short of publishing it. What the heck? I blame the homework I’ve been muddling through lately. Yeah, that’s it. Oh, well. It … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: Twin Peaks

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With growing up in Nor Cal, and twenty years of living in San Francisco proper, I’ve been to the top of Twin Peaks by car a number of times. But, I had never fulfilled my desire to hike it. Until … Continue reading

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The Changing Seasons (repost from Alcatraz Gardens blog)

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Shelagh Fritz, the head gardener on Alcatraz, wrote a great post yesterday about Fall color succulents in our Mediterranean climate. She even touched on the summer leaf-drop of Aeoniums that I posted about recently. She has lots of gorgeous Spring/Fall … Continue reading

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Shoutout/Garden Event: PARK(ing) Day 2012

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Tomorrow (Friday, September 21) is PARK(ing) Day 2012! Last year I posted about PARK(ing) Day, an international event where metered parking spaces are converted to mini parks for the day. Meters are fed, but the spaces get filled with anything … Continue reading

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day (in Macro) – September 2012

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I hadn’t been out in the garden in quite a while, I’m ashamed to say, and was completely delighted to come across a slew of plants in bloom out there. Just in time for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day! Took all … Continue reading

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