Tag Archives: Dancing Oaks Nursery

new garden update

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Denise

about the soil: “The Tillamook Series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in mixed alluvium on stream terraces. Slopes are 0 to 15 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 90 inches and the mean annual temperature … Continue reading →

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meeting plants in person for the first time

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Denise

By now you’re probably wondering will this blog ever stop dining out on the Portland garden bloggers meetup. Just one more for now on the plants that really had my number. Which is undeniably an odd number, but the heart … Continue reading →

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something different in an alstroemeria

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Denise

The Alstromeria isabellana that I brought home from Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend, Washington, opened its first bloom in my garden in Southern California a couple days ago. Sean Hogan had pointed it out to me in a display … Continue reading →

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summer 2012 road trip: Pacific Northwest

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Denise

I find vacations in the Pacific Northwest have a lot in common with Chinese food; after being home for a few days, you’re hungry for another serving of Puget Sound, please. I’m sitting at a table in my garden in … Continue reading →

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