{"id":1228,"date":"2016-03-06T05:19:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T05:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2016-03-06T05:19:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T05:19:24","slug":"annual-west-seattle-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/06\/annual-west-seattle-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual West Seattle Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I visited West Seattle today for Brother Tim\u2019s birthday celebration.\u00a0 We walked all over and saw some amazing things.<\/p>\n

First, on the way out, I saw this blooming in the pot with the Osmanthus:<\/p>\n

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Corydalis solida, which gets forgotten every year because it goes dormant so early, comes back with a lot of fanfare in early spring!<\/p>\n

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This seems happy in the pot, even though the soil is full of Osmanthus root.<\/p>\n

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Also on the way out, I noticed raindrops and sunshine on the primroses in the pot near the porch.<\/p>\n

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I wasn\u2019t sure about flower colors, but I think springtime allows for brighter combinations without worrying about too much brightness or contrast.<\/p>\n

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Below are more crocus pics\u2013they are just so photogenic!<\/p>\n

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Here is a foliage standout\u2013Persicaria \u201cRed Dragon\u201d in the Douglas fir bed.\u00a0 This was a big, robust grower at first, but I think it is unhappy now and it just throws a few stems each year.\u00a0 This is probably an okay thing, as I gave starts to my friend Jeff and they turned into monsters in his yard\u2013tall and wide thugs that had to be tamed!<\/p>\n

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Another hyacinth picture, with the light and raindrops\u2013love these white ones.<\/p>\n

And then on to West Seattle.<\/p>\n

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These\u00a0were some amazing pots we passed outside a business.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what these gray leaved beauties were\u2013tried to find them online (centarea, senecio?), but couldn\u2019t find them.\u00a0 They were brilliant!<\/p>\n

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A close-up of a particularly attractive Hellebore in one of these pots.<\/p>\n

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I photographed this same Rhodie last year around the same time.\u00a0 It is extremely beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Camellias are a mixed blessing.\u00a0 Lots of pretty flowers and a giant mess underneath!\u00a0\u00a0I had a gardening job years ago in a job with HUMONGOUS camellia shrubs and I spent hours and hours picking up the dropped flowers from the ground\/lawn.\u00a0 They were heavy.\u00a0 I filled whole garbage bags with them every spring!<\/p>\n

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Like last year, we had a gorgeous day to explore and the magnolia flowers looked great against the blue sky.<\/p>\n

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On the same gardening job, I had to pick up saucer magnolia flowers after they dropped\u2013they were even worse than camellias!\u00a0 They stuck to the lawn and had to be raked out of it.<\/p>\n

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Aubrietas growing in a rock wall.\u00a0 The flowers don\u2019t last long, but they are fun.<\/p>\n

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Some amazing grasses were still looking good after winter.<\/p>\n

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Red-flowered currants were blooming.\u00a0 I love them for maybe two weeks, but not enough to add any to my yard.\u00a0 Brother Tim says they are worth it for the hummers they attract.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not a fan of bergenias normally, but the below white one (possibly Bressingham White) was very pretty.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s a close-up.<\/p>\n

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Below are the catkins\u00a0on a\u00a0contorted Colylus avellana<\/p>\n

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I love Magnolia stellate, and there were some stunning ones in West Seattle today, perfectly pristine.<\/p>\n

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Next, we went to Schmidt\u2019s Preserve, where we walked through some great wilderness, including some old-growth trees.\u00a0 Only the plant-geek Petersons would be mostly impressed by all the skunk cabbage plants throughout the area!<\/p>\n

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The leaves on these smelly water plants will extend out to 3 feet or more.<\/p>\n

And there were some salmon berries blooming (Rubus spectabilis)<\/p>\n

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The forest was really wet and I saw these mushrooms growing on a nurse log:<\/p>\n

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At the beach, this amazing log covered with ivy vines was laying on the sand.<\/p>\n

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And a bird sighting\u2013these appear to be Barrow\u2019s goldeneyes!\u00a0 So amazing!<\/p>\n

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And the other amazing this was to see how WARM it is in West Seattle vs. my house, just 12 miles away!\u00a0 This acacia was growing outside in a sheltered corner:<\/p>\n

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All in all, it was a fantastic day, celebrating my big brother\u2019s 58th birthday outside in a beautiful world!<\/p>\n

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