I’m getting excited about the Northwest Flower & Garden Show #NWFGS just around the corner!

Brilliantly colored bouquet of roses and tropical flowers

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That bud from the single bulb in water that I bought from Trader Joe is still making me very happy.

Second stem of a blue/purple hyacinth opens from a single bulb forced in water

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Seattle’s Pike Place Market sometimes, amazingly, has tulips in January.

Tulips in January at Pike Place Market in Seattle

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Sometimes I think I enjoy buds almost more than the flowers. Possibilities! Here’s to 2018 developing into a very good year for us all.

Forced hyacinth bulb brings forth its flower bud in January

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Looking back at some summer photos, found this glowing petunia.

Deep magenta and black petunia in a summer bouquet

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From a summer visit to the Volunteer Park Conservatory in 2010, a study in floral textures and shapes, just in the entryway.

Canna leaves behind, with furry-looking fountain grass and puffy throatwort flowers

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These are some of the showiest flowers anywhere! This one is blooming now at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle.

Spiky red, pink and purple bromeliad flower

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A peek at July in the garden.

Hosta bud beginning to develop

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From the archives, a July garden tour of a fabulous hydrangea collection in Federal Way, WA.

Hydrangea blossoms with purple petals and light yellow centers

Unusual hydrangea with dark magenta petals with white border

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It’s raining now, but thought you’d like to see the hydrangeas looking good in the sunlight not too long ago.

Soft tones of blue, purple and turquoise in the early fall hydrangea petals

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