Another Seattle tourist spot that I seem to have missed until now: the gum wall. I admit I found it entertaining.

Many colors of gum decorate the alley near Pike Place Market in Seattle

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This ring of fresh peppers in primary colors was at Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market. Spicy!

Rings of colorful hot peppers outside the Pike Place Market in Seattle

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My friend Cindy has a fabulous garden and her deck is just amazing. This is just a tiny area of it! The time, money, effort, and knowledge she puts into her entire place really shows.

Yellow and white brugmansia (Angel’s trumpet) grace a deck in August in Kent, WA

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Before the big rain and wind that was predicted, I picked almost all the roses in the garden.

Peace roses and a magenta pink rose in a bouquet, up close

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My friend Cindy has the most amazing deck, filled with blooming flowers everywhere.

Many colorful flowers blooming on a wooden deck

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Seattle’s hidden gem, the Volunteer Park Conservatory, on a recent late afternoon.

A rainbow of colorful flowers outside the beautiful Volunteer Park Conservatory

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The cream-colored brugmansias (Angels Trumpets) with their long, twisty buds are now in Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory! I adore them, and the scent is truly of the angels.

Pale brugmansia in late afternoon light begin blooming, with croton in the background

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Visiting the old, hilltop neighborhood of Port Townsend, WA recently, this pretty pink hollyhock decorated the garden of the old house we were staying in.

Deep pink single hollyhock flowers in Port Townsend, WA on an overcast day

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Gazania is very showy flower, originally from South Africa, seen at my visit to Swanson’s Nursery recently.

Starry, pointy, yellow and red petals of a gazania flower

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So happy to visit Swanson’s Nursery in NE Seattle today. Flowers!

Zinnias with many petals for the summer garden

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