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Gardeningetcetera

Leanne Hopkins, Mountlake Terrace, WA, US
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Passionate about gardening, I pursued a career change and obtained degree in landscape design in 2005. I specialize in providing year-round color and interest in plant selections, good circulation throughout a garden and careful placement and shape of hardscape areas. I love my work!

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http://www.gardeningetcetera.com

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Winter Delights

Jan 7, 2009
2 comments

Winter Gardening is alive and well in the Pacific NW. With a mix of berried shrubs, grass and perennial seedheads, supplemented with suet and sunflower seeds, visiting birds and squirrels...


Recent comments


Re: Winter

Creative viewing position!

posted: 2:43 pm on January 19th  

Re: California snow

Talk about an oxymoron - a palm tree burdened down with snow.

posted: 2:40 pm on January 19th  

Re: Snow on Silver

This is very beautiful. This shot shows a lot of action and color contrasts.

posted: 2:39 pm on January 19th  

Re: Beauty of winter grass

Very "cool" photos! You have a very artistic eye.

posted: 12:44 pm on January 9th  

Re: The unabashed gardener

Hey, "slug soup" is my favorite! Start with a bucket of hot soapy water, put on the boots and trudge out to the garden early in the morning or late at night and fill 'er up. It's the fastest way to turn the critters into slime. Just don't forget to dump the remains into the compost pile later in the day. Otherwise, plug your nose! Pheweeeee.

posted: 2:53 pm on January 8th  

Re: Beautiful Nature

Great catch on the bee! Nice colors.

posted: 2:20 pm on January 8th  

Re: Spring patio in the rain

Looks like a great location for relaxing!

posted: 2:10 pm on January 8th  

Re: My Yard 2008

Beautiful closeup photos! I especially like the coneflower photo.

posted: 2:09 pm on January 8th