Marie McKinsey
- Aug 10, 2011
- 2 min
Seattle Rain
My favorite book by local author, Tom Robbins, is "Still Life with Woodpecker." I have a well-worn copy that was given to me as a gift in...
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Marie McKinsey
- Jul 26, 2011
- 1 min
Can You Grow Kiwi Fruit in Seattle?
What you see above are newly set kiwi fruits I found growing near my house when I was out for my walk this morning.
Here are some things
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Marie McKinsey
- May 30, 2011
- 1 min
Benaroya Hall's Garden of Remembrance
Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, is also the home of one of my favorite spaces in all of Seattle, The Garden of Remembrance. Thi
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Marie McKinsey
- May 22, 2011
- 2 min
Ceanothus
Ceanothus, also known as California wild lilac, is starting to bloom now in Seattle. Its striking, purple-blue flowers are shaped like tiny
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Marie McKinsey
- Apr 22, 2011
- 3 min
Is This a Weed?
Horsetail and henbit and shot weed, oh my! Nettles that sting, geraniums gone wild, and "dandy" lions - these are a few of the plants referr
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Marie McKinsey
- Nov 10, 2010
- 1 min
A Rose Is a Rose, Is an Apple, Is a Berry
Botanically speaking, roses belong to the Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-cee-ee) family. This is a huge family, encompassing over 2800 species of plants,
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Marie McKinsey
- Oct 4, 2010
- 2 min
Strawberry Trees Forever
Is it a tree? Is it a shrub?
With the right cultivar selection and a little artful pruning, it can be either.
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Marie McKinsey
- Oct 3, 2010
- 2 min
Keeping Daphne Happy
In Greek mythology, the maiden, Daphne, had herself transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous attentions of the god, Apollo.
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 22, 2010
- 4 min
Do Trees Really Prevent Mudslides?
There was a mudslide in our neighborhood about a month ago. Seattle is a hilly city and after heavy rains, there's a good possibility that o
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