Chickadee Gardens
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Garden addict, cat lover, plant geek, food grower, photographer, wildlife appreciator, birds, ecology, simple human being. Love growing my own and sharing the love. Blogger/garden writer at chickadeegardens.com NW Oregon zone 7b-ish. #chickadeegardens
On the blog this week a peek into my three week stay at Sissinghurst Castle Garden as a guest gardener. A day in the life of sorts. More to come, this is an intro into my amazing time there. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #sissinghurst #sissinghurstcastlegarden
Sissinghurst: A Day in the Life
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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On the blog, the end of summer in the garden, a few small plant clean-ups and projects and a hardy appreciation for the veggie garden. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #droughtadaptedgardening
Late Summer
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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On the blog, a look at a small wildlife pond we created. Hopefully the frogs and dragonflies find it soon! 🌱 #chickadeegardens #wildlifepond #pnwgardening
Let's Make a Mini Wildlife Pond
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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On my blog the reveal of my garden shed mural. It's about my kitties Lucy and Hobbes with the theme Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. A tribute to my stardust kitties over the rainbow bridge. Something different for a smile. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #gardenmural #lucyintheskywithdiamonds #pnwgardening
My Outdoor Mural
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com featuring some plants with summer vibes. While it is indeed a garden designed for summer dry climates, there is still a lot of interest out there...it's not boring to me. Anyhow, how's the summer treated your garden? 🌱 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening
Summer Vibes
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com - checking out the summer garden and its flowery vibes. 🌱🌳 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #summerdrygarden #droughttolerantgarden #droughttolerantgardening
Summer Updates
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com where we ramble about the garden to check out a few projects, some observations and a few plant stories. Kind of all over the map but that's my mood. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #PNWgardening #droughtadaptedgardening #droughttolerantgarden
Projects, Observations & Stories
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up at chickadeegardens.com about my dear friend and former nursery owner's (Joy Creek Nursery) 10 acre garden on bucolic Sauvie Island. A rare chance to see this private garden, they opened last weekend for a fundraiser tour. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #sauvieisland #oregongardens #PNWgardening
A Very Personal Garden
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A new blog post is up today at chickadeegardens.com all about the June garden, a very floriferous time of the year. #chickadeegardens #PNWgardening #summerdrygarden #droughttolerantlandscape 🌱
June
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com looking at the garden in May, appreciating its flowers and hoping we're not in for what looks like an especially hot, dry season ahead. 🌱#PNWgardening #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #summerdrygarden #drougthtolerantlandscape 🌱
May Overload
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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A new post up on the blog, we have a new catio that FM built! Plus some updates on my seed snail experiment and also a fabulous new watering can for me. 🌱🌳🌱 #chickadeegardens #springgarden #catio #seedsnails
Of Catios and Watering Cans
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New post up about the garden in early April. Despite some gloomy weather last week, there was still a lot of fun plants to see. 🌱 🌳 #chickadeegardens #PNWgardening #springgardening #oregongardening #aprilgarden
April
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com about the evolution of a (rather large 300' long) garden border over the last 10 years. Gardening is an adventure, you never know for sure how it will evolve but it's fun to try new ideas. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #PNWgardening #droughttolerantlandscape
Evolution of a Garden Border
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up touring the Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle. While early March is not usually a month to think of gardening, here there is inspiration everywhere. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #PNWgardening #millerbotanicalgarden
Inspiration at the Miller Botanical Garden
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com about the winter-to-spring garden. A lot of evergreen plants keep it interesting in my point of view. 🌱 #pnwgardening #chickadeegardens #wintergarden #marchgarden
Winter to Spring
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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new post up about a new to me seed starting method, a few chores/projects we've been working on and a few flowers in the garden. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #wintergardening
Seeds, Chores & Blooms
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com highlighting a recent presentation about what has worked in the garden after 10 years on this land - and what has not. Plus I question whether gardening and garden writing is even relevant any more. Do share your thoughts. 🌱 #PNWgardening #chickadeegardens
Starting from Scratch: What We Have Learned
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today at chickadeegardens.com about the January garden. Feels like March out there....anyone else? 🌱 #chickadeegardens #januarygaren 🌱#PNWgardening
January?
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New blog post up today, Happy New Year! It's my annual Year in Review post, looking at the garden through the months. 🌱 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #PNWgardening #droughtadaptedgarden #droughttolerantlandscape #yearinreview 🌱
2025: A Year in Review
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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Happy holidays from all of us at Chickadee Gardens, including the kittehs, the hoomans, Sweet Pea the turkey and all the hens. A new post up today, a card from us to you, of sorts. Cheers. 🌱 #chickadeegardens 🌱 #PNWgardening
A Holiday Card
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The December garden is in full swing. There is still a lot to see out there. New post up at chickadeegardens.com #chickadeegardens #pnwgarden #PNWgardening #oregongarden #droughtadapedgarden 🌱
December
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New post up! We've been here at our property ten years now, time for a few fun before and afters. #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #beforeandaftergarden #oregongardening 🌱
Ten Years: Before and After
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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A new post is up now at chickadeegardens.com all about vines in my garden. From evergreen to deciduous, sun to shade lovers this is an inventory of what grows upwards in my garden. What are your favorite vines for screening and adding layers? #chickadeegardens #vines #gardening #pnwgardening 🌱🌳
Vines at Chickadee Gardens
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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On the blog this week a look at autumn foliage. It's pretty colorful out there. Happy Halloween! 🌱 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #autumngarden #halloweengarden #autumncolor #fallcolor
Full On Autumn
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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I have a new post up today at chickadeegardens.com about the wonderful Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle. It's a special place and I'm lucky enough to be able to see it twice a year. Here's the autumn version #chickadeegardens #millerbotanicalgarden #pnwgardening #seattlegarden #botanicalgarden 🌱
October Visit to the Miller Botanical Garden
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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A new blog post is up looking at seasonal interest in the garden, especially in the form of flowers. Lots of drought adapted plants here too. 🌱🌳 #chickadeegardens #pnwgardening #droughtadaptedgarden #summerdrygarden #autumngardening #latesummergardening
Seasonal Interest
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New post up, finally, about the late summer garden and feeling all the feels of loss. But the garden heals. It may be hot and crunchy out there but some plants are super survivors and actually still look good. #chickadeegardens #summerdrygarden #droughttolerantgarden #pnwgardening #pnwgardening 🌱
Band Aids and Healing
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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New post up today about drought tolerant plants and how they look in August at chickadeegardens.com 🌱 #chickadeegardens #PNWGardening #droughtadaptedgardens #droughttolerantgardening #summerdrygarden
Dry August Garden
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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A new post is up today at chickadeegardens.com all about growing drought adapted plants that have a lush feel. What are your additions to this list? #chickadeegardens #droughttolerantgarden #pnwgarden #droughtadaptedlandscape 🌱
Dry + Lush
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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A new post is up about the summer garden, a tribute to my mom who passed away last week. Her love of gardening set me off on a lifetime of wonder. Hug your loved ones, folks. #chickadeegardens #gardentribute #pnwgardening #fortheloveofmom #junegarden 🌱
Sadness and Joy
Chickadee Gardens is a garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants. We have 2 acres and grow food. Oregon and West Coast gardening focused
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