Posts by Carol Murray
Spring Newsletter
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Read MoreBountiful Home: Thriving Then and Now
First, a little history of Bountiful Home and Nursery: As a 14-year-old, Todd Waddell sat on the back porch under a sprawling Cecil Brunner rose playing with crickets. His mother was inside selling her Nigella pods to Joan Searle, fondly known at that time in Edmonds as “The Weed Lady.” As the teenager waited, overlooking…
Read MoreMessage From The Edmonds in Bloom President
From Winter to Spring…
Winter gardens speak of promise, not loss. They remind us that dormancy and rest are an important part of growth, and stillness is an important part of learning. Every season in the garden brings a different set of responsibilities and opportunities. Spring, summer, fall, and winter – however they unfold for us, are unique and purposeful—each season bringing opportunities of its own. Read More…
Message From Our President – 2020
The Edmonds in Bloom board of directors is thinking a lot about you and about our plans for the summer. This, our 25th Anniversary year, was planned as a celebration of gardening and enhancing our community through floral activities and projects. We hope to continue our scheduled events, but like all organizations in our community, we…
Read MoreUpcoming Year
Today is a blustery day in Edmonds, yet from my cozy armchair I look out and smile with expectancy at my Arnold’s Promise witch hazel, its dazzling yellow blossoms reassuring me that spring, and warmer gardening days, are on the way. Winter here in Edmonds is typically a season for armchair gardening. In the midst…
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