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We live in Gold Hill (between medford and grants pass). About 6 blocks away from the Rogue River (as the crow fly's).
I like your idea about the morning glory's, I had some of those once and they were so pretty! I really like the picture that Weezi has of that morning glory unbrella she has, that is awesome!

I'm going to go get our flowers tomorrow to plant in front of our front deck, yayyyyy! I have a list about a mile long but the first on it is the Columbine, those are beautiful.

I got that planted reallllllllly late.. Of course :rolleyes: and I needed bigger containers/pots at the legs and base of the umbrella, the one's I had were too small to get a good root system for them, but it was cute what did grow....

And the darn woodchuck loved them too much and gave them haircuts like 3 times.. Grrrrrrrr!!!

I if I can ever get out there to get my seeds started, I will try to do that early..

Right on Weezie, I want to see pics of it when you get it all growing up top. I bet it's even prettier then I have pictured in my head.

I was born in Grants Pass my mom still lives there.. and my dad lives in medford LOL how funny...miss the mountains there...
Any how I was thinking of getting some bamboo posts and twining them together to make an arbor type thing. I am sure my boys will wreck it though

That sounds cool........take it from me, I raised 2(boy and girl-both grown now:) ) and I would just threaten to take away their video games and they were pretty darn good!! LOL

LOL I have 3 boys 11,4,&almost 2 give me a run for my money thats for sure!! I am sure it will be a short lived arbor

Great pics in this topic! Love all of the flowers!

Thanks triss I was dreaming of spring and posted this... can't wait till summer !!!

I am ready for my first blooms too!

I hear ya... actually thinking this year of trying to propagate it and send it to my friends.. all the great leader vines...

Where did you re-locate to washington from Triss?

We were in Nebraska before this and California before that. I have also lived in Colorado and Delware as a kid.

wow you have been around the states huh..
I lived in wa. when I was a little wee one.. It is pretty there..lots of rain,trees,flowers.. I remember I always tried to transplant the ferns from the woods to give to mom they always died!!

I just transplanted a fern that Bill gave me. So far it is doing well and starting to unfold its stems. It is pretty cool.

LOL I lived in The Dalles,Oregon dry as a bone area they fried!!!!
Actually a pretty area if you are not to far north take a day trip down the george area... Hood River, Cascade locks, beautiful drive and lots of places to stop and look around...
I used to take a drive around the back of mount hood there is this town called rhodedendron FULL of the shrubs just beautiful in the spring.

I remember going through the Dalles when we drove here. Loved going along the river and seeing the big dam in that area. It is on my list of places to go this summer on a weekend drive.

My dad works there.. At The Dalles Dam... Hate the town though... If my parents didn't live there I would never go back!!
It is a pretty drive by the river though!

That is cool your dad works at the dam. Do they do tours? And how often do you get back?

In the spring summer they do... They used to have a train that took you through thinking I heard my dad say it they quit using it.. but the tour itself is awsome if you plan on going make sure you take a lunch for the park at the end of the tour.. used to be nice but haven't been there since I was 12.(OMG that was 20 years ago lol).. last time i got back wow its been a while now 4 years now I will call my dad and ask about the train..

ohh and do you like Rodeo's there is a lot of great ones around there too...

I have been to a couple of rodeos. I know I want to take the kiddos to at least one of them cuz it is an experience that everyone should have. They are a lot of fun!

Yeah they are.. There is so many things to do there if you are willing to drive the extra miles. All so different and unique!!

We are definitely drivers. We enjoy piling all the kids in the car on a Saturday morning and not coming back until Sunday night. We want to do that as often as we can in the summers now that we are in a place where there are things to see again!

what part of washington do you live in? I lived in Tacoma, Camus (smelly paper mill) Then we moved to The Dalles. I know mostly the areas in Oregon but a couple in washington my Grandparents used to have a cabin on Long beach Wa I know there is a cute amusement park there.

We live near Chehalis, just about an hour south of Tacoma.