SAGBUTT prevents B-LOC

Seattle Area Garden Bloggers United To Talk (SAGBUTT) 

prevents Boredom-induced-Loss-of-Consciousness (B-LOC)

This unforgettable acronym for our garden blogging group
was coined in jest by Karen, whose blog is Greenwalks.

Much to her surprise, the group voted to adopt it and it stuck.

The inspiration and plan came together for us 'virtual friends' 

to meet in person for the first time on Feb 7, 2009

to share ideas, tips, and recommendation on blogging, plants, 

nurseries and just about anything and everything.

 

Thanks to Melanthia of Garden Muse,

this month we reconvened after a bit of a hiatus.

As with any group, some people couldn't attend~

~Karen, we missed you and the others!~

but many did gather: Melanthia, of course, hosted; 

Alison of Bonney Lassie; Catherine of A Gardener in Progress; 

Julia of Polka Dot Galoshes; Molly of Life on Tiger Mountain; 

Paula of Petunia's Garden; and Yvonne

came together for the day to visit and share.

After touring Melanthia's wonderful gardens, visiting with each other, 

the chickens, dogs, and family; 

after supping (actually 'lunching'~I can make up words too, GW!) 

and sipping while resting in the warm sun on her deck, 

we ventured out for some 'official' garden tours.

This house and garden were on the drive to Ciscoe's garden

As mentioned in my previous post, we'll venture forward, 

covering One Garden At a Time (OGAT), 

today viewing Ciscoe Morris' gardens. 

Some of my fellow SAGBUTTs have already posted about this, 

so be sure to visit their blogs to read more and see their amazing images.

This little bat fascinated many of us.
Who wouldn't want one of these in their garden?

Cute flowering cacti were grouped together.

They looked so soft you wanted to touch,
but you knew if you did, you'd say OUCH!

This one reminded me of a bird with downy feathers,
or maybe a baby penguin slouching with a small crown on its head.
Do you see it? Okay, maybe it's just my wild imagination!

DUDE!

Eryngium

Pretty flower, no?

Can you see the fountain?

Physocarpus - Ninebark

Acer griseum - Paperbark maple

Tomato plant with companions

Click on the image to see the yellow jacket on the water's surface

Color explosion

Busy bee

I took all these images during a Northwest Horticultural Society (NHS) 

members-only tour of the NHS Board Members' gardens.

Northwest Horticultural Society has a Facebook page here.

That's about it, so until the next OGAT -

Happy Gardening!

~Aerie-el