SRD and his Daughter, Diana
You would be excused for
assuming that in the far northern climate of Anchorage there would be a dearth
of summer color in the short growing season. I would like to dispel any such notion. I have never seen flower beds and hanging
pots more glorious than the 1300 baskets hanging on every lamp post and the approximately
80,000 flowers filling every border, window box and flowerbed around
Anchorage. I was fortunate to see one
of the crew of workers caring for the downtown hanging pots yesterday and I
asked him about the flowers. He told me
they water each of them every day with a fertilizer mix of 10-30-20 in every
watering. So, I assume that if I do that
at home I will have pots as successful and dramatic as these! I wonder if the 20 hours of sunshine, or at
least daylight, every day of summer makes a difference??
The Gardener
TL and my Awesome Girl!
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| Westchester Lagoon |
One of our favorite
parks in Anchorage is Westchester Lagoon and Coastal Trail. We discovered it when Diana
and John lived on the other side of town and we could walk or bicycle to
it. Now it’s an easy detour when we’re
in the downtown area or we can still ride a bike there from their new house on the
Tony Knowles Trail. A few years of
improvements have enhanced the plantings, created a world-class playground, and
renewed the walking trail and wetlands with native grasses. The trail goes through wetlands, over a
stream and salt marshes and opens to a vista of the Cook Inlet and mountains
beyond.
Marshes
Salt Marsh
The playground was so much fun -- and strong enough for grownups!
Shall we try?
YES!!
A beautiful memorial bench and flower garden
I had NO idea Anchorage was so full of color! I'm just lovin' all the pictures.
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