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A Memorial Garden to help honor and rescue Golden Retrievers.

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To Dream A Garden

October 18, 2020 by Ogee

“I knew it would be bigger…but…” We had an honored guest in the garden this weekend. Laure is a master gardener and the original architect of the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden going back more than ten years. Her design drawings are still housed in our shed, although the garden has morphed quite a bit over time. The plan called for themed beds. Some, like the White Garden and Rose Garden bed are still as intended. We found that others like […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature Photography • Tags: Asters, Fall Garden, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, To Dream A Garden

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Spring Will Come: Red-y or Not

January 26, 2020 by Ogee

I am trying desperately to keep up with the advancing spring…in January! Crocuses, hyacinth, narcissus…even ceanothus and mid-season tulips are pressing up. We only had two days of mild frost this “winter.” The roses were still blooming when we did our annual pruning. There is no stopping the youthful march of spring now – either in the garden or in the dogs’ Senior Yard. Affectionately referred to as Sugar Shack Acres, this is where dogs that are unable or unlikely […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden • Tags: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, hydrocephalus in dogs, Sanctuary Dogs, Senior Dogs, Spring blooms

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A Garden Is Not a Place

May 12, 2019 by Ogee

“A garden is not a place: it is a passage, a passion. We don’t know where we’re going; to pass through is enough; to pass through is to remain.” ~ Octavio Paz I am never alone in the garden. When all have left and I have it to myself, I am still surrounded by the memories of all that remain.

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden • Tags: Clematis, gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Jupiter's Beard, Love in a Mist, Octavio Paz

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Launching Pad

April 29, 2018 by Ogee

My author friend met through this blog, Stanley Horowitz, has just completed his new book. Titled “Can You Read the Tea Leaves of Autumn: The Poetic Wisdom of the Four Seasons,” he shared a copy with me. I’m not sure of his plans for it, but I hope he finds a way to publish it. The book is a continuation of the theme established in his now famous quote with his keen and poetic observations of each month of the […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature Photography • Tags: #gardening, dog rescue, Gardens Golden Retrievers, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature Photography, Spring Garden

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Four Seasons of the Memorial Garden (A Video)

March 15, 2016 by Ogee

Categories: Photography • Tags: Four seasons of garden, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Photography

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Garden Update: Listen for the Rain

January 4, 2016 by Ogee

Winter arrived with a blast of cold. It blanketed the garden in little crystals and frozen bird baths each morning for a week. A final whisper from the north to the garden: “go to sleep.” We have learned to let the garden stand instead of conducting an end-of-season clean up. The dead stalks provide cover from the cold for the future growth below. While we have had some nice December rainfall, the total still put us at “average”; nowhere close to […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: California El Nino, Gardens Goldens, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Winter Garden

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Worth Working For

January 25, 2015 by Ogee

Now begins the time when every day turns up another treasure – a hint of how the garden will take shape this year. Lots of people appreciate the final result, but a gardener takes pleasure in watching each step that unfolds from their labor. Now I know, a refuge never grows from a chin in the hand and a thoughtful pose Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose. ~ Indigo Girls It’s a cliché – and it’s true […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Bees Macro, Dog Adoption, Dog Stories, First signs of spring, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Iris, Photography

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Tree of Remembrance

September 21, 2014 by Ogee

Jody Jones is Homeward Bound’s president and our tireless leader; a woman with a passion for rescue. She and her husband, Mike, planted the seeds of Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary years ago. Over time, it has grown into something truly remarkable. The Memorial Garden was her vision as well. With saving lives as the priority, the undertaking was frequently sidelined. For years, it remained mostly a dream. But Jody is a woman full of (stubborn) patience, optimism […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Garden Art, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Metal Tree, Remembrance

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A Garden’s Friend

August 24, 2014 by Ogee

As dog is man’s (and woman’s) best friend – I find that Lavender is the garden’s. A loyal giver, and a hard worker – it offers much to its surroundings. Its strong sturdy stalks support delicate sweet flowers. Its soft blue grey goes along and gets along with everyone. It rebounds well from adversity, spreads heavenly perfume… expects little, and gives a lot. Happy to be a supporting player – but fully capable of leading the charge. It is a […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dogs Best Friend, gardening, Goodness, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Lavender

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