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NE Portland fences and bamboo...(plus a bonus podcast link!)
I got lost on the way to where I was going and found this great fence with peekaboo windows.Fences can be so boring, it's nice to see one that changes things up a bit.Walking the length of the fence...
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Unexpected new planting space in the SW Corner
If things look immediately different in this photo it's probably because we got new patio furniture...I wish I could say I love it, but I don't. I mean I like it, and I like it a lot more than what we...
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New plants from the Sunset Western Garden Collection
It’s an exciting day when a box like this shows up at your front door.In case there was any mistaking what's inside.I didn’t see this warning……until I’d already torn into the box and lifted out the...
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Visiting the garden of Wes Younnie
My friend—artist and garden designer—Wes Younie, moved into the neighborhood a couple of years back. It's taken me much longer than it should have (I blame COVID) but I finally visited his garden last...
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My alternate early life in Monrovia, CA
I was a blond baby, a towhead. It wasn’t just the baby years either, that blond hair lasted into my toddler years and beyond. This however, is not a photo of me—although it looks a lot like my mom when...
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A Memorial Day Weekend hike, with consequences
While I would have been content with a 3-day weekend spent in the garden, Andrew had other ideas. He wanted to return to the Salmon River Trail, a magical place we visited last fall (my posts here and...
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A mess, a move (forever home) and surprises
Before we dive into today's blog post I should share that I put it together prior to the events I wrote about on Wednesday. Back when I was still actively gardening. I also have an update on my ankle....
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Finding a great garden in SE Portland
This is another one of those places I found while looking for someplace else. Not a bad problem to have really, not when the found garden is as lovely as this...Did you find yourself squinting, trying...
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When shrubs get leggy...
I've done light tip pruning in the past to promote new growth and/or to keep shrubs on the small and bushy side, but cutting into older wood—wood with no leaves—has always scared me. What if I make the...
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Back to the Huntington and a brief Australian immersion
It turns out that unintentionally hanging on to photos for a year and a half has some benefit, you've got material for when your broken ankle keeps you from venturing about! Speaking of that ankle,...
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Back to the Huntington and a look at the cycads
Prior to my 2019 visit (when these photos were taken), my last time to stroll the Huntington grounds was in 2014. Sometime during those intervening 5 years there were some pretty major changes around...
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Garden Bloggers Bloomday for June, 2021
Where there is a will.... yes I've managed to cobble together a Bloomday post. There are some pretty poor photos in this mix. But you take what you can get when you're mobility is restricted (a broken...
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Wednesday Vignette, bells
Clematis 'Bells of Emei Shan' about ready to burst...Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum. All material © 2009-2021 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction...
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Hanging pie plate, V3.0
The debut version of my hanging vintage pie plate appeared in the garden back in 2016. Inspired by a trip to Lotusland, I put it together to highlight a few bromeliads. Here's what it looked like...
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Palm trees are so depressing
An interesting thread developed recently on a PNW Gardening group on Facebook. The person who posted was moving some bamboo. He shared a dramatic photo of a stock tank full of bamboo in the air, being...
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A new focal point...
Walking through the gate and into our back garden is a bit of a sensory experience, as plants brush up against you and the jungle greets. Once you're in and look up—straight ahead—you see three pavers...
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So this is happening...
Living in the western half of the PNW used to mean summer didn't really get started until July, more specifically after July 4th. June could have some nice days but you couldn't count on a dry warm day...
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An Agave ovatifolia blooming in Portland...
This is a true drive-by post. As in Andrew agreed to drive by, while I stuck the camera out the window of the car. You do what you've got to do when you're working with only one leg! Those with an...
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My garden in June, before the extreme heat arrived
After ankle surgery I knew getting out to enjoy the daily developments in the garden would be tricky, there's no way out of our house that doesn't involve fairly dangerous steps. Thankfully, Andrew and...
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My Hortlandia 2021 haul...
Hortlandia, the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon's huge annual plant sale (see here and here for examples) was cancelled in 2020, as with most events that year a casualty of COVID. The ever-resilient HPSO...
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