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Agaves in the artwork; at Pam's
During my October trip to Austin I got to stay at the cozy home of Pam and David Penick. Not only did this mean daily walks through Pam's garden (I have so many photos to share!), but I also got to...
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Minh's exotic garden, in Portland
The last several garden visits I've written about have been from Texas, today we're back in Portland and checking out a garden I learned of via Instagram. Minh messaged me last spring about damage on...
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A few thoughts on 2021, and my Instagram Top 9
Here we are, the last day of the second year marked by COVID. How is that even possible? Remember when we thought a few months would go by and it would all be over? Granted this year wasn't quite the...
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Winter, thus far
Those who define seasons by the astronomical calendar—and thus consider winter to be the weeks from December 21st to March 20th—are only 2-weeks into winter. But, if you're on meteorological time—as I...
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People and cactus; a few photos
While I had great fun making up stories to go with some of the vintage photos Andrew has given me (here, here, here), I found myself hesitant to do so when the subject of the photo was simply people...
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Maggie's Factoria garden
Back in September, after touring Scott's Seattle garden, we jumped in Scott's trusty plant-mobile and headed across the water to see Maggie's garden in Factoria, Maggie is another amazing plantsperson...
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Because more plants is always the answer
The sparkle of Christmas became nothing but a memory pretty quickly around here, gone even before we celebrated the New Year. In it's place I wanted the mantel covered with lots of "living green" along...
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My visit to The Well and Porch—in Summerland
I had the entire final day of our November trip to SoCal free to soak up the sun and explore area gardens and nurseries. I had no specific plans other than to drive up the 101 towards Santa Barbara,...
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January 2021, Bloomday
Well, I may not have many blooms, but at least I had sunshine for bloom hunting. While rain and dark skies have been in abundance the last few months here in Western Oregon, there have been a few sunny...
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Into the mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains are part of the Transverse Ranges that lie between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert. I think of these mountains as the (sometimes) snowy peaks that lie beyond the...
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I visited the Miller Garden again; Part One
Pre-COVID—if you can remember back that far—I was scheduled to give a talk for the Northwest Horticultural Society up in Seattle. The NHS is tied to the Elisabeth C. Miller Library at the Center for...
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I visited the Miller Garden again; Part Two
On Wednesday I shared the first half of my September visit to the Miller Garden, just north of Seattle. Today we resume the visit, stepping down to the lower garden—where of course I had to stop and...
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Terra Sol Garden Center, a November visit
I think it's time for a good old garden center visit, don't you? Terra Sol GC in Santa Barbara (some sources say Goleta) was on my radar thanks to Kris of Late to the Garden Party. I hadn't planned to...
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Visiting Henry Hagg Lake; in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range
Weekend before last Andrew and I headed west for an outdoor adventure. He had fishing in mind, I just wanted to get out and stretch my legs and my eyes. Of course in January, in Oregon, that means I'm...
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A trio of Portland garden drive-bys
This first garden sighting happened back in mid-December, the same day I drove by Minh's spiky wonderland. The combo of the large Echium wildpretii and the gorgeous arctostaphylos are what caught my...
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The John Fairey Garden Mosaic by Dixie Friend Gay
Back in October Pam (Digging) and I spent almost three hours wandering around the John Fairey Garden in Hempstead, Texas. It wasn't until we'd just about finished and headed to the nursery to do a...
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Beyond Wild: Gardens and Landscapes By Raymond Jungles, a book review
Early last December I watched a Garden Conservancy lecture with landscape architect Raymond Jungles. The topic was his latest book; Beyond Wild: Gardens and Landscapes By Raymond Jungles. I was so...
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The Kuzma/Halme Hummingbird Garden, 2021 visit
You didn't think a year was going to go by without my visiting and writing about the the Kuzma/Halme Hummingbird Garden, did you? Last September Andrew and I had the pleasure of joining Sean Hogan and...
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Inspired by the Forest, and Françoise
Readers familiar with my love of moss might wonder if I bring bits home from our treks out in to the forest. Yes, occasionally. I adhere to a simple code of my own ethics, only taking a little of what...
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