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Wednesday Vignette, Musella lasiocarpa
A roll of plant tags left alone long enough to become a small moss garden, in a greenhouse at Rare Plant Research...Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by Flutter & Hum. All material © 2009-2016 by...
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The Garden of Jeffrey Bale
It was with anticipation and curiosity that I visited the garden of Jeffrey Bale here in Portland. I've seen several photos and imagined it to be a densely planted, colorful oasis. But truth be told, I...
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"Red Sky at Night"...favorite plants at the end of May
As assembled this post I couldn't help but hear my dad reciting the old rhyme "red sky at night, sailors' delight, red sky at morning sailors take warning" it's one of those childhood memories that...
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In a Vase on Monday: an unusual opportunity
A particularly wet weekend had the lower branches of our Magnolia macrophylla bending down to the point even I (at 5ft 3in) had to duck to walk under them. I had to admit it was time to at least prune...
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Things you really should be doing – if you're in the Portland area
It’s summer! I know, not technically – but Memorial Day serves as an unofficial startling line and I’m happy to celebrate it. And you know what…there is so much going on right now! The next two months...
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Wednesday Vignette – Agave sale
Does an ad from the newspaper count as a vignette? I think so, especially when it causes your heart to race...But then I read the fine print. Denim and Knitwear, damn.Wednesday Vignettes are hosted by...
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The Taft Garden, Part 1
When it comes to life-altering experiences (of the positive kind) have a theory that there are two kinds of people. One group finds these experiences are enriched through sharing them, talking about...
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The Taft Garden, Part 2
We're back at the Taft...if you clicked on yesterday's link and read Denise's post then you already saw photos of this house. I'd forgotten it was part of the garden and was hesitant to get too close,...
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The time has come for The Aeonium Challenge...
It’s taken me awhile to wrap my head around this one. Past challenges have been about taking a less than trendy plant (here and here) and using it in a new way, causing one to "reevaluate" its...
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My plants are happy...
The heat is doing crazy things in my garden, and I don't think it's just this year's heat (although it's been hot, really hot). Last summer was a scorcher and our winter didn't bring temperatures below...
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Wednesday Vignette; Echium don't care...
We've all seen a plastic nursery pot sit too long on the ground and root right into the soil. This my friend is that phenomenon taken to the next level. Not only is the trunk of this plant about the...
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Solabee – North!
I never thought I'd become one of those people who doesn't get downtown. Downtown is where it's at! And I was frequently there, until I wasn't. I've become a boring old married person who just doesn't...
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The garden of Storc and Comeau
It's always a good sign when a happy, healthy, Schefflera is the first thing to great you when visiting a new-to-me open garden. It's a not so secret handshake that lets me know a fellow plant lover...
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In a Vase on Monday, can I do blue?
Blue has never been a color I can cozy up to. I just don't get its appeal.But since Andrew has been working on a new series of night pictures – which are largely deep blue paint on a black background –...
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The 2016 ANLD Garden Tour
Coming up this Saturday, June 18th, is the 12th annual Association of Northwest Landscape Designers garden tour here in the Portland area. I went on a pre-tour last week and wanted to share a few...
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June 2016, Garden Blogger's Bloomday
Here we are another month gone by...it's Bloomday! What's blooming in your garden? Our hostess Carol, at May Dreams Gardens, rounds up all the blogger's posts (check them out here). In my garden I'm...
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Personal inspiration from the 2016 ANLD Tour
I felt it was important that I first do an overview post on the 2016 ANLD Tour – to give those who might be tempted to go a look at all the gardens and the great things that professional designers can...
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My new garden bulletin board – part of the Aeonium Challenge
I love a garden project, especially when it gives me a new place to put plants! Let's look at the "parts" that make up this whole...Part 1: I first fell for these round disc planters when I visited Sky...
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Trachycarpus trunk gardens...
I'm thrilled my Trachycarpus fortunei is finally a size that says "I am a palm tree!" loud and clear. I can actually stand under it, the tallest fronds obscure the roof of the neighbor's garage – all...
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A quick trip back to Spokane...
I spent a week in late March up at my parents place in Spokane. It was lovely, but spring comes later there (USDA Zone 5/6 depending) so I was unable to share much of my parents garden then. However my...
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