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Because, as we've discussed, a plant void is BAD
It was finally time to bring in my ceramic Point Pot. We haven't had a freeze yet, but the forecast is flirting with cool temperatures. Plus even with it's unique shape it's collected a substantial...
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Wednesday Vignette: the power of gardens, all gardens
This unusual autumn vignette comes from the grounds of The Urban Farmer, a garden supply store in Richmond, CA. I spent last Saturday there, as part of a Pacific Horticulture Society board meeting.It's...
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Merrifield Garden Center, a stop on the 2017 Garden Bloggers Fling
Merrifield's Garden Center was an early morning stop on the last day of the 2017 Garden Bloggers Fling in the Capital Region. I was still half asleep, and really just wanted to focus on shopping, so my...
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Mexican Sour Gherkins, a vegetable I'll grow again
Early last spring I started Melothria scabra seeds (aka Mexican Sour Gherkins). I'd never grown them but was excited to give it a go. Then in late May I happened upon a 4" container of the plant at...
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Getting ready for winter, Part Three of Four...
I had planned to do a much better job for this, the third installment of my "getting ready for winter" series. However when it came time to actually get the work done I wasn't in a mood to grab the...
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New dish planters for the season's change
My September "end of month favorites" feature was on the dish planters I designed earlier in the summer...At the time I mentioned their days in the sun were numbered, and indeed they've now been moved...
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Wednesday Vignette, who wore it better?
Last week, on Halloween, Andrew appeared at the front door to "trick or treat" with the neighborhood kids. He got a beer and I got a trio of this colorful Gerbera Daisy, with it's mum-like center.The...
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The South Waterfront Park, getting out to enjoy the sun
The last week of October was sunny and relatively warm — gorgeous autumn weather in other words — the kind of weather you must take advantage of if you can. I decided to take Lila on a little adventure...
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A little tropicalisimo on the Portland Waterfront
There are three large planting circles in Tom McCall Park along the Portland Waterfront, and they're all chock-full of fabulous plants. I wrote about two of them in 2013, when I was on jury duty...
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In a Vase on Monday, but not
Today — in honor of the "In a Vase on Monday" meme's 4th anniversary — Cathy (Rambling in the Garden) has challenged us to think outside the vase and be inventive with our arrangements: "You are...
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Ravenna Gardens, it's been awhile...
It had been a long while since I'd visited Ravenna Gardens. Hell, it'd been along awhile since I'd been to Seattle at all, how is it that I've only been managing once a year trips? I used to live there...
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November 2017 Bloomday Blooms
This November's Bloomday is one of the least florific I remember here in my garden. Of course memories can deceive so I did a quick look back at November 2016 and 2015 and yep, it's true. Several of...
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Revisiting the garden of a friend...
I hope my friend Steve won't take offense if I describe him as a casual gardener. While he's got great taste in plants (and everything else) — and has created a super garden around his Beacon Hill...
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Special, my visit to the Highline Botanical Garden
My Seattle visits typically wrap-up on Sunday, mid-morning, and it's time to head back to Portland. On the way home I try plan some sort of garden or nursery tour. Since it had been snowing on and off...
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Bulbs; over 95 of them to get in the ground
Several weeks ago I received an email from Michelle Gervais, of John Scheepers flower bulb company (if her name sounds familiar it's probably because she was an an editor for Fine Gardening Magazine...
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Wells Medina Nursery
I managed to work in a visit to Wells Medina Nursery during my recent Seattle (area) roadtrip. It had been years, many years (20?) since I'd been here. That was back when I lived in Seattle and...
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Wednesday Vignette, a moody corner
Okay one more from my friend Steve's place. This corner vignette felt so moody...so warm, and so “autumn in Seattle”.What's the perfect plant for a trio of vintage blue pots? Grafted cactus of course.I...
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Happy Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S.A...I am thankful for my friends and family, and for the comfortable life I am able to live. I am thankful for the ground in which I garden, and the fact that I am...
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A blue Cousin Itt and surprise Opuntia — pictures from my parent's garden
We spent the weekend of November 11th up in Spokane attending my nephew's wedding (ask me how old that makes me feel, after-all I was there the day that kid was born). I was surprised to see my parents...
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Back to the Garden Bloggers Fling and our stop at the garden of Peg Bier
Let's go back to last June's Garden Bloggers Fling shall we? Today we'll visit Peg Bier's garden in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.From our Fling itinerary: "Peg is a local gardening legend. In her words:...
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