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August's Bloomday, for 2018
The West is on fire and our skies are thick with smoke haze. I got out and took these photos early in the morning, the sun wasn't too high and the haze not too thick. My timing was just right, it got...
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Crackedpots at McMenamins Edgefield, 2018
I think this was my third trip to Edgefield for the Crackedpots show. Wandering the gardens of Edgefield is always a good time, add in people watching, stuff for sale...and it's a fun outing. While...
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Visiting Far Reaches Farm, in Port Townsend, WA
The final stop on last Saturday's day of plant fun, with Peter and Alison, was Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend, Washington — and no, you haven't missed my other posts, I rarely do things in order,...
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In a Vase on Monday, hybrid vases and a gift I have to share...
What the heck, it's a hybrid "Vase on Monday" collection but I'm sharing them anyway.Last Friday evening I cut a few Sarracenia stems that had flopped or broken and stuck them in a vase.Then Andrew...
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Rhipsalis — epiphytic and epilithic, new world and old world — what's not to...
Andrew asked about the new plant behind the sink, the one on the far left.This one, a Rhipsalis. He's got a curious mind and always asks what a plant is, but primarily wants to know where it came from...
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Wednesday Vignette, pop up cactus stand
After seeing this photo on Instagram I drove out to the location of the pop-up cactus stand so I could take my own photo and support the owner with praise and some cash. Unfortunately the day I drive...
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Visiting Dan Hinkley's Windcliff Part One: the driveway and front garden
It's only been a few years now that photography has been allowed during a visit to Dan Hinkley's home garden, Windcliff. I suppose I should be grateful my first visit (after all these years!) fell...
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Visiting Dan Hinkley's Windcliff Part Two: the back garden
It just so happens I toured Monrovia Nursery on Tuesday, as some of you may know Dan Hinkley has a collection of plants at Monrovia. Why am I telling you this (other than to let you know there will be...
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The 2018 Oregon Association of Nurseries Farwest Show
This year's Farwest Show is in the bag, it's always fun to wander the show floor and and see what's upcoming in the industry — almost as much fun as it is to run into friends, new and old. Below is the...
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More is more (and in this case), more is definitely better
The Bromeliad tree has grown since it's debut here on July 30th. Not in the way a tree would normally grow of course, but in the way a dead tree festooned with Bromeliads might.A trip to the orange big...
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Wednesday Vignette; that Agave!
Anyone who follows me on Instagram knows this particular Agave ovatifolia is featured frequently. What can I say, it practically begs to have it's photo taken. I must oblige, again...Weather Diary, Aug...
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The Mangaves, where are they now?
Back in May 2017 I shared photos of a box of Mangaves that arrived on my doorstep. They were tiny little plants, plug-size, the roots not even filling a 2" pot. Since I don't live in an ideal Mangave...
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Strolling the Outlaw's garden...
The Saturday morning on which Alison, Peter and I set out for points north (the trip I'm calling our Kitsap adventure) we met up at Peter's garden. I was quite thrilled when he asked if we wanted to...
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A labor of love
I should have a business card that says "Will work for Agaves"... because apparently I do.A house with an amazing garden, which I wrote about back in 2012 (here), recently sold and I was contacted by...
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A day at Monrovia...
Never one to turn down the offer of a "behind the scenes" nursery tour, I found myself in Dayton, Oregon — at the offices and growing grounds of Monrovia — bright and early on the morning of August...
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Wednesday Vignette; okay so I bought another rusty container...
Back when I visited Cracked Pots at Edgefield I passed on a great rusty metal planter from Indio Metal Arts. Evidently my resolve to "be careful I don't add so much visual clutter you are no longer...
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A visit to the new location of Digs, Inside and Out
I used to be rather spoiled. Digs, Inside & Out was located just 5 minutes from my house. I could stop by whenever the mood hit, plus their amazing twice yearly "one day only" half-off sales were...
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Gardening next door to Windcliff — my visit to the Brindley garden
Imagine living next door to Dan Hinkley's Windcliff, would the plant passion rub off on you? Or would you veer off in the opposite direction and just let the native plants of the area take over, vowing...
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The Mysterious Case of the Grevillea Chigger
This is the area just north of our patio as it looks today, this part of the garden underwent a make-over when the large, floppy Grevillea australis was removed this last spring.That green mass below...
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A late summer visit to Chickadee Gardens
Almost three years ago my friend Tamara, and her husband David, moved from a small Portland garden to a 2-acre parcel of land in St. Helen's Oregon. I'm sure many, if not most, of you follow her blog...
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