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As always there was much to inspire at a recent and wet visit to Cistus. Entering this world-famous Oregon nursery that I am so lucky to have regular access to really does give me the overwhelming feeling of being a kid in a candy store. It's hard to know where to...
Boo, y'all.
From bats to spiders to ghosts, read on as we shine a light on our top 13 strange and dark plant selections for goth gardens. And to be honest, most of these plants are less Miss Havisham's macabre garden and more sophisticated plant collector, in case that's not your...
I’ve long had mixed feelings about mums that suddenly pop up at grocery stores in the Fall, looking like outsize flower mushrooms. I’ve tried not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but they're just so loud and unnatural looking. However, a few years ago I happened upon some...
Fall is time to dream big and a great time for planting. We have so many good plant choices for landscape projects you can purchase in abundance. Have them delivered right to your doorstep ready for planting day. Read on for highlights of our favorite plants currently...
For pros and those of you with big landscaping projects, this is our current listing of plants available in large quantities. We have listed plants with 50 or more available, along with their sizes in this handy cheat sheet for convenient skimming. You can also head...
Read on for 5 hardy plants among our new arrivals that have our heart racing: Evergreen shrubs Because now is a good time to think about the garden view after the summer standouts fade, evergreen shrubs top our list for fall planting. These will form the backbone of...
Let’s all make some jazz hands for…GROUNDCOVERS! I know, I know, they may seem boring or like a filler, an afterthought, a placeholder for something more exciting. Hakonechloa But they can be a main attraction when they look as dazzling as the glowing and cascading...
I garden in the Pacific Northwest zone 8b where so many plants are happy to set root. Here are a few favorite groundcovers. I call them all favorites--the way Babe the Pig's mom calls them all Babe. So there's that. 1. Azorella...
I bought Firmiana simplex aka Chinese Parasol Tree as a wee plant and promptly put in the ground. I couldn't see it behind the wall of Rhodocoma capensis out back by the fence, though figured eventually it'd be tall enough. Alas, when I did check, it had been...