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Big planting project? Plants with large quantities available Tags: Carex, echeveria, echinacea, eucomis, gardenia, mondo, Ophiopogon, sempervivum

Spring Scheming–Unusual flower bulbs from Secret Garden Growers Tags: allium, Allium siculum, camassia, Camassia cusickii, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria uva-vulpis, Galanthus, Galanthus ‘Hippolyta’, Iris, Iris japonica ‘Variegata’, Secret Garden Growers, Tulipa, Tulipa turkestanica

Playing favorites with Little Prince of Oregon Tags: agave, Agave attenuata, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Red Secret’, dianthus, Dianthus ‘Sooty’, ledebouria, Ledebouria cooperi, Little Prince of Oregon, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Podophyllum, Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, sagina, Sagina subulata, santolina, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’

Shop plants with large quantities available – October 13, 2023 Tags: Abutilon, acorus, adiantum, adromischus, aechmea, aeonium, agapanthus, agave, ajuga, alocasia, aloe, alpinia, anisocampium, anthurium, aphelandra, armeria, aroid, Asplenium, Athyrium, Begonia, blechnum, bletilla, brunnera, calathea, callistemon, campanula, Carex, chondropetalum, Corokia, cotyledon, crassula, cryptanthus, delosperma, dianella, dianthus, dicliptera, dierama, dionaea, drosera, dryopteris, dymondia, echeveria, echinacea, eleocharis, epimedium, epipremnum, erodium, eucomis, euonymus, Euphorbia, Farfugium, Fatsia, ficus, fragaria, gardenia, gasteria, Goeppertia, Gunnera, gypsophila, Hakonechloa, haworthia, haworthiopsis, hebe, heuchera, hosta, hoya, imperata, isotoma, jasminum, kalanchoe, lamium, ledebouria, Leptinella, liriope, Little Prince of Oregon, lobelia, lonicera, ludisia, mangave, monstera, muehlenbeckia, Musa, neoregelia, nepenthes, olearia, Ophiopogon, pachyphytum, pachysandra, pachyveria, pellionia, peperomia, philodendron, phlox, phormium, pilea, Podophyllum, polemonium, polypodium, polystichum, portulacaria, pyrrosia, rhipsalis, sagina, salvia, sanseveria, santolina, sarracenia, saxifraga, scindapsus, scleranthus, Sedum, selaginella, sempervivum, senecio, silene, sinocrassula, stephania, strawberry, streptocarpus, stromanthe, tacca, tillandsia, tradescantia, ugni, Veronica, vinca, viola, woodwardia, yucca

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a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium

Making connections Tags: cistus nursery, Corokia cotoneaster, Muehlenbeckia complexa, Pittosporum divaricatum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Sophora prostrata

Scleranthus uniflorus: a groovy groundcover Tags: Bolax gummifera, Little Prince of Oregon, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedums

Travel induced plant lust… Tags: Eriobotrya deflexa, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat

Making new plants, aka propagating Tags: Begonia luxurians, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Euphorbia, Euphorbia rigida, Passiflora, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia discolor

blades of garden: earning their keep Tags: Carex, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Iris confusa, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Ophiopogon, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants, yucca

A groovy plant: Rhodocoma capensis Tags: Cape Restio, Rhodocoma capensis

Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’ ? Tags: Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’

The edibles garden, 2016 style Tags: Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Agave weberi, Baby Cakes™ Blackberry, Black Cherry Tomato, Bocconia frutescens, Ginger mint, Passiflora incarnata, Perpetua™ Double-cropping blueberry, Pink Icing™ Blueberry, Red Russian kale, Sungold Cherry Tomato, thorn-less blackberry, Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’

a grand weekend out: the Willamette Valley Tags: asarum, blechnum, gossler farms, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Sarcococca

open garden season: Darcy Daniels’ digs Tags: Agave bracteosa, Allium christophii, Cordyline, Cryptomeria, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Camouflage’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, phormium, Rhododendron oxieanum var. oreonastes, Rosa glauca, sempervivum

Discovering a like-minded gardener Tags: Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘Cream Spike’, Opuntia, Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’, Sedum ‘Vera Jamison’, senecio

fall garden in the pacific northwest Tags: Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Salvia rosmarinus, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

More from a beautiful autumn Tags: Anemone japonica, chrysanthemum, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Diospyros kaki ‘Hachiya’, Farfugium, fuchsia, Ginkgo, Iris confusa, Lagerstroemia, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Metapanax delavayi, persimmon, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Punica granatum ‘Nana’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’

Happy Fourth of July 2016 Tags: Arundo donax ‘Variegata’, Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Monarda, Passiflora ‘Betty Miles Young’

operation outsmart the cats Tags: aloe, Cryptanthus ‘Black Mystic’, tillandsia

color by nature Tags: Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, Lagerstroemia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

getting plants planted, or not Tags: aloe, Echevaria ‘Black Prince’, Fatsia japonica

On Garden Design and Plant Shopping Tags: cistus nursery, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Garden Fever, Iris japonica, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

No Time Like the Present Tags: Acer palmatum, agave, Agave salmiana var. ferox, Azalea, Berberis, Carex, cistus nursery, miscanthus, Spiraea, Xera Plants

Grasses make me happy Tags: Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Hakonechloa macra, Little Prince of Oregon, Nassella tenuissima

mid July garden in the Pacific Northwest Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Canna musafolia, Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Wicky’, Echium wildpretii, Eryngium agavifolium, Galtonia candicans, Garden Fever, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Musa basjoo, Oenothera fremontii

it’s next week already Tags: Embothrium coccineum, gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Phormium ‘Sundowner’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants

a plantsman’s picks for winter interest Tags: Bovees Nursery, Buxus microphylla ‘Variegata’, Camellia cuspidata, Cornus sanguinea, Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, Garrya elliptica, gossler farms, hamamelis, mahonia, Parotia persica, Pieris

springtime plant lust Tags: Canna musafolia, Echium candicans ‘Variagata’, Garden Fever, Mahonia gracilipes, Osmanthus armatus ‘Jim Porter’, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’, phormium, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

Spring: come here, go there, fly with all you might. Tags: Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Magnolia laevilfolia, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Pulsitilla, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, Stachyurus salicifolia

plants to make a garden sing Tags: Bletilla striata, Cistus ‘Bennett’s White’, cistus nursery, Clematis, epimedium, Halimium ocymoides, Joy Creek Nursery, Paeonia Itoh, peony, Pulsatilla montana, Romneya coulteri, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

Michauxia campanuloides: a groovy outlier Tags: Michauxia campanuloides, Xera Plants

Cirsium occidentale aka Cobweb Thistle Tags: Cirsium occidentale, Echium wildpretii, Pennisetum macrourum, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

I wanted sun: now I miss shade. Tags: Acer palmatum disectum, Aralia californica, Asarum splendens, cistus nursery, Disporum ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Jasminum variegata, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Musa basjoo, Portland Nursery, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolinifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’

one thing leads to another — part II Tags: Acer aconitifolium, alocasia, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Contained Exuberance, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Cussonia paniculata, Cyperus papyrus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Garden Fever, Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, planter

tropical looking plants make me happy Tags: Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’, Brugsmansia ‘Double White’, Canna musafolia, Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’, Hesperaloe parviflora

plant lust list: Lobelia tupa aka Devil’s Tobacco Tags: gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Paeonia ‘Chinese Dragon’

Photo Shoot: A Fall Field Trip to Cistus Plant Nursery Tags: Abutilon, acorus, Begonia, calathea, callistemon, cistus nursery, cryptanthus, echinopsis, euonymus, lysionotus, mangave, Opuntia, parthenocissus, yucca

HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery, and beyond – part 2 Tags: Agave bracteosa ‘Monterey Frost’, cistus nursery, Romneya coulteri, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha, Schefflera delavayi, Stipa barbata, Yucca rostrata

the weather gods must be crazy Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, Carex, Jasmine, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Passiflora x ‘Betty Miles’, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Trochodendron aralloides, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

Yes of course you can grow that, or at least you should give it a try! Tags: agave, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Agave salmiana, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’

Garden on the Rise Tags: Albizia julibrissin, Betula utilis, Datura, Echium pininana, Fagus sylvatica ‘Rivers Purple’, Nicotiana, Opuntia

A Few Good Trees for Flamingo Park Tags: Acer circinatum, Acer plantanoides ‘Drummondii’, Albizia julibrissin, Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, Euscaphis japonica, Fagus riversii, Fagus sylvatica ‘Ansorgei’, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, Lagerstroemia x ‘Arapaho’, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Oxydendrum arbore, Rhus Staghorn Sumac, Riversii Purple European Beech, Stewartia gemmata, Vitex agnus-castus ‘Silver Spires’, x Chitalpa tashkent

Sexy bark and swaying grass, what else do you need? Tags: Acer griseum, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’, Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’, Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima

Transplants and Hitchhikers Welcome Here Tags: Agave bracteosa, Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’, Arctostaphylos ‘Rogue Gem’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, Canna musifolia ‘Red’, Darmera peltata, Euphorbia ‘Ruby’s Fen’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Rhodocoma capensis, Sedum, sempervivum, Zantedeschia aethiopica

A Quick Survey for Winter Interest Tags: Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Poncirus trifoliata, Yucca linearifolia

You Wanna See Something Really Scary? Tags: alocasia, Canna, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’

I Get Fickle Tags: Agave ‘Jaws’, Berbis replicata, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, loropetalum, Podocarpus macrophyllus, schefflera, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Yucca whipplei

Good fences make good gardens Tags: azara

We Interrupt this Winter for a Sun Break Tags: Acacia schaffneri, Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Chilopsis linearis, Echinocereus engelmanii, Hesperaloe funifera, Hesperaloe parviflora, Opuntia articulata v. papyracantha, Opuntia lindeimeri var. lindeimeri, Opuntia rufida, Opuntia violacea var. santa rita, Saguaro, Yucca angustissima, Yucca elata, Yucca thompsoniana

Is it Spring Yet? Tags: Dasylirion wheeleri, Dyckia, Helleborus argutifolius, Hesperaloe parviflora, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedums, sempervivum

Falling in love, with aloes Tags: agave, Aloe ‘David Verity’, Aloe dorotheae, Aloe erinacea, Aloe marlothii, Aloe mutabilis, Aloe saponaria, Aloe striatula, Aloe suzannae, Aloe vaotsanda x divaricata

my latest plant lust list Tags: Agave ‘Silver Surfer’, aspidistra, Canna musafolia, Canna musafolia ‘Rubra’, Cuphea ‘Strybing Sunset’, Daphnipyllum, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Melianthus, Trachycarpus fortunei, Verbascum ‘Arctic Summer’

Finding that elusive “winter interest”… Tags: aspidistra, camellia, Chimonanthus praecox, Daphne odora, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eriobotrya japonica, Iris confusa, Jasminum nudiflorum, Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Loquat, Mahonia lomariifolia, nandina, Pinus bungeana, Pinus parviflora ‘Cleary’, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Rhododendron calophytum, Rhododendron sinogrande

A Midwinter Walkabout Tags: agave, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ‘Rogue Gem’, Dasylirion wheeleri, Eriobotrya japonica, Farfugium, Loquat, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodocoma capensis, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedum rupestre ‘Blue Spruce’, Xera Plants, Yucca whipplei

plant lust, contained Tags: Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Corokia cotoneaster, dianthus, Musa basjoo, Sedum spurium, Tillandsia xerographica, Yucca rostrata

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Tags: Agave obscura, Agave parryi, Agave striata, Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren Roberts’, Arisaema ringens, Asplenium nidus, Beesia deltophylla, Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides, Dasylirion acrotrichum, Erica plukenetii, Greyia radlkoferi, Iris confusa, Lobelia aberdarica, Musschia wollastonii, Protea cynaroides, Yucca elata, Yucca filifera, Yucca thompsoniana

The roots (spikes) of my obsession Tags: agave, Agave ‘Mateo’, Agave bracteosa, Agave gracilipes, Agave lophantha, Agave neomexicana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Anigozanthos, cistus nursery

Is pruning the new planting? Tags: Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Sentinel’, Feijoa sellowiana, yucca, Yucca rostrata

I’ve got a bad case of magnolia lust Tags: cistus nursery, Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Magnolia maudiae

Your garden, in words… Tags: agave, Agave americana, Arctostaphylos, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Cordyline, Eriobotrya japonica, Eryngium agavifolium, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Magnolia macrophylla, Metapanax delavayi, phormium, schefflera, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca rostrata

Wednesday Vignette – Lots going on here Tags: Synadenium grantii rubra

I could use some inspiration Tags: Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Colocasia, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Xera Plants

thank you rain gods Tags: cistus nursery, Colocasia esculents ‘Black Coral’, Datura meteloides, Echium wildpretii, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Little Prince of Oregon, Pennisetum macrourum, Podophyllum pleianthum, Schefflera delavayi, Sedum, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’, Xera Plants

on conflating plant names Tags: Acanthus sennii, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Callistemon pallidus ‘Eleanor’, eryngium, Eryngium agavifolium, Eryngium variifolium, Grevillea juniperina, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’

More from McMenamins Kennedy School Tags: Acanthus mollis, Acanthus spinosus, Bupleurum fruticosum, Cornus kousa, Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea, Darmera peltata, Echium pininana, Eriobotrya japonica, hibiscus, Hydrangea quercifolia, Leonotis leonurus, Loquat, Loropetalum chinense, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Mahonia gracilipes, ovara virginiana ‘Variegata’, Pachysandra axillaris, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Pseudopanax laetus, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

I do declare: Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’ Tags: Canna musafolia ‘Red’, disporum, Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium

A luxurious carpet Tags: Sagina subulata, Sedum angelina, Senecio cineraria

Autumn abundance Tags: agave, Gunnera, Magnolia macrophylla, Melianthus, Opuntia, Xera Plants, Yucca rostrata

December foliage Tags: Agave weberi, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Sentinel’, Aspidistra elatior, Brachyglottis greyi, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Dasylirion wheeleri, Echium wildpretii, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Pyrrosia lingua ‘Variegata’, Sedum palmeri, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’, Senecio greyi

rain — with a little gardening thrown in Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, Maihuenia poeppigii, Romneya coulteri, sempervivum, Yucca whipplei

I’ve got yard and garden plans, sorta (pics added) Tags: Azara microphylla, cistus nursery, Elaeagnus x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’, Fatsias japonica, Genista aetnenis, Hesperaloe parviflora, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Stewartia gemmata

It’s getting kinda ferny around here… Tags: Arachniodes simplicior ‘Variegata’, Astrolepis sinuata, Cheilanthes argentea, cistus nursery, Dryopteris lepidopoda, gossler farms, Mahonia gracilipes, Pyrrosia lingua, Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’

The Oregon Garden has spikes! Tags: Agave bracteosa, Agave havardiana, Agave ovatifolia, Agave parryi, Agave parryi var. couesii, Araucaria araucana, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’, Eryngium pandanifolium var. lesseauxii, Hakea microcarpa, Musa basjoo, Opuntia, sempervivum, The Oregon Garden, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca baccata, Yucca nana, Yucca rostrata

Close Encounters of the Edgeworthia Kind Tags: edgeworthia, Edgeworthia Akebono, Lan Su Chinese Garden

to Spurge or not to Spurge Tags: Euphorbia myrsinites

The Oregon Garden, a finale Tags: abies, Abies concolor ‘Candicans’, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, cedrus, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’, Cedrus deodara ‘Silver Mist’, cunninghamia, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Cyclamen, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, petasites, Petasites giganteus, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus densiflora ‘Golden Ghost’, prunus, Prunus serrula, sciadopitys, Sciadopitys verticillata, The Oregon Garden

A visit to Lan Su Chinese Garden Tags: acorus, Aspidistra elatior, bergenia, Camellia transnokoensis, Carex, epimedium, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Iris confusa, Jasmine, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodea japonica, rhododendron, Sarcococca

plants on the move + some Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, cistus nursery, Datura, Datura wrightii, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, eryngium, Grevillea juniperina ‘Lava Cascade’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Opuntia humifusa, Opuntia Santa, Poncirus trifoliata, Ricinus communis, Sedum, Sedum takesimense

Lan Su Chinese Gardens redux Tags: Acorus ‘Variegatus’, Asarum splendens, Iris confusa ‘Martyn Rix’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Lorapetalum ‘Sizzling Pink’, Lorapetalum chinese var. rubrum, Ophiopogon planiscarpus ‘Nigrescens’, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron sinogrande

Tetrapanax, don’t make me sorry! Tags: Canna, Canna musafolia, Colocasia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

Less is more, or so they say… Tags: agave, callistemon, cistus nursery, Grevillea ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Grevillea victoriae, Magnolia laevifolia, Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’

If you’re not having fun in the garden, then what’s the point? Tags: Begonia coccinea, Magnolia macrophylla

The unifiers Tags: Agave americana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave weberi, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Euphorbia rigida, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Hakonechloa macra, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Opuntia basilaris, Schefflera taiwaniana, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachycarpus fortunei, Trachycarpus wagnerianus, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca gloriosa ‘Walbristar’, Yucca ilamentosa ‘Color Guard’, Yucca rostrata

plants to tuck in Tags: Carex ‘Ice Dance’, Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’, Carex testacea, Dryopteris wallachiana, epimedium, gossler farms, Luzula, Luzula sylvatica, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’

Winter Greenery Tags: Drimys, Drimys lanceolata, Dwarf Golden Oriental Spruce, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus perrinian, fatshedera, hebe, Hebe pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’, hedera, Hedera nepalensis, Ilex, Ilex crenata ‘Dwarf Pagoda’, Ilex crenata ‘Geisha’, Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’, monkey puzzle tree, Olea, Olea europaea, Olea europaea – 11th Avenue, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea orientalis ‘Firefly’, Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’, Picea orientalis ‘Van Speybrock, Veronica, winter interest, x crenata ‘Geisha’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Angyo Star’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Ribbon Candy’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Yvonne’s Petticoat’

Big planting project? Plants with large quantities available Tags: Carex, echeveria, echinacea, eucomis, gardenia, mondo, Ophiopogon, sempervivum

saga of the apple tree Tags: malus

if you had to pick a favorite plant… Tags: Arctostaphylos, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Eryngium agavifolium, Melianthus, Nolina, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

Greetings Gardeners Tags:

A tree’s a tree, unless it’s not Tags: agave, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Dicksonia antarctica, eucalyptus, Leucadendron

It’s showtime! Tags: agave, banksia, echeveria, edgeworthia, emothrium, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, rhododendron

It’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Tags: Abutilon x ‘Fairy Coral Red’, Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Alstroemeria isabellana, Anigozanthos ‘Amber Velvet’, Asphodeline lutea, Callistemon ‘Clemson’, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’, cistus nursery, Crocosmia ‘Orangeade’, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Echinocereus fendleri var. rectispinus, Echinops ‘Arctic Glow’, Echium russicum, Echium wildpretii, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eryngium alpinum, Eucomis comosa ‘Oakhurst’, Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Euphorbia lathyris, Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’, Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leane’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Hedychium ‘Tara’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Manfreda undulata ‘Chocolate Chips’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Muscari armeniacum, Musella lasiocarpa, Nymphaea ‘Marliacea Chromatella’, Opuntia, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia clevelandii, Salvia discolor, sempervivum, Tropaeolum peregrinum, Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’

What’s that doing here? A Wednesday (Bloomday) Vignette…and praise for my Hibiscus. Tags: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’

Visiting Oregon Wine Country Tags: Callicarpa, Cupressus sempervirens, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Taxodium distichum

Festive in the Pearl District Tags:

A new chapter in plant lust. Now with plant shopping. Tags:

And a new gardening season begins Tags: Adiantum venustum, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Eriobotrya japonica, Euphorbia polychroma, Fatsia polycarpa ‘Needhams Lace’, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Melianthus villosus, Persicaria runcinata ‘Purple Majesty’, Podophyllum delavayi, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron ‘Ebony Pearl’, Sambucus ‘Black Lace’, Schefflera brevipedunculata, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Veratrum Californicum

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tags: aralia, Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’, Cyperus, Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, protea, Protea cynaroides

13 plants for a Goth Garden Tags: acer, Athyrium, Begonia, camellia, Corokia, Fatsia, Helleborus, hosta, sambucus, Sansevieria, sempervivum, tillandsia

Childhood inspiration — sometimes you can go back Tags: Acalypha hispida, Aechmea fasciata, aloe, brugmansia, Euphorbia polygona cv. ‘Snowflake’, Hoya carnosa compacta, Leuchtenbergia principis, Lucida discolor, Strelitzia

The Plants of Union Way Tags: aeonium, Aeonium ‘Sunburst’, agave, aloe, container gardening, echeveria, gasteria, haworthia, ledebouria, Opuntia, Sedum, sempervivum, yucca

A windowsill bark tray for little garden treasures Tags: Almost Eden, haworthia, Haworthia atenuata, Haworthia truncata, huernia, Huernia insigniflora, Kara Cactus, lithops, Lithops herrei, Little Prince of Oregon, stapelia, Stapelia scitula, tillandsia, Tillandsia albertiana, Tillandsia brachycaulos green, Tillandsia butzii, Tillandsia flabellata, Tillandsia tricolor var. melanocrater, trichodiadema

Visiting an Icon; Flora Grubb Gardens Tags: Leucadendron argenteum, Sonchrus canariensis, Trevesia palmata

Nursery visit: Annie’s Annuals and Perennials Tags: Aeonium nobile, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Asclepias physocarpa, Brachychiton discolor, Cussonia paniculata, Dierama ‘Cosmos’, Dudleya caespitosa, Greenovia aurea, Passiflora, Salpigossis sinuata ‘Chocolate Royale’

Everything’s Coming up Conifers Tags: abies, Abies pinsapo, Conifer Kingdom, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea omorika ‘de Ruyter’, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus thunbergii ‘Ogon’, Treephoria

Groundcover spree Tags: acaena, Acaena anserinifolia ‘Blue Haze’, Acaena microphylla, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Azorella, Azorella trifurcata, Azorella trifurcata ‘Nana’, bolax, Bolax gummifera, Leptinella, Leptinella gruveri, Leptinella squalida, Little Prince of Oregon, Raoulia, scleranthus, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, selaginella, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Brownii’, Soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii ‘Aurea’, Thumus praecox ‘Elfin’, Thymus, Veronica, Veronica repens ‘Sunshine’

April Plant Shopping at Xera Plants Tags: Acanthus syriacus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Eryngium x tripartitum, eucomis, gossler farms, kniphofia, Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’, Potentilla gelida, Reineckea carnea, Sanguisorba tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Cuculiformes’, Selaginella krussiana ‘Bronwii’, Xera Plants

Xera Plants / Gossler Farms Nursery Report Tags: alstroemeria, Alstroemeria psittancina ‘Variegata’, artemisia, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, callistemon, Callistemon pityoides ‘Excellent’, camellia, Camellia ‘Night Rider’, eryngium, Eryngium pandandifolium var. lasseauxii, fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, gossler farms, mahonia, Mahonia fortunei ‘Dan Hinkley’, polystichum, Polystichum setiferum ‘Divisilobum’, Xera Plants

Never say never, redux Tags: Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’, cistus nursery, Cordyline, Drimys winteri, Helleborus, Mahonia gracilipes, Opunita ‘Sunset’, Opuntia, Sedum, Yucca ‘Bright Star’

New plants! (they just showed up on my doorstep) Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Euphorbia atropurpurea, Hermodactylus tuberosus, Iris tuberosus, Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’, Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’

A visit to Sebright Gardens Tags: Dancing Oaks Nursery, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’, Hosta ‘A Many Splendored Thing’, Hosta ‘Cream Topping’, Hosta ‘Dust Devil’, Hosta ‘June’, Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’, Hosta ‘Liberty’, Hosta ‘Little Sunspot’, Hosta ‘Rain Forest Sunrise’, Hosta ‘Satisfaction’, Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’, Hosta ‘Tangerine Tango’, Hosta ‘Whirlwind’, Paris quadrifolia, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’, Sebright Gardens, Syneilesis ‘Kikko’, Syneilesis palmata

A visit to Dancing Oaks Nursery Tags: Agave havardiana, Agave parryi var. couesii, Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’, Comptonia peregrina, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Epipactis gigantea ‘Serpentine Night’, Gunnera chilensis, Illicium lanceolatum, Larix occidentalis, Ligularia ‘Osiris Fantaisie’, Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Rhododendron ‘Coastal Spice’, Rodgersia pinnata, Trillium kurabayashii

garden caper, with metalwork Tags: Xera Plants

Visting Secret Garden Growers Tags: Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’, Cascade Nursery Trail, Coniogramme intermedia ‘Yoroi Musha’, Coniogramme japonica var. gracilis, Dicliptera suberecta, Dyckia choristaminea ‘Frazzle Dazzle’, Erica arborea, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Gladiolus dalenii, Lilium asiaticum ‘Netty’s Pride’, Oryza sativa ‘Black Madras’, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Center Glow’, Plantago major ‘Rosularis’, Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’, Secret Garden Growers, Tradescantia sillamontana

Our favorite new plants in the Gossler Farms fall 2020 catalog Tags: bletilla, chusquea, cornus, daphniphyllum, doodia, gossler farms, grevillea, Magnolia, nandina, pleione, Rodgersia

Scoping out the new Cistus Nursery fall 2020 catalog Tags: agave, Arctostaphylos, asarum, aspidistra, Ceanothus, Choisya, cistus nursery, Citrus, Farfugium, kniphofia, libertia, metapanax, Myrtus, Olea, pelargonium, Pittosporum, Trachelospermum

Spring Scheming–Unusual flower bulbs from Secret Garden Growers Tags: allium, Allium siculum, camassia, Camassia cusickii, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria uva-vulpis, Galanthus, Galanthus ‘Hippolyta’, Iris, Iris japonica ‘Variegata’, Secret Garden Growers, Tulipa, Tulipa turkestanica

Playing favorites with Little Prince of Oregon Tags: agave, Agave attenuata, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Red Secret’, dianthus, Dianthus ‘Sooty’, ledebouria, Ledebouria cooperi, Little Prince of Oregon, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Podophyllum, Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, sagina, Sagina subulata, santolina, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’

Never say never… Tags: Begonia luxurians, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Rasen’, Geranium maculatum ‘Elizabeth Ann’, Impatiens omeiana, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Pinus ponderosa, Rhododendron ‘Ebony Pearl’, Rhododendron pachysanthum, Rhododendron sinogrande

Playing the name game and revealing a current plant obsession Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Strelitzia nicolai, Strelitzia reginae

I wish I’d planted that Tags: Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’, Arbutus unedo ‘Elfin King’, Callicarpa dicotoma ‘Early Amethyst’, Crataegus pinnatifida, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Diospyros kaki, Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’, Punica granatum var. nana

Your garden makes me hungry! Tags: Cassia didymobotrya, Cosmos atrosanguineus, Dracunculus vulgaris, Helichrysum italicum, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Melissa officinalis

In a vase… Tags: Abutilon, Abutilon ‘Red Tiger’, Arbutus, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos, aucuba, Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’, Clematis, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Crocosmia, Crocosmia ‘Orangeade’, echeveria, Echeveria ‘Black Prince’, echium, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, grevillea, Grevillea ‘Neil Bell’, Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leane’, mahonia, Melianthus, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, pennisetum, Pennisetum purpureum ‘Vertigo’, salvia, Salvia discolor, Salvia koyamae

Fall eye candy Tags: Amaranthus cruentus, Amsonia hubrichtii, Arbutus unedo, Cornus capitata, Oxydendrum arboreum, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Coppertina’, Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’

Plants I’ve loved, and lost… Tags: acacia, agave, brachyglottis, callistemon, clianthus, Euphorbia, fremontodendron, mangave, musella, phormium

Brown is a color too Tags: Cornus sanguinea ‘Compressa’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Imperata cylindrica, Pennisetum purpureum, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha

Garden design by Google? Tags: Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’, cistus nursery, Corokia cotoneaster, Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma Goldcrest’, Dipphylleia grayi, Euonymus japonicus ‘Greenspire’, Furcraea gigantea variegata, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Lonicera nitida ‘Lemon Beauty’, Nandina domestica ‘Moyers Red’, Native Sons Nursery, Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’, Sophora prostrata ‘Little Baby’

Dear Santa, a letter from a gardener Tags: Amaranthus caudatus viridis, Amsonia hubrichtii, Astilboides tabularis, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Far Reaches Farm, Fennel ‘Green’, Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’, Foeniculum vulgare, Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’, Gunnera chilensis, Gunnera manicata, Keeping it Green Nursery, Ligularia japonica ‘Chinese Dragon’, Ligularia przewalskii ‘Dragon Wings’, Ligularia przewalskii ‘Dragons Breath’, Manihot grahamii, Rheum palmatum, Rhododendron sinogrande

The award for most underused plant goes to…False Hemp Tags: Datisca cannabina, Tetrapanax papyrifer

Ode to groundcovers Tags: acorus, aeonium, Arthropodium candidum, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Impatiens omeiana, Lysimachia nummularia, Mentha requienii, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’, Sagina subulata, selaginella, Soleirolia soleirolii

Unexpected groundcovers Tags: acaena, Acaena microphylla, acer, Acer palmatum ‘Ryusen’, ajuga, Ajuga incisa ‘Frosted Jade’, cistus nursery, cotula, Cotula hispida, echeveria, Echeveria amoena, Far Reaches Farm, graptopetalum, Graptopetalum paraguayense, juniperus, Juniperus conferta ‘All Gold’, Juniperus conferta ‘Sunsplash’, Juniperus horizontalis ‘Mother Lode’, maihuenia, Maihuenia poeppigii, marrubium, Marrubium rotundifolium, pinus, Pinus mugo ‘Bubikopf’, Secret Garden Growers, selaginella, Selaginella sanguinolenta var. compressa, sempervivum

Looking closer at the plants that have kept me engaged in the winter garden… Tags: Agave weberi, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Callistemon viridiflorus, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Drimys lanceolata, Euphorbia rigida, Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Helleborus x hybridus ‘Jade Tiger’, Illicium floridanum, Lupinus albifrons, Magnolia laevifolia, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Schefflera delavayi, Schefflera taiwaniana, Trachycarpus fortunei

Other people’s plants Tags: agave, Arisaema, Asparagus, bergenia, Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’, Cyrtomium falcatum, Dianthus ‘Green Trick’, eryngium, monstera, Nerium oleander, Punica granatum, Rhus typhina, yucca

Green on green Tags: Agave funkiana ‘Fatal Attraction’, Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’, Agave victoriae-reginae ‘Kazo Bana’, Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ‘Diamond Heights’, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Fatsia japonica ‘Camouflage’, Ginkgo ‘Majestic Butterflies’, Ginkgo biloba ‘Summer Rainbow’, Phalaris arundinacea ‘Picta’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

A few good moss imposters Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Arrowhead Alpines, bolax, Bolax gummifera, minuartia, Minuartia stellaria, Minuartia stellaria ‘Frank Cabot’, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Nana’, sagina, scleranthus, Scleranthus biflorus, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, sempervivum

Spring is springing Tags: Akebia quinata, Alchemilla mollis, Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Raven’s Wing’, Aruncus dioicus, Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Impatiens omeiana, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Macleaya cordata, Melianthus major, Paeonia japonica, Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Tetrapanax papyrifer

No, please don’t bloom! Tags: Agave angustifolia ‘Marginata’, Canna, Echium russicum, Echium wildpretii, hosta, Lupinus albifrons, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’, Yucca rostrata

Stopped cold by the foliage… Tags: cistus nursery, Manihot grahamii, schefflera, Schefflera brevipedunculata, Schefflera delavayi, Schefflera pueckleri, Schefflera taiwaniana, Trevesia palmata, Tupidanthus calyptratus

Goodbye, winter Tags: allium, azara, Azara microphylla, Carex, cornus, corylus, Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’, edgeworthia, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Edgeworthia papyrifera, grevillea, hamamelis, loropetalum, Loropetalum chinense, Magnolia, paeonia, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’

March in Review Tags: akebia, Akebia quinata ‘Alba’, Akebia trifoliata, datisca, Datisca cannabina, disporum, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, epimedium, erythronium, Erythronium revolutum, Euphorbia, Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, illicium, Illicium anisatum, sambucus, Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’, syneilesis

This spring’s most requested plants Tags: Arbutus, Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’, Buxus, Buxus sempervirens ‘Graham Blandy’, Carludovica, Carludovica palmata, Ceanothus, Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’, Corokia, Corokia cotoneaster, Drimys, Drimys lanceolata, edgeworthia, Edgeworthia papyrifera, Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Magnolia, Magnolia laevifolia, Myrica, Myrica californica

A few of my favorite ground covers Tags: Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’, Galium odoratum, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Lysimachia nummularia, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Saxifraga ‘Primuloides’, Saxifraga umbrosa ‘Variegata’, Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’, Sedum spathulifolium ‘Purpureum’, Sedum spurium `Dragon’s Blood’, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’, sempervivum

Don’t like this peony? Wait 5 minutes. Tags: Paeonia obovata

Silver plants: worth their weight in gold Tags: artemisia, Bismarckia nobilis, Convolvulus cneorum, Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’, Echium wildpretii, Leucadendron argenteum, Lupinus albifrons, Opuntia glochids, Xera Plants

The Jagged Edge: Serrated Foliage Round Up Tags: acalypha, Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Curly Q’, Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Tahiti’, Almost Eden, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Boa’, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, banksia, Banksia grandis, Banksia serrata, dasylirion, Dasylirion aff. leiophyllum, eryngium, Eryngium venustum, Far Reaches Farm, forsythia, Forsythia x intermedia ‘Tremonia’, grevillea, Grevillea ‘Austraflora Fanfare’, ligularia, Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’, Ligularia osiris ‘Cafe Noir’, Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’, Melianthus major, musschia, Musschia wollastonii, penstemon, Penstemon bicolor, plectranthus, Plectranthus ambonicus, Plectranthus cremnus, potentilla, Potentilla gelida, saxifraga, Saxifraga x geum, Saxifraga x urbium ‘Miss Chambers’, Secret Garden Growers, sonchus, Sonchus acaulis, Sonchus canariensis

Garden Obsession: Big Leaves Tags: alocasia, Alocasia odora, astilboides, Astilboides tabularis, Brian’s Botanicals, Colocasia, Colocasia gigantea ‘Thailand Giant Strain’, darmera, Darmera peltata, Ensete, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, gossler farms, Gunnera, Gunnera chilensis, Gunnera manicata, Keeping it Green Nursery, macleaya, Macleaya cordata, Magnolia, Magnolia dealbata, monstera, Monstera deliciosa, Musa basjoo, rhododendron, Rhododendron praestans, Rodgersia, Rodgersia podophylla, Tetrapanax

Who messed with my color? Tags: Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’, Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’, Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Hindwarf’, Rodgersia ‘Bronze Peacock’, Thalictrum ‘Evening Star’, Yucca desmetiana ‘Blue Boy’

Tiny leaves make me happy… Tags: Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Acacia dealbata, Aeschynomene fluitans, Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, Amsonia hubrichtii, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Canna Australia, Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’, cistus nursery, Fatsia polycarpa ‘Needhams Lace’, Grevillea australis, Muehlenbeckia astonii, Neptunia aquatica, Paulownia tomentosa, Pittosporum illicioides ‘Strappy’, Rhamnus frangula, Sophora prostrata ‘Little Baby’, Symphytum x uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’

Bladder Senna; here we go talking about that name thing again… Tags: Bladder Senna, Colutea arborescens, Colutea orientalis, Colutea x media, Dancing Oaks Nursery

This Summer’s Most Wanted Plants: Big Ol’ Flowers Tags: Allium schubertii, Amorphophallus konjac, Banksia grandis, Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Brugmansia ‘Peaches and Cream’, Brugmansia sanguinea, Brugmansia x candida [Double White], Brugmansia x insignis ‘Frosty Pink’, Chinese Cucumber, Clematis ‘Daniel Deronda’, Clematis ‘Lincoln Star’, Clematis ‘Prince Philip’, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Datura metel ‘Belle Blanche’, Datura meteloides, Datura wrightii, Furcraea longaeva, Hibiscus ‘Fantasia’, Hibiscus moschuetos ‘Torchy’, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Magnolia macrophylla, Musella lasiocarpa, Paeonia suffruticosa, Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Shimanishiki’, Trichosanthes kirilowii var japonica

Is the saying true, does familiarity breed contempt? Tags: agapanthus, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Callistemon sieberi, Callistemon viridiflorus, Callistemon viridiflorus ‘Xera Compact’, Parahebe perfoliata

August’s Last Hurrah Tags: echium, Echium pininana, Ensete, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, eupatorium, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus, mahonia, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’, paeonia, rosa, Rosa glauca

Yellow on Green, Part 1 – the soft leaves Tags: Agave attenuata ‘Kara’s Stripes’, Aspidistra elatior ‘Okame’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Ginkgo biloba, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’, Symphytum x uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

Sweet Little Log Planters Tags: Sedum, sempervivum, Xera Plants

You know you’re a collector when… Tags: Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Laciniata’, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Garden World, Rare Plant Research

Ushering Out Summer with a Mesmerizing Mystery Grass Tags: stipa, Stipa barbata

Grasses Having a Moment Tags: allium, calamagrostis, cortaderia, Feather Reed Grass, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, imperata, Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’, miscanthus, Nassella tenuissima, pennisetum, Pennisetum macrourum, ricinus, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Rudbeckia, schizachyrium, Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’, stipa, Stipa barbata, Stipa gigantea, Stipa tenuissima, verbena, Verbena bonariensis

Black Flower Round up Tags: Akebia trifoliata, Arisaema serratum var mayebarae, Arum palaestinum, Arum pictum, Asarum maximum, Dracunculus vulgaris, Helleborus ‘Black Slate’, Hermodactylis tuberosus, Iris chrysographes, Lotus jacobaeus, Petunia ‘Black Velvet’, Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’, Salvia discolor

Fall foliage wish list Tags: Berberis, Cotinus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’, Fothergilla major, gossler farms, hamamelis, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’, Nandina domestica ‘Filamentosa’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Quercus pontica, Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’, Stewartia gemmata, Stewartia monadelpha, Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Pewter’

Damn, I wish I’d planted that Tags: diospyros, persimmon, punica

Plants in shiny containers add punch Tags: Fatsia japonica

Discovering new things… Tags: Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, schefflera

Snow Day Tags: acanthus, agave, aspidistra, fatshedera, macleaya, Macleaya cordata, Opuntia, Opuntia humifusa, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Rhododendron roxieanum, rosa, Rosa glauca

No shortage of winter interest (Part 1) Tags: Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’, Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-No-Yuki’, Camellia sasanqua ‘White Doves’, Cornus capitata, Cornus sericea, Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’, Corylus avellana ‘Red Dragon’, Cotoneaster, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Garrya eliptica ‘James Roof’, Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Helleborus argutifolius, Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’, Mahonia ‘Arthur Menzies’, Mahonia ‘Winter Sun’, Mahonia nervosa, Mahonia x media ‘Charity’, Michelia doltsopa, Pinus densiflora ‘Golden Ghost’, Pittosporum tenuifolium ”Tasman Ruffles’, Rhododendron luteum

Your winter interest favorites, continued… Tags: Agave americana, Agave parryi, Ajuga ‘Burgundy Glow’, Aloe ‘David Verity’, Brachyglottis greyi, brugmansia, Cape Lily, Cyclamen purpurascens, Echinacea ‘Coconut Lime’, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Galanthus sp, Grevillea lavandulacea ‘Penola’, Leucadendron ‘Wilson’s Wonder’, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Zebra’, Okame Cherry, Olive Tree, pelargonium, Prunus mume, Prunus subhirtella, Salvia officinalis, Schizostylis coccinea

Big, Bold, Statement Plants Tags: agave, Agave salmiana, yucca, Yucca rostrata

Witch-hazels are weird Tags: Garden Fever, gossler farms, hamamelis ‘Early Bright’, Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Primavera’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’

New Plant Obsession: Itea ilicifolia Tags: Itea ilicifolia, Xera Plants

Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’ — “a supreme shrub for dry shade” Tags: Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’, Xera Plants

This was going to be the year I skipped these… Tags: Echium candicans, Echium candicans ‘Death Star’, Echium candicans ‘Variagata’, Garden Fever

Spring Fever is Contagious Tags: Acanthus mollis, Alchemilla mollis, Arisaema taiwanense, Canna, Dianthus ‘Green Wicky’, erythronium, Fatsia japonica, Podocarpus, Rhodea japonica, Rhododendron roxieanum, Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’, Saruma Henryi, Spring Green Tulip, Tulipa

Echium wildpretii, a tale of survival Tags: Echium wildpretii

How many colors do you count? Tags: cistus nursery, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’, Xera Plants

Put your money where the plants are Tags:

Plants that put up well with summer planting Tags: Acacia pravissima, Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Arctostaphylos ‘Blue Tip’, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bletilla ochracea, Calycanthus occidentalis, Cestrum parqui, Dyckia ‘Red Devil’, Gladiolus papilio, Hedychium coronarium, Hesperoyucca whipplei, Opuntia ‘Baby Rita’, Ribes menziesii, Sempervivum ‘Chocolate Kiss’, Tulbaghia natalensis

plant crush: Rohodocoma capensis Tags: Rhodocoma

Hardy Plants for Fall Planting–Our Top 5 Picks! Tags: daphniphyllum, itea, Leycesteria, metapanax, Wisteria

Favorite Groundcovers to Plant Now Tags: Hakonechloa, Phlomis, selaginella, sempervivum, Soleirolia

Six Groovy Groundcovers Tags: Asplenium, Azorella, Hakonechloa, Ophiopogon

Firmiana simplex aka Chinese Parasol Tree Tags: calycanthus, datisca, fargesia, firmiana, loropetalum, Rhodocoma

Making Mums Cool Tags: ajuga, calamagrostis, Carex, chrysanthemum, container gardening, Helleborus, heuchera, lonicera, phormium, planter, Sedum

What is it about hummingbirds? Tags: aloe, Fatsia japonica, grevillea, Kniphofia ‘Christmas Cheer’

Posts about nurseries

a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium

blades of garden: earning their keep Tags: Carex, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Iris confusa, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Ophiopogon, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants, yucca

A groovy plant: Rhodocoma capensis Tags: Cape Restio, Rhodocoma capensis

bon voyage, Loree Tags: cistus nursery

one thing leads to another–part I Tags: Contained Exuberance, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, planter, Xera Plants

a grand weekend out: the Willamette Valley Tags: asarum, blechnum, gossler farms, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Sarcococca

On Garden Design and Plant Shopping Tags: cistus nursery, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Garden Fever, Iris japonica, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

No Time Like the Present Tags: Acer palmatum, agave, Agave salmiana var. ferox, Azalea, Berberis, Carex, cistus nursery, miscanthus, Spiraea, Xera Plants

Grasses make me happy Tags: Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Hakonechloa macra, Little Prince of Oregon, Nassella tenuissima

mid July garden in the Pacific Northwest Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Canna musafolia, Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Wicky’, Echium wildpretii, Eryngium agavifolium, Galtonia candicans, Garden Fever, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Musa basjoo, Oenothera fremontii

it’s next week already Tags: Embothrium coccineum, gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Phormium ‘Sundowner’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants

a plantsman’s picks for winter interest Tags: Bovees Nursery, Buxus microphylla ‘Variegata’, Camellia cuspidata, Cornus sanguinea, Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, Garrya elliptica, gossler farms, hamamelis, mahonia, Parotia persica, Pieris

springtime plant lust Tags: Canna musafolia, Echium candicans ‘Variagata’, Garden Fever, Mahonia gracilipes, Osmanthus armatus ‘Jim Porter’, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’, phormium, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

Spring: come here, go there, fly with all you might. Tags: Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Magnolia laevilfolia, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Pulsitilla, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, Stachyurus salicifolia

plants to make a garden sing Tags: Bletilla striata, Cistus ‘Bennett’s White’, cistus nursery, Clematis, epimedium, Halimium ocymoides, Joy Creek Nursery, Paeonia Itoh, peony, Pulsatilla montana, Romneya coulteri, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

Michauxia campanuloides: a groovy outlier Tags: Michauxia campanuloides, Xera Plants

Cirsium occidentale aka Cobweb Thistle Tags: Cirsium occidentale, Echium wildpretii, Pennisetum macrourum, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

I wanted sun: now I miss shade. Tags: Acer palmatum disectum, Aralia californica, Asarum splendens, cistus nursery, Disporum ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Jasminum variegata, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Musa basjoo, Portland Nursery, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolinifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’

one thing leads to another — part II Tags: Acer aconitifolium, alocasia, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Contained Exuberance, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Cussonia paniculata, Cyperus papyrus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Garden Fever, Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, planter

tropical looking plants make me happy Tags: Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’, Brugsmansia ‘Double White’, Canna musafolia, Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’, Hesperaloe parviflora

plant lust list: Lobelia tupa aka Devil’s Tobacco Tags: gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Paeonia ‘Chinese Dragon’

Photo Shoot: A Fall Field Trip to Cistus Plant Nursery Tags: Abutilon, acorus, Begonia, calathea, callistemon, cistus nursery, cryptanthus, echinopsis, euonymus, lysionotus, mangave, Opuntia, parthenocissus, yucca

HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery, and beyond – part 2 Tags: Agave bracteosa ‘Monterey Frost’, cistus nursery, Romneya coulteri, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha, Schefflera delavayi, Stipa barbata, Yucca rostrata

the weather gods must be crazy Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, Carex, Jasmine, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Passiflora x ‘Betty Miles’, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Trochodendron aralloides, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

August Tags: Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’, cistus nursery

Childhood inspiration — sometimes you can go back Tags: Acalypha hispida, Aechmea fasciata, aloe, brugmansia, Euphorbia polygona cv. ‘Snowflake’, Hoya carnosa compacta, Leuchtenbergia principis, Lucida discolor, Strelitzia

Nursery visit: Cistus Design Nursery Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave ocahui, Berkheya purpurea, cistus nursery, Echeveria secunda, Ficus afghanistanica ‘Silver Lyre’, Leucadendron ‘Jester’, Romneya coulteri, Schefflera delavayi, Symphytum x uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’

Gossler Farms Nursery, in person Tags: Agave parrasana ‘Fireball’, Catalpa, Cornus sanguinea ‘Compressa’, gossler farms, Gunnera perpensa, Indigofera pendula, Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’, Magnolia, Metapanax delavayi, Paulownia, Persicaria, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’, rhododendron, Rhododendron pachysanthum, Rhododendron sinogrande, Sciadopitys verticillata, Stewartia monadelpha, Xera Plants

Spring Shopping at Secret Garden Growers Tags: acanthopanax, Pseudopanax, sambucus

Nursery Stroll: Thicket NE PDX Tags: thicket nursery

Visiting an Icon; Flora Grubb Gardens Tags: Leucadendron argenteum, Sonchrus canariensis, Trevesia palmata

Nursery visit: Annie’s Annuals and Perennials Tags: Aeonium nobile, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Asclepias physocarpa, Brachychiton discolor, Cussonia paniculata, Dierama ‘Cosmos’, Dudleya caespitosa, Greenovia aurea, Passiflora, Salpigossis sinuata ‘Chocolate Royale’

Everything’s Coming up Conifers Tags: abies, Abies pinsapo, Conifer Kingdom, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea omorika ‘de Ruyter’, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus thunbergii ‘Ogon’, Treephoria

Groundcover spree Tags: acaena, Acaena anserinifolia ‘Blue Haze’, Acaena microphylla, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Azorella, Azorella trifurcata, Azorella trifurcata ‘Nana’, bolax, Bolax gummifera, Leptinella, Leptinella gruveri, Leptinella squalida, Little Prince of Oregon, Raoulia, scleranthus, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, selaginella, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Brownii’, Soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii ‘Aurea’, Thumus praecox ‘Elfin’, Thymus, Veronica, Veronica repens ‘Sunshine’

April Plant Shopping at Xera Plants Tags: Acanthus syriacus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Eryngium x tripartitum, eucomis, gossler farms, kniphofia, Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’, Potentilla gelida, Reineckea carnea, Sanguisorba tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Cuculiformes’, Selaginella krussiana ‘Bronwii’, Xera Plants

Xera Plants / Gossler Farms Nursery Report Tags: alstroemeria, Alstroemeria psittancina ‘Variegata’, artemisia, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, callistemon, Callistemon pityoides ‘Excellent’, camellia, Camellia ‘Night Rider’, eryngium, Eryngium pandandifolium var. lasseauxii, fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, gossler farms, mahonia, Mahonia fortunei ‘Dan Hinkley’, polystichum, Polystichum setiferum ‘Divisilobum’, Xera Plants

Never say never, redux Tags: Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’, cistus nursery, Cordyline, Drimys winteri, Helleborus, Mahonia gracilipes, Opunita ‘Sunset’, Opuntia, Sedum, Yucca ‘Bright Star’

New plants! (they just showed up on my doorstep) Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Euphorbia atropurpurea, Hermodactylus tuberosus, Iris tuberosus, Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’, Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’

A visit to Sebright Gardens Tags: Dancing Oaks Nursery, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’, Hosta ‘A Many Splendored Thing’, Hosta ‘Cream Topping’, Hosta ‘Dust Devil’, Hosta ‘June’, Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’, Hosta ‘Liberty’, Hosta ‘Little Sunspot’, Hosta ‘Rain Forest Sunrise’, Hosta ‘Satisfaction’, Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’, Hosta ‘Tangerine Tango’, Hosta ‘Whirlwind’, Paris quadrifolia, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’, Sebright Gardens, Syneilesis ‘Kikko’, Syneilesis palmata

A visit to Dancing Oaks Nursery Tags: Agave havardiana, Agave parryi var. couesii, Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’, Comptonia peregrina, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Epipactis gigantea ‘Serpentine Night’, Gunnera chilensis, Illicium lanceolatum, Larix occidentalis, Ligularia ‘Osiris Fantaisie’, Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Rhododendron ‘Coastal Spice’, Rodgersia pinnata, Trillium kurabayashii

garden caper, with metalwork Tags: Xera Plants

Visting Secret Garden Growers Tags: Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’, Cascade Nursery Trail, Coniogramme intermedia ‘Yoroi Musha’, Coniogramme japonica var. gracilis, Dicliptera suberecta, Dyckia choristaminea ‘Frazzle Dazzle’, Erica arborea, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Gladiolus dalenii, Lilium asiaticum ‘Netty’s Pride’, Oryza sativa ‘Black Madras’, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Center Glow’, Plantago major ‘Rosularis’, Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’, Secret Garden Growers, Tradescantia sillamontana

Our favorite new plants in the Gossler Farms fall 2020 catalog Tags: bletilla, chusquea, cornus, daphniphyllum, doodia, gossler farms, grevillea, Magnolia, nandina, pleione, Rodgersia

Scoping out the new Cistus Nursery fall 2020 catalog Tags: agave, Arctostaphylos, asarum, aspidistra, Ceanothus, Choisya, cistus nursery, Citrus, Farfugium, kniphofia, libertia, metapanax, Myrtus, Olea, pelargonium, Pittosporum, Trachelospermum

Spring Scheming–Unusual flower bulbs from Secret Garden Growers Tags: allium, Allium siculum, camassia, Camassia cusickii, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria uva-vulpis, Galanthus, Galanthus ‘Hippolyta’, Iris, Iris japonica ‘Variegata’, Secret Garden Growers, Tulipa, Tulipa turkestanica

Playing favorites with Little Prince of Oregon Tags: agave, Agave attenuata, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Red Secret’, dianthus, Dianthus ‘Sooty’, ledebouria, Ledebouria cooperi, Little Prince of Oregon, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Podophyllum, Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, sagina, Sagina subulata, santolina, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’

Posts about gardens

The Front Yard Food Revolution comes to my neighborhood Tags: Lettuce, Musa basjoo, Peppers, Raspberries, Tomatoes

a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium

Making connections Tags: cistus nursery, Corokia cotoneaster, Muehlenbeckia complexa, Pittosporum divaricatum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Sophora prostrata

Scleranthus uniflorus: a groovy groundcover Tags: Bolax gummifera, Little Prince of Oregon, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedums

blades of garden: earning their keep Tags: Carex, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Iris confusa, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Ophiopogon, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants, yucca

A groovy plant: Rhodocoma capensis Tags: Cape Restio, Rhodocoma capensis

Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’ ? Tags: Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’

Gardening Set in Stone Tags:

Musings on Miscanthus Tags: Carex, Carex flacca, Cryptomeria japonica’Cristata’, Nassella tenuissima

Gardenspotting Tags: aspidistra, Buxus sempervirens ‘Graham Blandy’, Rhus, Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’, Yucca ‘Bright Edge’, Yucca rostrata

The Time has Come, the Weather said, Tags: agave, Cussonia spicata

I Need a Thicket Tags: Agave ‘Silver Surfer’, Echium pininana, Malus ‘Royal Raindrop’, Malus ‘Golden Raindrops’, Oxedendron arboretum, Sedum, sempervivum, Treephoria, Verbasicum ‘Arctic Summer’, Xera Plants

Gardenspotting part 2 Tags: calamagrostis, Verbena bonariensis

Concordia Neighborhood: Making its Acquaintance Tags: Acer griseums, Cercideiphyllum japonicum, Miscanthus sinensis

Barkspotting Tags: Arbutus menziesii, Lagerstroemia, Stewartia

Gardeners are the best kind of people Tags: Banksia spinulosa, Beschorneria, Chondropetalum elephantinum, Echeveria elegans, Echium candicans ‘Pride of Madeira’, Grevillea x gaudichaudii, Leucadendron ‘Jester’, Leucadendron argenteum

I Get Nostalgic Tags: Acer griseum, Araucaria araucana, Castanea mollissima, Dahlia, Hydrangea quercifolia

10 plants that made me do a double-take Tags: agave, Akebia quinata, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Ophiopogon planiscarpus ‘Nigrescens’, persimmon, sarracenia

Nature versus Nurture: Oregon Coast Style Tags: aeonium, aloe, Sedum

Cholla and the Chocolate Factory: Part One Tags: Agave bovicornuta, Cholla, Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida, Cylindropuntia ramosissima, Eucalyptus microtecha, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Hesperaloe funifera, Opuntia lindheimeri var. lunguiformis, Opuntia microdasys var. undulata, Opuntia molesta, Oreocereus celsianus, Oreocereus trollii, Pittosporum phillyreoides, Saguaro Cactus, Yucca baccata, Yucca brevifolia var. jaegriana

Cholla and the Chocolate Factory: Part Two Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Cardon Grande, Carnegia gigantea, Ferocactus hamatacanthus var hamatacanthus, Ferocactus pilosus, Fouquieria splendens, Mescal Bean, Ocotillo, Opuntia bigelovii, Opuntia lindeimeri var lindheimeri, Opuntia lindheimeria var aciculata, Saguaro Cactus, Sophora secundiflora, Stetsonia coryne, Trichocereus terscheckii, Yucca rigida, Yucca schidigera

Roman Holiday, Orto Botanico Style Tags: Acer palmatum, agave, Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Alluaudia, Aloe barberae, Citrus maxima, Dasyliron acrotricumum, Euphorbia canariensis, Euphorbia coerulescens, Euphorbia ingense, Euphorbia neriifolia, Euphorbia triangularis, Nolina longifolia, Nolina recurvata, Pachypodium lamerei, Yucca elephantipes ‘Regel’

Escaping the winter gardener blues Tags: agave, Asparagus aethiopicus, Cortaderia selloana, Euphorbia tirucalli, Otatea acuminata, Pachypodium, Sprenger’s Asparagus, the parker

Merriment in Abundance Tags: Magnolia grandiflora

Right Garden, Right Place Tags: Aspidistra elatior, cistus nursery, Metapanax delavayi, Opuntia, Phlomis aurea, Schefflera delavayi, Trachycarpus fortunei, yucca

plants en masse Tags: Carex, Hakonechloa, Hakonechloa macra, Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’, Opuntia, Sedum

Better than a box of chocolates Tags: Actaea, Aristolochia, asarum, Beesia, Brunnera macrophylla, Catalpa bignonioides ‘Aurea’, Cercediphyllum japonicum ‘Red Fox”, Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Pendulum’, Cercis canadensis ‘Ace of Hearts’, Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’, Cercis canadensis ‘Silver Cloud’, Cercis canadensis ‘The Rising Sun’, Cercis occidentalis, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Disanthus cercidifolius, Epimedium ‘Spring Wedding’, Epimedium ‘Sweetheart’, Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’, Fallopia baldschuanica ‘Lemon Lace’, Ficus pumila, hosta, Keeping it Green Nursery, Mandevilla laxa, Meehania montis koyae, Piper auritum, Redbud Tree, Saruma Henryi, Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’, Viola ssp.

always more to see Tags: Acanthus mollis, Berkheya, Datura, eryngium, Hosta ‘Sum & Substance’

Berkeley Bound Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Musschia wollastonii

I go out walking… Tags: Araucaria araucana, Convolvulus cneorum, Gunnera, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Opuntia, Santolina chamaecyparissus, Sedum palmeri, Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’, Verbascum bombyciferum ‘Arctic Summer’

Dwarf Bigleaf Magnolia: One Sweet Tree Tags: Anigozanthus, cistus nursery, Colocasia, Cyperus, Ensete, Gunnera, Magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei

Beauty and Brawn: Nolina ‘La Siberica’ Tags: cistus nursery, Nolina ‘La Siberica’

What to My Wondering Eyes Should Appear Tags: Dyckia, Fargesia robusta, Glacium flavum, Gunnera chilensis, Lorapetalum chinense ‘Sizzling Pink’, Magnolia, paeonia, peony, Pulsatilla, Tetrapanax

Yellow echo Tags: Magnolia, Magnolia ‘Butterflies’

Random spring sightings… Tags: Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’, Cercis canadensis, Galanthus, Lorapetalum chinense ‘Sizzling Pink’, Redbud Tree, Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’

The Hot Bed is Alive Tags: Hesperaloe parviflora, Maihuenia poeppigii, Opuntia, phormium, sempervivum, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Tradescantia pallida, Yucca whipplei

Friend or foe? Tags:

the Sea of Juniper Tags:

Flamingo Park: one year later Tags: Fatsia japonica, Helleborus corsicus, Manfreda, paeonia, rhododendron

Plan B Tags: Leucothoe axillaris ‘Curly Red’, Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Hindwarf’, Mahonia nervosa, Yucca aloifolia ‘Blue Boy’, Yucca filamentosa ‘Bronze Age’, Yucca filamentosa var. concava

fka the Sea of Juniper: sneak peek Tags: agave, Agave ‘Mateo’, cistus nursery, Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Little Prince of Oregon, Xera Plants

spring planting, Mad Hatter style… Tags: gossler farms, Ricinus communis

Earth Day Every Day: Beautiful Gardens that Skipped the Lawn Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Arctostaphylos, Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, grevillea, Lavendula, Pinus mugo, Salvia officinalis ‘Tricolor’, Sedum, Spiraea, Thymus serpyllum

gardening by brain style Tags: Glaucium flavum, Yucca whipplei

ferns know how to get along Tags: Adiantum venustum, disporum, Dryopteris wallachiana

I feel giddy, oh so giddy… Tags: paeonia, peony

One Perfect Pot Tags:

Getting rid of weedy bulbs: making an unpleasant task slightly better Tags: Aegopodium, Hyacinthoides

My gardening style Tags: Agave victoriae-reginae, hosta

surprise: bigger and bolder yet again Tags: Eryngium agavifolium, Genista aetnensis, Glacium flavum, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, paeonia, peony, yucca

puzzle working a garden Tags: Canna, Genista aetnenis, Melianthus major, Olea europaea, Olive Tree, Sedum, Stipa barbata, Xera Plants

Because sometimes you have no choice… Tags:

Hello From an African Botanical Garden Tags:

Safari Plants at Ruaha National Park Tags: Acacia tortilis, Euuphorbia ingens, Hyphaene petersiana, Kigelia africana, Leonotis leonurus

and I called myself a foliage gardener Tags: Amsonia hubrichtii, Canna musafolia ‘Red’, Colocasia, Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, Dianthus ‘Green Wicky’, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Hesperaloe parviflora, kniphofia, Kniphofia ‘Lightning Bug’, Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Opuntia humifusa, Punica granatum ‘Nana’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum jasminoides

Zanzibar: Shooting Star Lodge Tags:

Knowing your site, and making the most of it… Tags: aeonium, agave, Agave montana, Agave parryii ‘Hauchuca Blue’, Beschorneria, Butia capitata, callistemon, Dyckia, Echium wildpretii, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Eryngium giganteum

Tropical fruit on the side of the road Tags: Papaya

the plants, they are exploding Tags: Acer palmatum Sango Kaku, Equisetum, Gunnera chilensis, Pinus sylvestris ‘Green Penguin’

Zanzibar Spice Plantation Tags:

the great thing about visitors Tags: Begonia grandis, Farfugium, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Minerva’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Phyllostachys nigra, Thuja, Trachelospermum asiatica ‘Variegatum’

Contained – a summer recount Tags: Agave bracteosa, Agave victoriae-reginae, brugmansia

the Sea of Juniper is filling in Tags: Agave bracteosa, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’, Arctostaphylos ‘Martha Ewan’, Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’, Canna ‘Intrigue’, Canna musafolia, cistus nursery, Echium candicans, eryngium, Eryngium agavifolium, Euphorbia rigida, Little Prince of Oregon, Means Nursery, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Opuntia, Opuntia humifusa, Pennisetum macrourum, phormium, Rare Plant Research, Yucca rostrata, Zauschneria septentrionalis ‘Mattole Select’

Office Garden Space Tags: zucchini

all is not terrible Tags: Arundo donax, Canna ‘Intrigue’, Canna musafolia, Canna musafolia ‘Rubra’, Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Little Prince of Oregon, Sedum, sempervivum

plants that go bang, for you buck Tags: agave, Datura wrightii, Echium candicans, eryngium, Eucomis pole evansii, Farfugium japonica ‘Cristata’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Garden Fever, Glacium flavum, Little Prince of Oregon, Means Nursery, Opuntia, Rare Plant Research, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Sedum, Verbascum bombyciferum ‘Arctic Summer’, Xera Plants

ticking off the task list Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, aloe, Beaucarnea recurvata, Cyperus payrus ‘Baby Tut’, Dasylirion wheeleri, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei

Tiny Garden Tags: Arctostaphylos, Carex, Opuntia, phormium, yucca

Yellow on Green, Part 2 – the spikes Tags: Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’, Agave desmettiana ‘Joe Hoak’, Agave lophantha, Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Echinocactus grusonii, Opuntia microdasys, Phormium ‘Apricot Queen’, Phormium ‘Yellow Wave’, Yucca aloifolia ‘Variegata’, Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’, Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’, Yucca recurvifolia ‘Margaritaville’

a quick hello Tags: cistus nursery, Crithmum maritimum, Echium wildpretii, Glacium flavum, Melianthus major, Opuntia, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’, Zauschneria septentrionalis ‘Mattole Select’

It’s not you, it’s me… Tags: cistus nursery, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Schefflera delavayi

sod reduction: this could work, right? Tags:

Where good beer and great gardens mix Tags: Agave parryi, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’, Dasylirion wheeleri, Ficus afghanistanica ‘Silver Lyre’, Nolina ‘La Siberica’

Change doesn’t always mean change – and that’s a good thing Tags: agave, Agave parryi, Arctostaphylos, artemisia, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, callistemon, Callistemon viridiflorus, Cholla, eucalyptus, Opuntia, Yucca rostrata

Crevice gardens, I’m still obsessed Tags: Cylindropuntia, Opuntia, Sedum, yucca

Ima: fair weather gardener – part 2 Tags: Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Means Nursery, Melianthus major, phormium, Rosemary, Salvia rosmarinus, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, Xera Plants, Yucca whipplei

Garden gawking Tags: Agave americana, Agave americana ‘Mediopicta Aurea’, Helleborus argutifolius ‘Silver Lace’, Kalanchoe beharensis, Russelia equisetiformis, Senecio mandraliscae

breaking news: Iris confusa Tags: Bearded Iris, Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Iris confusa, Podophyllum pleianthum, Sempervivum ‘Pacific Zoftic’, Xera Plants

Remembering a San Francisco gem… Tags: Agave attenuata, Aloe polyphylla, brugmansia, Cordyline, Phoenix canariensis, tillandsia

sedum corner, ooh la la Tags: Agave bracteosa, Bolax gummifera, Dasylirion longisssimum, Delosperma congestum ‘Gold Nugget’, Delosperma floribundum ‘Starburst’, Jovibarba sobolifera, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Little Prince of Oregon, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, Sedum confusum, sempervivum

Sunnylands Gardens: say what? Tags: aloe, Echinocactus grusonii, Hesperaloe, Leucophyllum frutescens, Parkinsonia aculeata

Wednesday Vignette — Foliage Rules! Tags:

Another open garden… Tags: Contained Exuberance, Cotoneaster, Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’

if you please, build me a path: part 1 Tags: Begonia, Olea europaea, planter

a garden tour: designer Vanessa Gardner Nagel Tags: Abutilon, Asarum maximum, Beschnoria septentrionalis, Calluna, Carex, Carex ‘Bowles Golden’, Carex ‘Everillo’, Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’, Eucomis ‘Freckles’, Kirengeshoma palmata, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Pennisetum macrourum, Persicaria ‘Painter’s Palette’, Treephoria

if you please, build me a path: part 2 Tags: Bearded Iris, Farfugium japonicum ‘Crispatum’, Pennisetum macrourum, Sesleria autumnalis ‘Campo Verde’, Xera Plants

a garden tour: Heldreth’s Paradise Tags: Arisaema ringens, Bergenia ciliata, Eriocapitella x hybrida, Red-Veined Sorrel, Rumex sanguineus

new shade bed on the rise Tags: Bearded Iris, mahonia

I thank you, rain gods Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, hosta, Jasmine, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’, Ophiopogon planiscarpus, Persicaria ‘Painter’s Palette’, Ricinus communis, Spiraea, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Trochodendron aralioides, Xera Nursery

catio tour, with bonus garden Tags: Hakonechloa, Hydrangea, Hydrangea aspera

fall beauty: almost too easy Tags: Amsonia, Amsonia hubrichtii, Arbutus unedo ‘Elfin King’, Cercis canadensis, Crocosmia, Koelreuteria bipinnata, Lorapetalum chinense ‘Sizzling Pink’, loropetalum

procrastination and the Brugmansia Tags: brugmansia, Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Brugmansia ‘Single White’

there’s always room in Skidmore Woods Tags: Acer palmatum disectum, camellia, Cedrus deodara, Cyclamen, Daphne, epimedium, Ilex, mahonia, Mahonia x media ‘Arthur Menzies’, rhododendron

getting a grip in the garden, one hopes… Tags: Acanthus sennii, Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myersii’, brugmansia, Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Brugmansia ‘Single White’, Chamaerops humilis, Cyperus papyrus, Phormium ‘Sundowner’, Secret Garden Growers, Tetrapanax papyrifer

in search of the gardening grove Tags: Ophiopogon, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodocoma

the Urban Forest Tags: Arbutus unedo, Arbutus unedo ‘Elfin King’, Continus, Cotinus ‘Grace’, gossler farms, Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Paeonia lactiflora ‘Krinkled White’, pinus, Pistacia chinensis, Quercus hypoleucoides, Thuja plicata, Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’

Surprise Snow Storm hits Pacific Northwest: Gardeners Freak Out Tags: echium, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Pennisetum macrourum, phormium, Xera Plants

plant lust list: Hamamelis Tags: gossler farms, hamamelis, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, Joy Creek Nursery

plant lust list: Camellia Tags: camellia, Chinese Garden

Happy Valentine’s Day Tags: epimedium, Epimedium wushanense, paeonia, peony, Saruma Henryi

A Winter Stop by Skidmore Woods Tags: Arbutus Nursery, camellia, hamamelis, Rhododendron sinogrande, Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis

my kingdom for a tree, or two… Tags: Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Cole’s Select’, Chionanthus virginicus, Embothrium coccineum, Fatsia japonica, Heptacodium miconioides, Treephoria, Xera Nursery

Enough weather gods! But puppies. Tags: Chondropetalum tectorum, Rhodea japonica, Sempervivums ‘Pacific Zoftic’, Xera Nursery

a sampling from Huntington Gardens: part 1 Tags: Agave americana, Banksia protea, Hesperaloe, Lophocereus schotti

a sampling from Huntington Gardens: part 2 Tags: Aeonium ‘Jack Catlin’, Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’, agave, Agave americana, Agave attenuata, Aloe tomentosa, Euphorbia, Hesperaloe, Huntington Gardens, Jubaea chilensis, yucca

Huntington Gardens: part 3 Tags: Agave parryi, Cleistocactus ritteri, Cleistocactus strausii, Euphorbia, Huntington Gardens, Notocactus magnificus, Opuntia, Pilosocereus chrysacanthus, Stenocereus dumortieri

Huntington Gardens: part 4 Tags: agave, Agave mapisaga ‘Lisa’, Beaucarnea recurvata, Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus ‘Monstrosus’., Dracaena draco, Huntington Gardens, Pachypodium lamerei, Puya, Puya venusta, yucca, Yucca brevifolia

the garden heart awakens Tags: Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Eryngium agavifolium, Magnolia laevifolia, paeonia, Paeonia ‘Krinkled White’, peony

grow this: Aralia californica Tags: Aralia californica, Canna, Keeping it Green Nursery, Tetrapanax

Happy Fourth of July 2017 Tags: Amsonia hubrichtii, Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, lobelia tupa, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’, Monbretia, Sedum takesimense

gardens NOT in process: do such things exist? Tags: brugmansia, Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Huntington Gardens

all sprinklers on deck Tags: Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’, Colocasia, Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, Musa basjoo, Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Golden Arrow’, Tetrapanax, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’

wee plant therapy Tags: Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Murakumo Nishiki’, Lagerstroemia ‘Pink Velour’, Lagerstroemia x faurei ‘Yuma’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Pamela Harris’

HPSO Fall Fest Lecture: Sean Hogan on deck Tags: Agave parryi, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos ‘Rosy Dawn’, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ‘Rogue Gem’, Arctostaphylos glauca, Arctostaphylos mewukka, Arctostaphylos pumila, Arctostaphylos x. ‘Canyon Blush’, cistus nursery, yucca, Yucca rostrata, Zauschneria septentrionalis ‘Select Matolle’, Zauschneria septentrionalis ‘Wayne’s Silver’

A prolific vine: Clematis tibetana var. vernayi Tags: Clematis tibetana var. vernayi

Field Trip: Bloom River Nursery Tags: Araucaria araucana, Bloom River Gardens, gossler farms, Rhododendron ponticum ‘Variegatum’, Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’

Field Trip: Gossler Farms Tags: Aucuba ‘Rozannie’, Bloom River Gardens, gossler farms

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tags: Chionanthus virginicus, Iris confusa, Iris confusa ‘Martyn Rix’, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’, Sarcococca confusa

plantings by nature Tags: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Ordering from plant lust Tags:

a plant to consider: Leycesteria formosa Tags: Dancing Oaks Nursery, Leycesteria formosa

a plant to consider: Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Red Top’ Tags: Jasmine plants, Pyrrosia sheareri, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, Trachelopsermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Red Top’., Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Xera Nursery

hearts and flowers and luscious leaves to you Tags: Brugmansia ‘Charles Grimaldi’, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Eryngium agavifolium, Eryngium giganteum, Farfugium japonicum ‘Crispatum’

Lan Su Chinese Garden: Perspectives Tags: Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Pendulum’, Chaenomeles, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Atsuya Hamada’, Chaenomeles japonica ‘Contorta’, Chinese Garden, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Rotundifolius’, Rhododendron sinogrande

Apparently NOT Spring Tags: dasylirion, Dasylirion wheeleri, echium, Echium wildpretii

Who Needs a Tree? Tags: Acer japonicum ‘Acontifolium’, Aconitifolium Full Moon Maple, Cercis ‘Pink Pom Poms’, Cercis occidentalis, Chionanthus virginicus, cistus nursery, Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’, Epilobium septentrionalis ‘Select Matolle’, Fagus sylvatica Atropupurea Group, Heptacodium miconioides, Lyonothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius, Redbud Tree, Rosa ‘Nevada’, Secret Garden Growers, Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Ballet’, Styrax obassia, Treephoria, x Chitalpa tashkentensis, Zauschneria septentrionalis ‘Select Matolle’

plant shopping season Tags: Anigozanthos, Dryopteris pulcherrima, Little Prince of Oregon, Lomandra longifolia ‘Breeze’, Passiflora ‘Coral Sea’, Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumosum Densum’, Sanguisorba hakusanensis ‘Lilac Squirrel’, Secret Garden Growers, Sedum sieboldii ‘October Daphne’, Sempervivum ‘Kalinda’, Sempervivum ‘Shirley’s Joy’

a plant to consider: Podophyllum pleianthum Tags: Iris confusa, Podophyllum, Podophyllum pleianthum

a plant to consider: Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla Tags: cistus nursery, epimedium, Far Reaches Farm, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Lysimachia, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Saxafraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, saxifraga

happy Fourth of July 2018 Tags: agave, Glacium flavum, Romneya coulteri, Sempervivum ‘Silverline’, Yucca rostrata

Cistus Nursery — Sauvie Island, Oregon Tags: agave, Agave american ‘Mediopicta Alba’, cistus nursery, Colocasia ‘Black Saphire Gecko’, Nerium oleander ‘Hardy Pink’, Opuntia, Romneya coulteri, Sempervivum ‘Carmen’, Sempervivum ‘Ruby Heart’, Yucca rostrata, Yucca rostrata ‘Saphire Skies’

a plant to consider: Amsonia hubrichtii Tags: Amsonia, Amsonia hubrichtii, Canna musafolia ‘Rubra’, Rhodocoma capensis

Halloween: Boo! Tags: Cyclamen hederafolium, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Variegatus’

plant lust list: Bergenia Tags: Astelia chathsmica ‘Silver Spear’, bergenia, Bergenia ‘Susan Ryley’, Bergenia ciliata, Bergenia ciliata Large Leaf form, Epimedium wushanense [Spiny Leaf Form], Saxifraga x geum ‘Dentata’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Nursery

Happy Holidays 2018 Tags:

Happy New Year 2019 Tags:

Cinnamomum chekiangense: a good evergreen tree Tags: Cinnamomum checkiangense

Magnolias maudiae aka Smiling Monkey Forest Tree Tags: Magnolia maudiae, Paeonia ‘Krinkled White’, phormium, Xera Nursery

plant lust list: Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ Tags: Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, Secret Garden Growers

plant lust list: Canna musafolia Tags: Amsonia hubrichtii, Canna musafolia, Canna musafolia ‘Red’, Rhodocoma capensis

open garden season: Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Tags: Adiantum pedatum, hosta, Ledebouria ‘Garry Hammer’, Onoclea sensibilis, paeonia, Podophyllum pleianthum, Polygonatum multiflorum, Sebright Gardens

Happy Fourth July 2019 Tags: Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, Juncus, yucca

Plants to Tuck In, Well… Tags: Magnolia maudiae, mahonia

A Spooky All Hallows Eve to You Tags: Berberis replicata, Citrus trifoliata, Yucca linearifolia

Happy Thanksgiving Gardeners Tags: Firmiana simplex, Hakonechloa macra, mahonia, Mahonia gracilipes, Nandina domestica, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Rhodocoma capensis, x Gordlinia grandiflora

Ferns: got a thing going on Tags: acorus, Campanula takesimana, cistus nursery, Coniogramme gracilis, Dryopteris sieboldii, gossler farms, Gunnera tinctoria, Hakonechloa, hosta, Hosta ‘War Paint’, Lythothamnus floribundus ssp. asplenifolius, Magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Microsorum pustulatum, Onoclea sensibilis, Osmunda regalis, Polypodium guttatum, Polystichum setiferum Plumosomultilobum, Polystichum setiferum v. divisilobum, Pteris cretica var. albolineata, Pyrrosia sheareri, Sebright Gardens, Secret Garden Growers, Woodwardia orientalis

Magnolia maudiea aka Smiling Monkey Forest Tree Tags: Magnolia maudiae

Plants on the Rise Tags: Artocstaphylos ‘John Dourley’, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Garden Tools, Grevillea ‘Pink Pearl’, Kniphofia ‘Bees Sunset’, Leptospermum, Leptospermum rupestre ‘Squiggly’, macleaya, Musa, Osmunda regalis, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’

Editing Season in the Garden Tags: Canna, Musa, Musa basjoo, Restio, Rhodocoma, ricinus, Ricinus communis, Secret Garden Growers

Fast forward through fall: it’s getting cold out there. Tags: agave, Begonia, Beschorneria, Farfugium, mahonia, mangave, sanseveria, senecio

Wintertime Greetings Tags: clerodendron, eucalyptus, Fatsia, Tetrapanax, yucca

poking around the winter garden Tags: Cerinthe, Eriobotrya, Farfugium, mahonia, muehlenbeckia, pyrrosia, Trachelospermum, yucca

holiday cheers from plant lust Tags: winter bloomer

Shopping cart gardens Tags: Opunita

Happy New Year 2018 Tags: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima

today is the day: Vote 2018 Tags: Ligularia gigantea, Luzula sylvatica, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’, Rosa glauca

Zone Denial Pacific Northwest Style: gambling on a mild winter Tags: Bulbine frutescens ‘Tiny Tangerines’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, phormium, Senecio talinoides, Trachycarpus fortunei

Denver Garden Bloggers’ Fling 2019: reflections Tags: Artcostaphylos, Callistemon viridiflorus, grevillea, hebe, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Origanum, stipa

bon voyage, Loree Tags: cistus nursery

one thing leads to another–part I Tags: Contained Exuberance, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, planter, Xera Plants

a grand weekend out: the Willamette Valley Tags: asarum, blechnum, gossler farms, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Sarcococca

open garden season: Darcy Daniels’ digs Tags: Agave bracteosa, Allium christophii, Cordyline, Cryptomeria, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Camouflage’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, phormium, Rhododendron oxieanum var. oreonastes, Rosa glauca, sempervivum

Discovering a like-minded gardener Tags: Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘Cream Spike’, Opuntia, Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’, Sedum ‘Vera Jamison’, senecio

fall garden in the pacific northwest Tags: Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Salvia rosmarinus, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

More from a beautiful autumn Tags: Anemone japonica, chrysanthemum, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Diospyros kaki ‘Hachiya’, Farfugium, fuchsia, Ginkgo, Iris confusa, Lagerstroemia, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Metapanax delavayi, persimmon, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Punica granatum ‘Nana’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’

Happy Fourth of July 2016 Tags: Arundo donax ‘Variegata’, Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Monarda, Passiflora ‘Betty Miles Young’

operation outsmart the cats Tags: aloe, Cryptanthus ‘Black Mystic’, tillandsia

HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery & beyond – part 1 Tags: Astoria, cistus nursery, Clematis, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Gunnera chilensis, Joy Creek Nursery, Means Nursery, Rare Plant Research, Saracenia, Yucca rostrata

screening with a little peek Tags: Acer circinatum, privacy

color by nature Tags: Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, Lagerstroemia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

getting plants planted, or not Tags: aloe, Echevaria ‘Black Prince’, Fatsia japonica

On Garden Design and Plant Shopping Tags: cistus nursery, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Garden Fever, Iris japonica, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

No Time Like the Present Tags: Acer palmatum, agave, Agave salmiana var. ferox, Azalea, Berberis, Carex, cistus nursery, miscanthus, Spiraea, Xera Plants

Grasses make me happy Tags: Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Hakonechloa macra, Little Prince of Oregon, Nassella tenuissima

mid July garden in the Pacific Northwest Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Canna musafolia, Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Wicky’, Echium wildpretii, Eryngium agavifolium, Galtonia candicans, Garden Fever, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Musa basjoo, Oenothera fremontii

it’s next week already Tags: Embothrium coccineum, gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Phormium ‘Sundowner’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants

a plantsman’s picks for winter interest Tags: Bovees Nursery, Buxus microphylla ‘Variegata’, Camellia cuspidata, Cornus sanguinea, Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, Garrya elliptica, gossler farms, hamamelis, mahonia, Parotia persica, Pieris

springtime plant lust Tags: Canna musafolia, Echium candicans ‘Variagata’, Garden Fever, Mahonia gracilipes, Osmanthus armatus ‘Jim Porter’, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’, phormium, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants

Spring: come here, go there, fly with all you might. Tags: Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Magnolia laevilfolia, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Pulsitilla, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, Stachyurus salicifolia

plants to make a garden sing Tags: Bletilla striata, Cistus ‘Bennett’s White’, cistus nursery, Clematis, epimedium, Halimium ocymoides, Joy Creek Nursery, Paeonia Itoh, peony, Pulsatilla montana, Romneya coulteri, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

Michauxia campanuloides: a groovy outlier Tags: Michauxia campanuloides, Xera Plants

Cirsium occidentale aka Cobweb Thistle Tags: Cirsium occidentale, Echium wildpretii, Pennisetum macrourum, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

I wanted sun: now I miss shade. Tags: Acer palmatum disectum, Aralia californica, Asarum splendens, cistus nursery, Disporum ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Jasminum variegata, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Musa basjoo, Portland Nursery, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolinifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’

one thing leads to another — part II Tags: Acer aconitifolium, alocasia, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Contained Exuberance, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Cussonia paniculata, Cyperus papyrus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Garden Fever, Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, planter

tropical looking plants make me happy Tags: Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’, Brugsmansia ‘Double White’, Canna musafolia, Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’, Hesperaloe parviflora

plant lust list: Lobelia tupa aka Devil’s Tobacco Tags: gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Paeonia ‘Chinese Dragon’

Photo Shoot: A Fall Field Trip to Cistus Plant Nursery Tags: Abutilon, acorus, Begonia, calathea, callistemon, cistus nursery, cryptanthus, echinopsis, euonymus, lysionotus, mangave, Opuntia, parthenocissus, yucca

HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery, and beyond – part 2 Tags: Agave bracteosa ‘Monterey Frost’, cistus nursery, Romneya coulteri, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha, Schefflera delavayi, Stipa barbata, Yucca rostrata

the weather gods must be crazy Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, Carex, Jasmine, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Passiflora x ‘Betty Miles’, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Trochodendron aralloides, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

Yes of course you can grow that, or at least you should give it a try! Tags: agave, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Agave salmiana, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’

Garden on the Rise Tags: Albizia julibrissin, Betula utilis, Datura, Echium pininana, Fagus sylvatica ‘Rivers Purple’, Nicotiana, Opuntia

A Few Good Trees for Flamingo Park Tags: Acer circinatum, Acer plantanoides ‘Drummondii’, Albizia julibrissin, Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate’, Euscaphis japonica, Fagus riversii, Fagus sylvatica ‘Ansorgei’, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, Lagerstroemia x ‘Arapaho’, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Oxydendrum arbore, Rhus Staghorn Sumac, Riversii Purple European Beech, Stewartia gemmata, Vitex agnus-castus ‘Silver Spires’, x Chitalpa tashkent

Sexy bark and swaying grass, what else do you need? Tags: Acer griseum, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’, Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’, Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima

Transplants and Hitchhikers Welcome Here Tags: Agave bracteosa, Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’, Arctostaphylos ‘Rogue Gem’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, Canna musifolia ‘Red’, Darmera peltata, Euphorbia ‘Ruby’s Fen’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Rhodocoma capensis, Sedum, sempervivum, Zantedeschia aethiopica

A Quick Survey for Winter Interest Tags: Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Poncirus trifoliata, Yucca linearifolia

You Wanna See Something Really Scary? Tags: alocasia, Canna, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’

I Get Fickle Tags: Agave ‘Jaws’, Berbis replicata, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, loropetalum, Podocarpus macrophyllus, schefflera, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Yucca whipplei

Good fences make good gardens Tags: azara

We Interrupt this Winter for a Sun Break Tags: Acacia schaffneri, Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Chilopsis linearis, Echinocereus engelmanii, Hesperaloe funifera, Hesperaloe parviflora, Opuntia articulata v. papyracantha, Opuntia lindeimeri var. lindeimeri, Opuntia rufida, Opuntia violacea var. santa rita, Saguaro, Yucca angustissima, Yucca elata, Yucca thompsoniana

Is it Spring Yet? Tags: Dasylirion wheeleri, Dyckia, Helleborus argutifolius, Hesperaloe parviflora, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedums, sempervivum

Falling in love, with aloes Tags: agave, Aloe ‘David Verity’, Aloe dorotheae, Aloe erinacea, Aloe marlothii, Aloe mutabilis, Aloe saponaria, Aloe striatula, Aloe suzannae, Aloe vaotsanda x divaricata

my latest plant lust list Tags: Agave ‘Silver Surfer’, aspidistra, Canna musafolia, Canna musafolia ‘Rubra’, Cuphea ‘Strybing Sunset’, Daphnipyllum, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Melianthus, Trachycarpus fortunei, Verbascum ‘Arctic Summer’

Finding that elusive “winter interest”… Tags: aspidistra, camellia, Chimonanthus praecox, Daphne odora, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eriobotrya japonica, Iris confusa, Jasminum nudiflorum, Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Loquat, Mahonia lomariifolia, nandina, Pinus bungeana, Pinus parviflora ‘Cleary’, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Rhododendron calophytum, Rhododendron sinogrande

A Midwinter Walkabout Tags: agave, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ‘Rogue Gem’, Dasylirion wheeleri, Eriobotrya japonica, Farfugium, Loquat, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodocoma capensis, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedum rupestre ‘Blue Spruce’, Xera Plants, Yucca whipplei

plant lust, contained Tags: Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Corokia cotoneaster, dianthus, Musa basjoo, Sedum spurium, Tillandsia xerographica, Yucca rostrata

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Tags: Agave obscura, Agave parryi, Agave striata, Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren Roberts’, Arisaema ringens, Asplenium nidus, Beesia deltophylla, Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides, Dasylirion acrotrichum, Erica plukenetii, Greyia radlkoferi, Iris confusa, Lobelia aberdarica, Musschia wollastonii, Protea cynaroides, Yucca elata, Yucca filifera, Yucca thompsoniana

The roots (spikes) of my obsession Tags: agave, Agave ‘Mateo’, Agave bracteosa, Agave gracilipes, Agave lophantha, Agave neomexicana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Anigozanthos, cistus nursery

Is pruning the new planting? Tags: Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Sentinel’, Feijoa sellowiana, yucca, Yucca rostrata

I’ve got a bad case of magnolia lust Tags: cistus nursery, Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Magnolia maudiae

Your garden, in words… Tags: agave, Agave americana, Arctostaphylos, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Cordyline, Eriobotrya japonica, Eryngium agavifolium, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Magnolia macrophylla, Metapanax delavayi, phormium, schefflera, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca rostrata

Wednesday Vignette – Lots going on here Tags: Synadenium grantii rubra

I could use some inspiration Tags: Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Colocasia, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Xera Plants

thank you rain gods Tags: cistus nursery, Colocasia esculents ‘Black Coral’, Datura meteloides, Echium wildpretii, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Little Prince of Oregon, Pennisetum macrourum, Podophyllum pleianthum, Schefflera delavayi, Sedum, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’, Xera Plants

on conflating plant names Tags: Acanthus sennii, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Callistemon pallidus ‘Eleanor’, eryngium, Eryngium agavifolium, Eryngium variifolium, Grevillea juniperina, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’

More from McMenamins Kennedy School Tags: Acanthus mollis, Acanthus spinosus, Bupleurum fruticosum, Cornus kousa, Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea, Darmera peltata, Echium pininana, Eriobotrya japonica, hibiscus, Hydrangea quercifolia, Leonotis leonurus, Loquat, Loropetalum chinense, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Mahonia gracilipes, ovara virginiana ‘Variegata’, Pachysandra axillaris, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Pseudopanax laetus, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

I do declare: Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’ Tags: Canna musafolia ‘Red’, disporum, Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium

A luxurious carpet Tags: Sagina subulata, Sedum angelina, Senecio cineraria

Autumn abundance Tags: agave, Gunnera, Magnolia macrophylla, Melianthus, Opuntia, Xera Plants, Yucca rostrata

December foliage Tags: Agave weberi, Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Sentinel’, Aspidistra elatior, Brachyglottis greyi, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Dasylirion wheeleri, Echium wildpretii, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Pyrrosia lingua ‘Variegata’, Sedum palmeri, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’, Senecio greyi

rain — with a little gardening thrown in Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, Maihuenia poeppigii, Romneya coulteri, sempervivum, Yucca whipplei

I’ve got yard and garden plans, sorta (pics added) Tags: Azara microphylla, cistus nursery, Elaeagnus x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’, Fatsias japonica, Genista aetnenis, Hesperaloe parviflora, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Stewartia gemmata

It’s getting kinda ferny around here… Tags: Arachniodes simplicior ‘Variegata’, Astrolepis sinuata, Cheilanthes argentea, cistus nursery, Dryopteris lepidopoda, gossler farms, Mahonia gracilipes, Pyrrosia lingua, Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’

The Oregon Garden has spikes! Tags: Agave bracteosa, Agave havardiana, Agave ovatifolia, Agave parryi, Agave parryi var. couesii, Araucaria araucana, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’, Eryngium pandanifolium var. lesseauxii, Hakea microcarpa, Musa basjoo, Opuntia, sempervivum, The Oregon Garden, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca baccata, Yucca nana, Yucca rostrata

Close Encounters of the Edgeworthia Kind Tags: edgeworthia, Edgeworthia Akebono, Lan Su Chinese Garden

to Spurge or not to Spurge Tags: Euphorbia myrsinites

The Oregon Garden, a finale Tags: abies, Abies concolor ‘Candicans’, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, cedrus, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’, Cedrus deodara ‘Silver Mist’, cunninghamia, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Cyclamen, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, petasites, Petasites giganteus, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus densiflora ‘Golden Ghost’, prunus, Prunus serrula, sciadopitys, Sciadopitys verticillata, The Oregon Garden

A visit to Lan Su Chinese Garden Tags: acorus, Aspidistra elatior, bergenia, Camellia transnokoensis, Carex, epimedium, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Iris confusa, Jasmine, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodea japonica, rhododendron, Sarcococca

plants on the move + some Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, cistus nursery, Datura, Datura wrightii, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, eryngium, Grevillea juniperina ‘Lava Cascade’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Opuntia humifusa, Opuntia Santa, Poncirus trifoliata, Ricinus communis, Sedum, Sedum takesimense

Lan Su Chinese Gardens redux Tags: Acorus ‘Variegatus’, Asarum splendens, Iris confusa ‘Martyn Rix’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Lorapetalum ‘Sizzling Pink’, Lorapetalum chinese var. rubrum, Ophiopogon planiscarpus ‘Nigrescens’, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron sinogrande

Tetrapanax, don’t make me sorry! Tags: Canna, Canna musafolia, Colocasia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’

Less is more, or so they say… Tags: agave, callistemon, cistus nursery, Grevillea ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Grevillea victoriae, Magnolia laevifolia, Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’

If you’re not having fun in the garden, then what’s the point? Tags: Begonia coccinea, Magnolia macrophylla

The unifiers Tags: Agave americana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave weberi, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Euphorbia rigida, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Hakonechloa macra, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Opuntia basilaris, Schefflera taiwaniana, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachycarpus fortunei, Trachycarpus wagnerianus, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca gloriosa ‘Walbristar’, Yucca ilamentosa ‘Color Guard’, Yucca rostrata

plants to tuck in Tags: Carex ‘Ice Dance’, Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’, Carex testacea, Dryopteris wallachiana, epimedium, gossler farms, Luzula, Luzula sylvatica, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’

Winter Greenery Tags: Drimys, Drimys lanceolata, Dwarf Golden Oriental Spruce, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus perrinian, fatshedera, hebe, Hebe pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’, hedera, Hedera nepalensis, Ilex, Ilex crenata ‘Dwarf Pagoda’, Ilex crenata ‘Geisha’, Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’, monkey puzzle tree, Olea, Olea europaea, Olea europaea – 11th Avenue, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea orientalis ‘Firefly’, Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’, Picea orientalis ‘Van Speybrock, Veronica, winter interest, x crenata ‘Geisha’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Angyo Star’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Ribbon Candy’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Yvonne’s Petticoat’

Big planting project? Plants with large quantities available Tags: Carex, echeveria, echinacea, eucomis, gardenia, mondo, Ophiopogon, sempervivum

saga of the apple tree Tags: malus

if you had to pick a favorite plant… Tags: Arctostaphylos, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Eryngium agavifolium, Melianthus, Nolina, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

A Visit to the Butterfly Farm Tags:

obsessing over moss & lichen Tags:

Posts about books

The Front Yard Food Revolution comes to my neighborhood Tags: Lettuce, Musa basjoo, Peppers, Raspberries, Tomatoes

a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium

Making connections Tags: cistus nursery, Corokia cotoneaster, Muehlenbeckia complexa, Pittosporum divaricatum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Sophora prostrata

Scleranthus uniflorus: a groovy groundcover Tags: Bolax gummifera, Little Prince of Oregon, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedums

Inspiration on paper Tags:

Travel induced plant lust… Tags: Eriobotrya deflexa, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat

Making new plants, aka propagating Tags: Begonia luxurians, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Euphorbia, Euphorbia rigida, Passiflora, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia discolor

Posts about wildlife

a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium

operation outsmart the cats Tags: aloe, Cryptanthus ‘Black Mystic’, tillandsia

HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery, and beyond – part 2 Tags: Agave bracteosa ‘Monterey Frost’, cistus nursery, Romneya coulteri, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha, Schefflera delavayi, Stipa barbata, Yucca rostrata

the weather gods must be crazy Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, Carex, Jasmine, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Passiflora x ‘Betty Miles’, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Trochodendron aralloides, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants

saga of the apple tree Tags: malus

if you had to pick a favorite plant… Tags: Arctostaphylos, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Eryngium agavifolium, Melianthus, Nolina, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’

A Visit to the Butterfly Farm Tags:

obsessing over moss & lichen Tags:

Mt. Hood National Forest by Mother Nature Tags:

Happy New Year 2017 Tags:

What is it about hummingbirds? Tags: aloe, Fatsia japonica, grevillea, Kniphofia ‘Christmas Cheer’

Tanzania Safari Surprises Tags: animals

Yellow Jacket Lessons Learned Tags: yellowjackets

Posts about edible plants

The Front Yard Food Revolution comes to my neighborhood Tags: Lettuce, Musa basjoo, Peppers, Raspberries, Tomatoes

No Such Thing as Too Much Zucchini Tags: zucchini

Use the Whole Pumpkin Tags: pumpkin

Grocery shopping in a Zanzibar Market Tags:

Zucchini Blitz: Vanilla Salted Caramel Breakfast Milkshake Tags: zucchini

blades of garden: earning their keep Tags: Carex, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Iris confusa, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Ophiopogon, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants, yucca

A groovy plant: Rhodocoma capensis Tags: Cape Restio, Rhodocoma capensis

Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’ ? Tags: Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’

Don’t worry, eat cauliflower Tags: cauliflower

The edibles garden, 2016 style Tags: Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Agave weberi, Baby Cakes™ Blackberry, Black Cherry Tomato, Bocconia frutescens, Ginger mint, Passiflora incarnata, Perpetua™ Double-cropping blueberry, Pink Icing™ Blueberry, Red Russian kale, Sungold Cherry Tomato, thorn-less blackberry, Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’

Posts about happenings

Inspiration on paper Tags:

Don’t worry, eat cauliflower Tags: cauliflower

Shopping cart gardens Tags: Opunita

Happy New Year 2018 Tags: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima

today is the day: Vote 2018 Tags: Ligularia gigantea, Luzula sylvatica, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’, Rosa glauca

Zone Denial Pacific Northwest Style: gambling on a mild winter Tags: Bulbine frutescens ‘Tiny Tangerines’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, phormium, Senecio talinoides, Trachycarpus fortunei

Denver Garden Bloggers’ Fling 2019: reflections Tags: Artcostaphylos, Callistemon viridiflorus, grevillea, hebe, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Origanum, stipa

bon voyage, Loree Tags: cistus nursery

one thing leads to another–part I Tags: Contained Exuberance, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, planter, Xera Plants

a grand weekend out: the Willamette Valley Tags: asarum, blechnum, gossler farms, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Sarcococca

open garden season: Darcy Daniels’ digs Tags: Agave bracteosa, Allium christophii, Cordyline, Cryptomeria, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Camouflage’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, phormium, Rhododendron oxieanum var. oreonastes, Rosa glauca, sempervivum

Discovering a like-minded gardener Tags: Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘Cream Spike’, Opuntia, Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’, Sedum ‘Vera Jamison’, senecio

fall garden in the pacific northwest Tags: Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Salvia rosmarinus, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’

More from a beautiful autumn Tags: Anemone japonica, chrysanthemum, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Diospyros kaki ‘Hachiya’, Farfugium, fuchsia, Ginkgo, Iris confusa, Lagerstroemia, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Metapanax delavayi, persimmon, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Punica granatum ‘Nana’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’

Happy Fourth of July 2016 Tags: Arundo donax ‘Variegata’, Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Monarda, Passiflora ‘Betty Miles Young’

operation outsmart the cats Tags: aloe, Cryptanthus ‘Black Mystic’, tillandsia

Mt. Hood National Forest by Mother Nature Tags:

August Tags: Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’, cistus nursery

Greetings Gardeners Tags:

A tree’s a tree, unless it’s not Tags: agave, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Dicksonia antarctica, eucalyptus, Leucadendron

It’s showtime! Tags: agave, banksia, echeveria, edgeworthia, emothrium, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, rhododendron

It’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Tags: Abutilon x ‘Fairy Coral Red’, Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Alstroemeria isabellana, Anigozanthos ‘Amber Velvet’, Asphodeline lutea, Callistemon ‘Clemson’, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’, cistus nursery, Crocosmia ‘Orangeade’, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Echinocereus fendleri var. rectispinus, Echinops ‘Arctic Glow’, Echium russicum, Echium wildpretii, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eryngium alpinum, Eucomis comosa ‘Oakhurst’, Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Euphorbia lathyris, Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’, Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leane’, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Hedychium ‘Tara’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Manfreda undulata ‘Chocolate Chips’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Muscari armeniacum, Musella lasiocarpa, Nymphaea ‘Marliacea Chromatella’, Opuntia, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia clevelandii, Salvia discolor, sempervivum, Tropaeolum peregrinum, Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’

What’s that doing here? A Wednesday (Bloomday) Vignette…and praise for my Hibiscus. Tags: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’

Visiting Oregon Wine Country Tags: Callicarpa, Cupressus sempervirens, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Taxodium distichum

Festive in the Pearl District Tags:

A new chapter in plant lust. Now with plant shopping. Tags:

And a new gardening season begins Tags: Adiantum venustum, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Eriobotrya japonica, Euphorbia polychroma, Fatsia polycarpa ‘Needhams Lace’, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Melianthus villosus, Persicaria runcinata ‘Purple Majesty’, Podophyllum delavayi, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron ‘Ebony Pearl’, Sambucus ‘Black Lace’, Schefflera brevipedunculata, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Veratrum Californicum

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tags: aralia, Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’, Cyperus, Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, protea, Protea cynaroides

13 plants for a Goth Garden Tags: acer, Athyrium, Begonia, camellia, Corokia, Fatsia, Helleborus, hosta, sambucus, Sansevieria, sempervivum, tillandsia

Happy New Year 2017 Tags:

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