We happen upon gardening inspiration all the time–an exciting new plant combo spotted on an apartment balcony here, a master gardener’s open garden tour there. We love to share the latest sights that have us seeing new plants and old plants in new ways.
Oh boy, talk about a good thing, and perchance too much of it? The jury is out. But if year one is any indication, Flamingo Park, we may have a problem. These plants were gifts from Ron Wagner, a guy who packed his bag, and I mean singular bag, and headed for...
Don't you love this time of year, that is if you're not still buried in snow. I'm so sorry for those yet battling dastardly weather. We had a mild winter in the Pacific Northwest, and that means all manner of things are bursting from the earth. Some people worry about...
You may recall, I posted about the Lan Su Chinese Garden before. I said that I hardly ever go--because I have a yearly membership, which means I can go any time I want. Hmmm. That doesn't make sense, does it? And it's not true. Now that I'm driving myself around town,...
I've got it. How about you? What's are you pining for? My problem is remembering what I want in the face of so many temptations when I actually do make it to the nursery. I'm dazzled by the abundance. And, of course, the pesky brain injury, blah blah, no help there...
I meant to write about another topic. Actually, two other topics. And then I took pictures of this Iris confusa. You can understand why I had to post these, right? And here I thought I didn't like Iris that much. When will I learn not to write off a whole category of...
Rhodocoma capensis aka Cape Restio is described by our friends at Xera Plants thusly: "Light textured perennial from South Africa, this species forms a 6' fountain of stems like giant green feather dusters. Resembles bamboo and grass---though related to neither. Full...
I sometimes hesitate to show before and after photos of my former garden. It's distressing for us gardeners to see the fruits of our love and labor laid to waste. Recently, though, I've been perusing old photos in consideration of my new garden. I was...
I admit, I've been avoiding the garden, Oh, it's been warm enough to be out there, and I'm at least keeping my bird feeders full. The problem is, every time I go out there, I see weeds. And I'm not done with my inside projects. So many test colors on so many wall. Ai...
Since Megan shared the exciting news yesterday that plantlust.com is now shipping plants I thought it would be fun timing to share a few images I've been collecting of shopping cart gardens. Get it? Online shopping/shopping carts? "You have 2 items in your shopping...
I have a membership to the Lan Su Chinese Classical Gardens. Of course, that means I hardly ever go--because, after all, I can go any time I like. It reminds me of a million years ago when I had a free season ski pass at Timberline on Mt. Hood. Megan's dad was a part...