For moving plants indoors. And do you think I have a plan? NO--even though I swore. Agave--Aloe--Cabbage Tree, Shinning hardwood floors. Tempting foliage all around, And kitty cats who soar--
The Time has Come, the Weather said,
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Gardens: Articles from The Editorial Side
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.
Gardenspotting
I just love it when I'm driving down the street on some uninspired errand, when I spy the house of an obvious mad gardener. Even better when I have time to stop and poke around for a closer look. This garden makes me happy. Clearly the person who lives here loves...
On Garden Design and Plant Shopping
I really meant to draw up a blueprint for Flamingo Park Gardens, develop a strategy, make a definite plan—on paper. And if wishes were horses… I seem to be buying plants, quite a few plants, and working the “plan” outward from there. Oh, I can hear professional garden...
You Wanna See Something Really Scary?
Usually, this is my favorite time of year in my garden. The big leaves are at their biggest and the trees and shrubs are having their fall growth spurt, and the garden is a bit closer to the jungle of my dreams. After a few rain storms have freshened things up and...
A Quick Survey for Winter Interest
Winter is nigh, at least for planting purposes. Seems I'm always playing catch up, thinking I have more time than I do. Reminds me of my annual holiday anticipation. Waiting and planning and imagining Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, and then suddenly, nothing left...
Transplants and Hitchhikers Welcome Here
I’ve been meaning to count plants that made the move with me to Flamingo Park, but trying to do so with camera in hand is always a mistake. I’ve gone on that fool's errand at least two dozen times. Today, I put camera on counter and gathered paper in hand. On my way...
Sexy bark and swaying grass, what else do you need?
This simple garden was a chance discovery after grabbing lunch one day. It features an extremely refined plant selection of golden grasses along with trees and shrubs that have peeling bark, and of there are course multiples of each. Along the public sidewalk there's...
A Few Good Trees for Flamingo Park
I’ve been studying trees for my new garden this week, and with so many worthy candidates, I'm giddy at the prospects. In my last garden, I got a bit carried away, adding some 25 trees in our 50 x 100 city lot. All in all, I loved those trees, but probably wouldn’t...
Gardening Set in Stone
Several years ago, I toyed with the idea of moving to New York City for work. A little house hunting revealed there were no places in my budget that came with even a little patch of soil to call my own. I remember standing out in the summer garden on an especially...
Garden on the Rise
I lived in the Beaumont Wilshire neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, for 33 years. And like maniac gardeners everywhere, spent countless hours in the yard—planting, composting, attempting to eradicate the sins of my past. Bishop’s Weed. How did I not know? It says WEED...