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.
Just a quick romp through the fabulous Cistus Nursery on Sauvie Island. We are so lucky in the Pacific Northwest; fabulous nurseries abound. And on a personal note, it was our wedding anniversary, so my husband, Bill, was indulging me. I'm telling you, this dude is a...
May your explosions be of the quiet variety. Quiet beauty. I'm for that. And so are the animals. Have a Happy Fourth. Cheers
A friend recently asked about this plant in my garden, and I couldn't think of the name. But can you blame me? How am I supposed to keep track of all these things I buy and plant willy nilly. I figure it's better than letting them go distressed as I wring my hands...
I swore I wasn't going to buy any new plants before I had my garden weeded, composted, and rearranged. Hahahaha. Turns out that wasn't true, and it never has been. Bloggers from our area were recently invited to Little Prince of Oregon for a shopping spree. All bets...
Just saying, if you've got the shade and the zone, 6a-8b, grow this awesome plant. Podophyllum pleianthum aka Chinese Mayapple is big and splashy, and not the least demanding. Plant in moist organic soil--and then stand back and swoon. Before I began gardening in...
Recently Evan Bean aka the Practical Plant Geek solicited tree suggestions on the PNW Plant Geeks Facebook page. I love this game, and it seems I'm in good company. He might as well have shot a starter pistol. Tree ideas: Go! Evan is in search of a small tree, 20-30...
The weather gods must be having a good laugh. Some gardeners in the Pacific Northwest got a little ahead of themselves, imagining it was already spring. Guilty. I came darn close to digging and dividing a few plants. Let's hear it for procrastination. Around these...
I stopped by the Lan Su Chinese Gardens last weekend--on a mission to identify a couple of plants--like the Jasmine in this post. Bill came along because my husband is an all-around nice guy and good sport. And it's not a terrible place to visit, even if you're not an...
May all your heartthrobs grow true. Be our Valentine. Cheers from team plant lust
Jasmines fall into the I-never-met-a-jasmine-I-didn't-like category. Funny thing is, I thought I had it all sorted out when it comes to this groovy Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Red Top'. Of course, now I've got it all confused with a few others, and I'm not...