Here in our dear Portland and the surrounding PNW we are rich in plantspeople of all sorts and lucky to be able to attend, first-hand, a dizzying calendar of exciting events of interest to plant lovers. Stay tuned to this spot for garden happenings.
I snapped these photos at Cistus Nursery last week. The vignette was so beautiful it stopped me, and then gave me a sort of melancholic shiver. Turning the calendar page and seeing the word August is a wake-up call. Summer is packing its bags, do not take it for...
If I had a dime for every time someone has pointed at my Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' and asked “what’s that doing here”... I get it, I’m a foliage gardener, why did I plant a shrub that’s all about the flowers? Because it’s beautiful, because it looks tropical - but...
It’s time for those big summer movie blockbusters: superheroes, dinosaurs, car chases and gardens. Wait, what? Gardens? Ya, when was the last time a garden (or gardener) played a key role on the big screen? Monday night I was invited to a free screening of A Little...
June 4-6 were the dates of the 2015 Garden Bloggers Fling, held in Toronto, Canada. That’s the official group photo above, pretty snazzy with the Toronto skyline in the background - don't you think? This was the 8th annual event, last year, 2014, a group of Portland...
I mentioned Darcy Daniels last week as one of our areas many talented garden designers. Well, lucky us--members of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO)--Darcy held her garden open last week, giving fellow gardening enthusiasts an opportunity to ogle her collection...
It’s one of the best known meme’s for garden bloggers – the 15th of each month is given over to photographing (and sharing) what’s blooming in our gardens. Even a foliage lover like me can be seduced by a few flowers now and then. Flowers are fleeting, but foliage is...
Showtime! Well, not quite yet, but it’s the time of the year I start thinking about them, the annual garden shows. How better to break the spell of winter? I’m lucky to live in region that really does garden shows, not some “home improvement” show where a couple of...
This post is personal, because in this busy brain of mine, all things are connected, and though I mean to write about gardening, I need to write this first. You may stop reading now. I’m not much for resolutions, though I do have a mental Rolodex of good intentions....
I came upon a wishing tree in the neighborhood this weekend. The wishes were all over the spectrum from deeply personal life situations to lighthearted and probably quickly forgotten. ...
I always celebrate this season with a tree, of sorts. I can’t imagine not taking advantage of the occasion for a little creative display, and the opportunity to haul things from outdoors inside for a couple of weeks. I do take liberty with the definition of "tree,"...