What can we say? We are here because we love plants. You’re probably here because you love plants. We talk a lot about the plants we love, covet, admire, have watched grow happily in our gardens, tried and failed, the ups and downs of tending our own gardens and visiting others. It’s a happy place here, join us.
Last week, I was not on top of my plant identity game. I wish to rectify that problem post haste, if you don't count the week I waited to do it. And now that I've got it straight, I feel it's only fair to tell you: Scleranthus uniflorus is a terrific groundcover, and...
We had a wonderful, cool misty break from summer heat last week. The plants and the Portlanders seem to be in much better spirits. I know I am. We've naturally been showing off sun worshipping plants the last few months, but I don't want the woodland plants to feel...
In February I wrote about my love for green on green variegation. While that particular combination is still very much an obsession I thought I’d showcase a few of my yellow (or cream) and green variegated plants. I love how they draw your eye, break up the sea of...
Touring a gorgeous garden is always a nice way to spend an hour or so – but when things get personal, and you discover the gardener shares a passion of yours, well, it’s even better. I bet you can guess what passion I am referring to? While on a blogger’s pre-tour for...
I've been holding out for rain, garden on pause. Avoiding the temptation of nursery visits. Averting my eyes to avoid confronting the sight of plants unquenched from my unreliable hose offerings. The weeds, they'll have to stay until the soil more willingly releases...
As those of you who read my personal blog (danger garden) know – and are probably sick of hearing about – I opened my garden as part of a fund-raising tour last weekend. One of the frequently asked about plants was the Callistemon viridiflorus. Some of those asking...
I love finding inspiration from other people's searches on plant lust. I'll admit, I'm a little set in my ways in my garden, and sometimes doubt I'm going to be swayed by popular opinion. But I'm always pleasantly surprised at what jumps out at me and right onto my...
I'm on a color toot. After patrolling the garden to check, "dear-dog, do-I-have-to-water-again-today?", it occurred to me that my inside color inclinations are mimicking what's going on in the yard. Even though there's still plenty of hot headed our way, a couple of...
What's the point of having an opinion if you can't later circle 'round and contradict yourself? Exactly. So while I did write about the importance of using botanical names (here) I now want to give a shout out to the excellence of some common names, in this case...
I'm sure everyone is tired of my bellyaching about the weather, but come on weather gods, this is ridiculous. The biggest problem I see, besides the-whole-earth-is-in-trouble thing, is that it feels like late August, and we haven't even made it through July. The poor...