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Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’: Articles from The Editorial Side
Surprise Snow Storm hits Pacific Northwest: Gardeners Freak Out
You may have heard that we got an unusual bit of snow here in the Pacific Northwest. This is a rare event, and many of us have no idea what to expect in the aftermath. There are a couple opinion camps on snow itself. Those who abhor it--they've often moved here from...
plants on the move + some
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...
Yellow on Green, Part 1 – the soft leaves
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...
my latest plant lust list
There's nothing like sorting through old garden photos to kickstart a lust list. I meant to be working on my get-it-all-organized project, but I got distracted with what I saw. This must help with my design plans, yes? to know what plants I want. Then I'll have to...
In a vase…
There are many popular internet memes for Garden Bloggers who wish to participate: Bloom Day, Foliage Follow-up and Wordless Wednesday, to name just three. On my personal blog, danger garden, I’ve never missed a Bloomday, frequently join in the foliage fun and have...
Making new plants, aka propagating
My biz partner Patricia equates plant propagation with visiting a nursery… "buying plants, that’s propagation right?" Well truth be told that’s pretty much how I do it too. After all it’s a plant lust mission to support our contributing nurseries, a JOB requirement!...