The Gossler Farms fall 2020 catalog is out with some brand new plants and restocked favorites. Gossler Farms' plants typically have all that heart-melting green lushness and fiery fall drama ??? that feel like classic Pacific Northwest gardens, with plenty of...
Is it me, or we all falling back in love with ferns. Maybe I'm late to the party. But so many groovy fronds out there. With some 424 ferns on plantlust, it's hard to pick a favorite. I like them all. Who is with me? Our Sebright Nursery Inventory is freshly updated...
Talk about a stunner, Lobelia tupa rises to the occasion. I received this plant in the mail from Secret Garden Growers. It came in a 4" pot. Aren't plants a marvel. Look at this tiny plant. Why I never! Lobelia tupa grew vigorously into its second season. I was...
Our second nursery stop on the Springfield caper was the famous Gossler Farms. We love them so much. Not only are their plants awesome, they were our very first participating nursery on plant lust--on the site and on our online beta Marketplace. Boy, what I didn't...
Megan and I trekked to Springfield, Oregon, a couple weekends ago--to visit two of our fabulous contributing nurseries. Bloom River and Gossler Farms are in beta testing with us for our online Marketplace. It's plant shopping online--all in one spot, and from the...
It seems a terrible oversight that Hamamelis aka Witch Hazel is not represented in my garden. And there are so many fab plants to choose from. Thusly, I seek to remedy this omission. I'd love to hear about your favorites. The photo of this Witch Hazel is in a nearby...
Do you have any notion of the percentage of evergreen versus deciduous trees in your area? I hadn't given it much thought. I've been wanting to add conifers to my garden, not too big--and I want them to have an open canopy. But other than that, what I don't know is a...
That's how my daughter always gets me when I'm waffling on a plant purchase: "It's such a good plant for tucking in." The happy news--she's never steered me wrong, on anything. When Megan started her Nestmaker Blog, my interest in plants exploded. How did she know...
I was lucky enough to attend a seminar by Roger Gossler at Portland's Yard, Garden, and Patio show this past weekend. Roger is an avid and generous plantsman. Gossler Farms was our very first contributing nursery on plantlust.com. I knew we were lucky when they agreed...
The pot ghetto, we all have one right? This is the time of year mine starts to grow. From now until mid-April I’ll be accumulating, but not actually planting. The photo above shows what it currently looks like, well, what the shady/protected ghetto looks like –...