I'm having trouble keeping track of what's what. There was the holiday blur, with odd hours and events, vacation days, a couple December birthdays--or maybe a dozen--I can't really remember. And then we had the situation with weather. So extra bodies around the house,...
I love getting into other people's gardens. And when the gardener is also a professional designer, it's an extra dose of fun. This weekend, Vanessa Nagel-Gardner opened her personal as part of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Open Gardens 2016. It's a terrific...
I have a membership to the Lan Su Chinese Classical Gardens. Of course, that means I hardly ever go--because, after all, I can go any time I like. It reminds me of a million years ago when I had a free season ski pass at Timberline on Mt. Hood. Megan's dad was a part...
One of my very favorite things to do is to walk a new neighborhood. Be it in my own city or one I’m visiting only briefly. There are always things to discover and they’re easier to see when you’re on foot… I am attracted to dark houses, they seem more grounded in the...
It might be the first time in history that I didn't stab myself on this Yucca whipplei, but I was determined to snap photos and not sustain injuries--or pull weeds. It's mushy in the garden. Even Pumpkin declined her invitation for a walkabout. Several plants were...