Rumor has we're in for a cold patch in the Pacific Northwest, and so many are already experiencing the vagaries of weather. Here's hoping we all get through relatively unscathed--with gobs of green goodness on the other side. A few shots in my garden before it all...
How much fun is it to say Banana Canna. Right up there with Sambucus. This post has nothing to do with Sambucus--aside from the delight in saying its name. Sambucus was my first deliberate Latin plant name utterance. Megan taught me when she urged me to buy a...
Oh sure. There are a million gorgeous colors out there now. One of the many reasons I love fall. But this Amsonia hubrichtii is hands down belle of the ball. Here it is with Beezus flying past--Just a Girl With a Hammer's dog. I tried to catch Bee in front of it as a...
Rhodocoma capensis aka Cape Restio is described by our friends at Xera Plants thusly: "Light textured perennial from South Africa, this species forms a 6' fountain of stems like giant green feather dusters. Resembles bamboo and grass---though related to neither. Full...
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...
I’ve been meaning to count plants that made the move with me to Flamingo Park, but trying to do so with camera in hand is always a mistake. I’ve gone on that fool's errand at least two dozen times. Today, I put camera on counter and gathered paper in hand. On my way...