Planting now for Spring feels like money in the bank. Read on for 6 unusual Spring flower bulbs that are true treasures from Secret Garden Growers nursery: Honey Garlic Allium siculum sends up spires topped with pendulous flowers in dusty shades of mauve...
It's that time of year when imprudent planting decision make themselves known. Labor Day already, can you believe it? At any rate, I'm editing heck out of the garden. Noting where plants have flopped, too little sun. Or plants are fried, too much sun. Also looking at...
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...
Big leaves. Dramatic pattern. Fabulous texture. Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' is a woodland wonder. And to think, a woman at Hortlandia just this weekend lamented having too much shade. I suggested she try a search on plant lust and filter on "mostly shade." I got 12,505...
Yesterday on Facebook, fellow gardening geek Dale Hickey, posed the "name your current plant crush" challenge. I love that game, and immediately thought Bergenia, a plant I fought to eradicate in my former garden. Now I'm buying them again, albeit cooler varieties....
I swore I wasn't going to buy any new plants before I had my garden weeded, composted, and rearranged. Hahahaha. Turns out that wasn't true, and it never has been. Bloggers from our area were recently invited to Little Prince of Oregon for a shopping spree. All bets...
Recently Evan Bean aka the Practical Plant Geek solicited tree suggestions on the PNW Plant Geeks Facebook page. I love this game, and it seems I'm in good company. He might as well have shot a starter pistol. Tree ideas: Go! Evan is in search of a small tree, 20-30...
How do I always forget how cold it gets when we head into winter? I always imagine I'll do this task and that--after the weather is finished with being too hot. Hah! Rumor has it we're getting our first freeze over the next couple days. Soon, I can put away any notion...
I love introducing new gardeners to a great nursery they've never heard of, even better when they make the trek and later tell me how impressed they were -- usually with tales of many plants bought. Such is the case with Secret Garden Growers, its name is apropos. ...
I admit, I've been avoiding the garden, Oh, it's been warm enough to be out there, and I'm at least keeping my bird feeders full. The problem is, every time I go out there, I see weeds. And I'm not done with my inside projects. So many test colors on so many wall. Ai...