Plenty of garden goodness out there still, at least around the Pacific Northwest. Here are a few shots from my Concordia Neighborhood walkabouts. There are a couple Yucca rostratas in my garden, but these are is in a neighbors' front yard. Form, texture, hardiness: it...
This is nuts. It's been a year of extremes--all over the world, and all in the wrong places. It's rough on a gardener's constitution. Don't you think? I broke down and bought a new sprinkler a few days ago. In my rich fantasy life, I'd imagined a single sprinkler head...
I count Aralia californica aka Elk Clover in the cheap thrills department. This baby was planted two years ago and it grew to four feet its first season. It's winter deciduous, lending to its fresh, airy look come spring and into summer. Mine is sandwiched between our...
Every garden needs some big-ass leaves. Who couldn't use a little big-leaf eye candy to kick off the short work week? Tetrapanax 'Steroidal Giant' is kicking off the parade up top. The Plume Poppies are really bringing it this year. A Rodgersia podophylla at a garden...
This is my first full season in our Flamingo Park Gardens, and I can’t wait to get reacquainted with the plants. Oh sure, I put a lot of them in myself, and I have a spreadsheet, but I haven’t entirely keep track of what is where. At my Alameda (RIP) Gardens, I named...