Big planting project? Plants with large quantities available<\/a> Tags: Carex, echeveria, echinacea, eucomis, gardenia, mondo, Ophiopogon, sempervivum<\/p>\n Spring Scheming\u2013Unusual flower bulbs from Secret Garden Growers<\/a> Tags: allium, Allium siculum, camassia, Camassia cusickii, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria uva-vulpis, Galanthus, Galanthus ‘Hippolyta’, Iris, Iris japonica ‘Variegata’, Secret Garden Growers, Tulipa, Tulipa turkestanica<\/p>\n Playing favorites with Little Prince of Oregon<\/a> Tags: agave, Agave attenuata, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Red Secret’, dianthus, Dianthus ‘Sooty’, ledebouria, Ledebouria cooperi, Little Prince of Oregon, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Podophyllum, Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, sagina, Sagina subulata, santolina, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’<\/p>\n Shop plants with large quantities available – October 13, 2023<\/a> Tags: Abutilon, acorus, adiantum, adromischus, aechmea, aeonium, agapanthus, agave, ajuga, alocasia, aloe, alpinia, anisocampium, anthurium, aphelandra, armeria, aroid, Asplenium, Athyrium, Begonia, blechnum, bletilla, brunnera, calathea, callistemon, campanula, Carex, chondropetalum, Corokia, cotyledon, crassula, cryptanthus, delosperma, dianella, dianthus, dicliptera, dierama, dionaea, drosera, dryopteris, dymondia, echeveria, echinacea, eleocharis, epimedium, epipremnum, erodium, eucomis, euonymus, Euphorbia, Farfugium, Fatsia, ficus, fragaria, gardenia, gasteria, Goeppertia, Gunnera, gypsophila, Hakonechloa, haworthia, haworthiopsis, hebe, heuchera, hosta, hoya, imperata, isotoma, jasminum, kalanchoe, lamium, ledebouria, Leptinella, liriope, Little Prince of Oregon, lobelia, lonicera, ludisia, mangave, monstera, muehlenbeckia, Musa, neoregelia, nepenthes, olearia, Ophiopogon, pachyphytum, pachysandra, pachyveria, pellionia, peperomia, philodendron, phlox, phormium, pilea, Podophyllum, polemonium, polypodium, polystichum, portulacaria, pyrrosia, rhipsalis, sagina, salvia, sanseveria, santolina, sarracenia, saxifraga, scindapsus, scleranthus, Sedum, selaginella, sempervivum, senecio, silene, sinocrassula, stephania, strawberry, streptocarpus, stromanthe, tacca, tillandsia, tradescantia, ugni, Veronica, vinca, viola, woodwardia, yucca<\/p>\n a grand weekend out 2: Gossler Farms<\/a> Tags: Berberis jamesiana, cistus nursery, Continus ‘Grace’, Fothergilla, fremontodendron, gossler farms, Gunnera manicata, Gunnera perpensa, hosta, Picea breweriana ‘Wustermeyer’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris’, schizachyrium<\/p>\n Making connections<\/a> Tags: cistus nursery, Corokia cotoneaster, Muehlenbeckia complexa, Pittosporum divaricatum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Sophora prostrata<\/p>\n Scleranthus uniflorus: a groovy groundcover<\/a> Tags: Bolax\u00a0gummifera, Little Prince of Oregon, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedums<\/p>\n Travel induced plant lust\u2026<\/a> Tags: Eriobotrya deflexa, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat<\/p>\n Making new plants, aka propagating<\/a> Tags: Begonia luxurians, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Euphorbia, Euphorbia rigida, Passiflora, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia discolor<\/p>\n blades of garden: earning their keep<\/a> Tags: Carex, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Iris confusa, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Ophiopogon, Phormium ‘Wings of Gold’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants, yucca<\/p>\n A groovy plant: Rhodocoma capensis<\/a> Tags: Cape Restio, Rhodocoma capensis<\/p>\n Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’ ?<\/a> Tags: Punica granatum ‘Eight Ball’<\/p>\n The edibles garden, 2016 style<\/a> Tags: Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Agave weberi, Baby Cakes\u2122 Blackberry, Black Cherry Tomato, Bocconia frutescens, Ginger mint, Passiflora incarnata, Perpetua\u2122 Double-cropping blueberry, Pink Icing\u2122 Blueberry, Red Russian kale, Sungold Cherry Tomato, thorn-less blackberry, Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’<\/p>\n a grand weekend out: the Willamette Valley<\/a> Tags: asarum, blechnum, gossler farms, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Sarcococca<\/p>\n open garden season: Darcy Daniels’ digs<\/a> Tags: Agave bracteosa, Allium christophii, Cordyline, Cryptomeria, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Fatsia, Fatsia japonica ‘Camouflage’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, phormium, Rhododendron oxieanum var. oreonastes, Rosa glauca, sempervivum<\/p>\n Discovering a like-minded gardener<\/a> Tags: Agave ‘Blue Glow’, Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘Cream Spike’, Opuntia, Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’, Sedum \u2018Vera Jamison\u2019, senecio<\/p>\n fall garden in the pacific northwest<\/a> Tags: Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’, Salvia rosmarinus, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’<\/p>\n More from a beautiful autumn<\/a> Tags: Anemone japonica, chrysanthemum, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Diospyros kaki ‘Hachiya’, Farfugium, fuchsia, Ginkgo, Iris confusa, Lagerstroemia, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Metapanax delavayi, persimmon, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Punica granatum ‘Nana’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida\u2019<\/p>\n Happy Fourth of July 2016<\/a> Tags: Arundo donax ‘Variegata’, Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Monarda, Passiflora ‘Betty Miles Young’<\/p>\n operation outsmart the cats<\/a> Tags: aloe, Cryptanthus ‘Black Mystic’, tillandsia<\/p>\n color by nature<\/a> Tags: Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, Lagerstroemia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’<\/p>\n getting plants planted, or not<\/a> Tags: aloe, Echevaria ‘Black Prince’, Fatsia japonica<\/p>\n On Garden Design and Plant Shopping<\/a> Tags: cistus nursery, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Garden Fever, Iris japonica, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants<\/p>\n No Time Like the Present<\/a> Tags: Acer palmatum, agave, Agave salmiana\u00a0var.\u00a0ferox, Azalea, Berberis, Carex, cistus nursery, miscanthus, Spiraea, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Grasses make me happy<\/a> Tags: Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Hakonechloa macra, Little Prince of Oregon, Nassella tenuissima<\/p>\n mid July garden in the Pacific Northwest<\/a> Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Canna musafolia, Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Wicky’, Echium wildpretii, Eryngium agavifolium, Galtonia candicans, Garden Fever, Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’, Musa basjoo, Oenothera fremontii<\/p>\n it’s next week already<\/a> Tags: Embothrium coccineum, gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Phormium ‘Sundowner’, Secret Garden Growers, Xera Plants<\/p>\n a plantsman’s picks for winter interest<\/a> Tags: Bovees Nursery, Buxus microphylla ‘Variegata’, Camellia cuspidata, Cornus\u00a0sanguinea, Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, Garrya elliptica, gossler farms, hamamelis, mahonia, Parotia persica, Pieris<\/p>\n springtime plant lust<\/a> Tags: Canna musafolia, Echium candicans ‘Variagata’, Garden Fever, Mahonia gracilipes, Osmanthus armatus ‘Jim Porter’, Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’, phormium, Podophyllum pleianthum, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Spring: come here, go there, fly with all you might.<\/a> Tags: Disporum cantoniense ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Euphorbia ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Magnolia laevilfolia, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Pulsitilla, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, Stachyurus salicifolia<\/p>\n plants to make a garden sing<\/a> Tags: Bletilla striata, Cistus ‘Bennett’s White’, cistus nursery, Clematis, epimedium, Halimium\u00a0ocymoides, Joy Creek Nursery, Paeonia Itoh, peony, Pulsatilla montana, Romneya coulteri, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Michauxia campanuloides: a groovy outlier<\/a> Tags: Michauxia campanuloides, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Cirsium occidentale aka Cobweb Thistle<\/a> Tags: Cirsium occidentale, Echium wildpretii, Pennisetum macrourum, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’<\/p>\n I wanted sun: now I miss shade.<\/a> Tags: Acer palmatum disectum, Aralia californica, Asarum splendens, cistus nursery, Disporum ‘Green Giant’, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense, Farfugium japonicum ‘Aureomaculatum’, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Fatsia japonica ‘Spider’s Web’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Jasminum variegata, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Musa basjoo, Portland Nursery, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolinifera ‘Maroon Beauty’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’<\/p>\n one thing leads to another — part II<\/a> Tags: Acer aconitifolium, alocasia, Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Contained Exuberance, Cordyline ‘Cha Cha’, Cussonia paniculata, Cyperus papyrus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Garden Fever, Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina, planter<\/p>\n tropical looking plants make me happy<\/a> Tags: Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’, Brugsmansia \u2018Double White\u2019, Canna musafolia, Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’, Hesperaloe parviflora<\/p>\n plant lust list: Lobelia tupa aka Devil’s Tobacco<\/a> Tags: gossler farms, lobelia tupa, Paeonia ‘Chinese Dragon’<\/p>\n Photo Shoot: A Fall Field Trip to Cistus Plant Nursery<\/a> Tags: Abutilon, acorus, Begonia, calathea, callistemon, cistus nursery, cryptanthus, echinopsis, euonymus, lysionotus, mangave, Opuntia, parthenocissus, yucca<\/p>\n HWY 30: to Cistus Nursery, and beyond – part 2<\/a> Tags: Agave bracteosa ‘Monterey Frost’, cistus nursery, Romneya coulteri, Rosa sericea var. pteracantha, Schefflera delavayi, Stipa barbata, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n the weather gods must be crazy<\/a> Tags: Beschorneria septentrionalis, Carex, Jasmine, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Passiflora x ‘Betty Miles’, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’, Trochodendron aralloides, Xera Nursery, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Yes of course you can grow that, or at least you should give it a try!<\/a> Tags: agave, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Agave salmiana, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’<\/p>\n Garden on the Rise<\/a> Tags: Albizia julibrissin, Betula utilis, Datura, Echium pininana, Fagus sylvatica ‘Rivers Purple’, Nicotiana, Opuntia<\/p>\n A Few Good Trees for Flamingo Park<\/a> Tags: Acer circinatum, Acer plantanoides ‘Drummondii’, Albizia julibrissin, Albizia julibrissin \u2018Summer Chocolate’, Euscaphis japonica, Fagus riversii, Fagus sylvatica \u2018Ansorgei\u2019, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, Lagerstroemia x \u2018Arapaho\u2019, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Oxydendrum arbore, Rhus Staghorn Sumac, Riversii Purple European Beech, Stewartia gemmata, Vitex agnus-castus \u2018Silver Spires\u2019, x Chitalpa tashkent<\/p>\n Sexy bark and swaying grass, what else do you need?<\/a> Tags: Acer griseum, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora \u2018Harmony’, Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’, Nassella tenuissima, Stipa tenuissima<\/p>\n Transplants and Hitchhikers Welcome Here<\/a> Tags: Agave bracteosa, Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’, Arctostaphylos ‘Rogue Gem’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, Canna musifolia ‘Red’, Darmera peltata, Euphorbia \u2018Ruby\u2019s Fen\u2019, Hesperaloe parviflora, Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Rhodocoma capensis, Sedum, sempervivum, Zantedeschia aethiopica<\/p>\n A Quick Survey for Winter Interest<\/a> Tags: Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Poncirus trifoliata, Yucca linearifolia<\/p>\n You Wanna See Something Really Scary?<\/a> Tags: alocasia, Canna, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Eupatorium ‘Elegant Feather’<\/p>\n I Get Fickle<\/a> Tags: Agave ‘Jaws’, Berbis replicata, Lagerstroemia ‘Natchez’, loropetalum, Podocarpus macrophyllus, schefflera, Tetrapanax ‘Steroidal Giant’, Yucca whipplei<\/p>\n Good fences make good gardens<\/a> Tags: azara<\/p>\n We Interrupt this Winter for a Sun Break<\/a> Tags: Acacia schaffneri, Austrocylindropuntia subulata, Chilopsis linearis, Echinocereus engelmanii, Hesperaloe funifera, Hesperaloe parviflora, Opuntia articulata v. papyracantha, Opuntia lindeimeri var. lindeimeri, Opuntia rufida, Opuntia violacea var. santa rita, Saguaro, Yucca angustissima, Yucca elata, Yucca thompsoniana<\/p>\n Is it Spring Yet?<\/a> Tags: Dasylirion wheeleri, Dyckia, Helleborus argutifolius, Hesperaloe parviflora, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedums, sempervivum<\/p>\n Falling in love, with aloes<\/a> Tags: agave, Aloe ‘David Verity’, Aloe dorotheae, Aloe erinacea, Aloe marlothii, Aloe mutabilis, Aloe saponaria, Aloe striatula, Aloe suzannae, Aloe vaotsanda x divaricata<\/p>\n my latest plant lust list<\/a> Tags: Agave ‘Silver Surfer’, aspidistra, Canna musafolia, Canna musafolia ‘Rubra’, Cuphea ‘Strybing Sunset’, Daphnipyllum, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, Melianthus, Trachycarpus fortunei, Verbascum ‘Arctic Summer’<\/p>\n Finding that elusive \u201cwinter interest\u201d\u2026<\/a> Tags: aspidistra, camellia, Chimonanthus praecox, Daphne odora, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eriobotrya japonica, Iris confusa, Jasminum nudiflorum, Lagerstroemia ‘Tuscarora’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Loquat, Mahonia lomariifolia, nandina, Pinus bungeana, Pinus parviflora ‘Cleary’, Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’, Pyrrosia sheareri, Rhododendron calophytum, Rhododendron sinogrande<\/p>\n A Midwinter Walkabout<\/a> Tags: agave, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ‘Rogue Gem’, Dasylirion wheeleri, Eriobotrya japonica, Farfugium, Loquat, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodocoma capensis, Schefflera taiwaniana, Sedum rupestre ‘Blue Spruce’, Xera Plants, Yucca whipplei<\/p>\n plant lust, contained<\/a> Tags: Agave americana ‘Variegata’, Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Corokia cotoneaster, dianthus, Musa basjoo, Sedum spurium, Tillandsia xerographica, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley<\/a> Tags: Agave obscura, Agave parryi, Agave striata, Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Warren Roberts’, Arisaema ringens, Asplenium nidus, Beesia deltophylla, Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides, Dasylirion acrotrichum, Erica plukenetii, Greyia radlkoferi, Iris confusa, Lobelia aberdarica, Musschia wollastonii, Protea cynaroides, Yucca elata, Yucca filifera, Yucca thompsoniana<\/p>\n The roots (spikes) of my obsession<\/a> Tags: agave, Agave ‘Mateo’, Agave bracteosa, Agave gracilipes, Agave lophantha, Agave neomexicana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave parryi, Agave parryi ‘J.C. Raulston’, Anigozanthos, cistus nursery<\/p>\n Is pruning the new planting?<\/a> Tags: Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos densiflora \u2018Harmony’, Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths’, Arctostaphylos x densiflora ‘Sentinel’, Feijoa sellowiana, yucca, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n I’ve got a bad case of magnolia lust<\/a> Tags: cistus nursery, Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Magnolia maudiae<\/p>\n Your garden, in words\u2026<\/a> Tags: agave, Agave americana, Arctostaphylos, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Cordyline, Eriobotrya japonica, Eryngium agavifolium, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Magnolia macrophylla, Metapanax delavayi, phormium, schefflera, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n Wednesday Vignette \u2013 Lots going on here<\/a> Tags: Synadenium grantii rubra<\/p>\n I could use some inspiration<\/a> Tags: Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, Canna ‘Pretoria’, Colocasia, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Xera Plants<\/p>\n thank you rain gods<\/a> Tags: cistus nursery, Colocasia esculents ‘Black Coral’, Datura meteloides, Echium wildpretii, Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, Little Prince of Oregon, Pennisetum macrourum, Podophyllum pleianthum, Schefflera delavayi, Sedum, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’, Xera Plants<\/p>\n on conflating plant names<\/a> Tags: Acanthus sennii, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Callistemon pallidus ‘Eleanor’, eryngium, Eryngium agavifolium, Eryngium variifolium, Grevillea juniperina, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Grevillea victoriae ‘Murray Valley Queen’<\/p>\n More from McMenamins Kennedy School<\/a> Tags: Acanthus mollis, Acanthus spinosus, Bupleurum fruticosum, Cornus kousa, Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea, Darmera peltata, Echium pininana, Eriobotrya japonica, hibiscus, Hydrangea quercifolia, Leonotis leonurus, Loquat, Loropetalum chinense, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Mahonia gracilipes, ovara virginiana ‘Variegata’, Pachysandra axillaris, Persicaria virginiana ‘Painter’s Palette’, Pseudopanax laetus, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’<\/p>\n I do declare: Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’<\/a> Tags: Canna musafolia ‘Red’, disporum, Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia cyparissias ‘Fen’s Ruby’, Farfugium<\/p>\n A luxurious carpet<\/a> Tags: Sagina subulata, Sedum angelina, Senecio cineraria<\/p>\n Autumn abundance<\/a> Tags: agave, Gunnera, Magnolia macrophylla, Melianthus, Opuntia, Xera Plants, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n December foliage<\/a> Tags: Agave weberi, Arctostaphylos densiflora \u2018Sentinel\u2019, Aspidistra elatior, Brachyglottis greyi, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Dasylirion wheeleri, Echium wildpretii, Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Pyrrosia lingua ‘Variegata’, Sedum palmeri, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’, Senecio greyi<\/p>\n rain — with a little gardening thrown in<\/a> Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, Maihuenia poeppigii, Romneya coulteri, sempervivum, Yucca whipplei<\/p>\n I’ve got yard and garden plans, sorta (pics added)<\/a> Tags: Azara microphylla, cistus nursery, Elaeagnus x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’, Fatsias japonica, Genista aetnenis, Hesperaloe parviflora, Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Stewartia gemmata<\/p>\n It\u2019s getting kinda ferny around here\u2026<\/a> Tags: Arachniodes simplicior ‘Variegata’, Astrolepis sinuata, Cheilanthes argentea, cistus nursery, Dryopteris lepidopoda, gossler farms, Mahonia gracilipes, Pyrrosia lingua, Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’<\/p>\n The Oregon Garden has spikes!<\/a> Tags: Agave bracteosa, Agave havardiana, Agave ovatifolia, Agave parryi, Agave parryi var. couesii, Araucaria araucana, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’, Eryngium pandanifolium var. lesseauxii, Hakea microcarpa, Musa basjoo, Opuntia, sempervivum, The Oregon Garden, Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca baccata, Yucca nana, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n Close Encounters of the Edgeworthia Kind<\/a> Tags: edgeworthia, Edgeworthia Akebono, Lan Su Chinese Garden<\/p>\n to Spurge or not to Spurge<\/a> Tags: Euphorbia myrsinites<\/p>\n The Oregon Garden, a finale<\/a> Tags: abies, Abies concolor ‘Candicans’, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos x ‘Sunset’, cedrus, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’, Cedrus deodara ‘Silver Mist’, cunninghamia, Cunninghamia lanceolata ‘Glauca’, Cyclamen, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, petasites, Petasites giganteus, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus densiflora ‘Golden Ghost’, prunus, Prunus serrula, sciadopitys, Sciadopitys verticillata, The Oregon Garden<\/p>\n A visit to Lan Su Chinese Garden<\/a> Tags: acorus, Aspidistra elatior, bergenia, Camellia transnokoensis, Carex, epimedium, Farfugium japonicum ‘Cristata’, Iris confusa, Jasmine, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nanus’, Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, Rhodea japonica, rhododendron, Sarcococca<\/p>\n plants on the move + some<\/a> Tags: Acanthus sennii, Agave bracteosa, cistus nursery, Datura, Datura wrightii, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, eryngium, Grevillea juniperina ‘Lava Cascade’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, Nolina ‘La Siberica’, Opuntia humifusa, Opuntia Santa, Poncirus trifoliata, Ricinus communis, Sedum, Sedum takesimense<\/p>\n Lan Su Chinese Gardens redux<\/a> Tags: Acorus ‘Variegatus’, Asarum splendens, Iris confusa ‘Martyn Rix’, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Lorapetalum ‘Sizzling Pink’, Lorapetalum chinese var. rubrum, Ophiopogon planiscarpus ‘Nigrescens’, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron sinogrande<\/p>\n Tetrapanax, don’t make me sorry!<\/a> Tags: Canna, Canna musafolia, Colocasia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’<\/p>\n Less is more, or so they say\u2026<\/a> Tags: agave, callistemon, cistus nursery, Grevillea ‘Murray Valley Queen’, Grevillea victoriae, Magnolia laevifolia, Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’<\/p>\n If you’re not having fun in the garden, then what’s the point?<\/a> Tags: Begonia coccinea, Magnolia macrophylla<\/p>\n The unifiers<\/a> Tags: Agave americana, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Agave weberi, Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’, Euphorbia rigida, Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’, Hakonechloa macra, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Opuntia basilaris, Schefflera taiwaniana, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Steroidal Giant’, Trachycarpus fortunei, Trachycarpus wagnerianus, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca gloriosa ‘Walbristar’, Yucca ilamentosa ‘Color Guard’, Yucca rostrata<\/p>\n plants to tuck in<\/a> Tags: Carex ‘Ice Dance’, Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’, Carex testacea, Dryopteris wallachiana, epimedium, gossler farms, Luzula, Luzula\u00a0sylvatica, Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’<\/p>\n Winter Greenery<\/a> Tags: Drimys, Drimys lanceolata, Dwarf Golden Oriental Spruce, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus perrinian, fatshedera, hebe, Hebe pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’, hedera, Hedera nepalensis, Ilex, Ilex crenata ‘Dwarf Pagoda’, Ilex crenata ‘Geisha’, Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’, monkey puzzle tree, Olea, Olea europaea, Olea europaea – 11th Avenue, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea orientalis ‘Firefly’, Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’, Picea orientalis ‘Van Speybrock, Veronica, winter interest, x crenata ‘Geisha’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Angyo Star’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Ribbon Candy’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Yvonne’s Petticoat’<\/p>\n Big planting project? Plants with large quantities available<\/a> Tags: Carex, echeveria, echinacea, eucomis, gardenia, mondo, Ophiopogon, sempervivum<\/p>\n saga of the apple tree<\/a> Tags: malus<\/p>\n if you had to pick a favorite plant…<\/a> Tags: Arctostaphylos, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, Eryngium agavifolium, Melianthus, Nolina, Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple’<\/p>\n Greetings Gardeners<\/a> Tags: <\/p>\n A tree’s a tree, unless it’s not<\/a> Tags: agave, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Dicksonia antarctica, eucalyptus, Leucadendron<\/p>\n It\u2019s showtime!<\/a> Tags: agave, banksia, echeveria, edgeworthia, emothrium, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, rhododendron<\/p>\n It\u2019s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day<\/a> Tags: Abutilon x ‘Fairy Coral Red’, Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’, Alstroemeria isabellana, Anigozanthos ‘Amber Velvet’, Asphodeline lutea, Callistemon \u2018Clemson\u2019, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’, cistus nursery, Crocosmia ‘Orangeade’, Disporum cantoniense ‘Night Heron’, Echinocereus fendleri var. rectispinus, Echinops ‘Arctic Glow’, Echium russicum, Echium wildpretii, Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’, Eryngium alpinum, Eucomis comosa ‘Oakhurst’, Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Euphorbia lathyris, Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’, Grevillea \u2018Poorinda Leane\u2019, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Early Bright’, Hedychium ‘Tara’, Hesperaloe parviflora, Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’, Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla, Magnolia laevifolia, Magnolia macrophylla, Manfreda undulata ‘Chocolate Chips’, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Muscari armeniacum, Musella lasiocarpa, Nymphaea ‘Marliacea Chromatella’, Opuntia, Passiflora ‘Sunburst’, Salvia clevelandii, Salvia discolor, sempervivum, Tropaeolum peregrinum, Yucca filamentosa \u2018Color Guard\u2019<\/p>\n What\u2019s that doing here? A Wednesday (Bloomday) Vignette\u2026and praise for my Hibiscus.<\/a> Tags: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Red Heart’<\/p>\n Visiting Oregon Wine Country<\/a> Tags: Callicarpa, Cupressus sempervirens, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Olea europaea ‘Frantoio’, Taxodium distichum<\/p>\n Festive in the Pearl District<\/a> Tags: <\/p>\n A new chapter in plant lust. Now with plant shopping.<\/a> Tags: <\/p>\n And a new gardening season begins<\/a> Tags: Adiantum venustum, Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’, Eriobotrya japonica, Euphorbia polychroma, Fatsia\u00a0polycarpa \u2018Needhams Lace\u2019, Loquat, Macleaya cordata, Melianthus villosus, Persicaria runcinata ‘Purple Majesty’, Podophyllum delavayi, Podophyllum pleianthum, Rhododendron ‘Ebony Pearl’, Sambucus ‘Black Lace’, Schefflera brevipedunculata, Syneilesis aconitifolia, Veratrum Californicum<\/p>\n Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/a> Tags: aralia, Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’, Cyperus, Cyperus papyrus ‘King Tut’, protea, Protea cynaroides<\/p>\n 13 plants for a Goth Garden<\/a> Tags: acer, Athyrium, Begonia, camellia, Corokia, Fatsia, Helleborus, hosta, sambucus, Sansevieria, sempervivum, tillandsia<\/p>\n Childhood inspiration — sometimes you can go back<\/a> Tags: Acalypha hispida, Aechmea fasciata, aloe, brugmansia, Euphorbia polygona cv. ‘Snowflake’, Hoya carnosa compacta, Leuchtenbergia principis, Lucida discolor, Strelitzia<\/p>\n The Plants of Union Way<\/a> Tags: aeonium, Aeonium ‘Sunburst’, agave, aloe, container gardening, echeveria, gasteria, haworthia, ledebouria, Opuntia, Sedum, sempervivum, yucca<\/p>\n A windowsill bark tray for little garden treasures<\/a> Tags: Almost Eden, haworthia, Haworthia atenuata, Haworthia truncata, huernia, Huernia insigniflora, Kara Cactus, lithops, Lithops herrei, Little Prince of Oregon, stapelia, Stapelia scitula, tillandsia, Tillandsia albertiana, Tillandsia brachycaulos green, Tillandsia butzii, Tillandsia flabellata, Tillandsia tricolor var. melanocrater, trichodiadema<\/p>\n Visiting an Icon; Flora Grubb Gardens<\/a> Tags: Leucadendron argenteum, Sonchrus canariensis, Trevesia palmata<\/p>\n Nursery visit: Annie\u2019s Annuals and Perennials<\/a> Tags: Aeonium nobile, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Asclepias physocarpa, Brachychiton discolor, Cussonia paniculata, Dierama ‘Cosmos’, Dudleya caespitosa, Greenovia aurea, Passiflora, Salpigossis sinuata ‘Chocolate Royale’<\/p>\n Everything’s Coming up Conifers<\/a> Tags: abies, Abies pinsapo, Conifer Kingdom, picea, Picea abies ‘Pusch’, Picea omorika ‘de Ruyter’, pinus, Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Pinus thunbergii ‘Ogon’, Treephoria<\/p>\n Groundcover spree<\/a> Tags: acaena, Acaena anserinifolia ‘Blue Haze’, Acaena microphylla, Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Azorella, Azorella trifurcata, Azorella trifurcata ‘Nana’, bolax, Bolax\u00a0gummifera, Leptinella, Leptinella gruveri, Leptinella squalida, Little Prince of Oregon, Raoulia, scleranthus, Scleranthus uniflorus, Sedum, selaginella, Selaginella kraussiana ‘Brownii’, Soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii ‘Aurea’, Thumus praecox ‘Elfin’, Thymus, Veronica, Veronica repens ‘Sunshine’<\/p>\n April Plant Shopping at Xera Plants<\/a> Tags: Acanthus syriacus, Ensete ‘Maurelii’, Eryngium x tripartitum, eucomis, gossler farms, kniphofia, Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’, Potentilla gelida, Reineckea carnea, Sanguisorba tenuifolium ‘Atropurpureum’, Saruma Henryi, Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Cuculiformes’, Selaginella krussiana ‘Bronwii’, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Xera Plants \/ Gossler Farms Nursery Report<\/a> Tags: alstroemeria, Alstroemeria psittancina ‘Variegata’, artemisia, Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’, callistemon, Callistemon pityoides ‘Excellent’, camellia, Camellia ‘Night Rider’, eryngium, Eryngium pandandifolium var. lasseauxii, fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens ‘Mary Miller’, gossler farms, mahonia, Mahonia fortunei ‘Dan Hinkley’, polystichum, Polystichum setiferum ‘Divisilobum’, Xera Plants<\/p>\n Never say never, redux<\/a> Tags: Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’, Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’, Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’, cistus nursery, Cordyline, Drimys winteri, Helleborus, Mahonia gracilipes, Opunita ‘Sunset’, Opuntia, Sedum, Yucca ‘Bright Star’<\/p>\n New plants! (they just showed up on my doorstep)<\/a> Tags: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Euphorbia atropurpurea, Hermodactylus tuberosus, Iris tuberosus, Nicotiana alata ‘Lime Green’, Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’<\/p>\n A visit to Sebright Gardens<\/a> Tags: Dancing Oaks Nursery, epimedium, Epimedium wushanense ‘Sandy Claws’, Hosta ‘A Many Splendored Thing’, Hosta ‘Cream Topping’, Hosta ‘Dust Devil’, Hosta ‘June’, Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’, Hosta ‘Liberty’, Hosta ‘Little Sunspot’, Hosta ‘Rain Forest Sunrise’, Hosta ‘Satisfaction’, Hosta ‘Sum and\u00a0Substance’, Hosta ‘Tangerine Tango’, Hosta ‘Whirlwind’, Paris quadrifolia, Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida\u2019, Sebright Gardens, Syneilesis ‘Kikko’, Syneilesis palmata<\/p>\n A visit to Dancing Oaks Nursery<\/a> Tags: Agave havardiana, Agave parryi var. couesii, Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’, Comptonia peregrina, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Epipactis gigantea ‘Serpentine Night’, Gunnera chilensis, Illicium lanceolatum, Larix occidentalis, Ligularia ‘Osiris Fantaisie’, Ligularia dentata ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’, Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’, Rhododendron ‘Coastal Spice’, Rodgersia pinnata, Trillium kurabayashii<\/p>\n garden caper, with metalwork<\/a> Tags: Xera Plants<\/p>\n Visting Secret Garden Growers<\/a> Tags: Acaena inermis ‘Purpurea’, Cascade Nursery Trail, Coniogramme intermedia ‘Yoroi Musha’, Coniogramme japonica var. gracilis, Dicliptera suberecta, Dyckia choristaminea ‘Frazzle Dazzle’, Erica arborea, Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’, Gladiolus dalenii, Lilium asiaticum ‘Netty’s Pride’, Oryza sativa ‘Black Madras’, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Center Glow’, Plantago major ‘Rosularis’, Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’, Secret Garden Growers, Tradescantia sillamontana<\/p>\n Our favorite new plants in the Gossler Farms fall 2020 catalog<\/a> Tags: bletilla, chusquea, cornus, daphniphyllum, doodia, gossler farms, grevillea, Magnolia, nandina, pleione, Rodgersia<\/p>\n Scoping out the new Cistus Nursery fall 2020 catalog<\/a> Tags: agave, Arctostaphylos, asarum, aspidistra, Ceanothus, Choisya, cistus nursery, Citrus, Farfugium, kniphofia, libertia, metapanax, Myrtus, Olea, pelargonium, Pittosporum, Trachelospermum<\/p>\n Spring Scheming\u2013Unusual flower bulbs from Secret Garden Growers<\/a> Tags: allium, Allium siculum, camassia, Camassia cusickii, fritillaria, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria uva-vulpis, Galanthus, Galanthus ‘Hippolyta’, Iris, Iris japonica ‘Variegata’, Secret Garden Growers, Tulipa, Tulipa turkestanica<\/p>\n Playing favorites with Little Prince of Oregon<\/a> Tags: agave, Agave attenuata, alocasia, Alocasia ‘Red Secret’, dianthus, Dianthus ‘Sooty’, ledebouria, Ledebouria cooperi, Little Prince of Oregon, muehlenbeckia, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, Podophyllum, Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’, sagina, Sagina subulata, santolina, Santolina ‘Lemon Fizz’<\/p>\n Never say never\u2026<\/a> Tags: Begonia luxurians, Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’, Cryptomeria japonica ‘Rasen’, Geranium maculatum ‘Elizabeth Ann’, Impatiens omeiana, Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’, Pinus ponderosa, Rhododendron ‘Ebony Pearl’, Rhododendron pachysanthum, Rhododendron sinogrande<\/p>\n Playing the name game and revealing a current plant obsession<\/a> Tags: Caesalpinia gilliesii, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Strelitzia nicolai, Strelitzia reginae<\/p>\n I wish I’d planted that<\/a> Tags: Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’, Arbutus unedo ‘Elfin King’, Callicarpa dicotoma ‘Early Amethyst’, Crataegus pinnatifida, Dancing Oaks Nursery, Diospyros kaki, Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’, Punica granatum var. nana<\/p>\n Your garden makes me hungry!<\/a> Tags: Cassia didymobotrya, Cosmos atrosanguineus, Dracunculus vulgaris, Helichrysum italicum, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Melissa officinalis<\/p>\n In a vase\u2026<\/a> Tags: Abutilon, Abutilon ‘Red Tiger’, Arbutus, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos, aucuba, Aucuba japonica ‘Longifolia’, Clematis, Clematis tibetana var. vernayi, Crocosmia, Crocosmia ‘Orangeade’, echeveria, Echeveria ‘Black Prince’, echium, Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’, grevillea, Grevillea ‘Neil Bell’, Grevillea \u2018Poorinda Leane\u2019, mahonia, Melianthus, Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue’, pennisetum, Pennisetum purpureum ‘Vertigo’, salvia, Salvia discolor, Salvia koyamae<\/p>\n Fall eye candy<\/a> Tags: Amaranthus cruentus, Amsonia hubrichtii, Arbutus unedo, Cornus capitata, Oxydendrum arboreum, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Coppertina’, Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’<\/p>\nPosts about plants<\/h3>\n