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In a Vase on Monday

March 12, 2018, 6:00 am
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The weather this weekend has been delightful with highs nearing 60 and I actually got out and played in my garden for a few hours on Sunday.  While I've enjoyed spend and dried succulent flowers all winter, it was time for them to go but I couldn't just throw them into the yard waste bin so instead they got thrown into the vase closest the back door.  This one just came home from a thrift shop yesterday.




Winter is almost over so it's time to celebrate spring.  A different arrangement had already been planned.  During the same thrift store visit, this little square vase hopped into my cart.

I'd been wanting to give this "Perfect Arranger" since Alison and I bought them at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival.

It just fit. 


Forced hyacinths and tulips came from our local everything store.  My own tulips and hyacinths are potted up but none got brought in to bloom early.

Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete' came from my garden where they're currently blooming.

The "Perfect Arranger" worked well but because the fit in the vase was so tight, the wires didn't move apart as easily to accommodate fatter stems as they would have in a larger container.


Winter gives way to spring and a new gardening season begins.  The lawn got mowed for the first time this year.  Hooray!  It's begun in earnest.
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.  Click here to join the party.
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Spring's Really Hopping at Bellevue Nursery

March 13, 2018, 6:00 am
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Are you familiar with Laura Numeroff's children's books with titles like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Pig a Pancake?  She's written a whole series of these books which advise, for instance, "If you give a pig a pancake, he'll want maple syrup.  When he gets the maple syrup, he'll want..." and on it goes.  So, if you give a plant addict a plant sale, he'll want to stop by Wells Medina and since he's already on the east side, he'll want to stop by Bellevue Nursery. So, on a sunny Saturday, the plant mobile stopped by this Bellevue treasure to inhale more of the joy of spring.

The crocus are croaking it must be spring. 


Every urban garden needs a tractor, right? 

Oh my goodness, it's finally not raining cats and frogs. 

The sunshine makes us soggy bog dwellers feel giddy and in the pink. Our vitamin D depleted systems are ready to bask in the sunshine at the slightest sunbreak.

Something fishy is going on around here!

How do they make these little two-inch potted trees look so cute? 

Like all gardeners, this guy's got plants on his mind.

This nursery always finds fun and creative ways to display tillandsias. 

They look like undersea creatures growing on this sparkly coral.

Love these little pots. 

One must be careful!

Plant coolness abounds. 

All geared up for the coming season.

Everything is just ducky!

Fabulous weather-resistant solar lanterns.  

If you're looking for spring, just hop on in!

Hey bunny, what's for dinner?  You look radishing by the way. 

It was seventy degrees here today and felt downright summery.  The prognosticators tell us that tomorrow the rain will return and highs will be back down in the low 50's but it was a nice run of sun while we had it.
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Wednesday Vignette

March 14, 2018, 6:00 am
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Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Click here to join the fun.  

Flower?


Foliage.

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day March 2018

March 15, 2018, 6:00 am
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Well, somehow we've made it through another winter and spring is only five days away.  On the fifteenth of every month, Carol, now twice published author,  at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.  To see what's blooming in gardens all over the world, click here.  To see most of what's blooming in my zone 8 western Washington garden, scroll down.

Winter pansies looked quite dead during our February freeze but have bounced back nicely.

Primroses always look better if kept under cover but even with a little rain damage, their bright colors are welcome this time of year.


Muscari armeniacum aka Grape hyacinths.

Iris reticulata 'Katherine Hodgkin'

The galanthus flowers will soon begone but we'll get to enjoy the grassy foliage for a short time before it, too, is a memory.

Camellias



Hellebores






Stachyurus praecox

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Arctostaphylos something or other

Arctostaphylos something else altogether

Species tulips have returned in the parking strip but haven't increased since they were planted a year ago.

Rosemary

Inherited lawn crocus.

Crocus tommasinianus planted a few years ago are spreading like wildfire.  

Euphorbia wulfenii


 Virbunum x bodnantense 'Dawn' whose blooms and fragrance have brought pleasure since autumn.  

Lawn violets that appeared from nowhere and are slowly spreading.  I still laugh about a flier left by a lawn spraying company at my door which listed violets as one of the weeds in my lawn.  If they only knew...

Lonicera fragrantissima

Daphne odora 

This is cheating as this Aristolochia californica (Califronia Pipe Vine) just came home with me from a plant sale.

Out in the greenhouse this salvia, labeled Salvia dombeyi  is blooming but it looks as if it may have been mislabeled. 

Fewer flower spikes this year on one clivia and the other has none.  Hmmm.  Maybe I should feed them and pot them up.
What's blooming in your garden this month?   For those of you who currently have only frost flowers atop your snow mulch, you have my sincere sympathy.
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March 18 Foliage Follow-Up

March 16, 2018, 6:00 am
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Each month, on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, Blogging wizzard Pam at Digging hosts Foliage Follow-Up to help us celebrate the important role foliage plays in our gardens every day of the year.  Click here to join the chloro-phylled phun.

Spring is full of excitement as plants awake from their winter slumber pushing foliage out of the ground full of the promise of the growing season to come.

The podophyllum are officially above ground and starting to unfurl their glossy parasols. 



Cardiocrinum giganteum

Trillium.  Just yesterday, while out taking these pictures, I spotted the first bloom of a native trillium which I thought had died.


Trevesia aff. palmata got thrown into the greenhouse during the recent freeze and is now unfurling new leaves. 

Speaking of the greenhouse...

This crazy cussonia looses all it's leaves periodically but then regrows again.  Crazy plant. 

Helleborus 'Reanna's Ruby,' sister of 'Anna's Red' and 'Penny's Pink' and is supposed to have lovely flowers.  Who cares?  Look at that foliage?

Berberis is waking up but still has a bit of foliage from last season. 

Paeonia tenuifolia

Tricyrtis latifolia wx SICH 1735 hopped into my box from the Far Reaches table at a recent plant sale.

This large pot that came from my blogging pal Alison is a great place to hide newly acquired purchases showcase particularly interesting plants and easily accommodates  six  or seven gallon-sized pots. 
Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!
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In a Vase on Monday - Beauty and the Beast

March 19, 2018, 6:00 am
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Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting In a Vase on Monday, the addictive meme that challenges us to bring something from our gardens or foraged nearby inside to cheer us during the week.  Click here to see what participating bloggers have artfully arranged or unceremoniously plonked in a container this week.

Our delightfully dry weekend was spent doing delightful things like attending a specialty plant sale, wandering Heronswood, visiting nurseries, and playing in my own garden.  Pots of Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete' were part of Valley Nursery's spring sale.  The first daffodil to bloom in my garden, they're always a welcome bit of bright yellow at this time of year and at only $1.50 a pot, why not add a few more?  Instead of cutting them, I decided to simply use the potted bulbs in a couple of receptacles.  First, beauty.  You may recognize Alison from an earlier IaVoM post.


Now, the beast, a troll sans body planter made by a Kitsap area artist. 

Muscari and camellias joined the daffodils.


The beast looks very friendly but needs a name.  Suggestions? 
 Stone?  Clay? Auribus? 
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Kent East Hill Nursery: Off to a Great Start!

March 20, 2018, 6:00 am
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In these days of big box stores selling plants about which most of the employees know nothing and  worrying that independent nurseries might be a thing of the past, a ray of hope in the form of a new nursery is very welcome.  My friend, Camille, told me about Kent East Hill Nursery which now offers a discount to Northwest Perennial Alliance members.  (To find out more about the NPA click here.)  A weekend or two ago, Alison and I decided to visit on our way home from the Bellevue Botanical Garden.


Located on four acres, KEHN has space to carry a wide variety of plants.  A nice selection of fruit trees awaiting homes.

Lots of shrubby goodness.  Both Alison and I fell for a red-flowered Pieris japonica.  I was impressed with their Kalmia selection and had to drag one of those home as well.


Since rhododendrons are only in bloom for a short time, it's good to find one with foliage that also contributes to one's garden.

Once difficult to find, R. 'Everred' is now more widely available.  It's best planted where the red undersides of the leaves can be enjoyed.

In the mood for the tropics but don't want to travel?  How about a topiary pineapple?

Don't want to drive to the beach?  

An desert escape?

This will be a lot more impressive once the trees leaf out but it's easier to inspect branch structure without that pesky foliage getting in the way.

Yucca desmetiana 'Blue Boy' always looks so good in nurseries.

A forest of bamboo and palms.  Hooray!

Maples anyone?  

Stepping inside, Alison pointed out the begonia tubers and other summer bulbs.  Houseplants creatively displayed.


Rural antique (Shabby Chic?) decor is comforting and something that I admire but when I try, it always ends up looking not so good.  Here, they make it work well.


Yard art by Marva Ree

To learn more, check out their website.

This gazebo-esque  table is quite sweet. 
There was lots more to see so do stop by the nursery if you're ever in the Kent area.  I look forward to watching this new business thrive!
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Wednesday Vignette

March 21, 2018, 6:00 am
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Over the weekend, I visited Heronswood and snapped a shot of this vine covered wall which I'd seen many times and paid it little attention.  With so many marvelous plants and favorite spots to visit, this dark corner close to the house was previously barely noticed.  I took the picture quickly and didn't give it much thought until going through my pictures of the visit.  The larger opening in the grid giving a glimpse of the garden beyond through the scrim of vines is rather lovely.  Maybe the foliage had previously obscured the view. 



This brought to mind how our perceptions of things change over time, what we notice, what interests us during different seasons of our lives.  Interesting that since the early 90's when I started visiting Heronswood on a regular basis and until just now, this view was noticed but not really appreciated.


Now I find it quite compelling.  The contrast between the grid and the bare vine, nature and artifice is compelling.  The center reminds me of confetti/streamer stained glass and has my mind thinking of how this could easily be interpreted in a leaded glass panel. 

One of the many joys of gardening is experiencing new beauty every day and in every season.

Wednesday Vingnette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Click here to check out the posts of other participating bloggers.
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The Northwest Perennial Alliance March Madness Plant Sale

March 22, 2018, 6:00 am
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In addition to offering a wide variety of classes and workshops, publishing a directory of members' open gardens, volunteering at the NPA border at the Belelvue Botanical Garden, and sponsoring neighborhood garden clubs, The Northwest Perennial Alliance hosts plant sales several times during the gardening season.  March Madness is the first of these and is always well attended.  (For more information about the NPA check out their website here.)

The two words that every winter weary gardener longs to read...


There was a nice variety of plant offerings from unusual to common and colorful.  It's the time of year when even the most jaded collector might be seduced by a vibrant pot of tulips or screaming yellow daffodils in full bloom.



A new hardy begonia with fabulously textured leaves and red fur called my name.

 The BBG gift shop was open and always has some fun merchandise to peruse. 


The sun was out so we didn't stay inside long.  Here are a few shots of spring in the garden.

 The Tateuchi Viewing Pavillion.  

It's an interesting building. How do you suppose it's used?


Looking down on the building where the sale is held.  Seems people are still finding treasures!

It's hellebore time!




While it may look like a plant graveyard with all of those markers, it's actually part of the fuchsia garden.  Must return later in the season to see this in all it's glory!

A thrown-rug of cyclamen.  BTW, how big does a clump have to get to be considered a carpet of cyclamen?


Cardiocrinum giganteum 

The alpine garden 


Farfugium japonicum 'Shishi Botan'  (guessing.)

Mystery perennial.

Hey look what else sprung up in the garden!  It's Tom and Linda Reeder standing next to Alison.  Tom and Linda are both rabid enthusiastic gardeners and tend a gorgeous two acre garden.  You may recognize Linda, Tom, and their  garden from Linda's blog, Linda Letters. It's always a pleasure to spend time with these fascinating folks!
Gardeners are about, plants are waking up, and the days are getting longer.  Spring has definitely arrived.
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A Late Winter Stroll Through Heronswood

March 23, 2018, 6:00 am
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Another weekend; another plant sale.  Someone pinch me, I think I must be dreaming.  We're so lucky in this region to have so many great growers and nurseries.  Last weekend, Heronswood hosted it's first plant sale of the season and the garden was also open.  Come stroll with me through the garden which was definitely beginning to awaken.


When pulmonaria and hellebores bloom, spring is definitely near.



Veratrum

Trillium


Inside the house, there was an exhibit of the botanical art of Jean Emmons whose work graced the covers of Heronswood catalogs for years.   The art was glorious and it was a delight to view the garden through the windows of the home.


Meanwhile, back outside, peonies were popping out of the ground.  

In the distance, you can see a couple of the white canopies in the plant sale area.

Originally a potager, this garden is filled in the summer with brightly-colored annuals  as the garden is now available for use as an event venue.










Geranium palmatum


A hardy begonia seems to have just had it's protective wood-shaving protection removed. The tag only said begonia sp. and a number.  Can't wait to visit again and see what the foliage looks like!

I'll leave you with a view of this sweet Sinopanax formosanus.
Happy weekend all!  
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In a Vase on Monday

March 26, 2018, 6:00 am
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It started with thoughts of camellias brought on by this thrift-store find vase. 


Joining the camellias are a couple of grape hyacinths and some Kerria japonica prunings.  


 Hastily assembled between garden tasks, it's not my best effort but will make me smile this week which is the idea behind the meme, In a Vase on Monday, hosted by the fabulous Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.  Click here to see more participating bloggers' vases.

Joining the vase this week are some ceramic eggs with grape hyacinths found on the sale table of a local nursery several years ago.

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Not So Glamorous Gardening - Repotting Agaves

March 27, 2018, 6:00 am
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A few years ago, an Agave 'Mr. Ripple' came home with me.  It got potted up  a couple of times but for at least two years had languished in this pot that got dragged in and out each year.  Because the plant had totally grown over the surface of the soil, it had become very difficult to water the plant so it clearly needed a new pot but being incredibly top heavy, I didn't know how I could accomplish this without harming the agave and/or the gardener.  Turns out that putting the pot on it's side on the edge of a table with the leaves of the agave worked pretty well.  Because it was so dry, it came out pretty easily.

There were a couple of pups that needed to come off.  putting the plant in it's new pot in the greenhouse would have made it way too heavy to lug outside so I grabbed the roots and took it swiftly outside where the rest of the operation took place.

The pups got potted.  Notice all that dirt on the table?  Not the most glamorous job.

 Speaking of not-so glamorous, here's the danger gardenette at the moment during the awkward stage when the winter pots of evergreens have been moved out but the succulents and cacti aren't in place yet.   The repotted agave (sun scars are from last year's move.) is the first one out of the greenhouse and since it's supposed to be hardy to zone 7 and the pot is to big to haul around,  it'll stay outside permanently. 

Meanwhile, back inside, this poor Agave bovicornuta, one of my first that came to me in a four inch pot about ten years ago, had survived an attack of scale insects last year but never seemed to really perk up.  Seemed I couldn't give it enough water.  When I took it out of it's pot to inspect the roots, I felt horribly guilty for not checking earlier.  The poor plant was so root bound that no soil was visible, just a cylinder of dense roots.  Poor thing.  It got a larger pot and a good watering.  Today when I checked, it looked a bit more hydrated than when this picture was taken.  Hopefully it'll forgive me for torturing it so.

Currently, my entire  garden is a collection of messes where projects are underway.  The joy of the process is the thing, right?   Are you a tidy gardener?  Do you approach one project at a time, getting each one cleaned up before you start the next?  
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Wednesday Vignette

March 28, 2018, 6:00 am
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Off to a rocky start?   Thick rhizomes of Darmera peltata are nearly ready to open umbrellas of foliage at Savage Plants.

Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Click on over to her blog to see more!
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A Serendipitous Stop at Valley Nursery

March 29, 2018, 6:00 am
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After visiting the Heronswood plant sale and garden, I always visit nurseries in the area.  A nice young person directing traffic in the nearly full parking areas of Valley Nursery was a sign that something special must be happening.  Seems that we'd luckily happened upon the first day of their annual spring sale!  


Customers and workers alike were in a jovial mood, enjoying a warm dry day surrounded by plants.  Well, most everyone seemed happy.  This guy wasn't saying much. 

His Viking friend was equally stone-faced.

All sorts of things were discounted and some plants had really deep discounts.


Conveniently sized so that standard plastic pots can hang right inside. 


So much to see that it was hard to decide between shopping and taking pictures.  Dancing rodent topiary anyone?

So much color!

It's a good thing I didn't realize that this 'Bonfire' dwarf flowering peach is the one with gorgeous foliage I'd admired in one of Loree's posts or it would have come home with me.  I don't have space for another tree no matter how small or how beautiful the foliage!

Meanwhile, in the houseplant area...

So much prickly goodness!



These broken pot gardens are always fun.

Emerging peony foliage.  Oh to have space enough to grow more of these glorious things.




This wood-bodied pheasant was  50% off  and could hide in a back corner of a garden to surprise visitors but he decided to stay at the nursery for someone else to take home.

Um, well,  uh.  From Design Toscano comes Oktoberfest Otto, a slightly underdressed fellow. 

For those who prefer more refined garden helpers...

Either way, this is pretty good advice. 

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Springing over to Savage Plants

March 30, 2018, 6:00 am
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Savage Plants is another nursery that I try not to miss when I'm out in the area of Heronswood.  Here's a peek:

In addition to a lot of plants arriving for spring, Savage always has a generous supply of cool garden art.



This solitary giant rusty sphere in the center of the covered patio always elicits a giggle. 






Hey look, an agave!


What a fun gate!





 Striking poppy seed head bronze  candlesticks.

These look so cool and have no drain holes.  Water feature?  Bog garden?

Not exactly sure what these are.


This fellow, made by an area artist and admired last year finally decided to come home with me.  You may remember him from an earlier IaVoM post.

It's Holy week in the Christian tradition, seven days that begin with  Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) the last supper, crucifixion, and resurrection.  Whew, that's one busy week.  If you celebrate this week,  may it be a reflective, joyful, and meaningful time for you. 

Passover, the commemoration of God's deliverance of the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt, begins tonight at sunset.  For those of you celebrating Passover, חג פסח שמח.  









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In a Vase on Monday

April 2, 2018, 6:00 am
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Happy Easter!  The camellias, magnolias, cherries, ornamental plums,  and spring bulbs are announcing that spring has arrived.  Outside our back door  and quite visible from our perch on the back porch, a robin is busily building her nest in a mahonia. What a joy to observe  flora and fauna rushing  to fulfill, within a season, their reproductive mandate. 

I've never cut magnolias to bring inside before but love their fragrance and decided to see how long they'll last.  A glass vase by a Seattle artist seemed appropriate for the season.  Because of the way the blooms are arranged, these might be good candidates for a sparse, ikebana-like arrangement. Perhaps that'll happen next week but for now they're just plunked into a vase.


A few hours after being inside, they're opening up nicely.

Peter Rabbit decided to investigate.


There are always flowers at the church where I work but on Easter, they're so numerous that folks are asked to take some home to enjoy.  Orange/red and yellow parrot tulips  and this one with very frayed edges caught my fancy.

The  valley where the church is located has fabulous fertile soil and was once filled with farms, quite a few of which produced daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs.  It's appropriate, then, that these reminders of the past grace the church on Easter.  Alas, the last of the bulb farms has been sold and growing fields are increasingly being replaced by industrial buildings and parking lots.  It's sad to think of loosing so much incredibly deep and fertile soil.



The orange made me think of this vase by the same artist as the first but the oranges aren't quite a match.  Oops. The tulips do have a bit of a lavender cast to them which the flash washed out so they kind of go with that part of the vase.

Oh well, just keep throwing things at it and maybe it'll work out.  Let's see, what else that has orange in it is lurking around the house?  How about some pysanky eggs?  Oh great, introduce yet another shade of orange and why not throw in some fluorescent pink while you're at it?  A cute duck vase and some Easter grass will make it all better, right?

Sometimes, it's better to stop, rethink, and redo the whole thing but I tried thinking once and it hurt my head so here it'll stay for this week.
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting the addictive In a Vase on Monday meme.  Ramble on over to Cathy's  blog to see what others have put in a vase this week!  Happy spring!

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The Migration Begins

April 3, 2018, 6:00 am
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This week is my spring break so, ready or not, the annual spring migration of tender plants has begun.

These agaves spent the winter outside but sheltered from the rain.  Even our freezing temperatures didn't bother them.  The two on the right are both Agave parryi  but one is bearing the scars of winning a battle with scale insects .  To avoid sun scorch, they've moved to a shady location first and will move down to their sunny summer home in a few more days.

Some agaves and aloes have made their way into the danger gardenette but there are still lots more in the greenhouse to come outside.  They seem to have grown. 

One can see a bit of space on the greenhouse tables again. 

Four large brugmansias were hauled out and it already seems brighter in here.  Perhaps I'll take cuttings of them this year and let the big plants go.


Potting agaves and aloes up is a bit prickly but opuntias are an entirely different level of horrible with those soft-looking but highly irritating glochids.  Maybe they'll get potted up next year.


Aechmea blanchetiana is looking awfully green after spending the winter inside.  As the sunlight intensifies, it'll turn golden.

Meanwhile, there's a mash up of plants that were in the danger gardenette for the winter.  They'll need somewhere to spend the summer.

A few ladies in waiting.  I have no idea where these will be planted but I hope to have the table cleared by the end of the week.

Oh, did I mention that the upstairs room of our house that was used to overwinter plants before we had the greenhouse is somehow full again?  How on earth did this happen?   Do you suppose there'll be space enough for these outside too?

Okay, no more plants!  Really, I mean it.  This collection is out of hand.  Thank goodness cacti and succulents don't require much attention.

Have you started bringing tender plants outside yet? 
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Wednesday Vignette

April 4, 2018, 6:00 am
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Scadoxus punicues has started blooming in the greenhouse.  This is it's third year of living with me and it's making a nice clump.  This year, there are five blooms.  



They look a bit like exploding fireworks or pompoms. 
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Bremerton City Nursery

April 5, 2018, 3:03 am
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Okay, one last nursery stop on the way home from the Heronswood sale. Bremerton City Nursery is not the largest in the region but they sure pack their space with a lot of great plants, fun stuff, and really nice people!  I've never left disappointed or without finding some treasures to take home.


Dragons are taking over!

Hellebores a go-go

Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' Calluna vulgaris  and flamingos.  

Sweet little bunches of silk tulips.

What a joy to see the nurseries once again fully stocked with plant offerings for the new season!




Acacia  cognata 'Cousin Itt' looking so healthy and happy.

My kind of wine cellar.


These hanging vases, made in Portland, are a fun way to display tillandsias. 

Wire and rock tillandsia holders were made in house.  Cool idea!

I love seeing the work of Rusty Birds.  They also sell online at Rustybirds.com


Concrete egg planters.

It was just before St. Patrick's Day when we visited and the nursery was certainly ready. 
There was a lot more to see but by this point my hands were busy holding plants so the picture-taking stopped.  As usual, I forgot to photograph what I found and now can't remember.  Oops.
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A Friday Quickie

April 6, 2018, 6:00 am
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Let's take a quick look at part of my garden.  Why so quick?  Well because it's raining.  What is it that April showers bring?  Wet gardeners, that's what.  Although we here in the PNW have moss-covered webbed feet, electronics haven't yet adapted to  the rain quite as much.  

Spring is a time for happy surprises like this Senecio candicans 'Angel Wings'  which is sold as a "temperennial."  When they're dry (that'll happen around July 5th) the leaves are silvery white and soft as a baby's behind.  I got this before our big freezes, left it out in it's pot and surprisingly it survived beautifully. 

Acer  in the distance is starting to leaf out and will soon hide the house across the alley again.  Hooray.

Maybe it's time to divide this clump as it was larger in years past. 



Brugmansia just liberated from the greenhouse.

Good old 'President Roosevelt' is providing color while Skimmia Japonica adds fragrance.   

Enter smell-o-rama -  Escallonia illinita, buried somewhere in the shrubbery is pouring out the fragrance of curry.  With the camellia showering the ground with vibrant color, it feels a bit like the garden's own celebration of Holi.  Podophyllum delavayi is popping up to say hello.


 It's magnolia time!

Cordyline 

Somebody had better clean up this mess soon. 



Since you're all wet and cold now, come sit by the fire and warm yourself a bit. I wonder if the canna in here made it through the winter?
Happy weekend all.
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