On a chilly late winter day, the memory of a warm July day spent in the garden of a master can be just the thing to take the edge off the cold. Of course, a nice mug of hot chocolate laced with whipped-cream flavored vodka and/or peppermint Schnapps has a similar effect but I digress. Here with few words is some visual warmth.
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Trevesia aff. palmata. Mine, still in a pot, got thrown inside the greenhouse during our recent cold snap.
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Sinopanax formosanus, the mother of mine which sailed through our recent freeze outdoors in a pot. Of course, the pot was right next to the greenhouse.
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I always admire (have lust in my heart for) the deeply incised leaves of this Schefflera delavayi.
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If you need a dose of plant shopping to chase away the winter blues, The Northwest Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale is tomorrow and Heronswood is having a Hellebores and More sale. Next weekend is the Northwest Perennial Alliance March Mania Plant Sale at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
Helleborus hercegovinus has okay flowers but spectacular foliage.
Trevesia aff. palmata. Mine, still in a pot, got thrown inside the greenhouse during our recent cold snap.
Can one ever see too much of Dan Hinkley's fabulous gardens?
Shall we continue?
Large Kniphofia (northiae?)
Rhodocoma capensis
Maianthemum in fruit.
Sinopanax formosanus, the mother of mine which sailed through our recent freeze outdoors in a pot. Of course, the pot was right next to the greenhouse.
Lobelia tupa/ Yucca rostrata or lineariolia
Oh, that view...
One of my favorite features is this staircase designed by Robert Jones.
Seattle Skyline viewed through palm fronds.
I always admire (have lust in my heart for) the deeply incised leaves of this Schefflera delavayi.
Fabulous Agave.
Who doesn't admire the sexy peeling bark of Arctostaphylos?
Thank you Dan and Robert for creating such outstanding gardens, opening them to the public, and allowing us to share images.
If you need a dose of plant shopping to chase away the winter blues, The Northwest Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale is tomorrow and Heronswood is having a Hellebores and More sale. Next weekend is the Northwest Perennial Alliance March Mania Plant Sale at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.