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What Happens at the Fling Stays at the Fling...or Does It?
Two curious flingers at a garden called Floramagoria. Â One would never reveal names but their initials are Tammy Schmitt and Laura Heldereth. Â Is Tammy being a little too optimistic? Â Is she passing on...
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Visiting Dragonfly Farms and Celestial Dream Gardens
The next stops on the Geek, the Nut, and the Outlaw tour of cool nurseries (after Valley Nursery and Windcliff) were Dragonfly Farms and Celestial Dream Gardens.Where's Waldo Evan? Watch out Vickie,...
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Visiting Far Reaches Farm
The last stop on the Kitsap Peninsula tour with Evan and Vickie was Far Reaches Farm. A feeling of excitement always hits when driving into the place. Could it be that the drive is edged by a great...
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Meanwhile Up at the Ranch...
They say home is where the heart is. When I visit my family in Alaska, it feels like a return to my heart's home.The first Alison in my life, my eldest niece, only six years younger than I, (that...
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Alison's Wasilla Garden
Summer gardens in Alaska seem greener than those in my neck of the woods. Perhaps because of the cool nights, perhaps because they actually have rain in the summer. The foliage by the side of the...
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My Favorite Plant ... This Week is a Weed!
Hordeum jubatum, also known as Foxtail Grass and Foxtail Barley, rippling in the wind beside the road catching and reflecting the sun's light is an ubiquitous sight in Alaska and brings back memories...
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Alaska Botanical Garden Part One: Introductions and Artwork
I spent the first week or so of July visiting my family in Alaska. My niece, bless her heart, took me to see several gardens. The Alaska Botanical Garden was one of these."Open Daylight Hours" means...
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Boris and Natasha Send a Surprise!
Last summer, we had the good fortune of having a guided tour of Shayne Chandler's incredible garden. (See the post here if you missed it.) there were many amazing plants in the garden and one of...
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The Alaska Botanical Garden Part Two; Herb Garden and Lyle's Garden
Designed by Cathy Sage and Land Design North, and built in 1996, the Herb Garden is a haven of botanical delights. It showcases a variety of annual and perennial medicinal and culinary herbs, some...
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The Alaska Botanical Garden Part Three
In this final installment about our visit to the ABG, we'll visit The Anchorage Heritage garden (Formerly "upper Perennial Garden") and part of the Junior Master Gardener Plot. Anchorage, the largest...
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Wordless Wednesday; Something else you may not see every day.
(To protect the trees from moose munching.)Â
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Les Brake - The Heart of a Gardener
On our way from the banana belt of Wasilla to Willow, a full zone colder, we saw Mt. McKinley. No big deal, people drive on this road every day.  Well it is a big deal, the third tallest mountain on...
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They Left their Hearts in Alaska; Heart Rock Garden
As my niece and I were driving away from Les Brake's garden, she pointed out a garden just up the road that had been on the garden tour in previous years.  The gate was closed and no one seemed to be...
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Sins Against Good Taste
If you've visited my garden or read my blog for a while, you may remember these parts of my garden.In honor of Dr. Seuss, the stepping stones (difficult to see in all that bamboo litter which I'll go...
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The Palmer Visitors Center, A Summer Visit.
You may remember my November visit to the Palmer, AK visitors center in November when it was about 15 degrees F. outside. To see that post, go here.   Life-size replicas of the giant vegetables for...
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Don't Try This at Home!
Do you ever wax nostalgic about the family driving vacation, stopping by every roadside attraction and staying in quaint motels along the side of the highway? Perhaps some of these Alaska roadside...
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Being a Tourist in Downtown Anchorage
 Fun Facts:Alaskans eat more ice cream per capita than any other state.Anchorage is the northernmost city in the United States with more than 100,000 residents and the largest community in North...
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August 2014 Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
How can it be the middle of August already? The summer months seem to go by faster than any of the others! Oh well, it is what it is and here's a sampling of what's blooming in my garden this...
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Begonias for Foliage Follow Up
Each month on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the incomparable Pam Penick of Digging hosts foliage follow up to remind us of the important role that foliage plays in our gardens. This month,...
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