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September 2014 Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
How can September be half over already? It's hard to believe that fall begins in only a week. Time flies when you're having fun (or old like me.) On the fifteenth of each month, Carol at May Dreams...
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Foliage Follow-Up September 2014
Another random foliage follow up post of some of the things that caught my eye in the garden today.Pinus densiflora ' Golden Ghost ' Variegated Japanese Red Pine that I got recently on sale. In...
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The Garden of Susan and Guy Pittman
One of the joys of getting to fill in from time to time at Jungle Fever Exotics Nursery, a place known for carrying weird and wonderful plants, is getting to meet the gardeners who share my plant...
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Trevesia palmata is my favorite plant...this week.
Trevesia palmata is another gorgeous member of the Araliaceae family. I'm fortunate to have two of them. One is Trevesia palmata and the other Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii.'There are two differences...
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Friday Smiles from My Garden
Here are some things that made me smile in my garden this week.The Solanum quitoense is once again going to produce fruit.On of my camellias produced this interesting seed pod. I've never had that...
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Heavenly Blue for the Last Day of Summer.
Driving down a busy four lane street on Saturday a color combination on the far side of the street caught my eye so I had to turn around and investigate.Cosmos and Heavenly Blue morning glory (Ipomoea...
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Happy Autumn!
Most Sundays after work, I stop by Sterino's produce. They also carry some outdoor pots and plants but really the main attraction is the local (and some not so local) produce. I'd decided to pick up...
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Wednesday Walking 'Round Watson's
It's always fun to take a stroll through Watson's to see what's happening (See previous posts here.) but at this time of year, there's an extra incentive. Tempting but might not make it through the...
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Physalis Alkekengi is My Favoirte Plant...This Week
Physalis alkekengi is also know as Chinese Lantern, Japanese Lantern, Winter Cherry, and Bladder Cherry. It's small white blooms appear earlier in the season and each produces a single red berry...
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Stopping by Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors
I just happened to be in a certain neighborhood last Saturday and decided to stop by Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors (previous visits here) This sign had nothing to do with the decision! It's...
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And So It Begins
On Friday as I was just about ready to head out the door for work whenout on the street there arose such a clatter I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.Away to the window I flew like a...
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A September Stroll around Old Goat Farm
For more about Old Goat Farm , not a retirement community, see previous posts here. Alison and I visited a few weekends ago and I'd forgotten my camera so the phone had to be used. Here are some...
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It's That Time of Year Again
Spider time! For the last month, most of us have been trying to avoid the fun of walking face first into spider webs in our garden. It's also time for fog and rain that make those intricate creations...
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Mahonia gracilipes is My Favorite Plant...This Week
Mahonia gracilipes or Berberis gracilipes as it's now known is a gorgeous evergreen shrub with pinnate leaves with large leaflets.The brilliant white undersides of the leaves are an added bonus and...
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Portland Area Garden Bloggers' Plant Exchange Part One - People and Plants
I've forgotten how long ago it was that Alison and I were invited to become honorary Portland area garden bloggers to attend their twice a year plant exchange. It's been so much fun packing up extra...
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The Way to a Friend's House is Never Long; The Garden of Alison Conliffe
From across the street, it's obvious that a gardener lives here!Alison's enjoyment of her greenhouse inspired my own recent project. Although I'd wanted a better place to store my plants for the...
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Greenhouse Progress Update
This weekend while I was playing at the plant exchange, David and his crew were working on the garage conversion. There was a moment of panic when Tom arrived with the Uhaul on Friday evening, threw...
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You Don't See That Everyday in the Pacific Northwest!
Driving home from work on Monday, I saw a sign on the side of the road. From the car I couldn't see what was in the boxes so I drove by but then made a u turn. Oh my goodness! Sometimes it's good...
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Acanthus sennii is My Favorite Plant...This Week
Three or four years ago, I got an interesting looking plant with foliage resembling a ruffled Ilex (holly) as an impulse buy (That's an old song.) at Cistus Nursery in Oregon. Who could resist this...
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