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An Afternoon of Local Surprises
On Saturday, I needed to get a few terra cotta pots so I headed to McLendon Hardware, an institution in Western Washington. See their interesting history here. The nearest store used to be in Sumner,...
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Northwest Flower and Garden Show Funny Business
One of the gardens at the NWFGS, "Over The Moon" was quite interesting. The large full moon worked perfectly in the darkness of the show gardens area. Later in the show, this sign appeared. It wasn't...
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A Saturday in Portland Part One: Hellebores!
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of visiting one of my favorite garden cities, Portland, Oregon, attending their Yard, Garden, and Patio Show with pal Alison, and visiting several great nurseries. At...
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Marriah House Studio at the Portland Yard, Garden, and Patio Show
Want more whimsy in your life? Look no further! Marriah House Studio has got just what you need! Love the fence post toppers!Is this lamp base a flying fish or does she just have a fabulous hairdo?I...
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Randomness from the Portland Yard, Garden and Patio Show
The Oregon Convention Center, the venue in which the Portland Y,G, & P Show took place is huge and full of interesting art installations. I always enjoy looking up at this dragon boat, especially...
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Oh, The Humanity! Someone Confiscate The Spray Paint!
Taking a break from our Saturday in Portland posts to bring you this late breaking news of an atrocity perpetrated upon some green life with which we share the planet:On Wednesday evening, while...
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A Saturday In Portland: My Mystery Manzanita Meets it's Maker at Xera
At least six years ago, I bought an Arctostaphylos at Jungle Fever with a tag from Xera Plants that said something about color in the winter when we need it most. The tag got lost and I'd no idea...
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Visiting Portland Nursery on Stark
This was my second visit to this great nursery (previous post here) which has a long and interesting history. Portland has so many marvelous nurseries that it's difficult to choose just a few to visit...
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My Begonia Experiment
A century or so ago, in my misspent youth, there was a gardener in my hometown in Alaska, Mrs. Bierly, who loved delphiniums and tuberous begonias. On one visit to her garden, she showed me the...
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Meanwhile, Back to that Saturday in Portland...Garden Fever Nursery
Garden Fever is another cool Portland neighborhood nursery. Loved this twig wreath hanging outside.Tillandsia fever is alive and well here! The inside of the shop is a treasure trove of fun, funky,...
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A Peek Inside The Greenhouse
Having a greenhouse is a wonderful thing and I'm delighted with mine. However, I've been playing in there so much that the garden is screaming at me to do some outdoor gardening. Here's a glimpse...
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All Good Things Must Come To An End; Saturday in Portland, The Final Installment
Our last nursery visit on Saturday was Portland Nursery on Division. While both Portland Nurseries are owned by the same folks, they are very different places and must both be visited! While I would...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day March 2015
Can it be bloom day again already? Time is sure flying. I want it to slow down now so that we can savor every minute of spring and summer! Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting GBBD on...
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Foliage Follow - Up March 2015
Foliage Follow-Up is hosted by Pam Penick at Digging on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day each month to remind us of the importance of foliage in the garden every day of the year! Click on over...
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Winter Walk-Off 2015
This is the fifth year that Les at A Tidewater Gardener has hosted the Winter Walk-Off meme. I'll let him explain, "For those of you who aren't familiar with my little challenge, this is a way to...
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It Would Have Been Enough! The Northwest Horticultural Society Spring Plant...
Dayenu (Hebrew:דַּיֵּנוּ) is a song that is part of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The word "Dayenu" means approximately "it would have been enough for us", "it would have been sufficient", or "it...
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Magic Afoot at Jungle Fever
Last Saturday, I got to work at Jungle Fever nursery for a few hours. It was a day of heavy rain but cleared up a bit later in the day. Of course I took my camera along to share some of the magic of...
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Stopping by City People's Garden Store
After the plant sale a couple of Saturdays ago, I decided to stop by a nursery or two. After all, this one was on my way home - sort of. City People's Garden Store is in the middle of a busy urban...
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Bremerton City Nursery: A Second Look
After leaving City People's Garden Store, I considered coming home and playing in the garden in the sunshine. Instead, the plant mobile took me to Bremerton City Nursery which I'd visited for the...
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