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Wednesday Vignette
I'm joining blogging pal Anna's Wednesday Vignette meme. Check out more at Flutter and Hum here.Euphorbia wulfenii puts on a great show for quite some time.  Even the seed pods are  pretty and a bit...
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A Happy Surprise!
Did you sing the song "Way Down Yonder in the Paw Paw Patch" as a child? Â I did and often wondered what a Paw Paw was since they don't so much grow in Alaska.Turns out, it's a tree fruit native to...
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Wandering Around Watson's
Gardeners who work during the day are grateful as the daylight lengthens and we have time to squeeze in some gardening tasks after work. Â Many nurseries have longer hours in the spring and it's...
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Portland Area Garden Bloggers' Plant Exchange Spring 2015
Twice a year, spring and fall, Portland area bloggers have a plant exchange hosted by a different blogger each time. Â I don't remember how long they've been doing this but about three years ago, my pal...
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Visiting Marbott's Nursery
Loree at Danger Garden has been posting about visiting Marbott's Nursery for years now. Â See her posts here and here. Â Imagine my surprise and delight when, on the way to the Portland area garden...
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Wednesday Vignette
Recently I've been captivated by a little angel in my garden.  Brugmansia 'Little Angel' to be exact. I'm not usually a fan of double brugmansias as the beauty of  the single form thrills me.  In the...
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Meanwhile, Out in the Laboratory...
Time to update the greenhouse experiments but first, I'm delighted to once again have Cardiocrinum giganteum in bloom in my garden! Â It takes them a few years from the time the bublets from the parent...
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Random Friday From My Garden
Let's take a walk around the lower part of my garden and see what strikes our fancy shall we?Danger Garden sometimes writes "Learn From My Mistakes" posts. Â This would fit in that category. Usually my...
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Rare Plant Research Part One: Plant Porn
This was my second year to attend Rare Plant Research's spring open house. Although I'd purchased plants from RPR at Jungle Fever and Dig, I'd not gone to the open house until last year. Â Primarily a...
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Rare Plant Research Part 2: The Place
Yesterday we walked through the greenhouses and lower part of RPR; today we'll walk up the hill and explore a whole different world. Â The driveway is lined with eucalyptus and laburnum (Golden Chain...
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Wednesday Vignette - Pretty In Pink!
Each Wednesday, Anna at Flutter and Hum hosts Wednesday Vignette (Not so wordless Wednesday.) One of the things that caught my eye this week is this new Geranium (Pelargonium, not Cranesbill) called...
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Visiting Tsugawa Nursery for the First Time
News Flash! Â We just shared the first tomato from the greenhouse. Â It was a Sungold and probably picked a day too soon but it tasted marvelous! Â Of course there were tiny tomato plants at McLendon...
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Hooked on The Work and Garden of The Creative and Talented Judi Hook!
I've known Judi for several years now, since she had me make some fused glass for some of her work. Â Her style has changed since then and she no longer uses glass. Â Fortunately our friendship has...
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Visiting the Garden of Fred and Sandi Gendreau
After touring Judi Hook's garden, she wanted to share one of her neighbor's gardens. Â Fred and Sandi weren't at home but they knew we'd be coming. Â The driveway is flanked on both sides with raised...
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An invitation to a North Seattle Garden
Was the subject line of an email from Chava Nessenbaum, better known to readers of this blog as chavliness, who leaves daily comments, bless her heart. We actually met in person  at the Tacoma Yard and...
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Vignette Wednesday - Dark Shadows
No, not the gothic soap opera that aired on ABC from 1966 -1971. Â These are shadows cast on a garden path. Â The patterns on these large pavers created by the shadows of the nearby plants added another...
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Swinging by Swanson's
Another great part about visiting Chava Nessenbaum and Erron Swanson's garden is that it's a three minute drive from Swanson's Nursery.  An afternoon with the Swansons!  I'd not visited the nursery at...
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The Garden of Udell Fresk
At the end of May, Blogger pal Alison (Bonney Lassie) and I met our friend Emily (All Things Emily) in Bellevue to tour four gardens that were open as part of the Northwest Perennial Alliance Open...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day June 2015
On the fifteenth of each month, Carol at May Dreams Gardens sponsors Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Â It's an opportunity for bloggers all over the world to keep a record of what's blooming in their...
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Weird And Wonderful Foliage Follow-Up June 2015
If  you see this for sale and have to have it, you might have a plant addiction problem.  Spotted at Wincliff  in Indianola, where cell phones don't work for plant searches. From the tag Urginea...
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