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Some Nice Surprises
Because of spider mites who love dry heat, this has not been the best summer for my brugmansias. This one was the hardest hit but the bugs seem to be gone now thanks to regular spraying with neem oil....
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Wednesday Vignette
A datura, grown from seed that was a gift of Botanical Interests at the Portland fling, caught my eye with it's cute little star of a bud.Which would open to look like this. I'd no idea they were so...
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More Retail Therapy at Vassey Nursery
Vassey's annual fall sale begins on Friday so it seemed like a good idea to do a little reconnaissance before the sale. While petunias aren't my favorite flower, they sure do a great job of looking...
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Some New Plants and Other Random Stuff in the Greenhouse.
Ain't the interweb grand? I fell in lust with Tephrocactus geometricus when Hoover Boo posted a picture of it on her blog. Of course I couldn't find it locally but a quick web search turned up a...
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In A Vase (?) on Monday and How to Pick Up a Guy at a Nursery.
I seldom cut flowers to bring inside so my In a Vase on Monday posts thus far have been dried and found things stuffed into vases. Today is a total cheat as the flowers are neither from my garden nor...
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Garden Blogger's Bloom Day, September 2015
September shows a marked decrease in the floral bounty of spring and summer in my garden. The Primula vulgaris are blooming with the cooler temperatures and recent rain, dahlias are going strong but...
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Bromeliads for Foliage Follow-Up
Finally, a Foliage Follow-Up post that's not totally random as mine usually are. I decided to feature some bromeliads this month. I know the names of a few but mostly they came with out labels and...
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The Bainbridge Island Garden of Tom and Ginny Brewer
"The garden sits on 1 3/4 acres in a woodland setting. Fir trees surround the periphery and enclose a garden of deciduous trees, shrubs, perennial borders, interlocking pools, a white woodland garden,...
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Aristolochia gigantea (I think) is my Favorite Plant...This Week
At Watson's the other day, a large deep purple flower caught my eye from across the nursery.The hand written tag just said Aristolochia - Dutchman's Pipe. Is this but interesting or what? Wikipedia...
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Joyce's Garden
The garden assistant a.k.a. he who's painting the house have been going on evening walks. Since there's scaffolding up around two sides of the house and lots to do in the garden, making use of every...
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Some New Plants From Our Last Hurrah of the Season
On Saturday, Alison (Bonnie Lassie) and I drove out to Kitsap County for our last plant hunting spree of the summer. We hit Valley Nursery where we both bought some spring-flowering bulbs. I didn't...
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Wednesday Vignette/ Flowers of Farewell
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by the talented, creative, and all around great person, Anna, at Flutter and Hum.During our visit to Henry Hardware in Kingston, I was struck with the great plant...
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Another House and Garden in Joyce's Neighborhood
On the same walk during which we discovered Joyce's garden, we came across this cool home that reminded us a bit of the Munster's house.I don't recall the Munster garden being so colorful though. Of...
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Random Friday
Cyclamen hederifolium and coum from Bouquet Banque at the Heronswood sale. That's a lot of cyclamen!I brought home some of these silver-leaved bauties.Others had larger aspirations. A glimpse into the...
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The Garden of Deborah and Ralph Cheadle
Standing down by Commencement Bay watching the eclipse of the super moon last night in several layers of clothing, I certainly missed the warmth of summer! Let's go back to a warm August first visit...
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Getting Ready for Old Man Winter
As our nights get cooler, it's time to start bringing in some of the tender plants that have had a summer vacation outside. It's easier to do a few at a time than rush around and try to get them all...
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Wednesday Vignette
Can someone help me change my tire?The tire iron is right there on the seat, you can't miss it! Funny, my truck was brand new when I went into the nursery.It's not a pretty truck but it gets me where...
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A Quick Stop at Portland Avenue Nursery
I'm cheating a bit here. While I visited Portland Avenue Nursery earlier this week, missing by one day their big sale (25% off everything) three of the following pictures were taken on an earlier...
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The Garden of Sherri Wilson
Back on August first, on the Bainbridge Island NPA garden tour, I followed the directions in th book to the next garden but paid little attention to the name of the gardener. Walking into this garden,...
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In A Vase On Monday
This fun vase, a three dollar thrift store find, intrigued me. What would it be like to try and make an arrangement in something with such a wide flared lip? Do you suppose that this was made to have...
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