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The Garden of Karen and Larry Decker
In July, right after visiting the Northwest Perennial Alliance open gardens of Tia Scarce, Trang Tu, and Sondra Shira, Alison and I had the pleasure of visiting the garden of Karen and Larry Decker....
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Euonymus latifolius, my favorite plant in the garden (this week)
You may recall my post from October '12 about the Euonymus europaeus 'Red Ace' in my parking strip. My favorite plant in the garden this week is another Euonymus a.k.a. spindle tree, Euonymus...
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A quick visit to Watson's Nursery.
Yes, I visit this place a lot but that's because it's conveniently located right on the road that I can take to and from my Sunday Job. If I take the long and more scenic route. And go a little out...
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The Garden of Tom and Linda Reeder
While blogging builds virtual communities that sometimes become actual face to face communities, the activity of blogging itself is a solitary pursuit, much like gardening. We read the blogs of...
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Random Photo Friday
Here are a few random shots taken at one of my favorite nurseries, Vassey in Puyallup. (Previous posts here.) Their huge fall sale starts today and the nursery is full of wonderful plants at...
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Is Your Mind in the Gutter?
On Saturday I had the most excellent plant adventure with some garden blogger friends (Loree, Anna, and Laura) from Portland, my field trip partner in crime, Alison, a pirate, and a cowboy. I know...
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Bloom Where You're Planted!
One fine day not so long ago, I took an alternate route home and this greenhouse caught my eye. The sidewalk starts maybe a foot or two out from where this fence is so this is very close to the...
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What's More Fun than a Barrel of Monkeys?
Why, a group of garden bloggers preparing to spend a day together traveling to the Kitsap Peninsula to visit nurseries, gardens, attend a plant sale, and chat with a plant broker of course. In the...
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Garden Bloggers Nursery Romp part 2: Heroswood and Celsestial Dream Gardens
After leaving Valley Nursery, our happy group proceeded to a plant sale at the former site of Heronswood Nursery. Alison and I attended the spring sale there in May when we also toured the garden.I...
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So, There was This Good Looking Cowboy Standing by the Side of the Road......
As our group of garden bloggers made our way to the Heronswood sale and garden open, we passed a cowboy standing by the side of the road next to a sign that read "Rare Plant Sale." One of my...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day September 2013
Can it be September already? It can't be the last week of summer already; it seems like it just got here. On the other hand, some of my plants are looking pretty overgrown, tired, and ready for a...
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Foliage Follow-Up September 2013
Each month after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, Pam at Digging hosts Foliage Follow up to help us remember the importance of foliage in our gardens. Here's some of the foliage that caught my eye in my...
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Where do you Blog? Some things are better left unknown.
On September fourth, Hoover Boo over at Piece of Eden asked bloggers, "Where do you blog?'"What is your view?" and "Does anyone stare?" She and several other bloggers have been sharing images of their...
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WeHop and Petula; Our Kitsap Nursery Romp Continues
It's always a treat to visit WeHop, the gang of bloggers that I was a part of that descended on Western Horticultural Products were in for a special surprise this time. We were greeted by beds...
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A Tale of Two Oaks. My favorite plant in the garden (This Week.)
O.K. it's really just a comparison of two interesting oaks, Quercus robur 'Filicifolia' and Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida.' The first being brand new to me as I just purchased it from none other than...
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Meanwhile, back on the Kisap Peninsula, the Nursery Romp Continues.
Fortunately, on our day of plant ogling, we had the surprise pleasure of touring Shayne Chandler's Garden. Unfortunately, our good luck kept us from being able to visit one of my favorite nurseries in...
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Foliage Follow Up October 2013
Two Yuccas and a Couple of Brave Agaves The first Yucca, photographed in all its glory on a recent visit to Vassey Nursery, is Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard,' the sight of which always reminds me of...
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Callicarpa 'Profusion', My Favorte Plant This Week.
If you are looking for a plant that will charm your socks off in the fall and through a bit of winter, Callicarpa, commonly called Beauty Berry, is the shrub for you! Here's some information...
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Random Friday - What season is it?
There seems to be no denying it any longer, the garden is saying that it's autumn.These artichokes were gorgeous in bloom and I rather like them now as well.How thoughtful of the spiders to hang...
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Happy Surprises for Monday
Poncirus trifoliate 'Flying Dragon', also known as trifoliate orange or Japanese bitter orange is a close relative of citrus trees. It's a deciduous or semi-deciduous tree native to Chine. Leaves...
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