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Lucy and Ethel Play With Concrete Part Twenty-Something
Over twenty years ago, for the Fourth of July, my friend Chris and I decided it would be fun to make something for our gardens. Â She'd read a magazine article about making hypertufa pots and we thought...
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McMenamins - Gardens at the Anderson School
Two words: Â Blown Away! Â Anna (Flutter and Hum) said of Riz Reyes, Garden Manager of the gardens at McMenamin's Anderson School, " Everything that man touches turns beautiful!" I couldn't agree more....
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In a Vase on Monday - Cheating Again
A busy weekend of garden touring and trying to keep potted plants hydrated left little time to bring flowers inside. Â Since I'm spending more time outside these days, I decided to do an arrangement to...
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Rare Plant Research Annual Spring Open
So, way back in May, after shopping at Marbott's I met my pal Loree at her Danger Garden to have a plant shopping play date.  Our first stop together was the Rare Plant Research annual public open.  A...
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Wednesday Vignette - Botany?
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by the fabulous Anna at Flutter and Hum. Â Click here to join in the fun.My friend and work wife, Julie, sent me this picture. Â Words of wisdom from Urban Earth! Â
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The Sandy Eacker Garden
"The modest Kirkland yard we inherited 27 years ago was more or less undeveloped, with large rock work creating some basic structure, virtually no flowerbeds, and a lovely, wild greenbelt out back.What...
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Playing With Fire
Many years ago, I thought that having fire in the garden would be delightful. Â A clay chiminea was used a few times but usually just to dispose of branches from pruning. Â I also worried as the...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2017
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is hosted on the fifteenth of every month by the inimitable award-winning blogger, published author, and accomplished gardener, Carol from May Dreams Gardens. Click here to...
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In A Vase On Monday
The idea for today's vases was stolen borrowed from Sylvia at DIG Floral and Nursery on Vashon Island. Â There were a couple of tall cylindrical glass containers kicking around the greenhouse in which...
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The Garden of Peggy Walton
I truly love the Northwest Perennial Alliance Garden Open Days. Â Each weekend from May through September, there is an array of gardens held open for members. Â The Open Gardens Directory organizes the...
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Wednesday Vignette - Silent Noon
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum.  Click on over there to check it out!Silent Noon   -Dante Gabriel RossettiYour hands lie open in the long fresh grass, -  The finger-points...
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Sorticulture 2017
Last year, after hearing so much about Everett's garden arts festival called Sorticulture, Â I finally attended and swore that I'd never miss it again. Â What an amazing feast for the senses with all...
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Laura Sevonty's Garden
Another weekend, another great group of Northwest Perennial Alliance open gardens. Â Today, stroll with me through Laura Sevonty's Garden. Â A beautiful sunny afternoon in June is a perfect time to visit...
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In Sandy's Vase On Monday
My neighbor and friend, Sandy, recently gave me this fun vase by local artist Christopher Hoppin. Â I'd long admired the piece and during one of her periodic purges, this was among the things she'd set...
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Hughes Water Garden Center
Meanwhile, back on that May visit to Portland Nurseries with Danger, our next stop after lunch was Hughes Water Gardens. Â This was my first visit to Hughes and I'm so glad we stopped. It was a joy to...
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Wednesday Vignette
The Northwest Perennial Alliance supplies 8.5" x 11" tasteful but visible open and closed signs  for host gardeners to post outside their gardens.  I was a bit worried that such a sign might get a bit...
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The Garden of Bob McNulty and Sheila Walter
What a privilege it is to visit so many glorious private gardens. Â The McNulty/Walter garden is large with winding paths that open to expanses of open lawn bordered by serpentine mixed beds. Â The space...
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Freaky Friday - You Don't See That Everyday.
A couple of months ago, on that little nursery hopping trip to Portland, there was time after the nurseries closed to do a little exploration. Â It's always fun to loose oneself in a new area of town,...
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In A Vase On Monday
It's been another fun week in the garden, interrupted by attending a two-day class for work that was an hour commute away. Â On the bright side, the class was held in proximity to Washington Pottery, a...
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Pot Addiction and A Look Around the Greenhouse
It's August first. Â Heavy sigh. Â While summer is still in full swing and autumn won't arrive until late September, the passing of July is a bit of a turning point for me. Â August is the month when I...
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