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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and In a Vase on Monday
Wow, it's the middle of January already and, while we know it's winter and freezing weather could return at any time, it's felt a bit like spring lately. The winter fragrances of Lonicera...
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Foliage Follow-Up January 2018
Foliage Follow-Up is hosted by the inimitable Pam Penick at Digging on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day each month to remind us of the important role foliage plays in our gardens every day of...
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Wednesday Vignette - House Plant Sale Time
January is the month during which many nurseries in this area offer discounts on houseplants. After all of the holiday decorations are put away people find that there's space that can be filled in with...
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Visiting Vassey Nursery
The wind and rain have returned but over the weekend we had some absolutely gorgeous, warm and sunny days. On the way home from work on Sunday, I felt the need to visit a couple of nurseries. Really,...
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Saintpaulia Anyone?
With both winter and houseplant sales in full swing, anything in bloom catches the winter-weary eyes of gardeners. African Violets (Saintpaulia) are ever-blooming plants that, along with Christmas...
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In a Vase on Monday - Keeping Warm
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click on the link to see what she and other participating bloggers have gathered from their gardens or foraged nearby to plop in a...
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One Gift That's Still Wrapped
You may remember these photographs from last year's Winter Walk Off:This is Tacoma's once-grand Elk's Hall.You may also remember that Mcmenamins purchased the building and plans were made to restore...
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Wednesday Vignette
All is not green in "The Evergreen State" but everything is certainly wet. On my commute to work, windshield wipers working to keep up with the rain, a voice on the radio said of the day to come,...
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Branches Nursery, A Nearby Gem
Branches Nursery is as as close or closer to my home as many of the nurseries that I frequently visit but for some reason I seldom find myself going in that direction. I must make a point of visiting...
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The Tacoma Home and Garden Show Part !: The Italian Job
The Tacoma Home and Garden Show opened on Thursday and there was much to see. More posts will follow but today I'll focus on one space. As I entered the Tacoma Dome, I was eagerly anticipating what...
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In a Vase On Monday - Time for Some Winter Sparklers While Time Allows
Hey there, old man winter, the minutes are ticking away until spring. You've only got 50 days left. The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Festival is only a week away and daylight hours are increasing...
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The Tacoma Home and Garden Show Part 2 Some Plants
Years ago, the home part of this show occupied the main part of the dome and the garden part filled the entire exhibition hall. As interest or at least sales of plants declined, the garden/plant part...
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Wednesday Vignette
It's the last day of January, the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival née Show starts next week, and the first camellia japonicas are blooming. Let's just decide that winter is over shall we?It...
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Learn From My Mistakes #2,575 - Plants tend to grow larger than they are in...
A few years ago, I planted three Yucca 'Bright Star' and an Agave ovatifolia in a little heart-shaped raised bed that could never hold enough water to support the annuals I kept trying to grow in it....
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The Tacoma Home and Garden Show Part 3
Although plants were not the main focus of the Tacoma Home and Garden Show, there was still much to love about this event. Yes, there are a lot of home improvement-related displays but this year, the...
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In a Vase on Monday - Winter White
The garden clearly doesn't understand that wearing white is only acceptable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Or maybe this is winter white. In any case, the garden is sending forth winter blooms...
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That Time Just Before
It was late January, the sun was shining sideways through a break in the cloud cover casting a golden light against the gray. The garden was full of sprouting bulbs, camellia buds, snowdrops ready to...
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Show Preview and Wednesday Vignette
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her vignette and those of other participating bloggers. This newly-published book about cacti and succulents had a catchy...
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The 2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival Preview Part 2 "City Living"
As much as we all love the drama and fantasy of the large show gardens, many of us feel more in touch with the small "City Living" spaces. During the preview on Tuesday, these too weren't yet entirely...
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Random Fun from the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival
The amazing woman who introduces the speakers at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival compared the show to a spring ephemeral that blooms gloriously for a few days and is then gone for another...
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