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Stopping by Watson's on a Soggy Sunday
We'll take a look inside the nursery in another post but today let's see what's happening outside.There is no shortage of fabulous evergreen plants that we can enjoy in our gardens in this area and...
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Getting out of the Rain - Inside Watson's
Yesterday we wandered outside Watson's in the rain; today, we'll look inside. Interesting to see these arrangements with cut roses in them.They're baaack. The velvet pomegranates once again caught my...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December 2018
Once again, the fifteenth of the month is upon us and it's time to take stock of what's blooming in our gardens for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the popular meme hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens....
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In a Vase on Monday - On the Cusp
Officially autumn will be over on December 21 and the days will start getting longer again. The garden is never static in this climate. Most deciduous foliage has changed color and fallen but a few...
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Wednesday Vignette
On the second floor of a wedge-shaped apartment building on a wedge-shaped lot between two streets shines this lovely tree. It's kind of a dark area at night and the tree makes me smile as I drive...
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The Christmas House
A few times a week I pass by a house that's decorated for just about every holiday. The glow from the main road is brightest about this time of year so on a rare (lately) dry evening, I stopped by...
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Happy Solstice!
Okay gardeners, we've made it to the shortest day and starting tomorrow, daylight will begin increasing again. Today is also the first day of winter. Since reading this post by Ann Lovejoy, I've been...
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In a Vase on Monday - It Started Simply Enough.
Greetings dear readers. It's Christmas eve and on Saturday afternoon, I thought I'd use this thrift store vase to put together a simple arrangement of evergreens. After all, there are plenty of...
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Christmas Arrives in a Box
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the day! "And on earth, peace, goodwill to all."A box arrived in the mail last week. My eldest sister decided that since I was too lazy to drag a tree out this...
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Festival of Trees for Boxing Day.
Tacoma's Mary Bridge Children's Hospital's annual Festival of Trees is a thirty year tradition that has grown more and more elaborate. Theme trees are surrounded by lavish gifts. In a single weekend...
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Searching for Life on the Darkest Day
Many gardeners survey their gardens for signs of life on the winter solstice. I decided to join them on the twenty first and look for signs of life on the shortest day. In our climate, there's always...
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Night Lights
A week or so ago, I went outside to snap a picture of our new neighbor's house decked out for the holidays. I wasn't really pleased with the image as it doesn't really convey how nice their place...
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In a Vase on Monday - Winter Incense
It's officially winter and the garden is offering some lovely small and highly fragrant blooms. On still sunny days, the garden's heady incense is a joy. Today's vase is a Chinese cloisonné bowl...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday
My pal, Alison, (Bonnie Lassie) encourages us to show the less than beautiful parts of our gardens on Tuesdays. At this time of year, I can point the camera in just about any direction and find...
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Wednesday Vignette - Winter Color
The other day, I looked in on the agaves in the unheated glass room. The sun was shining and Agave 'Blue Glow' was looking particularly lovely. How nice that it's colors echo those in the windows...
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People Who Live in Glass Houses
I haven't done much in the garden for the last week or so as I've been working on something inside. I saw this stained glass panel online (Scottish Stained Glass in Colorado) months ago and thought it...
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In a Vase on Monday - Blow, Blow, thou Winter Wind
It's Monday and Cathy reminds us that it's time to gather some of the outside to bring in and enjoy for a while. While our temperatures have been fairly mild this fall/winter, there have been a few...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday
On Tuesdays, Alison at Bonney Lassie encourages bloggers to share the less than lovely parts of their gardens. My greenhouse is a delightful place in the summer when I spend lots of time there....
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Wednesday Vignette Old Meets New
Our town is experiencing a bit of growth. Next to this grand old building, another hotel is being erected. The two existing hotels (one was built shortly after the convention center was erected) in...
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Our Winter has been Fairly Mild (So Far.)
One mustn't count his chicks before they're hatched and it's certainly possible that cold air could move down from the north sometime during the next couple of months. However, the long range forecast...
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