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Random Friday
Seedpods of Cardiocrinum giganteum are nearly as delightful as the blooms themselves and they last a lot longer. These caught my eye on an evening stroll in the garden.Growers for the big box stores...
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In a Vase on Monday - A Tropical Heat Wave
Well, perhaps not a tropical heat wave but 55 sunny degrees in January seems quite balmy. Although there are delightfully fragrant blooms outside, instead of bringing the outside in this week, I...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day January 2019
On the fifteenth of each month our devoted host, Carol, at May Dreams Gardens gives bloggers all over the world the opportunity to share what's blooming in their gardens. It's a great way to see...
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Wednesday Vignette - Blue Skies and an Oak
All day on Saturday, I had the pleasure of teaching a class in which participants created a glass flower garden stake. (More on that in a future post.) During a break, I stepped outside to enjoy the...
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Everblooming Winter Flowers
On Saturday, I had the pleasure of helping a group of folks grow a different kind of flowers. The class participants were so much fun that the time flew by and I forgot any disappointment at not...
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It's Indoor Plant Sale Time
Many garden centers in our region discount indoor plants in the month of January. It's a great bridge between the holiday craziness and the spring rush. Watson's is one of them and, since they're...
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In a Vase on Monday: An English Memory
Not that I'm old or anything but I remember being in London when bells all over the city were ringing to celebrate the birth of Prince William. My college choir had just completed a tour of England,...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday - Neglect
On Tuesdays, our meme host, Alison of Bonney Lassie encourages us to buck the trend of posting only images of our gardens looking their best, to tell the sometimes ugly truth of gardening. You may...
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Wednesday Vignette - Shades of Gray
Once again I'm borrowing (with permission) Michael Jardeen's images for Wednesday Vignette. Looks like Yucca 'Bright Star.' I'm pretty sure this is my Agave ovatifolia. I feel fortunate to live in...
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Well, It's Done - Sort Of
A couple of Thursdays ago, I came home from work and decided to solder the latest project. I thought that solder and putty would take about three hours. (It took 4.) Tom said, "Why don't you wait...
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The Super Blood Wolf Moon from Tacoma
Like many folks, we went outside on Sunday night to see the Lunar eclipse. Here are a few shots from the back porch Is that a Jack-O-Lantern in the sky? For more about the eclipse and the reason of...
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In a Vase on Monday - Frozen?
Many areas of the northern world are in the icy grip of the polar vortex while here in the Pacific Northwest, we're experiencing the warmest January on record. At longitude 47.26 north, we are north...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday - Orchids
On Tuesdays, Alison at Bonney Lassie invites us to share parts of our gardens that are less than perfect. Today, instead of sharing photos of my incredibly messy winter garden, I'm posting a...
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Wednesday Vignette - Different Views
I guess it's all in how you look at things.Or if you use a polarizing filter on your camera' lens or not. Through what filters do we observe the world? Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter...
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The Tacoma Home and Garden Show Part 1 - Garden Stuff
The Tacoma HOME and garden show took place from January 24 - 26. There were still a few gardens put together by landscape companies but no plant sale area this year. January is a difficult time to...
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The Tacoma Home and Garden Show Part Two
This post is mostly about the Vintage Market but in looking at my pictures, I noticed a couple of things I forgot to add to yesterday's post. Marcus Harper is always coming up with something new and...
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In a Vase on Monday
The first bloom on my white camellia opened this week and, since it's snowing outside now and temperatures are predicted to go well below freezing tonight, I thought it should come in from the cold.I...
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Goodbye Zone Nine Winter
The prediction for a snow flurry or two was changed to perhaps a spotty accumulation of a trace to an inch. As a cold moist air mass stalled over us, the snow came in sideways and temperatures...
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Wednesday Vignette - It Could Be Worse
My niece in Alaska sent these pictures of hoar frost a few days ago, while we were still experiencing relatively warm temperatures.Sometimes I think of winters in the north with a bit of nostalgia....
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A Few Blooms from the Victorian Era
Years ago, I bought this little American Victorian stained glass panel online. There were several broken pieces in the border and the lead was weak. It sat between pieces of wood on a closet shelf...
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