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The Sun Came Out
On Tuesday, school was cancelled again even though the snow had stopped falling. The clouds cleared and the sun began to warm things a bit, not much above freezing. With no sand on many streets,...
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In a Vase on Monday - Tea and Sympathy
Since we've had about a foot of snow and record breaking low temperatures, nearly everything in the garden is covered in snow and ice. There are trees down all over the area including two rather large...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday
 On Tuesdays, Alison at Bonney Lassie encourages us to share parts of our gardens that are less than lovely. Snow, wind, record cold temperatures; sounds like time to get outside and do a little light...
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Wednesday Vignette - Snowed In
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click on the link to see more.While the damage done by our recent heavy snow and wind events is no fun, it sure was pretty when it started....
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Let's Take a Winter Walk
Injury, meet insult. Just as we finished clearing up a bit from the damage of our recent heavy snow storm, it began snowing and blowing again on Sunday afternoon. The snow and freezing temperatures...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day February 2019 - A bit of cheating.
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Be sure to click over to her blog to see what's blooming in gardens all over the world. For a brief history of the meme, click...
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In a Vase on Monday - Cleaning Up and Digging Out
The snow continues to melt and there are even some patches of earth visible in my garden now. Snowdrops didn't seem fazed at all by the snow and hellebores are blooming on stems that are not as...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday
On Tuesdays, Alison (Bonney Lassie) encourages us to show parts of our garden that are not so lovely. After our recent snowmageddon event (15 inches of wet snow over the course of a couple of days...
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2019 Sneak Preview
For today's Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum, I'm sharing a few (whittled down from 450) views of the 2019 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival (Show) "Gardens of the World."...
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival 2019 Part Two: City Living
While the large display gardens present fantasy gardens beyond the reach of many, the more intimate City Living spaces present ideas on a more accessible scale for those with smaller garden spaces. On...
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival Part 3: The Floral Competition
The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing now. Today let's take a look at the entries in the floral competition.Fena Flowers "Parisian Gardens"Flora Grand "Biomimicry"Grand &...
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In a Vase on Monday - Slowly, Slowly
On Sunday morning, snow was falling as we drove to church. By the 10:00 a.m. it was starting to accumulate a bit. After experiencing the warmest January on record, it looks as if this will be the...
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Flower World B.S.
Before Snow or Before Show, you choose, we drove up to Flower world to check out their indoor plant sale. If you've been to this nursery, you know that the sales area covers 15 acres and three of...
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Wednesday Vignette - A Hole in the Wall
Once again, I'm using (with permission) one of Michael Jardeen's photos for my Wednesday Vignette Post. He's titled this image "A Hole in the Wall" and it could also function as a Tell the Truth...
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The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival - Ikebana Arrangements
Ikebana (literally Living Flowers) is "a way of arranging flowers that was developed by the Japanese. It was introduced in Japan in the sixth century by Chinese Buddhist missionaries, who had...
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Meandering Through Molbak's
Before winter decided to arrive in a big way and we in the Pacific Northwest were all thinking we'd sail through this season without a deep freeze, we Visited Molbaks. It's only 15 minutes from Flower...
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In a Vase on Monday
Nothing original in today's vase, just a few hellebore blooms floating in a punchbowl.One of the magnolia branches I brought in for last weeks arrangement has shedded the fuzzy bud cover and the...
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Tell the Truth Tuesday - Bring O ut your Dead Part the First
On Tuesdays, Alison at Bonney Lassie invites us to show parts of our gardens that are less than lovely.  While plants are resilient and it's a bit too early to throw in the towel on many, there are...
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Wednesday Vignette
Gazing out a window of the Washington State Convention Center at a Seattle street scene with newer buildings abutting an older one.I'm a fan of older, more ornate and individual-looking buildings but...
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My Greenhouse in March - About the Same
Last week, Chloris asked about a tour of my greenhouse. It's a rather crowded space in the winter and I often think of it as a place for plants to sit and do nothing until spring wakes them from their...
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