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Foliage Follow-up: April 2015
Pam at Digging hosts Foliage Follow-Up the day after Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Really, flowers are nice, but foliage is what really carries the garden through the seasons.Hosta 'The Shining'. I wonder...
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New 'Old Blue' (and company)
All plant fanatics understand the thrill of getting a box that says "Live Plants." I left behind a lot of plants in Wisconsin to make the move a bit easier. They were ones that had declined in the...
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New Additions in the Garden
Ok, enough with houseplants (for now, anyway). It's spring and it's time to be doing things outside. But with so much to be done, I've been lazy about taking my camera along with me. I've been weeding,...
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Groundbreaking on the greenhouse project
Today we officially started work on the greenhouse. Siting was a challenge because most of the property is walled in by towering Douglas firs. We opted for a location that optimized on morning sun but...
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Over-exited iris
While digging things out of the driveway island, I spied a fallen flower stalk from the Siberian iris. My immediate reaction was to curse the deer under my breath and wonder when that fence is finally...
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Wednesday Vignette
Today I'm joining in on the Wednesday Vignette meme hosted by Flutter and Hum. I like the idea of being able to post a picture of just about anything, like Wordless Wednesday, but without the...
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Seeking Inspiration
Today I went to a nursery with two goals in mind. The first was to see if they had Fuchsia 'Autumnale', which was a flop. The second goal was to simply look around with a fresh pair of eyes to see what...
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Driveway Island Rehab
Last year I covered a few of the tasks needing to be done to rehab the driveway island in this post. My dad took care of adding soil around the maple in the center, and my fear that this would smother...
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Iris tenax
Just a very quick post today before I head off to work. I got sucked into looking at plants last night and never made it around to my blog. You know how it goes, right?I've been meaning to cover the...
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Wednesday Vignette
I'm joining in for Wednesday Vignette again this week, hosted by Flutter & Hum. I've written a lot about how badly the driveway island needs to be redone, tweaked, and generally overhauled, so I...
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Cryptanthus Pups
I love bromeliads, especially the oh-so-collectible Cryptanthus, or earth stars. Right now I have three that are producing pups, offshoots that will form their own plants in time. Actually, I just took...
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My favorite plant in the garden this week: Epimedium wushanense
It's been a while since I posted a favorite plant. It's been so hard to choose. There's either too many things or nothing that really catches my eye. This week, though, my Epimedium wushanense is...
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Bromeliad addiction
Another bromeliad post. This time I have some new additions to show off. These two came from Florida, where they have the best selection because they can grow bromeliads as landscape plants! I have to...
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It started!
The long awaited day has come...and gone. Installation of the fence finally began on Monday. I'm now working on Mondays and Tuesdays with a very long commute, and after all the heavy work in the garden...
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Latest Additions
My brain is struggling to make sentences today, but I wanted to show off some of the plant purchases I've made over the last couple weeks. First, from Greg's Gardens in Longview, I found Carex testacea...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, May2015
April showers have brought on a whole host of May flowers. Actually, this spring those showers had quite a bit of sunshine to help, too. As usual, GBBD is hosted by May Dreams Gardens, where you can...
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A late Foliage Follow-up for May
On Saturday I drove down to Rare Plant Research for their open house, and didn't make time for Foliage Follow-up on the day it is usually held, the 16th of every month. I'll be writing a post about my...
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On Saturday, I attended the open house at Rare Plant Research for the first time. This Hippeastrum x johnsonii (hardy amaryllis) was tempting, but I wasn't sure I could provide the drainage it would...
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Wednesday Vignette: A rare wide shot
You don't see many wide shots of my garden. It's hard to be thrilled by views of deer cages surrounding tiny sticks, all swallowed up by the expanse of lawn and empty space of the yard. Owners of city...
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Calluna vulgaris is my favorite plant in the garden, this week
Yes, the common, usually boring, heather is my favorite plant in the garden this week. I want to highlight one plant, in particular, though. As I've shared before, one year there arose a carpet of baby...
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