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Wednesday Vignette: It's the little things
When I woke up this morning, I really didn't think I'd be posting anything today. I haven't been feeling well lately and haven't been very motivated or inspired to photograph the garden or write blog...
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Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - January 2016
It's the first Bloom Day of 2016, hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. I seem to have a lot of things in bud this month, but very little blooming, so this will be a relatively short bloom day post...
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Foliage Follow-up - January 2016
The day after Garden Blogger's Bloom Day is dedicated to foliage, hosted by Pam at Digging in her Foliage Follow-up meme. I've always loved foliage and knew its importance in the garden, but this year...
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Two Years
It's been two years to the day since I began my blog. Last year at this time, I was working to escape the toxic environment I had stumbled into, and such things as blog anniversaries completely escaped...
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Pictures from the new camera
Back in December, I lost my camera, which had been a college graduation gift I'd had for almost four years. Already in low spirits, this was a crippling blow. With it went a camera case, several SD...
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Wednesday Vignette
A quick and easy vignette before I finally call quits on productivity for the day. Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna of Flutter & Hum.A few leaves on Comptonia peregrina have clung to the...
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Driveway Island, initial redo
 It's been awhile since my first post in this series, covering the transformation of the driveway island from its first incarnation to the present. The first post in this series can be found here. This...
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Wednesday Vignette: Return of the Owl
Two weeks ago, I posted pictures taken with my phone of a barred owl at Cistus Nursery for Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna of Flutter & Hum. The following weekend I got my new camera and I've...
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A look at Seaquest State Park
It's been a while since I posted pictures from Seaquest. Last fall, the park had some logging done. Locals, including my family, were worried that the "thinning" would be a pilfering of large trees...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2016
It's hard to believe it's already the middle of February and time for another Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol, at May Dreams Gardens. Then again, looking at the flowers and buds swelling...
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Foliage Follow-up and a Wednesday Vignette on Tuesday.
Time for another Foliage Follow-up, hosted by Pam, at Digging, to remind us of the importance of foliage in the garden. It seems like I've been drawn to the same things for the last few months, my...
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The Hoyt Arboretum
A couple weekends ago, I took advantage of some unseasonable warmth and sunshine to go to the Hoyt Arboretum. This was my first visit to the arboretum, and I plunged right into the deep end, spending...
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My favorite display gardens from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Last Thursday I went to an early morning preview of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, where I and a bunch of other bloggers and social media types had two hours with the house lights on...
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The Hoyt, Part II: Oregon myrtles and the winter garden
Today I'm sharing another installment of pictures from my day at the Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon.Robinia pseudoacacia is considered a weed tree by many. It has small thorns. It can reseed and...
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Wordless Wednesday: Light & Texture
Today for Wordless Wednesday, hosted by Anna of Flutter & Hum, I'm sharing an image from the conifer collection at the Hoyt Arboretum. I still have a lot of pictures to share from my trip there in...
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What's sprouting on the propagation bench
Winter to early spring is high time for hardwood cuttings and starting seeds. I've got big plans for the garden this year, and I need a lot of plants. Propagating your own is a great way to save...
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Wednesday Vignette
This week for Wednesday Vignette, hosted by Anna at Flutter & Hum, a scene from the gardens at Cistus. Arctostaphylos and rosemary are in full bloom. I love rosemary flowers. I've been admiring...
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When inspiration strikes
The last two weekends have been busy ones in my garden. The weather has been unexpectedly dry (despite the showers), allowing me to plant at a time of year I usually stay inside out of the rain. Why...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2016
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, has come again. Spring has definitely arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Buds are breaking everywhere. The dullness of winter is over....
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Foliage Follow-up: March emergence.
Just as the flowers have begun to bloom in earnest, so too have the shoots and leaves begun to flush out. It's a time of dramatic change, and one of my favorites along with autumn. So today for Foliage...
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