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Plants I Dig: January
Even in the cold and dark of winter there are plants to observe and enjoy. It has been in the 20’s for the past week and the ground is frozen. Even in this the Hellebores in my garden are starting to show color. In the open garden they are showing but are slower to...
Silver Frost Garden Art
Winter solstice is an amazing day. This is the shortest day of the year and here in the Pacific Northwest it is really short. The day starts at 7:55 am and finishes at 4:20. The eight hours and 26 minutes seems shorter still if it is cloudy and the sunrise and sunset...
Gardener’s Gift Time
Pulling ourselves out of the garden to attend to such mundane things as Christmas Shopping is like pulling our boot out of a muddy flowerbed. But, relationship with humans is important too so off we go. As I’m shopping for my friends and family, I’m tempted by the...
A Thankful Year
What an amazing year. I have discovered I love warm weather. Shorts, sandals, and beautiful clear nights have been abundant this year. Transition into fall has been slow for me but now the season has wrapped me its own kind of warmth. Beautiful foliage and snow in the...
November Gardening
Extreme weather is starting to be the no around here! What a blustery rainy way to finish the year. It is good to see snow in the mountains and the rivers rushing through the woods. This is a time to remember, with thankfulness, the bounty of the summer and share a...
Bulb Layering
I recently went to a lecture by Helen Dillon, a great plantswoman from Ireland. She was amazing, great personality and good showcase of her garden through pictures. One of the things she showed was her method of layering bulbs. The pots that she used were medium sized...
Plants I Dig: November
One of the things that I am most passionate about is plants. From the beginning I have been enamored with different species, types and hard to find cultivars. The first time I went to the Northwest Flower and Garden show in 1997 was to see the display gardens and...
Harvesting Mason Bees
Winter is just around the corner and it is time to harvest my Mason Bees. Not everybody does a harvest but for the best life expectancy constant winter temperature is important. First some help with the bee removal from my Granddaughter Kayla. We took apart the block...
Fall Garden Super Star: Nerine
Naked Ladies... Sometimes common names are a little risqué, right? Naked Ladies is the common name of the Nerine, so called because they bloom without leaf. It is always good to be sure that you have the right plant and get the botanical name. I love Nerine bulbs. I...
Garden Design Primer: Scale
Designing a garden can be tricky and every project is different. There is simply no cookie cutter approach to garden design. Each client comes with different needs, tastes, and property. What to know a secret? One of the hardest things to design is a blank slate. No...
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