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I’m not a big seed saving person but I can’t really resist seeds when they are lying right in front of you. If you have never tried saving seeds before here is a little introductory tutorial for you. Veg seeds are easy to work with and usually very successful for home...

I Love Fuzzy Plants!

plants

Sometimes you just have to love a plant for an unusual characteristic. Fuzzy plants are that way for me. Something about a hairy leaf is interesting and intriguing. There are even plants with fuzzy flowers. That is just crazy when you think about it. J Fuzzy leaves...

Greenhouse Prep

LB Tutorial: Skills

BRR it’s getting cold out there... How can it be 37 degrees last night? I’m beginning to realize my neighbor was right when she said we lived in a frost pocket. It was 37 when I got in my car and by the time I turned off my road onto the main road it was 45. That is a...

2015 Fall Checklist

gardening

After a terrific summer fall seems to be hitting me hard. I HATE wearing socks, putting on long sleeves and even wearing long pants again. Even though I love being a ‘Child of Winter’ (Warren Miller ski film term) I think I may also be a Child of Summer. The winds of...

Name That Plant: Orange Answers

gardening, plants

Yes, even pumpkins can be beautiful. I love orange in the garden and even when I’m growing pumpkins I enjoy the color. This fabulous thing is a Warty Thing Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima). Yes these are giant and lovely, a great eating squash...

Name That Plant: Orange

plants

Orange. I love orange. Orange plants especially. Here's what I have in my garden of the orange persuasion. Can you name them? Leave your answers in the comments and I'll give you the answers next week. ...

Fall Veg Planting

garden food, LB Tutorial: Growing Food

Even while the veg garden is still in full glory it is time to think about fall Vegetable planting. Looking at my garden I see I have some room in the garden where the lettuce has finished, the onions have been harvested and some beans have...

Contain Your Plants

LB Tutorial: Container Gardening, Plantswoman Design

I don’t know about you but I have random collections of plants. I love succulents and I overwinter them in the greenhouse in small pots. When summer comes I’m ready to move them outside. BUT the very thought of having to water lots of small...

Water Rant

gardening

Why blog about water. Why not? It is a precious resource that is in short supply this year. Just ask the trees and plants in our landscapes and gardens. For some reason the recent calls of ‘drought, drought, drought’ have given people an...

Boedel Garden Party 2015

Plantswoman Design

As I walked through the Bloedel Reserve Thursday night I remembered the first time I came. Fresh out of school, I worked for Junkoh Haraui at Bainbridge Gardens where I started designing. As Junkoh and I talked he said in his gruff way ‘Go...