Plantswoman Abroad
Traveling Plantswoman: Arles, France 2017
Here is a snippet of my travel journal from my trip to France this past October… Van Gogh Garden in France Still feels like summer in Arles, France. A lovely city by the Rhone River in the south of France. This city still celebrates its relationship with...
Traveling Plantswoman: France
I've been touring France and Spain these last few weeks and let me tell you it has been phenomenal. Here is a little taste of where I've been while I sort the rest of my photos to share with you in the weeks to come. Van Gough Garden Olive Farm and...
Traveling Plantswoman: Zion National Park
A long awaited vacation always provides opportunity for exploration of other types of scenery. I’m always look for new types of plants or in this case a new type of gardening. This week I find myself at Zion National Park which has a diverse collection of plant...
Outdoors, Where the Wild Things Are
One of the main reasons I left an accounting career to do garden design was so I could be outdoors. At first gardening was just a way to be outdoors and still make a living. Now gardening has turned into a passion, not just a job. However, I still look for ways to get...
Hosta Rant
When I get a chance I love to travel, mostly following my kids around in their life adventures. Last week found me in Michigan and I became a little crazed while walking down the street. This is not all that unusual but can be embarrassing for the...
Traveling Plantswoman: Arizona
It’s nice to get away from the Pacific Northwest in the spring. Sometimes you can count on a beautiful Memorial Day but usually it will rain and this year was no exception. Lots of rain but not for me as I was in Phoenix visiting family, a great place to...
On The Hunt
Tis the season for hunting down your new favorite plants! I read a lot and communicate with people all over the world about plants and each year I usually find one I’ve been obsessed about finding. Many times they are plants I’ve killed and want to try again....
Inspiration
The sky was beautiful last night. First raspberry, changing into soft orange then fire red. I just wait, keep waiting... Bruised purple with dark gray tips. February is not usually this kind to us. As I look at the beautiful sky I think about the garden. I...
Bellevue Botanical Garden D’lights
With the family in town we headed over to the Bellevue Botanical Garden's annual Christmas light display D'Lights. The lights were really quite impressive with many critters and fun things to spot. There is still time to go see the lights until January 3rd,...
Fall into Spring
Remember the blog post from this past spring when I visited the tulip fields in Mt Vernon? They had the most spectacular display gardens, I took lots of pictures, you can read about it HERE. Now is the time to order. September through December you can pick...