A Gardener’s Guide to Spring in the Pacific Northwest
If you garden in the Pacific Northwest, you know the feeling. After a long, gray winter, there’s a shift. The rain feels a little warmer, the days...
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Flowers
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A Tour of Our May Garden in the Pacific Northwest
There’s a popular saying that “April showers bring May flowers,” and here in the Pacific Northwest, that couldn’t be more true. After a long, damp...
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Every summer, our Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) explodes into a beautiful display of purple flowers, and just as its name promises, it becomes a...
Beauty in the Garden
A little break from the busy gardening season to enjoy this beauty that bloomed today. Never thought I could grow things I have only seen in floral...
Hello Beautiful!
Look what I found in the garden today. These are so pretty I have to classify them as flowers AND vegetables. These are the Spring Blush Tendril...
Bearded Irises Make Their Appearance
I found these irises in the side yard of the house after we had lived here a year. They never bloomed because they were in the shade under a cherry...
Garden Update – 04.20.2020
Updated Garden Layout including the recent additions of Asparagus(which will take 3-4 years to actually product any that we can eat), and...
Garden Tour – June 23, 2019
It is the time of year that I see changes daily in the garden. The newest development is the Cucamelons, the tiny baby ones are on there although...
Garden Highlights 06/14/2019
The garden changes everyday and I really start to notice the subtle changes that will lead to amazing things in the coming weeks. The baby tomatoes,...
Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons grow extremely well here in the Pacific Northwest. They come in several different colors and also grow wild in the forest everywhere...
Irises for Mother’s Day
What a beautiful surprise to wake up to on Mother’s Day. I didn’t even plant these irises they were my gift from the last homeowner and return every...