Camellias Blooming
Pink camellias promise spring is coming soon. Continue reading Camellias Blooming
Author: rainyleaf
I love learning about plants and all things related, playing the guitar, hiking, disc golf and reading.
NW Flower and Garden Show—Ciscoe and Meeghan
2011 Seattle’s famous plant expert Ciscoe Morris and Meeghan Black took questions from the audience for an hour and covered a variety of plant topics with insight and humor. Conifers can lose branches if they are over-shaded, so try Hinoki Cypress, which can take shade and still look great. Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘verdoni’ is a beautiful golden variety. When young, witchhazels won’t drop their leaves … Continue reading NW Flower and Garden Show—Ciscoe and Meeghan
NW Flower and Garden Show—Edible Front Yard
This enlightening talk by Ivette Soler follows her newly published book, The Edible Front Yard. She is an engaging speaker and quite convinced me to plant some veggies (okay, I’ve been convinced for a long time, but now I have renewed interest and enthusiasm!) She pointed out that lawn is the largest irrigated crop in America, using resources without giving anything back. We spend millions … Continue reading NW Flower and Garden Show—Edible Front Yard
NW Flower and Garden Show—Plant Explorers
Thursday afternoon was filled with adventure during the Plant Explorer seminar hosted by Richie Steffen. It was titled Outrageous tales from truly obsessed plant geeks and featured Panayoti Kelaidis (director of the Denver Botanic Garden) and Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken (Far Reaches Farm, Port Townsend). The hour seemed only a few minutes as I felt we were just sitting around the dining room table … Continue reading NW Flower and Garden Show—Plant Explorers
NW Flower and Garden Show—Miniature Gardens
I went to a seminar by Janit Calvo, owner since 2001 of the miniature garden center; www.twogreenthumbs.com. She creates containers that make a 6 inch tree appear like a 60 foot giant. She adds plants with extremely slow growth rates, some less than an inch per year. She uses a variety of shapes and sizes to mimic a real life size garden. She adds hardscape, like … Continue reading NW Flower and Garden Show—Miniature Gardens
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