Getting the right fit for your garden.
I like this garden I drove by on Bainbridge Island. It has horizontal space, typical two dimensional boxes, but also adds in a vertical space, providing an opportunity for plants that might trail and spread to instead travel up and out (peas, tomatoes, pumpkins). It also gives support and an area to tie down tall unstable plants (flowering perennials, floppy shrubs). And with gates that … Continue reading Garden Fence
We plant in the ground, on roofs and now on walls. This display from the 2011 Northwest Flower and Garden Show demonstrates a vertical planting design. I like it, green is good. Continue reading Wall Planting
Trying to squeeze a few more fresh salads out of the season? A simple cold frame can help. Often made from recycled materials, they can protect tender plants from heavy rains and frosty nights. I took this picture at the Seattle Flower and Garden show this year (no, that’s not my yard!). Continue reading Cold Frame
After a long day at work, isn’t it welcome to come home to a crock pot filled with warm, simmering stew? After the kneading and rising of yeast, nothing is better than a golden brown loaf of freshly baked bread. Food recipes require a short time of preparation and then give us comfort and sustenance. Flower bulb recipes take longer to ‘bake’, but the flowers … Continue reading Bulb Mixes for Continual Spring Bloom
It’s time to refresh those containers full of leggy petunias and wilting zinnias. Luckily we don’t have to toss our tired pots into the shed for the winter, we can grow plants here in the Pacific Northwest year round. A winter container might not have the summer zing or the bright excitement of annuals, but we can show off engaging evergreens and subtle shades of … Continue reading Fall and Winter Containers
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