Gardens at BYU Idaho
I recently visited the campus of BYI Idaho in and toured the creatively designed display gardens. Here is a look… Continue reading Gardens at BYU Idaho
Category: Garden Design
Getting the right fit for your garden.
Tomatoes!
When I planted my diminutive tomato friends, they fit so well in their own little corner of the garden. Now they have reached unimaginable proportions. Going up and over into the tidy beds of lettuce and invading the corner carrot patch. But, since they are the heart of the garden, they can run where they want and have their way with the gardener (me). Who can … Continue reading Tomatoes!
Woodland Park Rose Garden
The Woodland Park Rose Garden is a wonderful place to visit. Located next to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, the 2 1/2 acres are filled with 280 varieties of roses. The garden opened in 1924 (87 years ago!) and it’s purpose was to provide a free public display of roses suitable for Seattle’s climate, and it continues to do just that. This is a … Continue reading Woodland Park Rose Garden
Shocking Color!
Sometimes being alone is okay, but when you get together with someone else things can get exciting. Try this combination for some shocking color in the garden: Butterfly bush (Buddleia) and Golden Charm False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera). Continue reading Shocking Color!
Rio All Grown Up
And the plants are: Parrots beak, Larch ‘pendula’, Euonymous fortunei, Heather ‘spring torch’, Fuchsia ‘gartenmeister’, Blackie sweet potato vine, Sedum, Nonstop begonia–mocca scarlet, Japanese Painted Fern, Dusty Miller, Flax ‘flamingo’, Coleus, Creeping Charlie. Continue reading Rio All Grown Up
Rainyleaf 