Getting the right fit for your garden.
I planted these containers for a client last fall. The topiary arborvitae was in place, but she wanted color for the winter (we are so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest where we can have color in the winter!). I added heuchera, a variegated carex sedge, a small heather, variegated lonicera (bush honeysuckle), pansies and chrysanthemums. The mums didn’t make it beyond a few … Continue reading Four Season Containers
At the nursery where I work we have an annual employee container design contest. Here is some of the creative genius that is currently on display. Can you guess which one I made? Continue reading Fresh and New Container Designs
Take those leftover cans and turn them into a garden! For this activity all that is needed is a can, a little paint, a few vegetable starts and some creativity. For plant markers we made birch bark flags and wrote the names on them with a permanent marker. Add sun, water and soil and little gardeners can grow their own food! … Continue reading Recycled Kids Garden
In this book I finally found an answer to my question ‘Why do some trees bloom so early?’ Early spring is a hard time, when the wind and the snow keep trying to disturb those beautiful spring flowers. In When Perennials Bloom—An Almanac For Planning and Planting (2008), Tomasz Anisko states “Blooming may be timed so the flowers are more visible to the pollinators. In forests, … Continue reading Book Review—When Perennials Bloom by Tomasz Anisko
Today I visited my container Rio that I put together last May. It was a joyful reunion. I enjoy seeing the plants I put together go through each season. I was hoping this container would have something interesting all year. Sure enough the flax was holding it’s own. The larch tree still had a beautiful outline in dormancy, with green buds just starting … Continue reading Rio in Winter
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