One of the most beautiful flowers blossoming at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show this year is this breathtaking peony at the garden created by Wight’s Home and Garden. Its a Yellow Doodle Dandy Itoh peony. I’ll have more pictures from this garden ‘Pillow Talk’ soon. It was another fun day in Seattle! Continue reading Northwest Flower and Garden Show Peony
Today was the first day of the Flower and Garden Show in Seattle and there were beautiful plants (I loved the Itoh Peony in full bloom!) creative displays (Hobbit house!) and informative seminars (Thomas Hobbs has an amazing garden!). Here is a teaser of the Washington Park Arboretum’s A Hobbit’s New Zealand Garden. Continue reading Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2013
I will shamefully admit, I have no idea what this plant is! I took this photo at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in February in Seattle. But I didn’t write down a name. Falaroy distracted me. So I’ll keep searching and please keep guessing! ***Update*** The ‘Real Botanist’ award goes to Cathy at Words and Herbs for identifying this as Australia’s native fuchsia, … Continue reading Guess This Plant
I love this beautiful lily that I saw at the Garden Show. I remember the first time I saw it, it seemed painted, with those little checkered boxes. Grown from a bulb, this plant is an unforgettable spring bloomer. Continue reading Checker Lily
Pink forsythia, or Abeliophyllum distichum, grows 3-6 feet tall in full sun to part shade. It flowers in early spring and has a light, sweet fragrance. Beautiful foliage on this shrubby pine. There was a little note by it that said ‘Harvest Moon’, … Continue reading Plant Picks From the NW Flower and Garden Show
Rainyleaf 