It’s February 2012 and the Northwest Flower and Garden Show is here! Today I was there and worked at our Pacific Topsoils Booth, listened to a Dan Hinckley lecture and volunteered at the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association display garden. It was great to talk with all kinds of people, find out what they are planning and planting in their gardens and learn about … Continue reading Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Hello Everyone, Happy Monday to you. Recently I attended the N.W. Flower & Garden show. I always enjoy seeing what other designers and architects in the area are doing. This year, while not as impressive as years past, yielded several new ideas and trends that I am on board with. Several of the inspiration pics are just random things that I found to be cool. … Continue reading Inspirations from the NW Flower & Garden Show
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
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
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
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