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
Same plant, different season. These photos were both taken this week. The New Zealand photo simmers of summer. I start to sweat just looking at it. I can feel the waves of heat coming off the plumes, hitting me in the face. The azure blue sky is brilliant and the plumes look like a soft, warm golden sweater. I sure it’s just my size. I’d … Continue reading Pampas Grass: A Tale of Two Seasons
I visited the Washington Park Arboretum this month and it’s so nice to go in the winter. No crowds like in April when the too beautiful flowering cherries are going crazy and photographers are everywhere. Now there are frosty surprises around each bend. Curious winter blossoms and giant conifers. It’s peaceful and pretty. I want to go back! Continue reading Winter at the Washington Park Arboretum
This tongue twister Calamagrostis x acutiflora is best referred to as Feather Reed Grass. On a recent trip to Utah I saw it planted in many landscape designs, in front of homes, schools and businesses. It’s striking. The shape is defined, a rectangle. The colors are divided, tan on top, green below. Movement is part of the package with ornamental grasses. Swaying, dipping, billowing, rocking … Continue reading Feather Reed Grass
This new Japanese Forest Grass might cause a ‘snowstorm’ sensation in your garden. ‘Fubuki’ means snowstorm in Japanese. The leaves contrast white and green, with pink appearing in the fall. Propagated at Briggs Nursery, this clumping grass is more compact than ‘Aureola’ from which it is a sport. Hakonechloa is a slow growing deciduous grass with graceful arching leaves. Native to Japan it grows on … Continue reading New Plant! Hakonechloa macra ‘Fubuki’
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