Scenes From the Show
I enjoyed a full day at the garden show today and can’t wait to post the garden pictures. But until then, here are some scenes from the show! Continue reading Scenes From the Show
Category: Plants
Northwest Flower and Garden Show Peony
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
Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2013
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
The Celebration Begins
As the heaviness of winter pulls us down, our heads drop and our shoulders sag. We plop easily onto couches, feeling little energy or light. But there are a few plants that remind us that change is in the air. A few early signs of spring are lifting up through the earth. Tentatively rising towards that seldom seen sun. Like festive little balloons, they announce that life … Continue reading The Celebration Begins
Book Review—Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I just finished reading Gathering Moss and it was a lovely surprise. Not what I was expecting. I was expecting lots of pieces of science detailed and separate. What I got was one whole. A story, woven together with moss. I love this book and I love moss! I see it everywhere. As I’m walking across a gravel pathway at work….there it is! As I … Continue reading Book Review—Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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