I like a party with a theme and the theme this year is shady. Made in the Shade is the title of the 2012 list from Great Plant Picks. Produced by the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, a new set of hardy and reliable plants are recommended each year for the maritime Pacific Northwest. Currently there are over 800 plants on this exceptional list. … Continue reading Great Plant Picks 2012
Here in Western Washington we are professionals. We have a rare form of magic horticulture. We can grow anything. With our perfect maritime climate and and lovely sun that’s always shining (above the clouds) anything is possible. We grow trees. And we grow clothes for our trees. Socks and mittens to cover the cold winter wood. It takes a special type of fertilizer. A mixture … Continue reading We Can Grow Anything in Washington!
Can you imagine a plant like this one? Light requirements: sun, part shade, shade. Soil Moisture: dry, moist, wet. Evergreen shrub. What else could anyone want? Except, of course, it’s tenacity and motto ‘I’m not going anywhere!’ If every plant grew in any conditions, gardening would suddenly become very boring. We need to do our detective work. We need to solve this logic puzzle of … Continue reading Salal Reflections
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UPDATE: MARCH 2020… In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve begun to see how misinformation and media hype can cause unnecessary panic… e.g. Stores are completely sold out of toilet paper! Photo credit: Sam Finney. From krcw.com. So, to ensure we don’t take ourselves too seriously, please consider the following 10 options if you missed out on… Continue reading 10 Things to Wipe Your Butt With in the Woods
This grass is clumpy cool. Cool because this picture was taken on a frosty, frozen morning. Clumpy because it’s not bumpy, just smooth and clumpy. Any plant that looks this good in December is on my list. My good plant list. The happy list. (Are you curious about my bad plant list? Here’s a teaser….Photinia…I scowl at you every time we meet!) Carex comans or … Continue reading Frosted Curls Sedge
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