Create a miniature world in your garden! I watched a demonstration of miniature gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden show this year and have always admired the way the scale can be changed by adding a small fence, pathway or pond. A diminutive 10 inch tree can become a lofty giant when a tiny gnome is placed nearby. There are lots of dwarf options with spruce, … Continue reading A Whole New World
I was walking through the Washington Park Arboretum recently and was attracted to this shrub. I recognized it and my first thought was…it’s a Hebe…and it looks good in the winter! Having seen the Hebe casualties over the last few frosty winters, I was happy to note that this one was holding up well (so far). It has such a satisfying symmetrical shape with … Continue reading Hebe topiaria
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
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ is a plant with a promise. A promise that spring will come and flowers will bloom. A promise that there is a sun behind the cloudy winter skies. A promise of color in the December drizzle. Dawn viburnum throws out it’s flowers in the winter, before the veined deciduous leaves appear. Green all summer, the leaves turn a bronzy red in … Continue reading Dawn Viburnum
Even though we’ve had temperatures below freezing, this rose just will not stop! She obviously does not want to be left out of the garden party and wants to join the pansies and hellebore. Her foliage is on the decline, but she’s finishing this race like Lance Armstrong…Live Strong! Continue reading Julia Child Rose Wins the Race
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