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
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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 plant is tempting me. It’s a photo from Mike in New Zealand and it looks awfully familiar. I can’t quite place it, although Gaura comes to mind. It’s hard to be sure without a close-up. Who knows? Can anyone name this plant or make a guess? Continue reading What is it? I Need to Know!
In Wellington, New Zealand it’s summer in January. My brother Mike has just moved there and is going to be sending me plant pictures to share, as well as all kinds of stories about life in another part of the world. Gas costs $8.00 per gallon, aren’t we lucky? It appears that Wellington is in zone 9, just a bit warmer than my Seattle area … Continue reading It’s Summer!
An unusual native plant, Vancouveria hexandra, the inside-out flower, has a fascinating bloom. It’s inside-out, opposite, turned around and backwards. Nature has played a curious trick. Instead of blooming away from the stem, it appears to bloom towards the stem. Another common name for this plant is duck’s foot, after the three-lobed leaves. This deciduous perennial grows in moist or dry locations, but prefers the … Continue reading Inside-out Flower
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