I had the long awaited opportunity to visit Iseli Nursery in Oregon this week. It was incredible! The attention to detail and design of the display garden was impressive with its collection of rare and beautiful conifers. The texture, color and movement created with these wonderful plants will turn you into a conifer lover quickly, without one look back at those broadleaf angiosperms. I was … Continue reading Iseli Nursery
This is a tree of transforming beauty. Continue reading Ukigumo Japanese Maple
Walking under the Dove tree in full bloom is my favorite birthday present. On May 16th a trip to the arboretum was in order and I was not disappointed as in days past. We hurried down the trail, glancing over the shrubs, admiring magnolias, lingering on the laburnum for moments, but not until we reached Davidia involucrata did we stop and sigh. It was the … Continue reading Happy Birthday Dove Tree
To me, the star magnolia doesn’t look like twinkling stars, but rather a sea full of dancing jellyfish, slowly opening their petals to the sun. They appear static, yet they hint at movement. This plant is spring itself, flying into the garden, rushing before the April showers and lightly drifting into May. The sweet blossom has a most delicious scent. It does it’s job well … Continue reading Star Magnolia
Here is a secret, unknown to most. A tiny flower, almost unseen. I’ve never noticed it. As usual in nature, the male is the show-off. Appearing in spring, waving in the breeze, cascading from all the branches like a fountain. The male catkins are conspicuous, like liquid drops as they shimmer to life in the wind, as seen in the Garrya video below. But this … Continue reading A Small and Secret Flower
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