Recycled Kids Garden
Take those leftover cans and turn them into a garden! For this activity all that is needed is a can, a little paint, a few vegetable starts and some creativity. For plant markers we made birch bark flags and wrote the names on them with a permanent marker. Add sun, water and soil and little gardeners can grow their own food! … Continue reading Recycled Kids Garden
Cats Like Plants
Cats like plants. They love plants. They dream and purr and rub and roll in plants. This is our cat Sprite making a cozy little nest in the pot of penstemon. Once the catnip was gone, he had to find a substitute. A worthy sacrifice. Which plants do your cats like? Continue reading Cats Like Plants
Weeping Larch
Spring color doesn’t get any better than the new growth on a deciduous conifer. As the needles emerge they are a bright clear lime green. In the fall they turn a golden yellow and drop to the ground. This tree is a perfect specimen for a small garden bed and will display an interesting shape even with the needles gone in winter. So rebellious, a … Continue reading Weeping Larch
Washington Park Arboretum in April
One of my favorite places to go on a walk in Seattle. Continue reading Washington Park Arboretum in April
Book Review—When Perennials Bloom by Tomasz Anisko
In this book I finally found an answer to my question ‘Why do some trees bloom so early?’ Early spring is a hard time, when the wind and the snow keep trying to disturb those beautiful spring flowers. In When Perennials Bloom—An Almanac For Planning and Planting (2008), Tomasz Anisko states “Blooming may be timed so the flowers are more visible to the pollinators. In forests, … Continue reading Book Review—When Perennials Bloom by Tomasz Anisko
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