Happy New Year!
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Inside-out Flower
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
Felco Pruners Will Change Your Life
Do you have a tool that you just can’t live without? Something that’s part of you? Almost an extension of your body? For me it’s the felco pruners. Reading about Felco Pruners, I had to agree with the sales advertising: Felco pruners will change your life: Yes, they changed my life forever, till death do us part! Felco pruners are world famous: There’s probably … Continue reading Felco Pruners Will Change Your Life
A Whole New World
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
Hebe topiaria
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
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