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Pondering Plans for Next Year
Despite the definite change in weather, the garden is still doing quite well. We haven't had a frost yet so even plants like dahlia and fuchsia are putting out blooms. Not only that but as I putter and...
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Brrr! It's December!
I'm afraid it's going to be one of those winters--cold and foggy. I haven't counted but I bet we've had at least twenty foggy days since October and it isn't even winter yet. We've had several frosts,...
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A New Year and A New Format
Happy New Year! First, I need to apologize. For years I would be alerted via email to new comments on this and my other blog. At some point this helpful feature disappeared. I don't check as often as I...
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Plant of the Week: Sarcoccoa ruscifolia
Can we say Sarcococca ruscifolia five times real fast? Or at all? It took me awhile. (Sar kuh koh' kuh roo sih foh' leah yuh). Or you could just say "Sweet Box" but where's the fun in that? I won't go...
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Plant of the Week: Correa
Wow! Do the weeks go by fast or what? Here it is again, time to discuss another favorite plant.This week I wanted to focus on two plants of the genus Correa. Have you heard of it? If not, probably...
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Plant of the Week: Polygala
Hi Plant Peeps! I'm back with another favorite plant. This week I will talk about Polygala. I can't recall where I first discovered this diminutive beauty but I bought my yellow-flowered Polygala...
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Plant of the Week: Moss
Yes moss. Some could call it a weed because it grows like one and attaches itself to anything porous during our rainy season. My hubby uses the white powder to keep it from growing on our house's roof...
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Plant of the Week: Tsuga (Hemlock)
It's this time of year when I appreciate conifers and broad leaf evergreens. My favorite conifer is the genus Tsuga, also known as Hemlock. When we think of the Hemlock, we probably think of towering...
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Plant of the Week: Hebe
I believe it's pronounced Hee Bee. At least that's what I say and what everyone I know says. However, taxonomists have changed the genus to Veronica which I can understand because the flowers look very...
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Plant of the Week: Ribes roezlii
This week's beauty is Ribes roezlii or Sierra Gooseberry, a west coast native shrub. I fell in love with it because of the winter-blooming tiny fuchsia-like flowers and bought me a one gallon plant at...
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Plant of the Week: Crocus
The other day I asked my sister if she had any crocus blooming and she replied, "No. I don't like them. They remind me that it's cold." Or more specifically, "No, they just remind me that's it's...
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Plant of the Week: Prunus mume 'Kobai'
I'm late in delivering my plant of the week. Bad me.This week's gem is blooming right now. It is Prunus mume'Kobai' one of the Japanese Flowering Apricots. It had been on my wish for at least fifteen...
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Plant of the Week: Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
This week's pick is the Western Sword Fern. If you live here in western Oregon or anywhere along the northwestern shores of the continent, I'm sure you're familiar with this native fern. It's a common...
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Plant of the Week: Sedum 'Silver Stone'
How are you all doing? I hope you're adjusting to the new normal that the Coronavirus has imposed upon us. For me it's been okay since I work from home anyway. Thankfully the weather has been really...
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Plant of the Week: Armeria juniperifolia
Hi Plant peeps. How are you dealing with our new normal? I hope you're keeping healthy and finding lots to do. Hopefully the weather has been decent and you're getting outside. Last Friday, I went to...
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Plant of the Week: Fritillaria
Hi Guys. Now that we're full-on into spring, it's getting more difficult to choose just one plant to feature each week. I contemplated between Fritillaria, Clematis alpina'Constance' and Lathyrus...
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Plant of the Week: Daphne x transatlantica 'Summer Ice'
Wow. The weeks just fly by. I guess this means I'm old. I hope you all are staying safe and healthy. In these parts, the weather has turned beautiful. Yesterday's high temperature today was 74 degrees,...
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Plant of the Week: Lunaria rediviva
I hope you all are enjoying your gardens. I've seen on Facebook that some of you are getting snow. I think snow in April is just wrong and you have my sincerest sympathies. Speaking of the weather, I'm...
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Plant of the Week: Spiraea x vanhouttei 'Pink Ice'
Hi Plant Peeps. What to choose, what to choose for the plant of the week? So many plants are worthy of a post, as you fellow plant lovers know. After much contemplation, I decided to go with this...
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Plant of the Week: Philadelphus x 'Belle Etoile'
After a ridiculously long self-imposed hiatus from my blog, I'm back. Again, it wasn't easy to pick a favorite because, as all plant people know, there are so many plants to love. But with Belle...
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Plant of the Week: Erodium manescavi
Here is a cutie pie. Heron's Bill (Erodium manescavi) is a long-blooming, sun-loving front of the border beauty. It is also a nice rock garden plant and will reseed a little if one is lucky. I got my...
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Plant of the Week: Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'
In 2007, I bought Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans' after somewhere seeing--I forget now--photos of the pretty leaves. I remember that I spent $18 for a one gallon and at the time, it seemed like such an...
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Plant of the Week: Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'
When I was about four years old, I distinctly remember the magic of fragrant flowers. It was the face of a pansy flower's soft petals caressing my nose. One of my parents had planted a bunch of them in...
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Plant of the Week: Sanguisorba 'Lilac Squirrel'
After a rare--for August--rainy morning yesterday, most of the taller perennials are bowed over from weight of the raindrops. Especially annoying is the Phlox paniculata and if its flowers weren't so...
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Plant of the Week: Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'
Want a long-blooming, low-growing easy-to-grow, winter-hardy perennial? Look no further than Soapwort, Saponaria x lempergii'Max Frei'. You may already be familiar with the spring-blooming Rock...
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