Container Garden, Garden Art, Shade
The Woman in Blue
I decided to display the blue face container on a large tree Douglas fir trunk beside my stairs.
Debbie Teashon
Bulbs, Container Garden, Garden Tips
Too Many Bulbs — Not Enough Time
What do you do when you run out of time?
Autumn Garden, Garden Stories, In the Garden
Need a break from the election? Turn to your garden
It may be time to turn the smartphones off and shut down the laptops.
Autumn Garden, Container Garden, Foliage, In the forest, Shade
Container in the Woods
I live in the shadow of a forest filled with mostly towering Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). It’s a challenge for a...
Garden Tour
A Garden for Refuge — and Time with Friends
When a couple lives in the oldest known surviving home in Gig Harbor and has a partnership in creating a garden...
Extraordinary plants, Flowers, Foliage
Plants on the Dark Side
What about black foliage and flowers?
Flowers, Foliage, Perennials, Shade
Umbilicus (Chiastaphyllum), what’s not to love?
Why is this beautiful six-inch high Umbilicus oppositifolium (pronounced um-BIL-ih-kus op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-um) not better known? The spoon-shaped, succulent, evergreen leaves look great...
Flowers, In the Garden, Perennials, Summer Garden
Stories Aquilegias Could Tell
Do you remember biting off the tip of a columbine flower spur and sucking out the sweet nectar reward? I remember....
Autumn Garden, Flowers, Foliage, Hummingbirds, Perennials, Summer Garden
The Hardy Fuchsias
It is said that people who love fuchsias absolutely love them.