Fighting Back
The violent hail storm in June left the garden in tatters and many of my beloved hydrangeas beheaded. The damage was heartbreaking, and the cleanup painful as I removed tens of dangling, half-mature...
View ArticleHydrangeas, Hydrangeas
The Summer is racing past. For a variety of reasons, I have less time to time to work in the garden, less time to plan new projects, and less time to write about it all this season. I’m okay with this....
View ArticleSpring has Sprung?
It looks and feels a lot like Spring here in the Portland area. The sun is streaming through the trees and Hummingbirds are fluttering by their feeder, dipping in to a fresh batch of nectar, carefully...
View ArticleRavishing Rhodies
It’s a wonderful time of year here in the Portland metro area! Almost every where you look, there’s a dazzling rhododendron in bloom, one color more spectacular than the other. Here in the shade, my...
View ArticleWhat’s Blooming in the Shade: June 17, 2012
Lilium pardalinum (Leopard Lily) Fuchsia Showtime Fuchsia (Annual variety) Campanula portenschlagiana (Dalmation Bellflower) Hydrangea Endless Summer Pseudocamilia japonica
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