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First there was the Yard, Garden & Patio Show (Best Garden-related Ideas – Part 1). Then there was the trip to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. Sometimes […]

Glancing at the lovely yews that add wonderful structure to my garden, I noticed that some are starting to plump with pollen. Annually, clouds of yellow pollen waft from the […]

Information and photo provided by the Perennial Plant Association Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’—pronounced po-lig-o-nay’tum o-do-ray’tum vair-e-ah-gay’tum—is the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year™. Also known as variegated Solomon’s Seal or […]

Reprinted courtesy of All Season Plants   So, you know the modern garden strawberry Fragaria ananassa. It’s a hybrid. Well, it just so happens that our very own native strawberry […]

Inspiration from the 2013 Yard, Garden & Patio Show Moon window and garden designed by P. Annie Kirk, Red Bird Restorative Gardens Hamamelis x intermedia Arnold Promise trained into tree […]

Terunobu Fujimori, Teahouse Tetsu, Kiyoharu Shirakaba Museum, Nakamaru, Hokuto City, Yamanashi (Japan). Photo from the book Tree Houses. Fairy Tale Castles in the Air by PhilipJodidio   Please photo credit […]

Photo courtesy of Crown Bees Picture this: A native mason bee diving into a flower with abandon covering its undersides with dry pollen before buzzing to the next pollen-laden flower. […]

When I hear the word “garden” I think of an ornamental—generally not a food producing—garden. One of the biggest trends in gardening is combining the beauty of the designed garden […]

We just don’t do things the same way as they did back in the day…perhaps 600+ years ago. Instead of attending a beekeeping seminar at a gardening show like the […]

Garden design has changed through the ages, often shifting between formality and a more natural approach. Today’s modern gardens focus on clean lines and streamlined plantings. I have a personal […]