I keep looking out my back window and thinking that soon it will be the perfect time for initial yard clean up. Once the leaves are down I can see what’s really out there. The weeds that like to hide under the currants and dogwood are easy to spot now. I like doing my major planning for pruning and [...]
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Snow in the Forecast
Posted in Notes, Weather, tagged Fall, Mahonia, weeding; on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spring Cleanup
Posted in Notes on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a tough winter for getting out and working in the yard. Last snow was again on April 15th. Friends gardens have definitely suffered. Fortunately the worst damage was to a lone mahonia in the back yard. ‘Charity’ lost the bulk of it’s branches and sort of looks like a clipped poodle at [...]
Salvage event
Posted in Northwest Natives, Resources, tagged plant salvage on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This just arrived. Local salvage events on December 6 and December 13.
See http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/pi/pdf/December2008salvage.pdf for more information.
Another PNW fall day
Posted in General, tagged Fall, Maples, Whitney Gardens on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rain is letting up for now. There are still leaves on about half the trees.
I still need to post the pictures from when I went to the arboretum a couple weeks ago. Next year I want to make firm plans to go to Whitney Gardens on the penninsula when the maples turn. They have so many [...]
Last dry day before the big rains
Posted in General, tagged Fall, Mahonia on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The needles and leaves (particularly from the big leaf maples) are getting out of hand. Today is supposed to be the last dry day before the rains start. I used the blower to push the leaves over to mulch the mahonia and rhodies. The mahonia anthers are about 6″ long and the heather has just [...]
Preen is your friend
Posted in Notes on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My wild and crazy garden is in need of some serious work. I’ve been making progress, but sad to say there are way more weeds blooming than I would like.
This calls for serious action. My strategy is to scope out an area, quickly pull up all the weeds at least waist high and get them [...]
Gardening with Native Plants
Posted in Northwest Natives, Resources, tagged native plants, Resources on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have found I generally prefer to landscape with native plants, or at least plants that resemble native plants. There are plenty of good resources here in Washington State. Plus, there is plenty of crossover with Oregon and British Columbia.
A pair of resources that I have found helpful are the Washington Native Plant Society and King [...]
Back to posting…
Posted in Notes, tagged weeding; on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My garden, as one friend nicely put it, has run wild.
Introduction or Why Would I Write for Twelve Months of Blooms and Fragrance
Posted in General, Notes, tagged favorite gardens, intro on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure you are curious about what I have to say that fresh and lively in the world of blogging. I’ve always wanted a ‘dream garden’. For years I’ve enjoyed the Witt Winter Garden at the Washington Parks Arboretum and in particular the Chinese Witchhazel. Someday, I wanted to have a few of my own [...]
Welcome to Twelve Months of Blooms and Fragrance
Posted in Notes, tagged General, intro on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…posts about gardening in the Pacific Northwest, endless weeding, resisting the urge to add too many plants, planting by the moon and other related notes…
