Free workshops throughout Seattle and King County
Please join Stewardship Partners and WSU Extension for a hands-on classroom workshop on rain garden design and construction. Several classes are scheduled throughout King County and the Seattle Metro area beginning January 22nd in Bellevue.
A rain garden consists of native trees, shrubs, herbs, and grasses planted in composted-amended soils [...]
Archive for the ‘Plants’ Category
BUILD A RAIN GARDEN
Posted in Gardening, Northwest Natives on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Midwinter Clean-up
Posted in Northwest Natives, Weather, alternative lawn on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was a short break in the winter storms, which means here that it’s in the low 40’s, usually with broken clouds. The unusually heavy snowfall is nearly all melted except for a few spots on the north side of the house. I ducked out for about an hour to whack back some clematis that is overwhelming [...]
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.
Watching for my first Anna’s Hummingbird
Posted in Birds, Northwest Natives, tagged hummingbirds, winter flowers on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mahonia ‘Arthur Menzies’ is blooming. I spotted a single bud open on November 18th, but now there are enough flowers to attrach the hummingbirds.
Shishigashira
Posted in Maples on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Timo and I stopped by Whitney Gardens on our way to Aberdeen. Timo ‘popped the question’; “do you still want one of those japanese maples?” I knew exactly what he meant. We had seen their mature Shishigashira that spring and were wowed. The tree was covered in tiny crinkled leaves. Later research showed that the fall [...]
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 [...]
Bamboo
Posted in Bamboo, tagged Bamboo on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Planting spreading bamboo near a grass lawn is a disaster waiting to happen.
Salvaging Native Plants
Posted in Northwest Natives, tagged salvage; sword fern; oregon grape on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is are some great resources here in King County for salvaging native plants.
