The Dry August Garden
Summer marches on and the soil is dry. We expect that in August, but we don't expect the mild temperatures we've had of late. This week the heat ramps back…
Point Defiance Zoo Botanical Garden
Can a zoo be a plant paradise? It can, I discovered, as the Point Defiance Zoo Botanical Garden in Tacoma, Washington most certainly is. Earlier this summer for the 2024 Great Plant…
Puget Sound Garden Fling: Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
When you think of Pacific Northwest gardens, woodland gardens often come to mind, as do rhododendrons. The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (RSBG) in Federal Way, Washington was high on my list…
The Miller Botanical Garden in Autumn
What an honor to be able to visit the Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden regularly with the Great Plant Picks group. We meet there twice annually for our selection committee meetings…
Garden of Nancy Heckler: Garden Fling 2024
All apologies; it has been a while. An unexpected emergency appendectomy followed a week later by Thanksgiving had me seeing stars. Not the pretty kind either. Now on the mend…
Puget Sound Garden Fling: The Gray Garden
Summertime sounds lovely right now. Reflecting on summer may be the next best thing. Therefore, a trip to the Puget Sound for another Garden Fling post feels good this week. A…
January Garden
Sunny, dry, cold. That is January in a nutshell this year. Unseasonably dry I might add. If we do not receive any precipitation by the 31st then it will be…
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up February-The Subtle Beauty of Winter
Welcome !The 15th-16th and 19th of January brought our only two snowfalls of the winter, the first with just 2.1 inches and a dusting on the 19th, with milder temperatures…
Long Island Garden Signs of Spring!
Welcome!Welcome! There are signs of spring everywhere as the temperatures warm into the mid to upper 50's to 60's after two inches of rain and sixty mile an hour winds…
It’s Into the Garden We Go!
Welcome!Welcome! There is a well known quote, "It's into the garden I go to lose my mind and find my soul." ~ John Muir, which I live by. It is…