Posts Tagged ‘cut flowers’
Sunflowers & Superstars
While the large island border is always a reliable kaleidoscope of color and texture at this time of year (see photo above), I have a smaller planting bed next to our main patio that is rather more fickle. It receives blazing sun all day, has terrible, sticky, clay soil, is a magnet for rabbits and…
Read MoreSeed Selection Made Easy
It's still a bit early to start sowing seeds here in Seattle – but it's not too early to order them! Looking out of my office at the still snow-covered garden, I need a promise of spring, and poring over seed catalogs with tempting images of juicy vegetables and a rainbow of flowers gives me…
Read MorePlants for Procrastinators
Have you been caught with areas of your garden not quite summer-ready? Not ready to commit to what you really want in that empty spot? Do you have shrubs that will eventually fill the space – but are still rather small? Don't have the budget yet for that specimen tree you've got your eye on?…
Read MoreBest Drought Tolerant Perennials & Annuals – that are Deer Resistant Too!
Still stinging from your last water bill? Good news! As promised in my last post on drought tolerant trees and shrubs, here is my report on those annuals and perennials that came through our crazy 2017 PNW summer with style. That means they coped with: three months without rain no irrigation or hand watering (although…
Read MoreCreative Combinations You'll Love!
It's always exciting to visit somewhere new, and this past week I found myself in Des Moines, Iowa. The first few days were spent filming a series of videos on container gardening for Garden Gate magazine (more on that exciting news soon) but on my last day I had time to visit the Greater Des…
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