Posts Tagged ‘succulents’
Looking Back
Those of you who enjoy my monthly newsletters may recognize this as the entrance to the magical garden of designer Mitch Evans. Mitch has the uncanny ability to create stunning plant combinations with apparent ease. Every corner of this plantaholics paradise is filled with specimen Japanese maples, unusual conifers and "I must have that" perennials.…
Read MoreA Garden Wedding; bouquets of love
I can barely put a bunch of flowers in a vase let alone make a boutonniere or bouquet so to say I was nervous about doing the flowers for our daughters wedding was an understatement! Thankfully friends came through and showered us with love, flowers and foliage – you can read about all the wonderful…
Read MoreStark Silhouettes – a lesson from the desert
I had the opportunity recently to visit Tucson, Arizona and was fascinated to see a landscape so different from the lush Pacific Northwest. Instead of ferns and mossy glades beneath towering evergreens the arid desert landscape was filled with cacti, succulents and other drought tolerant specimens piercing the rocky terrain. To some this stark landscape…
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