After Iseli, we boarded our buses for Terra Nova Nurseries in Canby, Oregon. If you've ever purchased an unusual Heuchera like …
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GTS and Sunday Stroll: Iseli Nursery
As it states in its brochure, Iseli Nursery sits at the bottom of Mount Hood in Boring, Oregon. The views surrounding the nursery …
For Those of You Still With Me
As you may have noticed the site has been up and down all week, a metaphor for my week in general. ASW and I have had a stomach …
Garden Bloggers’ Muse Day: Obedient Plant
In spring, I rip you out of the ground, but your roots, they hide like Paris sewage rats only to emerge when the earth is …
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August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Brings Rain
On this August 15th, we've had rain showers for two straight days with more rain headed our way. As Oklahoma gardeners, it seems …
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This Little Red Dirt Girl Went to Market
And here is what I bought. I'm crazy to plant anything in this heat. We're at 100° now with a projected high of 102° …
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My ‘Belinda’s Dream’ Rose Isn’t Happy
I think I know why, but figuring it out took most of the summer. Once I did, the solution was so simple that I owe her my most …
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Four seasons of beauty: ‘Annabelle’
On this Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I'm going to focus on one plant: my 'Annabelle' Hydrangea arborescens. Until I met …
Summers Like These
Warm southern breezes touched by the sun. Just enough rainfall to make the perennial border sing with color; the vegetables …
Before and After
The alternative title could be "How I Got Poison Ivy from Hell." Our log cabin rests on the east side of a gentle hill. HH …
GTS and Sunday Stroll: That Reckamp Glow
A few years ago, I visited my friend, Judy Ann's, garden. It was early evening in late June, and the air was filled with the sound …
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Garden Bloggers’ Muse Day: Daisies
OVER the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in …