The grass is crunchy. Fires abound, and leaves are falling from the trees. Walking to get the mail at the end of the driveway has …
Wildflower Wednesday: Helianthus salicifolius ‘Table Mountain’
A couple of years ago, about this time in summer, on a rack way in the back of my local nursery, I found an interesting plant. It …
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My bees are back
And they brought lots of their rowdy friends. I may not have as many bees as last year, but they have returned lured by the …
Just some pretties for Monday
Since it's a Monday, and we've all gone back to work, I thought I'd show you some of my favorite flowers blooming today. Maybe …
Silent summer
As soon as the sun rises, I wander the paths of my garden. Gravel crunches under my sandles. Small green frogs and toads jump …
Summer of our joy
Color me beautiful. That's what my garden would say if you could see her. The summer of 2012 is whispering with soft winds instead …
Puttin’ on a show with summer bulbs
Well, you know how much I love spring-blooming bulbs right? My front garden is a kaleidoscope come Easter. A few years ago, …
Personal treasure
I really debated about whether to embed this on my blog because it's truly personal. On my mom's birthday last weekend, she showed …
Welcome to the jungle
Gaze with me outside my kitchen window. Do you see Cousin Itt from the Addams Family instead of the iron arbor gate to my back …
Wildflower Wednesday: common mountain mint
If you want to be invited to a pollinator keg party, just plant one of the many mountain mints and stand back for the show. A …
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Tale of Woe
What's there to say? Today's temperature so far is 109F (42.7C.) No rain in my garden since June, and with few exceptions, the …
More Seattle goodness: Lorene’s garden
How Lorene managed to do the lion's share of the work to put on the Seattle Bloggers' Fling and also open her garden to us amazes …
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