The unusual: A Gothic garden, and beyond
I’ve always been intrigued by black flowers. Many varieties of black-flowering plants have flowers that are closer to intensely dark […]
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Spring Flowering Bulbs by Design
About now the deciduous trees are coloring up nicely and the squirrels having been busy burying nuts (probably in your
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Watering the Garden: You Can Relax this Summer
Right now it’s hard to imagine that the super-saturated ground in the Seattle area will ever dry out. But it
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Hedging Your Bets
What is a hedge? By definition, a hedge is “a fence or boundary formed by closely growing shrubs.” During wintertime,
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The White Party
Looking for a crisp, clean alternative to traditional holiday decor? Consider white, symbolizing peace, harmony and clarity. It’s hard to
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The Beauty of Repetition in the Garden
A riotous landscape packed with color and texture stimulates the eye, activates the senses and makes one feel alive. That’s
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A Step Toward Sustainability
“Sustainable gardening” is a term that has no technical definition. It’s more of a concept: gardening using practices that cause
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Paradise in July
So much is happening in the July garden that’s it’s difficult to focus on a single plant to report on.
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Seattle’s June Blooms
What blooms when? The bloom times of some plants are predictable, while others vary year to year based on winter
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May Plant Of The month
For May we’d like to introduce you to Styrax obassia, the Fragrant Snowbell tree. In the same family as the