Next up was Swanson’s Nursery. We wanted to time this to have lunch in their great Seasons Cafe. What a riot of color as we walked in – Primroses – Tulips – Daffodils – Hellebores. They also had a great … Continue reading →
Coffee shop at Sky Nursery The first nursery we visited was my local nursery – Sky Nursery. G worked at Sky for over 10 years before retiring. We have loved seeing how it has changed over the years. The biggest … Continue reading →
Our gardening friend from Spokane is visiting this weekend. He used to work with my husband at the old Seattle Garden Center in the Pike Place Market. He typically visits during the flower show but he was unable to … Continue reading →
Helleborus x ballardiae “HGC Cinnamon Snow” Alas, I have been remiss at posting some of our walks and winter sightseeing. We did this several weeks ago and I’m post dating it for future reference. Late January has turned warm. It … Continue reading →
I have enjoyed reading about the greenhouses run by local garden bloggers. I thought I would share a post on our greenhouses. We have two greenhouses. First some information about our over wintering hoop house. In 1997, my husband started … Continue reading →
And quickly! Tuesday was sunny and breezy. The wind from the north foretold of the freeze coming but we were expecting 28, maybe 25 at most. But the cold dropped way down. We had bought propane and set up the … Continue reading →
It is the end of the garden season. I wanted to post my end-of-the-season blog post. I was reviewing last year’s post which I posted on the 17th. Waiting for the Frost 2013 We had gotten one or two mild … Continue reading →
We are continuing to have an amazing weather year. Watch – I’ll jinx it now. We have had a bit more rain in September but the lows have been above normal. Plus several nice crisp blue fall days. Yesterday was … Continue reading →
Echinacea ‘Julia’ We are having a long stretch of near record dry hot weather. Our garden is starting to show the effects along with keeping G busy watering. I am actually loving it even though the first couple of days … Continue reading →
The weather has heated up and we are in our summer mode. June was great and July has been even warmer. We definitely had summer arrive before the 4th of July – although the 4th was cloudy. Everything is doing … Continue reading →