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Garden Flowers of Victorian Floriography

Garden Flowers of Victorian Floriography

Since childhood, I have liked the styles and gardens of the Victorian Period (i.e., 1837-1901, the time of Queen Victoria’s […]

Lovely Winter Jewels®Hellebores

In mid-January, the Portland, Oregon metro area endured a horrid wind, ice, and snowstorm. Temperatures dipped below 15 degrees F […]

Tips for Planning a New Garden

February firmly settles us into the new year and is the ideal month for garden planning. The weather is too […]

Winter 2024 In My Pacific Northwest Garden

If you are like me in January, your e-mail inbox looks like mine with winter warning messages from the city, […]

Winter Garden Tasks for a Happy Garden

December was a month of trying to get my winter garden tasks all done before the end of the year. […]

Mulching Frost Tender Plants

  It seems as though many gardeners, including myself, are always on the lookout for a new and/or unusual plant. […]