. . This topic for this month’s Garden Designers Round Table discussion is ‘Underutilized Plants’, and is one that’s very important to me as a Garden Designer. As a designer, I definitely have my list of ‘Faves’ that I like to plant whenever possible. Why are they my favorites? It’s usually a combination of [...]
. I can never seem to manage a truly ‘wordless’ Wednesday post, so I’ll try again to be brief. . I took these photos last week while vacationing in Lake Tahoe. This naturally occurring meadow was just a few miles from Tahoe City, and the Lupines and yellow Monkeyflowers were at their peak. . I [...]
. . . I have a new favorite plant that I’ve been using in my designs now for the past few years – it’s Francoa Ramosa and I just adore it! . It’s categorized as a perennial, but in our Zone 9 climate, it’s evergreen. The snails pretty much leave it alone, it grows like [...]
. One of my favorite things about being a passionate gardener myself is getting to meet other passionate gardeners. , A gardener’s own garden is truly an expression of their soul. You can ‘feel’ the blood, sweat and tears that went into it’s creation. You know that feeling when you walk into a garden, no matter [...]
. It’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day again – an event created by May Dreams Gardens where fellow bloggers around the world share what’s blooming in their own gardens on the 15th of each month. . Woo Hoo! The lusty month of May – when all the garden is flush with bright green leaves, flowers, birds [...]
