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how can this be my favorite (this week)? Rosa ‘Dark Knight’
I don’t even like roses all that much, but our friends MC and Lolys were visiting from Mexico and a visit to the Rose Garden was on the agenda. Lolys was searching for a black rose, which led to the...
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Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light': my favorite (this week)
The grasses really come into their own about now, none more so than Miscanthus sinensus ‘Morning Light’. I had admired it in several gardens before getting one of my very own. I had never seen it in...
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favorites done right…at Treephoria
Patricia of Plant Lust pulled some strings to set up a personal tour of Treephoria, a place that erases the “boring” from Boring, OR. That’s Patricia, with her hand up as if to say “here I am”. Laura...
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fave roundup
Spending more time indoors leads to this favorite, Euphorbia mamilaris ‘variegata’ which, appropriately, came from Loree of Danger Garden fame, back in August of 2011. The little square pot with the...
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here’s a favorite: can you tell me its name?
The last time I visited Digs Inside and Out on Alberta Street, I found this cuddly cactus. JJ always has a few interesting plants, but this one has special appeal and here’s why: Last summer JJ threw...
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triple play: ffu, gbfd and garden favorite
Our days have been starting out cloaked in fog. Looking out from the front deck, the scene is framed by gnarly cherry tree branches on the right and red branches of Stachyrus praecox on the left,...
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favorite: ‘Thunderhead’ pine and more for FFU & GBFD
So many memes, so little time…so, once again , I’m putting three related themes into one post. I’ll give you the links at the end. Starting with my favorite plant in the garden right now, Pinus...
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fave for a day, week, month…clematis armandii
The love/hate relationship with Clematis armandii is in the love phase right now. It’s at its prettiest as the buds are opening. The way it drapes over the front deck cloaks our ordinary house in an...
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friday surprise
This popped up in a mature bed and I nearly got rid of it. Sometimes sloth pays. I have no idea what it is, but I see a few of them along the roadside. Guess it must be a native. Ideas? I’m also going...
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favorites roundup…yee haw
This is my favorite plant this week: Euphorbia spiralis. The little plastic pot it lives in exactly fits into the decorative metal container that has a story of its own. When my mom was a girl, her...
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kniphofia ‘percy’s pride’ is this week’s favorite
Kniphofia ‘Percy’s Pride’ I thought I was keeping pretty good track of this, strolling by it almost daily. Starting to worry that it might fail to bloom this year, suddenly, boom…there was the first...
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these are a few of my favorite things
Things can become favorites for any number of reasons: one being that they are new, so get more attention. Those tall metal fluted containers came from our Bloggers’ Bazaar.. from Loree (Danger...
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month-end favorite
My favorite plant in the garden right now is Artemesia versicolor. I ordered this a few years ago from High Country Gardens, one of my few ventures into the world of mail order. Artemesia versicolor I...
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friday faves
With Joy Creek Nursery just one hill over from our place, regular visits get to be a habit. That’s where I found Begonia ‘Polka Dot’. Next stop: Fred Meyer, where I spotted a pot with red glaze to...
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last friday faves
Brunnera ‘Alexander’s Great’ I’m crazy for these patterned leaves. I was just thinking that I needed more of these, when lo and behold: Baby Brunneras popped up nearby. Rosa moysoii geranium Finally, a...
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october fave
Schefflera davidii My favorite plant this month is not in my own garden but in the display gardens of Joy Creek. Just get a load of that enormous Schefflera. I couldn’t begin to get a photo that would...
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favoritism friday
Picea o. ‘Barnes’ This gardener’s pets tend to come from the conifer category this time of year. Barney (above) will be pressed into service as our Christmas tree this year. I may keep it in a large...
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a vase, a fave & a happy new year!
I have to go off subject a little bit to share something with you. Richard tends to be a creative speller (a source of some good belly laughs from time to time). He also leaves little notes. The day...
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favoritism friday
This little corner of the garden is gardener’s pet right now. The painted ferns languished for years but have suddenly decided to man up…just in time to pick up the burnished theme set by the Rogersia...
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