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Website title: Chickadee Gardens
Happy House-a-versary to us! Ten years it has been since we moved from a small Portland garden to this two-acre piece of land in Saint Helens. Every month or so I receive a Redfin real estate email with our current house value and it always includes a photo from the original 2015 listing. It reminded me of what it used to look like and as it has been a long while since I'v...
Gardening in my head sounds a little like this: "Ooh, that vine looks sparkly right now. Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegata' - how many of these do I have? One, no - three? Oh, that's a lovely evergreen vine that goes with everything. I need six more. Must take cuttings. But when? Oh, yes, my original thought: how many evergreen vines do I have? Let me think, fo...
I returned from a much needed week away to full-on autumn in our garden. Having almost missed it (the autumn wind and rain storm took out a lot), it was joyful to be among my familiars doing their dressed up best to impress. Every year is a little different, the previous season's water amounts, temperature and winds all play a part in what, if any, autumn color is on displ...
It is my moral responsibility to share every visit to the Miller Botanical Garden. It is such a challenging garden to be able to see for its limited ticket distribution (not the garden's fault; it's in a gated community so there are rules). One can't simply stop by for a visit. Tickets are coveted and sell out quickly...
It depends on what you consider "interest". For me, the whole garden holds interest in differing ways every season. Right now, it's the light - the grasses and seed heads catching the light with the occasional pop of color. Fine foliage also looks smart, but for this post I'm getting in the mindset of most people looking towards flowers for a spark. style="text-align: ...
