Arbutus “Marina” is one of my favorite trees and one of the first trees that I planted in my ground zero garden when we moved into our current home. During the freeze and blow of last winter it was damaged … Continue reading →
Having evergreen perennials in your garden may not seem like a big deal now in May when everything is lush green and blooming. But I haven’t forgotten the many days of winter, looking out into the mostly barren garden, wishing … Continue reading →
When I first moved to the PNW I thought of camellias as plants for old ladies’ gardens. To me the camellias were background for the other more important and flashier plants. This is my 20th winter in the PNW and … Continue reading →
