Peonies : Divide and Propagate!
As I was wrapping things up in the garden in September I remembered that I had wanted to add some variety of red peony to the south side. Fragrance is a priority for me so I was trying to choose … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: fall garden
Dynamite Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica ‘Whit II’)
Crapemyrtle* is a multi trunked, deciduous tree that is native to China, Japan, Korea and South Asia. It is grown both for its long blooming season as well as its smooth, greyish bark that it sheds each year. The leaves … Continue reading →
Rooster Month in the Garden
Can you feel it? The cooling and contracting metal energy of fall is here, peaking in this Rooster month. It’s a welcome relief for my garden after a long and hot summer. The nights are getting cooler, days are noticeably … Continue reading →
Vaccinium ovatum “Thunderbird” (Huckleberry)
Vaccinium ovatum “Thunderbird”, also known as huckleberry, has to be one of the best year round native evergreens for the Pacific Northwest garden and yet you hardly ever see it in the urban landscape. This is surprising since it always … Continue reading →