by admin | Sep 18, 2014 | Garden Design, Gardening, Turf Lawn, Vanessa's Garden
Belonging to a gardening group such as the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon offers an opportunity to share your garden with other members. Each year the HPSO committee creates a booklet containing a list of gardeners willing to open and share their gardens from late...
by admin | Aug 6, 2014 | Garden Design, Gardening, Sustainable Gardening, Vanessa's Garden
About this time of the summer, as wave after wave of heat descends on the Pacific Northwest, I find I spend an inordinate amount of time at the end of a hose. So much so that I begin to feel that in lieu of arms, I have hoses. This year has been worse than most...
by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Gardening, Pruning, Vanessa's Garden
It’s late January in case you hadn’t noticed. The days are getting a little longer and there’s a wee bit more sun. Time to prune! I’ve already begun with hellebores, which if I don’t clip off the old leaves, the new flowers will have a...
by admin | Feb 11, 2011 | Gardening, Vanessa's Garden
I try to take a stroll in my garden every day. At this time of year I am on the hunt for anything in bloom. On recent walks, I’ve discovered the following: colorful Hamamelis ‘Diane’ with its thread-like red blossoms delicate Cyclmen coum fragrant...
by admin | Jul 27, 2010 | Garden Design, Vanessa's Garden
So where have I been since May? During the first week of June I traveled to Spokane, via Richland to visit family and Moses Lake to visit friend, Bruce Bailey (Heavy Petal Nursery), then speak to the Inland Empire Gardeners. The following week I took off for...
by admin | May 8, 2010 | Gardening, Vanessa's Garden
For the past several years leaves of my Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) have shown up on schedule, but without any flowers. Mind you, when I first planted this stunning perennial, I did what I was told. I snipped off any flower buds. The second &...
