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One Plant – Two Ways
Simple contrast; hosta and shamrock Who knew a humble Pacific Northwest native groundcover could offer such variety? Shamrock (Oxalis oregana) can be seen spreading with ease in the dappled light of...
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Power-Packed Hearts
Design by Riz Reyes, RHR Horticulture What is it about this combo that had both Christina and I reaching for our cameras? Between us we took a dozen or so shots from different angles. I came to the...
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Ground Cover Collision!
Whether for sun or shade, the last finishing touch most of us plant is our ground cover plants. It’s that ever so important detail that makes a lovely garden design HOLY COW! But, how do you decide...
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Hot New Coleus for 2015
Grab your sunglasses, think warm tropical breezes, delicious cocktails with little umbrellas in them and sand between your toes. Think SUMMER. Ignore the snow, ice, hail, rain and bitingly cold wind...
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Cover Some Ground with Fine Foliage
Ground covers are a fun and easy way to get a full garden look with great foliage plants. You can try small pots of plants that you might not have considered before with little investment. Or go all...
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Grow Your Own Leaves
What will you grow besides veggies and flowers this year? The seed catalogs are piling up on the coffee table and my notebook is filling up as I list the varieties of flowers and vegetables I’d like to...
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Plant Therapy – one leaf at a time
My color inspiration, bridging the interior colors with the garden If you’ve been following along with the ups and downs in my life recently you won’t be surprised to know that I felt in need of a...
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Deer Resistant Spring Bloomers – with GREAT foliage
Every gardener loves to celebrate SPRING with early blooming perennials. After months of rainy, grey Seattle skies I’m first in line at the nurseries for anything with color. Be warned, however, that...
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Foliage First Fall Design Inspiration
It begins with a single leaf – Jelena witch hazel (Hamamelis × intermedia ‘Jelena’). Look at those colors! Purple, gold, green…. pumpkin-orange and hints of ruby…. with a touch of magenta. Pair these...
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New Fine Foliage To Watch For
My recent road trip with the National Garden Bureau was a hortiholics adventure of the first order. I was one of four garden writers invited to attend the 2018 California Spring Trials (CAST) as their...
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