I have been wanting to expand my antique roses collection for some time. This summer, I had my sights set on purchasing a Mutabilis rose …
Purchasing an Antique Rose Bush from Heirloom Roses in Oregon
Practicing Portraiture
I just finished up my final final, final presentation, and final group paper for my last class as a marketing M.S. at the University of …
Amazing Cedar Cleaner & Sealing the Garden Bed and Outdoor Shower
The cedar garden bed was looking dull and dirty. Since the morning glories died off for the winter, and we subsequently had nights in the …
Collecting and planting moonflower seeds
It’s the middle of November and the moonflowers have died back. It’s time to clean up the remnants and collect the seeds from the pods. …
Reshaping the kidney sun island bed
I have been busy at work with the 2022 mid-term election (I work in politics) and got double whammied this week with my Marketing Master’s …
Finishing up the circle beds & planting cool season flower seeds
This is the second article in the series. Click here to read the first blog piece. Well, I completed digging the third 7′ diameter circle …
Amazing Serendipity. An endangered tillandsia in my driveway!
I have been on my property for twenty-years and have never come across this… an endangered Giant Air Plant. I spotted it out of the …
Adding Circle Beds for Roses & Planting Cool Season Flower Seeds
I know I want a large undulating border filled with roses and a cut flower garden. And I know I want to eliminate as much …
Finishing projects… hollies, cypress trees, & juniper screen.
Also, a sneak peek at the cedar and copper trellis Joe and I created (but still have to complete)! I transplanted three of the soft …
Planting mail order bare root bald cypress trees
While driving a different route to school, I noticed beautiful bronzy cypress trees and figured out they were bald cypress (probably through Google Lens). First, …