We have been in the midst of annuals planting hell. Planting is my least favourite gardening task; I like setting the plants out but not so much putting them in the soil. Perhaps this is because we plant with obsessive attention to detail, putting water and a mix of Zeba Quench and Dr Earth fertilizer [...]
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a day “overseas” and a new nursery
Posted in annuals, ferns, grasses, journal, nurseries, perennials, plants, tagged Back Alley Gardens, Basket Case Greenouse, gardening, nurseries, plant shopping, plants on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
17 February 2012: planting for the Queen
Posted in container gardens, grasses, plants, public gardens, tagged art, Arundo Donax, Don Nisbett, food, Ilwaco, Ilwaco Harbour Village, Lost Roo, Port of Ilwaco, primroses, Queen La De Da's on April 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’m eager to get into some flashbacks for 2008 and 2009, but meanwhile, even though it breaks the narrative flow, I want to share the wee project we did today. Our friend Jenna Nisbett’s new gallery, Queen La De Da’s will open at the Port of Ilwaco tomorrow. We are thrilled for her and along with [...]
flashback: 12 August 2009 — taking on Crank’s Roost
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, grasses, plants, private gardens, trees and shrubs, tagged Crank's Roost, gardening, private gardens, Seaview Washington, Terence O'Donnell on March 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’d had my eye on a certain garden in Seaview for years at a house named Crank’s Roost, the former beach home of author Terence O’Donnell. (His book Cannon Beach: A Place by the Sea captures the history and feel of nearby Cannon Beach, Oregon.) In 2008 we almost got the job but we were so [...]
flashback: — 13 June, 2009: Cistus Nursery display gardens
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, garden touring, grasses, nurseries, perennials, plants, public gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged Cistus Nursery, garden touring, gardening, nurseries, plants, water features on March 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On June 13th we went to a garden tour on Sauvie Island (next post) and of course took the opportunity to shop at Cistus for more last minute plants for my mother’s open garden day. The display gardens were in fine form.
flashback: 2009 — The Long Beach Parks, April through October
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, fall clean up, grasses, lilies, narcissi, perennials, plants, public gardens, roses, tulips, tagged bulbs, cosmos, deer-resistant plants, gardening, hydrangeas, Long Beach (Washington), Long Beach Peninsula, narcissi, ornamental grasses, plants, ponds, roses, Salvia viridis, Super Dorothy rose, tulips on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t focused on blogging in 2009. Two of “our” gardens were going to be on the Peninsula garden tour and they conusmed my thoughts. I had not found a blogging plaform that I liked. So my photos of the parks do not tell a seasonal story, just vignettes of each. We take care [...]
flashback: 2009 — The Long Beach Planters, April – October
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, container gardens, finger blight, grasses, narcissi, plants, public gardens, tulips, tagged bulbs, Cosmos 'Sonata', deer-resistant plants, finger blight, gardening, Long Beach (Washington), narcissi, painted sage, planters, plants, tulips on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the long awaited slideshow of the Long Beach Planters, 2009 (including, in May, a few shots of the street tree plantings whose footprint is just the same as the raised planters). Our conquest, er, acquistion, take-over? let’s say improvements of the LB planters had continued until now almost all of them were in our [...]
flashback: 2009 — Sea Nest and Casa Pacifica
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, grasses, perennials, private gardens, public gardens, roses, trees and shrubs, tagged Casa Pacifica, deer, deer-resistant plants, dogs, gardening, ornamental grasses, private gardens, roses, Sea Nest on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The only reason these two gardens are sharing a post is that I took few pictures of them in 2009. Sea Nest, a wonderful place to stay on the Long Beach Peninsula, had changed owners and we were changing the garden to be more low maintenance. For some reason the deer don’t bother this garden, [...]
flashback: 2009 — 3 gardens in deer country
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, container gardens, grasses, narcissi, perennials, plants, public gardens, trees and shrubs, tagged Andersen's RV Park, bulbs, deer, deer-resistant plants, Discovery Heights, gardening, Ilwaco, Long Beach Peninsula, narcissi, ornamental grasses, plants, Wiegardt Gallery on March 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
As well as Marilyn’s private garden, three of our public gardens have a particularly hard time with deer and we have to plant thoughtfully and sometimes with frustration as the taste buds of the deer seem to vary from season to season and even between neighbourhoods. Andersen’s RV Park The one place at Andersen‘s where [...]
flashback: 2009 — Marilyn’s garden, part two, the details
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, grasses, perennials, plants, private gardens, trees and shrubs, tagged Allium albopilosum, deer, gardening, Helianthus 'Lemon Queen, Marilyn's garden, ornamental grasses, Phygelius, plants, private gardens, Stipa gigantea on March 3, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Standing by the back porch looking north to the lawn, two views: June 18th and July 18th: Below: The back porch, June 18th and July 3rd. Marilyn’s mum recently told us that M. does not like or even quite approve of beer, and so hops might not have been the best choice of vine for [...]
flashback: 2009 — Marilyn’s garden, part one, through the seasons
Posted in 2009 garden journal flashbacks, annuals, fall clean up, grasses, narcissi, perennials, plants, private gardens, spring clean up, trees and shrubs, tagged deer, deer-resistant plants, gardening, Long Beach Peninsula, Marilyn's garden, private gardens on March 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A slideshow (and you know I love one) is the ideal showcase for Marilyn’s garden north of Ocean Park, as the perennials, grasses, and annuals rise up to meet their yearly challenge of hiding the neighbours’ garage window. (We leave some of the grasses up all winter and cut them back in early March.) The [...]
