New plants part 2
As promised, here is what I bought from Portland Nursery last weekend. Clematis armandii 'Apple Blossom' (tall rangy thing in the middle) was the evergreen…
New plants!
Last Sunday, I finally got to go plant shopping up in Portland. At the top of my want list was getting a quick-growing evergreen vine.…
Subtle flowers
Today, some subtle flowers that might go unnoticed if we didn't take a closer look. Let's start with Paris quadrifolia, a close relative of our…
Sleuthing in the garden – Rhododendrons part 2
Previously on Botanica Chaotica I was dealing with a sad chlorotic, root weevil ridden mess of a rhododendron. As a reminder. The darn thing has…
Looking good right now
How is it already mid-May? Spring is almost over (by my plant phenological standards) and summer is lurking. Spring has always been my favorite time…