California dreaming
Cypripedium fasciculatum
I went on a botanizing trip with Leonard Foltz and Fred Weisensee of Dancing Oaks Nursery to the mountains of northern California during the week…
Plants native to the Pacific Northwest or to the Willamette Valley
California pipevine
Today, an entire post devote to a single plant, the California pipevine. Here it is, growing on the side of our old woodshed. I'm afraid…
Spring plant sales
Ranunculus ficaria 'Flore Pleno'
Spring, my favorite time of year. Nothing beats it for me - the joy of seeing things starting to grow again, seed planting, the spring…
A dry March
Cladonia species
March turned out to be very dry. This meant it was one of the better years for photographing crocus. Usually, the unrelenting rain mashes them…
February photographs
Juniperus communis 'Hood View'
I always have more ideas for blog posts than I have time. And lots and lots of pictures. How does one whittle it all down…