Rock gardens and the plants within them

Terrible things

Stump

Time is flying fast. At the end of June, we were in northern California to do some botanizing. Now, we are in northern Mexico visiting…

Rock garden in June

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var sublineare (Scabland wild buckwheat) started from a twig stuck in the ground in winter 2021-2022.

This is the last of the flower posts for June, my favorite month in the garden. All of these were taken from the various rock…

Clusters of intricate , rippled greenish-white sepals on May 17, 2023 - IMHO this is the best stage

And just like that, it's already June. And what a dry start! We haven't had rain in weeks and I've already had to start watering…

Triosteum pinnatifidum (not native). Surprisingly easy from seed! Somebody online said the flowers are forgettable (blasphemy).

May. Warm weather (hot even!) has returned and the plants have exploded into growth in our zone 7 Oregon garden. Especially the weeds. So, let's…

I missed the deadline for posting my flower pictures for the February bloom day over at May Dreams Gardens by a long shot. It was…