June bloom day 2023

June, my favorite month. There is a lot blooming in our zone 7 western Oregon garden. In order to keep things more manageable for me,…

Clay Gardens

Woodland border behind the house

Over the years, I've thought long and hard about a possible name for our garden. I've toyed with using the names of favorite plants (I…

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've hung bird houses from the large apple tree before. No one ever used them. Let's see if this one does the trick.

The weekend of April 15-16th, I spent a couple hours building two new wren houses. I was thinking I had plenty of time before the…