MY PRIDE AND JOY IS MY GARDEN
My Oregon garden has been an ongoing project for the past 25 years at this location . I adore my tropical plants which can be very borderline hardy in the Pacific NW. We are so lucky to live in a micro climate zone that is warmer than most parts of Portland. My garden friends always tell me I’m in “zonal denial” growing plants that would not usually survive Portland weather
SLIDESHOW BELOW IS FROM THE PAST 5 YEARS. THE GARDEN IS EVER-EVOLVING
At one time I had over 200 varieties of daylilies but as the Douglas Fir trees expanded, the sunny patches became less and less, to where I now have dappled sunlight through most of our lot. I thinned out the heat loving varieties and replaced them with shade tolerant varieties and other perennials. My current plant obsessions are Ornamental Grasses Japanese Maples and Hostas.
A SLIDESHOW BELOW OF MY EVER CHANGING GARDEN
BELOW ARE SOME OF MY PAST GARDEN BLOG POSTS
- A rare snowfall in Portland and a new WHINE glass auction coming soon!
This has been quite the winter so far in Portland Oregon with temperatures below normal which this week brought an incredible snowfall to our neighborhood! In my wildest dreams I could not have imagined my shed and the wrought iron tree beside it looking so amazing!!! As I look out into the back yard I […] - The Redtailed Hawk babies..Class of 2012
For those of you who don’t follow my Facebook page and have been missing this year’s Redtailed Hawk babies in my neighborhood, here are some fun photos to get you up to speed!! Above is a shot of one of the chicks hanging onto the nest as he exercises his wings. We had 3 […] - WOODCHIP WEEK AND A WEEKEND GETAWAY
As the Trunk Show dust settles I immediately jump into my next project which is to get the garden ready for the year. One of the most relaxing "jobs" for me is hauling the 8 yards of cedar chips into the pathways and inside front garden. They are relatively lightweight in the wheelbarrow and it's […] - Back to the garden and a huge THANK YOU!
ASSEMBLING PRIORITY MAIL BOXES AND LINING WITH GREEN TISSUE..JUST A HINT OF THINGS TO COME I want to first thank you all for making this 2012 Graffiti Jewelry Trunk Show the most exciting event yet. All of last week's jewelry purchases have been lovingly wrapped, given a goodbye kiss and sent off into the world […] - THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING…LITERALLY!
Can you imaging my surprise yesterday when Steve calls me on the cell phone as I'm sitting at my computer and says "GET OUT HERE!" ….I sez "GET OUT WHERE?"…..he sez "THE DRIVEWAY" I run outside and ask whats up and he points to the sky and says "BIRDS"… OMG there were at least 50 […] - OUR HOUSE…in the middle of our street. A NEW VIDEO of the house transformation
You all knew it was coming!!!! I’ve been diligently taking photos of every phase of the house facelift to ultimately do a timeline video, and I just got it completed today!! You will see a number of brand new shots taken yesterday towards the end of the video that show the BEFORE and AFTER […] - HOUSE AND GARDEN UPDATE…Asian Influence with a French Accent
Below are some of the updates we did to the garden and house over the weekend. We were surprised after visiting the local French Festival (Bastille Day Celebration) how over the years we have managed to fuse two of our favorite cultures together quite unintentionally in our decorating. Somehow the Provence France tablecloths and the […] - SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS…Baby Hawk finds a perch with a viewHappy Saturday everyone!!! Yesterday was a wonderful day in many ways. First, it was Steves and my 17th Anniversary….WOW time flies when you are having fun!! It seems like yesterday when I met Steve for the first time at a Chow fun match! As we were getting ready to go out for a wonderful dinner […]
- MIRROR MIRROR ON THE HOUSE…some fun finishing touches for our outdoor space
If I had the chance to do nothing but fixing up outdoor spaces it would fulfill a lifelong dream!! There is nothing better than being outdoors AND being creative at the same time. Incorporating the house, garden and “exterior decorating” to bring the indoors “out” probably grew from my living in smaller homes (by choice) […] - HAPPY JULY 4TH!!!….Some garden sizzle and Independence Day nostalgia
I PURCHASED THESE 3 CHICKADEES AT THE DOLLAR TREE STORE TODAY…THEY RESIN AND ARE SO REALISTIC!! I hope you all had the BEST weekend ever!! Steve and I got so much done around the yard and house this weekend it was awesome….all the while being entertained by the hawks and squinting our eyes at the […]
