FOOD For Lane County, one of our favorite organizations, was out to pick up plants today for their upcoming plant sale. We encourage you to support this amazing organization by attending this fundraiser. Proceeds benefit their food growing program. Here are details of this event: Spring Plant Sale to Benefit the FOOD for Lane County Gardens Program April 2 10:00am - 5:00pm GrassRoots Garden 1465 Coburg Road behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Dave and I had the pleasure of attending the NW Flower & Garden Show last week in Seattle, Washington. This was the first year we’ve attended and I must say it was quite impressive. The show filled up several rooms of the downtown Seattle convention center. The display gardens were absolutely stunning. Huge. I couldn’t begin to imagine how much work must have gone into designing and constructing these massive gardens inside the convention center.
I was thinking about how to sum up my feelings about this show. I think I went believing that I’d come back with my focus on plants. However, what really struck me at this show was the creativity and inspiration I felt about garden design. I was overwhelmed with the design inspiration I felt about creating outdoor living spaces with everything from plantings, pavers and night lighting to art, accessories and outdoor structures galore. I’ve never felt such a desire to get out into my own garden
We're getting lots of calls and drop-in visitors with questions about damaged/sickly plants in their landscape. Just a few moments ago, we had a gal drop by this morning with branches from a dead plant. Let us put your minds at ease: You did not kill your plant. It is not your fault. Remember, we had a very tough winter with three days of subfreezing temps. It was very hard on all but the hardiest of plants.
It was wonderful to see our friends at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery get some positive press on the Garden Center Magazine blog:
http://www.gardencentermagazine.com/blogs/ode_to_the_blueberry.aspx
They are right on with their theme: Every Season. Every Garden.
At Pleasant Hill Nursery, we’ve always loved blueberry plants and the bountiful harvest of healthful fruit they produce. However, blueberries are a versatile plant for container gardening and the landscape too. They offer spring blooms that are really pretty in varying shades of whites, pinks and blues. Of course, the summer fruit is
When I returned to the office today, I was thrilled to see Nancy's latest container design. She created two planters that are now on each side of our office entrance. In the center of the pot, is a Boulevard Cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cyano Viridis' ) that is pruned up a ways to expose the lower trunks. Around the base of the plant, level with the container edge are a Wooly Thyme and Irish Moss. A simple design but it definitely makes a statement.
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