Have you ever been in a garden for the first time and felt like you had been there before? After reading many of Elizabeth Lawrence's books and gardening columns and devouring all the information …
Postcard from Bainbridge Island
A beautiful garden at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island with a thousand shades of green glistening on a cool, rainy day. How does one describe such a place? How many... Garden fairies here! …
You will see whatever you came to see
I saw a sea of green, perfect for garden fairies to hide in on brightly lit days at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. The docent at the garden saw Oxalis oregana redwood sorrel, which she said can be …
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Ladybug, Ladybug… Have You Been to Texas?
"Ladybug, ladybug, where have you been?" I've been to Dallas, Texas to attend the 62nd Garden Writers Association Symposium, that's where I've been! I had a Texas-sized good time, too, …
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On The Eve of Bloom Day: Elizabeth Lawrence’s Garden
Here we are, on the eve of another Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. I'll head out in a bit to see what is blooming in my garden, thinking about Elizabeth Lawrence, and her quote that inspired bloom day, …
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Redefining Quintessential Buffalo
Buffalo, New York. The quintessential snow storm city, forever pictured in the minds of out-of-towners as a place where snow is ever present. Forget about all of that! Now it's Buffalo, New …