I love spring blooms and the flower market a Pike Place is wonderful.

If you have never been to Pike Place Market, it is in Seattle, Washington.  There is seafood, vegetables, fruit and blooms everywhere!


I love spring blooms and the flower market a Pike Place is wonderful.

If you have never been to Pike Place Market, it is in Seattle, Washington.  There is seafood, vegetables, fruit and blooms everywhere!

While I planted the Bloomerang Purple Reblooming Lilac a few years ago, this is the first year it really looked good. I think it helped since I cut back the Russian Sage bushes (see the blog titled “Russian Sage – Don’t Eat It”) that are right beside it so the lilac had more room to grow. Also, I […]
This plant is a beauty and has an unusual name Alternanthera Partytime. It has bright pink and green leaves.  It loves the shade which is a bonus in the front of my house because of the trees.  It can tolerate morning sun and afternoon shade and grows up to 18 inches tall (see below). Since […]
When we purchased our Reliance Cherry Tree in May 2012, it looked fantastic! Â While we were worried that bugs might attack it, we did not realize that the real “pest” would be the deer in our neighborhood. Â The deer ate most of the bottom branches and rubbed their antlers on the bark (see below). […]

