A clever acronym for enjoying the long wonderful days of Fall? Not really, it stands for Raspberries, Sunflowers and Tomatoes - these are the beauties that have been attracting my eye and demanding my attention. My fall bearing raspberries are in high GDP mode. It seems the more I pick, the more there are! I …
Field Trip to The New Madeline George Design Nursery
At last - after 10 years of designing beautiful gardens and outdoor living spaces in the greater Boise area, Kecia and David Carlson, have opened their own garden design nursery - Madeline George Design Nursery. The gal and guy behind the Treasure Valley's newest nursery are now sharing their ideas and creativity with the public through …
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August Heat Leads To Cool Treats
Oh my, August can be a hot one! And when the air as far as you can see is filled with smoke from wildfires, it makes you feel even warmer! What to do, what to do? Try to play it cool, of course! One way to play it cool (mentally and physically) is to take …
For the Love of Lilies
Oriental lilies are a must-have in my garden. Visually, they are foot traffic stoppers and they burn their fragrance lamps from the time the first blossom opens until the last petal falls. Lilies bid 'good morning', 'good day', and 'good evening' like no other...Their lovely sweet scent lightly covers the entire garden in late July …
Container Gardens – Old Can Become New
Container gardens are extremely fun if you like trying your hand at creating small vignettes of plants loaded with visual appeal. They provide a limited space with definite boundaries forcing gardeners to be disciplined in choice yet creative in design. Color, texture and form are all important parts of ornamental container gardens and not only …
1, 2, 3, Presto!
1 2 3 Presto! It's coneflower-mania in my garden in July! My favorite echinacea hybrids right now are "Coral Reef" and Big Sky "Sunset." However, I must say I can always count on the traditional echinacea 'White Swan' to brighten my day one way or the other! Echinacea 'Harvest Moon' shines nicely by caryopteris …
With Bounty We Camp
The garden is brimming as cool season crops stage their finale! I'm harvesting all of the cool season edibles and then pulling them to make room for the warm season crops to take over. The timing is perfect because we are preparing for our annual "big" camp trip to Glacier National Park in Montana and …
‘A Look’ Into The Garden – Part II
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Garden Tour in Boise and the surrounding area each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The gardenkeepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. A rather enjoyable opportunity I must say! This is Part …
‘A Look’ Into The Garden – Part I
Summer is packed with so many fun activities that it is sometimes a challenge to find the time to keep up with the ornamental garden, harvest the edibles and keep the blog fresh. However, that said, I attended another fun activity last Sunday that took me out of my own garden (again) but gave me 'a look' …
As The June Garden Blooms
Hooray for another garden blogger's bloom day hosted by Carol at May Dreams (www.maydreamsgardens.com) A great day to view gardens around the world seeing the highlights of so many creative people sharing a passion for plants. I'm starting out showing one of my favorite shrubs that is blooming for the first time. Cotinus 'Gold Spirit.' …
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