Garden

Companion Plants for February Interest

It’s often difficult to find steady performers when it comes to winter interest in pots and containers.  Sarcococca ruscifolia (Sweet Box) can be a strong foundation for winter annuals such as Primroses and Pansies.  It provides that hard to find vertical accent that really makes a container noticeable.  Later in the spring or summer you [...]

Plant of the Month for February

Sarcococca-  Commonly called Himalayan Sweet Box or just Sweet Box These plants are fabulous year round for their tolerance of shady conditions in the garden.  They come into prominence in February as they fill the air with a heady, sweet, floral fragrance.  Use them in the shade where their shiny leaves add life under dark [...]

Landscape Renovation for Aging Boomers

According to the Seattle Times, the average age of homeowners selling their homes and moving into a senior living situation is eighty five years old. Wow! We certainly hope to stay in the home we love as long as possible. So it makes sense to start planning how to make it physically possible as our [...]

Vegetable Garden Fever

On the few gorgeous, sunny days we’ve had in Seattle, I get itchy to start our vegetable garden. And then it snows and I think, “Not yet.” My father-in-law, back in the olden days, always had his peas planted in the ground soon after Washington’s birthday. Rows and rows of peas to feed a big [...]