Rodda News

Plants that I can’t live without…..

As a landscape designer I love to look at and test new plants.  Like fashion they change every season.  Something that has been popular for years may suddenly disappear from the market because it’s lost favor.  (Think of how many New Zealand flax everybody planted about 8 years ago.)  Though I like experimenting in my [...]

Choosing A Landscape Contractor

Choosing any sort of contractor can be a difficult experience, wrought with worry and frustration.  Choosing a landscape contractor can be especially frustrating because the industry is filled with so many different types of companies.  Here are a few tips for selecting the company that is right for you. 1.  Look for a company that [...]

Talk to the Shovel Part 2

Is there a point in a gardeners development when you suddenly become immune to delicious cultivar names?  The growers throw out these wonderful names that tempt you to purchase a plant you KNOW is wrong.  Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ or Heuchera ‘Tiramisu’ or Dianthus ‘Fancy Knickers’.  Who can resist? One of my all time favorite ridiculous [...]

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 [...]

Rodda Awarded Outstanding Service

Barry Rodda was honored at the annual Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association Convention with the Outstanding Service Award! The award is presented to the person who the industry feels has made significant contributions to the nursery and landscape industry in 2008. He was re-elected to remain the state treasurer for a third term. Barry [...]