Ann Loves Plants

Tag: ficus

  • The Fruits of my Garden: Figs, Apples, Pomegranates, Asparagus and Berries

    The second fig crop is still ripening on my Ficus  ‘Petite Negra’. Days are shortening and nighttime temperatures are cooling down. Yesterday was our first dreary and wet reminder that our days are numbered. It misted and rained. Clouds hung in the air all day—as did the smell of PNW dampness. The city of Portland felt…

  • My Garden (An Exercise in Garden Writing)

    Back of the house as seen from the back corner of my garden. The willow arbor is floating there to the left. After having seen many residential gardens over the last few years I think it’s safe to say that mine is rather small, a regular city lot, with areas more or less here and…