Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Ikebana

  • Fall’s 3 Muses: Aconitum, Anemone, Aster

    I always find myself wanting more and more of these three plants every September, and yet for some reason, every year, I forget to add new members to their ranks. Aconitum columbianum. Plant grown from seed. This year I actually subtracted from our Anemones by ridding the backyard of the weedy, tall, and white ‘Honorine…

  • Dianthus barbatus ‘Green Trick’

    Back at the Northwest Home and Garden Show we saw a plant in an ikebana display we had never seen before. It immediately attracted both my husband and I because we love green “blooms”. As we neared, I could see that the stem looked a lot like a Dianthus, and it was one, but not…