Tag: Portland
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The Hellstrip from Hell
Go ahead and laugh. The H Strip at my house is aware of its inadequacy. Besides, you wouldn’t be the first to mock its Lilliputian size. I’ve grown used to the giggles. And I have intense Hellstrip envy. This area is not designed—clearly! It’s a hodgepodge of plants that don’t need summer watering and for…
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A Dozen Garden Moments from the Summer of 2014
1) Two of my favorite pieces of concrete garden decor were stolen off of my front porch. Boo! 2) I watched Mona the Cat flourish after the fence went into the back garden. 3) Yes, you heard me correctly, a fence went into the back garden. 4) I learned on the 4th of July that…