Tag: Portland

  • Spring Walk: Blooms, Bones, and Blue

    Flowering Currant (Ribes).  Anemone. Yes. It snowed last week.  Tulipa. Japanese Maple bones (Acer). Huge Japanese Maple bones (Acer). Same huge Japanese Maple bones as seen from the side (Acer). Blue sky ahead above the willow arbor (Salix).

  • Winter Awakening and an Assortment of Seeds

    Winter snow visited our home and garden this week and I’m happy that it didn’t stay for very long because it was really an unexpected event and we weren’t prepared for guests. It snowed a lot on Tuesday night (January 17th, 2012), and my excitement was remarkable—though I know not why—except to say that up…