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Category Archives: Nursery industry and events
Wednesday Vignette – road trip
On the very last day of 2019, I felt a bit disgusted with the way things are – here in the city and elsewhere. Blatant, obvious misery is everywhere you look, and even if you happen to do something nice … Continue reading
Posted in Nursery industry and events, Wednesday Vignette
Tagged escape, Fessler Nursery, Happy 2020!, houseplants, mental health, road trip
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Upcoming HPSO book talk; Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Those of us living in the greater Portland area have been aware of this development for a while, but those of you gardening in other parts of the Pacific NW might not have heard. There is a new book on … Continue reading
Posted in Book review, Nursery industry and events
Tagged Amy Campion, book, Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, HPSO, local interest, pacific northwest, Paul Bonine, PNW, review
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Glimpses from the 2017 Ninth Moon Floral Design Showcase at Lan Su
I have my sweet friend William to thank for the privilege of attending the opening night of this floral extravaganza. It’s an annually occurring event centering on the Chrysanthemum – the flower of the ninth lunar month – and taps … Continue reading
FarWest – 2017
In a week holding the biggest blackout in recent memory, there are also a few highlights. One is FarWest – a landscape/horticulture trade show that once a year brings the best and the brightest to town. It’s a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Nursery industry and events
Tagged #FarWest2017, 2017, cool plants, FarWest, horticulture, hortnews, landscape, landscape trends, nursery industry, trade show
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Princely Pastures
My garden pal Evan – whom some of you might know as The Practical Plant Geek, if you follow his blog (which you should), organized a field trip for us bloggers to famed wholesale nursery Little Prince of Oregon, this … Continue reading
NWFGS 2016 – a doubter’s report
Next week, it is time for the Northwest Flower and Garden show in Seattle again. That means it took me a year to write this post. I apologize. In all honesty, I had a hard time with it, as I … Continue reading
Blogger Appreciation Day at Joy Creek!!!
I admit it – I have been a bit consumed with national politics and the world’s reactions lately. But who can blame me? One nut bag decree issued, after the other… It’s been almost three years since I got my American citizenship. … Continue reading
All in a day’s work…
… a trip to Rare Plant Research. Okay, that was a slight exaggeration. We don’t do this kind of thing every day, but when we do, I really do love my job even more than I normally do. This is … Continue reading
Field trip!!!
Today, two of my favorite merry pranksters (William and Gina) and I, went on a field trip to a little gem of a nursery called Nowlens Bridge Perennials. William has been there many times before, and this time he was interviewing … Continue reading
Hortlandia 2016 – a sure sign of spring!
Yesterday was the first day of the always highly anticipated Hortlandia – the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon’s annual spring plant sale, where area nurseries ply their astonishing and varied abundance. I figured this year, I’d help out a little, … Continue reading
