May 31, 2019
If you’ve ever been on our Facebook or Instagram feeds, you’ll know that this plant is no stranger to us. Birch Hybrid Bellflower (Campanula x ‘Birch Hybrid’) is a showy evergreen perennial that blooms over a long season from mid-spring through summer. The purple-blue flowers are cup shaped and cover almost the entire plant which… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Evergreen Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig. Labeled as bellflower, birch hybrid bellflower, birch hybrid campanula, birch's bellflower, campanula, campanula birch hybrid, evergreen perennial, perennial flowers, perennials, plant of the month.
May 10, 2019
Jack Frost Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’) is a herbaceous perennial that has green, heart shaped foliage overlaid with a silvery lacework pattern. Small, light blue flowers rise above the foliage and add even more color in the spring. This plant can be used en masse to create a bright groundcover or used as an… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig, Shade Gardens, Variegated Foliage. Labeled as brunnera, brunnera macrophylla, brunnera macrophylla jack frost, emerald mist brunnera, jack frost brunnera, jack frost siberian bugloss, looking glass brunnera, plant of the month, plants that bloom in may, silver heart brunnera, spring blooming plants, variegated brunnera.
April 5, 2019
Magnolia’s (for the most part) bloom on bare wood making this a stunning plant to see in the spring landscape. They come in various sizes from large multi-trunked shrubs, small to large trees, and some can even be trained as espalier’s against walls and fences. Before they bloom, they’re easily identified by their fuzzy flower… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig. Labeled as black tulip magnolia, columnar magnolia, deciduous magnolia, elizabeth magnolia, evergreen magnolia, galaxy magnolia, late spring blooming magnolia, little gem dwarf southern magnolia, magnolia, magnolia acuminata 'yellow bird', magnolia grandiflora 'little gem', magnolia x 'elizabeth, magnolia x 'galaxy', magnolia x 'vulcan', magnolia x soulangiana 'jurmag1', magnolias for large spaces, magnolias for small spaces, plant of the month, spring blooming plants, summer blooming magnolia, vulcan magnolia, washington park arboretum, yellow bird magnolia.
March 14, 2019
Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant) is an evergreen fern which is native to our area. It’s one of those immediately recognizable plants in our area due to its upward growing, reddish tinged fronds and black stems this time of year. It actually has 2 different kinds of fronds; the reproductive fronds, which are deciduous, and the… Read more >
Organized under Evergreen Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig, Shade Gardens. Labeled as blechnum spicant, deer fern, evergreen fern, fern frond, native fern, native plants, northwest native plants, pacific northwest natives, plant of the month.
February 14, 2019
Sarcococca, also known as Sweet Box, is a winter blooming favorite. The glossy, evergreen foliage is always welcome around this time of year when many other plants lack the greenery we so crave in winter time. While its foliage is a nice sight, the tiny white flowers are why we chose this as plant of… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Evergreen Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig, Water-wise Gardening, Winter Gardens. Labeled as evergreen for shade, evergreen shrub, february plant of the month, fragrant, plant of the month, plant of the month february, sarcococca, sarcococca confusa, sarcococca hookeriana humilis, sarcococca hookeriana var digyna purple stem, sarcococca ruscifolia, sarcococca ruscifolia var chinensis, sweet box.
Plant of the Month: Birch Hybrid Bellflower
Plant of the Month: Jack Frost Brunnera 
Plant of the Month: Magnolia 
Plant of the Month: Deer Fern 
Plant of the Month: Sarcococca 
