wreath Here on the early days of fall you can definitely feel the change of seasons. Fall color is just starting to kick in and lots of things are starting to fade. I consciously planted this garden with fall interest in mind, a lesson I learned at the Miller Garden, but signs of fall are slow to come. It will be about another few weeks before it really looks like fall. For me, this is the time I don’t always like how the garden looks so I have a few things I like to do so th

Chairs Now that the holidays are over and the new year has begun we can start to look forward. I have no resolutions other than to do more of the same. Maybe stopping a little more often to enjoy what I’m doing. I have managed to clear my future schedule of a few obligations which I hope will provide the time to stop and smell the roses or whatever is in bloom or at least sit in some of the chairs I have throughout the garden. I managed to get the garden put to bed (more or l

Seattle waterfront I’ve had the opportunity over the last several years to escort a number of horticultural tours, both domestic and international. I just completed a tour in my own back yard. I put together a tour for the Pacific Horticulture Society of the Seattle area gardens. Having worked as the head gardener for the Miler Garden in Seattle I had contacts to some of the finest gardens in the Northwest. I have visited all these gardens in the past but never with a large g

Relax Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun. We are a little past the official dog days but here in the Northwest the weather matches the description. In short this is a way to say we are taking the week off. Nothing is on the