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Archives for February 2009

Thimble gardens

February 25, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

How much do I adore these sweet, sweet thimble gardens over at the gorgeously eclectic Resurrection Fern. SWOON. I’ve also never seen snails look so beautiful.

Filed Under: Indoors, Inspiration Tagged With: moss, thimble garden

I’m in Sunset!

February 24, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

Sunset magazine is showing Heavy Petal some love yet again. Woot! Heavy Petal appears in their March 2009 issue alongside some totally rad blogs – Housemartin, Beyond the Lawn, Garden Bliss, Victory Home Garden, and Orangette to name but a few. Sunset, I love you!

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: press, sunset magazine

Top 10 Highlights from the Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2009

February 20, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

There’s always so much to take in at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, and this year’s – possibly the last ever – was no exception. But where to focus your energy? Here’s what stood out for me. 1. Japanese fusion. There’s something so very Pacific Northwest about modern minimalism-meets-Japanese tradition. One could almost say […]

Filed Under: Events, Inspiration, Pacific Northwest

Sneak Peek! Display gardens of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2009

February 17, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I took the media tour of the display gardens at Seattle’s Northwest Flower and Garden Show today, and wow – what a trip! I’ve never seen a garden show in its assembly phase (although I’ve participated in disassembly). It’s great to see the gardens before the Show actually opens; you don’t have to fight through […]

Filed Under: Events, Green Gardening & Living, Inspiration, Pacific Northwest Tagged With: drought tolerant plants, green roofs, green walls, native plants, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Sustainability, water conservation

Last-ever Northwest Flower and Garden Show starts February 18, 2009

February 15, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

From the 2008 Show: Under the Arbor display garden. The Northwest Flower and Garden Show, held in downtown Seattle’s convention center, starts Wednesday, February 18 and runs through Sunday, February 22. I’m heading down tomorrow to cover the event. I’m lucky enough to be able to attend a media “sneak peek” of the always-fabulous display […]

Filed Under: Events, Pacific Northwest Tagged With: Northwest Flower and Garden Show, seattle

Berries in the winter garden

February 8, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

Photinia davidiana (David’s Christmas berry) is a tough evergreen plant that also has white flowers in early summer. I last wrote about how hardscaping can make your garden in winter – and year round, for that matter. I still maintain that the hard landscape makes the biggest overall impact on the garden in winter, but […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Perennials, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: berries, gardening for winter interest, winter gardening

Hardscaping in the winter garden

February 5, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Even covered in snow, a bench is a focal point that provides a resting place for the eye and reminds us of peaceful reflection. [Photo: sarae on Flickr.] The experts are constantly exhorting us to add winter interest to our gardens. “Emphasize structure,” is a popular refrain. “Think about hedges, arbours and other permanent landscape […]

Filed Under: Garden Design Tagged With: Garden Design, gardening for winter interest, hardscaping, structure, winter gardening

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