Love it. Want it. Need it. It being the Forest Roll from the ever-playful Aguiniga Design. Via NotCot.
Reader garden featuring Cotoneaster bullatus
I got the most wonderful e-mail from a reader in Victoria the other day. (Victoria is southeast of Vancouver, across the Straight of Georgia. I think that when gardeners die they go to Victoria; it’s a very mild Zone 9, and a lovely city to garden and live in.) Anyway. Pat wrote in response to […]
Looking for love? Plant a peach tree.
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the Golden Boar (or Fire Pig, which just doesn’t sound as catchy). It’s supposed to be an extra lucky year. Chinese New Year in Vancouver is huge. Because of our large Asian population, there are events and celebrations everywhere you go – even the Safeway had a […]
Eva Solo: Danish design for outdoor living
So I just crawled out from under my rock and discovered Eva Solo, launched in 1997 as an offshoot of a 60-year old Danish company. Driven by design duo Claus and Henrik, Eva Solo makes sweet product magic. I am pretty much in love with each of their products – and there are many in […]
Hallelujah, gardening season is upon us!
Even if you’re not into Valentine’s Day, as a gardener, you gotta love it. Sure, it’s still cold and rainy, but the days are getting longer (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). For me, Valentine’s Day marks a turning point: I can stick stuff in the ground. In my USDA Zone 8b garden, I’m planting […]
NW Flower and Garden Show
Just a reminder to BC and Washington State dwellers that the Northwest Flower and Garden Show starts today and runs through February 18. I’m not going to make the trek this year, but it’s always a great place to get inspired and drop some coin. If you’re so inclined…
Happy Valentine’s day
Crocuses aren’t usually the flower that immediately springs to mind when I think of Valentine’s Day. But according to the Royal Horticultural Society, Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, is also known as St. Valentine’s Rose. I looked it up, and found this here: Crocuses flower around Valentine’s Day. Krokos was the Greek name for the […]
Fun with the Rooter Pot
Lee Valley carries this neat little system called The Rooter Pot, which is essentially a fancy version of the traditional air layering method of propagating cuttings. Basically, it allows you to create a good-sized plant from a stem or branch of another. You choose your stem, wound it, slap some root stimulator on the wound, […]