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Birrell garden at the Garden Blogger’s Spring Fling

August 20, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

In late July, I was lucky enough to meet up with 70 wonderful and somewhat crazed garden bloggers at the fourth annual Garden Blogger’s Fling, held this year in Seattle. Hosted by Lorene Edwards Forkner of Planted at Home, Marty Wingate of In the Garden with Marty Wingate, Outdoor Living Expert Debra Prinzing, and Mary […]

Filed Under: Garden Tours, Pacific Northwest, Veggies & Edibles

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

Fall colour fallen flat? Blame it on the rain.

October 30, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

Gratuitous baby photo: Lila in the leaves, 6 months old. The autumn colours are pretty spectacular in the Pacific Northwest this year (at least by PNW standards). Sure, normally we get a few weeks of pretty leaves, but it’s nothing compared to the show back east. Which made me wonder: what makes fall colours more […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: autumn colour, fall colour, leaves

Gotta have it: Pheasant’s Tail Grass

September 29, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

Compared to ubiquitous carex and calamagrostis, Anemanthele lessoniana is a less-frequently used ornamental grass (not to mention a bit of a mouthful!). But it deserves wider fame, so I thought it was time to show it some love on the blog. Commonly known as Pheasant’s Tail Grass (and once known as Stipa arundinacea), this is […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Perennials Tagged With: anemanthele lessoniana, cool season grass, ornamental grass, pheasant's tail grass, Stipa arundinacea, warm season grass

Book review: Hardy Succulents

May 16, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

Hardy Succulents in two words: Eye candy. I love the look of succulents: their drama, their modernism. And maybe, just maybe, I covet them because I can’t really grow many of them all that successfully here, even though I’m in practically-balmy Zone 8. So I was really excited to receive a copy of Hardy Succulents: […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Perennials Tagged With: agave, cactus, gardening, hardiness, hardy, hardy succulents, sedum, sempervivum, succulents, Vancouver, zone

Guest post: Top 10 highlights from the 2008 Northwest Flower and Garden Show

March 2, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

As you know, I was too pregnant to make it to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle last week. Thankfully, my friends Caitlin and Owen (aka “O”), the brilliant minds behind garden design group Aloe Designs, made the trip and took notes. This is Caitlin’s report back from the show. Thanks Cait! (P.S.: […]

Filed Under: Events, Inspiration, Pacific Northwest Tagged With: baby bliss flax lily, compost tea, containers, contemporary, edible garden, jamie durie, kitchen gardens, modern planters, monrovia, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, pharm solutions, wates golden pine

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