What's New
In this index you will find everything new and updated in the last six months.
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Acanthus spinosus SPINY BEAR'S BREECHES
August 30, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Perennials
Big Flower Baskets Sitting in a Tree
I find the combination appealing, the trees dressed up in flowers while the blossoms look extraordinary under the tree canopy.
August 23, 2010
Articles and News
Muck About
Focus on the Pottery
August 23, 2010
Muck About Blog
Garden Conservancy Tour in Olympia
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days will be in Olympia, Washington on August 21, 2010.
August 17, 2010
Articles and News
Muck About
Asarina! Asarina!
August 10, 2010
Muck About Blog
Guess Flower Contest XVII
August's flower is ready to be identified. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
August 2, 2010
Special Features
Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii'
BLACK STEM ELEPHANT EAR
August 1, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Bulbs
Chiastaphyllum, What's Not to Love?
Why is this wonderful six-inch high perennial not better known?
July 29, 2010
Articles
Brachyglottis compacta
CASTLEPOINT DAISY
July 22, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Shrubs
Clematis 'Jackmanii' JACKMAN'S CLEMATIS
July 20, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Vines
Muck About
Why Gardening?
July 19, 2010
Muck About Blog
Lilium 'Olympic Star'
ORIENTAL LILY
July 6, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Bulbs
Guess Flower Contest XVII
July's flower is ready to be identified. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
July 3, 2010
Special Features
Muck About
Ode to the Red, White and Blue.
July 2, 2010
Muck About Blog
Coleus: Rainbow Foliage for Containers and Gardens
Rogers writing is as bright as the electric-leaved photos it accompanies.
June 29, 2010
Book Review
Hebe odora 'New Zealand Gold' BOXLEAF HEBE
June 20, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Shrubs
Clematis 'Odoriba'
SCARLET CLEMATIS
June 19, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Vines
Clematis montana var. rubens 'Freda'
ANEMONE CLEMATIS
June 18, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide—Vines
Lithodora diffusa 'White Star'
June 15, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Shrubs
Winner of Guess Flower Contest XVI
Announcing the winner for contest number sixteen.
June 13, 2010
Special Features
Guess Flower Contest XVII
June begins contest 17, that will give one flower per month for the next three months. Try your hand at identifying a flower each month. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
June 1, 2010
Special Features
Primula x polyanthus 'Green Lace'
PRIMROSE
May 26, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Perennials
Muck About
New posts on Muck About.
May 20, 2010
Muck About Blog
Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'
REDVEIN ENKIANTHUS
May 3, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Shrubs
Guess Flower Contest XVI
Part 3 out of 3. If you didn't get a chance to answer April's flower you can still try to identify May's flower. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
May 1, 2010
Special Features
Camellia sinensis 'Variegata'
TEA TREE
April 18, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Shrubs
Codonopsis clematidea
BONNET BELLFLOWER
April 15, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Vines
Muck About
New posts on Muck About. Everything from sweet to stink fragrance, favorite plants, what's in bloom and vegetable music.
April 15, 2010
Muck About Blog
Top Ten Plants for Color by Charles Price and Glenn Withey
Series: Garden writers from around the Pacific Northwest agreed to share with us a list of their top ten plants with a brief explanation why they made their list.
More Top Ten Plant Lists:
Ciscoe Morris
Kym Pokorny
Lisa Albert
Lucy Hardiman
Mary Robson
Scott Conner
Wendy Tweten
April 3, 2010
Articles
Muck About
New posts on Muck About.
April 3, 2010
Muck About Blog
Guess Flower Contest XVI
Part 2 out of 3. If you didn't get a chance to answer March's flower you can still try to identify April's flower. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
April 1, 2010
Special Features
Rhododendron orbiculare
ROUND-LEAF RHODODENDRON
March 22, 2010
Plant Gallery and Growing Guide -- Shrubs
Is It a Slug, a Fly, or a Wasp?
You see, a pear slug isn't really a slug, it's a sawfly.
March 9, 2010
Articles
Who's Spitting in the Garden?
Relax! It's just a tiny bug whipping up a white honeydew froth.
March 7, 2010
Articles
Butterflies
Jeanne talks about the butterflies at the 2010 Northwest Flower and Garden Show.
February 17, 2010
Muck About Blog
Guess Flower Contest XVI
March's flower is up and ready to identify. Try your hand at identifying a flower each month. All correct answers are entered in a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate from Joy Creek Nursery.
February 17, 2010
Special Features
Winner of Guess Flower Contest XV
Announcing the winner for contest number fifteen.
February 17, 2010
Special Features
Miss Snippy Springs Ahead
Miss Snippy makes an appearance on Muck About.
February 16, 2010
Muck About Blog
A Sprinkle of Winter Flowers
Currently, an additional cheery winter flower in the garden is churning out the most delectable fragrance.
February 15, 2010
Muck About Blog
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Show
Three Roaring Good Gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show.
February 3, 2010
Articles
Judges Vote for Outstanding Gardens
The judges awarded seven Gold Awards, six Silver Awards, seven Bronze Awards and two Crystal Awards to the regional creators.
February 3, 2010
Articles
Winter's Secret Garden
The winter garden doesn't need to be a dreary reminder of the gray surrounding us.
December 28, 2009
Articles