Whorled Peas and Other Botanical Musings

Our new home has a 30X10 SW facing sunroom. We heat it to 55 in the winter, but when the sun is out, as it has been this January, with the d...

So Portland has snow about once every 5 years (we had 10in during winter 2003-2004 and basically nothing in between). Last year I think we h...

Late Fall and early Spring are the peak times for tropical Rhodies at Bovees Nursery . I highly recommend ordering something from them if yo...

As always, the view was of another mountain. And, as always, there were the requisite Lupine. Obligatory butterflies (I'm a sucker for t...

Here are some assorted photos of cultivated Cyps. Thanks to the grower for sharing the photos. C acaule C reginae C reginae albolabium C mon...

Fall in S OR is very dry until about October when the rain starts again. Although rain hasn't fallen since May, the streams are still go...