Whorled Peas and Other Botanical Musings

Acer griseum Eupatorium purpureum Davidia involucrata Liquidamber Sarracenia Leucophylla Stewartia pseudocamellia Our Xmas Cactus, Schlumber...

Finally got to the stage where we put the decking on this weekend! Over the last few weeks I built a pergola frame. Shown are the painted ...

Portland was dismally coated in eternal cloud cover today which encouraged us to tread elsewhere. Passing Government camp, the clouds broke...

It was HOT in Portland, so I woke up at 5am and drove to Mt Hood. It was only in the 70s up high, which was still a bit warmer than I would ...

The view leaving Lake Bolan. The California Lilac filled the air with a sweet fragrance. Our bog is still where we left it. Last year we saw...

So we headed to Southern Oregon to grab some seeds before the winter and to visit Lake Bolan, which was snowed in this June. The lake is at ...