Early April garden

The front yard is starting to feel a little bit lush.




A newly weeded back yard!

The roses were fertilized and freshly mulched this morning.

so pretty.

This morning I spied these new fire glow Euphorbia shoots appearing! It's alive!



Bulbs coming up through sedums....I love seeing my vision happen.

These green shoots will be orange daylilies.

These colors knock me out.

Signs of Life on a Sunny day in Seattle

Seems like today brought our first really sunny day in Seattle this year! Signs of life abound...

I threw some bulbs underground here in the middle of winter...I can't remember what they are...but they are coming up!

Jon & I planted this ring of narcissis & tulips together around our pear tree.

The first to bloom of this type of narcissis...love it.


The rose is budding out red.


I thought this honeycomb buddleja was a goner for sure this winter. Just seemed dead. Today it proved me wrong and I am so excited!

A corkscrew willow branch Jon & I stuck in the ground has also survived! This will grown to a 35' tree.

These grasses were gorgeous all winter long.

Quite an early sunny bunch.

Iris nestled behind a rock in the front yard. Hope they bloom this year.

Hydrangeas leafing out.

The red alien like figures under the allium sprouts are leaves of a gorgeous red peony. Unlikely to bloom for a few years since we moved it...but I am happy to see it's growing!

Another one I thought bit the dust this winter has come alive...a pretty Snowbud tree.

Patches of alliums...these are going to knock me out with their blooms in a couple months. Stay tuned.


The heathers in the front yard have turned out to be the purple Erica! These do really well here & I am happy to have them be this variety.












Leafing out near the moss patch is the Dicentra...Bleeding hearts. sigh.

Spring bulbs in a snowy March

I've been excited to see the spring bulbs emerging. All year will likely prove a surprise as plants show me they survived last summer's transplant. Daylilies, Narcissus, Tulips, Allium and Surprise lilies.

Goddesses..teach me how to be so beautiful!

The goddesses of my autumn garden. Mophead Hydrangeas. I couldn't be happier with them.