A perfect little snow gum – Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp niphophila. Thanks for the ID on the subspecies, Sean Hogan !
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A perfect little snow gum – Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp niphophila. Thanks for the ID on the subspecies, Sean Hogan !
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A match made in heaven: snow gum, with lovely silvery foliage, paired with Senecio grayi ‘Sunshine’. Good together because they are happy in the same conditions. And this is one challenging spot: surrounded by concrete and facing
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A match made in heaven: snow gum, with lovely silvery foliage, paired with Senecio grayi ‘Sunshine’. Good together because they are happy in the same conditions. And this is one challenging spot: surrounded by concrete and facing
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On the other side of the front walk are more snow gums, underplanted with spurge – Euphorbia characias ssp wulfenii. It’s another great evergreen and drought-tolerant pair. The drawback to these spurges is that they need periodic
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On the other side of the front walk are more snow gums, underplanted with spurge – Euphorbia characias ssp wulfenii. It’s another great evergreen and drought-tolerant pair. The drawback to these spurges is that they need periodic
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Star jasmine (so fragrant!) is planted on the south and east fences to create privacy for this inner courtyard, and sunny golden box honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida ’Baggeson’s Gold’) warms up the industrial gray color of the b
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Star jasmine (so fragrant!) is planted on the south and east fences to create privacy for this inner courtyard, and sunny golden box honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida ’Baggeson’s Gold’) warms up the industrial gray color of the b
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Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) does surprisingly well in containers. This Oregon native is evergreen, flowers in late winter and is super-fragrant. And, should you require a plant in an urban setting that’s prickly (if you can imagin
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Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) does surprisingly well in containers. This Oregon native is evergreen, flowers in late winter and is super-fragrant. And, should you require a plant in an urban setting that’s prickly (if you can imagin
I bike around town a lot gawking at gardens. Some of them are on my radar, and I’ll go out of my way to check on them regularly and see how they’re maturing. This garden, at the offices of Holst Architecture, at SE 8th and Ankeny, has been a joy to watch since it was first planted, late in 2004. Click on the slideshow, above, to see a series of photos. It’s about seven years old now and, according to its creator, …
