I did the everything I could get to on the winterizing front. The pots were huddled by the south side of the house, the were bananas wrapped, the really tender stuff was relocated inside the house. Now all I have to do is resist the urge to declare winter over at the first [...]

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I didn’t believe winter weather was ever really going to hit Portland this year. Our low temperatures have been in the 40s. I had good intentions, but was putting off my winterizing plans until my vacation all last week, but then I got hit with the flu and didn’t manage to pull off [...]

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Some of the trees are naked, but there’s still plenty of garden eye-candy in Mid-November. Either I have done an excellent job of planting more winter interest, or it is not really winter yet (it’s the latter).
I had honestly hoped for more out of my Gunnera this year. I built a bog just [...]

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I am in search of a greenhouse this year. I hadn’t planned on being a greenhouse type gardener, but then this year I started buying containers and non-hardy plants. At the time, I told myself I was fine with treating them as long-lasting cut flowers, and if they made it through the winter, [...]

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