February 2016

  • Article

    Does Spring Play Favorites?

    Spring has a mind of it's own, and it seems to favor Washington State over Wisconsin. See what's blooming in transplant Linda O'Connell's Whidbey Island garden!

  • Article

    Winter Bark

    Kevin Kelly shows us how beautiful winter bark really is! 

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Totally Free Online Vegetable Garden Planners

    As far as I can tell, we're all going to need a leg up. Here's where a cheat sheet comes in handy.

  • Article

    Recipes featuring Pulses

    Having been a vegetarian for over 40 years, I have a large repertoire of recipes featuring legumes: beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas, etc. I have written a number of recipes…

  • Article

    Grow Beans in this Year’s Garden

    In my last post I wrote about pulses being the international crop of the year and said that i would talk about some beans to grow and sources for a…

  • Article

    Love at First Bloom

    Today we have a love story from Irvin and Pauline. Once upon a time, there was a camellia...

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    Tall Bearded Iris

    Iris Germanica

    Large blossoms, late bloom season. Standards violet-purple, with bronze edging. White zonal spot. Striking in the garden.

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    Border Bearded Iris

    Iris Germanica

    Huge yellow beards on black purple, cup- shaped falls. Dark purple standards are only a shade lighter. Sweet fragrance.

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    ‘Lavender Bounty’ Siberian iris

    Iris Siberica

    Gently ruffled lavender-pink flowers. Tall slender blades of foliage remain lovely all summer long.

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    Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

    Iris Germanica

    Small stature. Rosy purple blossoms; radiating lines from lilac beards.