The year of Bees...

Our garden has had more Bees this year!  more blooming plants and flowers have brought the bees.  I know we need them...and it is nice to see all the good they do...just not by my entrance door!( smiling)

My top four favorite Roses for the northwest garden....

My top four favorite Roses for the northwest garden.... 1. Fragrant Cloud, the best for all around scent   and color. 2. Chicago Peace , brilliant yellow and pink buds and blooms. 3. Olympiad, ruby red blooms that appear like velvet. 4. Ruth Alexandra, bright yellow vining spectacular scented blooms, first for blooming early.   These have so much to add to any northwest garden, all make my garden special. ( They are actually my mother's) she has been growing and tending roses for more than sixty years! A delight to see each and every rose bloom!

My top five favorite Iris in the garden....

With the spring season in the northwest comes the arrival of the beauty of the Iris bloom. An all time favorite and I so look forward to the many colors of the day when the Iris start to share those gorgeous blossoms. 1.Cybergrape...great vibrant hue of blue purple. 2. Cat's Eye...a lovely blend of pinks. 3.Blue Shimmer, light blue and edged. 4.Mother Earth, purple and peach falls, splendid! 5. Wabash, white with darker purple falls, exquisite!  A delight of any spring garden in the Pacific Northwest, all grow easily, like shade with a little sunshine...  enjoy your special varieties!

Easter, 2019 Spring blooms..

This weekend brings out so many memories for me. The day was special as a child with a basket full of goodies for my three younger brothers and myself. Colorful and the exact same amount of mainly sweets in each basket. The baskets were usually hidden inside our home as the weather wasn't always cooperating. My mother always had a lovely spring Easter garden. Fresh with the new blooms after a long winter. The daffodils, tulips and primroses were my favorites. This year our primroses were spectacular! I watched for the first blooms after the North West snow. And you guessed, the primrose is still the sweetest and most lovely in the garden! Many of the primroses are over sixty five years old. A truly amazing find in a spring northwest garden...

Spring purple Wood Violets

Wild purple Wood Violets are one of the first blooming flowers in the spring.  They grow easily in most areas, need some water, fairly good soil and modest sunshine.  This variety requires only minimal care, usually self-seeding.  This year the violets started blooming in January and will continue long into late spring.  Easy to grow and enjoy in the northwest gardens...Always a favorite!

Spring Northwest Gardens.

The arrival of Spring in a northwest garden represents the absolute freedom from the cold dark days of winter for our precious gardens.  Daffodils, tulips, crocus, hyacinths, lilies, violets, iris and more awaken to the first glimpse of the sun streaming into the garden.  The same time year after year, amazing how the plants wake up when nature instructs them on their journey of blooming.

Winter in Washington State

Looking out my window today I see the most beautiful clouds, gray, blue, white...getting ready for a predicted wind storm coming in over the ocean. Can't even imagine how these clouds will bring mega rain and wind. The birds and flying, like nothing is changing. A very interesting day indeed. Washington state has so much raw and natural beauty to behold in every season. Today is no exception!  We are so blessed to have winter, even with a wind storm approaching. Just hoping not to lose our electricity! Winter in Washington.

Summer in the Pacific Northwest..

Today is one of the best days we've had in many months. It was such a long, cold and rainy winter in the Pacific Northwest. The garden is abundant and growing. I'm Happy!  Enjoy each and everyday, it is glorious!

Happy Holidays..

Holidays in the Northwest are always beautiful! Decorations and magical lights adorn many plants both indoors and outdoors. I always look forward to the lights on an evening drive. Enjoy the northwest nature each and every day.  Happy Holidays to all!

Bamboo and Peppermint in a Northwest garden. Summer!

Growing Bamboo and Peppermint in a bright and cheerful Northwest garden is very easy yet so wonderful.  Especially when the wind is gentle. The bamboo sways and moves easily on a summer evening giving a sense of peace and tranquility to any garden... and the scent of the peppermint makes for a divine end of the day...

Tide flats of Hood Canal...Washington state.

The lovely Tide Flats of Hood Canal Washington are a bit of a stretch to be called a garden.  They are only visible on a low tide. Today is an extreme low tide, all kinds of plant life are basking in the warm sunshine. Every variety of Seaweed, sea grasses, flowering northwest blooming water plants and more. A true feast for the avid nature explorer... My day is full of these lovely plants that only a few will see on any given day. Nature at its best!

Spring in a Northwest Garden...

Spring in a Northwest garden is perhaps the best time of year. It is the renewal after a long dark winter. The sunshine, blue sky, sweet scent of tulips, daffodils, flowering trees all add to the sparkle and joy of that special first day of spring...I give thanks and gratitude to mother nature for all her glory she gives us in Spring.

Happy Holidays in the Northwest Gardens.... enjoy the cool days of winter...

Pacific Northwest Fall Gardens...

Some of the best color of the Fall season can be found in the Pacific Northwest, usually in September, we can see the most beautiful gold, orange and red leaves on our deciduous trees. Wow...they only way to describe the brilliance of the color. One of my favorite is the dwarf red maple... I can hardly wait!

Chicago Peace Rose, from a Northwest Garden, photo

Northwest garden Chicago Peace Rose....one of the most beautiful! from the garden of Kari Scott. Photo: kariscottmusic.blogspot.com

City container gardens in the Pacific Northwest....

                 City container gardens in the Pacific Northwest....simple and wonderful...photo: gardenshow.com

Woodlawn Park Zoo and Rose Garden, Seattle Washington...

The Rose Garden at the WoodLawn Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington is one of our best summer attractions..Over two and one half acres of beautiful roses, walking paths, trees and shrubs. Everyday is a great day for a visit and a walk in the park.

Pink Iris...staple of a Northwest garden...photo.

Pink Iris....lovely in the Northwest spring garden....Photo: Brecks.com

Northwest Gardens in Washington State, photo

A wonderful smaller space vegetable garden in the northwest area of Washington State. Typical for any private home garden. Photo: www.seattletimes.com

Happy Holidays...Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from   NW gardens.. may you enjoy each and everyday in winter....