Paper Lanterns, roses and tea lights. Hope you're outside enjoying the summer or bringing the summer inside when you can't! Happy gardening and growing ..read more

Posting these a little later than in real time. It's almost Summer in the PNW right now. We basically had a few weeks or Spring and then boom Summertime coming ...   Love the busy work of these mason bees. Happy gardening everyone!    ..read more

Crisp days, cool nights and rainy in between. Winters in California are the best! Wishing you wonderful moments outside and good times with your family and friends. Happy holidays!    ..read more

Not sure where September went so fast and how it's already the end of October now too. Hope you're all enjoying the Fall weather. It just began this week in the PNW and it's rainy today which is a welcome relief so far. Happy pumpkin choosing, wreath making and garden readying for the seasonal changes! wreath made with dried hydrangea and garden boxwood. pumpkins from sloat garden center in marin county.     ..read more

Hydrangea, sunflower, and hand carved hearts and dried flowers that I'm using for gifts.    ..read more

One of my favorite things to make are wreaths. I use 20 gauge wire to make a ring reinforcing it by wrapping more wire around it for strength. Then I make small little bouquets and wire those onto the ring, one little bouquet behind the other. You can use fresh flowers from your garden or sometimes I dry the flowers first. Here is a Summer wreath I made with dried flowers from the garden and soft eucalyptus greens from the market. Happy Weekend!    ..read more

It's mid June already and the roses are blooming. We're enjoying the outdoors and taking our time to look for the beauty around us. Everything changes so fast and the garden is no exception. Hope you can spend some time outside in your garden or a public garden soon, it's therapeutic! Thanks for stopping by gardenrooms.   1. our dog enjoying the pond. 2. a Cecil Brunner rose. 3. Rose garden in Marin.  ..read more

It's been a while since I thought about posting photos or writing. I hope this finds you well and good!  We were busy getting this house ready to sell. It had been such a wonderful place to be during the winters. Surrounded by history and beaches and some of our family. We even made new friends that feel like old friends. Times have definitely changed over the last 2 years and quickly.  So we decided to head West again and back to what's familiar. We have a wonderful friend and realtor that helped us so the process flowed and our house found its new people. These simple photos are mo ..read more

It's been a slow summer with steady work to do. We've been outside for a lot of it, working in the garden or walking the parks and beach. Not much physical contact with others. I'm sure that's all part of what is real for most right now. Thinking a lot about how to incorporate native plants into child friendly gardens and hope to write more on that soon. Wishing you all a safe and beautiful Autumn and happy gardening!  making eucalyptus garlands and drying flowers.  ..read more

The time is whizzing by. Just finished a garden redo for a small business that needed an outdoor area for clients to distance while waiting for their services. They had many lovely containers that can be moved around easily in this space. I planted natives to the Pacific NW. I'll share more photos when things have grown in. There is also a small grass area for their adorable shop dogs. Hope you are all well!  Now Open. This Nail Salon is located in NE Portland. on Alberta.  website Nailsnailsnails.com      ..read more