View attachment 32128 I took advantage of a cooler cloudy day to do a bit of landscape remodeling in front of the Gnome home (which is still under construction as the carpenter (Bob) has a wounded wing (shoulder) and he hasn’t been able to work on the deck and step. I had the little Globe Arborvitae planted in front of the tree stump , but I wanted to use two baby BoBo Hydrangeas too so I moved the Arb to the middle and put the two Hydrangeas on either side. That tree is gone, but the roots... Gnome Home front yard ..read more

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Just for laughs. I wonder if any one else sees the puppy face in this pic. Is it just me or do others see a puppy face with tongue hanging out in this pic ? Like looking at clouds we see images in the sky . Natural pic of peony flower going to seed. View attachment 31502 Same pic outlined with pen adding puppy details following the natural lines on the flower with fuzzy face and tongue hanging out. What do you think ? View attachment 31504 ..read more

It has its first bloom this morning, and will soon have more. The color the camera shows is much lighter in shade than the real color. The real color is a very deep burgundy, but not the same as my other burgundy roses. View attachment 31456 I used some old lawn mower handles [aka 'garden junque'] as a trellis of sorts since it was laying on the ground. It might be a climber? The bloom is smaller than my tea roses ..read more

Today is the day I’ve been dreaming of since last fall! We moved this lovely Chamaecyparis to a new, better location. We dug and dug, no small feat; and put it into a big hole that was once a pine tree stump. The pine was removed in 2009, and it was in the middle of my ornamental bed, so I decided against having the stump ground out. Over the years, I have had a big pot sitting on the stump with various combinations of annuals. Last summer I realized the stump was really decomposing and I... Transplanted our Chamaecyparis today ..read more

Hi! I got this little white fir (apps say it's common juniper, etc.). But it looks pretty sad. If it's not dead, maybe there is something I can do to improve the little tree/shrub? Thank you ..read more

Some of our roses are blooming, and are so welcome! Sophie View attachment 30871 Marie Pavie View attachment 30872 Bibi Mazoon View attachment 30871 View attachment 30872 View attachment 30873 Aloha View attachment 30874 All of our roses are own-root, not grafted. Grafted roses are short lived perennials here, but fortunately there is a wide variety of own root roses ..read more

Hybrid tea new official rose of the rose festival…HEART of Portland. Fruity fragrance available at Portland nursery has a fruity fragrance. https://www.hereisoregon.com/experi...ivals-official-rose-is-heart-of-portland.html View attachment 30371 ..read more

It seems that the United Nations has declared Neem (Azadirachta indica) as "The Tree of the 21st Century". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem This tree is a native of Southern Pakistan, and recently has also been declared as the official tree of our Sindh province. It has been known for centuries as "nature's pharmacy". Extract of this tree is mainly used as insecticide, as well as a fungicide. It also repels termites wherever it is... NEEM TREE - UN's Tree of the 21st Century ..read more

Normally, I would not be real concerned, but this black walnut is between my house and my kids' house, and if it falls, could take out either house. This morning, I noticed that there are what looks like woodpecker holes at about knee or hip high around my large black walnut tree. The holes are seeping lots of sap and the bugs are enjoying it, so it is already coming out of dormancy for spring. They are not totally around the tree, but more than halfway around the tree. Personally, I... Black Walnut Tree has damages ..read more