Tomorrow is the first day of the Earth Monkey 戊申 month which covers the rest of August and a bit of September. When the Monkey comes the change of seasons is accelerated. Summer’s almost gone. Let’s be glad we had it. Things are looking spent in the garden. Most of the evergreens have just done… Read More
January 2015 : Fire Ox Month in the Garden
Walking in Seward Park you can smell the burgeoning fertility of the earth. The ground is wet and springy silencing your steps so you can hear the bossy blue jay in the distance. The fog makes sounds carry strangely so that it’s not clear where they are coming from or how far away they are.… Read More
Camellia Sasanqua “Yuletide”
When I first moved to the PNW I thought of camellias as plants for old ladies’ gardens. To me the camellias were background for the other more important and flashier plants. This is my 20th winter in the PNW and I have learned my lesson. Winter blooming plants and evergreens are some of the most… Read More