Beneficial bugs play a critical role in contributing to a healthy ecosystem by pollinating our food and flowers, controlling pests and preventing pollution.
Perennial growing to 120cm with ferny green foliage and attractive small yellow flowers. Good for herb gardens, rock gardens, garden edges and garden borders. "Common Tansy". Also known as "Bitter Buttons" and "Golden Buttons". Repels insects. Often grown
Beneficial bugs play a critical role in contributing to a healthy ecosystem by pollinating our food and flowers, controlling pests and preventing pollution.
Feeling a little stir-crazy and not wanting to let a dry morning go to waste, it was time to go for a stroll. Hoping for ID on this vine. I think it's a Trachelospermum? Love the dark winter color. This house has undergone a renovation, I love the wood accents, especially since they're in a place protected from wet. The planter is pretty sweet too, but I see it's already staining the concrete. The back fence has windows, too high to see in – but maybe there's a deck on the other side? This is at the back of the property, nice trellis. As I approached this small tree (?) I thought of the Keebler Elves (okay it's a stretch). What great form! (can anyone ID?).... The leaves are nice too... Then I saw the form was the result of some rather harsh pruning. Then I noticed it's neighbor, the Arctostaphylos. I know this is not a natural shape! Ugh. Why people!? WHY.... There was a happier vision across the street. Behold the silver oak, Quercus hypoleucoides. This is the first time I've really "seen" this tree. Maybe because this was a younger tree that I could actually walk up to and admire the leaves? The silver undersides give it its common name... *sigh* It's just a wee thing... The house it's growing in front of has some great details. The railing along the steps is rusted metal, which plays nicely with the wooden steps. I also appreciate the asymmetrical cut-out in the gate. Wowa! The clash between old Portland housing and new. The new is actually on the street behind the old, this is the backside of it. And the front. It almost looks like a retail building not a residential one. This was one in a series of 3 attached homes. The others had glass doors. Like the fence. Not sure about the arbor, if that's even the right term? Shiny bits at the top. A classic. This photo is more for me than you, unless of course you need to hide a view. This is exactly what I should have done to hide the ugly 2-tone garage behind us. Tall columns of rolled fencing used as a trellis. Brilliant! I wonder what's growing on them? I wanted to take a photo of the ugly construction going up next door (why these were done, I'm thinking) but there were guys crawling all over it working away and I didn't think they'd appreciate posing for a portrait. Moving along...this entire front and side yard was a disaster area, except for the little oasis of loveliness, Finally I'll wrap this part of the walk with a stop by a front garden I originally wrote about on the plant lust blog. Those photos were taken in late summer, I thought I'd see what things look like in winter. to Sexy Arctostaphylos look good no matter the season. I am really quite thrilled at the number of Manzanita I discovered on this walk. People are planting them, and that's a very good thing. All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
Hashing through the images from the Chelsea Flower Show, I continue to pick up on trends…..(which I will share in another post) and some great little ideas that spark my imagination. What little things are peaking you interest? Here is my top 10 list of little ideas that will lead to more interesting things in […]
This morning I was looking at some of the pictures we took of our new kitchen garden just a couple of months ago. I can't believe how much our garden has grown! Come on in the gate and take a look... The lemon thyme that we planted on the sides...
A wonderful collection of Natural History Bee Prints! These Vintage Printable Bees would look lovely framed and hung on a wall together.
Предлагаем поделиться опытом. С нашей стороны делится дизайнер Юля Газизова, большой любитель этой темы. Вдохновляющие фотографии из известных звездных ландшафтов без адаптации под наши условия. А вот опыт под катом личный, подмосковный. И там же один вопрос к сообществу по поводу…
The best 12 mosquito repellent plants that I use every summer are easy to grow. It's easy to get rid of mosquitoes and other flying or biting insects by spraying an insecticide. As we all
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