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BluebellsTweet Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta – Bluebells or English Bluebells are a wonderful spring flowering...by Seattle-Charlie on May 11, 2013 1:50 AM -
WisteriaTweet Wisteria I have arbors on three sides of my porch and have Wisteria sinensis (10 years old) on one as...by Seattle-Charlie on May 6, 2013 10:37 PM
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Miss Kim Korean Lilac
Tweet Miss Kim Korean Lilac The reason for choosing Miss Kim Korean Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’) is that it blooms later than most lilacs extending the season for your lilacs, it is one of the most fragrant lilacs (even more fragrant than roses), and it has a more compact growth habit making [...]
Events in Seattle
Tweet Northwest Folklife Festival The Northwest Folklife Festival is an annual event that includes: folk and traditional music, arts, and crafts that take place over the Memorial Day weekend in Seattle Washington at the Seattle Center. It brings together an estimated 250,000 visitors, 1,800 volunteers, and more than 6,000 musicians, and other performers. Admission is [...]
Peonies
Tweet Peonies Peonies rival the rose for beauty and fragrance, and they are really easy to grow. Peonies can be divided into two types: herbaceous or garden peonies (Paeonia lactiflora) and tree peonies (Paeonia suffruticosa). Intersectional peony hybrids, or Itoh varieties, are crosses of herbaceous and tree peonies. Garden peonies grow to heights between 2 [...]
Bluebells
Tweet Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta – Bluebells or English Bluebells are a wonderful spring flowering bulb with a clump forming habit. Leaves are linear to lance shaped and dark glossy green in color. They will reach a length of 8 to 18 inches. The flowers bell shaped, borne in umbels of 6 to 12, typically mid-blue [...]
Skimmia
Tweet Skimmia Skimmia has handsome dark green leaves, showy white spring flowers that are fragrant, and attractive bright red berries that combine to make this an ideal plant for your understory, protected, or shaded areas. Skimmia’s are especially nice plants for borders, or foundation plantings. The growth habit is compact and bushy. The dark green [...]
Cotoneasters
Tweet Cotoneasters The genus Cotoneaster includes some of the most useful and beautiful hardy shrubs. They range from compact groundcovers to very large specimens; their foliage may be evergreen or deciduous; and frequently they bear fruits, which may be red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, or black. Cotoneasters possess many ornamental traits and are easy to [...]
Add Coral Bells for the interesting foliage
Tweet Add Coral Bells for the interesting foliage Heuchera is commonly called Coral Bells or Alumroot. They are native to North America and are a quickly growing family of beautiful perennials with many new cultivars and hybrids being introduced every day. Predominately they are grown for their stunning foliage, but they do flower and my [...]
Goal
Tweet Goal The goal is to walk 5 miles each day. Increasing daily exercise is a core element in my weight loss program, walking is central to that. My research found that the guideline for a moderate walking program for me as 13,200 steps per day. My average stride length is approximately 2 feet long. [...]
Loosing Weight
Tweet Loosing Weight Good News: I lost a pound when I weighed in on Monday. Again it doesn’t sound like much when you say it out loud, but I am starting to feel it, I am starting to visualize my goal. The biggest success is that my blood sugars are now in the normal range. [...]
