Tag Archives: Native plants

If you can’t plant a tree, plant a rain garden!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by annamadeit

As our world is warming, more and more water evaporates. And, as we all learned in physics class, what goes up must sooner or later come down. As Portland is bracing for at least a week of more or less … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Environment, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged Design, East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, guide lines, Native plants, NECN, rain garden, storm water, workshop | 10 Comments

Garden tidings, September 2013

Posted on September 16, 2013 by annamadeit

Did you know that over 50 of the world’s 165, or so, species of lupine can be found here in the Pacific Northwest? Well, I didn’t either, until quite recently. I love seeing the blue expanses of it covering the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged Bloom Day, cactus flower, Corokia cotoneaster, Foliage Follow-up, green flowers, Lupine albifrons, mountain meadow, Native plants, Pacific Northwest | 13 Comments

Speaking of natives…

Posted on August 1, 2011 by annamadeit

Spent the day on Mt Hood, and reveled in the exuberant abundance of plant life on the mountain meadows.

Posted in Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged Cascades, Mt Hood, Native plants, Nature, Pacific Northwest | 6 Comments

Go wild, and fill it with natives!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by annamadeit

I suggested this to a friend who was preparing to, once again, mow the sunny square of grass covering his back yard. It’s not that he particularly likes the grass, he said, but it’s there and it is relatively simple … Continue reading →