The mossy, old boiler house, slowly sinking into the water-logged ground... * This morning, an article about the historic Winters House in ...

Helleborus argutifolius 'Pacific Frost' * It is a pity I didn't take photos of this variegated Corsican Helleborus , Helleborus...

* Walking past the stately, century-old houses that fill the residential area of Capitol Hill in Seattle, these magnificent two monkey puzz...

There's always gonna be obstacles. The thing is, you don't let those obstacles determine where you go. * -Pearl Fryar - Yesterday e...

White tree peonies, their golden anthers shimmering against the milky white petals flecked with rosy pink. * On my early morning walks, I...

* Primrose, auricula, polyanthus... don't ask me about the differences between these little spring bloomers, as I'm not sure how the...

* We don't express nature, we express our relations to nature. The fact of creating is the expression of nature. -Adaline Kent (1900-19...

Trillium gradiflorum 'Floro plenum' in full bloom in my garden. Every nodding flower is like a perfect miniature camellia - or not q...

The road to the Hoh Rainforest winds through the wet, moss-coated forests, giving a inkling of the wilder things to come... A never-ending ...

The lemony white Erythronium citrinum , citrus or cream fawn lily, is native to Oregon and northwest California. * I've been sneaking ...