I wonder if there can be a single art lover who hasn't been touched by Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) fiercely colorful and deeply pers...

I feel like I need to rinse the palate after my last, slightly acerbic post... so here are pictures of the cutest display of the containe...

...is all the tchotchkes, knickknacks, baubles and other trinkets available (and not just at the Northwest one; the Scandinavian shows a...

Above, the lights are tested before the media and judges arrive; there are still some white buckets, brooms and watering cans in the displa...

The Arboretum Foundation show garden on the first building day on Saturday. This year's garden is called 'Birdsong', displayi...

Sooty catkins of black pussy willow, Salix melanostachys. I was trying to find more information about black pussywillows, but was blo...

... is blue skies, and spring. Soft, new grass under my toes, and the smell of swelling buds of any colour or sort. I'm not too pick...

Winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum - a bit worn down by the ice storm, but still spreading its sunny fragrance in the cold.  Despite b...

Everything over here is covered with a layer of ice, including these stunning beautyberries in my neighbour's garden... Our Pacif...