Design | Gardening in My Rubber Boots

Feb 17

Northwest Flower & Garden Show Opens This Week!

I’ve been anxiously waiting for the start of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show (NWFGS) since the first day of winter. For me, this is the beginning of the gardening season. It gets me out of my winter slump and inspires me to spend time outside in my jungle. Read more

Feb 11

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My Garden Show Favorites

I’m heading back to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in a couple of hours – it’ll be my last visit. This makes me sad but I’m exhausted. Before I go, I thought I’d pass along some of my garden show favorites from the display gardens. These are the features in the gardens that spoke to me most.

First, a little video of the water drums. How cool would it be to have these in your garden? Read more

May 5

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There’s Something for Everyone at Jennings

Today was my first day volunteering at Jennings – one of the Snohomish County Master Gardener demonstration gardens. As an Intern Master Gardener I will complete 16 hours of volunteer time in this garden. If it was closer to my house I’d be there all the time – it’s that amazing.

Not only are the garden “rooms” unique and charming, but they includes space saving techniques like vertical gardening, straw bale gardening and stacked raised beds. It was hard to catch the charm in photos, but I still wanted to share a slideshow of the different gardens, trellises, arbors, pathways and plants.

: Walking up to the Jennings demonstration garden

: Welcome! This beautiful arbor was built by an Eagle Scout

: Succulent garden

: Succulents planted in the block holes

: Blood Veined Sorrels

: Lime & burgundy garden

: Love these pea trellises

: Beautiful, rustic & recycled walkway

: View back to the front entrance

: New fence around the perennial garden

: Perennial garden – my favorite

: Charming Sedum combo

: Native landscape

: Espalier apple trees

: Dry creek bed & grass garden

: Arbor & red benches – view of perennial & veggie gardens

: All American Garden

: Little spot to rest on the potting shed porch

: Blue arbor in the All American Garden

: Sweet little lettuce bed – Food Bank Garden

: The first of MANY vertical trellises for veggies

: Vertical veggie garden

: Vertical veggie garden & bench

: Potato plantings & vertical gardens

: Vertical gardening

: Vertical veggie garden trellises

: Pea arbor

: View of the Food Bank veggie garden & potting shed

: View of the veggie garden & perennial garden

The Jennings demo garden is located at 6915 Armar Road in Marysville and is open to the public. Master Gardener volunteers will be on site to answer questions every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9-1 (May – September). It’s well worth the trip.

Apr 2

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Heaven = Wine Country & Gardens

This past weekend we visited the San Francisco area for the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show and to visit Sonoma. The first series of pictures were taken at the show. If you missed it this year then you should really check it out next year. It’s full of garden ideas, inspiration, shopping, seminars and shopping. Oh wait, I already said shopping…

Lately, I’ve been feeling like I need to add more art & sculptures to my garden. I’m missing the small details. That’s why most of my pictures are of items that inspired me and should help me pick affordable art to add to my garden. The second set of pictures were taken at Cornerstone right outside of Sonoma. It’s a beautiful shopping area full of art and display gardens. It’s a must see when visiting Sonoma.

The last set of pictures are of wine tasting at Ravenswood and Chateau St. Jean wineries. We also walked up & down Lombard Street in San Francisco. Just because it was there.