A photo of a standard dwarf bearded iris, wait for me. Yellow iris, with heavily veined purple falls.

A photo of a very beat up iris confusa. A small purple iris with white and yellow markings in the center of the bloom.

A photo of a tulip in bloom, I think this is absalom. I am always surprised when it comes back as it is not planted in the best place. I may finally get around to tagging it and relocating it this year! Anyway, this ane is a deep red broken tulip with copper and mauve tones.

A photo of the iris tegan! Rove this little guy, beautiful aqua color on the falls, and fluffy yellow beards.

Blooms today! Did a ton of work in the garden today, really getting settled into spring and allllllll the work ahead! 🌱🌷

Oh no! But the upside is that's an amazing picture!

A photo of an Arabella clematis bloom, a steely blue and violet five petal bloom with white anthers.

A photo of an Arabella clematis bloom, a steely blue and violet five petal bloom with white anthers.

Nom clematis alert! I fell in absolute love with this wonderful steely blue and violet clematis bloom Arabella today at the Rogerson's clematis garden up near Portland. 🌷🌱

A photo of a black parrott tulip bloom. A deep reddish purple bloom with ruffled edges in the sun.

A photo of three different tulip blooms, a dark single not yet open, a dark purple double just beginning to open, and a bright pink and white double on its way out.

A photo of my crazy peony circle bed. Currently filled with peony foliage, a Blackbird euphorbia, tulips and some bluebells, soon this will be a mass of red charm peonies!

A photo of what I call the conifer bed, with its new trellis. Various conifer trees and perennial shrubs with small purple violets make up this bed. Hoping those wee clematis in the middle hurry up and climb that trellis before the honeysuckle takes over completely!

Garden time! Please excuse my sad underwatered conifers, I stress them a bit to keep them from taking off! 🌱🌷

I loved this book! Had no idea there was a movie! Thank you for sharing ♥️♥️♥️

A photo of the lilac primrose in bloom. White blooms from yellow buds, lovely fragrance.

A photo of an evergreen climbing hydrangea newly planted on a newly completed trellis.

A photo of a calycanthus athena in bloom. This one makes small green blooms, that smell of pineapple. A truly neat little shrub.

A photo of a dark pink pacific coast iris, with deep purple veining and lighter pink areas.

Some blooms on this weird windy, sunny, rainy day. Lilac primrose, an evergreen climbing hydrangea newly planted, calycanthus athena in bloom with its pineapple scented green blooms, and lastly a pacific coast iris. 🌷🌱

A photo of a black and white cat drinking from a very dirty pond as seen through some foliage.

A photo of tulip La Delicatesse in bloom, a double bloom of yellow and deep red and pink striped petals.

A photo of lilac primrose in bloom. For sure more white than yellow, still lovely and the smell is fantastic!

A photo of a pacific coast iris in bloom. This one is white with pointed falls and dark yellow centers.

Today was beautiful! I thought it was supposed to be overcast and rainy, but it turned out to be a beautiful day. Pond kitty, new tulips, lilac primrose finally in bloom (I bought this as a very tiny plug start in 2021) and a new pacific coast iris! 🌷🌱

A photo of what is fast becoming my favorite tulip, Amber glow, backlit by the sun. This bloom is a single, deep red with yellow/orange bases and deeper streaks of red and purple.

A photo of a mauvey pink small bearded iris with a purple beard blooming above mixed purple iris blooms.

A photo of the book Camellias Illustrated and how to grow them, sponsored by the Oregon Camellia Society from 1948! This is a first printing and there are no Nuccio camellias mentioned! It does talk about the founding of the society which was neat.

A photo of more mixed tulips, double reds/pinks, single and double yellows set off by the sunlight.

More tulips (I cannot stop myself! They are just so lovely this year!), a new little iris bloom, and a really cool 1948 book on camellias I found at a used book store! 🌱🌷♥️📚💙

A photo of an erythronium in bloom. Pale, creamy, white flowers hang drowsy heads over mottled leaves of green.

A photo of a black and white cat sitting in a garden filled with blooming violets, tulips, and viburnum.

A photo of a butter yellow rhododendron in bloom.

A photo of a small iris with four falls in bloom. The iris is colored various shades of purple, prom the palest purple of the standards to the deep purple on the falls.

Took a break and walked through the garden. Needed some time. Surprised by some new blooms, erythronium, rhododendron, a new iris, and of course garden kitty! 🌷🌱

A photo of two very small purple iris blooms, with lavender colored beards.

A photo of an interesting yellowish iris with blue/white beards and dark greeny/brown veining on the falls.

A photo of a very small white iris bloom, white pale blue splotches on the falls and gold fading to white beards.

New to me iris blooms! I have either lost the tags, mixed up the tags, or gave up on the tags for these so no names; but I am thrilled to see these little guys! 🌷🌱♥️

A photo of an illustration showing Robin Hobb's The Realm of the Elderlings books. They are broken into five groups, The Farseer trilogy, The Liveship Traders trilogy, The Tawny Man trilogy, The Rain Wild chronicles, and Fitz and the Fool trilogy.

I found this once I realized how out of whack I was! But I love these books, the characters are great and the world building is so good, you are just there!

I did this too! I wanted to read these but hadn't really mapped them out yet. So I ended up starting with Fool's Assassin and went through that trilogy and am now working my way from the start! Currently on book two. It's interesting meeting the characters knowing a bit of what happens to them!

A photo of two very small lilac starts growing out of their start tubes, in the cup holders of a middle console.

We have! We bought these little guys there in 2021, lost one two years ago, but the other is finally going to bloom! I can't wait for the buds to open. It should be primrose, so I am hoping for a yellow buds with creamy white flowers.

Thank you!

Thank you!

A photo of tulip verona sunrise (I think) I ordered a few too many and ended up piling many together in pots! This one started out a fairly pale pink and I was wondering what the heck I was on about when I ordered it. But today with the sun the have opened to these beautiful, full double blooms in a red/pink/yellows and they are certainly the star of the show right now!

A photo of iris bucharica in bloom. This is a new one for me! I bought it last year from John Scheepers and love the unique stacked leaves and the cheery yellow and white blooms.

A photo of the lilac presiden lincoln just starting to bloom. Always my first lilac to bloom, I adore it's pale purple color and bright, clean, green leaves. Lilacs have in my opinion the best leaves of all plants.

A photo of the spring garden bed. A kopper kettle peony waking up in front with deep bronzy plum foliage. Yellow leopard's bane flowers float in amongst bright blue brunnera, creamy white hellebores, and other flowers.

Tulips, iris, lilac, and more spring garden love, because it is looking so wonderful in the sun today! 🌱🌷

I miss these! We had them in the mountains where I grew up and I always remember how delicate they were!

A photo of the book honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings. A woman sits in 3/4 profile, her face covered by flowers, birds, and foliage just showing the bottom of her face and mouth. Insects crawl up her top toward the watching birds.

New book! Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings! I was so excited for this one I preordered it twice! And to top it off I have some gray wet weather to really sink into this one. 💙📚💙📚

A photo of the book The Cold House by A.G. Slatter. A corn doll wound with flowers burns from the bottom.

Started and finished this one! I loved the folklore piece of it wound up with not one but two mysterious pasts. 📚💙📚💙

A photo of a small pale yellow anemone flower.

A photo of a forget me not in bloom, it's sweet blue flowers lit by the sun.

A photo of a deep pink euphorbia lit by the sun.

A photo of two tulip blooms, in pale pinks and apricots backlit by the sun.

Flowers from today! A small yellow anemone, a forget me not, an epimedium, and (finally) tulips! 🌷🌱♥️

A photo of three cats laying with a person on a couch who is only visible as toes peeking out from a blanket. You can barely see a cat bed with cat #4 laying on the right hand side

Current status: cats. I think it is safe to say they missed me! 🐈‍⬛🐈

A photo of a garden border filled with Brunnera, Hellebores and Leopard's Bane blooms in blues, creams, and yellows.

A photo of a peacock camellia bloom. A pendulous bloom in red with the shape of an A line skirt. The bloom is just peaking out behind some leaves.

A photo of a Mohawk viburnum waking up. Red flower beds are just beginning to form with fresh, new, green leaves.

A photo of a mayle leaved viburnum waking up. Leaves begin a deep purple and fade to green as they open up. Deep purple flower buds cluster together creating a lacecap style flower later in the season.

The sun was out and it was great to get into the garden for a bit today. Lots of spring blooms and things waking up. Here are same photos of the spring garden filled with Brunnera, Hellebores, and Leopard's Bane; a peacock camellia bloom, and two Viburnums waking up! 🌱🌷

The honesty bloomed?!? Oh man, that little plant is really trying!

A photo of the book The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw. The tag line states, "This school will eat you alive" and it is not wrong!

I am so excited to finally get to read this one! Cassandra Khaw is an amazing writer, I loved Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Salt Grows Heavy. I have found a few other books to preorder from them for this year as well! 💙📚💙📚

Bee bum! You love to see it! ♥️🐝

A photo of a deep pink epimedium in bloom. It has jester cap like flowers,with four long tubular petals ending in points.

A photo of a viburnum in bloom. I forget the name, it is a lace cap style white flower.

A male skimmia bloom with a bee friend!

A photo of a greenhouse packed with potted roses of various sizes and a few friends. They are waking up from winter, this greenhouse is not heated in the winter.

Found some more! And a view of the greenhouse which hosted the larger potted roses and some friends over winter. Can't wait to get these guys in the ground for our new rose garden! 🌱🌱🌷

It is my happy place! Kirk and Thomas have done am amazing job with the property and their collection! I make the drive at least once a season! ♥️🌱

A photo of nuccio's gem camilla in bloom. White layered petals fall open in a circular pattern.

A green anemone that I have sadly forgotten the name of in bloom. The "flowers" are really just clusters of leaves. It is doing well in the garden which I am happy for since I am fond of green flowers!

Hellebore blooms in the sun! Beautifully backlit blooms of double flowering hellebores in white and yellow.

A snakeshead fritillary just beginning to bloom in the shadows of the garden.

Spring! Some happiness from around the yard on a busy sunny day.

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A photo of a small yellow epimedium in bloom. The blooms have two layers of four petals, light yellow gently cupped petals cover and protect tubular and pointed darker yellow petals making an x shaped cup.

A photo of a small yellow epimedium in bloom. Yellow tubular and pointed petals ending in a delicate white make an x shaped cup of the flower.

A photo of a small red and yellow epimedium in bloom. The blooms have two layers of four petals, dark red gently cupped petals cover and protect pointed darker yellow petals making an x shaped cup.

A photo of a small white epimedium in bloom. The blooms have white tubular and pointed petals making an x shaped cup.

I am slightly obsessed with them! They are such fun little plants, nice to find a fellow fan 😀