Peonies dazzle, they charm and delight and captivate everyone's attention with their seductive blooms. I ponder sometimes if maybe because Paeonia is the only genus in the Paeoniaceae family, nature decided that therefore no-one should outshine her beauty. for pecies come from Western-North America. They share their beauty between about 30 distinguished herbaceous species and…
Author: Marianna
I am a floral designer and urban flower farmer, growing flowers sustainably in underused and neglected areas in my North Portland neighborhood. I create floral designs for delivery and pick up and also sell my products wholesale.
Delphinium
The stately stalks of Delphinium, so often seen at the back of a perennial border, represent a genus of roughly 300 species, presiding in the Ranunculaceae family. She is native throughout the northern hemisphere but a scattering come from the mountaintops of tropical Africa. This unbranched flower spikes carry intensely colored florets, each with a…
February 2025
It's winter and most of the garden is dormant however Japanese Andromeda's flowers don't mind the cold and Daphne's fragrant little blossoms sure help us get through the end of winter. Hellebores will bloom later this month.
Hellebore, a winter flowering plant.
Not many plants look their best in the winter time and even more plants are completely gone this time of year. So maybe that is one reason why the Hellebore can get away with nodding her head down towards the roots and still catch the attention of a passerby. Often called Winter- or Lenten Rose,…
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October Blooms 2021
Here are the late bloomers in my October garden. They will for the most part hang in there until the first frost hits the ground and it is time to put this garden to sleep. As you can see there are still a few late bloomers to enjoy in the October garden, Dahlias, Monkshood, Cosmos,…