Good Companions
Now that the seed catalogs have begun to arrive on a regular basis, we know spring can’t be far away. I have actually seen a couple of...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 143 min read
The Language of Flowers
Here we are at St. Valentine’s Day already. I am unsure where the month of January went and we are already half-way through February. As...
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gardeningmattersti
Feb 73 min read
Braving the Weather
The groundhog predicted an early spring last week and from the way my garden looks right now with things sprouting all over the place, he...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 312 min read
"SHE" in the Garden
Last week I talked about winter-blooming plants like the Sarcacocca and the week before about Hellebores as being good plants for winter...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 244 min read
The Scent of a Garden
During January it is often easy to get complacent about the garden. The weather isn’t generally nice enough to be out and it’s too early...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 174 min read
Winter Blooms
Oftentimes in January, I am bemoaning the desolation in my garden caused by the cold weather. But this year, after a mild November and...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 103 min read
Time for Catalogs
It used to be that I could set my calendar by the seed and garden catalogs that started arriving on January 2nd each year. But now, using...
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gardeningmattersti
Jan 44 min read
Talking About Resolutions
I have pretty much decided that there really is no purpose to making New Year’s Resolutions. Resolutions are designed for changing...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 4, 20231 min read
On Sale for the Holidays!
Although I am not going to get back to writing my blog until January, 2024, I wanted to offer my book "Four Seasons in the Pacific...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 8, 20231 min read
A Tribute
Dear Blog Friends, I will be taking a few weeks off from the Gardening Matters Tillamook blog. It is with a broken heart I announce the...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 25, 20234 min read
Year-Round Halloween?
Our fourteen-year-old granddaughter Daisy’s favorite holiday – even above Christmas and her birthday – is Halloween. She loves getting...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Arachnophobia!
It is no doubt a good thing we live tucked away in Barview and have few permanent neighbors. Most of the homes surrounding us are weekend...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Autumn Chores
As much as I hate to admit it, autumn is here and it’s time to clean up our gardens for the winter. I was reminded recently that I have...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Falling for Pansies
When we were traveling in England many years ago, we stayed at a bed and breakfast in Cheddar. The owners were delightful and the...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 27, 20233 min read
On Keeping that Journal
I must admit that the growing season of 2023 wasn’t a good one for me keeping up my gardening journal. Don’t get me wrong. It was a good...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 20, 20233 min read
September Chores
Since we had such a late summer, I was hoping against hope that we would have a late fall as well. I should know that Mother Nature rules...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Covering Ground
When I started thinking about native plant and how they fit into our gardens, I couldn’t decide between three. And since they all were...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille..."
Hard to believe Labor Day has come and gone and children are back in school already. this week. It has been one of the nicest summers I...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 30, 20233 min read
A Walk in the Garden
There is a fine line between garden art and garden litter. I can’t really quantify the difference because it is different for everyone. I...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Tulips? In August?
It is not unusual for me to get some sort of gardening catalog all through the year. I must be on someone’s master list as I get things...
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