New Examiner article, on the beautiful, low maintenance shrub Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/shrub-hydrangea-arborescens-annabelle

New article

New article at the Examiner, on mutations in plants:http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/sports-plant-mutations

New photos!

New photos at Flickr of some of my Christmas projects!http://www.flickr.com/photos/dark_phoenix54/

Okay, I see that Blogger is still having issues with uploading pictures. So, there are art dolls and beaded things there at Flickr, lots of pictures!

New article

New article at the Examiner; there is a free PDF from WSU on 'Backyard Forest Management'- the information in it is useful to any gardener.http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/free-pdf-backyard-forest-stewardship

New article

New article up at the Examiner, on the rose 'Outta the Blue'!http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/rose-outta-the-blue

And so it goes....

Today’s epic fail: get a bracelet 2/3 of the way done, and realize that the reason it’s not working right is because *triangular* #11 beads are longer than regular #11 beads, not just differently shaped. Not enough to notice while working with them, but enough to throw the pattern way off.

Abort, retry, fail.

New article

New article up at the Examiner, on the Norway maple:http://www.examiner.com/gardening-in-spokane/norway-maple-friend-or-foe