One of the more unusual plants that I have flourishing in my garden. It blooms fuzzy lilac profusely in mid October to mid November. Rain does not daunt it! The flowers begin to drop as the leaves fall. The foliage smells of mint. Elsholtzia stauntonii is its name! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

A zinnia, 6’ tall embracing the morning sun, bold against the deep blue sky, backed by a Trachycarpus! Yes, Autumn in W.Oregon! I love every second of it! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

Cyclamen hederafolium blossoms are just exploding out of the ground everywhere here in my garden! The slugs and ants carry the seeds around. 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

“The Sun” my favorite magazine ever; filled with stories from people I will never know, who share their hearts and their lives! Sy Syfranskie’s eulogy for his cat Cirrus, was one of the more touching heart-wrenching offerings yet! Served in Black and white, no color and no ads! Beautiful!

An exquisite textural display of blush grey blue-pink! Graptopetalum paraguayensis at its finest! It is hardy here in zone 8b only under the roof overhang on the east side of the house! If its toes extend out to where the winter rains hit, it melts with abandon! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

Early morning sun composition! Color and texture contrast. 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

The daytime views in the same direction as the sunsets. Such a beautiful location! We went out crabbing and caught 7 that were the right size to keep. Had a delicious Dungeness crab feed afterwards! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

Sunset just now on Oregon Coast 🌱

Out of door dining and entertaining in W Oregon in the summer and fall is so amazing! No humidity, no bugs, and usually between 71-81 degrees F! Our retreat under the Claradendrum tree on our deck! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

My species Impatiens service so many types of pollinators. They have such a long bloom period and return every year from seed! Impatiens balfourii and Impatiens balsaminea are the two, and mingle, entwine and play well together! 🌱 #PNWGardening, #Gardening

The last member of the three blind mice, holds presence over my Begonia sutherlandii! He appears satisfied with their vigorous virility! Orange makes me smile in September as the fall colors approach! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

My Hesperantha are showing off their late summer/early fall colors today! The soft pink, the bright pink and the red members are all active. The white bloomer however is often more on the shy side and apparently it is true to form! It has yet to show itself!

The Zauschneria are such dependable late summer to early fall bloomers! Tough, drought-tolerant and so bright! The pollinators love them. Most of the summer they have felty grey foliage! What more can I ask! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening #droughttolerant

The back garden early this September morning! I feel the first harbinger of Autumn, a chill in the air at 57 degrees! Ah! The rains will return! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

This year they reached the top of my head! Boltonia asteroides blooms crazily in September, when we all need pollinator attractors to extend the season! I really like how they look, hold up in wind and rain, and how long they last in bouquets! I do not irrigate them! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

The various varieties of Hibiscus moscheutos produce the largest blooms of any Hibiscus I know. They are a perennial and not shrub in our climate. They also appreciate a wet spot with average sun! And, they bloom in the late summer! Just delightful! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

So here is proof that I rode a horse during our time at Wilson River Ranch near Fossil Oregon. It was need an adventure! Barb was much more into it than I!

Wilson River (Dude Ranch) in Fossil Oregon! A great way to get away, let down , eat good food, meet engaging people and ride horses!

Looking out from Wilson River Ranch in Fossil Oregon a great place to get away

Top Water bar in Spray Oregon! Great vibes, location , and pizza right on the John Day River!

My Cyclamen purpurescens is now blooming and casting it delicate sweet fragrance aloft for humans and wandering bumblebees to intoxicate! Coum blooms in Jan - March here and hederafolium blooms in the fall! 🌱 #PNWGardening #gardening

The sweet smell and soft soothing feeling of a quiet cool morning in W Oregon in late August! The Anna’s Hummingbirds are out at it, happily skittering around drinking from flower to flower! I drink in the delicious mood! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening #Drygardening

Every summer in mid August the Hardy ginger’s, (Hedychium hybrids) begin their bloom blast! They have a light fragrance akin to Plumaria. My favorite variety is ‘Tara’. Their foliage itself is stunning! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

Our Agastache is blooming profusely! It is the minty smelling one. I have lost its species name. 🌱 #PNWGardening #Drygardening #Gardening

Fuschia Magellanica blooms profusely in the cooler weather of Autumn here, but this year it has grown and bloomed all summer long! 🌱 #PNWGardening #gardening

Yet another Dahlia and zinnia flower arrangement! This summer is literally pumping them out! FUN! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Gardening

It is that time of the year when the sweet fragrance of the Clerodendrum floats through the air! Our tree hovers over our deck like a parasol. The flowers invite myriads of hummingbirds and bees! 🌱 #PNWgardening #drygardening #gardening

Sometimes the simple pleasure of creating art out of sand and water goes well beyond the simple sand castle and stretches the imagination to new heights! Such was our experience in Seaview Washington this past week, exploring the offerings in their talented competition ! My favorite!

Who knew that Lobelia could grow this tall?!? My big clump of lobelia tupa in front of Hedychium! 🌱 #gardening #PNWGardening

The scarlet chair and it’s setting this morning! I use it to view my veggie garden and the rest of the yard. 🌱 #PNWGardening #drygardening #gardening #following

🌱 the tangerine chair from my man cave window! #gardening #PNWGardening

My morning view from my man cave window!

The PCT intersection on Mt Hood! 550 miles to the Canadian Border and 2108 to the Mexican border!

Empathy! One of the highest qualities and tenants of being a follower of Jesus! Sadly the human capacity for greed and power can quite easily turn a ‘believer in Jesus’ into a bonafide anti-Christ as that person sublimates their capacity for human empathy with money, things and power! 🌱 #gardening

Another combination of plants who seem to get along well! Allium millennium, Echinacea and Carex. The colors of summer! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Drygardening

More Galtonia, not Galanthus! I have several herds of them! They are regal when in bloom! 🌱 #PNWGardening #Drygardening

In W.Oregon, if one has a sunny well drained spot, Hesperaloe parviflora will thrive! Their summer bloom spikes last throughout the dry season which is almost 4 months long! A garden spider has taken advantage of their architecture to spin a web! 🌱 #PNWgardening #discovery #drygardening

The Galanthus are showing off today with the Agapanthus in the background. They also seed themselves all over my garden! They are a very sturdy S African bulb as well! 🌱 #PMWgardening #drygardening

Today’s tomato harvest! 🌱 #PNWgardening

It is Agapanthus time in W Oregon! This is one plant that loves my yard! It reseeds and pops up in the most unlikely places! The cool blue color feels welcome on a hot summer day! 🌱 #gardening #PNWgardening

Enjoying some time around Mt Hood! Hiking, reading, sleeping and lounging! Sweet! 🌱 #gardening #pnwgardening

Another S African jewel that loves my yard! A species Gladiolus! I am not sure which one. 🌱 #gardening #pnwgardening #safricangardening

Sometimes plants just intuitively know how to snuggle! This is a coupling that I like because of the color and texture! Geranium Rozanne and Euonymus j. Variegata 🌱 #gardening #PNWgardening #drygardening

bsky.app/profile/scha... This post says it all! 🌱 #following #exploring #gardening

My PG Hydrangea, pink carpet rose and steely blue Colorado blue spruce all seem to play well together! 🌱 #pnwgardening #drygardening #gardening

Eucryphia “Rostrevor” has become an elegant 20’ evergreen pillar. This year it is blooming as never before and the pollinators are loving it! 🌱 #pnwgardening #gardening #following

My Hibiscus s. Aphrodite is blooming! Such a beautiful plant! 🌱 #localonly #gardening

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe in passionately, is in the end of little consequence. The only real thing of consequence is what we DO! John Ruskin

Well the Goji berries as usual do NOT disappoint! They are bountiful this year! YUM! 🌱 #localonly #Drygardening #PNWgardening