What a fun AND beautiful yard you have dirtpig. You must spend a lot of time out there. : )
You really have a knack for incorporating garden art in your beds. I just love what you've done.

Thank you all

Can't wait to see more.

I'v been bust but wanted to check in and see photos to inspire me! And they all do!

Dirt pig , your wagon is especially wonderful!

Love the pictures. I have a few that sill look good. Will post later. Overcast today so it might be a good time to take a few pictures.
I just went to Lake Chelan last Sunday,Cambells resort has giant lantanas!! Oh so wonderful. I try to grow here on this side of the Mt. but they just don't grow. I miss summer!!! My containers are looking sad.

Can't wait to see your photos spring. Are you in the western part of WA?

Yes, east of Everett. So here are some of mine.




Some of my specialty geraniums really pal-- but can't spell that.
They got there heads chopped off and put in the greenhouse.

The cuttings. Thats a bad picture sorry. Way too much coffee today.

The sorry cradles

I hate this time of year, well more so winter.

Pelargoniums. I just call them pels. Actually I call them geraniums. LOL. Is there a special place you get your geraniums (mail order) or do you get the nicest ones you can find around in the nurseries?

I grew up just south of Tacoma near Pacific Lutheran University but I stay down here now because my son is here.

Heuchera 'Brownies' and 'Mint Julep' and a white hydrangea and some grass I grew from seed.

This is one of my shade pots, Ghost fern,Red dragon Wing Begonia and a few herchera. I'm a heuchera nut!

My last hanging basket

Shade pots




This Cuphea really took off. Have cuttings in the greenhouse for next year. Hummers love this

I have gotten a few from nuseries, some from a place in Maine called, oh that was 2 years ago forgot the name. It will come to me. Then a few from Sorticulture a plant-garden art event here in Everett. I save them every year. Well you know that from the pictures.

Now I have a question?? I bought a few turquoise pots, they go nice with my patio cushions, usually buy earth tones or rust red-terracotta pots. What to put into them?

I just bought this little conifer Cupressus macrocarpa 'Salinga Aurea' Bright green! and a sedum, on the blue side with yellow in the leaves. I read that the blue foliage looks good in turquoise.
Any of you have this color pot?

I think blue tones, yellow, cream would look great. Personally I would pass on red or orange. What you have there looks nice

I think I do have a turquoise pot but nothing in it at this time.

What have you put in it and did you like the combo?

So far I have used it just for some lily bulblets so that really doesn't count. I'll get a better look at it tomorrow in the light to see it is turquoise or closer to blue or in between. It is a really nice pot... Fred Meyers when they have those discount sales I like to pick up a few.

Connie, I got these at lowes at a great reduction! We went to a play-off football game down that way. Got lost and ended up by the college. Very nice area! Where you at in Oregon?

The place in Maine is Hobbs Farms. I received nice plants but that was 2 years ago. All mine frose in that early freeze a few years ago. Was behind and pow!!

SC I am so jealous of your autumnale!!.. the rooted plugs I bought this spring were very slow growing ... still only 8 inches long

I'm trying to take cuttings but so far no luck.

Spring, is it easy to over winter geraniums? I have not done it before and I have two geraniums I got this year that I just love. Would they overwinter in an unheated garage in zone 8?
Love all your photos, especially the Cuphea.

Lynn,
Just keep them from freezing. Keep on the dry side!!! They stop growing in cool temps. I cut the top say third of as you can see in the photo. A big box is good for insulation, just watch for mold.
I grow geraniums from seed as well, have trouble getting them to bloom. Have had several growers tell me that geraniums are like suculents water wise. They look sad in the winter but as soon as they get heat in the spring they start to sprout. Takes a while so you may want to bring them in the house to get started early. Then they will look good for May plant out.
You have nothing to loose if they pass but, if they live happy day.