When The Going Gets Tough, Botanize!
by Ketzel Levine
A lot of the people in my life had very unusual holidays. Certainly the economy had something to do with it, as did the weather, and a sad variety of different illnesses.
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Camellias At Dusk In A Chinese Garden
by Ketzel Levine
If it isn't already on your radar for the trip you will inevitably take to my fair city, Portland, OR. (enough about theirs), do not choose between this and fill-i
What Happened to November?
by Ketzel Levine
I know it's amusing when death takes a holiday (see: movies, books, musicals, The Sopranos, etc), but infinitely less popular when a blogger does the same. And I didn't even go anywhere, at least not physically, though I do remember enjoying mysel...
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Welcome To Candyland: Portland's Platt Garden
by Ketzel Levine
It's a candyland of yellow, purple, red, blue and silver foliage at one of Portland's oldest and botanically best private gardens.
An Autumnal Peek At A Great American Garden
by Ketzel Levine
The campaign promises are over; now to deliver the sublime, as we throw open the gates of a private Portland garden on the headiest day of American democracy we are ever likely to know.
The Sun Break Season
by Ketzel Levine
After my dog ran away, my house was broken into, my water heater burst and a flu invaded my body, I'm still willing to believe in autumn foliage as its backlit by a Northwest sun.
Last Of The Season's Wildflowers
by Ketzel Levine
This just in from the Nature Conservancy's Rob Taylor, who lives in the Wallowa Mountains town of Enterprise, Oregon: the last flower still standing in the
Flower Phobia Cured By Fall Color
by Ketzel Levine
Like passion in a relationship, flowers in a garden are unpredictable. Which is why I've tended to avoid them. But my fall flowers are so hot, I'm rethinking my vow of chastity.
Can You Answer This Riddle?
by Ketzel Levine
NPR's Ketzel Levine poses a riddle about a plant now blooming from sea to shining sea.
300 Downed Trees And Counting
by Ketzel Levine
The good news is that all of the Houston Arboretum's staff is safe and sound after Hurricane Ike. The inspiring news is that volunteers armed with gloves, tools and tons of good will are helping clean up debris.
Another Mystery Solved
by Ketzel Levine
We've just had a query from DillyBean over at our discussion group about mystery plants and with a little help from our friends ove
Stumped No More
by Ketzel Levine
Eileen Vennum sent in a pix of a mystery plant she and her husband have been seeing in spring along the roads of east Texas. Before reading any further, wanna hazard a guess?
No Stump Speech, Just Stump Me
by Ketzel Levine
One of the on-going discussion groups at the Talking Plant Flickr site has focused on that age-old gardening question, "What t
Fear of Pruning
by Ketzel Levine
Pruning. It strikes a certain terror in those of us who love our plants and can't face doing anything that might harm, disfigure or discourage them. You know who you are. Funny, though, I never thought I was one of you until I hit a brick wall con...
Xeriscaping Still Gets Bad Rap
by Ketzel Levine
Yet again, the art of landscaping with minimal watering takes a hit. In a lushly photographed New York Times article with the yummy title, A Sustainability That Aims To Se
