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Getting past the Schlock
A brief photo history of the greenhouses at illahe and an update on the new house construction.
Deep Freeze
Winter finally showed up, it was an ice coated, frozen weekend here in Western Oregon.
A Happy New Year
A winter walk through the garden and bulb house on the first day of the new year. Looks like spring is coming soon.
Appalachian Murder Ballads
Iris planifolia the winter blooming Juno, Appalachian Murder Ballads and Climate Batteries.
December Is Here
December wishes, New Zealand travels and Christmas ideas!
Brachyglottis on the slopes of Mt. Doom, NZ
Crocus cartwrightianus
A brief on the wonderful saffron group species, Crocus cartwrightianus.
Jack Frost is coming
Frost is on the way for the valley, signaling the end of one season and the beginning of another.
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself then to be crowded on a velvet cushion” Henry David Thoreau
The end of the bulb season is nigh!
Welcome to Fall Bulb Sale On Now
Colchicum ‘Glory of Heemsteede’ a wonderful fall bloomer is still available and the Fall Bulb Sale is on now!
“If you plant ice, you’re gonna harvest wind.” The Grateful Dead
“If you plant ice, you are going to harvest wind”
The Grateful Dead
Fall Sales Season Updates
Fall Sales Calendar-Don’t miss out on our premier selection of Drought tolerant, hardy and tough alpine, rock garden plants and dwarf and rare bulbs at the local sales.
“I’ll take things that like heat for 400 Alex”
“Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the job that it was too cold to do last winter.” Mark Twain
Biarums and Catalog Update
An update on the upcoming bulb catalog and some of the Biarums we will be featuring this year.