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This is my front yard, a snapshot from just a couple days ago. My garden is my living laboratory for ideas that fuel eGardenGo. Come see the inspiration behind the website and chat about all things gardening! |
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An Invitation to Local Garden Lovers
Visit My Garden — Saturday, April 19, 10 am - 2 pm |
Come to the eGardenGo "Rent Party" and Talk Plants With Darcy!
Don't forget! This Saturday, April 19th, I'm hosting my "Garden Rent Party". I explained more about it in last week's email, but here's the gist: It's a fun, informal gathering where we can chat plants and you can show your support for eGardenGo with a suggested donation of $15. Your donation will help keep eGardenGo running smoothly and filled with helpful gardening inspiration.
There is not a formal presentation planned but you can ask me anything about my garden. Here are a few conversation starter topics:
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Plant collections — Rhododendrons (selected for foliage and compact size); Clematis (guess how many I have growing in my small garden!), dwarf conifers, and more.
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Design inspirations to ask me about — Explain the "Forever vs. For Now" strategy that I use to manage my constantly evolving garden. Point out plants that I use as "continuity creators" to create unity and flow. Talk about my strategies for creating a cohesive garden as an inveterate plant collector. Get ideas for creating privacy and enclosure in a small garden. Gardening in a cooperative way with neighboring properties. Layering plants for all-season appeal: using ALL the space I have by gardening all the way down and to the edges.
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Current challenges — Managing my bulb population in my front parking strip. Battling weeds as I establish the new garden space in my neighbor's property to the south.
Also, there will be a few plants available for purchase—divisions from my garden. |
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| RSVP & Email Me for Directions |
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| Video: My Garden in Late April 2023 |
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Can't make it to my open house? This video was shot a couple years ago at about this time of year. In it, I talk about how I make "color connections" in my garden to create a unified and cohesive garden. |
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| Get PNW-Focused Results When Doing Google Searches |
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Finding the right plant for your Pacific Northwest garden can be a challenge. There are so many resources available online, it can be hard to know where to start! In the blog post linked below, I've created this specialized Google search engine to help streamline your plant search. It focuses on a curated list of trusted sources – primarily West Coast nurseries – that I often turn to for plant information. I've found that these sites offer valuable insights for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Use the Search And Get Targeted Results |
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While this search engine isn't a magic solution, it can make finding relevant information a bit easier. It's designed to help you quickly navigate to some of the most helpful sources for plant information specific to our region. [Please note, I may receive a small amount of revenue from Google Adsense if you use this search engine.]
If you find this tailored search helpful, please bookmark the blog post, and let me know. If enough people are interested, I'll look into integrating it more fully into the eGardenGo site. |
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Scenes of the Season |
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Ah, Spring! Pretty flowers everywhere, for sure. But colorful emerging foliage can be just as showy as blooms. It's all just so fresh, beautiful, and joyful. Below are photos of plants and some plant combination vignettes that are making me happy right now. I hope you're getting an opportunity to enjoy some of the sensational spring sights. |
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Heucherella 'Pumpkin Spice' with Wulfenia schwarzii. |
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Lighting up my shady mini "woodland": Dicentra spectabilis 'Ruby Gold' and Trillium luteum. |
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Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot' is a standout in the sunny areas of my front garden. In spring, showy chartreuse bracts contrast with deep burgundy foliage. |
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Emerging foliage of Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'. |
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Flowers play a minor role in this colorful scene from my front yard garden (April 2024). Instead, colorful foliage and a variety of textures and shapes create plenty of visual interest. |
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And, for some nostalgic fun, here’s a blast from the past (April 2008): |
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My front garden has undergone many transformations over the past 25+ years. This vibrant spring scene from April 2008 reflects a different phase. I really loved the colorful, energetic exuberance of this era. |
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Happy gardening, |
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