Container gardens offer a fantastic opportunity to craft a lasting experience that engages, sight, smell, touch, even taste, right outside your door whether it’s at your front entry, balcony or patio.  Plus, sensory stimulation enhances our well-being. At this point in my career, incorporating the five senses into my container garden designs and…

Citrus, the fragrant, fruit-bearing beauty Citrus has a special place in my heart. When most people think of citrus, they think of its fruit, but some citrus is grown for its fragrant leaves and flowers. It’s all of this and more for me. My parents have been taking care of kumquat trees since…

I recently returned from a blissful long weekend boating on the Columbia River with dear friends.  One is a budding container gardener, the other (wrongly!) claims to be incapable of putting together any sort of container planting.  I took the opportunity to host an informal Q&A on the topic. Both wanted to know more about…