Memorial Day surprises!

I was hoping that I wouldn’t miss out on my Echinopsis grandiflora blooming this year. I guess I never really … Continue reading Memorial Day surprises!

Epiphyllum ‘Fantasie’… aka Hank

I’ve been waiting not so patiently for the time when my Epiphyllum ‘Fantasie’ would reward me with blooms. When I … Continue reading Epiphyllum ‘Fantasie’… aka Hank

Something has been happening to my Salvia ‘Lady In Red’ that has got me thinking I may have started my … Continue reading Maybe I planted too early (again)

Things are growing fast here at Big Leaves. Right on cue, the Meyer lemon has been blooming and filling the … Continue reading Plants in the house…

While the weather here in the Pacific Northwest is still frosty, I’ve been thinking fondly of the cool, wet fall … Continue reading The Weather Is Better… at Larnach Castle!

The other day I found a Passiflora that looked vaguely familiar. I’m no expert by any means, but I think … Continue reading Passiflora unknown

Since I’ve been without a fast internet connection for a while, I have finally decided that I needed to just … Continue reading Winter colors, a little early

I had a little bit of a trip to the Daintree Rainforest the other day. Situated in northern Queensland, it … Continue reading The Weather Is Better… in Daintree

I found a Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis (Calypso Orchid, or Venus’s Slipper) the other day! It’s the Pacific Northwest’s only … Continue reading Nearly Wordless Wednesday – Calypso Orchid

The unthinkable happened. I never thought it would happen in my garden, but for some reason, it did. I probably … Continue reading It’s all downhill from here

I’d like to share two blooms today… one of which I never thought I’d see in my own garden. This … Continue reading Late October blooms

In the constant battle for attention, my baby always prevails over this blog. I still manage to take pictures of … Continue reading The baby vs the internet