Pacific Northwest Gardening: PNW Garden Photos of 09, 1 by Rarejem

Rarejem wrote:
Redchick and Sally, I had never really thought about trying to protect the bulbs...I had just given up on planting them in the areas that I know the critters burrow through. Until this year, my dahliah bed had been left alone, but when I was weeding it this spring, there were little tunnels everywhere! I am really concerned about having lost most of the plants in that bed at this point. I had them totally decimate another dahliah bed, so gave up and planted daylilies there instead which they have left alone. Will have to try the protection thing and redo this dahliah bed if the damage is as bad as I am afraid it will be.

Redchick..love the magnolia! Don't see too many with that form and color. Fantastic.

They sky was beautiful again this morning. You would think that after being there for over 10 years, I wouldn't rush for the camera every time the mountain looked so pretty. This morning they had more of the color that Katye was talking about.