Grasses at OGF nursery Get ready, get set, PLANT. I know you have heard it a hundred times but here in the Pacific Northwest fall is the...

Inspiration and opportunity usually don’t occur at the same time but when they do it can be quite fun. Now comes the opportunity. About 7...

pruning 80 year old apple trees Late winter or early spring is a good time to prune many woody plants while they are still dormant. There...

hard at work We usually try and compost earlier in the year when things are really dormant, like fall, but it’s never too late to...

Tom and Jerry This being the week of Thanksgiving makes me reflect on how fortunate we are to be living at Old Goat Farm. What started...

Amelanchier x grandiflora in spring This is a continuation of the blog from last week about that in-between layer in the garden canopy. I...

Layers One of the big lessons I have learned in the garden is how to create layers. It is important not only because it makes the garden...

Tender plants put into the greenhouse The fern greenhouse Well I certainly hope you got the first 6 items done from last weeks list. Item...

Seasonal containers Now that we have had our first frost, I think it is that time of year when I need to start to put the garden to bed....

wreath Here on the early days of fall you can definitely feel the change of seasons. Fall color is just starting to kick in and lots of...

Cherry Tomatoes ‘Tis the season to be picky, picking veggies that is. One of the real treats of living here at Old Goat Farm is having...

Rosa blanda There is nothing quite like the smell of roses in the garden in June. For me roses have always been a bit of a challenge. I...

Iris ‘Latin Lover’ The Iris is a staple in many gardens. There are many different kinds requiring a number of different conditions. In...

Freshly Planted Growing up in North Dakota I thought gardening was just about vegetables. The growing season was about three or four...

It’s that time of year to revisit ‘Great Plant Picks’. While I was working at the Miller Botanical Garden the ‘Great Plant Picks’ program...

Inspiration can come from many different sources. About 33 years ago I had a little lapse of sanity and moved into a condominium. I...

Old Yellow House Color is always an important attribute to the garden. The one unifying color at Old Goat Farm is yellow. It helps that...

Arisaema griffithii dark form For me, one of the exciting things about traveling is seeing plants that I grow in my garden grown in the...

GO……………. This coming Saturday, March 7th, Old Goat Farm will take part in the Northwest Horticultural Society annual spring ephemeral...

GO……………. This coming Saturday, March 7th, Old Goat Farm will take part in the Northwest Horticultural Society annual spring ephemeral...