textural and color contrast When we moved to Old Goat Farm we brought with us about 60 different types of Hostas. Reliable and hardy with...

Hydrangea serrata ‘Preziosa’ Hydrangeas are the queens of the summer garden. Most deciduous shrubs and trees flower in spring giving more...

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...

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

Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris Oh grow up! That’s what I tell people who say they have no more room in their gardens. What I mean is...

Saxifraga ‘Maroon Beauty’ and Kerria japonica ‘Variegata’ Here at Old Goat Farm that would be way to constrained for even just a part of...

Table One of the joys of living here at Old Goat Farm is dining in the garden. To be surrounded by the beauty of the garden and enjoying...

The Fair It’s that time of year when Agriculture, Horticulture and clowns meet. Well I can think of a few gardeners that make that happen...

Seattle waterfront I’ve had the opportunity over the last several years to escort a number of horticultural tours, both domestic and...

Relax Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in...

WOW When James Longmire’s  daughter-in-law, Martha, first saw this site, she exclaimed,”Oh, what a paradise!”  This quote pretty much...