Despite the sun and lack of snow, we in the inland northwest won’t be gardening any time soon. We can turn to garden blogs, though, to give our morale a boost. Here are some of my favorites.
Jeffrey Bale’s World of Gardens
http://jeffreygardens.blogspot.com/
Jeffrey Bale’s blog is photo heavy, sometimes posting almost virtual tours of gardens around the world. His own gardens are beautiful compositions with lots of stonework and water features. Of course, he lives in the Bay area, so he can do things we can’t up here where we have to contend with frost heaving and the like, but a lot of what he shows can be modified to use her.
The Haunted Garden
http://thehauntedgardens.blogspot.com/
The darker, gothy side of gardening, with a spectacular yard display every Halloween. A lot of his posting is about garden décor, but he also features plants with dark leaves and the like.
Cold Climate Gardening
http://www.coldclimategardening.com/
Located in upstate New York, their winters are frequently even colder than ours (think Buffalo). The blog and archives are incredibly useful for gardeners with cold winters, including what cold actually does to plants and the soil and how to protect the garden. The archives have a search function that makes it easy to find what you need. Very educational.
allanbecker.gardenguru
http://allanbecker-gardenguru.squarespace.com/
This gardener and garden designer works in Montreal. He posts very regularly about plants, design, gardening books and tips. I figure if he can grow it in Montreal, we can grow it here in the inland northwest. Blog has archives arranged by subjects which include containers, vegetables, flowering vines, annuals and a lot more.
Studio G
Updated almost daily and filled with design ideas- some very over the top but still great for sparking ideas for your own garden. Also blogs about new garden products and plants, many of which make me long for more money to spend on the garden! The author is also the owner of the new ‘Leaf’ online magazine.
When you’re tired of the brown and white landscape, take some time to browse through these sites. They’ll reward you with ideas and information, so you can dream about what you’ll do in your garden this spring.
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