Looking back at the 2025 Garden
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| January Generally a quiet month, with cold temps and rain, but occasional dry spells and sunshine. This year was no exception. I do love the winter garden, not only for the evergreens but also to observe the birds. A highlight of January is the 'Chief Joseph' pine. It is growing fast and now about 5' tall. I also have a small one in a pot. We have a lot of nice evergreen plants in the garden. One of the first posts I did this year was about the various evergreen plants in the garden. |
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| February February is usually when snow and ice arrive, although sometimes it happens in January. According to my post, we got 4 inches of the white stuff on Valentine's Day. |
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| March It doesn't sound possible, but by mid-March, the garden was off and running, with camellias, pieris, hellebores, daffodils and crocus bloomings. It was also a record year for the Azara, which was loaded with the little vanilla-scented flowers. |
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| April I'm always amazed that the garden can change so much in one month. Green grass, budding trees and shrubs fully leafed out, it is a glorious month. It looks like this was a rather mild April, with less rain and warmer temperatures. Even Michael came out of his sewing hiberation on April 12th. |
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| May May was a definite highlight of the year for me when I got the chance to finally visit England. I was away for most of the month (3 weeks), but I was grateful to be back to my own garden in late May. Late May into June is the peak for our garden, when the roses are in full swing. |
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| June June was an incredibly busy month. As soon as I returned from England, I had to hit the ground running to get the garden in order for the upcoming open garden at the end of June (we were on the HPSO Study Weekend Tour). It was drier than usual, so that meant watering earlier than usual. It all worked out and I got to enjoy some of the other open gardens in the Portland area as well. |
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| July After a hectic May and June, life settled down in July. I visited more open gardens in Portland and here in Clark County. Working less and enjoying more time for myself! |
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| August Cooler and some showers, a glorious August. Exciting plants in the garden, including an oleander and ginger lily blooming. |
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| September Very dry with a few hot days, but nothing really terrible. |
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| October We had a wonderful autumn season and the colors began to appear in mid-October. By the end of the month, vibrant hues were in full swing. The ginkgo 'Princeton Sentry' was fantastic this year. Some years it is, some it isn't... |
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| November The brilliant fall continued well into November with amazing foliage. |
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| December The amazing thing about December was the weather - very wet with two atmospheric rivers wreaking havoc in the rural areas with flooding and mild temperatures. We didn't experience our first freeze until this week! There were fuchsias and salvias still blooming. |
Comments
In the April photo, is that a magnolia tree on the right hand side?
I hope you have a wonderful new year, in the garden and beyond.
Chavli