Last week Loree inventoried her mahonia collection . Mahonia is my favorite genus of plants (I wouldn’t kick most of Berberidaceae out of be...

Happy new year! I've been pretty content that it's winter. I know a lot of people hate winter and I know the weather sucks, but do y...

The Meiji shinto shrine in Tokyo At the end of October Greg and I flew to Japan for our honeymoon. We had one full perfect day in Tok...

Last fall I bought a Mahonia x media 'Underway' from Cistus at their "tough love" sale. It was gorgeous. I tucked it, sti...

I've always felt that February is the cruelest month. The only bright side is that it's also the shortest. Thank goodness for bright...