I write about gardening for The Oregonian’s Homes & Gardens of the Northwest. See my blog at http://blog.oregonlive.com/kympokorny.Tumblr (3.0; @diginwithkym)http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cff8e046bf61859b082316fae0a45b80/tumblr_mipbs8lSGm1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>‘Yellow Doodle Dandy’ Itoh peony is a cross between a tree and herbaceous peony so doesn’t die down in winter. The blooms are as big as a grapefruit.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43853041576http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43853041576Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:50:31 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77fa37ea59a0a0d4bcd544ba1a7443bc/tumblr_mip9zk9dqM1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A garden inspired by the Doris Day/Rock Hudson movie “Pillow Talk.”</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43850167710http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43850167710Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:11:44 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ee3c9b0fde0a70660b93b7dfc2be84f/tumblr_mip9tqLGGt1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another shot of the frittilaria.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43849906631http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43849906631Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:08:13 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9eed6f25ad8673750d9d3e008ee5f54b/tumblr_mip9ifOZAM1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Little frittilaria were everywhere. I fell in love with it all over again.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43849411614http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43849411614Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:01:27 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3c989ea97033324dd03d456a4ea633b6/tumblr_mip96utaDC1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice use of plant texture.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43848888453http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43848888453Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:54:30 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d11c6881d7274fa62457bd63fa94e33c/tumblr_mip945HkFD1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A bunny hides in a fairy tale garden at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43848769288http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43848769288Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:52:53 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e43a80567f6a0b88c3551afae42cd0b0/tumblr_minbqjgL8Q1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A miniature forest in one of the smaller garden at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show through Sunday at the Seattle Convention Center Center.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43758188922http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43758188922Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:54:19 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83f0050c25004248ee45b81aca66576a/tumblr_minbmlbgK71qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A gloxinia hanging in a moss ball at one of the booths. Yes, you can buy it!</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43758005596http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43758005596Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:51:56 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f3dfd9421c87e91eab0da15d4939228/tumblr_minbfzI4VF1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Texture is the boss of gardens at NWFG Show.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757696994http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757696994Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:47:59 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/034f854518c33af12e11187ac7e9ebc2/tumblr_minbaieVrc1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Barbed wire in the westerns garden.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757444491http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757444491Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:44:41 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b41f58f5eb0d25f5dfff4141f2819b6/tumblr_minb9e6l7e1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A garden inspired by westerns.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757393992http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757393992Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:44:02 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56c8e189322ddccc596e35f2cfd7a5fe/tumblr_minb6p7txj1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The romance of one garden that also had a section devoted to film noir and one to westerns. My favorite of the displays at Northwest Flower & Garden Show.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757269344http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757269344Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:42:25 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3dbed0077330f2f7b04a08cdb51880bc/tumblr_minb1zL49U1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unusual plant palette illustrates the use of texture in the gardens.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757045696http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43757045696Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:39:35 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2dcc437a37ec9b369bcdd93984042f2a/tumblr_minawnNLm31qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White is used for definition and contrast in the display gardens.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43756796342http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43756796342Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:36:23 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6f9083f078c837130a9baca39547947/tumblr_minagqKU9Q1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another view of Clematis ‘Avalanche’ at Northwest Flower & Garden Show.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43756055471http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43756055471Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:26:50 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dc8f43749a1930e8424bd5f8f97c05a/tumblr_minacl4i641qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clematis ‘Avalanche’</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755862672http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755862672Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:24:21 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bdde2f248c24d4fdfc4e1e34ff001a36/tumblr_minaba1bmz1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sweet.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755802769http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755802769Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:23:34 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9dbd90e8a622bedbe89685d827fc0c28/tumblr_mina8sDNTC1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Skull carved in stone in the ancient garden display that won Founder’s Cup.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755688103http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755688103Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:22:04 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b604c91db392d9d220ed052041e75764/tumblr_mina48a56v1qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Very popular Hobbit House at Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. Theme this year is Hollywood.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755473195http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43755473195Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:19:19 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/496968981e2e219712a04d70415f0452/tumblr_min2elbX761qhnodzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First impression at Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Very nice gardens.</p>http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43742777855http://diginwithkym.tumblr.com/post/43742777855Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:32:45 -0800