Ozma's Profile

My husband, daughter and I moved to Eugene, OR, in 1999 from the high desert in California. It's a bit easier to garden in the Pacific NW. We moved to our current house in 2005, and have been re-doing the landscape ever since. Check out my photos to see what my husband and I have done. Cheers, Christie Stacker

My rhodies are blooming
My rhodies are blooming 

Weed whacker and flagstones
I love my flagstone paths that have Scotch moss growing between them.  The problem is that in summer, the moss is joined by weeds.  I don't let my hubby spray them with weed killer because they look worse when they're dead (not to mention not being E...

Disappearing Daffodils
Please see my topic in the forums Disappearing Daffodils I have tulips and Asiatic lilies growing in the same bed.  I've never had problems growing daffys in any of my other homes.I have asked gardeners in my area and they'd never heard of my problem...

A little this, a little that
I had a job interview at 2pm today, and could get  back in time to do a tiny bit of gardening.  Planted my romaine starts in a whiskey barrel, transplanted the oat grass from the big pot by the front door and replaced it with a red million bell.Still...

Rainclouds Playing Hopscotch with the Sun
I didn't garden today because it would be bright and sunny one minute, and then pouring rain the next.  And now it's hailing!Instead, I went to Fred Meyer for their fuchsia event.  Not only did I get 3 trailing fuchsia starts, I bought inpatients, ro...