A delightful arrangement of mixed dahlias, including Dahlia ‘Crichton Honey’ pair with creamy Rose ‘Helga Piaget’. Lively pops of color are added with Zinnia ‘Aztec Sunset’ ...

Portland floral designer Kailla Platt uses woody stems and delicate blooms from Buttercup Winterhazel and Flowering Currant as the backdrop for creamy Tulips and Daffodils to herald spring’s arrival.

There’s so many reasons to love spring blooming Ranunculus. The flowers look almost too perfect to be real. Their rose-like blossoms feature layer upon layer of tissue-thin petals in colors that range from cream and pale yellow to apricot, pink, orange, red and burgundy. Long-lasting and versatile, they tuck beautifully into bouquets. Paired here with lively tulips, delicate forget-me-nots, trailing Akrebia vine and “Amber Jubilee” Ninebark branched — all in a luscious apricot pallette!

Glorious Blooms

Mediterranean Container Garden

You won’t need to forgo your love of colorful plants and flowers with winter weather around the corner, simply turn your attention to flowering plants that thrive inside your indoor surroundings. Here are just a few of the many lively options who love to show off their colorful traits, indoors.

Dahlias have the ability to tolerate harsh and unexpected weather conditions, which is why they are known to represent staying graceful under pressure and remaining kind despite life’s challenges. ...

Land Morphology collaborated with Nussbaum Group to design and construct a series of garden rooms that both delight a family of five and protect a nearby salmon-bearing creek.

This lush Pacific Northwest landscape by Wolfstone Landscape Design and Ross NW WaterGardens flows effortlessly from home to lakeside following water features inspired by traditional Japanese gardens.

Land Morphology teamed with Massucco Warner Interior Design, Studio AM Architects, Wygal Builders, and landscape contractor Green Man Landscape and Design to create this garden retreat nestled in the woods of San Juan Island, replete with athletic courts, pool, spa, fire pits, and party barn.

A reclaimed roof transforms into dynamic outdoor living and garden space complementary to the style and grandeur of the existing historic home and property. The trio of areas takes advantage of natural stone, weathered steel, and hardy plants to create a private oasis in the urban environment.

For British born landscape designer Paul R. Broadhurst, of Broadhurst + Associates in Seattle, creating a woodland garden on Lopez Island was an odyssey of sorts, combining the site’s history with the women who once cultivated it, the wildlife that flies over and meanders through it, along with the sound of the gentle waves that perpetually lap against the horseshoe bay that borders it.

The once sterile lawn-centric landscape of this Lake Washington home now boasts a magnificently terraced, environmentally and wildlife friendly landscape by Paul Broadhurst replete with newly-designed guest house left, and an infinity pool - all of which slopes gently down to the water’s edge with meandering paths and a pebble beach secured by logs and boulders handpicked from a quarry in the Cascades.

Small space, big dreams. This backyard revamp from Cambium Landscape in Seattle transformed a modestly sized, ho-hum back lawn into a vibrant outdoor living room. Luminous natural materials, clever space-saving tactics, and lush plantings that rely on foliage rather than flowers combine to give this back patio classic contemporary style.

The Williamses’ family garden in Dunthorpe evokes distinctly English impressions. The existing challenges of the site, like the spring-fed brook, are met with naturalistic plantings that embrace its meandering flow. The garden’s mission, however, is not only to serve as a lovely place to be, and a model for Liz Williams’ paintings, but also provides abundant fresh cut flowers for the house.

With an opportunity to buy the house behind them, landscape designer Michael Schultz and his partner Will Goodman now have 9,000 square feet of back yard space for their gorgeous tropical oasis.

ABUNDANT BLOOMS One of the oldest flowers, each rose has a unique meaning and fragrance. The Generous Gardener, flowers nod gracefully with a water lily-like effect.   Gabriel Oak, striking ...

Inspired by this rare view of Seattle’s skyline, architect Lane Williams and contractor/homeowner Troy Adams designed and built a modern West Seattle home as stunning as its remarkable view. White Space Design Group produced the all-important visual flow with its choices of interior fixtures, finishes, and furnishings, while Spring Greenworks’ lush landscape design completed the whole.

The unique fern-like leaves and showy clusters of fragrant yellow flowers of Acacia herald the coming of springtime with a profusion of sunny yellow. Accented here with the fragrant blue flowers of Tweedia ...

Ethereal papery thin, silky, and ruffled petals of Icelandic Poppies in a gorgeous display of sunset hues sport brightly colored flowers atop fuzzy stems. Celebrated for their sweet fragrance, clusters ...