YIPPEE!!!!! WE'RE OFF TO ITALY!!!

So the French One and I are off on our every-other-year- fall trip to Italy - Siena to be exact! YIPPEE! A real vacation - it is fully my intent to not work at all for 12 days - I'll let you know how that works out!

OK....I will do a bit of shopping.......

We leave on Thursday......so you may not hear from me for a while.......

Have a good 12 days! Arrivederci!

Above are a few pictures of our last trip...so lovely!

Chinoiserie do-over

We have been working on a do-over for a client for the last few months. They went from an entirely peach interior to much more chic and colorful one. Here is some of the progress..... The upholstered pieces are all by Hickory Chair... Fabrics by Schumacher, Pindler and Duralee. Stay tuned for the finished product in a few weeks where we will post the before also. Huge change. HUGE!!!! I love my job!!!

More garden photos.....

I have been going into the garden every morning and this particular morning was a real treat! The first two photos are of my Spicata poppy - the most lovely shade of orange - tangerine-ish. The dew that collected on the tip of each leaf node blew me away..........then there was the Patty's Plum poppy backlit by the morning sun...so cool!

It is beautiful in PDX today.....have a great weekend!

IT'S TIME FOR A SUMMER SALE!!!!!

Garden tour photos...

I was in Victoria last summer on a garden tour and I was just going back through some of the pictures and here is what I have found......LOVELY! What great colors!!!!! Enjoy!

Look at the texture of this unbelievably beautiful eryngium planum. The color combo in the below photo with the Euphorbia Palustris is stunning! Lordy!

I have been lusting after Martagon Lilies lately and I just got Lily bulb - L. martagon x 'Claude Shride' and Lily Bulb - L. martagon x 'Orange Marmalade' from B & D Lilies at lilybulb.com all for my little self! YIPPEE!!! These plants in Victoria were amazing! The white one was super white!

I love the combination above with the Elderberry - it really picks up the stem color in the Martagon.......clever!

OK that's it.....just a few photos to share. Have a great day!

Sebright Hostas....

Today Miss Barbara and Miss Susan went to Sebright Hostas between Woodburn and Salem. You cannot imagine how many lovely plants there were. I bought more than my fair share. For some reason, the picture of the Captain Kirk hosta got turned upside down - I did not love the hosta, but I did love the name.

The icing on the cake of my day though were the 2 cypripedium or lady slipper orchids that they had there waiting for me. Do you have any idea how difficult these are to find???? I have literally been looking for 2 years so needles to day, I am overjoyed!!! Yippee!!!! Now if I can get my grubby little paws on a few more martagon lilies.........anyone know where I can get a few....red please!

HIGH POINT HERE WE COME......

I can't believe how quickly this week snuck up on me! Hester, Sue and I are heading off to HP on three separate red-eye flights on Thursday night - need to get to HP early on Friday for a little pre-shopping! YIPPEE!!!! This time we are staying at the most lovely Proximity Hotel and I can't wait! I have soooo much client stuff to search for...can't wait to see the brand new Hickory Chair showroom...... so stay tuned.......we will be sharing a whole lot of beautiful things!!!

At the edge of the downtown area in HP is this crazy 3 story high boy. Look at the building to the right of it for scale. Hilarious! It really is a furniture town!

DIGS IS HIRING!

Do you love interior design? Do you love garden design? Are you passionate about design? Do you have retail experience? If so, please read on……

Digs Inside & Out is a home and garden design studio and retail shop/showroom in the Alberta Arts District. We specialize in well designed furniture, accessories, textiles and lighting for both inside and outside spaces. Customer service is our highest priority.

We are looking for a permanent part-time retail sales employee to complete our small, close-knit team.

We would like you to have/be:
At least 2 years of proven retail sales
A passion for good design
Visual merchandising abilities
Excellent people and problem solving skills
Computer skills should include MS Word, Excel, Photoshop and Outlook
Enthusiastic, energetic and engaging
A desire to learn

An ability to multi-task
Able to play nice in the sandbox
An ability to lift 30 lbs
Self motivated and confident
Problem solving skills
A positive attitude
A sense of humor

13 hours per week – permanent set schedule: Sat 11-6 & Sun 11-5
$10 - $12 per hour – DOE
Generous employee discount

• Please present resume and cover letter in person;
Tuesday – Friday 11 – 6 only

• NO PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS PLEASE!

DIGS Inside & Out
1829 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211
www.digs-pdx.com

FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!!!

Here's the newsletter we sent out yesterday........click on it to get a better view!

the last weekend of the "please make it go away" sale!

Things are going fast.....Get in here! ...sale goes through Sunday!

Time for a road trip.....

YIPPEE!!!!! I am heading out on a plant buying trip to California. I am off to buy olive trees, succulents, cacti and agave.....and lots of them!..oh yeah... I can't forget Annie's Annuals and a trek to the beloved Ruth Bancroft Gardens.......

Here is my gratuitous aeonium photo I took last year at the garden....

Tune in later for on the road updates!

Mother Nature at it's worst...

I'm so sad for the people of Japan. The 11o'clock news last night showed the horrific images of the tsunami.....we just sat there with our mouths open. How can you even begin to understand it. I've never seen anything quite like it....the earth was liquid. So many thoughts and well wishes for the Japanese people.......