Tangly Cottage Gardening

08/20/2026

A walk through our woods with our garden soundscape. Sound on for the full ambience. Does it sound like the voice is electronically amplified? We wonder.

08/20/2026

Vancouver WA is all too close. I’m fond of the ash tree in my neighbors’ front yard.

An emerald ash borer was discovered in Washington— the first detection of this invasive insect in our state.

Two vigilant citizens spotted the live insect on their car window, collected it, and made a report.

As a result of their efforts, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed their report of emerald ash borer in Vancouver, WA.

The arrival of emerald ash borer means ash trees in our forests, parks, and backyards are at risk. This invasive pest has wiped out more than 100 million ash trees throughout the country.

YOU can help protect our trees:

- Never move firewood more than 10 miles to avoid accidentally transporting forest pests

- Consider planting alternatives to ash trees

- Scan existing ash trees for signs of damage (thinning canopy, small D-shaped holes) or emerging adults (metallic green insect about a half inch in length).

Learn more: https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/priorityspecies/emerald-ash-borer/

Images courtesy of David Cappaert

08/13/2026

A walk around the outer paths of the garden.

08/12/2026

It is starting to be the "golden time" in the garden. Sound ON for the garden ambience of this walk from sun to shade to sun in the back garden!

08/07/2026

A visit to our contemplative garden from a friend who couldn’t come to the open garden on Sunday. Sound on so you can share our experience! 27 seconds of an hour and a half of our woodland ambience. We sat in the fire circle chairs to have a long conversation. The ambience is not conducive to the peaceful talks with friends that we enjoyed from 2010-2025.

08/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our midsummer open garden day. Thanks to your generosity we collected a goodly amount of food for Ilwaco food bank and $150 in plant sale profits for Pacific County Immigrant Support.

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

A friend of mine is selling this house with a good garden that has loads of potential for more plants. Very near a beach approach, too. I also love the cute alley that it faces. See comments for a post about when the garden was on the 2013 garden tour, just before my friend bought it.

Lovely westside home with an oversized garage on over half an acre near Cranberry Road beach approach. This handy location gets you to beach, town or fishing in minutes. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with covered entry porch, large living room with laminate floors and Jotul gas stove, beautifully remodeled....

07/29/2026

OPEN GARDEN (and garden party) for followers of this page, friends, and members of Peninsula Gardeners.

Sunday, August 2nd
ELEVEN TO FOUR
location: Ilwaco, on Lake Street between Pearl and Advent

We'll have a food drive, as always, so if you think of it, bring an extra can of something tasty. We have three tables of interesting plants left from our spring plant sale. Plant sale profits will go to Pacific County Immigrant Support.

The weather looks good...here's hoping! It's past peak lily time but some are still blooming.