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Galega x hartlandii 'Lady Wilson' On Monday, our garden was included in the HPSO Study Weekend. This is a four-day event that includes speakers, plant/art sales and garden tours. The event rotates every two years between the cities of Portland, Seattle, Victoria B.C. and Vancouver B.C. It will be 2033 before Portland hosts again. I toured the Portland gardens on Friday and Saturday and will share some photos in my next post. The weather was perfect on those days. Not so much on Monday, the day for the Vancouver, Washington gardens tour, and by late afternoon, the temperature had reached 94. However, it wasn't too bad in the first part of the day, and that's when we received the most visitors. We didn't have an exact count, but making an estimate based on our guestbook, I would say around 200 people. It was a hectic but fun day! We had a lot of visitors from Seattle and areas north of us as attendees were making their way home. Every time we open our garden, there ...
Great vine, Phillip! I'm always looking for plants for the hummingbirds and may try this as an annual next year as it wouldn't be hardy here in zone 5.
ReplyDeletelooking at the blooms that close they look like fish. i know i see everything different than the rest of the world! Hope all is well with you and yours!
ReplyDeleteLostRoses, it is hardy here and that is great.
ReplyDeleteCarol, they do look like fishes!
One I've often thought about picking up, glad to hear it is well behaved.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this vine before. I bet it is a Southern vine. It is pretty.
ReplyDeleteI need to give that a try next summer. I don't think I've ever seen it around here. Did you start it fram seed or buy it as a plant?
ReplyDeleteCasa, it was a plant given to me. I don't know if it is easily grown from seed.
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