Upcoming Plant Sales
There will be FOUR events in the next few weeks, so mark your calendars and be sure to stop by one (or all!) of them. All proceeds help benefit our local schools. Each of the sales will offer native plants (note that some are not on the Portland Plant List). Please see below for more details about each sale! Fort Vancouver High School Plant Sale: Wednesday, April 24, 8am-6pm, Thursday, April 25, 8am-5pm and Friday, April 26, 8am-4pm Native plants available: Trees: Cascara, Oregon White Oak, Vine Maple, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar; Shrubs: Mock Orange, Flowering Red Currant, Red Twig Dogwood, Cascade Oregon Grape, Baldhip Rose, Nootka Rose, Douglas Spirea, Thimbleberry , Serviceberry, Red Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, Black Hawthorn, Salmonberry, Golden Currant, Smooth Sumac, Salal; Groundcovers : Western Yarrow, Wild Ginger, Sword Fern, Goldenrod, Blue-Eyed Grass, Soft Fruited Bulrush, Tufted Hair Grass, Oregon Sunshine, Maidenhair Fern, Checkermallow, Sedum Spat
I want to see this garden before you move to the country.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, that was a beautiful review of the garden year 2013. Your yard seems to be stunning no matter what the season is. I especially love the photo with the Armand's Clematis on the white arbor. So romantic with the lantern on! Wishing you a Happy New Year, hopefully it will be a good one for the garden as well!
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This review has been such a treat what with this winter being such a horrid beast. Seeing all of these blooms makes my gardening heart soar. Gives me all sorts of inspiration. Happy New Year. Big Hugs to you and Michael.
ReplyDeleteStunning photos! We miss you and your garden!
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, Your garden inspires me to work harder at mine - as small as mine is! I hope to see your garden in person someday too. Thanks for your lovely blog.
ReplyDeletePhillip, you have created a literal paradise on earth! How many acres do you have? I love all of the climbers and shrubs - that wisteria is amazing. Thank you, I really enjoyed this retrospective of your garden through the year. I hope 2014 is just as beautiful for you.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! Big case of yard envy here :)
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful in every season! I especially enjoyed your written journal of your 2013 garden.
Happy New Year!
Philip… your garden is just plain classy…. it has elements that are very rare in many of the gardens we view in blogland… definitely high end in terms of having that special sense about it that is really exciting to witness. I really don't know how to describe what I mean, but I do think it rates very highly amongst any of the many gardens I have experienced through these past 40+ years.
ReplyDeleteI had high hopes that the buds on my Rustica Rubra might come through the winter after having froze each season since planting. With an expected drop of 57 degrees between now and over night tomorrow, I fear disappointment may once again come a knocking. At -25 degrees, this will be the coldest we've had it in many years and it will be interesting to see what survives come spring as I have been pushing the hardiness limits quite a bit these past few years.
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous gardens… Larry
My goodness Phillip, you really do have a fairyland garden. Well done, well done!
ReplyDeleteLes, you are welcome any time!
ReplyDeleteSpurge, actually only 3/4 acre.
Philip I *so* wish I could pin your pictures to my inspiration page. I'm not exaggerating when I say that every single picture is spectacular, and I'm adding so many more pictures to my wish list. Thanks so much for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, thank you! I have a Pinterest page where you can find most of my images. It is located at http://www.pinterest.com/williamphillipo/our-garden/
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ReplyDeleteI can never get over your Rambling Rector rose, and I love the way you grow Veilchenblau up on an arbor. It looks so graceful that way.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful review of the year!
Your garden is simply stunning. I was just staring and sighing as I scrolled through the beautiful pictures. Thanks for the fabulous tour. :o)
ReplyDeleteYou're in my Blogger Spotlight! Check it out! :o)
ReplyDeleteI want to get out and garden NOW after seeing your photos! A lovely garden, packed with beautiful plants. Love your white wisteria, the hydrangeas, the Clematis Armandii... I have managed to kill of 3 Cl. Almandii, as I just can't protect them well enough here in the UK.
ReplyDeleteSigh... spring will be here before we know it, right? I'm proud of myself - 2013 was the year I finally figured out how to squirrel proof a bird feeder, and so I actually got some great photos of my own to show off. Mainly birds, of course! Happy 2014, looking forward to lots more garden pics.
ReplyDeletePhillip, your garden is inspirational in all seasons, as is your photography. Keep on inspiring us!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a fantastic review of your breathtaking garden. Clematis armandii is persnickety, indeed. Mine died after one year. I loved the pic of the kitty whose blue eyes matched the pot!
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