Open Gardens: The Hyland / Beckman garden

 
On the way back from the Wisner/Orloff garden, I stopped at another Open Garden, that of  Bob Hyland and Andrew Beckman. It is located on a hillside overlooking the St. Johns area and nearby Sauvie Island with some nice views of several mountain peaks. 

The late afternoon sun was quite harsh and not the ideal situation for good photos. Much of the garden was shaded which helped.

A long driveway leading down to the house is flanked by a beautiful border filled with grasses and perennials.

I loved this Barberry - I am thinking that it is possibly Berberis darwinii but not certain.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

July Bloom Day

We have so many blooms this month that I don't know where to begin! I know there is no way to include them all so I will select a few highlights.

The white rose in the photo above and below is the Polyantha rose 'Marie Pavie'. It is surrounded by Giant Hyssop (Agastache rugosa) and a Yarrow (Achillea) that I can't remember the name of.

A newly acquired Achillea named 'Song Siren Little Susie'. Mexican Feather Grass (Nassella tenuissima) surrounds it.

Buddleia 'Blue Chip Jr.' and Nicotiana 'Fragrant Cloud'

Monarda 'Scorpion'

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'

Coreopsis 'Leading Lady Sophia'

Dwarf Snapdragon
(Chaenorrhinum origanifolium 'Summer Skies') and Origanum 'Kent Beauty'

Clematis viorna

Penstemon 'Blue Midnight'

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia grandiflora 'Oranges and Lemons')

Filipendula rubra (Queen of the Prairie)

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Nemesia - I was told that these annuals would falter in the heat of summer but they seem to be quite tough.

Nigella (Love in a Mist), grown from seed

Nasturtiums in the vegetable garden

Rose 'Tequila Sunrise'

African Daisy (Osteospermum) and Petunia 'Moonstruck'

Fuchsia 'Santa Claus'

Fuchsia 'Golden Gate'

Mimulus (Monkey Flower)

Crocosmia 'Dragonfire'

Here is a shot of the terraced beds (a work in progress) -

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Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy