Clark County Mini-Tour
It is a rare rainy day here in August (or more accurately, a wet, drizzly day). That means a break from watering and a good chance to catch up on blogging and other computer-related tasks. Before I continue with my England tour highlights, I wanted to share photos from this past Sunday's mini-tour of four gardens here in Clark County (an event sponsored by HPSO - Hardy Plant Society of Oregon). I saw three of the gardens on Sunday. I had already visited the fourth one, Lynne Heidsiek's native habitat garden, when she was part of the Study Weekend tour that we were on. Our first stop was the marvelous shade garden of Margaret Stapenhorst. A bluestone patio is surrounded by towering mature trees that shade a woodland garden. There was a fern table and a moss garden, as well as garden art by Steve Farris. Loved, loved the waterfall. This is what I'd like to do in our front garden, but I don't know if we have the room. Just a few streets over is the garden of Eloise and Bo...
great garden
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and another jennifer jones fan!
Very nice! I've recently been the beneficiary of someone's garden remodel...I've got a few hundred bricks in piles around my yard. You've given me some ideas!
ReplyDeleteNice job with the brickwork! That's what I call a nice gift from a friend...wish I could be so lucky as my brick patio needs extending. Enjoyed visiting your blog and web site....both very neat and well-done and great photography to boot! Best regards,
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Looks wonderful, and I really like the way you partitioned out all those beds.
ReplyDeleteI would be worried about the tree collar tho'. It looks like you buried it a little bit..? No worries?
Your basket weave brick pattern is one of my favorite brick laying styles and it looks like you have done a really great job with setting the bricks.
ReplyDeleteI also like the tree collar but it looks kinda high up onto the trunk which can be detrimental to the health of the tree in a rather short amount of time.
What a score !
Impressive, Phillip! I love the fact that you took someone's "castoffs" and made a great focal point in your garden. I love the wheel under your tree too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden!!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Phillip!! I came to your blog by the way of Lost Roses. I too think it is wonderful that you won't cut down the dogwood tree and that you used someones cast off brickes. More people should do that.
ReplyDeleteHeh, just a head's up. You want to make sure you aren't adding dirt above the original soil line at the tree's base.
ReplyDeleteThe bark types differ above and below ground, and above bark will rot out and kill the tree if you pile dirt against it.
You need to pull any dirt away from the base of the tree if that's what's going on here.
Sorry to say this, because it looks so gorgeous, but you value the tree, and I'd hate to see you lose it.