More South Portland Study Weekend Gardens, pt. 2
The last three gardens on last Saturday's tour included a large shade garden, a tropical oasis and an Asian-inspired retreat. First, the Hilderbrand garden in Oregon City. This garden is set in a grove of Douglas Fir trees and has paved pathways that meander through plantings of dogwoods, hydrangeas, viburnums, kalmias and other shade-loving plants. The garden of Michael Hicks and Megan Big John is a quarter-acre plot in West Linn. This garden is packed with plantings of tropical plants with big beautiful leaves and vibrant pops of color. Helena Wagner's "4 Seasons Garden" is a garden that I have visited in the past. It features an Asian-inspired theme with beautifully placed plants, with nice colors and contrasts. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Your garden looks so nice with the snow on it. Looks like a coating of frosting.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's easy to appreciate the artistic frosting when the duration is hours instead of months! Nice photos, Phillip!
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Snow on Camellias is not my idea of a scenic winter wonderland. I hope the blossoms are OK. The rest of your garden is enhanced by the temporary frosting. Lovely pics!
ReplyDeletePhillip, I hope that was the last cold snap we are going to have. How crazy is this weather acting? 77 degrees one day snow a couple of days later.
ReplyDeletePretty, but I hope it didn't harm your camellia flowers.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I'd love to see a post about your purple wall. How it fits into your garden, how it was constructed, etc.
I was just asking about the weather in 'Bama and didn't scroll down and see this post !
ReplyDeleteNow that's the kind of snow that I like -short and sweet. Hope it didn't harm anything.
It is prety, but I'm so over snow!
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