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...
Hey Phillip...pretty maple!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Cameron, let me see if I can fix that!
ReplyDeleteI love Japanese maples, mostly for the leaves, shape and color. Since they seem to be a favorite of Japanese beetles, I don't grow them. My loss, I know.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Beautiful! Thanks...I really wanted to read what you had to say, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Cameron
I love that story.. Gail
ReplyDeleteI love staring upwards into trees. This would be the perfect spot for a hammock!
ReplyDeleteBest ,
Philip
The colors you have been posting are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! If scares me that Marnie says that Japanese beetles eat Japanese Maples. We have both, but fortunately the beetles must prefer other snacks.
ReplyDeleteI simply adore the J. maples. Can't believe anyone would not appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteI love Japanese maples, too, and your photos are gorgeous. But lying on the ground in October in Virginia?--umm, I'm guessing someone in your household might share my views on that idea. I think dragging out the tarp, the yoga mats and the umbrellas might kind of spoil the moment. Kidding--you've really captured the magic of looking up into trees.
ReplyDeleteI love your photography! Would you mind sharing what your equipment is?
ReplyDeleteThanks Louise. I have a Nikon D50 with various lenses. I also use Photoshop to tweak color, contrast, etc.
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