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Galega x hartlandii 'Lady Wilson' On Monday, our garden was included in the HPSO Study Weekend. This is a four-day event that includes speakers, plant/art sales and garden tours. The event rotates every two years between the cities of Portland, Seattle, Victoria B.C. and Vancouver B.C. It will be 2033 before Portland hosts again. I toured the Portland gardens on Friday and Saturday and will share some photos in my next post. The weather was perfect on those days. Not so much on Monday, the day for the Vancouver, Washington gardens tour, and by late afternoon, the temperature had reached 94. However, it wasn't too bad in the first part of the day, and that's when we received the most visitors. We didn't have an exact count, but making an estimate based on our guestbook, I would say around 200 people. It was a hectic but fun day! We had a lot of visitors from Seattle and areas north of us as attendees were making their way home. Every time we open our garden, there ...
Thank you Phillip and to you and yours, too! gail
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too, Phillip. I know I am looking forward to 2009.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeletePhilip
Happy New Year to you too Philip! May this year be more bloomy!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Happy New Year to you, too. May it be filled with peace, joy and lots of flowers!
ReplyDeleteCameron
Happy New Year to you as well. We're watching the rose parade. Amazing flowers and floats. Later we'll be eating steak and taters. I might work a nap in there somewhere. Have a great day! See in the dirt during 2009
ReplyDeleteThank you Phillip and Happy New Year to you and yours too.
ReplyDeletePhillip, happy new year to you too! I love your photo of bare limbs against blue skies.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Phillip. I can tell you're a true gardener because you asked for rain as one of your new year wishes :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd Happy New Year to you! Ample rain is something we can always use here in Phoenix!
ReplyDeleteAiyana
Happy New Year to you too Phillip. May you & your have a healthy & prosperous year.
ReplyDeletePhillip, those are wonderful wishes for any gardener. May you have the same.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Phillip, Same to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping and praying 2009 will be better than wretched 2008!
Jon at Mississippi Garden
Wishing you and yours a good 2009, Phillip - may all your wishes come true for you.
ReplyDeleteAdequate rains would be welcome in Austin!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose