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Study Weekend Garden Tours - Southeast & North Portland - pt. 1

Despite all the work and hoopla of preparing for our open garden on Monday, I did manage to steal away on Friday and Saturday to visit the gardens in Portland. There were six gardens on Friday, located in the Southeast and North Portland neighborhoods.  Beginning with the first three - Jenn Ferrante garden - Cool and calming, an oasis of serenity with pinks and blues and touches of chartreuse. And a majestic weeping beech. Peter Eastman and Dayrol Griffin garden - another colorful oasis with many tropical touches and a well-executed street border planting. Anne Davis & Miles McCoy garden - This small garden packs quite a punch with borders, potted plants and artistic touches. Check out that pathway! More to come... Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Daylily and a Sheriff in the family?



This vibrant daylily was in a friend's garden. Isn't is striking? I wasn't able to get the name of it because she wasn't there when I took the photo but I hope she can tell me soon.

There's not much to report from the garden. The heat has been relentless but as least we've had rain (2 inches so far this week). The tomatoes and cayenne peppers have been producing like crazy.

In non-gardening news, it looks like my cousin could be the next Sheriff of Franklin County!

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. DarlaJuly 14, 2010 at 3:32 AM

    That is a vibrant color daylily. Nice to know a Sheriff, lol.

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  2. LesJuly 14, 2010 at 4:23 AM

    Friends with daylilies will often share them, and it is always good to have well connected family.

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  3. UnknownJuly 14, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    Love the daylily!

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  4. Gardener on Sherlock StreetJuly 14, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    What a vibrantd daylily indeed!

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  5. KynaJuly 14, 2010 at 6:28 AM

    Congrats to your cousin! Does he get to wear a star badge on his shirt? Cause that would be awesome :D

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  6. Stephanie from GardenTherapy.caJuly 14, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    beautiful - I have a fat red one that looks like that. So vibrant!

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  7. Roses and LilacsJuly 14, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    Hey, congratulations to the new Sheriff!

    That is a knock out daylily. I don't usually love oranges but that one is like a flame.
    Marnie

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  8. F CameronJuly 14, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    that is a beautiful daylily.... and what a great thing for your cousin. What an important job!

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  9. Lisa at GreenbowJuly 14, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    What a gorgeous daylily. Best of luck to your cousin. A very satisfying job I would think. My cousin's husband has been sheriff of Dubois County in IN.

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  10. Chicken BoysJuly 15, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    I should invest in more lilies. They're fairly easy to care for, and are perinniel sp?. Well, most are, right? I've got a few wild ones I've transplanted to the yard, but a lot of people have them. They must be naturalized here. I see them in everyone's yards, but I also see them in ditches and along roadsides. That blueberry coffee cake looks like it needs me.
    ~Randy

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  11. Rob (ourfrenchgarden)July 15, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    You've really captured the colour beautifully.

    Guess it doesn't hurt to have friends/family in influential places, ha, ha..

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  12. SturgisCurryJuly 27, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    as a novice gardener, am wondering, it's been dry here also (Cape Cod, MA), do you have a rain gauge? how much rain is good enough? I check the rain totals on the weather page but am unsure sometimes what equals a good soak. I'm thinking once the plant/shrub shows signs of stress it's too late, right?

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