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Southeast Portland Mini-Tour

A recent HPSO Mini-Tour included four gardens in the Southeast Portland area.  First, Christine Weaver's garden with winding pathways was full of perennials, vines, carnivorous plants and cacti - Next up is Jeanne DeBenedetti Keyes' naturalistic, waterwise garden with a collection of native plants. The back garden is a lush, Chinese-influenced, walled garden - The third garden was Renee Moog's enchanting and whimsical 1/3 acre garden with beautiful plantings enhanced with garden art, including glass bottle walls and floors, and a fantastic water feature - And finally, the Happy Valley garden of Jennifer Buss emphasizes four-season interest, low-maintenance plantings, and some bonsai specimens (unfortunately my phone battery was depleted and I didn't get many photos) -  (Visited August 17, 2025) Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Rain, glorious rain!

At this point, this is better than a Monet!

At least 1.5" since 6 a.m. and it continues...




Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. C. C.September 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Wonderful! It's supposedly coming our way too, nice and steady, just what we need (no rain in our area of NC for almost 6 weeks) but I'm not seeing much movement heading east on the radar map right now.

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  2. LesSeptember 25, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Please, when you are done with it, may we have what is left over?

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  3. GrannaSeptember 25, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    We haven't gotten nearly that much in Tupelo but I'm SO appreciative for what we have gotten! It's been a difficult summer for my plants!

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  4. Sweet Home and Garden CarolinaSeptember 25, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    Nothing compares to a Monet, Phillip, but getting much needed rain is pretty darn close.

    Send some on up our way, won't ya ? A pretty dry August and September here.

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  5. Susan TomlinsonSeptember 25, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Rain. It's all that's needs saying.

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  6. Jeff BranchSeptember 25, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Congratulations, now please send some of it down to Birmingham!

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  7. Lisa at GreenbowSeptember 25, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    I am so happy for you!! Your garden will look so perky in the morning. I am just green with envy. It has cooled down here by about 20 degrees but still no rain. Seeing this makes me hopeful.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    How fabulous! Hope it gets to my garden before the well goes dry.
    Also some cooler temps would be welcome.
    xs

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  9. JanSeptember 26, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    Yes, we finally got rain, too. I can hardly believe how quickly the plants revived with the first rain shower.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  10. GailSeptember 26, 2010 at 3:40 AM

    I feel the same way Philip and could use a bit of rain here, too.

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  11. F CameronSeptember 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    It is raining here, too! After 92 days of 90+ degrees and only .13" of rain in September!

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  12. CarolSeptember 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    I would like to borrow that painting too! Enjoy!

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  13. The Redneck RosarianSeptember 26, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    The rain finally reached Birmingham today! We sure needed it. It has also ushered in some cooler temps!!!!!

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