The Spirited Garden - a book review
The Spirited Garden: Creative Private Retreats Photography by Doreen L. Wynga Written with Lorene Edwards Forkner This sumptuous book features sixteen gardens in the Pacific Northwest region. Wynga has worked as a photographer for over thirty years. She has worked for Monrovia Nursery since 2004 and her photography has been featured in several books (including one of my personal favorites, The Tapestry Garden ). The gardens included in this book cover a wide range from woodland sanctuaries to lakeside retreats. Each garden is covered in a 14-20 page spread with a brief description followed by gorgeous photos. This is a book to get lost in! There are several gardens in the Portland area and many which are located in northern Washington. (I could not find any promotional photos from the book so these shots will have to suffice). The Spirited Garden is available in book stores. You can also find a copy on Amazon. Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Rizzoli ...
Wow! You're brave! Great shots. Now get down from there before you hurt yourself! :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I just placed an order for six new antique roses at a local nursery....and I'm really KICKING myself I didn't check the availability of Cecile Brunner. Ahhhhh!!!!
ReplyDeleteShe's magnificent, that's for sure. Is she very thorny? Do you prune her or just let her be? I've loved your website in the past, and now I'm one of your blog followers.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Mine is just beginning to bloom. This is such a lovely rose with wonderful fragrance that I will always grow it even if it takes up half of my entire back yard!
ReplyDeleteWow. This is magnificent. Do you have any issues with BS?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms! I have this rose also but not as big. That is a real show stopper.....Julian
ReplyDeleteM.A., you can always place another order!
ReplyDeleteSherryocala, it is a thorny rose. I don't do much pruning on it because it is so hard to reach (even with a ladder).
Jess, I've not noticed BS on this one but, as you can see, it is hard to monitor it. I do have many other roses that are fairly resistant to BS.
Your rose looks like the one I had except mine had 7 or 8 blooms together like a bouquet. It sure was thorny. It was very pretty. It got so big I gave it away but they have come out from the roots. It could take over.
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! I had one of those roses years ago and it quickly outgrew it's spot no matter how much I pruned it. It now lives at my friend's where it has more space to grow, but I don't think it has ever had that many blooms.
ReplyDeleteI revel in your photos as I prepare for 6-10" of snow flattening our gardens tomorrow... L
ReplyDeleteThat view from above is stunning and you are quite the brave sole to clime on the roof for those pictures.
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful. It is really performing. What a great view from upstairs.
ReplyDeleteSo, so beautiful....you be careful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for risking your neck to show us. They are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHoly moly, Phillip! That's one plant? Amazing! Thanks for risking your life on the roof so that we could catch a glimpse :)
ReplyDeleteBe still my heart!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteLovely - all that bloom & fragrance too? Doesn't get any better than that.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! That rose is amazing. Such a profusion of blooms.
ReplyDeleteAn ariel perspective is something to see indeed. What a gorgeous rose. You have captured her in all her glory.... Great photos
ReplyDeletehahaha...you're so right, it really is amazing from above...then again, the view from below is pretty good too ;-)
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing rose. We cannot get quite the lush growth on our hill, but some of the roses certainly do their best. In June, not April.
ReplyDeleteThis is the stuff of gardener's dreams! Great aerial shot! You have great pergolas and trellises to hold those monsters/beauties!
ReplyDeleteThat is one happy rose! Phillip, it's gorgeous! gail
ReplyDeleteMine has just finished. A windy day this past weekend ended what has been one of the most beautiful flowering times for roses in our location.
ReplyDeleteLooks like yours has been beautiful as well!
Amazing and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness Phillip! How wonderful! Yes get upstairs and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHey Phillip,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses!
Why is UNA closed today?
We went the other day and Z had a great time using the microfilm machines. I enjoyed reading from the Thoreau Quarterly, I think it's called.
Hello. I followed your post from the Redneck Rosarian. I am having a nice 12' by 16' pergola built over part of the deck behind my house and am trying to decide what sort of climbing plant to put on it. My question was if a climbing rose would work and from the pictures of your Cecile Brunner it appears that a climbing rose would work just fine. I have a climbing New Dawn that has swallowed half my garage and your rose looks even bigger. I have 2 questions. How old is your Cecile Brunner, and does it just bloom once in the spring or does it repeat? I like your blog.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots, Phillip. I, for sure, would be motivated to live on the roof for weeks for that view. :D
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you for climbing on the roof so we can fully appreciate your rose! It is gorgeous. I have heard rave reviews of this rose, and I can see why. I also enjoyed the previous post on your garden in April. it is a glorious month for flowers!
ReplyDeleteIt still looks good from the lower view but the top is amazing.
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