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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 ...
Wow a 7' celosia. Not only is it pretty it is dramatic with that height. I will have to remember this one for next summer. That Fleece flower shrub is an invasive plant here. It will grow anyplace under any conditions and go wild. Love that last shrub. It is good looking.
ReplyDeleteWOW, and just when I thought I didn't need any more plants! Well I guess "want" would be a better choice of words. That celosia is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteVery nice gardens. I have tall celosia too started from a pack of seeds from the dollar store some years ago. It pops up everwhere, I'll share seeds if you like.
ReplyDeleteNever seen such a dramatic celosia. You must be doing something great. I also love the dragon's wings begonia. Your garden looks so lush. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteHow Exquisite!!!
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The celosia reminds me of a variety called 'Flamingo Feathers', except for the 7' tall part. Do you know if 'Carter's Amazon' seeds around the garden prolifically?
ReplyDeleteI’m looking forward to reading more about that celosia in the magazine. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so beautiful. That Hyacinth Bean is stunning! I need to make a list of those good end of summer plants to try to look out for Phillip. My yard is suffering from lack of rain and color!
ReplyDeleteThe tall Celosia looks like the perfect solution for a long back fence I have. I tried to google Carter's Amazon for information and seed but no luck. I wonder if you meant Cramer's Amazon which looks to be the same? Can you tell me over what period they will bloom? They are obviously still spectacular in late summer and early fall but I wonder when they begin to bloom. If these are colorful over a long season they would be a great solution for my back fence.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill, I goofed. It IS "Cramer's Amazon" not Carter.
ReplyDeleteI've never had the pleasure of visiting Margie's garden. Hope to at some point. I have 3 angel trumpets that haven't bloomed yet. Do they need to be a certain age? All were small when I planted them and keep growing taller each year, but no blooms yet. Mary
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip! You showed me several plants that are unknown to me. What beauties!
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