Clark County Mini-Tour
It is a rare rainy day here in August (or more accurately, a wet, drizzly day). That means a break from watering and a good chance to catch up on blogging and other computer-related tasks. Before I continue with my England tour highlights, I wanted to share photos from this past Sunday's mini-tour of four gardens here in Clark County (an event sponsored by HPSO - Hardy Plant Society of Oregon). I saw three of the gardens on Sunday. I had already visited the fourth one, Lynne Heidsiek's native habitat garden, when she was part of the Study Weekend tour that we were on. Our first stop was the marvelous shade garden of Margaret Stapenhorst. A bluestone patio is surrounded by towering mature trees that shade a woodland garden. There was a fern table and a moss garden, as well as garden art by Steve Farris. Loved, loved the waterfall. This is what I'd like to do in our front garden, but I don't know if we have the room. Just a few streets over is the garden of Eloise and Bo...
I'm so jealous of your hellebores. Our puppy dug ours up.
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Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
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Gorgeous photos! I love the Taylor's Perfection and Azalea 'Coral Bells.' I never seen an Azalea like that before. Happy Gardening and Happy Bloom Day!
ReplyDeleteYour garden photos are exquisite today Philip. I too am concerned about a late freeze... we were close to 80 degrees today... absolutely unreal and we are fast approaching the point of no return as the overnight temperatures are well above the normal highs for the day. Larry
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ReplyDeletebeautiful garden show, spring is gorgeous and your garden photos are beautiful :)
Spring is lovely in your garden! The Jacob's ladder shot is just exquisite and I like the use of fencing - charmingly patinated - and statuary. Happy GBBD
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty garden. The hellebores are exquisite, and I love the carolina jessamine along the fence.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! Especially the shot of the camellia and hellebores together (with statue!).
ReplyDeleteYour garden and photos are outstanding! I especially like the delicate blue polemonium.
ReplyDeletePansies and Candytuft -- spring requisite.
ReplyDeleteHappy GBBD. I am with you about winter. Crazy weather and it better not freeze again. What worries me more is if our winter was so warm what will this summer be like?? Scary. Love that Carolina Jess.. I think it would have survived even our winter this year.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! Our camellias are also stunning, but not much else is popping except daffs, lenten rose, forsythia. I should cultivate more early-blooming plants and shrubs. In the meantime, every day I peer into the pine needles searching for new spikes of hosta foliage and other perennials. Please please please no hard late freeze.
ReplyDeleteLove all your Camellias! Lovely show. Happy GBBD :)
ReplyDeleteMy Taylor's Perfection is one stick and a dream, but here's hoping it turns into yours! (its tiny little self does have one monster bud on it, weighing it down like a charlie brown christmas tree)
ReplyDeleteYour garden is lovely right now, and I do hope your fear of a late freeze stays just that and does not come true. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gardens Phillip. You should be proud...
ReplyDeleteYour March bloom post was well worth the wait. Lovely.
ReplyDeletePhillip your spring garden is spectacular. The Jasmine is so lovely on the fence and I adore all of those hellebore's.Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove the red camellia backed by the white. Your gardens are lovely! I drool over the garden vignette in your header photo!
ReplyDeleteYour garden has a calendar all it's own! Looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's Perfection is a real beauty. Love the shot of the Jacob's Ladder.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the jacobs ladder picture!
ReplyDeleteThat Carolina Jessamine is a cheery soul, perfect for mid March. I wouldn't rush to update the fence, it all adds to the charm.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, I second Freda Cameron's comment by the way,I NEED to sit on that bench.
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I am in love with your gorgeous pink camellia. Forgot the name already. Love the pansy's in the angel statue. Beautiful blooms. Hope you have a nice week. I know you have been enjoying this great weather we have had lately.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant... your photography is pure class!! Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful. I need to get on the stick and post some of my blooms on my blog. It's just been crazy. One of my iris I planted at ECM was in bloom today. Mary
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post...so glad you made it! I always seem to be late as well...don't know how the 15th always manages to take me by surprise! Love the Jacobs Ladder...so charming!
ReplyDeleteYour hellebores are so very healthy!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very talented photographer. LOVE these photos....beautiful place you have.
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Just lovely!! I'm so far behing Phillip! What a beautiful winter we had. I'll take it any year!
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