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...
Tulsa has a Frank Lloyd Wright house "Westhope." Someone keeps up the grounds but in recent years it is not occupied. I have posted photos of it a couple of times.
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I share your love of roses and enjoy your blog.
Phillip, How wonderful to have a FLW house in Alabama~The wood is still beautiful and the Japanese garden is a lovely. I would love to see it sometime and the garden you and Michael have created, too. gail
ReplyDeleteLiving in Wisconsin, I have come to greatly appreciate the work of Frank Lloyd Wright... this is a lovely example... sometimes it's hard to say what is more interesting... Mr Wright's work or his life story! Larry
ReplyDeleteLiving in Wisconsin, I have come to greatly appreciate the work of Frank Lloyd Wright... this is a lovely example... sometimes it's hard to say what is more interesting... Mr Wright's work or his life story! Larry
ReplyDeleteFascinating tour, thanks for sharing it. Loved seeing the interior as well as the exterior. What a stove!!
ReplyDeleteNot only was Mr Wright's stature a factor in the design, I think people used to have smaller rooms etc. I wonder what he would do with the influence of people wanting larger and larger as they do now. Great tour. Love the Japanese garden. It looks good with this house.
ReplyDeleteI am SO intrigued by this - and other FLW homes. (His life story as well.)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, I especially like this kitchen ... Small is increasingly attractive to me.
Amazing how Wright's architecture has stood the test of time. There are several of his houses here in the Midwest, and I've seen many of them, but never have taken a tour of the inside. I'm mad at myself that the last time I visited my daughter in Phoenix, I didn't take the time to tour Taliesin as I had planned. Now she's moved to Houston, and I may never get the chance!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about Wright's height; no wonder his homes have such low ceilings. Not sure I'd want to live in a house like this, but I would love that Japanese garden!
Fascinating...didn't know about this one. We visited Taliesin one year. That man had an ego beyond belief.
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