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...
Gorgeous! Is that Rudbeckia triloba?
ReplyDeleteIsn't Perilla also spelled w-e-e-d?
ReplyDeleteScott, it is. Les, yes it behaves like one!
ReplyDeleteA great combo. Isn't it odd that I haven't gotten perilla to start here?
ReplyDeleteLove them both and together they're marvelous!
ReplyDeleteI love Perilla. Dark foliage that grows just about anywhere and easy to pull out if it travels to locations out of bounds. What's not to like?
ReplyDeleteI have mountains of the purple herb.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a gorgeous combination. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI normally would not mix those two colors together. The tree sits back a good distance from the angel's trumpet. It was an accident!
ReplyDeleteJust beautimus, Phillip!
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