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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 ...
Beautiful! My baby of an oak leaf hydrangea has just leaved out, and is probably still too small to expect flowers from it this year. Also, the deer like to nibble on it occasionally.
ReplyDeleteLove them! I love how mature your garden is. Can't wait til mine gets like that. Have a great rest of your week!
ReplyDeleteI reeeeally need to get around to finding a spot for an oakleaf and getting it planted. I love them SO much!
ReplyDelete"Love them! I love how mature your garden is."
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Swoon! I dearly love oakleaf hydrangea, but too little shade to have one.
ReplyDeleteWow. We just returned home from vacationing in AZ. Our garden looks so lush compared to out there. Our Oakleaf Hydrangea is blooming up a storm too.
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