Ten July Favorites
Chaste Tree ( Vitex ) One of the highlights of the year is when the Chaste Tree blooms. It pains me that I don't know the name of it, but I suspect it is 'Shoal Creek' . I failed to record it, and I also do not remember where it came from. We sell a newer variety at Yard N' Garden called 'Flip Side ', which has stunning leaves of olive-green with a purple reverse. A friend has the pale pink variety, but I don't think it is as pretty as the blue-colored flowers. This little tree is constantly covered with bees. Catalpa bignoinoides 'Aurea' A large limb died over the winter, leaving a gaping hole. However, it is looking better after Michael raised some of the remaining limbs. It has bloomed profusely this year. Like the vitex, our best view of it is from the windows, where you get an elevated view. Heliopsis helianthoides 'Fire Twister' This perennial is doing much better after I moved it to a better location. I saw it last week in an ope...
Thanks for this great tour of Scott's garden! I hope you enjoyed your trip out to the wild west!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this tour so much! I read Scott's blog too, and it's so cool to see his garden from someone else's lens. What a treat it must have been.
ReplyDeletePhilip, the pleasure was all ours...so glad to have you over and to get to meet you! I hope it's the first of many visits you get to make to Portland :-)
ReplyDeleteI bet you didn't hardly know where to look next. Beautiful. My kind of garden... full.
ReplyDeleteLovely...I have long admired his skill at combining textures and colors. It's a beautiful garden. gail
ReplyDeleteThe last picture is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I will have to start following this blog. Love the garden!
ReplyDeleteI love the garden. I'm going to have to start following the blog because I do love a cat photo ;)
ReplyDeleteAnother lucky day on your trip. I have followed Scott and his skilled photography for some time now.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Going to visit the blog now!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Going to visit the blog now!
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