A Closer Look at Winter Damage
But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is
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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