Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
Another garden to take away your breath. I think if I would have had on flip flops I would have tested the mosaics. They are a marvel in themselves. Can't imagine how much time it took to make those floors. Those swoopy roof lines make me smile. I know they have a name for that architecture but it doesn't come to mind right now.
ReplyDeleteOh, Phillip, thank you for the wonderful photos! I recently read 10 books written by Pearl S. Buck who loved China where she grew up and lived many years. I truly enjoyed your beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh my. The weeping willows and those stone paths. Just lovely
ReplyDeleteI just walked by the neighbor's Confederate Jasmine on the way to work...heaven!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely photos! Very rich in colors and textures. And a lovely garden. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate you are to have been able to see this. I like your comment about recognizing Chinese plants in your own garden. When you thing about southern gardens and where the plants originated, we definitely owe more to Asia than we do to Europe.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of embarrassed to admit you had me looking at this garden I've visited many times in a new way. And to think it was only because you walked the path in the opposite direction. Guess what I'm going to do ASAP!
ReplyDeleteDanger garden - would you believe I didn't realize I had walked it backward until later when I looked at the map they gave me? That will teach me to read my literature first! But I don't think it made a difference. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, wow, that is an amazing garden and your photos of it are spectacular! I love the fact that it is located in the middle of the City of Portland. How nice for the Portlandians to have an oasis like this at there finger tips.
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An incredible garden! It's embarrassing that I only live abut a 2 1/2 hour drive away and I've not visited it. Your gorgeous pictures have made me decide to rectify that!
ReplyDeleteThe pebble mosaics are fantastic. I agree that they make me want to take my shoes off and walk on them barefoot. I visited this garden almost 15 years ago, when I was barely 20. I only dabbled in gardening then and don't think I knew how truly beautiful it really is.
ReplyDeleteWOOOW! I'm out of words to describe it..
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