Skip to main content

Featured

More South Portland Study Weekend Gardens, pt. 2

The last three gardens on last Saturday's tour included a large shade garden, a tropical oasis and an Asian-inspired retreat. First, the Hilderbrand garden in Oregon City. This garden is set in a grove of Douglas Fir trees and has paved pathways that meander through plantings of dogwoods, hydrangeas, viburnums, kalmias and other shade-loving plants.  The garden of Michael Hicks and Megan Big John is a quarter-acre plot in West Linn. This garden is packed with plantings of tropical plants with big beautiful leaves and vibrant pops of color. Helena Wagner's "4 Seasons Garden" is a garden that I have visited in the past. It features an Asian-inspired theme with beautifully placed plants, with nice colors and contrasts. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Rusty Remnants

hydrangeas  
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. There is a lot of this rust in my garden right now. Someone turned off the rain.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love hydrangeas even when they've finished blooming--so beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  3. The leaves still look good. I know people elsewhere are going to hate me for saying this but I bet all your garden looks good because of the rain this year.

    It came a shower earlier today here and is thundering again now!

    ReplyDelete
  4. David, this is wettest summer I can remember, but I'm not complaining.

    ReplyDelete
  5. That is so beautiful...like warm, glowing embers!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I, too, think they still look lovely this way, though it is perhaps a bit too early for such fall-like colors.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?

    ReplyDelete
  8. I must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?

    ReplyDelete
  9. (Oops, I may have double-posted under my son's acct + my acct ... sorry about that.)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gorgeous! Hydrangeas just keep adding beauty to the garden!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Beautiful! I love the light in this photo. :o)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular Posts