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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 ...
Happy to hear you enjoyed your visit to Cheekwood, Phillip!
ReplyDeleteWish you'd let me know that you were going to be in my neck of the woods...
(PS - Yes, the Tulip display was spectacular. I think they claimed 100,000 bulbs this year, but I didn't try to verify that fact.)
It's been some time since we've visited Cheekwood, but fond memories were rekindled by your post! Larry
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to go even more. Its on my list of things to do. I also wanted to see the tulips this year but sure something else will be nice to see later on. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Sharps moved from Cheekwood, they bought land in northern Williamson county. There they built a very modern house and left the landscape natural--the total opposite of Cheekwood. In later years, Mrs. Sharp gave this land to Cheekwood except for her house and a few acres. The property is now operated independently as a nature center, Owl's Hill. Each are beautiful in their own way, but I have always loved Cheekwood.
ReplyDeleteA place where everyone loves to visit, even day by day! I once visit the Cheekwood gardens when my sister moves in Nashville and the beautiful memories of being here is one of the best! The tulip border and the thatched cottage are one of the corners I attract with! Exquisite!
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Cheekwood is special to me. I was sent to Nashville for a conference at about the same time I was contemplating a career change. I hated the conference and on the second day played hooky and went to Cheekwood, and the visit pushed me closer to starting a new life.
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