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
Looks and sounds great! Radish sandwiches are good too!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great-looking salad, Phillip.
ReplyDeleteWas the taste sharp/spicy with all those radishes? Or did the cucumber cool things off?
YUM! Sounds great! I have a radish and tuna salad recipe with lemon juice, salt, olive oil, parsley, celery & green onions. But I'm always up for another recipe, so thanks for sharing! Did you know radishes are natural antibiotics?
ReplyDeleteCarol, believe it or not, I've never had one!
ReplyDeleteAaron, yes a bit spicy but the cucumbers too cool it down.
Katherine, I love tuna salad and would like to find that recipe!
Thanks for the idea, because I do indeed have too many radishes!
ReplyDeleteMama used to say that Radishes had made more gardeners than anything else because they come up fast and produce in a short time, very encouraging.
ReplyDeleteI put radishes in cole slaw. They give a little bite and a little color.