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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 ...
Looks very lush, and lovely fall colors!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got to visit--and that you found & enjoyed this free! gem.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a place. It has great views and I love that bench with the wisteria (?) hanging over it. Great picture of the weary travelers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Isn't it sad folks had rather go to a noisy amuzement park than a beautiful garden with history!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those places in Portland that I keep meaning to visit but haven't yet. Your gorgeous pictures are giving me even more reasons to see it!
ReplyDeleteThere are some eye popping fall colors there. I love the views over the water.
ReplyDeleteSo many great photos.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite is the one half-way down of the bench in deep shade. Do you know what plants are providing that shade?
Nice finale photo of the two tired travelers. Hope you are both well-rested now and recovered from your adventures!
These, and all of your Portland photos, make me want to book a flight now!
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