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
Cake is something I cannot resist. The Pineapple upside down cake recipe you have mentioned is already known to my mom. She used to make it for us. I'll let her read this blog. Thanks Phillip. The recipe is really worth a try.
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DeleteTrue comfort food. Have you sold your house yet? Good to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa, No and we are going to take it off the market for a while and try to get our priorities straight!
DeleteMy mother made pineapple upside down cake, too. She baked it in the same iron skillet that she used to bake cornbread. Ours did not have a glaze.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, your cake brings back memories, and how beautiful a specimen you baked. My mother also made that cake fairly often, at least once a year. I think it was the thrill of being able to get pineapple in the continental U.S. even though it was canned. My kids can hardly believe we ate so much canned food. I have a funny story about that cake. One time, after I was an adult, but still in my early 20s, I went to visit my mom, and she'd made that cake. Only that time, she made it in a very large baking pan. I was upset over a boy, and I started eating it from one corner of the pan while I was telling her my woes. I was about a size 6 because I was dieting strenuously. Well, before I knew it, I'd eaten A LOT of that cake. I must admit I did feel so much better. Must of been all that sugar and carbs. Mom and I still laugh about that. Thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! Pineapple Upside-Down cake used to be a staple at church potlucks when I was younger, but I haven't had a piece of it in years.
ReplyDeleteThis is a childhood memory! I have not tasted pineapple upside down cake in years. Thanks for the recipe. By the way, I was just checking on you; any news on selling the house?
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