A Closer Look at Winter Damage
But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful garden. What a treat. I especially loved the Ginkgo's.
ReplyDeleteNo words but stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, peaceful garden. That's a very pretty ninebark. Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteStunning! Thank you for the photos, I must visit this garden someday. Lots of take-away ideas!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Thank you Phillip!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post! This is surely well-designed Japanese garden! Most of the plants here are common in Japan, but I've never seen the Hydrangea aspera:) It's lovely! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDeleteLove the smokebush.
And all the other plants, of course :)
So much textural interest Philip... exactly the style of garden that I most enjoy visiting.... thanks for sharing! Larry
ReplyDeleteWow, yeah. Awesome. Want! That! Garden! Not that any of it would grow in my climate.
ReplyDeleteAnd excellent photos, too.
I'm in awe of all that green! We've entered our usual summer dry spell a bit early this year, and the lawn is already burned up. I've already forgotten how lovely that deep, rich green can be. There were two other shocks you showed me above, the ninebark and smoke tree. I have both of those, and they look NOTHING like that! Just plain wow.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have a property large enough that you can spread out all those big trees and shrubs. It looks great.
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