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Michael came out from his sewing room hibernation today! It was a beautiful day - a bit chilly with temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy with a few sun breaks and just a few very minor sprinkles. The garden is waking up fast. I love this time of year. The trees are just leafing out,  so when the sun does appear, there is a dappled scattering of sunrays dancing throughout the garden. The birds are singing and busy flitting about building their nests. In these crazy times, this is the only place where I feel totally calm and at ease and can filter out life's unpleasantries. We got a lot done today. Yesterday was even nicer with warmer temps and more sun. I got the tarps off the decks, statues and water features. Today was spent mostly cleaning up, more planting and moving pots around. Veronica 'Georgia Blue' Blue-eyed Mary ( Omphaloides verna ) with Daphne tangutica ) Japanese Maple ( Acer palmatum 'Beni Hime') Beesia Red Currant ( Ribes sanguineum 'King Edwa...
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Open Gardens: The Hardiman Garden

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I was very excited to see the garden of Lucy and Fred Hardiman. Lucy Hardiman is a garden designer at Perennial Partners. This garden certainly did not disappoint. Full of vibrant rich colors (purples, blues and pinks, a favorite combination of mine) and accented with artistic architectural structures and art pieces, as well as some favorite plants like hydrangeas and lilies. Note the big crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Zuni') in the above photo. They do grow here!

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Just look at these lilies! I was intrigued by the blue flower and she told me that it is a perennial that she herself introduced to Joy Creek Nursery. It is Galega 'Lady Wilson'.

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It was near sunset when I toured the garden and the diminishing light gave it a magical quality.

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Perfectly placed art pieces

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Yarn in the garden? Why not?

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This is the front entryway garden that leads back to the main garden.
A big thank you to the Hardiman's for including their garden on the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Open Gardens Tour. It was wonderful!

 Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Location: Portland, OR, USA

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  1. GRACE PETERSONJuly 23, 2017 at 6:17 PM

    Nice photos. Thank you for sharing. I bet the bees and hummers love this garden too.

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  2. danger gardenJuly 23, 2017 at 9:45 PM

    You caught Lucy's garden in its prime! Not that it's ever lacking for charm, but I've never seen it so floriferous.

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  3. outlawgardenerJuly 23, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    Wow! That's an incredible garden but one would expect no less from the amazing Ms Hardiman! Love the tree with all of the glass spheres!

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  4. Lisa at GreenbowJuly 24, 2017 at 5:33 AM

    Such a rich tapestry.

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  5. AlisonJuly 24, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    I've seen Lucy's garden a bit later in the year, it's looking just beautiful in your photos. It's a very colorful garden. Now I know what those large shrubs are that I saw in D.C. whose flowers reminded me a bit of lilacs. They must have been blooming crape myrtles.

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  6. DeniseJuly 24, 2017 at 9:02 AM

    Beautiful photos show her incredible color discipline which gives such a dramatic effect. This looks like an entirely different garden than the one I saw almost 10 years ago, which I remember as a shared space among neighbors (?) or maybe it's just been completely reworked.

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    1. Phillip OliverJuly 24, 2017 at 12:47 PM

      I am not sure but her neighbor's garden next door was also open. It was very small but fantastic. I plan to post photos of it next.

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  7. chavlinessJuly 25, 2017 at 7:07 AM

    An eye candy this garden is. Every picture is perfect and screams Summer.
    You say: Yarn in the garden? Why not? and I say Why Knot :-)

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  8. AaronJuly 25, 2017 at 12:19 PM

    Riffing off of Denise's comment, this garden strikes me as a fantastic mix of whimsy and color discipline. Thanks for sharing it with us virtually!

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  9. klaraau01July 25, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    Thank you for showing this beautiful garden

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  10. Hoover BooJuly 26, 2017 at 3:15 PM

    Oh my that's so lovely. My kind of garden.

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  11. UnknownJuly 30, 2017 at 2:23 PM

    You captured much of what has earned Lucy her big reputation. We (Joy Creek) had Galega 'Lady Wilson' for sale at Hortlandia but because it was not in bloom at the time, it flew under the radar. Right now, everyone is exclaiming "What's That?!" when they see it in the garden.

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