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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 ...

Wide-shot Wednesday


This is a photo taken earlier in the summer on a much cooler day than today. The view is looking up the terrace toward the pergola at the top. 


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. I do love wide shots. It's easier to get a sense of a garden when more is incorporated in the frame. Dogwood 'wolf-eyes' has always been a favorite of mine in your garden and todays soft color pallet with the pink rose and blue hydrangea is particularly fetching.

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  2. Beautiful flowers, beautiful foliage, and cool, overcast skies...heaven!

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