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Clark County Mini-Tour

It is a rare rainy day here in August (or more accurately, a wet, drizzly day). That means a break from watering and a good chance to catch up on blogging and other computer-related tasks. Before I continue with my England tour highlights, I wanted to share photos from this past Sunday's mini-tour of four gardens here in Clark County (an event sponsored by HPSO - Hardy Plant Society of Oregon). I saw three of the gardens on Sunday. I had already visited the fourth one, Lynne Heidsiek's native habitat garden, when she was part of the Study Weekend tour that we were on.  Our first stop was the marvelous shade garden of Margaret Stapenhorst. A bluestone patio is surrounded by towering mature trees that shade a woodland garden. There was a fern table and a moss garden, as well as garden art by Steve Farris. Loved, loved the waterfall. This is what I'd like to do in our front garden, but I don't know if we have the room. Just a few streets over is the garden of Eloise and Bo...

More Autumn Beauty

In addition to the trees blazing with fall color, there is more beauty to behold. It is really a colorful season this year.

Hydrangea 'Annabelle' and Euonymous albomarginatus

Barberry 'Orange Rocket' and Spirea 'Ogon'



'Fine Line' Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)



Pheasant's Tail Grass (Anemanthele lessoniana)



Miscanthus 'Gold Bar'



Jasmine 'Fiona Sunrise'



Acer palmatum 'Bihou'



Strawberry Tree (Arbutus)



Cistus 'Mickey'



Aster 'Monch' and Pennisetum 'Hameln'



Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'



Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'


St. John's Wort (Hypericum inodorum 'Pumpkin')


Milkweed


Sedum 'Autumn Joy'


Sedum thunbergii 'Ogon'


Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum 'Ogon Nishiki')


And last, this beautiful plant that I bought at Gossler Nursery a few weeks ago. It is Zenobia pulverulenta 'Raspberry'.






Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Your fall colors are amazing. I really like the Euonymous albomarginatus and your new Zenobia pulverulenta 'Raspberry'. But the plant that made me look more than twice was the milkweed. Looks like something left over from halloween!

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  2. You certainly do still have some autumn beauty in your garden. So much color! My garden has been hopelessly frozen. We have had record cold here this month. Just today we were able to get out and mulch leaves. The trees, maples mostly, are curiously holding onto their leaves. All else have dropped and gone to sleep. I am amazed at all the plants you can grow that I can't. I get a bad case of wants when I read your posts. Keep em coming. :)

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  3. Beautiful! Pheasant's Tail Grass has stunning fall colors. I'm not familiar with this grass; I'll have to investigate it further. You have trouble with reseeding?
    I finally broke down and bought a small 'Fine Line' Buckthorn. For now it's in a pot and I hope to find it a permanent spot in the next couple of years. It's such a cool little tree.

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    1. I posted a photo of the Pheasant's Tail grass on Facebook and someone commented that it reseeded a lot but then a few others said that they didn't have a big problem with it. I will keep my eye on it and see what happens. I love the buckthorn too, it is so unique.

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