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The Spirited Garden: Creative Private Retreats Photography by Doreen L. Wynga Written with Lorene Edwards Forkner This sumptuous book features sixteen gardens in the Pacific Northwest region. Wynga has worked as a photographer for over thirty years. She has worked for Monrovia Nursery since 2004 and her photography has been featured in several books (including one of my personal favorites, The Tapestry Garden ).  The gardens included in this book cover a wide range from woodland sanctuaries to lakeside retreats. Each garden is covered in a 14-20 page spread with a brief description followed by gorgeous photos. This is a book to get lost in! There are several gardens in the Portland area and many which are located in northern Washington. (I could not find any promotional photos from the book so these shots will have to suffice). The Spirited Garden is available in book stores.  You can also find a copy on Amazon. Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Rizzoli ...
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Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - November 2020

Camellia 'Marge Miller'


This is a short and sweet bloom day post because, frankly, there ain't a whole lot blooming. There are several roses hanging on so I will begin with those. 'Gold Medal' is one robust rose. No matter how much or how many times I cut it back, it springs right back. This one grows along the back of our house. I wish I had planted it somewhere else but I can't seem to come with a new location.

'Gold Medal'

 

Some more roses -

 

'Golden Celebration'

 

'Olivia Rose'

'Mary Rose'

 

'Chinatown'

My favorite bloom at the moment is this beautiful camellia ('Marge Miller'). This is a weeping camellia. I have it growing in a pot.


Fatsia japonica

Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' - the only fuchsia left. The others have long shriveled after the frost. 

Lonicera americana

I'm not sure if berries count as blooms but I want to include the Beautyberry (Callicarpa 'Profusion').



Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for creating Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Follow the link to find other bloggers who are sharing their blooms this month.

 

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy


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  1. Kris PetersonNovember 15, 2020 at 3:23 PM

    Berries count when they're that beautiful. Callicarpa has been on my wish list for at least a decade but I've never come across anything in this genus here even though my Sunset Garden Book claims it'll grow in Sunset zone 24. That's a beautiful Camellia too. As to roses, at least you have some! None in my paltry collection have done much of anything this year at all.

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  2. Dorothy BordersNovember 15, 2020 at 7:32 PM

    I do love your roses, but all the blooms are lovely. Happy Bloom Day.

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  3. Arun GoyalNovember 15, 2020 at 11:04 PM

    Stunning Roses Philip. Beautyberries are looking more beautiful then all the other blooms so definitely they are countable as blooms. It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening where you can share posts related to plants and flowers here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/11/garden-affair-happy-diwali.html

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  4. chavlinessNovember 16, 2020 at 12:28 PM

    Just this past February I planted Camilla sasanqua in a large pot. It suppose to be a winter bloomer with white flowers; I'm excited to have the buds open for the first time, soon I hope.
    Your 'Gold Medal' rose is aptly named!

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  5. RobinLDecember 2, 2020 at 6:52 PM

    Roses and snapdragons were the last hardy blooms here, but now we have snow. Not sure anything is left after that, but the snow is still covering it up.

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