There will be FOUR events in the next few weeks, so mark your calendars and be sure to stop by one (or all!) of them. All proceeds help benefit our local schools. Each of the sales will offer native plants (note that some are not on the Portland Plant List). Please see below for more details about each sale! Fort Vancouver High School Plant Sale: Wednesday, April 24, 8am-6pm, Thursday, April 25, 8am-5pm and Friday, April 26, 8am-4pm Native plants available: Trees: Cascara, Oregon White Oak, Vine Maple, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar; Shrubs: Mock Orange, Flowering Red Currant, Red Twig Dogwood, Cascade Oregon Grape, Baldhip Rose, Nootka Rose, Douglas Spirea, Thimbleberry , Serviceberry, Red Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, Black Hawthorn, Salmonberry, Golden Currant, Smooth Sumac, Salal; Groundcovers : Western Yarrow, Wild Ginger, Sword Fern, Goldenrod, Blue-Eyed Grass, Soft Fruited Bulrush, Tufted Hair Grass, Oregon Sunshine, Maidenhair Fern, Checkermallow, Sedum Spat
The bloom of 'Lady Emma Hamilton' is indeed exquisite (no one grows roses for their foliage anyway). In warm climate, Lantana is used as a hedge and gets sheered and shaped without damaging the shrub. Do you find the Angel Trumpet fragrant in the evenings? It suppose to have a wonderful scent.
ReplyDeleteIt is fragrant in the evenings. Sometimes I can smell it coming through the windows on windy nights.
DeleteYour garden looks fresh and colorful. I can't tell you how much I envy you that rain. I'm going to look for a Clematis in the same group as your 'Bill MacKenzie' - the only clematis I've had success with to date is Clematis terniflora and even that one isn't looking its best this year.
ReplyDeleteI am very tempted to say "yes" to your question about the Clematis 'Bill Mackenzie'. Any chance you're coming to the swap at Dale's?
ReplyDeleteLoree, I will not be there as I'm leaving for Alabama tomorrow. However, I live close to Dale and you are welcome to stop by and pick it up. Michael will be here. Just let me know!
DeleteYour ‘Feelin’ Blue’ Deodara looks quite upright for a prostrate tree. What’s the age? I keep worrying about my placements of Feelin’ Blue and Feelin’ Sunny. I wonder if all the prostrate cedars eventually do this unless lopped.
ReplyDeleteYes and I wasn't sure what to do about that. I was going with the size on the tag which said 1 foot. I wasn't sure if cutting off the main limb would disfigure it.
DeleteI too like asters. You have some beauties.
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