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Hidcote - pt. 1

I'm just now getting around to organizing the photos from my trip to England back in May. As I've said a million times, this was the trip of a lifetime, and I had an incredible time. This was a 3-week trip organized by the HPSO (Hardy Plant Society of Oregon) during which we visited 35 different locations. Most all of these were gardens but there were also a few castles and villages thrown in, as well as the icing on the trip - the Chelsea Flower Show. This tour focused on the southeast region of England, notably the Cotswolds and Cornwall. I've watched so many programs and read so many books about England and the gardens there that I was afraid it would tarnish the image I had built up in my head. I'm pleased to say that it not disappoint. The trek from London to Bath by train was not the best first impression. However, as we gained distance from the city, the rolling green countryside gave me glimpses of things to come. After arriving in Bath and finding my hotel, I m...

Fall Colors

The fall colors have really been kicking in these past weeks. I've made a video with live shots of the most colorful plants in the garden right now. 

 

 Or, if you'd rather just see the photos -

Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus 'Rudy Haag' and Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)


 

Birch (Betula pendula 'Trost's Dwarf')

 

 

Amsonia hubrichtii


 

Sumac 'Tiger Eyes' ((Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’))

 

Vine Maple 'Pacific Fire' (Acer circinatum)

 

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Miss'

 

Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica)

 

Bloodtwig Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire')

 

 

Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

 

Redbud (Cercis 'Rising Sun')

 

 

Dogwood (Cornus kousa 'Celestial Shadow')

 

Dogwood (Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes')

 

Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

 

Redbud (Cercis 'Hearts of Gold') and 'Pacific Fire' vine maple in back

Pomegranate (Punica granantum 'Crimson Sky')



Coral Bark Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku')

Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance')

Stewartia psuedocamellia

 


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Love how you designed in some good strong color for fall!

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  2. Love how you designed in some good strong color for fall!

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  3. I loved the video tour.... causes me to wonder why we close garden tours so early, but then again it does rain here regularly by October! Your garden is lovely in the fall.

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  4. Autumn is my favorite season in large part because of the amazing colors that paint our gardens. Your garden is an excellent example of that. I'm in love with the potted Pomegranate!

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  5. I love all that foliage color! We don't get anything like that in my part of SoCal. I've only a handful of plants that color-up at all but I probably won't see anything from them for another month or more.

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  6. Lots and lots of color--it is beautiful. I love the photo of the Amsonia with the 'Rozanne' flowers popping up through it.

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  7. Good camerawork and editing on the video as well!

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