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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 ...
It appears that your garden is responding to all the rain. I am happy for you. We have had a decent spring too. The wind has been annoying but it has been cool and wet enough here too.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I love the Camassia, which isn't something that will grow in my part of the country.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a cool rainy spring too, but it's too early here for annuals. But soon!
ReplyDeleteWe’ve had a cool wet spring too, but we aren’t quite ready to plant annuals. But soon!
ReplyDeleteThe chartreuse of the bleeding heart is shining in the shady garden like no other. What a sight! Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is an old favorite; I've moved volunteers into other places in the garden: I could ever tire of this plant.
ReplyDeleteWonderful news on rain for your region. Happy for you. Maybe next year for us...
ReplyDeleteThe Camassia leichtlinii is gorgeous! "moist soil" means not for "SoCal". 😒
Do you grow any Martagon Lilies?