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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 ...

Hortlandia 2023

 

HORTLANDIA -- Tickets on sale now!

The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon's Plant & Garden Art Sale

Friday, April 7 (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Saturday, April 8, 2023 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)

Wingspan Building at the Westside Commons | Hillsboro, OR (map)
(formerly the Washington County Fairgrounds)


A premiere gardening event, Hortlandia is bringing together small specialist nurseries and garden-themed artists from across the Northwest. Friday night’s early shopping event (5 pm - 8 pm, April 07) is a great way to feed your gardening passion and be the first to buy special plants and art. Nursery owners and artists will be on hand to talk with shoppers about their plants and art. Advance Friday tickets are $25.00. Saturday's open-to-the-public sale (9 am - 4 pm, April 08) is a fabulous opportunity to find the unusual plants, hand-made art, and used garden books you have been craving. Advance Saturday tickets are $5.00 for shopping between 9 am - 3 pm; shopping is free from 3 pm - 4 pm. Tickets are available online and available at the door. Here's a preview of our registered vendors (as of 03/27/2023). Check back for updates!

Nurseries

Alpine Gardens | American Pitcher Plant Arbutus Garden Arts | Cistus Design Nursery Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens | Fancy Fronds | Garden Thyme Nursery Greater Portland Iris Society | The Green Seed Nursery | Hydrangeas Plus Killdeer Farms The Lily Garden | Lux Perennials Nursery | Milkweed & Mustard Seed Miller's Manor Gardens N & M Herb Nursery | One Earth Botanical | One Green World | Out In The Garden Nursery | Pearson Nursery LLC | Petal Heads Portland Bonsai Supply Rita Lees Nursery | River Rock Nursery | Rogerson Clematis Garden | Sebright Gardens Secret Garden Growers, LLC | Shady Companions | Tzakis Naturals LLC | Van Hevelingen Herb Nursery | Windcliff Plants | Woodlawn Nursery | Wy'East Wasabi and Arts

Garden-themed art

Albe Rustic Furniture | byrkitwear | Embroidery Expressions | Forgeress Ironworks | Garden like a Girl | Gretchen’s Artistry | Herb’s Daughter Custom Soaps and Botanicals | Image Custom Iron | January 5th Designs | Marcella Kriebel Art + Illustration | Moonrise Flowers | Morning Dip Co. | Nuevas Sonrisas | One Piece at a Time | Pith to Bark | Plant Posse | Pumpkin Ridge Pottery | PurSueSilver | Rachel Austin Art | Randi Soot Ceramics | Rebecca Gerendasy Clay Art | Recycle with Soifer | Red Pig Garden Tools | Southbound Ceramics | Steelhead Metalworks | Sunshine Creations | Wire Art by C & C

Horticultural organizations

American Bamboo Society Pacific NW Chapter Columbia-Willamette Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society | Great Plant Picks | Oregon Association of Nurseries | Washington County Master Gardener Association




Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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