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Bourton House

Located in the village of Burton-on-the-Hill, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, Bourton House is an eighteenth-century manor house with a sixteenth-century Tithe Barn. It is surrounded by a three-acre garden and a seven-acre walled pasture that is now planted with specimen trees. The Jacobean-style house was originally built in 1598 and was shortly thereafter purchased by the wealthy London lawyer Sir Nicholas Overbury. There is a dark history involving Overbury's son, which includes adultery and murder. It is quite a convoluted story, and I don't believe any of the shady dealings actually took place at Bourton House. You can read the story here and decide for yourself. An interesting note about these manor houses and gardens is that the front of the houses usually faced the back of the property. At least that was the case with Hidcote and Kiftsgate . The same here with Bourton House, where the entrance to the property (right next to a busy street) contained a litt...
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Upcoming Plant Sales

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!

BHCP VSP Plant Sales

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 Spathulifolium 

Prices: Small perennials 4 inch-  $4, Perennial or groundcover 1 gal- $8, Medium tree/shrub 1gal.- $12, Large tree/shrub 2-3 gal.- $15, XL 5 gal pots-$20

 

Hudson's Bay High School Plant Sale:

Tuesday, April 30 to Friday, May 3, 8am-6pm

Native plants available: Baldhip Rose, Large-leaved Lupine, Black Hawthorn, Blanket Flower, Blue Elderberry, Blue-eyed Grass, Diamond Clarkia, Douglas Meadowfoam, False Aphosel, Farewell to Spring, Golden Currant, Great Camas, Henderson Checkermallow, Mock Orange, Nootka Rose, Oregon Figwort, Oregon Iris, Oregon Phacelia, Oregon Sunshine, Osoberry, Red Alder, Red Elderberry, Red Flowering Currant, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Salmonberry, Self Heal, Serviceberry, Showy Milkweed, Spreading Rush, Sword Fern, Twinberry, Western Bleeding Heart, Western Hemlock, White Meadowfoam, Wild Ginger. 

Prices will be from $4 to $15.  Pots sizes of 4" to 2/3 gallons depending on species.

There will also be lots of herbs, fruits, veggies, bedding plants, and hanging baskets.  

 

Columbia River High School Plant Sale:

Vancouver School District Staff Only – Friday, May 3, 9am-3pm

Open to Public – Saturday, May 4, 9am-3pm

Native plants available: Heal All, Roemer's Fescue, Perennial Lupine (Lupinus perinnis), Tidy Tips, Oregon Sunshine, Baby Blue Eyes, Blanket Flower, Bird's Eyes, Nootka Rose.

There will also be other pollinator-friendly plants and lots of organic and non-GMO vegetables for gardens.

 

Vancouver Flex Academy Plant Sale: 

Friday, May 3, 2pm-5pm and Saturday, May 4, 9am-2pm

Native plants available: Woodland strawberry, Riverbank lupine, Large-leaved lupine, Farewell-to-spring, Yarrow, Common snowberry, Pacific ninebark. 

There will also be hanging baskets, flowers, and veggie starts.


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