Fort Vancouver Garden
I was not interested in watching the debate last week, so I decided to get out of the house. I've been wanting to visit the Fort Vancouver Garden for years and decided to go on the spur of the moment. Once I got there, it occurred to me that this was not the peak time to see a vegetable garden but what I did see was interesting and there were quite a number for visitors milling about. This garden once comprised eight acres and the food grown there fed the Hudson's Bay Company Fort's residents. Today's garden is a smaller version and the vegetables and flowers grown there are some of the same varieties found in the fort's records. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
You'r right, that Rogersia is stunning, especially with the backdrop of that blue fir....
ReplyDeleteChavli
Thanks for the photos! I really wanted to visit Vicki's garden but just couldn't get up to Vancouver that day.
ReplyDeleteI can only dream of a garden that meticulously maintained. I've always admire the 'Golden Spirit' Cotinus and would plant one in a second if they looked half that good in my climate.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautifully maintained and immaculate garden. Love that Rogersia.
ReplyDeletehow large was the Rodgersia?
ReplyDeleteIt was large, about 4' high and wide.
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