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'Dancing Peacock' Someone needs to write a song... :) With an atmospheric river and 30 mph winds predicted this past weekend, I was afraid the ginkgo, which had just started to turn color, would be stripped.  We were lucky though and it remains intact. Gingko 'Princeton Sentry' After the storm... The Black Tupelo (Nyssa slyvatica) changes color from the inside out - The above photo was taken last week. Here it is today - 'Wolf Eyes' Dogwood (Cornus kousa) has never had such pink color - Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' ( Lagerstroemia ), and Persian Ironwood ( Parrotia persica ) - Japanese Maple 'Beni Hime' - Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' ( Amelanchier ) with tree peonies - Stewartia pyschocamellia starts the color show early. It has since faded to a much softer color - Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Portland Study Weekend Gardens - West Linn, Clackamas & Oregon City pt. 1


Last Saturday, I saw the six gardens featured on the HPSO Study Weekend tour. These gardens were in the southern part of Portland. I was excited to see Sherry Sheng's garden. She has visited our garden in the past, and I got to know her better when we were on the England trip together.  Her garden was a delight with something fabulous at every turn. 
















Next, the Connall garden which has a Mediterranean, drought-resistant planting scheme.







The Harry Landers garden was packed with colorful flowers and a koi pond -





Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. JerryJuly 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM

    Sherry's garden was so much fun. I enjoyed all the colorful elements she integrated into the landscape. I can tell she really enjoys being out in her garden. The Connal's garden was amazing in its own right. I really like their use of repeating patterns and colors to cohesively bring everything together. Not only that, but their gravel areas near the house were so pristine!

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  2. tz_gardenJuly 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM

    More beauty! I appreciate you covering all the gardens, that 2nd photo doesn't look real. Fantastic colors & textures.

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