In case you haven't heard there's a very special garden up for sale in the Portland area, oh and it comes with a nice house too...
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Sean Hogan, legendary plantsman, designer, nursery owner, and proprietor of our local horticultural hub is selling his home and garden. New beginnings are always exciting but I have such intensely fond memories of this place that it's a hard one for me to be too excited about. Plus I'll be honest. This house is all of three miles from mine. Easy peasy for showing up at virtually any event and taking a cab home afterward, if need be. It won't be so easy to drop in at his next place (more on that below)...
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The last party I attended here was a shindig before Sean's Plantfest talk for the HPSO. To make it even more special friends from around the world were in town, Mark and Gaz from England, and Gerhard from California. That's just the kind of thing that happened here all the time.
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If you believe in house-karma, or that homes somehow manage to have an energy based on the lives that are lived in them (ya, a little woo-woo, but I do), then you can imagine what sort of amazing, powerful, fantastic energy this place has.
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Oh and plants. Top notch plants.
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Yucca rostrata, Tetrapanax, Hellebores, Pittosporum patulum, and on and on. Earlier posts of mine about this garden can be found here and here and here.
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I stopped by while Sean was at the nursery to snap these garden photos, so there are no inside the house pics. To see those click through to the real estate listing here — or the story the the local newspaper, The Oregonian, did on the place (here). The Oregonian story includes several sexy garden photos by photographer Claire Takacs.
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It's not every front porch that includes containers stuffed with Magnolia leaves and Agave americana medio-picta 'Alba'...
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I bet Sean would let the eventual owner keep these. Gift with purchase?
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The Oregonian's story includes a great quote from Riz Reyes (this Riz), a quote that sums up how I feel about Sean, and this place he created:... Seattle-based designer Rizanino "Riz" Reyes of RHR Horticulture agrees that Hogan's contributions and generosity to plant enthusiasts and the industry are unparalleled. "His house has been the hub," says Reyes, "the gathering place of horticultural greatness from around the globe who have been warmly welcomed." Reyes says that "just about any plant geek" could wrangle a casual invitation for a drink or home-cooked meal from Hogan along with a tour of an "urban oasis that exemplifies great plantsmanship and hospitality."Yep, plant and people magic.
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Euphorbia stygiana
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Happy mass of Agave americana 'Variegata' (or maybe something more rare and I'm just throwing it in with the common?).
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The only place I've personally seen Tetrapanax even come close to blooming here in Portland was in this garden. Sean managed to plant himself in an enviable micro-climate.
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The pathway to the back garden...
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The deck off the back of the house.
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Garden magic...Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'.
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Oh hey, here's reason enough to buy this house! It comes with a variegated Daphniphyllum...
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Plant collectors take note!
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Looking back down the path towards the front garden...
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The gate...
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Okay so where the heck is Sean going? He's finally moving out to Sauvie Island (where many people have assumed he lived for years), on the land which Cistus Nursery occupies. The Oregonian quote says: "Hogan plans to move to his nursery, where he can concentrate on his consulting business and consolidate home, work and the other passions of his life." Consolidating passions doesn't sound like such a bad idea does it?
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Plus he gets to take the bones of an existing private garden and build upon them. I can't imagine how fabulously jungly this area will be in a couple of years. Want proof? Check out the series of images (here) of the nursery under construction. In just a few short years an open, flat, bit of land became an enclosed garden. I can't wait to see what happens here...
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Changes! They are underway. Oh and again, should you be interested in purchasing a fabulous garden with a pretty sweet house in the middle of it, here is the listing.
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Weather Diary, Jan 11: Hi 58, Low 46/ Precip .59"
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
Sean Hogan, legendary plantsman, designer, nursery owner, and proprietor of our local horticultural hub is selling his home and garden. New beginnings are always exciting but I have such intensely fond memories of this place that it's a hard one for me to be too excited about. Plus I'll be honest. This house is all of three miles from mine. Easy peasy for showing up at virtually any event and taking a cab home afterward, if need be. It won't be so easy to drop in at his next place (more on that below)...
The last party I attended here was a shindig before Sean's Plantfest talk for the HPSO. To make it even more special friends from around the world were in town, Mark and Gaz from England, and Gerhard from California. That's just the kind of thing that happened here all the time.
If you believe in house-karma, or that homes somehow manage to have an energy based on the lives that are lived in them (ya, a little woo-woo, but I do), then you can imagine what sort of amazing, powerful, fantastic energy this place has.
Oh and plants. Top notch plants.
Yucca rostrata, Tetrapanax, Hellebores, Pittosporum patulum, and on and on. Earlier posts of mine about this garden can be found here and here and here.
I stopped by while Sean was at the nursery to snap these garden photos, so there are no inside the house pics. To see those click through to the real estate listing here — or the story the the local newspaper, The Oregonian, did on the place (here). The Oregonian story includes several sexy garden photos by photographer Claire Takacs.
It's not every front porch that includes containers stuffed with Magnolia leaves and Agave americana medio-picta 'Alba'...
I bet Sean would let the eventual owner keep these. Gift with purchase?
The Oregonian's story includes a great quote from Riz Reyes (this Riz), a quote that sums up how I feel about Sean, and this place he created:... Seattle-based designer Rizanino "Riz" Reyes of RHR Horticulture agrees that Hogan's contributions and generosity to plant enthusiasts and the industry are unparalleled. "His house has been the hub," says Reyes, "the gathering place of horticultural greatness from around the globe who have been warmly welcomed." Reyes says that "just about any plant geek" could wrangle a casual invitation for a drink or home-cooked meal from Hogan along with a tour of an "urban oasis that exemplifies great plantsmanship and hospitality."Yep, plant and people magic.
Euphorbia stygiana
Happy mass of Agave americana 'Variegata' (or maybe something more rare and I'm just throwing it in with the common?).
The only place I've personally seen Tetrapanax even come close to blooming here in Portland was in this garden. Sean managed to plant himself in an enviable micro-climate.
The pathway to the back garden...
The deck off the back of the house.
Garden magic...Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'.
Oh hey, here's reason enough to buy this house! It comes with a variegated Daphniphyllum...
Plant collectors take note!
Looking back down the path towards the front garden...
The gate...
Okay so where the heck is Sean going? He's finally moving out to Sauvie Island (where many people have assumed he lived for years), on the land which Cistus Nursery occupies. The Oregonian quote says: "Hogan plans to move to his nursery, where he can concentrate on his consulting business and consolidate home, work and the other passions of his life." Consolidating passions doesn't sound like such a bad idea does it?
Plus he gets to take the bones of an existing private garden and build upon them. I can't imagine how fabulously jungly this area will be in a couple of years. Want proof? Check out the series of images (here) of the nursery under construction. In just a few short years an open, flat, bit of land became an enclosed garden. I can't wait to see what happens here...
Changes! They are underway. Oh and again, should you be interested in purchasing a fabulous garden with a pretty sweet house in the middle of it, here is the listing.
Weather Diary, Jan 11: Hi 58, Low 46/ Precip .59"
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.