Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, a "new to me" garden visit

Illicium mexicanum, I believe...
Such an interesting flower.
The entire plant...
Wall of Stachyurus salicifolius, which certainly had me looking differently at my plant.

Also along the pathway were several hollowed out stumps planted up with various succulents, heavy on the Aloe aristata, some looking better than others.


This green (mossy) roof was visible from around the garden. We'll see it again soon.
Daphne some something, the good smelling one that's in a lot of gardens it seems (but not mine).
This is a large property, six acres total, located roughly 20 miles west of my home in NE Portland.




Lots of room here for big events on the lawn.
And here we are, at the base of the mossy roof building.
Love this trellis.

Love that roof!


Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca'
A nice little patch of aspidistra...
Lots of space to dine under the trees...

Rake head as vine support?


Wire vine alert!
The main dining space...
Adjacent to an outdoor dining space.

And even more room to spread out.
This was a head-scratcher. No visible signs of damage, but an obviously unhappy Daphniphyllum.
I wonder what's got it down?
And can it be saved?
A near-by Schefflera taiwaniana looked great.

And the many patches of euphorbia around the garden were lush and healthy.
This installation was at the edge of another open event space. From the side I could see there was a food-service area "hidden" between the two fences, clever! 

Tomorrow we'll return to look at a few containers near the outdoor dining area, let me just give you a single word teaser... agaves!