Ah the beauty of a mature clump of Amsonia hubrichtii in the fall...
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I stopped by a friends house to snap a couple of photos of a different plant but was stopped in my tracks by this beauty. When mine grows up I want it to look just like this!
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Another day, another errand....I stopped by Digs Inside & Out to see what was new, it had been too long. They had a few of these wide-leaved kalanchoe with just a single baby plant on the tip of the leaves.
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Pretty cute.
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Next stop, Lan Su Chinese Garden. I was on a mission (more on that below) but have a few favorite plants I like to visit when I'm there. This Daphniphyllum humile is one of them...
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Not quite as fabulous as the variegated one I'm on the hunt for, but still pretty gorgeous.
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I forget which mahonia this is (in bloom across the pond), but was looking pretty gorgeous too.
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This was my mission. I wanted to check in on their Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida' and see if it had lost all of it's leaves and what the structure of the plant is like. Glad to see it's a little goofy looking too, just like mine.
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The fallen leaves look good...
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I must find one of these Loropetalum chinesis (the dark foliage). Several of you suggested it when I asked for ideas on hardy, dark, "evergreen" foliage. I guess I'm finally ready to take the "fringe flower" plunge, so sexy!
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Now we are at the glamorous offices (sarcasm) of Kaiser Permanente, where they're mocking me with a Daphne x houtteana...
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I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge on this one too, price be damned. What was it the Outlaw said the other day? So many plants, so little garden...
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Our last stop on this whirlwind tour, Cistus Nursery...
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It was a very fuchsia-colored day.
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Also a bit of a sad day, seeing the plants tucked in the pavilions. But at least they can stay toasty and dry in there, and they're still shop-able!
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Agave 'Burnt Burgandy'...sexy!
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Cannas and eucomis...
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Whoa! New grevillea crush! This is G. 'Pink Pearl'...
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Pink!? Why pink. Damn. Still that foliage is fabulous.
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It was Yucca rostrata madness under the big-top. So many, and all with distinct personalities.
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Standing right here is a great cure for the fall/winter blues, much cheaper than a flight south.
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Echeveria 'Doris Taylor'
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Yes the blue really was that intense...
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In closing a photo of perhaps the only place in Portland, Oregon, where you can actually sit under an echium...
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I should have asked if they planned to take it inside for the winter or if it had outgrown it's time in the big-top and was going to be left to face the elements. If so I wonder what it looks like now, since we've had a hard freeze?
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All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
I stopped by a friends house to snap a couple of photos of a different plant but was stopped in my tracks by this beauty. When mine grows up I want it to look just like this!
Another day, another errand....I stopped by Digs Inside & Out to see what was new, it had been too long. They had a few of these wide-leaved kalanchoe with just a single baby plant on the tip of the leaves.
Pretty cute.
Next stop, Lan Su Chinese Garden. I was on a mission (more on that below) but have a few favorite plants I like to visit when I'm there. This Daphniphyllum humile is one of them...
Not quite as fabulous as the variegated one I'm on the hunt for, but still pretty gorgeous.
I forget which mahonia this is (in bloom across the pond), but was looking pretty gorgeous too.
This was my mission. I wanted to check in on their Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida' and see if it had lost all of it's leaves and what the structure of the plant is like. Glad to see it's a little goofy looking too, just like mine.
The fallen leaves look good...
I must find one of these Loropetalum chinesis (the dark foliage). Several of you suggested it when I asked for ideas on hardy, dark, "evergreen" foliage. I guess I'm finally ready to take the "fringe flower" plunge, so sexy!
Now we are at the glamorous offices (sarcasm) of Kaiser Permanente, where they're mocking me with a Daphne x houtteana...
I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge on this one too, price be damned. What was it the Outlaw said the other day? So many plants, so little garden...
Our last stop on this whirlwind tour, Cistus Nursery...
It was a very fuchsia-colored day.
Also a bit of a sad day, seeing the plants tucked in the pavilions. But at least they can stay toasty and dry in there, and they're still shop-able!
Agave 'Burnt Burgandy'...sexy!
Cannas and eucomis...
Whoa! New grevillea crush! This is G. 'Pink Pearl'...
Pink!? Why pink. Damn. Still that foliage is fabulous.
It was Yucca rostrata madness under the big-top. So many, and all with distinct personalities.
Standing right here is a great cure for the fall/winter blues, much cheaper than a flight south.
Echeveria 'Doris Taylor'
Yes the blue really was that intense...
In closing a photo of perhaps the only place in Portland, Oregon, where you can actually sit under an echium...
I should have asked if they planned to take it inside for the winter or if it had outgrown it's time in the big-top and was going to be left to face the elements. If so I wonder what it looks like now, since we've had a hard freeze?
All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.