My traditional yearly post on this special garden feels a little different this year, perhaps because over the summer I shared this garden with 80 other Garden Bloggers during our annual "Fling," held this year in Portland.
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For that visit instead of blue skies they were grey, and rain fell. The garden had a very different feel that day...
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I'll never look at this combo the same way again - that Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' was one of the "it" plants of the Fling.
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Truth be told I've been lucky enough to visit this garden so many times now it almost feels like it's a bit mine. I know the paths and the plants, I check on them to see how they've grown, feeling a touch of ownership.
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After all they're all plants I'd be happy to have in my own garden.
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My Anigozanthos (kangaroo paw) didn't look as good this year. This one is amazing...
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Okay enough chatter, how about I just share the photos?...
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Looking back into the courtyard from the drive-way...
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On the other side of the drive...
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And having walked through the side yard we're about to step into the back garden...
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Nerium oleander, variegated
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Beautiful!
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Tempting but we won't take those stairs to the upper garden quite yet...
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To be continued tomorrow...
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All material © 2009-2014 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
For that visit instead of blue skies they were grey, and rain fell. The garden had a very different feel that day...
I'll never look at this combo the same way again - that Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' was one of the "it" plants of the Fling.
Truth be told I've been lucky enough to visit this garden so many times now it almost feels like it's a bit mine. I know the paths and the plants, I check on them to see how they've grown, feeling a touch of ownership.
After all they're all plants I'd be happy to have in my own garden.
My Anigozanthos (kangaroo paw) didn't look as good this year. This one is amazing...
Okay enough chatter, how about I just share the photos?...
Looking back into the courtyard from the drive-way...
On the other side of the drive...
And having walked through the side yard we're about to step into the back garden...
Nerium oleander, variegated
Beautiful!
Tempting but we won't take those stairs to the upper garden quite yet...
To be continued tomorrow...
All material © 2009-2014 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.