tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610663925659189752024-03-18T20:37:19.959-07:00Blue Fox GardenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-80389768881292351352013-10-11T19:45:00.002-07:002013-10-11T19:45:41.267-07:00welcomeWelcome !Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-36881598773168720632013-09-13T08:10:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:40.545-07:00My final HPSO Open Garden visit of the season...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04GkkdCp42s5E5RJPpuNn-hz4E9n4LwXtHc0ySBhtpTolazjv4lbcreH1ZrxdXEGkBaliWVRy_9c1eVKX4Iw6-ADyMd6BLpZyWWh3DlIzbHXjMgIcGJKjxE5zR91AdYA6ZcWQBbUKPZQ/s1600/final+HPSO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04GkkdCp42s5E5RJPpuNn-hz4E9n4LwXtHc0ySBhtpTolazjv4lbcreH1ZrxdXEGkBaliWVRy_9c1eVKX4Iw6-ADyMd6BLpZyWWh3DlIzbHXjMgIcGJKjxE5zR91AdYA6ZcWQBbUKPZQ/s640/final+HPSO.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Dare I say it? The big book of Hardy Plant Society of Oregon member open gardens is down to the final couple of pages. I've gone on what might just be my last open garden visit of the season (for the HPSO at least). Fitting that I end with the garden of the current HPSO president don't you think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF5KVAsEP1KNrpJjUem0CKncjYFX0Iy4hqeaM1H16VoOqyDxCWXHfjUedcqSJ7H2gN03VDA9IYWkEbTSH5IXmiv36XiTl0qxeWhrHufWBaaMrvIfblHifdnHVe3_CFNH7zqhro1XhZpw/s1600/final+HPSO+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAF5KVAsEP1KNrpJjUem0CKncjYFX0Iy4hqeaM1H16VoOqyDxCWXHfjUedcqSJ7H2gN03VDA9IYWkEbTSH5IXmiv36XiTl0qxeWhrHufWBaaMrvIfblHifdnHVe3_CFNH7zqhro1XhZpw/s640/final+HPSO+100.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><br />His restraint in container materials was amazing. There were a couple of glazed containers but for the most part they were all cement. The calm grey really allowed the plants to shine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24chCD2iyWBmBfptV5BC2KJKriGYiRwbzgDTJtXV60MLzh4fC_dTVJ0M1cTN3nL91duKPw3G5Q9RaN-cu4Bn-IAlVDn5ql9RDDXU6R37Lrk_LfGr3PVwwB1iaD1qCMwIrAB6aIybkZz0/s1600/final+HPSO+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24chCD2iyWBmBfptV5BC2KJKriGYiRwbzgDTJtXV60MLzh4fC_dTVJ0M1cTN3nL91duKPw3G5Q9RaN-cu4Bn-IAlVDn5ql9RDDXU6R37Lrk_LfGr3PVwwB1iaD1qCMwIrAB6aIybkZz0/s640/final+HPSO+101.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br />The clean lines and color of the house did the same.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXOt0Hfe5wbqLRdYyp4mCbH4pEzT1p1QYIL8mTJVXJD1gehKwchY1q8gFzXjz3Cpkwn4L2_l1EJzw314Y_oKINZYAMaBLHvD2UqE857QqYnHku4CJ-9lzE005ZsrxWeO_yOOSFxUwCs0/s1600/final+HPSO+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXOt0Hfe5wbqLRdYyp4mCbH4pEzT1p1QYIL8mTJVXJD1gehKwchY1q8gFzXjz3Cpkwn4L2_l1EJzw314Y_oKINZYAMaBLHvD2UqE857QqYnHku4CJ-9lzE005ZsrxWeO_yOOSFxUwCs0/s640/final+HPSO+102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I hope <a href="http://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jane</a> doesn't mind that I share this picture of her, taking a picture. She just looks so at home in this garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQRvhSRWVkZ15wdUpziYVKp2oiC8-Y5N4_angvehgJ1XE6RmFKkiuoDoDFqJwsq1m__id8o0wUYog5BMgJBgp-69jVh0kDPYJpBwXWctD-TbpYun-OezAYNWe5eUM5dQdhcpSVemtK8c/s1600/final+HPSO+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQRvhSRWVkZ15wdUpziYVKp2oiC8-Y5N4_angvehgJ1XE6RmFKkiuoDoDFqJwsq1m__id8o0wUYog5BMgJBgp-69jVh0kDPYJpBwXWctD-TbpYun-OezAYNWe5eUM5dQdhcpSVemtK8c/s640/final+HPSO+103.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br />The tall white bottle brush-like blooms in the photo of the palm and front door (above) belong to this Cimicifuga (I think that's what it is?). Isn't it gorgeous?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIOCa7RPRAeia1x1vTbAenQCxfUfhttOUwpXx8X1DWwZ0CpS2if-DH23CCwlrrkY6tMsbmdbwBwN6YhHGfhhC4esvW8cRUSPnZ3g46XXjVCAaHDj3MrlRSh01-7jPmuCoxijipbFflk/s1600/final+HPSO+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIOCa7RPRAeia1x1vTbAenQCxfUfhttOUwpXx8X1DWwZ0CpS2if-DH23CCwlrrkY6tMsbmdbwBwN6YhHGfhhC4esvW8cRUSPnZ3g46XXjVCAaHDj3MrlRSh01-7jPmuCoxijipbFflk/s640/final+HPSO+104.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br />The little white star flowers are pretty wonderful to, but I've forgotten their name!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml4pDdVHDO8vJZWhFj_58e1z9iZZAtezpqvsVHEeCH1bYG2P8jmGKm0ghfXkpzpL9gRXyoCAO6BAC0atosjz7hoeuQ_adkljnwsODVscq9K7ZOtMWCMZJvpjN3fIDl4qg6mFRHZHoDXA/s1600/final+HPSO+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml4pDdVHDO8vJZWhFj_58e1z9iZZAtezpqvsVHEeCH1bYG2P8jmGKm0ghfXkpzpL9gRXyoCAO6BAC0atosjz7hoeuQ_adkljnwsODVscq9K7ZOtMWCMZJvpjN3fIDl4qg6mFRHZHoDXA/s640/final+HPSO+105.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><br />This simple rectangular water feature would be very tempting on a hot day. I think there's room for a person in there...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9mDrwcOlo0y4Adki4HK8dYdMjfOU61paoIgjlckhxemKttXtjvYTQASMLDfQ2bHhMmSUGLEY2I2Bl3j5p71c1DgA_tO8joGLeN7eB6k0UHAmGoN_eBhMThDxNUFF33oXTopJ6S1zL1A/s1600/final+HPSO+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9mDrwcOlo0y4Adki4HK8dYdMjfOU61paoIgjlckhxemKttXtjvYTQASMLDfQ2bHhMmSUGLEY2I2Bl3j5p71c1DgA_tO8joGLeN7eB6k0UHAmGoN_eBhMThDxNUFF33oXTopJ6S1zL1A/s640/final+HPSO+106.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><br />Great reflections too...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs-_R7tfnk_mG2jnbiVOA9uWviskkokhBF8tap_35sEhLJCBo7tH5WMXebptXI4lf_24-kPRzxxxMgW8fJfpa07O9uOc8ifwWzVoo09NpUO73eP9eoM71-54bMvnLa365iyqx9xpSq0Q/s1600/final+HPSO+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs-_R7tfnk_mG2jnbiVOA9uWviskkokhBF8tap_35sEhLJCBo7tH5WMXebptXI4lf_24-kPRzxxxMgW8fJfpa07O9uOc8ifwWzVoo09NpUO73eP9eoM71-54bMvnLa365iyqx9xpSq0Q/s640/final+HPSO+107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now we've gone around to the back garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGbqLF5n5PRlo6LEve0z6oZpSTNnXzVRzvcYZlAA99vF7A5oEpesMiMvkvvadx4M_a7f5ylQFXnsUA3RPhMIAgUkLEdmtKohb3ogpaEPeR7H7ymNuVirZED_-aiaTsZrhQhAenHbC-BU/s1600/final+HPSO+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGbqLF5n5PRlo6LEve0z6oZpSTNnXzVRzvcYZlAA99vF7A5oEpesMiMvkvvadx4M_a7f5ylQFXnsUA3RPhMIAgUkLEdmtKohb3ogpaEPeR7H7ymNuVirZED_-aiaTsZrhQhAenHbC-BU/s640/final+HPSO+108.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br />Lovely Schefflera...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbvu8s8UC71n0iMhZNXkVmyYl4DS9VO6oF-IuKuiuiiL3SywQF9x86wWLCH3iqRg43QS7x9crFNc_lUT71jjbJo9ju8R2i5uVY1KvPV24kvpH2cUtlGxX6n3V8yFbsGIDdozwcm33sZA/s1600/final+HPSO+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbvu8s8UC71n0iMhZNXkVmyYl4DS9VO6oF-IuKuiuiiL3SywQF9x86wWLCH3iqRg43QS7x9crFNc_lUT71jjbJo9ju8R2i5uVY1KvPV24kvpH2cUtlGxX6n3V8yFbsGIDdozwcm33sZA/s640/final+HPSO+111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It takes such restraint to leave a container empty...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYLJ59M0dXFc_BaQWbq2Yp4WPtLGxpxt0kQQrrw8V7xH3OeoA_O89nfamPp_brjoygAPKJ9x4X_cNYiIg7z3l1qvThTiYs10kjIPVrg13os9XFK11mvliQFTBn05ukXqbrkD2PjIYvJg/s1600/final+HPSO+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF1QTxhPq6XYSS53OogRnZJQtrXqNh2kiPyhnTOxt2bjB6BbU31Ieq2i2mAsxViC0gXve42RPVuDuzFMAb34hohy39LW2eDbwnou_9mImsCo557BuKTR1WOBO-kbyYJEYIspAfhDsM1M/s1600/final+HPSO+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNF1QTxhPq6XYSS53OogRnZJQtrXqNh2kiPyhnTOxt2bjB6BbU31Ieq2i2mAsxViC0gXve42RPVuDuzFMAb34hohy39LW2eDbwnou_9mImsCo557BuKTR1WOBO-kbyYJEYIspAfhDsM1M/s640/final+HPSO+114.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br />Such a graceful plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG370-A_20URCp6ymTYpx3TeOLdavLvSdruTkR9BnidVkF0YJ_BVZ5UvZ40ywcGhhr2t447SdmmWnLJCe79OUYEOyXV6NT5AhkaSgDk0ZexSotiB3Izq3LIVbRPqr6ym2KpvrdppXqJQ/s1600/final+HPSO+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMG370-A_20URCp6ymTYpx3TeOLdavLvSdruTkR9BnidVkF0YJ_BVZ5UvZ40ywcGhhr2t447SdmmWnLJCe79OUYEOyXV6NT5AhkaSgDk0ZexSotiB3Izq3LIVbRPqr6ym2KpvrdppXqJQ/s640/final+HPSO+115.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The blob on the right is Grevillea australis and it was fabulous! I just couldn't get a good shot. I must have one of these.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNaKYrQ7G6RbI8sCXr2nl79tBDa7BKb37zTVh1zX7sY1XqCAl_PN7R7L3_WvtxmIYMNSiEu7nlq_R5hRSUD3985ENNyPikprLPeImEuG0_NBdRf7jCvJU1zC-D1OXlCYkjes9-NFuexg/s1600/final+HPSO+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNaKYrQ7G6RbI8sCXr2nl79tBDa7BKb37zTVh1zX7sY1XqCAl_PN7R7L3_WvtxmIYMNSiEu7nlq_R5hRSUD3985ENNyPikprLPeImEuG0_NBdRf7jCvJU1zC-D1OXlCYkjes9-NFuexg/s640/final+HPSO+116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Grevillea victoriae in front of a Cotinus.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZewSmrU3Cp5Wyrm2pKUL1UQ48Nwvv3oZyR5Yw91Z6kgHp2m6oM2m3iFfEW1po1cBFdmGeH_pxvzvaoaKYLXsLtvuzEgTyQZ-p4Wb00nIB1ijifhJom1-pgI_vpywBpJRTxhddTVMb1NE/s1600/final+HPSO+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-86937680884050913542013-09-12T08:09:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:40.636-07:00Senecio mandraliscae, my favorite plant in the garden this week…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEDnDAxvEF9fLu_moBc8qO2sSG1xD-Vdm25Mq7gjuFS9jITnIyVvpnwhFYqcgEdxhzOrcncfgNZLmBy4RyFVLZaTbaEcc1eKGaS6acQCHZKxT66tXYEq-Tvaq9jUt8sxfBoFaFkrr_pU/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEDnDAxvEF9fLu_moBc8qO2sSG1xD-Vdm25Mq7gjuFS9jITnIyVvpnwhFYqcgEdxhzOrcncfgNZLmBy4RyFVLZaTbaEcc1eKGaS6acQCHZKxT66tXYEq-Tvaq9jUt8sxfBoFaFkrr_pU/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+1.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><br />“Blue Chalk Sticks”…isn’t that the best common name ever? I bet even if you had no idea what the plant looked like you’d conjure up a mental image that came pretty close.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_utxgxI4VH9xCs2T4kGH8doPeFteMLiWTfB6N-RUGPXynLfivhjWrpglq13YIEU6E2DOiL4zexovc5uEroSHjX20AX5ZTZMTnW_oqmQ8bhCyBeSKvUioN0yzLN_LcZw3cuR6XpJrKbeQ/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_utxgxI4VH9xCs2T4kGH8doPeFteMLiWTfB6N-RUGPXynLfivhjWrpglq13YIEU6E2DOiL4zexovc5uEroSHjX20AX5ZTZMTnW_oqmQ8bhCyBeSKvUioN0yzLN_LcZw3cuR6XpJrKbeQ/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Like many of the plants I yearn for <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/senecio-mandraliscae/" target="_blank">Senecio mandraliscae</a> isn’t hardy in my zone 8 garden. However that doesn’t stop me from enjoying these eye-popping blue sticks. I bought a couple of plants a few years ago and have kept them going via fall cuttings, it’s easy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkHoQMu868zU3JpMI0TlGKK1hsvnKKY4UL_q7XMAc1f6e7BbO4ROTCQqGbVKI0imdODFKJ6H1-jtvQIEIG-t_uty8aDBr0xKh5ztQjbq-tdTZWBEDS8qoQK2S_iverrp6K3IeIagcsiQ/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkHoQMu868zU3JpMI0TlGKK1hsvnKKY4UL_q7XMAc1f6e7BbO4ROTCQqGbVKI0imdODFKJ6H1-jtvQIEIG-t_uty8aDBr0xKh5ztQjbq-tdTZWBEDS8qoQK2S_iverrp6K3IeIagcsiQ/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Of course I would really rather have a permanent sea of blue like <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2010/01/streets-of-venice-ca.html" target="_blank">I saw in Venice, CA</a>…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpebNdJN80lrbsXdQc1vWfHNQ0GIjCUUSPCAUhSqsFyjLBtx_zlDM1CpoUjwpu6y7pnOF0sCVbSIGr_2SLhez-HV3yrlhtJgO2HC9a06q1tEmywkz7goQ-IBhfdNRU1X4yXmk7n9eL10/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+in+Venice+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpebNdJN80lrbsXdQc1vWfHNQ0GIjCUUSPCAUhSqsFyjLBtx_zlDM1CpoUjwpu6y7pnOF0sCVbSIGr_2SLhez-HV3yrlhtJgO2HC9a06q1tEmywkz7goQ-IBhfdNRU1X4yXmk7n9eL10/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+in+Venice+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyYg1ucUA-a7MvllsgBe0fK7o4XN3rped_cEQgwCebfDS3wiUu27TQMCG0hL1N1sPIrsUSYnoBAeI3Y9kLaRtCcPN8LUQDv4GjuLzuV0ReFicEYNzKGsKqw-xLq0-eDQBZEZEK6vL47o/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+in+Venice+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyYg1ucUA-a7MvllsgBe0fK7o4XN3rped_cEQgwCebfDS3wiUu27TQMCG0hL1N1sPIrsUSYnoBAeI3Y9kLaRtCcPN8LUQDv4GjuLzuV0ReFicEYNzKGsKqw-xLq0-eDQBZEZEK6vL47o/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+in+Venice+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Or <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/07/huntington-garden-fridays-chapter-3.html" target="_blank">at the Huntington Gardens</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipW5b9uLWnZKKULU1C4rpcJ0TG9D-nHgudhlc0vSvraQt8qdmXJWSMhOs9BVZzYWHM-gI7Inga1mjlPdHPo46vfqjoIWQ5hvMbpD725yb-aKs0Rc8xPlvVI_JjlIYemhYKrzKFRMDrZI/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+at+The+Huntington.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipW5b9uLWnZKKULU1C4rpcJ0TG9D-nHgudhlc0vSvraQt8qdmXJWSMhOs9BVZzYWHM-gI7Inga1mjlPdHPo46vfqjoIWQ5hvMbpD725yb-aKs0Rc8xPlvVI_JjlIYemhYKrzKFRMDrZI/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+at+The+Huntington.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />But since that isn’t possible I simply cut them back in the fall (crop 2012 shown here), let them dry up a bit (the cut ends need to callus over)…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH1f2i0l-duSdt9NWAf_1XUzxhqBwwDeou9NWmY4bLpXuirUiHZS-T_9FwcMKc6n8_rtaGU-wZJfTd7HdeCFpFeiSGkf13bt6MJl-N41vsPeMwBLrwkgXRRqgJJkf1t2AQLt5SvyZnH4/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+winterizing+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH1f2i0l-duSdt9NWAf_1XUzxhqBwwDeou9NWmY4bLpXuirUiHZS-T_9FwcMKc6n8_rtaGU-wZJfTd7HdeCFpFeiSGkf13bt6MJl-N41vsPeMwBLrwkgXRRqgJJkf1t2AQLt5SvyZnH4/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+winterizing+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And then stick them in some soil to over winter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-YvJalRTabDA1t_jFs7IrTSsPTEeKlPJaj8d_yID8qvXywIeQweaE18XDg9auk1mYE9uutsL-08I3ZHh37kimAs3cgCYh0toq_lky3kgnzl7ywM_gD7yT0v_lESQSt_nz2bOLB2XFLQ/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+winterizing+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-YvJalRTabDA1t_jFs7IrTSsPTEeKlPJaj8d_yID8qvXywIeQweaE18XDg9auk1mYE9uutsL-08I3ZHh37kimAs3cgCYh0toq_lky3kgnzl7ywM_gD7yT0v_lESQSt_nz2bOLB2XFLQ/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+winterizing+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Easy peasy…anyone can do it! Just a single plant for $3.99 and you’re set for life. Come spring I stick them in the ground (soil and roots or just roots, depending on what comes out of the container) and off they go!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4U-vDzOXEAjDhmfG4ugH_rWz1M1xn4GE4_KHOO4u95TC5QO3v9RRXpAXSt7OV8EeopaqS13pbtSFJQlNEq7VD2GdNhmrBdPD59g5IERvupijVwvWbVO8wUJMmD1rfQFg5GiCoHsGxys/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+skip+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4U-vDzOXEAjDhmfG4ugH_rWz1M1xn4GE4_KHOO4u95TC5QO3v9RRXpAXSt7OV8EeopaqS13pbtSFJQlNEq7VD2GdNhmrBdPD59g5IERvupijVwvWbVO8wUJMmD1rfQFg5GiCoHsGxys/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+skip+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The stats…<br /><ul><li>Succulent in the Asteraceae (Sunflowers) family, from South Africa</li><li>Winter hardy in zones 10 and 11</li><li>Eventual size in the ground 1-2ft tall, 3 ft wide</li><li>Drought tolerant, likes full sun to only partial shade</li></ul><br />What’s your favorite plant in the garden this week? Please share it with us in a comments…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq40U-Tkixta7pGcSj98x74IknfJK55d5JN1cfmBfobogdnryrl3ggyOdNBBDIIgDPGj1iDz5GDgDsYSexnVUTwNLu4YhaCra-cX5Qf3-q-NWATBB04bW-eL3LHQENa2vf95J3cq8Lck/s1600/Senecio+mandraliscae+skip+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq40U-Tkixta7pGcSj98x74IknfJK55d5JN1cfmBfobogdnryrl3ggyOdNBBDIIgDPGj1iDz5GDgDsYSexnVUTwNLu4YhaCra-cX5Qf3-q-NWATBB04bW-eL3LHQENa2vf95J3cq8Lck/s640/Senecio+mandraliscae+skip+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-11484569925684231402013-09-11T08:23:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:40.732-07:00Where do you blog?This question was recently posed by Hoov over at <a href="http://pieceofeden.blogspot.com/2013/09/where-do-you-blog-what-is-your-view.html" target="_blank">Piece of Eden</a>. She also asked "what’s your view" and "who (if anyone) stares at you wishing you weren’t blogging." She had a very succinct answer, naturally I do not. Depending on the day, the weather and my mood I blog here…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRZZWkNuTdivsRuSyBxcLzAKzwTJNu2u0FOHwkv3TE2gl80HMYStym9WkqrkifkC2_R_LyqtqTqFJ1_onsr4qhaGRicxi34mHA1C4omfQ3hPio1B_vdlU4yf9OfQ_8MDe8yVblwGHal4/s1600/here+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRZZWkNuTdivsRuSyBxcLzAKzwTJNu2u0FOHwkv3TE2gl80HMYStym9WkqrkifkC2_R_LyqtqTqFJ1_onsr4qhaGRicxi34mHA1C4omfQ3hPio1B_vdlU4yf9OfQ_8MDe8yVblwGHal4/s640/here+1.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><br />Or here…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvkeffefyQqqhF4r1p1afrwtY8gOpVX9fCzzK1sz9MYPgTFStNDhfnnKd7IfBGa9MBqjRWO6zc4dnvRHNxrLrLIjS3hRepQyvjcSamusEwsYhlpWEzgV3H4-TaEhF6zaXKGFzZzmNSys/s1600/here+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvkeffefyQqqhF4r1p1afrwtY8gOpVX9fCzzK1sz9MYPgTFStNDhfnnKd7IfBGa9MBqjRWO6zc4dnvRHNxrLrLIjS3hRepQyvjcSamusEwsYhlpWEzgV3H4-TaEhF6zaXKGFzZzmNSys/s640/here+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Or here…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7Ot859DwxL94n0OUx9cHL4dqXnGILnH7HgdZxNJup8WwtutVpzamWqV6EHZ6whbcP4boeO12YjR6P62gR8Dt1WhpxFZ9XwD4rfghjs_2Vmie7tPz9XV6He4Hr63-TBkwlxspS1BV34g/s1600/here+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7Ot859DwxL94n0OUx9cHL4dqXnGILnH7HgdZxNJup8WwtutVpzamWqV6EHZ6whbcP4boeO12YjR6P62gR8Dt1WhpxFZ9XwD4rfghjs_2Vmie7tPz9XV6He4Hr63-TBkwlxspS1BV34g/s640/here+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And in the same order my views are this…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvA9F-4z9MZMoHk6DqfE0FFRKXsAOwb16IXTsqYXpAOKqkFpqXcv8dFBzSju6sV6VZmTJM9TkrT8lKaLieowLuIvBP8ssCE82yu-LZDlLdby3G4MW0PGnnpA4WGk4XvI3p6E6fZKBQbM/s1600/this+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvA9F-4z9MZMoHk6DqfE0FFRKXsAOwb16IXTsqYXpAOKqkFpqXcv8dFBzSju6sV6VZmTJM9TkrT8lKaLieowLuIvBP8ssCE82yu-LZDlLdby3G4MW0PGnnpA4WGk4XvI3p6E6fZKBQbM/s640/this+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />But my eyes really see this… <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEsorwYzMBGbFJwR4yYGbfXO5vPC8xGypPCD5GGeG3gFID8nP_s0CBWJgeyHl54fiHHRX1DbNN63X2ra2a9TWhxT5t0YeFP42nn5wTOmUArWP4eSlqzzqet-P38SmeEeDFcL3SkcFb84/s1600/this+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEsorwYzMBGbFJwR4yYGbfXO5vPC8xGypPCD5GGeG3gFID8nP_s0CBWJgeyHl54fiHHRX1DbNN63X2ra2a9TWhxT5t0YeFP42nn5wTOmUArWP4eSlqzzqet-P38SmeEeDFcL3SkcFb84/s640/this+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgily1XfT52zdrHU4sKTuMVIKKz6d74VsPpLihaMsLRRheJOTTEi0Tw5GLGnDxo8JK2xhONqNihZLVZQO7kJhoUB1OtHO3hzi66B-2FLCqNpORp-dElV7V-17p5AXKhqKciz3GBOn5-fQ/s1600/this+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgily1XfT52zdrHU4sKTuMVIKKz6d74VsPpLihaMsLRRheJOTTEi0Tw5GLGnDxo8JK2xhONqNihZLVZQO7kJhoUB1OtHO3hzi66B-2FLCqNpORp-dElV7V-17p5AXKhqKciz3GBOn5-fQ/s640/this+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Or this…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfSluiDV_Tk9XEkp84gcDeBK7P3l5cPDgSrP363ie1rZlxOQ3s4Qsm24ua82qC0plK0gID0eogf_5AhXR1VuGZIkJ5WuypbivXuo5-tdNXeADPuKSFnqgAJnxHF9e1e6sdblbtUE79N4/s1600/this+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfSluiDV_Tk9XEkp84gcDeBK7P3l5cPDgSrP363ie1rZlxOQ3s4Qsm24ua82qC0plK0gID0eogf_5AhXR1VuGZIkJ5WuypbivXuo5-tdNXeADPuKSFnqgAJnxHF9e1e6sdblbtUE79N4/s640/this+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The being who most frequently stares at me and wonders why the keyboard is more important than stomach rubs is this one (blurry phone photo)…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC0carr2dy3bD0X3_44OFS6tLghZdDaV17OLusVaJz24wZdavtlJnA0eqD6ObeeuH2pMesUm70-_Pm62iU_nn9CKEeUoT4Ws893xCQzL6LIR_uU1DjVnd9_KwrHkKeF08lXq3YvYVmhE/s1600/this+one+1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC0carr2dy3bD0X3_44OFS6tLghZdDaV17OLusVaJz24wZdavtlJnA0eqD6ObeeuH2pMesUm70-_Pm62iU_nn9CKEeUoT4Ws893xCQzL6LIR_uU1DjVnd9_KwrHkKeF08lXq3YvYVmhE/s640/this+one+1.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sometimes she tries to help me blog (or is that tries to prevent me from blogging?)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON8IVDNn3KggpyWS1O3lDWhc65j5WXgAlWct8ecacbKkoCrT8Ef-bTePP-r6oZ7ERQCt71yyYSakXhgFVgZCLbke5gO9zQY7alUTADnpEho7e6WScFnDGAr8LZ8c_ts1PMx-oSq46vd4/s1600/this+one+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON8IVDNn3KggpyWS1O3lDWhc65j5WXgAlWct8ecacbKkoCrT8Ef-bTePP-r6oZ7ERQCt71yyYSakXhgFVgZCLbke5gO9zQY7alUTADnpEho7e6WScFnDGAr8LZ8c_ts1PMx-oSq46vd4/s640/this+one+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sometimes she just gives me the power stare.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9gT8VnyxNKA_cEGxASiEYWgUFLXc3o15jtKZ2vcx9TyZJt8SZELZjqA6m-mAdPWGl84oIxYQw66nZq6QwgBeftpcBalPfEjUAVOP2hrM-wzWym3IwpEI3jRU5zo6GfR15hqi9CEArDU/s1600/this+one+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9gT8VnyxNKA_cEGxASiEYWgUFLXc3o15jtKZ2vcx9TyZJt8SZELZjqA6m-mAdPWGl84oIxYQw66nZq6QwgBeftpcBalPfEjUAVOP2hrM-wzWym3IwpEI3jRU5zo6GfR15hqi9CEArDU/s640/this+one+3.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><br />And sometimes she just gives up on me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-kfgLn4HQv2yvk5MEXGQL9CryCqrdrLJXrXBd96To_kFWw8T_ZADaIHJWiIgjGK22nVaJQGWU3h7Bgl9bXyglRgfl0bKIqRu_GV38rx8WWGKmizR7oRtZuBf_C8XQtV-Pa3UdscBcrg/s1600/this+one+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-kfgLn4HQv2yvk5MEXGQL9CryCqrdrLJXrXBd96To_kFWw8T_ZADaIHJWiIgjGK22nVaJQGWU3h7Bgl9bXyglRgfl0bKIqRu_GV38rx8WWGKmizR7oRtZuBf_C8XQtV-Pa3UdscBcrg/s640/this+one+4.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br />I occasionally get looks from this one as well. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1N1VOi7rFT5mwYQaF_FZ1IVfDPXuAUDyZsD4oWg94OYCVM0BuoQ5_m7B5-AcCdv_d2BgsDQSo8TtM7x0uAsn0XGsnGZ9wsDp8TG7JUiztWtTlQJYFt6dLnsr-Cs-psBcRq-TrTFLB6Kg/s1600/this+one+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1N1VOi7rFT5mwYQaF_FZ1IVfDPXuAUDyZsD4oWg94OYCVM0BuoQ5_m7B5-AcCdv_d2BgsDQSo8TtM7x0uAsn0XGsnGZ9wsDp8TG7JUiztWtTlQJYFt6dLnsr-Cs-psBcRq-TrTFLB6Kg/s640/this+one+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Although he really is very understanding and supportive of this crazy blogging addiction. So where do you blog?<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-28149898737838961202013-09-10T08:13:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:40.830-07:00FiloliThe itinerary for any multi-day event attended by dozens of people is bound to include an item or two that isn’t really your personal cup of tea. For me our stop at <a href="http://www.filoli.org/" target="_blank">Filoli</a> during the 2013 Garden Bloggers Fling was the "low spot." Formal, historic, country estate, blah blah blah. Of course how bad could it really be right? I was on vacation, in California…I was wandering a huge garden and looking at plants. Never mind it was just shy of 120 F (I exaggerate, but only slightly)…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ThJXJxj3aGEyy3Z0LgHNuQOXmx3DQWo3fCsvVvZ3xTU5vUFEE0nsxjN2gljSSXkDufcx8Y_l3Wq1nhthxDkDsgX5_aDw1NO5nQk1nLGkfswyLPv425ftxF-1a5dhgV-md7Jd1DzEygE/s1600/Filoli+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ThJXJxj3aGEyy3Z0LgHNuQOXmx3DQWo3fCsvVvZ3xTU5vUFEE0nsxjN2gljSSXkDufcx8Y_l3Wq1nhthxDkDsgX5_aDw1NO5nQk1nLGkfswyLPv425ftxF-1a5dhgV-md7Jd1DzEygE/s640/Filoli+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Okay so was it really that bad? No. But my lingering memory of the place will be this… <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsYUjC24tuVAU8YsH19-ppxKFXsDHLKVaJQ1S5HMRTh7-4cfOrUdBwmgX7cH6rbsMPPXn0jX83gHO49ySo7F-rgHRaLzN7tYAZUZjlI5168v-XwycPWaWqiOqcGdkdmmp1xiJtSyZRdM/s1600/Filoli+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsYUjC24tuVAU8YsH19-ppxKFXsDHLKVaJQ1S5HMRTh7-4cfOrUdBwmgX7cH6rbsMPPXn0jX83gHO49ySo7F-rgHRaLzN7tYAZUZjlI5168v-XwycPWaWqiOqcGdkdmmp1xiJtSyZRdM/s640/Filoli+101.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br />If you so much as placed a handbag upon their precious lawn you were IMMEDIATELY asked to remove it. God forbid you backed up while taking a photo and your foot momentarily landed upon their valued turf. Uniformed staff appeared out of nowhere and asked you to step back on the pathway. It’s<i> lawn</i> for god sakes; get over your bad selves! Here’s what I did enjoy...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8r1NJMadeJoXBmChJM8uZOMaAGe5ELjV0gbCbz4mAo4QeaVDh5TZWY3u8Q95YbGLvBzBoQHWJGBrKJRs0KNDCYXtufoXKL4ucHi3tKcLWnIDyuFsel6uMkgFFhwu6MgyDbOKrfZ6MCs/s1600/Filoli+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8r1NJMadeJoXBmChJM8uZOMaAGe5ELjV0gbCbz4mAo4QeaVDh5TZWY3u8Q95YbGLvBzBoQHWJGBrKJRs0KNDCYXtufoXKL4ucHi3tKcLWnIDyuFsel6uMkgFFhwu6MgyDbOKrfZ6MCs/s640/Filoli+102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The house was gorgeous, not that I went inside, if you’re curious <a href="http://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/garden-bloggers-fling-filoli-part-two.html" target="_blank">my friend Peter did</a> and has a great blog post with photos and factoids. Instead I wandered on to the on-sight nursery and gift shop…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhuMcy6ZkKWRfky0J_9jQ5Oy6R200MHsopONkgDZnveOr79bvtd90fCovZQtFW4SU1jke3RuaHMGsR7IpHXlsKpZcBqbucEowfiNSdwurH5yL02gfn1l-Y-PWwUknSVOBX4wz8A9Owx4/s1600/Filoli+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhuMcy6ZkKWRfky0J_9jQ5Oy6R200MHsopONkgDZnveOr79bvtd90fCovZQtFW4SU1jke3RuaHMGsR7IpHXlsKpZcBqbucEowfiNSdwurH5yL02gfn1l-Y-PWwUknSVOBX4wz8A9Owx4/s640/Filoli+103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6lfZLKyPCoCAMHU61LGIoy4TU_bipwMnSMD5J2EW1m72k_shCMBiTczvddM_DbHfzPTtX1b59saIX0TJEdSaoM2hdIJo3WzwveE4CPtu_MspgkTFWcWQGUcT-kkgja7rfkJ7VjOMxvg/s1600/Filoli+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC2uqZY8oYfm378FXGIGr4ZuNi12AygHwj4RSX5NE_701ye0aefnuTmEaAz8qxHQrr5BB9RTByuC-UGY7_5uiwQZEBGEe-BFxBiPwNwT3bacOf631TSwh366_cP5W2eeNUsDouIszzPs/s640/Filoli+117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I noticed that serious looking slash through the bark and luckily happened upon a tour on which I could eavesdrop. Turns out a disgruntled employee who had been let go did this, hoping to kill the tree. Can you imagine? What evil lurks inside some! (the tree is okay, the cut wasn't deep enough to have damaged it)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3rxjkCq52gEy9CVNn1q_eln3adU3hEa2-HUT0Nbr3l72qQHqkKbTBsvw0NVqSYhzz-9ccKPb4TietJOKqp9ROcLRVj5Xd6fiWYhV4rLv2c15Kl9FdPGl0ommNBTOOjDSyt_J5SbP4S0/s1600/Filoli+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3rxjkCq52gEy9CVNn1q_eln3adU3hEa2-HUT0Nbr3l72qQHqkKbTBsvw0NVqSYhzz-9ccKPb4TietJOKqp9ROcLRVj5Xd6fiWYhV4rLv2c15Kl9FdPGl0ommNBTOOjDSyt_J5SbP4S0/s640/Filoli+118.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5btMI4c8REeaffvlAfOZP6STPv2CTq9STYFaRtH7Yryt3x5ZiWoxoItVOdYLwdi1dEqgPVbq15bpm8DZAikrwjKhyphenhypheng-mtUVj_W_qZViVwM3wR1gxnIwuu34EoqkFf_CDoshV4TUa_2c/s1600/Filoli+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5btMI4c8REeaffvlAfOZP6STPv2CTq9STYFaRtH7Yryt3x5ZiWoxoItVOdYLwdi1dEqgPVbq15bpm8DZAikrwjKhyphenhypheng-mtUVj_W_qZViVwM3wR1gxnIwuu34EoqkFf_CDoshV4TUa_2c/s640/Filoli+119.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JgkCG36yTVLJD8e3YrCEifimZ7Eg31pzfn_emBSYn5DYq4hLdzi-P_avY9joN8zpxKDzYv3_KsWUO4hsor4hI1F6n_CMK_Z0rsRRB_Ybgkldl7LTX1t04aLyenAjZ4xZD_5WigJ9WTg/s1600/Filoli+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JgkCG36yTVLJD8e3YrCEifimZ7Eg31pzfn_emBSYn5DYq4hLdzi-P_avY9joN8zpxKDzYv3_KsWUO4hsor4hI1F6n_CMK_Z0rsRRB_Ybgkldl7LTX1t04aLyenAjZ4xZD_5WigJ9WTg/s640/Filoli+120.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I took advantage of a restroom adjacent to the elms and was enamored with the view from the seeded glass doors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHm2plB5DCCiXHELVMbe5numbsiAxaYwH0qzetPQ-y4YTZ_h68pVuxe_am1bsuEZYOMkosCedOvEXqDmPlAbz-n6jPdHBtvd6VcUFsp-EXDOPp0QzGfD24ybP5Nd74qx8To8TsoQrJDU/s1600/Filoli+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHm2plB5DCCiXHELVMbe5numbsiAxaYwH0qzetPQ-y4YTZ_h68pVuxe_am1bsuEZYOMkosCedOvEXqDmPlAbz-n6jPdHBtvd6VcUFsp-EXDOPp0QzGfD24ybP5Nd74qx8To8TsoQrJDU/s640/Filoli+121.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><br />You have no idea (NONE!) what self control it took to not jump into that cool pool of blue (did I mention it was hot?). Of course the swift repercussions of such a wrong would have probably included a trip to jail, no questions asked, no phone call.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs6USP2NEIfyvd-1L9sa_6myVKIOxFsIpsZ7YvRqH7o2tyHqBUm7VG8F34yevuXLp_zJW4T3vZ2TqzUtp67APyRfWAAqfpcQ8ikieaI9V6WqARe935O_gSDYZkEg5BT8Q-Rh5ZDW5T_Y/s1600/Filoli+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs6USP2NEIfyvd-1L9sa_6myVKIOxFsIpsZ7YvRqH7o2tyHqBUm7VG8F34yevuXLp_zJW4T3vZ2TqzUtp67APyRfWAAqfpcQ8ikieaI9V6WqARe935O_gSDYZkEg5BT8Q-Rh5ZDW5T_Y/s640/Filoli+122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Instead I journeyed on and enjoyed a view of the garden beyond the manicured lawn…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLftzCOq0EJe3VpKMM0FLKGnQsl77CwbS_I9_xeXoEUBTaT6nrG_BdcMWNCihUycd6Fvad9HAlIA6tUZE0oLJr-IYzwKQ3QEqO6ATPJbm92Vw6XL3peV4pWQN6YwE1fbcd_96lpwELRs/s1600/Filoli+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLftzCOq0EJe3VpKMM0FLKGnQsl77CwbS_I9_xeXoEUBTaT6nrG_BdcMWNCihUycd6Fvad9HAlIA6tUZE0oLJr-IYzwKQ3QEqO6ATPJbm92Vw6XL3peV4pWQN6YwE1fbcd_96lpwELRs/s640/Filoli+123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And more manicured lawn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uFh-sCMXMkcmW7JzqCb1QEagbZeLoYXv1pDdZrsH4l_ca4ebdwcTVeSumS9pfbPxgbh2wcpi9fczMtglpav6KSohZxd2T1Ul2t9N4V-YPL2FW26NqiEY9V3eWhG-n1qWnJNUkI6T2Pw/s1600/Filoli+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uFh-sCMXMkcmW7JzqCb1QEagbZeLoYXv1pDdZrsH4l_ca4ebdwcTVeSumS9pfbPxgbh2wcpi9fczMtglpav6KSohZxd2T1Ul2t9N4V-YPL2FW26NqiEY9V3eWhG-n1qWnJNUkI6T2Pw/s640/Filoli+124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I’m tree stupid remember? But I know a good one when I see it…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZBn09tWcN6hw0yrDOU2cyJ-hzeqLEZOcGrQZ_legfhHLBOi3-xWK_7jqwotbbH6ddgJQ2aO4R9trKDlHM6aQ59TZiyIbuY-WVdHHSD8XfARhyphenhyphenwKgd-kDCd9XAjf0JTPusJz1HCqEqUc/s1600/Filoli+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZBn09tWcN6hw0yrDOU2cyJ-hzeqLEZOcGrQZ_legfhHLBOi3-xWK_7jqwotbbH6ddgJQ2aO4R9trKDlHM6aQ59TZiyIbuY-WVdHHSD8XfARhyphenhyphenwKgd-kDCd9XAjf0JTPusJz1HCqEqUc/s640/Filoli+125.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8az_Nwo8qsPjpOCZCA_uVHheyruefVHA708IPvgKpBASaRp-uxVMIZ5SZbjEUbbNlXNke1MPauxsIGtDFvA8rm-qT4P9ib1KUHpDeMOSH8_wt7UWzMi3wSWFcK3KjryxfNvHMAqKl-E/s1600/Filoli+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8az_Nwo8qsPjpOCZCA_uVHheyruefVHA708IPvgKpBASaRp-uxVMIZ5SZbjEUbbNlXNke1MPauxsIGtDFvA8rm-qT4P9ib1KUHpDeMOSH8_wt7UWzMi3wSWFcK3KjryxfNvHMAqKl-E/s640/Filoli+126.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQjIDO3JyxnWaJIHLUCC-JgthjkZu42DjZeG_eosiJ1UvFl7WFQ_nNsJkqUV-rsbgRO3sE2dJ8n7DxhnhXPpK1Za_Diagf-F-ge_GXZ8J8IVXqQ5Q5jvkkKy92lhaqkMjoZCwKWMQl9A/s1600/Filoli+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQjIDO3JyxnWaJIHLUCC-JgthjkZu42DjZeG_eosiJ1UvFl7WFQ_nNsJkqUV-rsbgRO3sE2dJ8n7DxhnhXPpK1Za_Diagf-F-ge_GXZ8J8IVXqQ5Q5jvkkKy92lhaqkMjoZCwKWMQl9A/s640/Filoli+127.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><br />This guy! He was dive-bombing me, making me a little concerned for my safety. Finally he wore himself out and had to rest. Can you see him?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVGTp0i63AqeSv5Q1UWYs2HaRrL7RzTdQYHAwuGDVwXNNOon-VwQxY2tqrgnO2ZSNonDmsDzz9FYmZhQK3QVw89ekFFb41JvJOQjqJqThiT5zaGD_uD1tHCqs7cz6cJTnvPr4eev_XqQ/s1600/Filoli+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVGTp0i63AqeSv5Q1UWYs2HaRrL7RzTdQYHAwuGDVwXNNOon-VwQxY2tqrgnO2ZSNonDmsDzz9FYmZhQK3QVw89ekFFb41JvJOQjqJqThiT5zaGD_uD1tHCqs7cz6cJTnvPr4eev_XqQ/s640/Filoli+128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here’s a better shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlcFrzQeDJ57fqCeGpFn15k-orA4K7EFsgWfgLTl-vKUd840w-K_jC02VbIwEwQrCO_7Wne8YBYhPMGMHOi2z73m-fnGk6esfRLrNpoLoq0FKanRWCoeWDb3ujT45V3jfvSxlPlanTEI/s1600/Filoli+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlcFrzQeDJ57fqCeGpFn15k-orA4K7EFsgWfgLTl-vKUd840w-K_jC02VbIwEwQrCO_7Wne8YBYhPMGMHOi2z73m-fnGk6esfRLrNpoLoq0FKanRWCoeWDb3ujT45V3jfvSxlPlanTEI/s640/Filoli+129.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br />After I recovered from the attack I discovered this! Remember, there is ALWAYS an agave, if you look hard enough.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGn7-wPE79D5MgzzcWTbTi0Ev0oWuVTPQVoUXG45cAhUpBFSSCBvb_V09mwaTUmxKIs-kKbwQi-zpixUD4m2-adv7ZUkZWe8Q5TUyV8galIQ9z5TnMMOa0YlgF591meJkC-_rdLSzM0g/s1600/Filoli+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGn7-wPE79D5MgzzcWTbTi0Ev0oWuVTPQVoUXG45cAhUpBFSSCBvb_V09mwaTUmxKIs-kKbwQi-zpixUD4m2-adv7ZUkZWe8Q5TUyV8galIQ9z5TnMMOa0YlgF591meJkC-_rdLSzM0g/s640/Filoli+130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sometimes aloes too…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RLw9sbv3f1pdzQB4Yt4yrHV8LJ1zQFFkPvEf6XtSfVHECKj48tNA-P5qHjFqbKB4Xi1_X_gxCiUeksJkIACRS0L_r0bAiRwXywN0K9cQZZX2xoBRKlyxsBdEdxp7_TMj9B6GksWDSaE/s1600/Filoli+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RLw9sbv3f1pdzQB4Yt4yrHV8LJ1zQFFkPvEf6XtSfVHECKj48tNA-P5qHjFqbKB4Xi1_X_gxCiUeksJkIACRS0L_r0bAiRwXywN0K9cQZZX2xoBRKlyxsBdEdxp7_TMj9B6GksWDSaE/s640/Filoli+131.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><br />But let’s enjoy the agave a bit more, Agave parry var. huachucensis…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNos9sI4DQmmaVaxrghnkch3ZRZPnXYJNEU91TaZ9rB5IQlIFnYuRJ3R-v9FUz0ddkePLaQfCTIWbzToPDpTp7hoHcwI_luDq77c5S_GxwWgDZda2l3UNyicAgT-YugUYpdI_bTVQ4aTs/s1600/Filoli+132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNos9sI4DQmmaVaxrghnkch3ZRZPnXYJNEU91TaZ9rB5IQlIFnYuRJ3R-v9FUz0ddkePLaQfCTIWbzToPDpTp7hoHcwI_luDq77c5S_GxwWgDZda2l3UNyicAgT-YugUYpdI_bTVQ4aTs/s640/Filoli+132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiDp3yRsQaar9chbbKOky9ed3m8m9NMtQa5KyQVvY8UNg8btI7CII0nYftvxcgOse3vhwV7svApPhfzK-oxmAuXZ6ERd6GV8vlnTdVoIzM1erCzMgBm7iGbtWA2fLEjeoP6jrSf9K15o/s1600/Filoli+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhiDp3yRsQaar9chbbKOky9ed3m8m9NMtQa5KyQVvY8UNg8btI7CII0nYftvxcgOse3vhwV7svApPhfzK-oxmAuXZ6ERd6GV8vlnTdVoIzM1erCzMgBm7iGbtWA2fLEjeoP6jrSf9K15o/s640/Filoli+133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This whole corner of the garden was my favorite…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBMvmMy27wAep0_F2a6wqVxUf6mFNfD70x7qO34QACvpnB7el8g76zvzhIcDuDMGCmiR5FCmHFrg51koTGR2MUUIKWyaH4_ATyoih89ujEZB7RYeC1hftajlt_LA_EHdNrX8JIg-9CC0/s1600/Filoli+134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBMvmMy27wAep0_F2a6wqVxUf6mFNfD70x7qO34QACvpnB7el8g76zvzhIcDuDMGCmiR5FCmHFrg51koTGR2MUUIKWyaH4_ATyoih89ujEZB7RYeC1hftajlt_LA_EHdNrX8JIg-9CC0/s640/Filoli+134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EKUNDaY3VibVqQGLmq6j7X7N_6F4uB86RezdmsSNGbIPl_06FbTbzsdwK_xuj5DHPt0i6qU9gXKgyQw6CCimSvhjLLd0hevDCiCVFD1RdqF86FEnLRgxpiQf3iXyl12bJYZS-qxAf0s/s1600/Filoli+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EKUNDaY3VibVqQGLmq6j7X7N_6F4uB86RezdmsSNGbIPl_06FbTbzsdwK_xuj5DHPt0i6qU9gXKgyQw6CCimSvhjLLd0hevDCiCVFD1RdqF86FEnLRgxpiQf3iXyl12bJYZS-qxAf0s/s640/Filoli+135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Turns out someone else enjoyed it too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MwNYRhhLa0mP7x9lDIUubNk3Y8NWi0aipNUymbjrPVFp4F4f8Wdyy4_4Z3iv8TBN9VoWVQiDdr5YcEMkUWNIzHWzkncKe1NKTsloBEKToujXbgCcgq-U-zASddhPtDm4-FYPpKkbos/s1600/Filoli+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MwNYRhhLa0mP7x9lDIUubNk3Y8NWi0aipNUymbjrPVFp4F4f8Wdyy4_4Z3iv8TBN9VoWVQiDdr5YcEMkUWNIzHWzkncKe1NKTsloBEKToujXbgCcgq-U-zASddhPtDm4-FYPpKkbos/s640/Filoli+136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />That’s David. Formerly the <a href="http://desertedge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Desert Dweller</a>, now <a href="http://dryheatblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Dry Heat</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvurPLqd9ev48ufokMo2xBPoZ41UbKoeQmKAjPtmgWLrSKbvv5Mr1P65jf78Hs6iQ5Y6t-NQxmDFyG16TEvywvp6ZCb9P3xTEiXHb0VLEgf6kHfsLQnR4WwLGmQvVtqlVvmDLTtTbedQ/s1600/Filoli+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvurPLqd9ev48ufokMo2xBPoZ41UbKoeQmKAjPtmgWLrSKbvv5Mr1P65jf78Hs6iQ5Y6t-NQxmDFyG16TEvywvp6ZCb9P3xTEiXHb0VLEgf6kHfsLQnR4WwLGmQvVtqlVvmDLTtTbedQ/s640/Filoli+137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />More shots of “my” corner…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAFs3exXbdHY0AuQT0tDBrQRNDcjJ-as_ibeqd0krcyFmDgmHYILXe1psqp2arkG_-qV-mbFq5qZM8CevuMndXZbtr1OE-BbS7-NtNq6ubZNiI8wpnxnGl-lmoCg3yBz1JgHSBLHakjk/s1600/Filoli+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAFs3exXbdHY0AuQT0tDBrQRNDcjJ-as_ibeqd0krcyFmDgmHYILXe1psqp2arkG_-qV-mbFq5qZM8CevuMndXZbtr1OE-BbS7-NtNq6ubZNiI8wpnxnGl-lmoCg3yBz1JgHSBLHakjk/s640/Filoli+138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwK5GI60GmAltyMd8fAyjgw5fZnk0LoRsFDvUm4JPxJA0l3qFDeaLIWsuQUMLUbbIEAZPfyW1E-yTpMubx6ra1i8Moempiu5JrwZLcrG7sAeJI5cKKH5jnZsfn7ICDWwJ1g6eK1MjfXg/s1600/Filoli+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwK5GI60GmAltyMd8fAyjgw5fZnk0LoRsFDvUm4JPxJA0l3qFDeaLIWsuQUMLUbbIEAZPfyW1E-yTpMubx6ra1i8Moempiu5JrwZLcrG7sAeJI5cKKH5jnZsfn7ICDWwJ1g6eK1MjfXg/s640/Filoli+139.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQLZXH6oVRz3S5LiG3ZUuq4QzWu6SjhGJwXJNsGd4beeYpFhT6EgBt4G4cwDidkmfbmAlvkSj1wxesqgtbQg0RU_7UVi5GPhIzzQ8sKWDX0_C06lBRb1RErqJP2dEUEgC6_pleIpUhtc/s1600/Filoli+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQLZXH6oVRz3S5LiG3ZUuq4QzWu6SjhGJwXJNsGd4beeYpFhT6EgBt4G4cwDidkmfbmAlvkSj1wxesqgtbQg0RU_7UVi5GPhIzzQ8sKWDX0_C06lBRb1RErqJP2dEUEgC6_pleIpUhtc/s640/Filoli+140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So this concludes my visit to Filoli, it's time to pack it up and get back on the air conditioned bus!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTLozsF7BNQoM1ThZHgMSOyvI5G6UwhQqvwYOqOwkDUclAzzyAqt_n3Q6xXauIDLJV7H3zaCw00UR4a8JUysgo3skp6frXShHZns_5QUFWD5UG65lZQGVfx8tOc6H6fMxrQAeYdVLHqs/s1600/Filoli+141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTLozsF7BNQoM1ThZHgMSOyvI5G6UwhQqvwYOqOwkDUclAzzyAqt_n3Q6xXauIDLJV7H3zaCw00UR4a8JUysgo3skp6frXShHZns_5QUFWD5UG65lZQGVfx8tOc6H6fMxrQAeYdVLHqs/s640/Filoli+141.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. 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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-15506510653074510012013-09-09T08:10:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:40.922-07:00Desperately seeking dark “evergreen” foliage hardy in USDA zone 8…<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh_5mQBJz0MflvobPvQH6EEDHpLSoitFfgx45vtftiuVMKN30cuZ06oANQ7qU7c3qCqjIS00PYBpQeZAthqwxRugTL7A___YCViu8jjZxxMO32fw_VInOqAf0hczKH6W6NJ6ybju5b5s/s1600/Aeonium+'Zwartkop'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh_5mQBJz0MflvobPvQH6EEDHpLSoitFfgx45vtftiuVMKN30cuZ06oANQ7qU7c3qCqjIS00PYBpQeZAthqwxRugTL7A___YCViu8jjZxxMO32fw_VInOqAf0hczKH6W6NJ6ybju5b5s/s640/Aeonium+'Zwartkop'.JPG" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Aeonium 'Zwartkop' - not hardy</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I’m addicted to dark leaves. Love them, can’t get enough of them. However most of them are either not hardy in my zone 8 climate or not evergreen (either losing their leaves for the winter or dying back to the ground). What’s the story?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeQvTMGOyQyYHos5Yl1cQmhjli3xkJ2RqJ2wpK1UvFTjEwxq9vcv2nS46KlpqIts65Widi6WRDWVdL-UnUPDXBTZRBfmMNfSiHHMnvHXX9F3EVygdlOpdfXtoatgKKksYqNR6uiZwNos/s1600/Albizia+julibrissin+%E2%80%98Summer+Chocolate'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeQvTMGOyQyYHos5Yl1cQmhjli3xkJ2RqJ2wpK1UvFTjEwxq9vcv2nS46KlpqIts65Widi6WRDWVdL-UnUPDXBTZRBfmMNfSiHHMnvHXX9F3EVygdlOpdfXtoatgKKksYqNR6uiZwNos/s640/Albizia+julibrissin+%E2%80%98Summer+Chocolate'.JPG" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Albizia julibrissin ‘Summer Chocolate' - deciduous</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFXtptPFtk6ou4BRIxPyqD8DrftXP7nv6N1c1L59evOlKQv2gwvLUxey-00isizpENeH63hppPL6C1osA5DwocwnCyvvyWLhug4TMAhdz0o48rACeKTuM4T2kN-Kx6vAX94fMpYzMJjI/s1600/Canna+NOID+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFXtptPFtk6ou4BRIxPyqD8DrftXP7nv6N1c1L59evOlKQv2gwvLUxey-00isizpENeH63hppPL6C1osA5DwocwnCyvvyWLhug4TMAhdz0o48rACeKTuM4T2kN-Kx6vAX94fMpYzMJjI/s640/Canna+NOID+1.JPG" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Canna NOID - dies back in the winter</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ1xG4IzKry_PnYuiobBH4yhPCO_D4xglyXzoipbWO8KwmNMB4YpY8q7cGuxbjocSjdYSSbBb7Hupoilg_BCgyCT_HgGivS0OhWZzbSjJBsQGyZcaGO1cQKgeTSqXyxDqnJ_ayq0sd3U/s1600/Canna+NOID+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ1xG4IzKry_PnYuiobBH4yhPCO_D4xglyXzoipbWO8KwmNMB4YpY8q7cGuxbjocSjdYSSbBb7Hupoilg_BCgyCT_HgGivS0OhWZzbSjJBsQGyZcaGO1cQKgeTSqXyxDqnJ_ayq0sd3U/s640/Canna+NOID+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Canna NOID - dies back in the winter</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02wUr1xUq9cXzDU-KhOaZx_MH1j56l-3Z0LVExlVYhBLdeHGtYvEaJloAvuFBcDSkAoMbpcH01CZMbGS63padFPVQkYsUamqvhsBT2-MMQGqX4cvoHKwugqVSdkIwMnq2vkECU5bPkS0/s1600/Canna+x+generalis+'Tropical+Bronze+Scarlet'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02wUr1xUq9cXzDU-KhOaZx_MH1j56l-3Z0LVExlVYhBLdeHGtYvEaJloAvuFBcDSkAoMbpcH01CZMbGS63padFPVQkYsUamqvhsBT2-MMQGqX4cvoHKwugqVSdkIwMnq2vkECU5bPkS0/s640/Canna+x+generalis+'Tropical+Bronze+Scarlet'.JPG" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Canna x generalis 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet' - dies back in the winter</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I’ve put on my research cap and tried to get to the bottom of this mystery. There must be a reason, right? But sadly I haven’t been able to answer my own question. Can you? Why aren't there any great evergreen leaves that are dark and hardy in USDA zone 8? Is it so obvious I’m going to be embarrassed when someone tells me why? (Like why you don’t see many all white leaves on plants).<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIzjt4OsH434CONFSw39xuA2DumYg3Yww2XUfI-4LhKArVuXGJhWzs70KCgGAAUwMkNJ5MWxEetH8XxreNFONEp51TJH_bGEcfGaoV7gG5wS62KvibvmyuGhPdOiRNHQfKVByrDfSR0Y/s1600/Colocasia+NOID.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIzjt4OsH434CONFSw39xuA2DumYg3Yww2XUfI-4LhKArVuXGJhWzs70KCgGAAUwMkNJ5MWxEetH8XxreNFONEp51TJH_bGEcfGaoV7gG5wS62KvibvmyuGhPdOiRNHQfKVByrDfSR0Y/s640/Colocasia+NOID.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Colocasia NOID - marginally hardy, dies back in the winter</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbniiYhxDBVLDl0g0lO3maTH9YwU-rz0_HYLzMuRPW6wGW1gwunrGdE5SmPuYIZQktmxYn17BTGIsz07SydyMs31V1DWS3bRxK4jDcbN49cWUUeJzTVthhlRPFZ_L2ldhSzouUB38aLlo/s1600/Cordyline+NOID.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbniiYhxDBVLDl0g0lO3maTH9YwU-rz0_HYLzMuRPW6wGW1gwunrGdE5SmPuYIZQktmxYn17BTGIsz07SydyMs31V1DWS3bRxK4jDcbN49cWUUeJzTVthhlRPFZ_L2ldhSzouUB38aLlo/s640/Cordyline+NOID.JPG" width="542" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cordyline NOID - marginally hardy and evergreen!...will make it through a mild winter</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOp6p-s4xKhFhXBYzBERfNt4sOL754kBdj_uzbtTKe4GxSu85Q2BvO_9Ravl8HDyN32qK7-xCIN175YboLQ1eHsuEKWHKQ_sLh1GhBzUEtCRpYaxyP03P3Hv19l_EJ_SMtfQXoJ8E4qxI/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOp6p-s4xKhFhXBYzBERfNt4sOL754kBdj_uzbtTKe4GxSu85Q2BvO_9Ravl8HDyN32qK7-xCIN175YboLQ1eHsuEKWHKQ_sLh1GhBzUEtCRpYaxyP03P3Hv19l_EJ_SMtfQXoJ8E4qxI/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cotinus ‘Royal Purple' - deciduous</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kW0IiQ75bO_JTlOBusCeIgYDavGYjHwqylOnNPyoLjXDr6QnxKwwKe9NZQEWpHRDNnPuibx_mat6Fl8pHQ7HEds5m5On_u4lGapLoOTD3gfIk5pHOkZvtniMyqMqmxIBslLvSMYhVZ0/s1600/Ophiopogon+planiscapus+'Nigrescens'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kW0IiQ75bO_JTlOBusCeIgYDavGYjHwqylOnNPyoLjXDr6QnxKwwKe9NZQEWpHRDNnPuibx_mat6Fl8pHQ7HEds5m5On_u4lGapLoOTD3gfIk5pHOkZvtniMyqMqmxIBslLvSMYhVZ0/s640/Ophiopogon+planiscapus+'Nigrescens'.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - my fall back plant for dark evergreen (and hardy) foliage!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxv_uBbWzKDOaz6k_hwY12u2tbEMI-2Qr4qcnE2Qi6XeDtYwvyGRSfwF0HVTcErIqwnvmY4_ogXup0VaoxykCvHuTXA6mFbnv2_CEtQ9KpwrKBSijPEJYetENNhwQpQTWrFYuRRN_XMs/s1600/Pennisetum+purpureum+'Vertigo'+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxv_uBbWzKDOaz6k_hwY12u2tbEMI-2Qr4qcnE2Qi6XeDtYwvyGRSfwF0HVTcErIqwnvmY4_ogXup0VaoxykCvHuTXA6mFbnv2_CEtQ9KpwrKBSijPEJYetENNhwQpQTWrFYuRRN_XMs/s640/Pennisetum+purpureum+'Vertigo'+1.JPG" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pennisetum purpureum 'Vertigo' - not hardy</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgR2foGrx_h8uatSiOG50gSmDaB5LdMqkO0gJFd0w31SXyPVekF5ulUEzwuc8gJb4-PCNnug3jURmCA83wxCBaJZK8wN1u9mWb2uu2uxDenUyYg8h4ybkp5s3sNQpj911fdpPwzT42tg/s1600/Pennisetum+purpureum+'Vertigo'+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgR2foGrx_h8uatSiOG50gSmDaB5LdMqkO0gJFd0w31SXyPVekF5ulUEzwuc8gJb4-PCNnug3jURmCA83wxCBaJZK8wN1u9mWb2uu2uxDenUyYg8h4ybkp5s3sNQpj911fdpPwzT42tg/s640/Pennisetum+purpureum+'Vertigo'+3.JPG" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pennisetum purpureum 'Vertigo' - not hardy</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t_zcvV41M_3JYII8AwoB04YPAuuAYfjBgMil0td4Gmvekpau20_9ft6Y2uNBaHgo9Lr2n7cv7ccgmwkKPGWbhsNC47O8_3Q3MNu4Rz6DV8Hsk9-BePerXP9RzdWp7bVzbRmkyYZ1it8/s1600/Pseuderanthemum+'Rubrum'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t_zcvV41M_3JYII8AwoB04YPAuuAYfjBgMil0td4Gmvekpau20_9ft6Y2uNBaHgo9Lr2n7cv7ccgmwkKPGWbhsNC47O8_3Q3MNu4Rz6DV8Hsk9-BePerXP9RzdWp7bVzbRmkyYZ1it8/s640/Pseuderanthemum+'Rubrum'.JPG" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pseuderanthemum 'Rubrum' - not hardy</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the mean time I’ll appreciate my black mondo grass and hope for a mild winter. I‘d love hear about your favorite hardy, evergreen and dark foliage plants! <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAEwyjJ9M1M26SCF1-eOAyKfdMJ4ambYRS5Eq-EHTw97o06dENBXV235S0KiOhKLHOmMDDIv6c7__YuzV3gYTtA7Rt7M-AYt5jk-Qr2D2hCI9PxAwRAy0cMu_Rr9v2ql1NRH3Tun5bBY/s1600/Zingiber+malayensis+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAEwyjJ9M1M26SCF1-eOAyKfdMJ4ambYRS5Eq-EHTw97o06dENBXV235S0KiOhKLHOmMDDIv6c7__YuzV3gYTtA7Rt7M-AYt5jk-Qr2D2hCI9PxAwRAy0cMu_Rr9v2ql1NRH3Tun5bBY/s640/Zingiber+malayensis+1.JPG" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Zingiber malayensis - not hardy (front view)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS4T88swzxAjJRvU17WLmsexIIAZ5I8L-mBYRQmJE9UMwvXYzZ8vQdDQ1lXLXXk1pyIuPjyK_BeZAvmNMSzwqGgZxYS6btk_XGuYuUve6JgusZ4Bh3BZlcNdOFma0AFdBweBzDPVhiQ8/s1600/Zingiber+malayensis+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS4T88swzxAjJRvU17WLmsexIIAZ5I8L-mBYRQmJE9UMwvXYzZ8vQdDQ1lXLXXk1pyIuPjyK_BeZAvmNMSzwqGgZxYS6btk_XGuYuUve6JgusZ4Bh3BZlcNdOFma0AFdBweBzDPVhiQ8/s640/Zingiber+malayensis+2.JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Zingiber malayensis - not hardy (back-lit)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-67801258566776731312013-09-06T08:13:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.014-07:00Ever wonder what your neighbors are up to behind the fence?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLppQV4ouW2P1EEFSzD7JrUfCis1KWXpdyyX3yaRQRXm5uJCHAvfnkmPQDYckzIFZjfoXRtvRZVhK55-vJ7DYB41iAylfhvPhrrYHchWgOSRZ9Rx4qXR9hqeW-A6QcdtGtIqPl936rPE/s1600/Kata+Cactus+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLppQV4ouW2P1EEFSzD7JrUfCis1KWXpdyyX3yaRQRXm5uJCHAvfnkmPQDYckzIFZjfoXRtvRZVhK55-vJ7DYB41iAylfhvPhrrYHchWgOSRZ9Rx4qXR9hqeW-A6QcdtGtIqPl936rPE/s640/Kata+Cactus+100.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br />If one looks closely there are hints this isn't just an any other Portland home. Signs that something different might be going on just out of sight, after all it's not every parking strip that has a blooming Crassula falcate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWVlbwYp1KgjufpE1NzmWARqjZQcp9W1zU3dx2RFi6LfWKMtzyR_VuL6IJkzAvkpp-uZAJ-HUAVWyafbEINI8nJ-jQWad8lfyNaC142ZUTPphjyrji2B25adrwUvbEE-veK-LkkD2XD4/s1600/Kata+Cactus+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWVlbwYp1KgjufpE1NzmWARqjZQcp9W1zU3dx2RFi6LfWKMtzyR_VuL6IJkzAvkpp-uZAJ-HUAVWyafbEINI8nJ-jQWad8lfyNaC142ZUTPphjyrji2B25adrwUvbEE-veK-LkkD2XD4/s640/Kata+Cactus+101.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Or a cute little pair of Aloe 'Blue Elf' (I think)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70fdwbFCHIsJVZNTNEEAQsFnYd0nusDVnhdVE9AmkpY02gLTOu2jRqgCCTHk6xvHmnQSpZJi87XTTUtCWRMFj8rtRSlitICzWN7z93bYWqRd02NI5wlOxuqO7edOy39EvXSKFc7hn8II/s1600/Kata+Cactus+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70fdwbFCHIsJVZNTNEEAQsFnYd0nusDVnhdVE9AmkpY02gLTOu2jRqgCCTHk6xvHmnQSpZJi87XTTUtCWRMFj8rtRSlitICzWN7z93bYWqRd02NI5wlOxuqO7edOy39EvXSKFc7hn8II/s640/Kata+Cactus+102.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><br />Although opuntia aren't all that rare around here these days (yay!).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG3IvUuvzbvgPlBFOiGhMLG9xhZ36f1G6fbD-Azkh-iXu94jVs1fqDcwGa8jVf848ZBoZYiIKQz0hOhrFsX0bSUXKUTM7NFJ4FSvH7eYmCdaxGtBpBYrfDRF66DRX8mbIU91eM-QiCwU/s1600/Kata+Cactus+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG3IvUuvzbvgPlBFOiGhMLG9xhZ36f1G6fbD-Azkh-iXu94jVs1fqDcwGa8jVf848ZBoZYiIKQz0hOhrFsX0bSUXKUTM7NFJ4FSvH7eYmCdaxGtBpBYrfDRF66DRX8mbIU91eM-QiCwU/s640/Kata+Cactus+103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And not everyone knows that Agave attenuata melts at temperatures much below 30F.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-skmBTV5remrD_1qcOsg1ZkcFDq0N65jhuCHKOZifpxRDoAlPif9jldHKI5dfmYgQjl094NW3D-o6K2n3n3-aF3nYtR1Pws2R229fWodeVwtlrlob37t4YbIw1B6SR7N7Rk5GkiMKBD0/s1600/Kata+Cactus+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-skmBTV5remrD_1qcOsg1ZkcFDq0N65jhuCHKOZifpxRDoAlPif9jldHKI5dfmYgQjl094NW3D-o6K2n3n3-aF3nYtR1Pws2R229fWodeVwtlrlob37t4YbIw1B6SR7N7Rk5GkiMKBD0/s640/Kata+Cactus+104.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br />Big healthy Musa basjoo can be seen above fence lines all over town...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHbNcxdeQlmLMHJ5e_k0p65SHJHqmtMsO3hrD9pclGiwXrwyMBgTIxPXr_PdAkXeU-ww4qYN61mXYrrsWIIqNth1W-JN7OgggK5Voad9RNZtpLQ0IR_DGk0i4tu67jvWHoc8ezET0kr8/s1600/Kata+Cactus+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHbNcxdeQlmLMHJ5e_k0p65SHJHqmtMsO3hrD9pclGiwXrwyMBgTIxPXr_PdAkXeU-ww4qYN61mXYrrsWIIqNth1W-JN7OgggK5Voad9RNZtpLQ0IR_DGk0i4tu67jvWHoc8ezET0kr8/s640/Kata+Cactus+105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />But rarely does a Euphorbia ammak var. variegata peek over to greet passers-by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SuwNBHfL4m8AjYeDuUxd8KrC0BVGo-XAPkSubDmfEqIQDPJXMb2Y_KQ14JQpAOPXepS8-K08gysg2xLW7CNNQ0yA_pCFIFuCR2TccJoqoy1g0YDjqvGtCHrYJq5dAokaw88ZHhtHbo/s1600/Kata+Cactus+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37SuwNBHfL4m8AjYeDuUxd8KrC0BVGo-XAPkSubDmfEqIQDPJXMb2Y_KQ14JQpAOPXepS8-K08gysg2xLW7CNNQ0yA_pCFIFuCR2TccJoqoy1g0YDjqvGtCHrYJq5dAokaw88ZHhtHbo/s640/Kata+Cactus+106.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />For those that didn't see the signs, or already know, it must have been a bit of a shock when Luther, owner of <a href="http://www.karacactus.com/" target="_blank">Kara Cactus</a> put up some tables in his side yard, filled them with treasures, and invited anyone who happens to read <a href="http://oregoncactus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">his blog</a> to stop by and have a look.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1GBTxssnb5dwR732x9PN63H0ZON6ig2n6d_h2ueGe4qGG0Km5htS5CgfadssMXQtYPTff1__z_4pojWn3hDuH7o_P7YRqWbzUUGmBjWaZh2bOCFSZVH7HFubM5GlABDPvPwgqX3tiiw/s1600/Kata+Cactus+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1GBTxssnb5dwR732x9PN63H0ZON6ig2n6d_h2ueGe4qGG0Km5htS5CgfadssMXQtYPTff1__z_4pojWn3hDuH7o_P7YRqWbzUUGmBjWaZh2bOCFSZVH7HFubM5GlABDPvPwgqX3tiiw/s640/Kata+Cactus+107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So many amazing things!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCKB3_nGjBcu86ansoE4MQQTyFulsp_jUaYJhjEY81WEpUXEcwDGnBLWQlEI0hz8gV3KLWOO7RdmzHtdLS_LUYmpr0-gYIXPBfodwvO-KmvEUMbtuv5WYeUPqWfDMLaL2qlrszWRyXzg/s1600/Kata+Cactus+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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If any of you know I'd love an i.d....otherwise I suppose I'll have to check with Luther and admit my negligence.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRmM9T0wxV32c9CztaLE291wiZHpcjHhF9zYDdgbWo9TRS_a6MvBFWSgNfKFWDCMjD9FTXFmJw9CniNKw7I1XGh-eBnGskRTCjmTPMCDSRfSEzcrKnh5A0gWimBAAcRZ8mx_0Uw8Mk0k/s1600/Kata+Cactus+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRmM9T0wxV32c9CztaLE291wiZHpcjHhF9zYDdgbWo9TRS_a6MvBFWSgNfKFWDCMjD9FTXFmJw9CniNKw7I1XGh-eBnGskRTCjmTPMCDSRfSEzcrKnh5A0gWimBAAcRZ8mx_0Uw8Mk0k/s640/Kata+Cactus+110.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br />I really wanted this speciman Aloe plicatilis (Fan Aloe), but it wasn't for sale.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSrZp0eTFq-uKeTzXZ4yVchJF19DHZLp_SrB0pZe2paU9dcsRtCDwZ8jNkyhLKBGMqLLIYwq7lF86_8ua8tc45DveDGtGz2wafy7PFhTZm7_xL1OES8S-Dyyh8Er3F3rRN3Tz7A-RVSw/s1600/Kata+Cactus+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You just never know...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG22bjJvsjFiV39fdpPwqTcWOVam81c15X38U75SQ9O3iLzFAksS_wZhDvJ1Z0odrCb8sSqexRcXNIDSgOpsggPX7VBodJdo_gthzUSm_QW2gZ0xChY_tRSBh5XFY3MWNUDo5YITLkKQ/s1600/Kata+Cactus+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiG22bjJvsjFiV39fdpPwqTcWOVam81c15X38U75SQ9O3iLzFAksS_wZhDvJ1Z0odrCb8sSqexRcXNIDSgOpsggPX7VBodJdo_gthzUSm_QW2gZ0xChY_tRSBh5XFY3MWNUDo5YITLkKQ/s640/Kata+Cactus+126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-24322068100211251772013-09-05T08:07:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.106-07:00Cordyline Cha Cha is my favorite plant in the garden, this week...That’s it right there in the center, sort of reaching out octopus-like to caress the agave dish planters...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXmBTqEb6_MzoYb6a-kaeaYVlEpa5CnPYbmskLgva6Uz361-xECiX3IjkLjFH0VoYYeKSYace9l8a1k72j-b00BG030rR9nP647e9V9KFNMwlP7YiTwusNeLNW3zLI3lEN3I62c7RjOQ/s1600/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXmBTqEb6_MzoYb6a-kaeaYVlEpa5CnPYbmskLgva6Uz361-xECiX3IjkLjFH0VoYYeKSYace9l8a1k72j-b00BG030rR9nP647e9V9KFNMwlP7YiTwusNeLNW3zLI3lEN3I62c7RjOQ/s640/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+1.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br />What’s not to love? Strappy foliage that changes from shades of pink/apricot/brown to yellow/green, a manageable size (so far) and it’s reminiscent of a phormium. Oh ya, that hardiness issue is a problem…only being hardy to 20-25F.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP5AX9W4VyUMJ-ITtW03873bQdJ8Dd_-D-qg15hic2f9ETapxxf-FlSWFm4QDbcmqWL6iiEraMElXxcoEGRQLObIhoFC3QEpZxLtQTXhmHpz7HcnK9uAQH2vnZwY9GVLs67w1jIenZp8/s1600/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP5AX9W4VyUMJ-ITtW03873bQdJ8Dd_-D-qg15hic2f9ETapxxf-FlSWFm4QDbcmqWL6iiEraMElXxcoEGRQLObIhoFC3QEpZxLtQTXhmHpz7HcnK9uAQH2vnZwY9GVLs67w1jIenZp8/s640/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Mine's been in the ground since mid summer of 2012. When the first blooming arm of the <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/echium-x-wildpretii-rocket-is-my.html" target="_blank">Echium wildpretii x rocket</a> was removed I ended up with an empty spot in the garden (oh no!) and I remembered these beauties from a visit to Home Depot a couple of months earlier. Luckily they had a one or two left (still mislabeled as Cordyline 'cherry sensation') and I grabbed one, planning to treat it as an annual, but it lived through last winters mild conditions. Here's an image from when <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/05/plant-temptations-everywhere-even-at.html" target="_blank">I first spotted them at the orange box store</a>...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAD699oUVLjTk7Dnnp0BFMWaBKILzQClTMNfcR6PCbuA-dhSvGD3ww8rY5_JIXeyxbsKoIk8rLt-FgHgw9z3xaPiMUHV9y1Hz9bO8ke9EgR277e2kEMVXuURjCMuKwxHLzG_za28T_ec/s1600/3+Cordy+cherry+sensation+tagged.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAD699oUVLjTk7Dnnp0BFMWaBKILzQClTMNfcR6PCbuA-dhSvGD3ww8rY5_JIXeyxbsKoIk8rLt-FgHgw9z3xaPiMUHV9y1Hz9bO8ke9EgR277e2kEMVXuURjCMuKwxHLzG_za28T_ec/s640/3+Cordy+cherry+sensation+tagged.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />According to <a href="http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=3758" target="_blank">San Marcos Growers</a>: “<i>This plant is part of a series called The Dancing Series with varieties 'Can Can', 'Cha Cha’, 'Polka', 'Salsa' and 'Jive'. They are the result of breeding performed by Peter Fraser of Growing Spectrum Nursery in Waikato, New Zealand</i>”...the <b>Dancing Series</b>!!! Who names these things???<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPpPsZ6Rd8ok-BIrj8BvNi-xblDxFKh-VTNF_vXiH5hT5K5yuprPOH6lsZmuLARGl84qVocqLTEMMq8_xlwcEmTsn4WAEY9ixKc_gzrkewdQ9EmCeifeXwhFxcF8MfJIIsylp5dOisgc/s1600/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+4fx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPpPsZ6Rd8ok-BIrj8BvNi-xblDxFKh-VTNF_vXiH5hT5K5yuprPOH6lsZmuLARGl84qVocqLTEMMq8_xlwcEmTsn4WAEY9ixKc_gzrkewdQ9EmCeifeXwhFxcF8MfJIIsylp5dOisgc/s640/Cordyline+Cha+Cha+4fx.jpg" /></a></div><br />The stats:<br /><ul><li>Evergreen perennial from New Zealand</li><li>Eventual size: 3-4ft tall and wide</li><li>Happy in sun or shade (although I wonder if the color would suffer in shade)</li><li>Medium water needs and winter hardy to 20-25F, although I did find one site listing it as hardy to 15F, which would be nice!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8q0NM3HF-wGP9c-2ZFzHM0qcATiNCUaBZ0nqJtOAV9DI9a1vBw6eP_vaM5y5SNLDaB98_DUneMa9rZQL1-lLdC81V2URIbkajeb9e4VtP7Lg7dkuqWLYF4KyVNGxPmiDoxLeZ3xrO5A/s1600/Cordyline+Cha+Cha5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8q0NM3HF-wGP9c-2ZFzHM0qcATiNCUaBZ0nqJtOAV9DI9a1vBw6eP_vaM5y5SNLDaB98_DUneMa9rZQL1-lLdC81V2URIbkajeb9e4VtP7Lg7dkuqWLYF4KyVNGxPmiDoxLeZ3xrO5A/s640/Cordyline+Cha+Cha5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Do you have a favorite plant in your garden this week? Please share it with us in the comments below!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFNMh-W9p3mvvutHQAdfB9ncZiGqXjcI1zTjjWYnJ3pjlJNNM-yuX4h3JxTDizmb5vaJItMcBggu9blFPtpTA47NT2NAgWvhd5fgwg5V_AuW75xrjZrGj74Oz9cD1o0SmhoFdrhRArzI/s1600/Cordyline+Cha+Cha6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFNMh-W9p3mvvutHQAdfB9ncZiGqXjcI1zTjjWYnJ3pjlJNNM-yuX4h3JxTDizmb5vaJItMcBggu9blFPtpTA47NT2NAgWvhd5fgwg5V_AuW75xrjZrGj74Oz9cD1o0SmhoFdrhRArzI/s640/Cordyline+Cha+Cha6.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-31573979583963401172013-09-04T08:21:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.196-07:00My second visit to Annie’s Annuals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp3rmfFEwUFm0OsJKWujH0j2UKpKaQg7AVuBoBJ2vFDAMZ-rD7NZ2_xwTtr08P_9oBsxGPMyES-HHSmn7I9iuwtqbBHPin9e4dRW4xAco82VvKBl3X578CA2alP18mnuqPcFFVLxEXNI/s1600/Annie's+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp3rmfFEwUFm0OsJKWujH0j2UKpKaQg7AVuBoBJ2vFDAMZ-rD7NZ2_xwTtr08P_9oBsxGPMyES-HHSmn7I9iuwtqbBHPin9e4dRW4xAco82VvKBl3X578CA2alP18mnuqPcFFVLxEXNI/s640/Annie's+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Looking back now the whole thing seems a little surreal. There I was at <a href="http://www.anniesannuals.com/" target="_blank">Annie’s Annuals</a> for the second time, ogling amazing plants while surrounded by dozens of my online friends. How lucky am I?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkw0sEtN7zr3N9UAnU6t9Z7eFEyygw1oU4E70M60XoZMWk5fXPn3WDCL233AOevz9r1TrNrPNC2Pb7Qi_eaKrykb7EDTsVCIE-37DelToHcHZaGzGjmWxeNT70jZXOne2ltbnRBmtjCuM/s1600/Annie's+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkw0sEtN7zr3N9UAnU6t9Z7eFEyygw1oU4E70M60XoZMWk5fXPn3WDCL233AOevz9r1TrNrPNC2Pb7Qi_eaKrykb7EDTsVCIE-37DelToHcHZaGzGjmWxeNT70jZXOne2ltbnRBmtjCuM/s640/Annie's+101.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br />My first visit to Annie’s (in 2012) was a little rushed, we squeaked in just before closing time. This visit was long and luxurious and even included a moment with Annie herself. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i4EF_yBmWPS79-s3_Md9D0G-IXbsFUEeeSXdO2mq8F6tTZPCytcrP2OkdeFo2nUdeTcIlPf0j03BsYQtXuMF8kkHCiUI6SD1J7TU5r9E8ukTkR7u0QHukUcC9flXQBqb2HFtACrqNMk/s1600/Annie's+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i4EF_yBmWPS79-s3_Md9D0G-IXbsFUEeeSXdO2mq8F6tTZPCytcrP2OkdeFo2nUdeTcIlPf0j03BsYQtXuMF8kkHCiUI6SD1J7TU5r9E8ukTkR7u0QHukUcC9flXQBqb2HFtACrqNMk/s640/Annie's+102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />To be honest there was one thing which would have made this visit even better, if I could buy all those Zone 9 plants and plant them in the ground without a care! Ah well, we can't have everything right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsP6nLnasqRLglTGxy0ZLusnHPuCbD5zZsZ0uaeYVB7yj2ntTg5LFkWvFY9MyyrKymCeDGCwlaI4ba_5ZkA8OkpuxCx00YY7KmXL0ULrPwKmP34C7FjSgW2_gTZroRaF1apFXLIWHOm4/s1600/Annie's+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsP6nLnasqRLglTGxy0ZLusnHPuCbD5zZsZ0uaeYVB7yj2ntTg5LFkWvFY9MyyrKymCeDGCwlaI4ba_5ZkA8OkpuxCx00YY7KmXL0ULrPwKmP34C7FjSgW2_gTZroRaF1apFXLIWHOm4/s640/Annie's+103.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt4Ud1VU6mCYwoTDdOLXsXE1ikMCEBKk54ZseQJcK2fZTKCwqUTjcP476WXErQ8G9P6Jf14Ayec4LQAVTSyPALSYqCpQ4RhIXzhKv_FlwFEEMvEe7fiLeraKD6vlHxDaQqoQZiKftzAI/s1600/Annie's+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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I think I may have actually drooled on this page of my paper catalogue at home. There's that darn Zone 9 issue though...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7bXWQMGFYHcfxWf2kWiYrxZ_oMU7fkRumCrgqnzqHyrUC7wvJH8Yc7qzr18BxDsmFQqqetueEN5kFodRnbk83YDe8BVtsEjB6jJTTDDuiC3eXXwQyBMSAJzGyUQQv7_uST4y0uOX0og/s1600/Annie's+111b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7bXWQMGFYHcfxWf2kWiYrxZ_oMU7fkRumCrgqnzqHyrUC7wvJH8Yc7qzr18BxDsmFQqqetueEN5kFodRnbk83YDe8BVtsEjB6jJTTDDuiC3eXXwQyBMSAJzGyUQQv7_uST4y0uOX0og/s640/Annie's+111b.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br />Can you read the part about "if you're reading this sign & there are plants left on the table, consider yourself chosen"...it's like buying it is my destiny...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dxBT99XpmyXOg0l1SJ8-QCd9O3jAwp4bem_T_v6iHoWsRUBIwlbNS_n8i7eehghusR0i5kyAdanRjOhV8J6K_siXDD2z6DoVNLYKXiuWiqkJ_DJ7iZiBQatAUoFRzYQkeVA8PynKmYE/s1600/Annie's+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Guess what zone?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE30-ictQXhKI1fbwvHjjB5KRRaPkZYTANFJYC2gLNDB47jFaIMsz-i7J1_v93URCwPrCpTVB29YKUEggU319O-22YPu-5q98rhGRCXtzoGvWjze-MXbRh7Ak99T-vDfk11pl0OCfCSg/s1600/Annie's+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE30-ictQXhKI1fbwvHjjB5KRRaPkZYTANFJYC2gLNDB47jFaIMsz-i7J1_v93URCwPrCpTVB29YKUEggU319O-22YPu-5q98rhGRCXtzoGvWjze-MXbRh7Ak99T-vDfk11pl0OCfCSg/s640/Annie's+121.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaNwTVJtlVYp0zIbfVliOP_oYUHj6GV-IWwJF1z1snUeFFz_krZwubTKx7lpPwjW4dgRNlxkGp_hTHXtzfzcopXxL7o938t21Y9aqyv_nFiH5wvCfGKCOnd33TaXUiExOSLVHa-R0uN0/s1600/Annie's+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPBIPuluJhGJJNCvk2VHxxsMsXxTEAH72jrrqzbeKB_RammRimxsZRw1JNHG_bmRrblOhza9wFDaE9RUYzA3N6x8x87lW0A8fo6xsPlh9wWXk678equbdaBbzTLfmBVYj15AnfjdqqSc/s1600/Annie's+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPBIPuluJhGJJNCvk2VHxxsMsXxTEAH72jrrqzbeKB_RammRimxsZRw1JNHG_bmRrblOhza9wFDaE9RUYzA3N6x8x87lW0A8fo6xsPlh9wWXk678equbdaBbzTLfmBVYj15AnfjdqqSc/s640/Annie's+124.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br />The dudleya were all such gorgeous colors...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3aaHR6xr6MQdM_JJQL89NccDBNoUeO6ncUWukbaqf50NzlmT6AVkBBwrMXFWZaIzAR8giSny830vm9K2bLVjNo8ywRbNMpHnlPXUHSVKmckoWgmRER7Rey3Ld6oCMNKHtNyn3aw33GQ/s1600/Annie's+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEKUsQPmMw1AyTzvO-oHQ0w2bcQBr-N0NogyzLfSo0vrrSI_hvjux4XiqwFTSQLodP6oq43_CKidp4quTY37sqxthNRrMvdpZjpGB58qeYRON0nM_KeNhX5Kazex3U0-j7aP3g0f3E0Q/s1600/Annie's+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEKUsQPmMw1AyTzvO-oHQ0w2bcQBr-N0NogyzLfSo0vrrSI_hvjux4XiqwFTSQLodP6oq43_CKidp4quTY37sqxthNRrMvdpZjpGB58qeYRON0nM_KeNhX5Kazex3U0-j7aP3g0f3E0Q/s640/Annie's+127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunbAYvpgHNDcZpvp5qT5le16HsSFrWLyhGMR9Vi_y-gr6z1htTOmdEvXisXFDPGpHvyfTx51Yjv1Xy-H5oAJRmxOwi2AdLaIRi-LAUDB_qq6fdMDIt4nbv0oGttNS4zWVdYvSGcQeCkE/s1600/Annie's+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunbAYvpgHNDcZpvp5qT5le16HsSFrWLyhGMR9Vi_y-gr6z1htTOmdEvXisXFDPGpHvyfTx51Yjv1Xy-H5oAJRmxOwi2AdLaIRi-LAUDB_qq6fdMDIt4nbv0oGttNS4zWVdYvSGcQeCkE/s640/Annie's+128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I can't tell you exactly what Proteaceae this is but it continues the color trend nicely doesn't it? If you've never been to Annie's, and find yourself in the Bay Area, you really should make the drive to Richmond to see all this exuberant plant madness in person! If not, make sure you're signed up to get their catalogue!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdc852DTpjk_NGerYt1DvcIsbGy4A2guMZkePtooET1zkP9tRWVOdo7KYHBSTgGitQvnKG_sHX7nO2O768KqOigXwNDjbHOYOegBZyyi411Ca-7-2mSL8xOaiiVejQ-9WgRpimqcVx58/s1600/Annie's+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdc852DTpjk_NGerYt1DvcIsbGy4A2guMZkePtooET1zkP9tRWVOdo7KYHBSTgGitQvnKG_sHX7nO2O768KqOigXwNDjbHOYOegBZyyi411Ca-7-2mSL8xOaiiVejQ-9WgRpimqcVx58/s640/Annie's+129.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br />So are you wondering if I bought anything? Yes I had to grab one of those Phylica pubescens. And look I even put it in the ground! I thought the spiky agaves could use a little but of fuzzy company.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QzncK6VoWRRMeDATQ_CLWI5i5bqCWSYOzc5_x38DlPkS_eaBhV2gxF973iM26a7oQ0uYtzibUfd7k9MUCtPW0_25JFnO4IogS3Z335y07mNdQBopplmkwxykj94ay_Xid3ayRUNxSko/s1600/Annie's+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QzncK6VoWRRMeDATQ_CLWI5i5bqCWSYOzc5_x38DlPkS_eaBhV2gxF973iM26a7oQ0uYtzibUfd7k9MUCtPW0_25JFnO4IogS3Z335y07mNdQBopplmkwxykj94ay_Xid3ayRUNxSko/s640/Annie's+130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I also picked up one of those Mountain Roses, Greenovia aurea 'Gran Canaria Form.' It was hard to chose which one though because they all had such unique shapes. Check out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33610540@N07/3193763293" target="_blank">this image</a> to see an especially fine form.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNFOCTLwinV__2YifeQESEcpnxtnst4765tbnZ-d-YgO6IonTL8m0NNZWmtf7wWPdX5vH1wgUXgcTY36Fjh6B9m_wi_WMiUBGJkbKtEA_IT7iwaFh4czGtSdSsEaQPcZBCoux_uzVQMQ/s1600/Annie's+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNFOCTLwinV__2YifeQESEcpnxtnst4765tbnZ-d-YgO6IonTL8m0NNZWmtf7wWPdX5vH1wgUXgcTY36Fjh6B9m_wi_WMiUBGJkbKtEA_IT7iwaFh4czGtSdSsEaQPcZBCoux_uzVQMQ/s640/Annie's+131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-11296110605482119162013-09-03T08:11:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.289-07:00Random randomnessIt was time to give Lila a bath and as any dog owner knows a good brushing before a bath is always a bonus (for your pipes as well as your dog). The brushings always occur on the lawn (uhm, or actually clover as you’ll see soon), as much as I try to keep the flying dog hair contained it is nearly impossible and outdoors is a better location. So I’m brushing away and all of a sudden both she and I jump as there is a loud POP! Like a kid’s cork pop gun. In fact something flew past my face…a near miss!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK88d3tnlerDSYi9A6kTYEpWf_g-_qCINQlykq7LcrjP0VIxlnoUOFow6zP4lzG0waaiu-P07LNdtAV2ujrlpq_vwI16ivR9a5Obkfb18y6cLX9dypYnyRxLV6mTUICyU3oQ4yhW4rXs/s1600/randomness+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK88d3tnlerDSYi9A6kTYEpWf_g-_qCINQlykq7LcrjP0VIxlnoUOFow6zP4lzG0waaiu-P07LNdtAV2ujrlpq_vwI16ivR9a5Obkfb18y6cLX9dypYnyRxLV6mTUICyU3oQ4yhW4rXs/s640/randomness+100.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br />Searching for the source of the POP I discover it’s the seed heads on the Alstroemeria isabellana! They burst open with such force, a part landed on the Acanthus sennii…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAX_HXKcpsmToNs6ezoh4pgBsxvrFNq8lQPvLzAgZX5_VG3c5oXtH99PT9sbo90j2TmDlzp4SlsCNVQtU5-ZLEro00ntKzxHThTPgn2bDeUBf5dUmUsSQiqm1Wq50S9MYwcj2SMRubX4/s1600/randomness+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAX_HXKcpsmToNs6ezoh4pgBsxvrFNq8lQPvLzAgZX5_VG3c5oXtH99PT9sbo90j2TmDlzp4SlsCNVQtU5-ZLEro00ntKzxHThTPgn2bDeUBf5dUmUsSQiqm1Wq50S9MYwcj2SMRubX4/s400/randomness+101.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />And part flew all the way out to where we were sitting. The top arrow is where the Alstroemeria is and the bottom is part of the seed head shell.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hStSkt3-8No0rAJqVZzCqPGDZ741Wpw6J5d028HWhrNn_2W6-a1ZthGZwAb_0zD1BW1OBOsLX_J58TyxolnH-gvc_s8voqam8lAhrLZV51Mi4H2ttTkRMdv0APHtVNzzygSeFjk96MA/s1600/randomness+102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hStSkt3-8No0rAJqVZzCqPGDZ741Wpw6J5d028HWhrNn_2W6-a1ZthGZwAb_0zD1BW1OBOsLX_J58TyxolnH-gvc_s8voqam8lAhrLZV51Mi4H2ttTkRMdv0APHtVNzzygSeFjk96MA/s640/randomness+102.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Naturally I wondered just how many sees were being sprayed to and fro so I broke one open. That would be 14! Will any of them sprout? Only time will tell. I can only hope I might have a few of this amazing plant to give away in the future!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy-SpkvDszUUM-jEZuF3dPzJaifeMcpANTMxXXZMJ-eH0zDDeNHBj5WEsMe1n1QUio-4bh5SuzwPAUQ2YkZw-8qrgYVTR9dJwtrl6hoUwqgcvBJzy9CuqSQqRKFr4uao0TaXNrB6WT4k/s1600/randomness+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWy-SpkvDszUUM-jEZuF3dPzJaifeMcpANTMxXXZMJ-eH0zDDeNHBj5WEsMe1n1QUio-4bh5SuzwPAUQ2YkZw-8qrgYVTR9dJwtrl6hoUwqgcvBJzy9CuqSQqRKFr4uao0TaXNrB6WT4k/s400/randomness+103.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Since I already had my camera in hand there’s bound to be more photos, right? Right. My Rubus lineatus has berries!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZJD8LoSRYXT4RqRxf-GakZ84SceuWHMj5m-ZQIJzGqEx8-fCt2vkB9ZXW4D3LhQPWCfT-LL30U-gVYTfFWriOVH1AVgphODOe5L3kzNV1l57qA_DFN4d9-fdwBARimmQ09fAoCGc9Hk/s1600/randomness+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZJD8LoSRYXT4RqRxf-GakZ84SceuWHMj5m-ZQIJzGqEx8-fCt2vkB9ZXW4D3LhQPWCfT-LL30U-gVYTfFWriOVH1AVgphODOe5L3kzNV1l57qA_DFN4d9-fdwBARimmQ09fAoCGc9Hk/s640/randomness+104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It’s the first time, and something I was never expecting. They’re small, there’s not very many of them. But they’re tasty!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6KbpQL_AAlJMohpMs8o_lvVgw3qka6gyteOr04KJntLXc48MTcApb6Vf2xhyphenhyphen2QY-F8UH46mQXwIhamoMITxgHaG2YoAaCs9Uyz5nlpsQb2KYdpExLfv0cgJfWId_156Z13jWFlLBi4E/s1600/randomness+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6KbpQL_AAlJMohpMs8o_lvVgw3qka6gyteOr04KJntLXc48MTcApb6Vf2xhyphenhyphen2QY-F8UH46mQXwIhamoMITxgHaG2YoAaCs9Uyz5nlpsQb2KYdpExLfv0cgJfWId_156Z13jWFlLBi4E/s640/randomness+105.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br />Here’s something I’ve been feeling mildly guilty about all summer. Yes there is a canna growing in my garage. And not just any canna but a C. 'Musafolia'…a special one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JWaLhA6vOtq0ae7P1WpU-P3ssm8YKqDhRdLj-MwAMGVk8ls2MLVdD1GxrWU9Qw_5xr2RIhXU4A5b5NNecjtoSv6mNEvRsbZW-y2mohZjoAFH2mdwTyTP3MxvrUQs4SRP8W0wQECsf_8/s1600/randomness+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JWaLhA6vOtq0ae7P1WpU-P3ssm8YKqDhRdLj-MwAMGVk8ls2MLVdD1GxrWU9Qw_5xr2RIhXU4A5b5NNecjtoSv6mNEvRsbZW-y2mohZjoAFH2mdwTyTP3MxvrUQs4SRP8W0wQECsf_8/s640/randomness+106.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><br />The bottom of the container it’s in had completely rusted through. Last April I moved it in here to dry out so I could empty the soil and get rid of it, I procrastinated (who wants to dig out stinky soil?) and this happened. No water for months, very little light, and it grows. I should probably rescue it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODVO0zwA4uAQ_3l0_Tt3uQSeBCraOLvZxdUGnj49D0RoITiQ1QlxGBDZyP3qP_aSWY6_ceWTyUAXL4JuOkAXAsX0iRic_UnbNfJhA2dYOhD2Lw0SyIF-1MKE0q4xZ8xa7vRdI65VrZuc/s1600/randomness+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODVO0zwA4uAQ_3l0_Tt3uQSeBCraOLvZxdUGnj49D0RoITiQ1QlxGBDZyP3qP_aSWY6_ceWTyUAXL4JuOkAXAsX0iRic_UnbNfJhA2dYOhD2Lw0SyIF-1MKE0q4xZ8xa7vRdI65VrZuc/s640/randomness+107.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br />Let’s look at some new growth, you know, out in the garden, where you expect to see it. At first glance I thought the new leaves on the Pseudopanax x 'Sabre'... were some sort of insect. Beautiful color no?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hxs7opUvDYNncqwQIitnQFCjinE81ZgbylT-LSVfTy475LO2KeBcEeWFY5atw0_jY-v5WtFXoah6UGxXIJ6XZmkY0GKQOQb5Lk0xHYDgtz60XWrXZUxydRIEeXYQHDl4KO1r4DHYdgE/s1600/randomness+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hxs7opUvDYNncqwQIitnQFCjinE81ZgbylT-LSVfTy475LO2KeBcEeWFY5atw0_jY-v5WtFXoah6UGxXIJ6XZmkY0GKQOQb5Lk0xHYDgtz60XWrXZUxydRIEeXYQHDl4KO1r4DHYdgE/s640/randomness+108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />New schefflera leaves are always magical, S. brevipedunculata<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HgUXtyMMBQtGdsIyuO7pt9ZNJN9rucqO7iMfz8kgC51x1PIIISTy8tQOZpECZt2y0QAPAnsZ9aoVXFEcqHGWh36cmlMzCrlEJMH6z9crGw5j6jiN2ouXhAMHQVH3QuJSaFqISgj7D6Q/s1600/randomness+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HgUXtyMMBQtGdsIyuO7pt9ZNJN9rucqO7iMfz8kgC51x1PIIISTy8tQOZpECZt2y0QAPAnsZ9aoVXFEcqHGWh36cmlMzCrlEJMH6z9crGw5j6jiN2ouXhAMHQVH3QuJSaFqISgj7D6Q/s640/randomness+109.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6xlLgPiS3ZXUSkd56f-DE5bdhIVcLYMX_hVs8uhm-oUAth7d_wHtBSF3KnvKOO-jc8jsZXqHKx4QlUL9qnYfUltHCTm8ss7joVsKDNBZuQDYqRPmUl3ywrgfu8qfYXQJ-bqWEr3lZz4/s1600/randomness+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6xlLgPiS3ZXUSkd56f-DE5bdhIVcLYMX_hVs8uhm-oUAth7d_wHtBSF3KnvKOO-jc8jsZXqHKx4QlUL9qnYfUltHCTm8ss7joVsKDNBZuQDYqRPmUl3ywrgfu8qfYXQJ-bqWEr3lZz4/s640/randomness+110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And look it’s going to bloom!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdYxWWJC9pkRMfyPALhj2BWyGPJ4EfWVEWw0tpgV0fqJjWf02OwLpZEs7Yf0BflM5PtqdBSp5nok7UCdAPPvKwEhduqjw9JWqoRhMLIPBhf3qju3JPn7CuRHamE7LnHQLJrt0t19Ltx4/s1600/randomness+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdYxWWJC9pkRMfyPALhj2BWyGPJ4EfWVEWw0tpgV0fqJjWf02OwLpZEs7Yf0BflM5PtqdBSp5nok7UCdAPPvKwEhduqjw9JWqoRhMLIPBhf3qju3JPn7CuRHamE7LnHQLJrt0t19Ltx4/s640/randomness+111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />New leaves on the new S. delavayi...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbf9q8gDdPylAI4_xa00ZUHXVcPh5d48-cTMTkcZHFKus0-sqNWBrMs7K1AB97PGcUk1dIGC_iUthoUOcf-ozbv-chosHpOJDj3Ze2blVO57djuf7JpZCGARfES3CJTRGyicqOThPe_Y/s1600/randomness+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbf9q8gDdPylAI4_xa00ZUHXVcPh5d48-cTMTkcZHFKus0-sqNWBrMs7K1AB97PGcUk1dIGC_iUthoUOcf-ozbv-chosHpOJDj3Ze2blVO57djuf7JpZCGARfES3CJTRGyicqOThPe_Y/s640/randomness+112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And a bloom forming on the established S. delavayi!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoyKzAjDnPyZ7EdBRg2j-hN9DWj3oDiA6LP4PFTTIrc5I0SK1FxXnet1b3hsiygKyU8l1Lj5ujrfwQPLdZqpytrMCEQhAzqNRrXIRCihwskXDkWGAWeZ2XqtE-Nxkv1ZVCZ1roeCwdA0/s1600/randomness+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoyKzAjDnPyZ7EdBRg2j-hN9DWj3oDiA6LP4PFTTIrc5I0SK1FxXnet1b3hsiygKyU8l1Lj5ujrfwQPLdZqpytrMCEQhAzqNRrXIRCihwskXDkWGAWeZ2XqtE-Nxkv1ZVCZ1roeCwdA0/s640/randomness+113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />No such luck on the S. taiwaniana but I must say it settled in nicely after its early spring move.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQN_-lmmYBRolyKYZ6zomSoRtEkTdqPM5W0ccp0kQnMFWKdKQbLa6582i3Ia2KZ6DJJ1sSz7lenkB5IwMSNG3kFKHjPcUitz8DYRTqb472VGoQcKQ5TzcZi25GfWocl0qSg4UtP7EsPA/s1600/randomness+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQN_-lmmYBRolyKYZ6zomSoRtEkTdqPM5W0ccp0kQnMFWKdKQbLa6582i3Ia2KZ6DJJ1sSz7lenkB5IwMSNG3kFKHjPcUitz8DYRTqb472VGoQcKQ5TzcZi25GfWocl0qSg4UtP7EsPA/s640/randomness+114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Metapanax delavayi is also flowering. It's just starting to realize how much space and light it's got...(in other words if it decides to go for it look out!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7dcGoY8AZ0oMUWeQ2sUVom1Z7ADtDQvO0VK1TjN6f3dtsyV1WFSQOjYK-DnzbEHhNFshfyGAo7_ycYynCBkgbw4TNRl7woLBzoB9VDBXxU5hVbJtJTU-e3bWHk0kGHVUv6ulKVXHIr0/s1600/randomness+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7dcGoY8AZ0oMUWeQ2sUVom1Z7ADtDQvO0VK1TjN6f3dtsyV1WFSQOjYK-DnzbEHhNFshfyGAo7_ycYynCBkgbw4TNRl7woLBzoB9VDBXxU5hVbJtJTU-e3bWHk0kGHVUv6ulKVXHIr0/s640/randomness+115.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br />Do you grow these? Syneilesis aconitifolia...very hardy. If you're not you should. Seriously.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwdX-DZLtK2AQKGQRt4esur5Ohup580NLD-LRfT_muKFxjUx_y1NlJERz80hF6PmCmZhi-WSB2JA2a7336zPfB-NEnL618rgmCkfl0NULnC_YqsbpCEdSMKf6_mBgmz_J1Kowgr1ZNgE/s1600/randomness+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwdX-DZLtK2AQKGQRt4esur5Ohup580NLD-LRfT_muKFxjUx_y1NlJERz80hF6PmCmZhi-WSB2JA2a7336zPfB-NEnL618rgmCkfl0NULnC_YqsbpCEdSMKf6_mBgmz_J1Kowgr1ZNgE/s640/randomness+116.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The monster Acacia pravissima is leaning out away from the house with our recent rains. I fear for his survival. If he doesn't behave we just might have to take matters into our own hands (he blocks the path into the back garden when he leans)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmd2S1u8vNqrSFa942tLHHbHR7U2ynyWd7mhw9dmUweX20vJ6QV47ARZeBaFlmzvTxuH40IqcFqkr3YdTuCUIUatkr_1DnrpeeiMU2RGONHO9iqc2MYcmU24_rAEog6ZAB41cIzHETCo/s1600/randomness+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmd2S1u8vNqrSFa942tLHHbHR7U2ynyWd7mhw9dmUweX20vJ6QV47ARZeBaFlmzvTxuH40IqcFqkr3YdTuCUIUatkr_1DnrpeeiMU2RGONHO9iqc2MYcmU24_rAEog6ZAB41cIzHETCo/s640/randomness+117.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br />Clematis tibetana var. vernayi post bloom is pretty fabulous too, don't you think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_uHmMLE74_ksru42PwMsbLaqUmyx1QaKtUJgSZluvPmkqWB-vryJkly5FPk2Q4hE1Cupce1TWm-sDxjV8-ynxkscEaqHr3WHL0DmlqwiDO3jtUDeRWU7-yJ5wYy3RG2bNqZchgo_97c/s1600/randomness+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_uHmMLE74_ksru42PwMsbLaqUmyx1QaKtUJgSZluvPmkqWB-vryJkly5FPk2Q4hE1Cupce1TWm-sDxjV8-ynxkscEaqHr3WHL0DmlqwiDO3jtUDeRWU7-yJ5wYy3RG2bNqZchgo_97c/s640/randomness+118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Oh the seed pods on the Magnolia laevifolia are coloring up nicely...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1srd78dnJjzUUCOOGmMgDNSVc89_w8DzfkZ2G354136q-EJkmlMZRg6SxLWqdLZsOWFzkPWmVF9A6EuIMK7SFi68O848P9m9TTEXBICRxhfVMC1fBrd77RfLrhil3j2i-2hQMS1K3hk/s1600/randomness+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1srd78dnJjzUUCOOGmMgDNSVc89_w8DzfkZ2G354136q-EJkmlMZRg6SxLWqdLZsOWFzkPWmVF9A6EuIMK7SFi68O848P9m9TTEXBICRxhfVMC1fBrd77RfLrhil3j2i-2hQMS1K3hk/s640/randomness+119.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><br />And the color on the Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue' is amazing right now! Very silver...and it's so tall. I'm going to have to cut it back to the ground before spring 2014...for sure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvir74ZBtbXTIJYEVlwmmDIuzOJwv4wcwV0ItRbo8DWC2YqXL_940MZy0oAROYcS_oPoQoyBqqlXht-IagpBpo2C5HFyKt1aSH47a3xZrd6K6Q0SAAjopQusjQHTbYolNzB4GyGdf2198/s1600/randomness+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvir74ZBtbXTIJYEVlwmmDIuzOJwv4wcwV0ItRbo8DWC2YqXL_940MZy0oAROYcS_oPoQoyBqqlXht-IagpBpo2C5HFyKt1aSH47a3xZrd6K6Q0SAAjopQusjQHTbYolNzB4GyGdf2198/s640/randomness+120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Okay, in closing I've got a question. These are the leaves on my Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' - I love this plant. I was clueless when I bought it years ago but did manage (somehow) to buy one that doesn't seed itself all over the place and has bigger than normal leaves. But look...they've got spots now...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-BLFfoA3oa5cBy2eZ-52je8i3nq_UIbFqlEUCjfxdVfDojKhkTq4P4K8Jrm6ztRSTQ_ZABxaeTRr80qXHbATaMoXVLBvRF0UvCs1co8nWhPaN_8TY_w06yn5k9D_vTzJXU30BvoDZ08/s1600/randomness+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-BLFfoA3oa5cBy2eZ-52je8i3nq_UIbFqlEUCjfxdVfDojKhkTq4P4K8Jrm6ztRSTQ_ZABxaeTRr80qXHbATaMoXVLBvRF0UvCs1co8nWhPaN_8TY_w06yn5k9D_vTzJXU30BvoDZ08/s640/randomness+121.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br />Most of them at least. Any ideas about what's causing the spots? Of course the flowers are still fabulous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDf03H-n38kHzPAj0mRGBfkVozkc01TE2QjMxTprT-JmxmxvBb8vjHhFhhSb9BcvRyFkDUtZIX9f0Xwe9c-_Y-gCQGcPFs0iPCYmYoezF31qyZ3LFJvV9eTe-zylZE32sb8FlHQZMpEs/s1600/randomness+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDf03H-n38kHzPAj0mRGBfkVozkc01TE2QjMxTprT-JmxmxvBb8vjHhFhhSb9BcvRyFkDUtZIX9f0Xwe9c-_Y-gCQGcPFs0iPCYmYoezF31qyZ3LFJvV9eTe-zylZE32sb8FlHQZMpEs/s640/randomness+122.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br />Thank you for joining me for the random randomness....<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-89093098071737554672013-09-02T08:23:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.380-07:00Portland, the city of gardens?On <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/so-i-visited-another-pair-of-open.html" target="_blank">last Friday’s blog post</a> <a href="http://www.bambooandmore.info/" target="_blank">Gerhard</a> commented saying: “<i>looking at Portland through your blog gives people the impression that *everybody* is a gardener, but still, Portland does seem to have a disproportionately high number of stunning gardens--and nurseries/garden centers.</i>” I agree, with both points. We do have a huge number of stunning gardens and nurseries/garden centers. I think both our climate and an active gardening community are to thank. With the wealth of gardens here in Portland I have a never ending supply of beautiful gardens to photograph and share with you all, I could keep the illusion going for quite some time. But instead I've got to answer the question, is everybody in Portland a gardener? No. No no no no and no. This is a fairly typical parking strip in my neighborhood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7icjsgbNf4ZVYcLeNmkaxxtnrid0D0PH9nIiStSPz6F4hhC767joqkByIJikanukJZyXsBy_ZVh2iy_fJNk2bijs0jpbUaTTteFEpoGKC0-ZV52HfmXO3694_jrCBIGo4VhcBwpueLM/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7icjsgbNf4ZVYcLeNmkaxxtnrid0D0PH9nIiStSPz6F4hhC767joqkByIJikanukJZyXsBy_ZVh2iy_fJNk2bijs0jpbUaTTteFEpoGKC0-ZV52HfmXO3694_jrCBIGo4VhcBwpueLM/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And a gardened front yard...well, okay not really. But you see a lot of yards just like this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZwlElFY40J4LobV0c1-IZvsR-HJIzGlvCD0Shv1qVujmYGnfjXBh27KNdWGLAJJo7y_wKw4-Sl30cERcj5T6GX4RdGtIzPd6Fo-p8a4qPdZMPr3G3lD6AFm7jEK8AWwCzYOpz_uA7ow/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZwlElFY40J4LobV0c1-IZvsR-HJIzGlvCD0Shv1qVujmYGnfjXBh27KNdWGLAJJo7y_wKw4-Sl30cERcj5T6GX4RdGtIzPd6Fo-p8a4qPdZMPr3G3lD6AFm7jEK8AWwCzYOpz_uA7ow/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This home shows signs of a gardener having once lived there…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobonp57w0P07RFsxeLbjDKvwa-cK7EmZbv4IFYql3l_pqGMLTFhQCdNCJxZI3Sj_QQ5PSBDMy27YF4OqMiT8uBIj75ZKor9ool8Q1ApoEv9_-rzTQ9Cn8yT85L13LT6fPn6571JbRKuM/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobonp57w0P07RFsxeLbjDKvwa-cK7EmZbv4IFYql3l_pqGMLTFhQCdNCJxZI3Sj_QQ5PSBDMy27YF4OqMiT8uBIj75ZKor9ool8Q1ApoEv9_-rzTQ9Cn8yT85L13LT6fPn6571JbRKuM/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />But now the weeds have control.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimJyRomOf3bHofmqj1voeMtjXq3aEkHu0dUr5pbWMkHj5yzgea0olwW4SP-Ta8nPyazzZZuQlDwSutwLdxaN664qNe8ARV3ehVPNNkta2r_l5ABrivixV98IhWUKsYC04KNy9vNWm7a4/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimJyRomOf3bHofmqj1voeMtjXq3aEkHu0dUr5pbWMkHj5yzgea0olwW4SP-Ta8nPyazzZZuQlDwSutwLdxaN664qNe8ARV3ehVPNNkta2r_l5ABrivixV98IhWUKsYC04KNy9vNWm7a4/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In the interest of full and balanced disclosure it's time I do some drive-by shots of my non-gardening neighbors. Non gardening in the front yard that is. Of course we really have no idea what’s going on in their back yards do we?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm20ldXt-97oksM2X_QLI6l8tWCjEUAE-ThzAYlVY0D-Z0E3qA27EW6TFTyae2UVNcYoyDD1XXNAl2idfRySWEEzd3w5aI_seaOh8XSZUFhVc0bDQQdBqY3nyRbdLanCuD6gcfV0cYnW0/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm20ldXt-97oksM2X_QLI6l8tWCjEUAE-ThzAYlVY0D-Z0E3qA27EW6TFTyae2UVNcYoyDD1XXNAl2idfRySWEEzd3w5aI_seaOh8XSZUFhVc0bDQQdBqY3nyRbdLanCuD6gcfV0cYnW0/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAFm_sIaW5mpqO-e8BW4NKbX5Y_h1yjvv_q809nldZSn1tYabUsnRQqCJdrNwgHc3OZibPR0qULiIto9nTfJrlH8XCVc-SIFZBbtmqBSy90Z1xKcG692KkbrwmEvmbmLxIGbT2RfoOjI/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Well as we all know, looks can be deceiving.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHWDOt29grKuKep6seYHceQWTfFcndRgz0s5tMYI72zBE_uqUVL8OQLM4k_HS1uibGr8rslbLK_1g1_w5uVikFTV-lD89pE0Nysfw9NMyYYJ5msYlWFriUJoUnUTFoXQGg7HwKjviYt0/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHWDOt29grKuKep6seYHceQWTfFcndRgz0s5tMYI72zBE_uqUVL8OQLM4k_HS1uibGr8rslbLK_1g1_w5uVikFTV-lD89pE0Nysfw9NMyYYJ5msYlWFriUJoUnUTFoXQGg7HwKjviYt0/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Surely a gardener lives there, right? Nope. I’ve never once seen these people in their garden. It’s all done via their checkbook. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they enjoy it, and I’d much rather someone see the value in hiring a gardening service rather than just letting their front yard be full of weeds.<br /><br />One other photo before we go. Here’s multifamily housing (apts or condos?) with a garden many home owners would be proud of!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgWrOisxcUkO7LtsEcu5U3oUU0lXazfIfrA6A5ylUe57XrABRt7YPZ20lwsF39tAN5gAVnwTGIJcyLpUr1Osq0gtx3264_JP_vK89ju9cgc9xBYRQIFMBf2eW9W3B5ucn8oHp8gPCPOc/s1600/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgWrOisxcUkO7LtsEcu5U3oUU0lXazfIfrA6A5ylUe57XrABRt7YPZ20lwsF39tAN5gAVnwTGIJcyLpUr1Osq0gtx3264_JP_vK89ju9cgc9xBYRQIFMBf2eW9W3B5ucn8oHp8gPCPOc/s640/Portland,+the+city+of+gardens+118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So there, I’ve torn the cover off and exposed the real Portland. Can’t have you thinking everyone here is a gardener, it’s just most of us!<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-15136166660315938252013-08-30T08:08:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.473-07:00So I visited another pair of open gardens…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ3CU1H3nSTYKe54KRhtapkig-Hqa93PoTMP4QdW2K8eEWAOPhIS3OUCFGDNxv6Fdd41I4NeYYdl1AxwgKhzhyphenhyphenex5lzAX0EGJWba9Kg6uClszv1k6kXIwhtXZrgS1iJ3P3n0vcrmvOZ0/s1600/Lillyvilla+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ3CU1H3nSTYKe54KRhtapkig-Hqa93PoTMP4QdW2K8eEWAOPhIS3OUCFGDNxv6Fdd41I4NeYYdl1AxwgKhzhyphenhyphenex5lzAX0EGJWba9Kg6uClszv1k6kXIwhtXZrgS1iJ3P3n0vcrmvOZ0/s640/Lillyvilla+100.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br />My friend <a href="http://www.lilyvillagardens.com/site2/site/Home_.html" target="_blank">Lauren</a> held a Monday evening open garden a couple of weeks ago, I had to stop by and see how her garden looks this year...beautiful of course!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJT8pUqpeoMniOIO4vEtfoX6aDG3gsvavnUi4mOnUUh4PSbwxSLwbe-jpoDzwTSGV0LzvDjoicGkW2RAf21Mcx8E9H3uHoBTFWhWAzNKCiJ28A0fjkEHH7-FdKwejhkoiZTDurSOotmM/s1600/Lillyvilla+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJT8pUqpeoMniOIO4vEtfoX6aDG3gsvavnUi4mOnUUh4PSbwxSLwbe-jpoDzwTSGV0LzvDjoicGkW2RAf21Mcx8E9H3uHoBTFWhWAzNKCiJ28A0fjkEHH7-FdKwejhkoiZTDurSOotmM/s640/Lillyvilla+101.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br />That's it, I'm growing Castor Bean next year for sure!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3sD1avzvq8ipxrbx8v19hDsFvoDgV_AAhE1Ks2jr0SFXtQbQSlcg8RoX9Yv7jrOKHsBiIAlqO-QEEIWhg1BzSxL7qQkKEoAjbZtMkcW755EVOPq0e_hRRkmXvRA5CZcd-FlN-mFMwp4/s1600/Lillyvilla+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3sD1avzvq8ipxrbx8v19hDsFvoDgV_AAhE1Ks2jr0SFXtQbQSlcg8RoX9Yv7jrOKHsBiIAlqO-QEEIWhg1BzSxL7qQkKEoAjbZtMkcW755EVOPq0e_hRRkmXvRA5CZcd-FlN-mFMwp4/s640/Lillyvilla+102.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br />And I'm probably going to need to plant some Dichondra 'Silver Falls' too, doesn't it look lovely cascading over the edge of the planter? Can you believe those beautiful big leaves belong to Nicotiana?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5WfV8s1o19oxWg54hXnd919Ymdw8Lnd-wQQ7UoKY-bJY9d_nHtQCxRzW5_Q3dgBIenzLno_8xXsRAjuwPdHrTeYh0DBSFxkSsV373wJkM_3c0Vz0Ro4EKXrAIhhNKKC-TE60PPeiWM4/s1600/Lillyvilla+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5WfV8s1o19oxWg54hXnd919Ymdw8Lnd-wQQ7UoKY-bJY9d_nHtQCxRzW5_Q3dgBIenzLno_8xXsRAjuwPdHrTeYh0DBSFxkSsV373wJkM_3c0Vz0Ro4EKXrAIhhNKKC-TE60PPeiWM4/s640/Lillyvilla+103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I need to grow these again too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGtI-663y-T1ozRq-CWWrr_0g4R65M-0jBi2LcaCyu8gFbmaoNQT1kgR8k67DsMBrPb_64x4SHawoJRS5y_M3djCiczHaitX3a1iBKhshEPXQiPB7Li4dutrmHrPdK5Tf0wXRadrNqw/s1600/Lillyvilla+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGtI-663y-T1ozRq-CWWrr_0g4R65M-0jBi2LcaCyu8gFbmaoNQT1kgR8k67DsMBrPb_64x4SHawoJRS5y_M3djCiczHaitX3a1iBKhshEPXQiPB7Li4dutrmHrPdK5Tf0wXRadrNqw/s640/Lillyvilla+104.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br />Nobody does Musa basjoo like Lauren, always amazing. Plus this year I think every single one was blooming!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a74wcdB6K7qmOTq4XYHK5OpWOzJ3CyT4xBfAfOg9zWh0QN01hu5tdImYfb1EtpEwpfa16lex7QcCWm1LzNcgRnCFjiDaYwCy5QZwhkkRLW39W2bTqhSWI4iqJv7FKBMrNnv4eynyqUg/s1600/Lillyvilla+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a74wcdB6K7qmOTq4XYHK5OpWOzJ3CyT4xBfAfOg9zWh0QN01hu5tdImYfb1EtpEwpfa16lex7QcCWm1LzNcgRnCFjiDaYwCy5QZwhkkRLW39W2bTqhSWI4iqJv7FKBMrNnv4eynyqUg/s640/Lillyvilla+105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsFEgnDgjr6lHLPCZCgq-AcGyY-Edy1IxP-59MRYUJi6RqOGgdZEFBMbjQ_Jf0mv_iw-ViYKlimBvYzWMd8rqxsFJ5qnGnH4Lb_UXKZw_T6yEaHdHsGI8uZMIYdbXlmf2Zo8H0igLbnE/s1600/Lillyvilla+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsFEgnDgjr6lHLPCZCgq-AcGyY-Edy1IxP-59MRYUJi6RqOGgdZEFBMbjQ_Jf0mv_iw-ViYKlimBvYzWMd8rqxsFJ5qnGnH4Lb_UXKZw_T6yEaHdHsGI8uZMIYdbXlmf2Zo8H0igLbnE/s640/Lillyvilla+106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I seem to always visit Lauren's garden in harsh light conditions, making it difficult to photograph. However I think this might be my favorite photo ever in her garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjvCKWg2SZ6hZYEWZciO5NKjzQVa506XHA5DM_hbCge5EsZuFvPtVa7Xyb028vM4OVAx5dTfBsH38typTyfd6UdaFocG-_loNn_ysRJhPNY59c7gzIXnaqy54q5ZmSfX7vLzpQnlRTAA/s1600/Lillyvilla+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjvCKWg2SZ6hZYEWZciO5NKjzQVa506XHA5DM_hbCge5EsZuFvPtVa7Xyb028vM4OVAx5dTfBsH38typTyfd6UdaFocG-_loNn_ysRJhPNY59c7gzIXnaqy54q5ZmSfX7vLzpQnlRTAA/s640/Lillyvilla+107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Oh my...what the heck are those!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFXUijYp7Nu7_baAQb7lEM-iyy7xzmEOYL19omMb1Ym_gnwiaNG__zlDjaobgb-d-y0j2YGccc9wWiFE_6JHwaw8_rFR49Fti-UQmGHdmvK9eFrKrwScYCS1t5YFWVwUUko5t79UiZYk/s1600/Lillyvilla+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFXUijYp7Nu7_baAQb7lEM-iyy7xzmEOYL19omMb1Ym_gnwiaNG__zlDjaobgb-d-y0j2YGccc9wWiFE_6JHwaw8_rFR49Fti-UQmGHdmvK9eFrKrwScYCS1t5YFWVwUUko5t79UiZYk/s640/Lillyvilla+108.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br />Variegated Comfrey (<a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/symphytum-x-uplandicum-axminster-gold/" target="_blank">Symphytum 'Axminster Gold'</a>), seriously...who knew?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWA48Pp-haJm4rAGlu-PD2mXWKxzLzjyppjaUEZJT2Kcj7btVkl3uAaslqQaBZaBjEWKNy9Rf_EwSPgehqKE9D5ABTkzkQrjLxNn1Xkbn0l2DLgEvARFWswuxl87a-ZZMQamZcWqGxl0/s1600/Lillyvilla+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWA48Pp-haJm4rAGlu-PD2mXWKxzLzjyppjaUEZJT2Kcj7btVkl3uAaslqQaBZaBjEWKNy9Rf_EwSPgehqKE9D5ABTkzkQrjLxNn1Xkbn0l2DLgEvARFWswuxl87a-ZZMQamZcWqGxl0/s640/Lillyvilla+109.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br />Once again I'm drooling over those planters...AND the Schefflera delavayi in the background.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F03jiHLM0UIQt6OEKnknUd-_MFNAey-yN0opD5g-n29uT0Y0v6IVyNGkqR8FNQmi3Nx7E8hRnH-eSiuI8lTgpLOq71qe24A4601fFakDLETqVR-7DW25e7uIA2khzN0c6Sm-R8oYNDg/s1600/Lillyvilla+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F03jiHLM0UIQt6OEKnknUd-_MFNAey-yN0opD5g-n29uT0Y0v6IVyNGkqR8FNQmi3Nx7E8hRnH-eSiuI8lTgpLOq71qe24A4601fFakDLETqVR-7DW25e7uIA2khzN0c6Sm-R8oYNDg/s640/Lillyvilla+110.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br />The other planter (there's a matching pair)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFSkFBl6y5mBxHnz6H6bw8yeQvt-0l_KgZQR6x78veaqYdVU4YrTzDTSKHNjmp_Xhm5kndEXzRLKIcCzCq9FnUdS2Rx9cThzGC1K1r47cvLURaeBEX6MhrpiwplZ4Ufl0fqDksHXpzJk/s1600/Lillyvilla+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFSkFBl6y5mBxHnz6H6bw8yeQvt-0l_KgZQR6x78veaqYdVU4YrTzDTSKHNjmp_Xhm5kndEXzRLKIcCzCq9FnUdS2Rx9cThzGC1K1r47cvLURaeBEX6MhrpiwplZ4Ufl0fqDksHXpzJk/s640/Lillyvilla+111.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br />Lauren's new patio furniture is to die for...I love the simple clean lines.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U6BHb2b0-2UCu3tss9VqhEx2webG5QpQmaodVN-MXO3RsnL4J4Tg-bBLz_r_udMjkBv-KSxxr_AMd_yi7oROZZrLLqdCAsRJhI2kRbxJPHoXkaUFe5gmZD683Imnnlc7BHyoCwQaVBs/s1600/Lillyvilla+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U6BHb2b0-2UCu3tss9VqhEx2webG5QpQmaodVN-MXO3RsnL4J4Tg-bBLz_r_udMjkBv-KSxxr_AMd_yi7oROZZrLLqdCAsRJhI2kRbxJPHoXkaUFe5gmZD683Imnnlc7BHyoCwQaVBs/s640/Lillyvilla+112.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br />A final look at the Edgeworthia and Metapanax delavayi as we leave Lauren's garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhKCh8a6XOF3sUEC3yahyphenhyphenU71KT1aXnkAAlcXLSCqSBEvQckNCaKzm9e_TuQwM9guEuk8AfteXafSPbk9Twaj5-EiQeR6caKhQA2Yh8auKry7Pz8wZoW-GlOfk-LE7jkVp2GrMCkEVKM0/s1600/Lillyvilla+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhKCh8a6XOF3sUEC3yahyphenhyphenU71KT1aXnkAAlcXLSCqSBEvQckNCaKzm9e_TuQwM9guEuk8AfteXafSPbk9Twaj5-EiQeR6caKhQA2Yh8auKry7Pz8wZoW-GlOfk-LE7jkVp2GrMCkEVKM0/s640/Lillyvilla+113.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><br />And arrive at the next! Why stop at just one garden visit when there's another open garden nearby? Exactly!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-cALF6m-omI9sQXEAtDvs7XpEee2oZuUPnR7kticCnijT8szE6oJBOeaXsRrNUa2T5gBzNG_QltfQ14n4vOF5go5vMq7wTImLQ5r5vcr2wkMW6ZQRiK7UFz7o_rWc606GfFPVZPlg6k/s1600/More+HPSO+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-cALF6m-omI9sQXEAtDvs7XpEee2oZuUPnR7kticCnijT8szE6oJBOeaXsRrNUa2T5gBzNG_QltfQ14n4vOF5go5vMq7wTImLQ5r5vcr2wkMW6ZQRiK7UFz7o_rWc606GfFPVZPlg6k/s640/More+HPSO+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRE9fzYcBB6tBO6YKvWltYEQr2gRMqVrbT0dD-ZE_C6rdnMax4_9ZT6MbtLMDfYNepPiwjrTJhCmi0-tO2XY4ctrchg-wOxP3CXzU9fVP5FVKDZNYo8rF6MIMF9Fn3BHybpiTUO5y4Kuk/s1600/More+HPSO+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRE9fzYcBB6tBO6YKvWltYEQr2gRMqVrbT0dD-ZE_C6rdnMax4_9ZT6MbtLMDfYNepPiwjrTJhCmi0-tO2XY4ctrchg-wOxP3CXzU9fVP5FVKDZNYo8rF6MIMF9Fn3BHybpiTUO5y4Kuk/s640/More+HPSO+101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />When you're greeted by multiple palms you know things are going to be good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTzQtjFa_Kaic54oJ8VSljczU9G25wbOLDbTTdwg9ErF5zQpHq1OmdMe8B7-wiL-r7NU7TPmBSIisHCNJvhv4fi0LPTnJFr6QeXMr3L_DBO8_f4szHOg1SCAqYBFD8ilbRQXQlctcGzY/s1600/More+HPSO+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTzQtjFa_Kaic54oJ8VSljczU9G25wbOLDbTTdwg9ErF5zQpHq1OmdMe8B7-wiL-r7NU7TPmBSIisHCNJvhv4fi0LPTnJFr6QeXMr3L_DBO8_f4szHOg1SCAqYBFD8ilbRQXQlctcGzY/s640/More+HPSO+102.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFDqVhrXX_wg8-pQXPrvI4uDoUOCJZRaeUfEKY3-pK8H2bePBojNepmYODZrOZrDmsSDbs8B-8IdvPi281FrAIljSBO74YFLrqQISFmif2jUgafmE5gSbCryj2UO8UzCpwgqIdj7U9tI/s1600/More+HPSO+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFDqVhrXX_wg8-pQXPrvI4uDoUOCJZRaeUfEKY3-pK8H2bePBojNepmYODZrOZrDmsSDbs8B-8IdvPi281FrAIljSBO74YFLrqQISFmif2jUgafmE5gSbCryj2UO8UzCpwgqIdj7U9tI/s640/More+HPSO+103.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><br />It's that darn Cunninghamia lanceolata again...it's following me! (did you notice the hammock in the background? perfect!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL3FDwcN6pBRTFg6fB24E77mYBkdFM87CZ5QLnAEvbDrqF0BndGxHBDmsdegcHZNKREmw5YjbAIIa8tFppCa8yTGIzqSVXdgpOk_kDsmOTWfunY2Iic-7CknpjEk5o8Oj9xkt_m7vMhk/s1600/More+HPSO+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL3FDwcN6pBRTFg6fB24E77mYBkdFM87CZ5QLnAEvbDrqF0BndGxHBDmsdegcHZNKREmw5YjbAIIa8tFppCa8yTGIzqSVXdgpOk_kDsmOTWfunY2Iic-7CknpjEk5o8Oj9xkt_m7vMhk/s640/More+HPSO+104.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><br />This home and garden are on a double lot, pretty much my dream come true...so much space.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSU2ZbR75KEyO9yjo1OgTjdP1_kZiSuqoT6DSmo_PyW55tu0ycz03gAYgNd4gvDWQcv4UZnpapO2PL1LrHAFysjDBOjw_DXsrmYFeS5Gp7f-DqDhTe2SYR_H72XiimCVGFvS0QII3ctQQ/s1600/More+HPSO+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSU2ZbR75KEyO9yjo1OgTjdP1_kZiSuqoT6DSmo_PyW55tu0ycz03gAYgNd4gvDWQcv4UZnpapO2PL1LrHAFysjDBOjw_DXsrmYFeS5Gp7f-DqDhTe2SYR_H72XiimCVGFvS0QII3ctQQ/s640/More+HPSO+105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJAXtPdigA8v1JzsVeMHBPaZS1___cDxY8osPxVKcvpIZpPpyS1NtsfSXeQVm_FEpZ22UD8Ighcq5jxTPUWkJ0fih6mZiDtGC60_i0P8ESYeLuYAPltHW8_hXm_G798WuEo1S2qOFxEI/s1600/More+HPSO+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJAXtPdigA8v1JzsVeMHBPaZS1___cDxY8osPxVKcvpIZpPpyS1NtsfSXeQVm_FEpZ22UD8Ighcq5jxTPUWkJ0fih6mZiDtGC60_i0P8ESYeLuYAPltHW8_hXm_G798WuEo1S2qOFxEI/s640/More+HPSO+106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr-6_3E6hKU3eS99RDErXLwed0QmMUQnswQJfGL0wVOoMs6Jrd1bfdFVBKbRk-Z2-myO04IGnD4aWn_PBHF9W9EO4vJM4zbY4FAj8ppoD7JDXT5VUAPXNkrlHtOvLz2LpkWxevQVzf4o/s1600/More+HPSO+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAr-6_3E6hKU3eS99RDErXLwed0QmMUQnswQJfGL0wVOoMs6Jrd1bfdFVBKbRk-Z2-myO04IGnD4aWn_PBHF9W9EO4vJM4zbY4FAj8ppoD7JDXT5VUAPXNkrlHtOvLz2LpkWxevQVzf4o/s640/More+HPSO+107.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VSZqPL21nv-qYMVsGzAmyAWXTNqO0ntjaSM8P0qvFHvziG27vs0UGAbTi4C881m_7bqhQVTSvFIUCHR98M-3pYFwEP9rdePZWtpvo-S48u7Hx9kQxORClVkkPI7KHXRjgvezVhrG8q0/s1600/More+HPSO+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VSZqPL21nv-qYMVsGzAmyAWXTNqO0ntjaSM8P0qvFHvziG27vs0UGAbTi4C881m_7bqhQVTSvFIUCHR98M-3pYFwEP9rdePZWtpvo-S48u7Hx9kQxORClVkkPI7KHXRjgvezVhrG8q0/s640/More+HPSO+108.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><br />Who's that cutie pretending to ignore us? We'll meet up again in a bit, let's finish checking out the plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgT4GkQr93FVQ4l7zBw8P5_aCIiCWMN-qai1n3QwiFLUVAeegb_hxV87Qv-Ma9VVG6dAGOIbw5I85tDUeOWHvS5wLUVGBGXpo-G9dPUN1508uUpm_v2P-CU9soVnfoHIMfO2_dfpGe7s/s1600/More+HPSO+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgT4GkQr93FVQ4l7zBw8P5_aCIiCWMN-qai1n3QwiFLUVAeegb_hxV87Qv-Ma9VVG6dAGOIbw5I85tDUeOWHvS5wLUVGBGXpo-G9dPUN1508uUpm_v2P-CU9soVnfoHIMfO2_dfpGe7s/s640/More+HPSO+109.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSSicz0UsIV5ECugPxcAWobCShtYtLtvhF1Zg-bf2FxTQdcojOc9ROvabOo-ZmDX-axFYpV1oJMJfnvO8MuL-NQFtzH7DIs8YNA3cZRTfKhz8jiBCboKDwRJdFnOYMK1qJiVDWwsjqBk/s1600/More+HPSO+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSSicz0UsIV5ECugPxcAWobCShtYtLtvhF1Zg-bf2FxTQdcojOc9ROvabOo-ZmDX-axFYpV1oJMJfnvO8MuL-NQFtzH7DIs8YNA3cZRTfKhz8jiBCboKDwRJdFnOYMK1qJiVDWwsjqBk/s640/More+HPSO+110.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WiSYsTXdklph19CSvV9OP_6UagGNE4F6tQX57lj43Vi6DAH5P510mN1vZvZ9NhztYIaYhohxNiIFjk0u0w5zwRrjVsj6KFbfO6wTLy8DvDj_sWmEW41vSRxK1aL_COsl3BTwG7vmrCg/s1600/More+HPSO+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WiSYsTXdklph19CSvV9OP_6UagGNE4F6tQX57lj43Vi6DAH5P510mN1vZvZ9NhztYIaYhohxNiIFjk0u0w5zwRrjVsj6KFbfO6wTLy8DvDj_sWmEW41vSRxK1aL_COsl3BTwG7vmrCg/s640/More+HPSO+111.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlIW8Qs3GnUfEzJVjPqTMvxHBYNdONKgWSuEVLX6j1ugH22_jCP91N9Jq4MBMCgEokveefOY7p48yy-IWYOZz-vR03NOvEu1lJR-9TKlSANpmL1XKwheJ2F1f_EJPmz1Fnw8khBp7bEY/s1600/More+HPSO+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlIW8Qs3GnUfEzJVjPqTMvxHBYNdONKgWSuEVLX6j1ugH22_jCP91N9Jq4MBMCgEokveefOY7p48yy-IWYOZz-vR03NOvEu1lJR-9TKlSANpmL1XKwheJ2F1f_EJPmz1Fnw8khBp7bEY/s640/More+HPSO+112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge88OX-hHGs82N_aRZM3Sq-uBnOHeRmJqi3Mmm_3OJMbMjK2q5p9Tfc2Yx-hYnnrqB0glahu-HcR0ryXJDFoPN1vv1SrUJnm_zl_RLHvUPf2D7C_77jxwsn-4KKOqUVXcc_1iuju4laY4/s1600/More+HPSO+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge88OX-hHGs82N_aRZM3Sq-uBnOHeRmJqi3Mmm_3OJMbMjK2q5p9Tfc2Yx-hYnnrqB0glahu-HcR0ryXJDFoPN1vv1SrUJnm_zl_RLHvUPf2D7C_77jxwsn-4KKOqUVXcc_1iuju4laY4/s640/More+HPSO+113.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br />There's cutie #2...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-74eipGVtWxRaOPvly2blJhhLrhDClAH3zDycd5sbl56vxk8mAbm8PWcv9YBz3tzLXqLof15Fwt3SmJwL5EERKmhozYKiZeJBnx0czorKtwSEE7SuHGsrAYH8doRS5cngs6dgujEL5U/s1600/More+HPSO+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-74eipGVtWxRaOPvly2blJhhLrhDClAH3zDycd5sbl56vxk8mAbm8PWcv9YBz3tzLXqLof15Fwt3SmJwL5EERKmhozYKiZeJBnx0czorKtwSEE7SuHGsrAYH8doRS5cngs6dgujEL5U/s640/More+HPSO+114.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><br />I wish I could remember their names, they were just adorable. Makes me want another dog...but I can't do that to our princess, she wouldn't approve.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghO4fXKPz8twyTyfsJ-1hUVcbvp8KRXwi0QmXHQiX2M2vrF5_tJ4J6FIMpPApaeRBA-ccNJecsTvqX2ZAfNJV451ZpmQo1zy6stEX50o5-vtLa85XlopLr_qufc3n-Mar6Xxgzs8nCjo/s1600/More+HPSO+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghO4fXKPz8twyTyfsJ-1hUVcbvp8KRXwi0QmXHQiX2M2vrF5_tJ4J6FIMpPApaeRBA-ccNJecsTvqX2ZAfNJV451ZpmQo1zy6stEX50o5-vtLa85XlopLr_qufc3n-Mar6Xxgzs8nCjo/s640/More+HPSO+115.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br />Okay time to head home...thanks for coming along on another evening of garden visits!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwaMVjNfoCdputcRdDcIlgo69aaBC18YuhffP1kVOgh2aUYXbTCyEc_WEbkspO8_CuQ92oCy-kZkWRxxYpcusaKXCMAYZJPInT8IIrjd5dMsuly472l5rdGTnZxAdzgwGRpuEiF80L8Y/s1600/More+HPSO+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwaMVjNfoCdputcRdDcIlgo69aaBC18YuhffP1kVOgh2aUYXbTCyEc_WEbkspO8_CuQ92oCy-kZkWRxxYpcusaKXCMAYZJPInT8IIrjd5dMsuly472l5rdGTnZxAdzgwGRpuEiF80L8Y/s640/More+HPSO+116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-33214531019287166182013-08-29T08:15:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.569-07:00Discovering a new nursery, The Garden Corner...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9IXIRy7Bvto4TFIO0y2cPWKtX2qIHBNbC_0_Dtx6XBoR680BQ3gUuZ02nYBb8YZ_qUcxjLHBJzfUrYsitZKCFpBE-IgzIuWmLfE708T4Src5OmecgHj57QQj9gLNPOuTdgzRPotE7E0/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9IXIRy7Bvto4TFIO0y2cPWKtX2qIHBNbC_0_Dtx6XBoR680BQ3gUuZ02nYBb8YZ_qUcxjLHBJzfUrYsitZKCFpBE-IgzIuWmLfE708T4Src5OmecgHj57QQj9gLNPOuTdgzRPotE7E0/s640/The+Garden+Corner+100.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br />So it turns out I’ve been confused. All this time I thought The Gardeners Choice in Tigard, OR, was The Garden Corner, which is actually in Tualatin, OR. Years ago someone had told me <a href="http://www.thegardencorner.com/" target="_blank">The Garden Corner </a>was their favorite nursery, and so for years I thought I had been visiting. Then a couple of random things happened recently and I realized nope…there was a whole new nursery out there just waiting for me to discover it. So I did…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbE4Z_lZ_cWdV56u7zNa7atgtTGZjdiGcD-TtrUK1oC0XoobG3jM1T93tO_dt_PWUUzXROvPkOAqy3bxlrf9R8jwbsEn7YqpeIA0smU3DsoQD3aNQRrP4dQSENUTbFmdoPZNbdVE87qo/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbE4Z_lZ_cWdV56u7zNa7atgtTGZjdiGcD-TtrUK1oC0XoobG3jM1T93tO_dt_PWUUzXROvPkOAqy3bxlrf9R8jwbsEn7YqpeIA0smU3DsoQD3aNQRrP4dQSENUTbFmdoPZNbdVE87qo/s640/The+Garden+Corner+101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />What clued me into the fact I’d finally found that persons “fav” were these wooden walkways, she’d mentioned them. I wouldn’t have though such a simple thing could be so memorable but having a curving, slightly elevated and bouncy path to follow lent a certain “Oz” like magic to the place. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsIa5hJj3-ouWx6ldBtOHuIBwBqbu34OwhEt9IwMiuxqNMsDF_L04rHoBRjyfTqdjmari015asofhCvh53UdxOx787zUiITKGJd9py_VZTf_XYt8YkZ73k0yZA_J_QufppVDxqau-etM/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsIa5hJj3-ouWx6ldBtOHuIBwBqbu34OwhEt9IwMiuxqNMsDF_L04rHoBRjyfTqdjmari015asofhCvh53UdxOx787zUiITKGJd9py_VZTf_XYt8YkZ73k0yZA_J_QufppVDxqau-etM/s640/The+Garden+Corner+102.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Combine that with a super tidy nursery and uber helpful staff and I understand the appeal. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBRGyq7IuVzmx_mRjCVtiIbBxntu0fSTn6v8-g9WJQOO-2iz9DOiAcDkNdHuYswyMyqufmJw9LEKRZOlkIcqiEijiX4zBDHLznaO7dutK1R7-4IvKPnLoS9ZGUwcin8QU9VWAdfkvxmM/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBRGyq7IuVzmx_mRjCVtiIbBxntu0fSTn6v8-g9WJQOO-2iz9DOiAcDkNdHuYswyMyqufmJw9LEKRZOlkIcqiEijiX4zBDHLznaO7dutK1R7-4IvKPnLoS9ZGUwcin8QU9VWAdfkvxmM/s640/The+Garden+Corner+103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />There were a couple of these 4x4 pillars with concrete tubes over them. I wasn't sure if they were intended to inspire you to want to create something at home, or if they were an installation in progress.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFScRcXkg6M4LxFGPs-aEA4IjpuSR0SQ4b_t-da3kHkqPaVclJJypXgTN2hgkl3gSWKPpr7cA0oZ-jpkUrvOymF4Vd2bNFAU0K4cu1Z609vcuUfcSA5-nbz6lCXhyF9baGUTSQEQrOm-c/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFScRcXkg6M4LxFGPs-aEA4IjpuSR0SQ4b_t-da3kHkqPaVclJJypXgTN2hgkl3gSWKPpr7cA0oZ-jpkUrvOymF4Vd2bNFAU0K4cu1Z609vcuUfcSA5-nbz6lCXhyF9baGUTSQEQrOm-c/s640/The+Garden+Corner+104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XwMK0rBrvFqCTIHpNYw3I9LhN0pSeItWHcnRuOJVeuQcIlxhyBftrOS0lBkRGJtbbpgO9swVqwNmxsmVwqHzZwYpkAupdAh4xH-2-ZKXoB010sjhTpACTOQ5VN5CfdVNlwuY4xTUHsE/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XwMK0rBrvFqCTIHpNYw3I9LhN0pSeItWHcnRuOJVeuQcIlxhyBftrOS0lBkRGJtbbpgO9swVqwNmxsmVwqHzZwYpkAupdAh4xH-2-ZKXoB010sjhTpACTOQ5VN5CfdVNlwuY4xTUHsE/s640/The+Garden+Corner+105.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br />Have I mentioned how much I love the Japanese Umbrella Pine? I thought I got it out of my system a couple of years ago when I bought one as a gift for a friend, I guess not.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDoCBZLLgGSEkZ_X-vn3vrrYmfAleQNjrOX_VIPnmAaQhI17l8FE4ReDevHk2LCGzC4IpFy-HiLGYML7fRlSyItlQALBSSJf0X2VlRKJx2o26EpwzWKMQL7x46JdSq-F894qgEClsfRM/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDoCBZLLgGSEkZ_X-vn3vrrYmfAleQNjrOX_VIPnmAaQhI17l8FE4ReDevHk2LCGzC4IpFy-HiLGYML7fRlSyItlQALBSSJf0X2VlRKJx2o26EpwzWKMQL7x46JdSq-F894qgEClsfRM/s640/The+Garden+Corner+106.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Cotinus 'Old Fashioned'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMunwuAHtKIpGCqwUYOExmEYecYUGxXWm9F_rSHCKY-ChCrkKFJMy_4aUa8L8g_rEhZ7459ugFMcDCSsTrW6r0FbY9jefygeH0UbWuoIVAYO1VHI3sS8P8g6OzgIThBBBv2bP5T2hWDzk/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMunwuAHtKIpGCqwUYOExmEYecYUGxXWm9F_rSHCKY-ChCrkKFJMy_4aUa8L8g_rEhZ7459ugFMcDCSsTrW6r0FbY9jefygeH0UbWuoIVAYO1VHI3sS8P8g6OzgIThBBBv2bP5T2hWDzk/s640/The+Garden+Corner+107.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGtDeLx6r4B8GXIdBzF6IoJjlfwWn-pp2lLOPqxqlatrpiGjXdna3KlyXbHv404w4qDydyiaRmGWveCZ4Ok6OeKhyphenhyphenTbNgJMZBpv-iAgAPnqY3dZhthYh5bVAG8hE3eXwEVQ6F-mggq3o/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGtDeLx6r4B8GXIdBzF6IoJjlfwWn-pp2lLOPqxqlatrpiGjXdna3KlyXbHv404w4qDydyiaRmGWveCZ4Ok6OeKhyphenhyphenTbNgJMZBpv-iAgAPnqY3dZhthYh5bVAG8hE3eXwEVQ6F-mggq3o/s640/The+Garden+Corner+108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Why buy a palm in a plastic pot...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mMnj0Tte4Hpsy6ySX2NnDzX529fbL4HH5bLSpdhEtu8vdunZY6X1waQegl4Tz2aVE-Ba8degi_bdsve9aNuHMWOCXnAbfzWDoJHQfbgDp6HS3mN2yugvo4Xzhz9HGW4exB4qsxiJbu8/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mMnj0Tte4Hpsy6ySX2NnDzX529fbL4HH5bLSpdhEtu8vdunZY6X1waQegl4Tz2aVE-Ba8degi_bdsve9aNuHMWOCXnAbfzWDoJHQfbgDp6HS3mN2yugvo4Xzhz9HGW4exB4qsxiJbu8/s640/The+Garden+Corner+109.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />...when you can buy one in a cool container like this!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyHvhy6Ij1ACgD822XoHpiEbqJR_Zir1vnIcZ4qh8Dqfb3oK_eAoJle4oxcqYRX2kxLFMfguoWqhiv9VlG2mD01Cn_Ohpop3grUpnpsE8SdwCr0Y37U9PGRcx3_8kJGuUyoEWiwyYD2k/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyHvhy6Ij1ACgD822XoHpiEbqJR_Zir1vnIcZ4qh8Dqfb3oK_eAoJle4oxcqYRX2kxLFMfguoWqhiv9VlG2mD01Cn_Ohpop3grUpnpsE8SdwCr0Y37U9PGRcx3_8kJGuUyoEWiwyYD2k/s640/The+Garden+Corner+110.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />This surprised me so I didn't even take a picture of the plant! A Grevillea that's hardy here with blooms like that?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7KqVDcNSrUBwgA78t095LEQGMQ96FG34qbJHzDzSQq9OAb1kLBiLdcVGHzMMxWhvOV1KwGk-deFZ4pUjVWNvvQNL4Ll9UxsgnucNkA8VF9EwCXlcOmTOP_-RFWNXTv04UXo3eoGNdI8/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7KqVDcNSrUBwgA78t095LEQGMQ96FG34qbJHzDzSQq9OAb1kLBiLdcVGHzMMxWhvOV1KwGk-deFZ4pUjVWNvvQNL4Ll9UxsgnucNkA8VF9EwCXlcOmTOP_-RFWNXTv04UXo3eoGNdI8/s640/The+Garden+Corner+111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I don't know...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ21KkA5I_CXqPal8Ab_pS8kBigWqXRXk5PhsksuYgakqg9Q0oif7ZLWADx4c9yRr6qXx2tAzfh3VkmUeWG1mvAEBr0rCJiw-209BFmoOgV64icGrPHO44Cy0rSLkW7JpjGP8qJ1RzNY/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ21KkA5I_CXqPal8Ab_pS8kBigWqXRXk5PhsksuYgakqg9Q0oif7ZLWADx4c9yRr6qXx2tAzfh3VkmUeWG1mvAEBr0rCJiw-209BFmoOgV64icGrPHO44Cy0rSLkW7JpjGP8qJ1RzNY/s640/The+Garden+Corner+112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Garden Corner calls themselves "The Hanging Basket Passion Place!" and they have a lot of hanging baskets to prove it...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElC-zho3laZ3PVaZoBHKjig3Xmn40O7JvaX3vIxbZEYQbLRQx2tEczKL6v-SuYbp4yOpZdSGrMUBejhbG6xdyObhlBM8DlSFTI1-RJAkwzbErfAyJDsj3KPTSZoN0kM86vKnxzcBibNA/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElC-zho3laZ3PVaZoBHKjig3Xmn40O7JvaX3vIxbZEYQbLRQx2tEczKL6v-SuYbp4yOpZdSGrMUBejhbG6xdyObhlBM8DlSFTI1-RJAkwzbErfAyJDsj3KPTSZoN0kM86vKnxzcBibNA/s640/The+Garden+Corner+113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The also had this, a hanging Thuja plicata 'Whipcord' - Thuja kokedama?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyM2N3L5hc_GlnI0j_w46TEl1phI9P7Llaf44stTVXJUNMxq2tiNLnVhzsYeVoXmdjOwZ8mbNKBNYQaP5DpcyNKiFZTRw7GZ6nx5HJXLg6XaDFZts67bFdEqE8vTVKajIqjdpbB3HxP8/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyM2N3L5hc_GlnI0j_w46TEl1phI9P7Llaf44stTVXJUNMxq2tiNLnVhzsYeVoXmdjOwZ8mbNKBNYQaP5DpcyNKiFZTRw7GZ6nx5HJXLg6XaDFZts67bFdEqE8vTVKajIqjdpbB3HxP8/s640/The+Garden+Corner+114.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9bq7aIfhyphenhyphenhnACbguiCEe4mNQAN5DaXNNvuaHEwdpPvssdeBnf3K1gnDEpzyTNtHh3-XjpO-3slFng0-46QeHQVjwn6PQm3JEdcnV-XNQKnTjPKIFqatE7lgiCiothfVoKpUnz4VxX_Q/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9bq7aIfhyphenhyphenhnACbguiCEe4mNQAN5DaXNNvuaHEwdpPvssdeBnf3K1gnDEpzyTNtHh3-XjpO-3slFng0-46QeHQVjwn6PQm3JEdcnV-XNQKnTjPKIFqatE7lgiCiothfVoKpUnz4VxX_Q/s640/The+Garden+Corner+115.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br />Not the bloom one would expect to see on a baby Umbrella Pine!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg918Il_nbRrcEkZ-xAkbLUOGDZ_snRycb8mY9XzqMBt6c0LMgopThd1pBDOvYZKuuUuyggZ4SRzyOyHWqd_QTX78Amo5bEk4N8_-WTQl4UM-pOzpRuabyXkDjcqRBVkEXDV49jrH5ETHQ/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg918Il_nbRrcEkZ-xAkbLUOGDZ_snRycb8mY9XzqMBt6c0LMgopThd1pBDOvYZKuuUuyggZ4SRzyOyHWqd_QTX78Amo5bEk4N8_-WTQl4UM-pOzpRuabyXkDjcqRBVkEXDV49jrH5ETHQ/s640/The+Garden+Corner+121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'm not so sure I like the pink bloom on the chocolate Albizia julibrissin. It's magical on the green tree but this color combo isn't really working for me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirll-_eMj6dvAJgr87MnoknjV3_rxFJXChIjgyK7SCj4OW44pSJHQPXnGQc6Nz_CE_WcIP3h2aAHvMOorssL04E00ixVVwkSdlkxsCRUebKCntrCm_s3fwTXMnj726YlueSnDez5jR_tc/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirll-_eMj6dvAJgr87MnoknjV3_rxFJXChIjgyK7SCj4OW44pSJHQPXnGQc6Nz_CE_WcIP3h2aAHvMOorssL04E00ixVVwkSdlkxsCRUebKCntrCm_s3fwTXMnj726YlueSnDez5jR_tc/s640/The+Garden+Corner+122.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br />I hope mine doesn't bloom for a long long time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1YBdhPFqL5yfZtIPbd5aIqRS73ga-UU_owAeN8o3FU4_Dr06mcPkJk5koC__NqTh1S-bX1BNq9L1o_7zSha2FNwJLGCf5BFmwXkDVr0Ijg3CdXGQyF-UfvWdh3iurpogjlDCCQoYpig/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1YBdhPFqL5yfZtIPbd5aIqRS73ga-UU_owAeN8o3FU4_Dr06mcPkJk5koC__NqTh1S-bX1BNq9L1o_7zSha2FNwJLGCf5BFmwXkDVr0Ijg3CdXGQyF-UfvWdh3iurpogjlDCCQoYpig/s640/The+Garden+Corner+123.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br />This place is huge!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZJMhmK9tw5fRXhYPE3F7wy6tuHPKWN3cibKj8V9O9YFZx45AMiM47qQP1JSush0LpW5Mt16A0LcgDtdpshiyWlLyKaWmbw4gtqXCIkVC02_opDUuPr42y5sr4hyphenhyphenH2OG8Xst_K1aZ1nc/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZJMhmK9tw5fRXhYPE3F7wy6tuHPKWN3cibKj8V9O9YFZx45AMiM47qQP1JSush0LpW5Mt16A0LcgDtdpshiyWlLyKaWmbw4gtqXCIkVC02_opDUuPr42y5sr4hyphenhyphenH2OG8Xst_K1aZ1nc/s640/The+Garden+Corner+124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Andrew claims I'm drawn to shiny silver things like a moth to flame. Yes these did capture my attention.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7x6-pZkla3wQRyOzoekkT_9Q7kVuBJhO72mYKs8LiCJLJVx6F_UcrbnLlRxfX-FaXjCjJq6qQX8ZU13dBIEKX0_22LwBrpaxQg9J57hFn1ggy3FZCBLejhH9m-g4Iq4vTIgD1lg6ep8/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7x6-pZkla3wQRyOzoekkT_9Q7kVuBJhO72mYKs8LiCJLJVx6F_UcrbnLlRxfX-FaXjCjJq6qQX8ZU13dBIEKX0_22LwBrpaxQg9J57hFn1ggy3FZCBLejhH9m-g4Iq4vTIgD1lg6ep8/s640/The+Garden+Corner+125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sadly I didn't get a great shot of their fun tilted roof cabanas, but I liked them. Some even had green roofs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCWdNj2Uh9KTdqgCIjjVn4AE8Taap4o2z7NBTxVzOsDsLCQ48Bcrsa44yVh5XP-6VpT0gjiT_aWMKyZk8nO93E8KpEqRHc-J6DKOc2H2e2Vx4wLUvoLHKtzV4KC4FNVtDZ4cRQBijqV4/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCWdNj2Uh9KTdqgCIjjVn4AE8Taap4o2z7NBTxVzOsDsLCQ48Bcrsa44yVh5XP-6VpT0gjiT_aWMKyZk8nO93E8KpEqRHc-J6DKOc2H2e2Vx4wLUvoLHKtzV4KC4FNVtDZ4cRQBijqV4/s640/The+Garden+Corner+126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Evidence things were a little more dazzling a few weeks ago. Mid august is about the time things really start to wind down in many of our local nurseries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNkFnWJvtSQK03pB6VEmjzeZ5Tt4oh9dMK6EwuYv2GG983x_NjYukXH7TZcQ4eHtCWSR7_8CjEe8munn3GxZhYFvG3FQAy6dJLy9usmgqTVJSGATRYAnwJzD8y8xPm5VNuA6TmdABRvc/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNkFnWJvtSQK03pB6VEmjzeZ5Tt4oh9dMK6EwuYv2GG983x_NjYukXH7TZcQ4eHtCWSR7_8CjEe8munn3GxZhYFvG3FQAy6dJLy9usmgqTVJSGATRYAnwJzD8y8xPm5VNuA6TmdABRvc/s640/The+Garden+Corner+127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another hanging basket...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9rh9YmpY_eBA0Icv2OmuTaT7gP78aDXjCYsW55iC3K-5KOpDLRj0IV-bOs9nVvB73DSboDgo-k21FBLbXWtnx7hXlsCLMuWFSKkewUEWPJ-Cp54HSKmAx85K9zt3bfPhtuebqoz90HY/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9rh9YmpY_eBA0Icv2OmuTaT7gP78aDXjCYsW55iC3K-5KOpDLRj0IV-bOs9nVvB73DSboDgo-k21FBLbXWtnx7hXlsCLMuWFSKkewUEWPJ-Cp54HSKmAx85K9zt3bfPhtuebqoz90HY/s640/The+Garden+Corner+128.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />And my people! The agaves...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHoEZNUponG52LRr-UUU0wSf_B7W58y5dRFCSkD2EIbAHq5y5Co59LJKXgT8DELMvpKYIzrhba0yePXYzjO1XALeqm7ZJUXx-B0_Uom3PKDXM70psLmIhVRm53pzfRUH03XXr8t3kAqE/s1600/The+Garden+Corner+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHoEZNUponG52LRr-UUU0wSf_B7W58y5dRFCSkD2EIbAHq5y5Co59LJKXgT8DELMvpKYIzrhba0yePXYzjO1XALeqm7ZJUXx-B0_Uom3PKDXM70psLmIhVRm53pzfRUH03XXr8t3kAqE/s640/The+Garden+Corner+129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Hope you enjoyed this quick visit to yet another Portland-area nursery! (or garden center if you prefer, since they aren't actually growing the plants here on site)<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-32187552206313837452013-08-28T08:11:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.666-07:00Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' is my favorite plant in the garden (this week)…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaJx0eknvkV_tal9ojB6zZMlzmJUTPbTQxmLUU6S-i-ixDt_ghZqsr0G-rYo1drq1sW2J46rZdL0ZS0tHzOL6F4mWBXsOWtzes7sgK4ZbQTvxOsdy-vepsX-aGW3ButEMuJ87afijXw4/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaJx0eknvkV_tal9ojB6zZMlzmJUTPbTQxmLUU6S-i-ixDt_ghZqsr0G-rYo1drq1sW2J46rZdL0ZS0tHzOL6F4mWBXsOWtzes7sgK4ZbQTvxOsdy-vepsX-aGW3ButEMuJ87afijXw4/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+1.JPG" /></a></div><br />And with those big orange blooms why wouldn’t it be? I bought this ginger at <a href="http://www.rareplantresearch.com/" target="_blank">Rare Plant Research</a> in 2010. That year, and the following two, there was only a pair of stems….but this year three! (and three blooms to top them) While the foliage is nice the flowers are what it’s all about with this plant... <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXdJpHhO6PMWtEohuFv4vck8mQTLXbXwgda8UOrgT6-dd7PSNg6QuTBVlEgsQYnR7sTspstsg32KPDYaqd6T2mRRe1XtzqacOFWuHgtKNYe6FLLbYJvac14U-YF1zJwDrcJDXLIxsbeI/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXdJpHhO6PMWtEohuFv4vck8mQTLXbXwgda8UOrgT6-dd7PSNg6QuTBVlEgsQYnR7sTspstsg32KPDYaqd6T2mRRe1XtzqacOFWuHgtKNYe6FLLbYJvac14U-YF1zJwDrcJDXLIxsbeI/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/hedychium-coccineum-tara/" target="_blank">Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'</a> is one of the early blooming gingers, and in my experience it blooms every year without fail. I've grown a couple of others (long gone and almost forgotten) but this is the only one I've had success with. According to <a href="http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2535" target="_blank">San Marcos Growers</a> the fragrance of the flowers can be compared to that of a gardenia, but I sadly don’t get a fragrance from them. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg_-zEf3iYbVnPTamaM-87LL_6Z3CT71dyFvfoLB-bxK_FduHKL_wTPdtTaI3xNn_mYiAJ938eU8eC6jfiIv3o5BZxISOjtqxQssLZGhQTxlGT55Rg6rSMoG5IbokZAlPGuVxlFGkNbs/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg_-zEf3iYbVnPTamaM-87LL_6Z3CT71dyFvfoLB-bxK_FduHKL_wTPdtTaI3xNn_mYiAJ938eU8eC6jfiIv3o5BZxISOjtqxQssLZGhQTxlGT55Rg6rSMoG5IbokZAlPGuVxlFGkNbs/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+3.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>That mysterious black thing on the right? It's just the hose...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />SMG also notes that: “It was originally identified as a selection of Hedychium coccineum by Brian Mathew, but more recently as a form or hybrid of Hedychium gardnerianum by Hedychium specialist Tom Wood.” For purposes of this post I’m going with the name I bought it under.<br /><br />The stats:<br /><ul><li>perennial from Nepal, in the Zingiberaceae (Gingers) family</li><li>grows 6-8 ft tall, 3-4 wide clumps</li><li>blooms in late summer</li><li>likes plenty of water and sun to part sun conditions</li><li>reportedly winter hardy down to 10F, of course dying to the ground and regrowing in the spring.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyphloHjo04b-f4DhZ0ttoEONxTJvCe5KbRBcL_chySxmB_5H8tEFMD1G1zVw1QpJObGExysZwkmzZVvskRFOFE_91P2T9ZwT2ryJwsCN6ywyUVJY0oYrV7ktj3r3JyjzwdaRZleRzyOM/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyphloHjo04b-f4DhZ0ttoEONxTJvCe5KbRBcL_chySxmB_5H8tEFMD1G1zVw1QpJObGExysZwkmzZVvskRFOFE_91P2T9ZwT2ryJwsCN6ywyUVJY0oYrV7ktj3r3JyjzwdaRZleRzyOM/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+4.JPG" /></a></div><br />While taking these photos I noticed the interesting contrast between the upright orange flowers on ‘Tara’ and the pendulant orange flowers on the Grevillea victoriae on the right (above).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmBa4g3Le9TOjvqjxB_v2zG8m_uUuOPebzvjQMq1CYPxpntLZPYGH9brvrn2p6rJQD7VHDLPjMZU8ljRP4wiF_p3uWl6Rx0aKmMyq7QyR07lKu9HBVY5_-R2hSkBsBeWjeEI8ZCMW8_Y/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmBa4g3Le9TOjvqjxB_v2zG8m_uUuOPebzvjQMq1CYPxpntLZPYGH9brvrn2p6rJQD7VHDLPjMZU8ljRP4wiF_p3uWl6Rx0aKmMyq7QyR07lKu9HBVY5_-R2hSkBsBeWjeEI8ZCMW8_Y/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+5.JPG" /></a></div><br />Of course a tropical flower like this deserves a proper blue sky background. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4tVVQaSPv3oc8AyGvmYFsEHnvviOD03bMyoyubHkq2OMhb6nVcpBxbPrgejpYebaDx7W3ysAU5s56ZXh9O08GboHFvJLkx5B_wrgRmepJkY-dYO6a2RvceGv_QvAz2CBJ2mZdtdeRH4/s1600/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4tVVQaSPv3oc8AyGvmYFsEHnvviOD03bMyoyubHkq2OMhb6nVcpBxbPrgejpYebaDx7W3ysAU5s56ZXh9O08GboHFvJLkx5B_wrgRmepJkY-dYO6a2RvceGv_QvAz2CBJ2mZdtdeRH4/s640/Hedychium+coccineum+'Tara'+6.JPG" /></a></div><br />If you've got one please share your favorite plant of the week in the comments below! Here are a few recent fav's from other bloggers which you might enjoy:<br /><br />Jenni at Rainy Day Gardener: <a href="http://rainydaygardener.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-favorite-plant-of-week-heather.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Plant of the Week: Heather! Calluna Vulgaris 'Firefly'</a><br />Jane aka the MulchMaid: <a href="http://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-favorite-plant-in-garden-this-week_26.html" target="_blank">My favorite plant in the garden this week</a><br />Peter the Outlaw: <a href="http://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/billardiera-longiflora-my-favorite.html" target="_blank">Billardiera longiflora, My Favorite Plant in the Garden (this week.)</a><br />Kris who's Late to the Garden Party: <a href="http://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-favorite-plant-this-week-brugmansia.html" target="_blank">My favorite plant this week: Brugmansia</a><br />Ricki at Sprig to Twig: <a href="http://bannersbyricki.com/archives/3280" target="_blank">Opuntia microdasys ‘Bunny Ears’</a><br />Hoov and her Piece of Eden: <a href="http://pieceofeden.blogspot.com/2013/08/favorite-plant-of-week.html" target="_blank">Favorite Plant of the Week</a><br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-88885286136287937072013-08-27T08:15:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.757-07:00The Matt Gil Sculpture Garden…I’ve finally started to go through my photos from the 2013 Garden Bloggers Fling. Since I’ve waited so long (and already posted a couple of random things) I feel no need go forward in a chronological fashion, instead I’ll talk about the Fling in my own haphazard way. As I stared at the folder names (one for each place we visited) on my computer screen this one jumped out at me. So this is where I’ll start.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXGEAqBjqiH9l7j3ctzo9WJhRVQNHqbxQJCdDgIhPAQ8JcOV-moD4ZTtjhpZMSjbTI1GAsaBMG3nRllKcXTMpK5Mu35EiAVhtt4gEELP8r04UX8o33zipnkmI3LCTHJ8izzk3rXWgP_4/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXGEAqBjqiH9l7j3ctzo9WJhRVQNHqbxQJCdDgIhPAQ8JcOV-moD4ZTtjhpZMSjbTI1GAsaBMG3nRllKcXTMpK5Mu35EiAVhtt4gEELP8r04UX8o33zipnkmI3LCTHJ8izzk3rXWgP_4/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+100.JPG" /></a></div><br />As you've no doubt read (if you're keeping up with other bloggers who attended the event) this garden is located under a freeway and built into a very steep hillside. Not ideal conditions for gardening! There was a traffic jam at the doorway (above) as everyone stopped to photograph that gorgeous planting so I walked up the street a bit to check out the neighborhood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2j7F49Aj2PqjC5tY6TYJ01tsXy_OVDNSkkLR8gYg6_0E872hZD3VMc96Fu-8vaxMdDNv1O_PrVMYKKaW_zlnaUh2aj7o2IMVPbaXoOYNERkXfVD10_WTgPJSdP3UKKJ8Y_l-FIgkf9E/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2j7F49Aj2PqjC5tY6TYJ01tsXy_OVDNSkkLR8gYg6_0E872hZD3VMc96Fu-8vaxMdDNv1O_PrVMYKKaW_zlnaUh2aj7o2IMVPbaXoOYNERkXfVD10_WTgPJSdP3UKKJ8Y_l-FIgkf9E/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+101.JPG" /></a></div><br />Ouch, poor things. Why plant them here if you're going to have to treat them like that?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRi3n_-qua6AalZe3vXd6FeetW34Ux2O2-K53jFPe9DEGNMaNN47EJs8o8pvqx6d6xHaa15e1ZYDzKGDnVTx3Lz4Ehe2rbbGtvLiCm3cbSVbixFYiZ8fO3rGBdUqU19QXUeuhcvNpjfw/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRi3n_-qua6AalZe3vXd6FeetW34Ux2O2-K53jFPe9DEGNMaNN47EJs8o8pvqx6d6xHaa15e1ZYDzKGDnVTx3Lz4Ehe2rbbGtvLiCm3cbSVbixFYiZ8fO3rGBdUqU19QXUeuhcvNpjfw/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+102.JPG" /></a></div><br />Ah the strength and perseverance of the agave...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfDYLKwrmHAX77xAgKkEkHKmrXfXYAd6WboYQb2d41xcVCqyKlUA-BFKMOfwgiGUR73nHclRYQqsOhvEGMRyz4qeVJQNMJvDEn1q9EaL2O8eB5GenjuahPtlcbMhNX_jCnrde-vd94kY/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfDYLKwrmHAX77xAgKkEkHKmrXfXYAd6WboYQb2d41xcVCqyKlUA-BFKMOfwgiGUR73nHclRYQqsOhvEGMRyz4qeVJQNMJvDEn1q9EaL2O8eB5GenjuahPtlcbMhNX_jCnrde-vd94kY/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+103.JPG" /></a></div><br />Okay so back at the garden and a couple of close-ups before entering...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUd6EV9Ysx8-iX0B8iepv2iqKQSu_Mqr0Ln_YEWGen3VPzpkU0OU5PP5pEjCEzQHhrgJLQFbanhIsrIxOMA3UyOuZP72NVpjWs2o5kOi8y-r6oRK2NAJBQYPhumBUF6iBy0UMNuJlwCXU/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUd6EV9Ysx8-iX0B8iepv2iqKQSu_Mqr0Ln_YEWGen3VPzpkU0OU5PP5pEjCEzQHhrgJLQFbanhIsrIxOMA3UyOuZP72NVpjWs2o5kOi8y-r6oRK2NAJBQYPhumBUF6iBy0UMNuJlwCXU/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+104.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M4eCwDo650BGtMcOn-WTAPMawbkIYGANW8fdEQ4beH_sDCMydeeawn9YOXKih0bILrCDo89TIBqU490hyJMltn8eicX40QUF4zaiJsy4zhyIq9aZHiiGAkqK0n937q3ksfPm5tnkoYs/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M4eCwDo650BGtMcOn-WTAPMawbkIYGANW8fdEQ4beH_sDCMydeeawn9YOXKih0bILrCDo89TIBqU490hyJMltn8eicX40QUF4zaiJsy4zhyIq9aZHiiGAkqK0n937q3ksfPm5tnkoYs/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+105.JPG" /></a></div><br />We walked through the owners lovely home (Matt Gil and Lesa Porche) to arrive on the deck which overlooked their small but dramatic garden. First we'll have a look around the deck...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq-xhcfXS-GmHoMsYOMC9PecQ0yr0Z6msoRwEpLowBENwLggWXnaBhjBU0EtsubGe7vJWb79FEDnxg28poPjY0SnNcfe8_9V73Y4APu_cdsS1-PqiJjHG6Q7b-eBYKhaEF7tC0_VPRi4/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq-xhcfXS-GmHoMsYOMC9PecQ0yr0Z6msoRwEpLowBENwLggWXnaBhjBU0EtsubGe7vJWb79FEDnxg28poPjY0SnNcfe8_9V73Y4APu_cdsS1-PqiJjHG6Q7b-eBYKhaEF7tC0_VPRi4/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+106.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8R_0WrF6L4YW4whYL34bGasT46WHAsAhNqns3-hI2D2Fo0CPFuz7elDFPEyPdL_tzTTJzyZjap3eX-SR8iuluw_7gtLg3fbdj-M7Po57FjIIivT-T0gcPpZgYFf4FfVvtpT9AQUyLI8/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7Vq_IY0miBpMZHDGbWIuTus5F31xBCdATkE-bOzYENeYEFEKfdq6y72RHYlqKWQNKJJLT8SasBXIDyz0xcLdnU7BoOMslg0MYuXmSp779H_mJGqH1KBRvbxA3grsoKBYI7XBjDk1FRY/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7Vq_IY0miBpMZHDGbWIuTus5F31xBCdATkE-bOzYENeYEFEKfdq6y72RHYlqKWQNKJJLT8SasBXIDyz0xcLdnU7BoOMslg0MYuXmSp779H_mJGqH1KBRvbxA3grsoKBYI7XBjDk1FRY/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />And then look over the edge, down to the ground level where you can see why this is called "The Matt Gil Sculpture Garden" - the owner is a sculptor and shows <a href="http://mattgil.com/" target="_blank">his work</a> here in the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ98q3LdR4Uu-optu3qNdTSyPy8bdz5ctxC49VS4OMSVlk2AmiOClGx7yQnNqg1eI3TFTXqpg-VDk1f560zfRvb3Ycax9XZZxxZLaaBgggE8PLoIkMIcfuBBVMLFvWHJY9wzP8u_ZdVs/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Dan Carlson of <a href="http://www.wigglestem.com/" target="_blank">Wigglestem Gardens</a> chatting with Vicki (<a href="http://playinoutside.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Playing Outside</a>). Dan is the mastermind behind this garden...the man who made planting on this steep cliff possible. I eavesdropped on many conversations he had with fellow "Flingers" and not only is he charming and gracious but he also was able to answer all the plant questions thrown at him.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6WIa-T1xP0njMNLOMhGSGTBGa5KLw3DysQsHc1uF44bDuHF_NLp7jdVtrNT1Dsn1XzflVbRF9xL6GSQcH6xcUtfJCRrQw3hXylLEoz7c3ulnBojgBvadTx_qw5dFJ8p1dte7zeNekdY/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6WIa-T1xP0njMNLOMhGSGTBGa5KLw3DysQsHc1uF44bDuHF_NLp7jdVtrNT1Dsn1XzflVbRF9xL6GSQcH6xcUtfJCRrQw3hXylLEoz7c3ulnBojgBvadTx_qw5dFJ8p1dte7zeNekdY/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+114.JPG" /></a></div><br />There's the steep cliff side...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUBkVgqtpri4QfrwnkM0ZrgjQ0bujUTBURE-ms1o03PUcGhzMTRiBfuXXlnq5ZFTDnn8OIJ_3bh8_OXvNo02fvg1OIhkhFTKMyQ7FenDCo3Rg80RFXWSQteO7AUA3zhhEnMtpf9P3_OM/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUBkVgqtpri4QfrwnkM0ZrgjQ0bujUTBURE-ms1o03PUcGhzMTRiBfuXXlnq5ZFTDnn8OIJ_3bh8_OXvNo02fvg1OIhkhFTKMyQ7FenDCo3Rg80RFXWSQteO7AUA3zhhEnMtpf9P3_OM/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+115.JPG" /></a></div><br />Those agaves aren't just naturally growing here, but it looks perfectly possible doesn't it? As it turns out ropes for rappelling down the cliff were involved in the planting. All in a days work?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNmB7Uh4BDCiX2G55L_6NPH0k2wR4VQloogyZCgveXnfsczZskZgUWFmzQp_thIxg13ysI6Oj119trunhxmU-LYWmjEDhttP96_8kQNqk_biwww-FMtyxJUGxFdwQVup8xe5HIr3JSNg/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNmB7Uh4BDCiX2G55L_6NPH0k2wR4VQloogyZCgveXnfsczZskZgUWFmzQp_thIxg13ysI6Oj119trunhxmU-LYWmjEDhttP96_8kQNqk_biwww-FMtyxJUGxFdwQVup8xe5HIr3JSNg/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+116.JPG" /></a></div><br />Let's head down to get a closer look.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl572ccpdmY4Q-2X8oPSgEx9PQBovS_tCRQxagT9QS9XEFD632PD6LgfcWVDf0Rc-pEVbP5FG9fpFRRJwc0o4x3O50zDvKF7bx-nX9o6ftFfdv78tx4mFSdk046fIujibgg495KZfXyM/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl572ccpdmY4Q-2X8oPSgEx9PQBovS_tCRQxagT9QS9XEFD632PD6LgfcWVDf0Rc-pEVbP5FG9fpFRRJwc0o4x3O50zDvKF7bx-nX9o6ftFfdv78tx4mFSdk046fIujibgg495KZfXyM/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+117.JPG" /></a></div><br />Be still my heart...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW8NJAn1rqyn48r5s1JceDWDjsshu52XW_Eiv52FV0dT5-RYJzryfgT29wyQbFJLm8RwMk33kleJzMxrn54CzpfE40zeL3yk9hD2o-HSMs9MxZHdpFaVZsWqlD4J6CS9kjUWmFJnpB1I/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW8NJAn1rqyn48r5s1JceDWDjsshu52XW_Eiv52FV0dT5-RYJzryfgT29wyQbFJLm8RwMk33kleJzMxrn54CzpfE40zeL3yk9hD2o-HSMs9MxZHdpFaVZsWqlD4J6CS9kjUWmFJnpB1I/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+118.JPG" /></a></div><br />Succulent perfection!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDMefitqyP0RHPI-sl3Kda40H7iKcODdUgC-JaDM1fyAIxddFlV4uwokmrcxFvCdYimQC0HlPfBByji5RknooYbGAArjlQ3Kc2gAbJj9_KzDOX8XC-MsoG2khCTjIatqSXWFx-7u0w8/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDMefitqyP0RHPI-sl3Kda40H7iKcODdUgC-JaDM1fyAIxddFlV4uwokmrcxFvCdYimQC0HlPfBByji5RknooYbGAArjlQ3Kc2gAbJj9_KzDOX8XC-MsoG2khCTjIatqSXWFx-7u0w8/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+122.JPG" /></a></div><br />And the Agave 'blue glow'...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzS8UmMK34AD1Z4hTa6TdAMdK92fM-icUmKkPuE_LbiwoORPyx7xz95z-tHpomUg68cGoYLgeOK8gTcxW19c50nYsLPC1HlzMJ8pAizbS7rytve2pzOcMYnQDNGQZ4DU0ODhpwB9ADFU/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzS8UmMK34AD1Z4hTa6TdAMdK92fM-icUmKkPuE_LbiwoORPyx7xz95z-tHpomUg68cGoYLgeOK8gTcxW19c50nYsLPC1HlzMJ8pAizbS7rytve2pzOcMYnQDNGQZ4DU0ODhpwB9ADFU/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+123.JPG" /></a></div><br />The sculpture doesn't even detract from the plants! (that is a huge compliment coming from me, since I'm not a big "art in the garden" fan)...perfectly placed!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9_yCLzsZRUF_XcqJM91XXRUPEp42le3MAyT0Yu3Gt85Je_KpvMIcQEso9s1gJxMr1cw40f5NFJ-_4mMQjYosVWAjPEP1N-lV_b39jrnGq5__9pN-EEaUBJX62uI2qQeiQ31mCACD98/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9_yCLzsZRUF_XcqJM91XXRUPEp42le3MAyT0Yu3Gt85Je_KpvMIcQEso9s1gJxMr1cw40f5NFJ-_4mMQjYosVWAjPEP1N-lV_b39jrnGq5__9pN-EEaUBJX62uI2qQeiQ31mCACD98/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+124.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-GlplxtaufKlhvtW4uiA0GwTL5pnKnSiRH8_vroTtGQi62YJmq_o6Cdk3DsvftCpDjU746NG8wwlNwNtYl1kdr95u7bAVBcTW4wo8huTJy1QNIAe5sRnqWX4oypKAw0jlOim9rLd1uU/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-GlplxtaufKlhvtW4uiA0GwTL5pnKnSiRH8_vroTtGQi62YJmq_o6Cdk3DsvftCpDjU746NG8wwlNwNtYl1kdr95u7bAVBcTW4wo8huTJy1QNIAe5sRnqWX4oypKAw0jlOim9rLd1uU/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+125.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnBW4h0hjpsldgSj5zwRzzY5idmDlFVNQEBod8_k43MPGQanLp_2j8wqDU3JG0R762eQ_QJQyoz9HFNvprLyfT695pY-yGw9Xn8ItEfY0_lTx40M6Umy4t1OUt2zAY47LoExJxdeVZDk/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnBW4h0hjpsldgSj5zwRzzY5idmDlFVNQEBod8_k43MPGQanLp_2j8wqDU3JG0R762eQ_QJQyoz9HFNvprLyfT695pY-yGw9Xn8ItEfY0_lTx40M6Umy4t1OUt2zAY47LoExJxdeVZDk/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+126.JPG" /></a></div><br />Everytime I see Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paw) in the ground it's magical.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47-bqU1fS2Sr0-X61Z-mUsZr2T6q5SaCSDiJDssUn2FLqCArABT-NNQUhPCOyKDiZyB9dFsT_FKxAaS5qjEp5GAStxk34UQttiY5N1_hUamn42nq1IT6NHa8g-Jo3du1Y-67tgZKGeEI/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47-bqU1fS2Sr0-X61Z-mUsZr2T6q5SaCSDiJDssUn2FLqCArABT-NNQUhPCOyKDiZyB9dFsT_FKxAaS5qjEp5GAStxk34UQttiY5N1_hUamn42nq1IT6NHa8g-Jo3du1Y-67tgZKGeEI/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+127.JPG" /></a></div><br />So this lovely space is both their home and the owners workshop. The door to his work space was kindly left open for those who wanted to enter. I meant to but just kept being pulled back by the plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoiJQHHySycMcjtHQn9NbdmjlBLIkPyrJTMH9HnfiKc0aTnrgJny53VDPJk74-oFJu7gXvzCaWXKlsjF0CH7BDlafgve1_ZhjO6z2RMR5cK79TmJkdNhNPNLJguMp-SkHhoGMc6H7BiE/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoiJQHHySycMcjtHQn9NbdmjlBLIkPyrJTMH9HnfiKc0aTnrgJny53VDPJk74-oFJu7gXvzCaWXKlsjF0CH7BDlafgve1_ZhjO6z2RMR5cK79TmJkdNhNPNLJguMp-SkHhoGMc6H7BiE/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+128.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqZ_nhMEZjgT7IVrtBlQjvtGbFmAsoBMrNTYfAicF_oyYWYZXDaCbOEED7Z6i3JhXhRndK3rJCu5M1-y-76r-ncdhNn33SUzru2Mev-TOymUAD_YEziQ2m-Eva_7OipDN7Wpg9GjlA2o/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqZ_nhMEZjgT7IVrtBlQjvtGbFmAsoBMrNTYfAicF_oyYWYZXDaCbOEED7Z6i3JhXhRndK3rJCu5M1-y-76r-ncdhNn33SUzru2Mev-TOymUAD_YEziQ2m-Eva_7OipDN7Wpg9GjlA2o/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+129.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tfd6NkOvC8OdrRomMEsr451pltlZmMw70lwb0lDFE3GTWxxsFS731mgKppoYp-f99-9FB69LAVQ75sjyJcewlc_xA5KavO_STdXokhRiZV2U3LL_YVGmpedHxiHfBr0u3iJdL2LKE4k/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tfd6NkOvC8OdrRomMEsr451pltlZmMw70lwb0lDFE3GTWxxsFS731mgKppoYp-f99-9FB69LAVQ75sjyJcewlc_xA5KavO_STdXokhRiZV2U3LL_YVGmpedHxiHfBr0u3iJdL2LKE4k/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+130.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wJnj3Y8jcuhea9rDHHi0dkA2yo4AE-26J9Q2WqKERWPNmBbU8ybZIjaQiCYxAzyI2k0UnVM4tsEIRWBMCek183ib6DnFr5iATg9U4R7mbJcNmYcplgucuQor-cz3thzLSKKfvkr4ISU/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wJnj3Y8jcuhea9rDHHi0dkA2yo4AE-26J9Q2WqKERWPNmBbU8ybZIjaQiCYxAzyI2k0UnVM4tsEIRWBMCek183ib6DnFr5iATg9U4R7mbJcNmYcplgucuQor-cz3thzLSKKfvkr4ISU/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+131.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-luCIesZotLhQX28vQza3MC05XyEaDZWav5272d8Dgt35Q5RP5yMTOmxSji6G5zJNh-Vcg-StnRLWvCsO6Ddzch-ptNSeNrvjfKpe0mg9ulNmoFWmgyTos0kY1_RqifiHCk7Q2kR_b98/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-luCIesZotLhQX28vQza3MC05XyEaDZWav5272d8Dgt35Q5RP5yMTOmxSji6G5zJNh-Vcg-StnRLWvCsO6Ddzch-ptNSeNrvjfKpe0mg9ulNmoFWmgyTos0kY1_RqifiHCk7Q2kR_b98/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+132.JPG" /></a></div><br />I have to admit I have no memory of photographing this. I'm very intrigued and wish I could tell you more!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zRHBsoHuDcCBHL09qiFiHjskVt4l-JIVMhVsY1kwctDdherB47GumVE5yorTKSA8qkJ1wGxqzE4isbdlhGoByAXbJvgFrIvyda3HJzesIY9nWjw8CuEcWPL3AJ693dKE8kWU5kPwEUE/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zRHBsoHuDcCBHL09qiFiHjskVt4l-JIVMhVsY1kwctDdherB47GumVE5yorTKSA8qkJ1wGxqzE4isbdlhGoByAXbJvgFrIvyda3HJzesIY9nWjw8CuEcWPL3AJ693dKE8kWU5kPwEUE/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+133.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s6wYN9iV_gy9iu3LL1ZB72LFM4tKp1_m9c0e5f8AAC1iA8ZPXSduwmXC583O-IHRzWGsV598dYYJ_FZMI0qglQoqW5wTot86OBj21Uv5QMK55UWp4ijwuEWJEi35bOAi6DJ2GLNI6ZA/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s6wYN9iV_gy9iu3LL1ZB72LFM4tKp1_m9c0e5f8AAC1iA8ZPXSduwmXC583O-IHRzWGsV598dYYJ_FZMI0qglQoqW5wTot86OBj21Uv5QMK55UWp4ijwuEWJEi35bOAi6DJ2GLNI6ZA/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+134.JPG" /></a></div><br />A close up of the cliff side. Ya that looks gardenable right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDpzzhvJgCNcChHQsuTJAz7wo3qMWq6yPTs9do6FruuI3lWQUkCwS1TQIsaywUSLsDK29VaZS5yhw_wbKRsWSiJRR6LynRHySZQtEL9coLxxi0ZUI9U9KGEIYh3q0LkJZ8edjW2o91LI/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDpzzhvJgCNcChHQsuTJAz7wo3qMWq6yPTs9do6FruuI3lWQUkCwS1TQIsaywUSLsDK29VaZS5yhw_wbKRsWSiJRR6LynRHySZQtEL9coLxxi0ZUI9U9KGEIYh3q0LkJZ8edjW2o91LI/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+135.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f-be8DKSCIKOueXWxcukWz8pbqRGjJC0DK8BOw17195hcydcTGJkZb-SkfcML33MrkMVsGNrKApg1TFZUwo978qtAjEmg9TcdLItSenq8QpPoBb45H38YqHZ-f-cAOkLwvENMQeDGdI/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f-be8DKSCIKOueXWxcukWz8pbqRGjJC0DK8BOw17195hcydcTGJkZb-SkfcML33MrkMVsGNrKApg1TFZUwo978qtAjEmg9TcdLItSenq8QpPoBb45H38YqHZ-f-cAOkLwvENMQeDGdI/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+136.JPG" /></a></div><br />Here's a shot of the group, or rather half of the group. We split into two separate buses for the morning gardens, small spaces require it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZUg9-QABcyAyWYGXM5YFA4Rbr5SBvPzBkInTiHclJtcUAEYvNKgSwC3OOPzSnrg7JLz8P7oUklm5qZUO9KJSruVcrzFRNWoY1Ia-hEulBNn6e5D3RVFo86sCZCE2bVpRSLQij6UtJLY/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZUg9-QABcyAyWYGXM5YFA4Rbr5SBvPzBkInTiHclJtcUAEYvNKgSwC3OOPzSnrg7JLz8P7oUklm5qZUO9KJSruVcrzFRNWoY1Ia-hEulBNn6e5D3RVFo86sCZCE2bVpRSLQij6UtJLY/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+137.JPG" /></a></div><br />And look up! That's a sign on the freeway I mentioned. And yes that is a giant bone sculpture.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1VvnUsJb3ZpxEBfQle5NQBScINvbWgiGuh8xUPT17bmrT7LABiGwTw9Ch4X9QXJCwE_Hoo3ZSZQ4G8v2PKfp9V_LqYBgUjcAJscCO9YugZU2_LqVtAZGwcVNnNGRo65ad-8yQXivjVY/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1VvnUsJb3ZpxEBfQle5NQBScINvbWgiGuh8xUPT17bmrT7LABiGwTw9Ch4X9QXJCwE_Hoo3ZSZQ4G8v2PKfp9V_LqYBgUjcAJscCO9YugZU2_LqVtAZGwcVNnNGRo65ad-8yQXivjVY/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+138.JPG" /></a></div><br />Cordyline trees aren't anything special in these parts. Of course to me, they will always be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJcVDpmsqGJMehMvJ7EBRe0Pa2B-kqDqKOEPJxELT83BPycDcyjfzLHvpSgr9kmsrtz04rrPqd51AV1kVOO4DZfBblQTVSHfx5TYdDPvU_c5aCvwRs_Wb30PcQoG7LxV8KXOxFwosk9c/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJcVDpmsqGJMehMvJ7EBRe0Pa2B-kqDqKOEPJxELT83BPycDcyjfzLHvpSgr9kmsrtz04rrPqd51AV1kVOO4DZfBblQTVSHfx5TYdDPvU_c5aCvwRs_Wb30PcQoG7LxV8KXOxFwosk9c/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+139.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh look! Here we are again...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSkVfKr5JzREUst64zUmCXxSYcG2R5HXcV4t6e5ju3m17zprt6TJXdD7YvEn4cLYvd19fLJlpeTACBI9M6h-MvLpSp3Tbn_Qo9iuexHdsq0bazjGgG6HsVzOvVX71va2JYwGZj_qYC58/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSkVfKr5JzREUst64zUmCXxSYcG2R5HXcV4t6e5ju3m17zprt6TJXdD7YvEn4cLYvd19fLJlpeTACBI9M6h-MvLpSp3Tbn_Qo9iuexHdsq0bazjGgG6HsVzOvVX71va2JYwGZj_qYC58/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+140.JPG" /></a></div><br />One for the road...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt9HWOG668j4XcQ09bmae8T9iZuAdlqHK30StoN_w2yoJsWiKzWH3LfrGCo1p1OFOZeaSNRtdQ7CQKM-uK-3AgD-mEKat8dz5LWc7wkyjB_KnTpXTvDQinPn-Xhr_roCMnI-pZ94HDnQ/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt9HWOG668j4XcQ09bmae8T9iZuAdlqHK30StoN_w2yoJsWiKzWH3LfrGCo1p1OFOZeaSNRtdQ7CQKM-uK-3AgD-mEKat8dz5LWc7wkyjB_KnTpXTvDQinPn-Xhr_roCMnI-pZ94HDnQ/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+141.JPG" /></a></div><br />Here's the back side of that fabulous front door planting. Who doesn't love a little shadow play?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo4hRuPkFHWm3PYCFmToWPKA-rPwyHvxuX0ZNF19bp0XlJXUYk-VBCl8wtcMw0Pvj6TkwoQfA5eOsHINCWHGS1fnCWYdLWcbS_jbaisrMyVhB-zs7tgx1a92tSB6g_2O6pIrmYNZxiJo/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo4hRuPkFHWm3PYCFmToWPKA-rPwyHvxuX0ZNF19bp0XlJXUYk-VBCl8wtcMw0Pvj6TkwoQfA5eOsHINCWHGS1fnCWYdLWcbS_jbaisrMyVhB-zs7tgx1a92tSB6g_2O6pIrmYNZxiJo/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+142.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-wugORslGnWPmz87dTixKHTLO3oBZDgqttPjMGvmKs3zVy_XQxuKRjs7O5rDyBf2gDD15DnstRQA60nXnFvg0-Tb6b_-p2iy3zhuBvA17YndMXBczUDUjJxFBjRJdhP19RAN-e85U2Q/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-wugORslGnWPmz87dTixKHTLO3oBZDgqttPjMGvmKs3zVy_XQxuKRjs7O5rDyBf2gDD15DnstRQA60nXnFvg0-Tb6b_-p2iy3zhuBvA17YndMXBczUDUjJxFBjRJdhP19RAN-e85U2Q/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+143.JPG" /></a></div><br />And a peek into the work space...oh, who's that? My friend Peter (the <a href="http://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Outlaw</a>). He seems captivated by something up high.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF0i3FxY9nz9UQQ56VySIFd-HYA651-XuZG4k65KuHJqlg3HHmQ_byqlD-euNckdQ4lylEHhGyMRfDT8Pj8vDDm4aD33AC-jCeF7p1ub7T-Is0ltB2kquoEsCA8-H8ii25vsB4fk7f3Q/s1600/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF0i3FxY9nz9UQQ56VySIFd-HYA651-XuZG4k65KuHJqlg3HHmQ_byqlD-euNckdQ4lylEHhGyMRfDT8Pj8vDDm4aD33AC-jCeF7p1ub7T-Is0ltB2kquoEsCA8-H8ii25vsB4fk7f3Q/s640/Matt+Gil+Sculpture+Garden+144.JPG" /></a></div><br />I am thrilled at the riches of photos I have yet to look at from the 2013 Garden Bloggers Fling. These posts will be slow to show up but I hope you'll savor them as much as I do!<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-58752662185892960332013-08-26T08:13:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.850-07:00Farwest 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RWxEx4kB7Lbn94QfXdNH4SCnkrGMB3K6AnO3g0q71C6fC-E4xmsNrJbWhIu9mrFJHGdzbaPVypecZdRY5YhomhIjRVpeIhPNnSISpjXDTsquRbHGu4pgY7KCbvozzafNnsP1-IFqheY/s1600/Farwest+2013+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RWxEx4kB7Lbn94QfXdNH4SCnkrGMB3K6AnO3g0q71C6fC-E4xmsNrJbWhIu9mrFJHGdzbaPVypecZdRY5YhomhIjRVpeIhPNnSISpjXDTsquRbHGu4pgY7KCbvozzafNnsP1-IFqheY/s640/Farwest+2013+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The <a href="http://www.farwestshow.com/index.html" target="_blank">Farwest Show</a> is an annual tradeshow put on by the Oregon Association of Nurseries. This is my 5th year at the show, and while I was thrilled to see many an engaged nursery owner taking plant orders (and lots of traffic all three days), the general feel I got at the show was everyone is playing it safe. I saw far less borderline hardy plants than in previous years and fewer succulents too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv2WCN3emjpMwod2Ei0KFNXgeb26TcJ3zJUImqAWuHDFMk0jysiPMk-YdK1bTPXndNxx7fNnymvS6gyu5DeKTPnlng4LYXTS5aYCYukvcbtOdheuND2o3qTEWGilWG7fBqU6KEPm9g6g/s1600/Farwest+2013+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv2WCN3emjpMwod2Ei0KFNXgeb26TcJ3zJUImqAWuHDFMk0jysiPMk-YdK1bTPXndNxx7fNnymvS6gyu5DeKTPnlng4LYXTS5aYCYukvcbtOdheuND2o3qTEWGilWG7fBqU6KEPm9g6g/s640/Farwest+2013+105.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br />However as is usually the case with these horticultural events it wasn’t so much the conference itself that I enjoyed (although walking around looking at plants and plant related products is never a bad thing) but the people who converge on Portland during the event. There are parties and impromptu gatherings, new people to meet and old connections to be revisited. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbMiGPxrY6znS2rJ1CD8gkcx8pNDxpkqw4e-0YU-gLAsg88FupPddFrQzuCla7qaThxQ5_VhGM4IOT_GKiB1gIx8KtKjkiNCJoyac3Ji7Nya3a2ILxd0az1XN5n-2e1hXOGVGuJCqbNw/s1600/Farwest+2013+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbMiGPxrY6znS2rJ1CD8gkcx8pNDxpkqw4e-0YU-gLAsg88FupPddFrQzuCla7qaThxQ5_VhGM4IOT_GKiB1gIx8KtKjkiNCJoyac3Ji7Nya3a2ILxd0az1XN5n-2e1hXOGVGuJCqbNw/s640/Farwest+2013+102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This year I had the pleasure of attending a couple of the morning seminars, the first was <b>HortiCULTURE: The Gardening Revolution</b>, by <a href="http://kellydnorris.com/about/" target="_blank">Kelly D. Norris</a>. So many things clicked for me while listening to Kelly speak about the importance of gardening and finding the culture in horti<b>culture</b>. He was saying things out loud that I’d been thinking, if you have the chance to hear Kelly speak I urge you to go. Also, I’ll be on the lookout for his next book, tentatively titled <i>Dig This: Stylish Gardening with Kickass Plants</i> (damn I wish I would have thought of that title!!!). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1ohb1ER4Pbu-qQPby3mgj4A7ATmfq-H0b6rRugi2XQMzNtSKtQ5xw68z4zh3ebcChDdJ6bpHRcjWmY0jU8E0rYaiWO3U6WJy4J6J4jtnlrk4OYOTPyEIf0HRjQO38fMordIMFTBkg1c/s1600/Farwest+2013+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1ohb1ER4Pbu-qQPby3mgj4A7ATmfq-H0b6rRugi2XQMzNtSKtQ5xw68z4zh3ebcChDdJ6bpHRcjWmY0jU8E0rYaiWO3U6WJy4J6J4jtnlrk4OYOTPyEIf0HRjQO38fMordIMFTBkg1c/s640/Farwest+2013+103.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The second seminar was <b>Plantufacturing: How New Plants are Selected and Launched</b> with Kelly again and the addition of <a href="http://www.farwestshow.com/sspeakers.shtml#heims" target="_blank">Dan Heims</a>. Near the beginning of the talk Dan shared his concept of the Botanical Clock (no, not to be confused with the biological clock), comparing the way plants go in and out of favor to times on the clock. At their height of popularity plants would be at 12:00 (Dan didn’t share if this was am or pm) and then they steadily fall down, down, down, until they bottom out (6:00) and then start to work their way back up to popularity again. Perhaps succulents are nearing 4:00? And in case you’re wondering Dan feels begonias are about to become very very big.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TKZXI7wzq88JN4ZqNzS-sT_mditnMJK5zi8bMvhbqB7Cre9TFleng9DAGJFuXAw4E3A1PzTSskRk41Y7yKRz55iImrDDTsA5hbWL5iQ1Wn_C223KJeSv9QMBkBa_5JFWDmtIcoY8g1M/s1600/Farwest+2013+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TKZXI7wzq88JN4ZqNzS-sT_mditnMJK5zi8bMvhbqB7Cre9TFleng9DAGJFuXAw4E3A1PzTSskRk41Y7yKRz55iImrDDTsA5hbWL5iQ1Wn_C223KJeSv9QMBkBa_5JFWDmtIcoY8g1M/s640/Farwest+2013+101.JPG" /></a></div><br />One of the displays I'm always sure to visit is the “New Varieties Showcase”…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAxB5CJm2hCku0FAab2MOMdYUF2gylPFF2rjii8eE-Ne0byIrgY5MA0eAoWX-KsHvo5vDQkZeTdNsgu21HYkB59PY46k67xXCimePmH9BYi7V3YlJsu-DVWaagPQITEOR8ZEAVOIgUSw/s1600/Farwest+2013+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAxB5CJm2hCku0FAab2MOMdYUF2gylPFF2rjii8eE-Ne0byIrgY5MA0eAoWX-KsHvo5vDQkZeTdNsgu21HYkB59PY46k67xXCimePmH9BYi7V3YlJsu-DVWaagPQITEOR8ZEAVOIgUSw/s640/Farwest+2013+106.JPG" /></a></div><br />If you’re interested in round up of all the entries <a href="http://www.farwestshow.com/vnvs.shtml" target="_blank">click here</a>, and if you’re curious <a href="http://www.diggermagazine.com/2013/08/wild-swan-anemone-wins-top-farwest-new.html" target="_blank">Wild Swan™ Anemone</a> won top honors in the showcase (no, I didn’t even take a photo of it!). Personally I was a big fan of the burlap tree, very Wizard of Oz...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmN9Wt9sy6bU0fy_tdgQtv-x6bQKzAdxGZcvWh6HSqYE_qa1hOUkLjRp8ReUEyXFqNPrcpK90-8WIRu73EhVZfWZdQfdlQ4hb3rA1ZiiJeLTkLXaYz09rr7nd0lKKt7FrMaep2_qf_nXU/s1600/Farwest+2013+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmN9Wt9sy6bU0fy_tdgQtv-x6bQKzAdxGZcvWh6HSqYE_qa1hOUkLjRp8ReUEyXFqNPrcpK90-8WIRu73EhVZfWZdQfdlQ4hb3rA1ZiiJeLTkLXaYz09rr7nd0lKKt7FrMaep2_qf_nXU/s640/Farwest+2013+107.JPG" /></a></div><br />Here’s what else I found interesting… <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxcym1DOqQgjzz-La1y6xLpsi51feBW-8bTrhjZvD-ACtGm-lynh8gTh_rSQgVCXihaJGbD3c6D3fz3ITo0PKU4GvsmWSqJF99NYnIHROSpsyCd36AAgPHCjZuVsFwXvMdLUh7IC3Qws/s1600/Farwest+2013+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxcym1DOqQgjzz-La1y6xLpsi51feBW-8bTrhjZvD-ACtGm-lynh8gTh_rSQgVCXihaJGbD3c6D3fz3ITo0PKU4GvsmWSqJF99NYnIHROSpsyCd36AAgPHCjZuVsFwXvMdLUh7IC3Qws/s640/Farwest+2013+108.JPG" /></a></div><br />Liriodendron tulipifera 'Little Volunteer,’ a smaller version of the tulip tree, what’s not yo love about that?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7qXbJba2WTCIP_5jFpJmqwkLonO0ddCfOtVML5tL_tmgIuqGukdrXBNnY7jrGAH3Id7_MCkN1UqOI5Wv47Qlt4h9Dv1IhNcSrmbsy9IRxEN1DOUUsVhb9DDsFNWuM_gibPO8eDPniUw/s1600/Farwest+2013+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7qXbJba2WTCIP_5jFpJmqwkLonO0ddCfOtVML5tL_tmgIuqGukdrXBNnY7jrGAH3Id7_MCkN1UqOI5Wv47Qlt4h9Dv1IhNcSrmbsy9IRxEN1DOUUsVhb9DDsFNWuM_gibPO8eDPniUw/s640/Farwest+2013+109.JPG" /></a></div><br />This Brugmansia 'Little Angel' was gorgeous! ("Full-size white pendulous blooms on a compact plant make it well suited for containers"...says the marketing materials)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTOpT4ZJ3lZKZAI47HF3_pCaZWyU3IvbGP3AbG5Tr8FtPa0tE1b-o-6PTEu4aEShXTigCR7PPzlfGLfPojjNlJI1IEcoK91BZbpDHcSZGO43SEATlvpXOsPf0Ic9SKx-Aikl77q47e9E/s1600/Farwest+2013+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTOpT4ZJ3lZKZAI47HF3_pCaZWyU3IvbGP3AbG5Tr8FtPa0tE1b-o-6PTEu4aEShXTigCR7PPzlfGLfPojjNlJI1IEcoK91BZbpDHcSZGO43SEATlvpXOsPf0Ic9SKx-Aikl77q47e9E/s640/Farwest+2013+110.JPG" /></a></div><br />But really how could any of them compete when there was a Schefflera in their midst? Schefflera delavayi…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYHm7ZxC3j2iuumxFkJOwlzH137SzmeyQ2vC1Zgo5b4M6SeXhzrBpSEa5Zli4-uN39zcFzPHrMEVhd3bS_7TQVoogtdzb0npDWOfKKR8oLPQulj0kpNcTJIWzzBYfVpxc3BMQ2RhtVeo/s1600/Farwest+2013+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYHm7ZxC3j2iuumxFkJOwlzH137SzmeyQ2vC1Zgo5b4M6SeXhzrBpSEa5Zli4-uN39zcFzPHrMEVhd3bS_7TQVoogtdzb0npDWOfKKR8oLPQulj0kpNcTJIWzzBYfVpxc3BMQ2RhtVeo/s640/Farwest+2013+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />How exciting right? This should mean this much sought after plant will have better availability next year in the nursery biz (at least at those nurseries which order from <a href="http://www.tandlnursery.com/availability?id=p&all=1" target="_blank">T & L Nursery</a>, the source for this plant in the showcase).<br /><br />After voting for my favorites (we don’t yet know what the “people’s choice” award winner is…but you know what I voted for) I wandered and looked for things that caught my eye. This hybrid Gomphrena ‘Pink Zazzle’ certainly did that. <a href="http://www.plantprovocateur.com/gomphrena-pink-zazzle/" target="_blank">Click here</a> for much better photos and a plant profile from Hank, the <a href="http://www.plantprovocateur.com/" target="_blank">Plant Provocateur</a> (whom I had the pleasure of meeting during the SF Garden Bloggers Fling).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ksQj0l3yNMCxb6-rwLiLHYQmaY290xA87-G3tVr1JE199dGomVLomiQ7P9KaXvBqgwSSOPcvo7cDGdDal9Ps8pM5daSiz_0ZMKIRYZKAzOvbkURQz_f5RvTkL5RUt4-MNHS-JADJ6p8/s1600/Farwest+2013+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ksQj0l3yNMCxb6-rwLiLHYQmaY290xA87-G3tVr1JE199dGomVLomiQ7P9KaXvBqgwSSOPcvo7cDGdDal9Ps8pM5daSiz_0ZMKIRYZKAzOvbkURQz_f5RvTkL5RUt4-MNHS-JADJ6p8/s640/Farwest+2013+112.JPG" /></a></div><br />As did this Rhamnus frangula ‘Asplenifolia’ (Fernleaf Buckthorn)…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8nEV1Dujkk1jztH_4n0HHqSHzbmbapAmNrsJqScbRCiLIG8K0Z2rY0YYKQfrWV66bKEnF-iTYbWurZCLdesvBy-WzB2ew005go3utSxiDh4HX-ZDejalFA4j7v0QhSxYzUSZk9sQfCk/s1600/Farwest+2013+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8nEV1Dujkk1jztH_4n0HHqSHzbmbapAmNrsJqScbRCiLIG8K0Z2rY0YYKQfrWV66bKEnF-iTYbWurZCLdesvBy-WzB2ew005go3utSxiDh4HX-ZDejalFA4j7v0QhSxYzUSZk9sQfCk/s640/Farwest+2013+113.JPG" /></a></div><br />Did you think that dark leafed number (below) was a small phormium? I did too. Nope…<a href="http://www.hineshort.com/Plant.aspx?code=19841" target="_blank">Crinum x Purple Dream</a>…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidawdyxy6K3kSo4g3OF6nmYrGEVFXjonMWk7xnYLX7IurlDFyEXhOHVzrS3tqxFYwJY6Rkf7_D3JEI2C4kCNIUCNEu3InoUoaLJNzsa9zpSiPx5M6XdL8wxPtEIuG-6bORZ97RjJ3WdpM/s1600/Farwest+2013+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidawdyxy6K3kSo4g3OF6nmYrGEVFXjonMWk7xnYLX7IurlDFyEXhOHVzrS3tqxFYwJY6Rkf7_D3JEI2C4kCNIUCNEu3InoUoaLJNzsa9zpSiPx5M6XdL8wxPtEIuG-6bORZ97RjJ3WdpM/s640/Farwest+2013+114.JPG" /></a></div><br />Of course I fell for its foliage but a little online hunting shows the flowers aren’t bad either. <a href="http://kellydnorris.com/2011/12/the-plantsmans-advent-calendar-day-23-crinum-menehune-purple-dream/" target="_blank">Here’s a photo and write up</a> from that Kelly Norris character I mentioned earlier.<br /><br />Another quasi phormium look-a-like! Dianella prunina Rainbow Twist…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgLfws3djiZqvRe0QG37iEckcX6-re4dYg4yja4TrYf4Okj5i2OQJTVM-ThtJ5GmxBdGqS2QZeDNiCUIx5QSOyp9vKmPmmspp1RuaNmmXLN5fTXQJ-VgFTMKnbp7SQIrqcFoOPHJimBQ/s1600/Farwest+2013+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgLfws3djiZqvRe0QG37iEckcX6-re4dYg4yja4TrYf4Okj5i2OQJTVM-ThtJ5GmxBdGqS2QZeDNiCUIx5QSOyp9vKmPmmspp1RuaNmmXLN5fTXQJ-VgFTMKnbp7SQIrqcFoOPHJimBQ/s640/Farwest+2013+115.JPG" /></a></div><br />I bought a tiny (4” container, maybe 3” tall) one <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/04/garden-world-finally.html" target="_blank">from Garden World </a>last spring but these were huge!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf2UZ8FOl1uPrPDdxc4sCFweAnc8L2-xt8S1rje9SlC7t3dqYspyE57g7SwbIvFI3t_9uQnkiXlXNsjyldnUsXhQi0Q9J84YrxgvKfNEKVFUKybG9JEIs7sfSkLegEVKpInVtU_8tGB0/s1600/Farwest+2013+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf2UZ8FOl1uPrPDdxc4sCFweAnc8L2-xt8S1rje9SlC7t3dqYspyE57g7SwbIvFI3t_9uQnkiXlXNsjyldnUsXhQi0Q9J84YrxgvKfNEKVFUKybG9JEIs7sfSkLegEVKpInVtU_8tGB0/s640/Farwest+2013+116.JPG" /></a></div><br />I fear I won’t be able to resist the pull of a cloud pruned conifer for much longer. I love them so…(I know I shouldn't, but I do!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bZIVq4WWEP_ti-_O3Wr8lRjpkz1B-fTwrtYfwDJp-2ZLmjpHhxZbsRA2irvL8krEV70lFw5lKTxWn-j6bYbEPuEaBeRGvTdFEFcDKK0czl-oRUecFCqnTigRzfDrCMgGm_HwlEp2JBw/s1600/Farwest+2013+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bZIVq4WWEP_ti-_O3Wr8lRjpkz1B-fTwrtYfwDJp-2ZLmjpHhxZbsRA2irvL8krEV70lFw5lKTxWn-j6bYbEPuEaBeRGvTdFEFcDKK0czl-oRUecFCqnTigRzfDrCMgGm_HwlEp2JBw/s640/Farwest+2013+117.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh and I LOVE this. It’s a hardy version of the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dragon+tree+dracaena+draco&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qGwbUsGgBYH9igK6tIGICw&ved=0CDkQsAQ&biw=1118&bih=593" target="_blank">dragon tree (Dracaena draco)</a>, if you don’t look too close! Okay, actually a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5XBSXKmoLLJN7TrwQE0D9Bz1posv3SUY1DFIEEUD0fZe6RB65_GddMAy1R5SY2lpljWRVwk0VEiA2mo2kB-nVBYHm5TnR_IjeoWtHCx7uGvMDu88-lhsnqePd84bNYcOCUMs4xI0ytI/s1600/Farwest+2013+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5XBSXKmoLLJN7TrwQE0D9Bz1posv3SUY1DFIEEUD0fZe6RB65_GddMAy1R5SY2lpljWRVwk0VEiA2mo2kB-nVBYHm5TnR_IjeoWtHCx7uGvMDu88-lhsnqePd84bNYcOCUMs4xI0ytI/s640/Farwest+2013+118.JPG" /></a></div><br />I’m also drawn to the ornamental peach (Prunus persica 'Bonfire'), but oddly not the saguaro arborvitae.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IU_1ujCW9at9xAk4I7OH-8BYy6mtQNLVUO8x0aQxLFsWcqReomNeNK6PQPU6cGadZpSLtuL_khI91d8m3GPbQ-8q9W3q0XLb0mCtYyAoeuEaQ6mn9ZFDQ2JI5fhpDdTKB_sdYaUJUCg/s1600/Farwest+2013+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IU_1ujCW9at9xAk4I7OH-8BYy6mtQNLVUO8x0aQxLFsWcqReomNeNK6PQPU6cGadZpSLtuL_khI91d8m3GPbQ-8q9W3q0XLb0mCtYyAoeuEaQ6mn9ZFDQ2JI5fhpDdTKB_sdYaUJUCg/s640/Farwest+2013+119.JPG" /></a></div><br />Taiwanese Parasol Tree (Trochodendron aralioides) from Monrovia (above the Melianthus)…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5P-Dlg7QZBoLtTZsde1p9VA_W7mXhsOFPhLBTYNUFjH4I5wHJa-E8SFHILHdxIaLjU8XIFG9_S0xt1GJw1kEb3MWgwsdYOKRyIffCqUocQngQxZuQGejnJ0ZsBiNx_9Q9W6aye26e7A/s1600/Farwest+2013+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5P-Dlg7QZBoLtTZsde1p9VA_W7mXhsOFPhLBTYNUFjH4I5wHJa-E8SFHILHdxIaLjU8XIFG9_S0xt1GJw1kEb3MWgwsdYOKRyIffCqUocQngQxZuQGejnJ0ZsBiNx_9Q9W6aye26e7A/s640/Farwest+2013+120.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgD6Itb-dPNROnw1XLVtz3NfUwggbs0gFqjmMisaWHwwhmdNXkeBae_ph_CHH1pPuDWUGV0sq3vlFb6AVbvKzKMBmQWIVrf1AdVDPmuBF4PNlGh2zdERXIMD2JhS6fpqFsVth8klbC9c/s1600/Farwest+2013+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgD6Itb-dPNROnw1XLVtz3NfUwggbs0gFqjmMisaWHwwhmdNXkeBae_ph_CHH1pPuDWUGV0sq3vlFb6AVbvKzKMBmQWIVrf1AdVDPmuBF4PNlGh2zdERXIMD2JhS6fpqFsVth8klbC9c/s640/Farwest+2013+122.JPG" /></a></div><br />Interestingly their booth only had one little Schefflera in it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKb9DETuWDw1ksjDl2pfqeogZ92Dj-ZwSb3IV651wglDyV9V7mrxpHSOqWiOAR5PAmnANxCCBHcqqdyEcxY5euBTRDBEZDO_JxuuyGdJtoKKq11by2s5lWoh11zay7O8DvA-tzA1YAKs/s1600/Farwest+2013+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKb9DETuWDw1ksjDl2pfqeogZ92Dj-ZwSb3IV651wglDyV9V7mrxpHSOqWiOAR5PAmnANxCCBHcqqdyEcxY5euBTRDBEZDO_JxuuyGdJtoKKq11by2s5lWoh11zay7O8DvA-tzA1YAKs/s640/Farwest+2013+123.JPG" /></a></div><br />So even though this isn’t really a buying show (sure lots of orders are placed, but it’s not set up for retail monetary exchanges) I managed to purchase a couple of things. First at the <a href="http://www.ffbooks.net/" target="_blank">Flora & Fauna</a> booksellers booth. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyihF9rP0-1VJzLpdOywSWWIdhn4tdV-ZPPZuKv4wuuhM-704PUZcqvoTE6w5groGzFcLpCU1ABOadgOyQdjpYHe6QgO2BcFq_Zaaj3mhr0bSkiTXTuBTTzlesWhXPdxQy1z9bEVUqKs/s1600/Farwest+2013+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyihF9rP0-1VJzLpdOywSWWIdhn4tdV-ZPPZuKv4wuuhM-704PUZcqvoTE6w5groGzFcLpCU1ABOadgOyQdjpYHe6QgO2BcFq_Zaaj3mhr0bSkiTXTuBTTzlesWhXPdxQy1z9bEVUqKs/s640/Farwest+2013+124.JPG" /></a></div><br />The owner David is a (welcome) institution at the OAN shows, both Farwest and the Yard, Garden & Patio Show in the spring. Sadly I’ve never visited his store in Seattle but hope to make it there someday. He brought several boxes of used books this time around and I grabbed a handful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNxkY35k2J0rxCrXHx40yxSh_VcEyN94AXDUQK6GXZzBVUsNh5k6rYpflAloH9C6wvltGeXpj7AqCioL5qPPl-xopeQI7P619mmctHuNHmxYjOHLtZULA80TESS_gvKmGgbYd3LDEmsE/s1600/Farwest+2013+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNxkY35k2J0rxCrXHx40yxSh_VcEyN94AXDUQK6GXZzBVUsNh5k6rYpflAloH9C6wvltGeXpj7AqCioL5qPPl-xopeQI7P619mmctHuNHmxYjOHLtZULA80TESS_gvKmGgbYd3LDEmsE/s640/Farwest+2013+125.JPG" /></a></div><br />The decorative one without it’s dust jacket is Garrett Eckbo’s <i>Art of Home Landscaping</i> published in 1956. When was the last time you saw one of these?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5X0AaHjg03r_jx7QHqB4nT8mwYayML_UN7UsVeXmd6UWKANdDYEEwKGAvAVIVD_skkuqlsvY-GP4wWUnDH9LgXOC2hooiJZuASEo9ZaqYArtx7neRdHmkxeQaQHr8Bk7WeH5HTS_0OU/s1600/Farwest+2013+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5X0AaHjg03r_jx7QHqB4nT8mwYayML_UN7UsVeXmd6UWKANdDYEEwKGAvAVIVD_skkuqlsvY-GP4wWUnDH9LgXOC2hooiJZuASEo9ZaqYArtx7neRdHmkxeQaQHr8Bk7WeH5HTS_0OU/s640/Farwest+2013+126.JPG" /></a></div><br />Of course there were a few plant purchases as well. If you’ve got cash in hand and are present when the show closes on Saturday you just might be able to walk away with a couple of treasures...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjP1ATCznc1JJ0eaJ8-B9ZizxH_oYWnIvUQXSqrY2trs0E4aPiXHXHC3ImmuwhblnlRlwTPHw_83Tt_0IbQTpDjqfn60n23F1G7JUK9apvhe0vOfZxyA-QNPJ5Tr7UoLNFs8X1qDfgNQ/s1600/Farwest+2013+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjP1ATCznc1JJ0eaJ8-B9ZizxH_oYWnIvUQXSqrY2trs0E4aPiXHXHC3ImmuwhblnlRlwTPHw_83Tt_0IbQTpDjqfn60n23F1G7JUK9apvhe0vOfZxyA-QNPJ5Tr7UoLNFs8X1qDfgNQ/s640/Farwest+2013+127.JPG" /></a></div><br />Mine included two of those Crinum x Purple Dream and a pair of the Dianella from Hines Growers, plus one of the Schefflera delavayi from the New Varieties Showcase (T & L Nurseries). No I didn’t “need” and another S. delavayi but it was an amazing (AMAZING) deal that I just couldn’t pass up. Surely you understand?<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-14193527189494129502013-08-23T08:09:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:41.943-07:00The Oregon Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLsyVI6-sBX4eYpJ-r7iB-0t8Y_C0ZKq7Uv_D1327qJEHj9Do9OmH6pO4n-CRa1UXUxbYzyVQDCJgHaydG47_bhebPcAi74ZEx9wy-lmU7p7aV3I3MNitVIPHP2ViHGB0Koszd0JItos/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLsyVI6-sBX4eYpJ-r7iB-0t8Y_C0ZKq7Uv_D1327qJEHj9Do9OmH6pO4n-CRa1UXUxbYzyVQDCJgHaydG47_bhebPcAi74ZEx9wy-lmU7p7aV3I3MNitVIPHP2ViHGB0Koszd0JItos/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My adopted home state kicks “fanny” as far as the horticultural industry is concerned. I believe we’re 3rd in the nation, behind California and Florida for agricultural production. Want to visit a nursery? We’ve got an amazing selection of nurseries, there’s no way one could ever hope to visit them all (I’m trying!). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNj-RmSk50A2XYtHD5e24TSBE53yLw0A00P96Un8ShDshzZPKhawbmVVt3T8EZnzcQVxkgDNxyqgGiTe7ETGhTVVCyzBqHB5-QHxtz5CpdN_k-C53aKPm9EDu6_0kgEFB-Q_6w2rkpwJk/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNj-RmSk50A2XYtHD5e24TSBE53yLw0A00P96Un8ShDshzZPKhawbmVVt3T8EZnzcQVxkgDNxyqgGiTe7ETGhTVVCyzBqHB5-QHxtz5CpdN_k-C53aKPm9EDu6_0kgEFB-Q_6w2rkpwJk/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So we must have a few pretty amazing botanical gardens right? Well…we do have several remarkable specialty gardens. The <a href="http://www.lansugarden.org/" target="_blank">Chinese Garden</a>, <a href="http://japanesegarden.com/" target="_blank">The Japanese Garden</a>…those are wonderful, top notch. We also have <a href="http://www.leachgarden.org/" target="_blank">The Leach Botanical Garden</a>, <a href="http://www.elkrockgarden.org/" target="_blank">The Bishops Close</a> and a fabulous group of city parks and rec areas including <a href="http://www.forestparkconservancy.org/forest-park/" target="_blank">Forest Park</a> and the <a href="http://www.hoytarboretum.org/" target="_blank">Hoyt Arboretum</a>. But what about this place called <a href="http://www.oregongarden.org/" target="_blank">The Oregon Garden</a>? <br /><br />According to their website The Oregon Garden is an “80-acre botanical garden, featuring more than 20 specialty gardens showcasing the diverse botanical beauty that can be found in the Willamette Valley and throughout the Pacific Northwest” (<a href="http://www.oregongarden.org/about/" target="_blank">source</a>). I last visited the Oregon Garden in 2006 and in all honesty was a little underwhelmed. It’s since under new management and 7 years has probably allowed a lot of smaller plants to mature, it was time I go back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRUVALUM5HqY-B7_m09tSKTlcB9b2WM9e2gUktWET_osP6Q8jkdljFTTqlyi8Wz3z6uH9Orq5ii9NDeVVDl4Xexo8LUBRcp5hmPv_X7-Pw9b5qOHInujsi0IbATzLEk5HEeA4GCKGbxk/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRUVALUM5HqY-B7_m09tSKTlcB9b2WM9e2gUktWET_osP6Q8jkdljFTTqlyi8Wz3z6uH9Orq5ii9NDeVVDl4Xexo8LUBRcp5hmPv_X7-Pw9b5qOHInujsi0IbATzLEk5HEeA4GCKGbxk/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />What did I find? The garden was impeccably maintained. We’ve had a very dry summer but the plants were still looking spring-fresh. Weeds? There weren't many. So why aren’t I gushing?<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG_x37lLjEJTnih_1aPzHBcGs826rJlGeDRUMaHPx7pgqAHMOEWn_yEhju8S8Cu1gsGYYZm5Bp13u1xGa1o4_i-QeeO5eI2OA4q9hcE0t0HcYFcM2lYFCsV56YDHSHOoHMtP5q7jpAow/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG_x37lLjEJTnih_1aPzHBcGs826rJlGeDRUMaHPx7pgqAHMOEWn_yEhju8S8Cu1gsGYYZm5Bp13u1xGa1o4_i-QeeO5eI2OA4q9hcE0t0HcYFcM2lYFCsV56YDHSHOoHMtP5q7jpAow/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+103.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These first 7 photos were all taken outside the garden, adjacent to the parking lot</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The garden feels more commercial than botanical (several of those specialty gardens within the garden are very heavily branded, more like shops within the garden - where you couldn't actually buy anything). Plus each area had its own signage and labeling which makes the garden feel disjointed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uRJ45C1nQmHEhvzU4Y2dGMNbMYtlx-H4m3ckZi7rLA5C4-iQi7ke5B3BkZCXzzpwZ0OyAAoMvFT984LCtYdhIl8z3c31xdYxe6aqNVviiWjDppjLyIGQr2jV97-ax-kn_EboxjgEk3g/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uRJ45C1nQmHEhvzU4Y2dGMNbMYtlx-H4m3ckZi7rLA5C4-iQi7ke5B3BkZCXzzpwZ0OyAAoMvFT984LCtYdhIl8z3c31xdYxe6aqNVviiWjDppjLyIGQr2jV97-ax-kn_EboxjgEk3g/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Also, I wasn’t inspired. The most interesting area I saw (get ready for this) was the conifer garden. It presented these plants in a way that showcased them, set them apart for their features. Plants that can be so easily taken for granted as that green (or blue) backdrop for perennials were allowed to shine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg3N40SjaDDXmUfgtTAwkexn-YnTsImRD6Ysm22vvfIWImwOBLolqQ5otNPLm1Ff0Tw-E2CsGG2eYxrW70n-vjmAtiNUhVvb35YNT3OuA7rm-sCSxrQbCovEiA8R3yVssGRrwPDsNx5Q/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg3N40SjaDDXmUfgtTAwkexn-YnTsImRD6Ysm22vvfIWImwOBLolqQ5otNPLm1Ff0Tw-E2CsGG2eYxrW70n-vjmAtiNUhVvb35YNT3OuA7rm-sCSxrQbCovEiA8R3yVssGRrwPDsNx5Q/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Now I don’t want to sound like I didn’t enjoy the outing, or would discourage anyone from going. Neither is true. After all the garden is full of beautiful plants, why wouldn’t you enjoy that? Heck I even found a couple of new to me plants I want to learn more about. No, I guess what I’m trying to convey is a feeling the garden is aiming to please those who are more likely to shop at a big box nursery, rather than an Oregon specialty nursery, why not aim a little higher? There are so many amazing plants we can grow here in Oregon, why not expose people to more of them and while you’re at it aim to educate with better signage and labeling?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ-UYJd_k9ghq7sr31W8jFj-flANbjkTsBOrxd9JcAbbkLcgSwYbHsRjdjodQfQkisvo5LAmmdW9YId2GJObijK-u74ZTkwLFGRTVn72_ltXanmSjr7iVco3RABUBRpEDGA9VjTS0cN0/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ-UYJd_k9ghq7sr31W8jFj-flANbjkTsBOrxd9JcAbbkLcgSwYbHsRjdjodQfQkisvo5LAmmdW9YId2GJObijK-u74ZTkwLFGRTVn72_ltXanmSjr7iVco3RABUBRpEDGA9VjTS0cN0/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+105.JPG" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have to admit I did enjoy this sign stuck into a nursery pot, although it does seem a little haphazzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Okay with that bit of constructive criticism (you are still with me right?) let’s enjoy the beautiful bounty of The Oregon Garden. Before you enter the garden there is a sales area, I liked that...although there wasn't anything I had to have.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFkB1j8I3gWieXA4JLOZKEmrVlXSf91eDivvPN7yAT_5espBRSi7uU4UwVqjGBIZlDXL4D0A38oydGEYAn9mFHZlmKzI6ZEnt1VnWaSjbRMl20sgN8D3qmsxmBW8eMF8EtJvBQoojMSg/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFkB1j8I3gWieXA4JLOZKEmrVlXSf91eDivvPN7yAT_5espBRSi7uU4UwVqjGBIZlDXL4D0A38oydGEYAn9mFHZlmKzI6ZEnt1VnWaSjbRMl20sgN8D3qmsxmBW8eMF8EtJvBQoojMSg/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Just outside the visitors center we stopped to eat a quick lunch from the cafe, I could critique the cafe too but this isn't a food blog. On to the plants...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WMAPpXftzXjT97DanoTxEOaeKKjypuUsDDHLwXsMzYBjhAqVW7aM2sv11585xkm_yVrCTfdW7Y0qXey1Q9EmY0fG33NGZfPyi4-8G2Vx8QGEb2PWI8RLNyjG0I3g8UwghEOy_rXOBdQ/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WMAPpXftzXjT97DanoTxEOaeKKjypuUsDDHLwXsMzYBjhAqVW7aM2sv11585xkm_yVrCTfdW7Y0qXey1Q9EmY0fG33NGZfPyi4-8G2Vx8QGEb2PWI8RLNyjG0I3g8UwghEOy_rXOBdQ/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+108.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />First stop was the water garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3fsliaI9vGDZ0PCvZlnymL36vBbkfjS9A8VHM3en5k8P-6JzhUOpVKvmcKLPan_aKNEdpTTpeO1_6Ybt6OdcNSCMaDLoq8gUeDwlnpWNFIOTd8qzKVzKlLzntg28hHFO6MRcmSmWeto/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3fsliaI9vGDZ0PCvZlnymL36vBbkfjS9A8VHM3en5k8P-6JzhUOpVKvmcKLPan_aKNEdpTTpeO1_6Ybt6OdcNSCMaDLoq8gUeDwlnpWNFIOTd8qzKVzKlLzntg28hHFO6MRcmSmWeto/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+109.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />There were flowers...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpsy8IV_2x_37NCu6F_r121c0Euvblcr_rFpy0S4cssSZJiOgbaPTdsbxXITNaDONICHf2u-qawAyHVUBRr8vwNXfVKIXo00LuotqQszgnSIGnA__resGO9DKMIsRdZlBocNbSujJQLo/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpsy8IV_2x_37NCu6F_r121c0Euvblcr_rFpy0S4cssSZJiOgbaPTdsbxXITNaDONICHf2u-qawAyHVUBRr8vwNXfVKIXo00LuotqQszgnSIGnA__resGO9DKMIsRdZlBocNbSujJQLo/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Fishes...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdjYyIcIeDSugwolpjwcfvr53RqSQohCpEqVfaUX39R2sVIvtvmLQfn7FWxbm_oE9L_rR5yoHyrfQFeTfasbJmC1o-j0SGAxGUloSXxJgbDUac923FzRpg_gHvY0RWIMOVjkYaFbMRac/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdjYyIcIeDSugwolpjwcfvr53RqSQohCpEqVfaUX39R2sVIvtvmLQfn7FWxbm_oE9L_rR5yoHyrfQFeTfasbJmC1o-j0SGAxGUloSXxJgbDUac923FzRpg_gHvY0RWIMOVjkYaFbMRac/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />More flowers...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU1eA7D75lhMdVGnCwQYQGWkKU4mx2ceUsRHQTsySnvfY4Il9VX2KA2MCztiXx542NQE-lnhb9BBB8g7h8OX4lExqCkxgFKkrQfG7PR_Ne7HXLgRMY59zVQrYyOkmylkvYuF3mDv3mj0/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU1eA7D75lhMdVGnCwQYQGWkKU4mx2ceUsRHQTsySnvfY4Il9VX2KA2MCztiXx542NQE-lnhb9BBB8g7h8OX4lExqCkxgFKkrQfG7PR_Ne7HXLgRMY59zVQrYyOkmylkvYuF3mDv3mj0/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And frogs! Sadly he jumped into the water when I reached for the camera. You'll just have to trust me on the frogs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNiVl5l6uynjhkzLHDSINT41t4YfIBUIog9wl6Sfrogjy58Q99wtA7NDqVlYBc4Yw5KetxwFJePizP3ti48ivTeloABcRtMv8p3YGwLQNQ-SLqU6SVDfUfjgCPazeWusZ4kMru_ealfQ/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNiVl5l6uynjhkzLHDSINT41t4YfIBUIog9wl6Sfrogjy58Q99wtA7NDqVlYBc4Yw5KetxwFJePizP3ti48ivTeloABcRtMv8p3YGwLQNQ-SLqU6SVDfUfjgCPazeWusZ4kMru_ealfQ/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was interesting to eavesdrop on people as they walked up to this. Some saw the sun, others an octopus. I can't remember which it was supposed to be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewInddQZaqXh76CPHGaXGCLbFgun52lwFlI7nNivCtBu2OMZcR5Mg3DycC2xMXBayChcni2mEJYA5Eqf_a55QVtZqzq6NRmpmgeMjx4J48kypNKq9o8wgUG7fN5f0i7Ak5fsapzvIEiE/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewInddQZaqXh76CPHGaXGCLbFgun52lwFlI7nNivCtBu2OMZcR5Mg3DycC2xMXBayChcni2mEJYA5Eqf_a55QVtZqzq6NRmpmgeMjx4J48kypNKq9o8wgUG7fN5f0i7Ak5fsapzvIEiE/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Anyone know what this vine is?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjT0GhHFLYbjk5S7IzVduQZ-lYXKD5k1ZM62vt-6eYFWDfD-qv915UEe2ohj8pIvQlpyCaa-KG3ci2-RcqLeYjZwWOmDxR1JcXJe-OzoCZwooFaoLc0yH6XCaGRCq_6macGCtTvtsCWk/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjT0GhHFLYbjk5S7IzVduQZ-lYXKD5k1ZM62vt-6eYFWDfD-qv915UEe2ohj8pIvQlpyCaa-KG3ci2-RcqLeYjZwWOmDxR1JcXJe-OzoCZwooFaoLc0yH6XCaGRCq_6macGCtTvtsCWk/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Olives! Olea europaea (Olive 'arbequina')<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZUlK9Hyh4cBWBPWbPVkhW_uZqYVPfCqflpLYe2ave_t20cjqeJrk4teHNRXT5L_7RmCQ9zTOVYxkZgMrKHt60IGhwfhljkImEUIK5fWRlF6WsLmV4KuJrVvpkpdp5t0WDPUy7AwlK98/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+116+Olea+europaea+(Olive+'arbequina').JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZUlK9Hyh4cBWBPWbPVkhW_uZqYVPfCqflpLYe2ave_t20cjqeJrk4teHNRXT5L_7RmCQ9zTOVYxkZgMrKHt60IGhwfhljkImEUIK5fWRlF6WsLmV4KuJrVvpkpdp5t0WDPUy7AwlK98/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+116+Olea+europaea+(Olive+'arbequina').JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br />This is totally random but I loved it wanted to take it home and put it in my garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wUgHde-2br7Ys2bJsvEs9QQJyal2dN2Xbyn0YynZBOlraI0y2u_lIKPv3oc_66q5o41uIx5yS2EYcsWvcQTJHCU2ly_N0KQQfzEe3xx00I7_co_fLaWpeTDuvbLWgYRGqh2cI18VxQw/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wUgHde-2br7Ys2bJsvEs9QQJyal2dN2Xbyn0YynZBOlraI0y2u_lIKPv3oc_66q5o41uIx5yS2EYcsWvcQTJHCU2ly_N0KQQfzEe3xx00I7_co_fLaWpeTDuvbLWgYRGqh2cI18VxQw/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+117.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Yes I know, it's practically as big as my garden!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkfF-dO3K5iGnMBSuMIhhxnuIB_dUn2WpY_ME56y3OB6jPtu9A54H21P8-RQzL-TU3alm_fPn2QQukZnOYS9pq9xUKzsUXXEYKCnzBd5Cp6Wb-SYtiXqq2lgEtRG5MyfaaSLmjR82RjY/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkfF-dO3K5iGnMBSuMIhhxnuIB_dUn2WpY_ME56y3OB6jPtu9A54H21P8-RQzL-TU3alm_fPn2QQukZnOYS9pq9xUKzsUXXEYKCnzBd5Cp6Wb-SYtiXqq2lgEtRG5MyfaaSLmjR82RjY/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfY6kim7LF3np6hpOzR1jAO2e2Rm59Qpx1z716R4y3Io8RWbpJi0jI4rC67KV5t8qd2BxHSyDm8GCo7GVwHQxuYDtxR5hTmSgnDsik4BNIf76aNZghwsZKB4hlA48RwNpcvuJp9u_ZIQ/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfY6kim7LF3np6hpOzR1jAO2e2Rm59Qpx1z716R4y3Io8RWbpJi0jI4rC67KV5t8qd2BxHSyDm8GCo7GVwHQxuYDtxR5hTmSgnDsik4BNIf76aNZghwsZKB4hlA48RwNpcvuJp9u_ZIQ/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9tX7A_iZsxcFYRB1CulA-YzOtdBYNr3n9K6uO6KMDCA2OC6qEVl2xTX9mh7lW3BoQDBRdWjlYFuzr8ZauEW55UC-nxm0bksieaO6nna_XwsonhY6iSV5-T_B-5Q_OuxgBmV3pw6-r8s/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9tX7A_iZsxcFYRB1CulA-YzOtdBYNr3n9K6uO6KMDCA2OC6qEVl2xTX9mh7lW3BoQDBRdWjlYFuzr8ZauEW55UC-nxm0bksieaO6nna_XwsonhY6iSV5-T_B-5Q_OuxgBmV3pw6-r8s/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />That's a lovely loquat...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8i4v6cAOdU5CQsG-GTxdodcLa3MqshX0MPxSLNZktnR3KTkts3kK6zWezXoIPhuYAN6EbOy-ZwVI11DlvIq2AhIf-pZuCMtIla2BizYBD3qFGCG8IeSQReOr3vqHDLPIvVlNd1g3rFo/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8i4v6cAOdU5CQsG-GTxdodcLa3MqshX0MPxSLNZktnR3KTkts3kK6zWezXoIPhuYAN6EbOy-ZwVI11DlvIq2AhIf-pZuCMtIla2BizYBD3qFGCG8IeSQReOr3vqHDLPIvVlNd1g3rFo/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+121.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />And this! What might it be? A protea???<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ozT4i3wgBz0I-XRK6bFOiASSjm6uLbk6j0mXrki8I5JYdBqWyyRMxHGrytnzMO3hPC6sf67h7Np8aHW4erdClXYLZk4aVXaL4rqNfmXfjz1eogliJxauMTp8y9IJ3A9JgPVZy7V7CGc/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ozT4i3wgBz0I-XRK6bFOiASSjm6uLbk6j0mXrki8I5JYdBqWyyRMxHGrytnzMO3hPC6sf67h7Np8aHW4erdClXYLZk4aVXaL4rqNfmXfjz1eogliJxauMTp8y9IJ3A9JgPVZy7V7CGc/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+122.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PX7iZ0v7H5dgsGXb_olEy25kknlKMeD2tugrKD0jOHu0EjXB1k8Pxc5h1oAUdEW5Htr53s7XtbF0ttOAWN_G5wBh5GKKENwdzUQcizixUmVdX9G-jRNEY2h2aZhoJG13k1kcPrKVrtU/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PX7iZ0v7H5dgsGXb_olEy25kknlKMeD2tugrKD0jOHu0EjXB1k8Pxc5h1oAUdEW5Htr53s7XtbF0ttOAWN_G5wBh5GKKENwdzUQcizixUmVdX9G-jRNEY2h2aZhoJG13k1kcPrKVrtU/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I haven't found much on Hakea microcarpa yet, but I'm curious and have been researching. According to <a href="http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/species%20navigator/media/html/Hakea_microcarpa.htm" target="_blank">Florabank</a> it should be hardy here and this <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/hamicro.htm" target="_blank">tidbit from OSU</a> is interesting. Take a look at the flower <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuytsia_pix/5348272355/" target="_blank">here</a>, nice huh? Of course the fact it was whacked back is a bit concerning...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2-rNBnFf7zvTNa_lYWliULMF2G-aKcP71YL1fNGB4AC72o42-_hWptuCHCNtFtO6c8V0U8rUZqlExpQvTjA5uxr74hfhrECIzNt8z9-NUYeDxw0yldlPq-y5xpPo0kpNZzUfiOmOQOs/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2-rNBnFf7zvTNa_lYWliULMF2G-aKcP71YL1fNGB4AC72o42-_hWptuCHCNtFtO6c8V0U8rUZqlExpQvTjA5uxr74hfhrECIzNt8z9-NUYeDxw0yldlPq-y5xpPo0kpNZzUfiOmOQOs/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+124.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><br />Next stop the Drought Tolerant Garden. We approached this garden from the wrong side I'm afraid. There was outdated signage (they irrigated in 2011, what about since?)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_IKJu65yNi1vSxRM-2yMW5VT8kOdrJKnkCN2-0BfWRPdeDTNKTvqIcOhE3hAJarmf5GtSYTrYffhDJvnsBh6OWJXdN8BTyCNlEJsyO4lVU8gGpl38A5JQeW-JWYNBYoUqV0H4iH0wqQ/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_IKJu65yNi1vSxRM-2yMW5VT8kOdrJKnkCN2-0BfWRPdeDTNKTvqIcOhE3hAJarmf5GtSYTrYffhDJvnsBh6OWJXdN8BTyCNlEJsyO4lVU8gGpl38A5JQeW-JWYNBYoUqV0H4iH0wqQ/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And labels that had obviously fallen away from their plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuQPw5_cE9HSsqlaLTtIlriUImc6DKTbyI0CUXqk7PJS9ewlqS_bYoBM6iD4Btxs8Atyq2eHnJjFK89TXWGFxn20d77TjcZ0Q3QpiqRZuSh63RX4pKUzjtbOKGt-pMfPyAI-LbMpKIcI/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuQPw5_cE9HSsqlaLTtIlriUImc6DKTbyI0CUXqk7PJS9ewlqS_bYoBM6iD4Btxs8Atyq2eHnJjFK89TXWGFxn20d77TjcZ0Q3QpiqRZuSh63RX4pKUzjtbOKGt-pMfPyAI-LbMpKIcI/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+126.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />However on the upper side there were several gorgeous (and very happy plants) including this Grevillea victoriae 'Marshall Olbricht.'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp9avAtYDOwrd6SJKed4NryY6BHXd7V6uky-N95QxSZUW2BhFsiQg-0FRSq1pHvMx7So2SSts-rE4vCZbJkiX9kEavG2DRBB03kMZQTB8eSeC8z-O6yWUCsjU7a8RM9Ywz2a73MyL39M/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+127+Grevillea+victoriae+'Marshall+Olbricht'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp9avAtYDOwrd6SJKed4NryY6BHXd7V6uky-N95QxSZUW2BhFsiQg-0FRSq1pHvMx7So2SSts-rE4vCZbJkiX9kEavG2DRBB03kMZQTB8eSeC8z-O6yWUCsjU7a8RM9Ywz2a73MyL39M/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+127+Grevillea+victoriae+'Marshall+Olbricht'.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlV6aqHDNkJd7TUWdL6_RjXI7gkrUQOTRokKdfoCbp9O1zaYWAbm6rUIceEXNM5EFgz8wiRkQyvhw_80PX8C22jY9ZDE9i7f43Zyo1TbZjNAhAvwTEYp9WzSFTmuDRDAPCvQIt31gM20/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlV6aqHDNkJd7TUWdL6_RjXI7gkrUQOTRokKdfoCbp9O1zaYWAbm6rUIceEXNM5EFgz8wiRkQyvhw_80PX8C22jY9ZDE9i7f43Zyo1TbZjNAhAvwTEYp9WzSFTmuDRDAPCvQIt31gM20/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+128.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br />Bright kniphofia, but I don't know which one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2ZzqDXmcfcq0ZYUWcn3fH1b2N91ZALJwV-ANvh4cY4uKVlpeXEuVMif5MCqBLRjdWq-kj5gBZ7tdmhzmmUsPrbVbMtzdylPFqWKRR4cbYkDfx-IzbhaF03jOP9AmVyf-IHnGaaBVxqc/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2ZzqDXmcfcq0ZYUWcn3fH1b2N91ZALJwV-ANvh4cY4uKVlpeXEuVMif5MCqBLRjdWq-kj5gBZ7tdmhzmmUsPrbVbMtzdylPFqWKRR4cbYkDfx-IzbhaF03jOP9AmVyf-IHnGaaBVxqc/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+129.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br />This signage was helpful...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaiAzMdzkKI7YJx2_YXQED66ngQTFGH98VR_b6fJRswFV2-4m4tx0OOWioDe5CxvzfRSObL5FIDWuMV6ZDF7daVts6F8m6WxBMJtRTxorgPda1m8S3U6V-86IKI53MImSTcCP6kfR1xE/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaiAzMdzkKI7YJx2_YXQED66ngQTFGH98VR_b6fJRswFV2-4m4tx0OOWioDe5CxvzfRSObL5FIDWuMV6ZDF7daVts6F8m6WxBMJtRTxorgPda1m8S3U6V-86IKI53MImSTcCP6kfR1xE/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Calycanthus I believe...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF5qMldQLcM4HwDM083gvi9ecz_BZvvPwSBbJnbKHnx-G8j2-gLy6G1zZhyMckGIh0RS5_aGgrVB-uT0h3b9iioKnIJBHYgixemlxjjaR283_eZIkfdCYLQ-28H6qIXQ20a3soQL_1gw/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF5qMldQLcM4HwDM083gvi9ecz_BZvvPwSBbJnbKHnx-G8j2-gLy6G1zZhyMckGIh0RS5_aGgrVB-uT0h3b9iioKnIJBHYgixemlxjjaR283_eZIkfdCYLQ-28H6qIXQ20a3soQL_1gw/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Nice foliage combinations...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApf449GptsYxZYo_tJoU10NPvJK07fr8liyeKX6fKvhYXW4dnw3iU7J0AFSbvo1w-R1VqRpMkIAHdh0g2DcthsR3MiQr_qqYvrxjvxsxAVNt7XywCPdzQ043-n2QjTQjtu9HJa0Oh__o/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGi5IfAFzzyTus29UIusHeMr6lyMviB7Y_UjcpRyE4m0tUyO_aSpYc1S6BzvaqgEZIwykF2AkkQD5HHmnS7l0uSc-PbmGkfKd1xy6nnjfkzT1LGF95Oj6ZlpD8Tz5PdD71wtS1M9RcTg/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGi5IfAFzzyTus29UIusHeMr6lyMviB7Y_UjcpRyE4m0tUyO_aSpYc1S6BzvaqgEZIwykF2AkkQD5HHmnS7l0uSc-PbmGkfKd1xy6nnjfkzT1LGF95Oj6ZlpD8Tz5PdD71wtS1M9RcTg/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And of course who doesn't love a blooming crocosmia...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICndwhHR7svSu7kEUWQ7f4G7bpfVa3yI8vPIJEov2horAo6z27i0r-M1QgUuPyV77O8Md_r9Iq3AJ689RFJ-7BPCgayZnyPndmBGu3-4iaRvo081gF47Y2ElZgl6dyfDKyJxEDyDBaZU/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICndwhHR7svSu7kEUWQ7f4G7bpfVa3yI8vPIJEov2horAo6z27i0r-M1QgUuPyV77O8Md_r9Iq3AJ689RFJ-7BPCgayZnyPndmBGu3-4iaRvo081gF47Y2ElZgl6dyfDKyJxEDyDBaZU/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+135.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br />Conifer alert! We're not yet in the official conifer garden (I think this might have been the Monrovia garden) but I loved this one! Pinus strobus 'Contorta' (Contorted White Pine). Not so impressed?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uvTQYwx6iey3_J6pM0efIruanDQjgpc2nxvFS2OArmpHXkkr2WUI5DiK13C2XKdgUpwJKVi58_Dx_RF7Ech9F-fVTRWOOaZILR6pltor47eI7apL7z4O4CiDFMXn_73sHsocnoMa_Xc/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+136+Pinus+strobus+'Contorta'+(Contorted+White+Pine).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uvTQYwx6iey3_J6pM0efIruanDQjgpc2nxvFS2OArmpHXkkr2WUI5DiK13C2XKdgUpwJKVi58_Dx_RF7Ech9F-fVTRWOOaZILR6pltor47eI7apL7z4O4CiDFMXn_73sHsocnoMa_Xc/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+136+Pinus+strobus+'Contorta'+(Contorted+White+Pine).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Look closer...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJJUFNrMu7Zv_vJwpJmSqaKFBetJSHYbAmDTdJL1eO6jjIbl2tFtQTp3juctVLtIKaw1-0DfV39H22LsSLvTScklcTjzdIYisTZLqaSmZ-TjTYPfTn9ZpeWY6Ve1ZAjI_ZcVdZAcBIc0/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJJUFNrMu7Zv_vJwpJmSqaKFBetJSHYbAmDTdJL1eO6jjIbl2tFtQTp3juctVLtIKaw1-0DfV39H22LsSLvTScklcTjzdIYisTZLqaSmZ-TjTYPfTn9ZpeWY6Ve1ZAjI_ZcVdZAcBIc0/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+137.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />This piece reminded me of those big rebar bougainvillea trees at The Getty Center, only of course there wasn't any bougainvillea.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftDjXEUzUT25cajeudq18YMqNPmVfary03KtFXFwDEYhJxdlVg86AfA7LrHsS50KUWD-sl2yJWWKccZTZabAe9PhBSreWItePO22h6B_q_rVpW8eV1iQKwPR1iAmutbcSI69X2cv5uSA/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftDjXEUzUT25cajeudq18YMqNPmVfary03KtFXFwDEYhJxdlVg86AfA7LrHsS50KUWD-sl2yJWWKccZTZabAe9PhBSreWItePO22h6B_q_rVpW8eV1iQKwPR1iAmutbcSI69X2cv5uSA/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />So here we are in the conifer garden, this Abies concolor 'Candicans' (Colorado White Fir) was positively glowing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p7kA7ECs04iQoxNzJ7hNef_0Aup4PcvLW1tmVPjiAilD69oYlR1GqSlSexjJAHnndBve1z9z0r9kmiMlqq4LCCvFC9-T7kOvfgC4J-rSZ9x8ixnSfSc9h9thRShj4f4BH4eW6wA_uxE/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+139+Abies+concolor+'Candicans'+(Colorado+White+Fir).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p7kA7ECs04iQoxNzJ7hNef_0Aup4PcvLW1tmVPjiAilD69oYlR1GqSlSexjJAHnndBve1z9z0r9kmiMlqq4LCCvFC9-T7kOvfgC4J-rSZ9x8ixnSfSc9h9thRShj4f4BH4eW6wA_uxE/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+139+Abies+concolor+'Candicans'+(Colorado+White+Fir).JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br />So powdery...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKTkgPKQy2JpcyV-P8w2AAjsWgwg1e4jgI70666J9fsUTNNS6ectxU4gWwJuakS2lNHWPNNQRQftZF2MZX2kHR3z9VTI8ydlO8x1Hd-EkUDabYS-ateSFV6r0FdDt0hvhaSJul5UNpEM/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKTkgPKQy2JpcyV-P8w2AAjsWgwg1e4jgI70666J9fsUTNNS6ectxU4gWwJuakS2lNHWPNNQRQftZF2MZX2kHR3z9VTI8ydlO8x1Hd-EkUDabYS-ateSFV6r0FdDt0hvhaSJul5UNpEM/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+140.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br />Why would you look at that! Somebody planted some agaves (Agave havardiana) in the conifer garden! I wish I could say it was me doing some guerrilla gardening but no.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJyAAl5vJmOqDs5P13azKkKw6_FxvOXT_nDpS-SpjXyxJQYSpknavTWN1bpkw65XGUqeCbq-B9QdjyTLD0Flo-Q17y5oo8TKMGVpMed2A1HRSqLHdnS0XzbTrfoUoZQxHxT7-UghTX7g/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+141+Agave+havardiana.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJyAAl5vJmOqDs5P13azKkKw6_FxvOXT_nDpS-SpjXyxJQYSpknavTWN1bpkw65XGUqeCbq-B9QdjyTLD0Flo-Q17y5oo8TKMGVpMed2A1HRSqLHdnS0XzbTrfoUoZQxHxT7-UghTX7g/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+141+Agave+havardiana.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s6ZIuRlnX4YqzCgDmAVooGIidagSMrEVT1D9QvVoJ_KHrIEF3CupLEUHsPYvzZD62JPEYGRChojkbqsSTYvzWMB6KZSAMxB-zcwajy_L_7-j3q2mpnMm4x8dLYMkEcrUCoKChL0eP2g/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s6ZIuRlnX4YqzCgDmAVooGIidagSMrEVT1D9QvVoJ_KHrIEF3CupLEUHsPYvzZD62JPEYGRChojkbqsSTYvzWMB6KZSAMxB-zcwajy_L_7-j3q2mpnMm4x8dLYMkEcrUCoKChL0eP2g/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+142.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br />This Juniperus pingii (Ping Juniper) was an advertisement for trees to avoid in your garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMe-buUK3e_Vhi1annFfmhqSiidtOzuR531K66nExOIVIhscKHzMz27VktNbY7_ndQvYzS4DvfpaOzHQY2Xu6G0MdYvJN3pYWuPppBqzL3vZKqQS5WZhIb3i_gdONemg_9BuVhZlGwXE/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+143+Juniperus+pingii+(Ping+Juniper).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMe-buUK3e_Vhi1annFfmhqSiidtOzuR531K66nExOIVIhscKHzMz27VktNbY7_ndQvYzS4DvfpaOzHQY2Xu6G0MdYvJN3pYWuPppBqzL3vZKqQS5WZhIb3i_gdONemg_9BuVhZlGwXE/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+143+Juniperus+pingii+(Ping+Juniper).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Although it is beautiful look at that mess of litter it drops!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLXbIdHBXkWA_JQL4HlzDKiVuVPvkCnmvmnPQvpu2MZMXWlZpuv-PbECjZ5fnWsKKj5gcGcxXGveNW6ozL0AeR2nVWBWFIXq-AB5HgRMHqAm72pXtVxqScpW4uJo9l4EUeNeBdNfVVQM/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLXbIdHBXkWA_JQL4HlzDKiVuVPvkCnmvmnPQvpu2MZMXWlZpuv-PbECjZ5fnWsKKj5gcGcxXGveNW6ozL0AeR2nVWBWFIXq-AB5HgRMHqAm72pXtVxqScpW4uJo9l4EUeNeBdNfVVQM/s640/The+Oregon+Garden+144.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />Finally I leave you with another blue conifer, this one Abies concolor 'Blue Cloak'...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYZKbRlVJXukpg-XobK9nIIu7ua0FR4bQS9spIiwSlfudlWlKTbsmxZhi0X9mPBv-BRyA_zcr1HwR6SCF4ZNEtsSrRLEwl9Tb_48i6NKNvlbrMnQzVwAFA4rO8X8nwlpmaZ35j12v2O8/s1600/The+Oregon+Garden+145+Abies+concolor+'Blue+Cloak'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-17368489098518743592013-08-22T08:15:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.035-07:00Agave americana ‘striata’, my favorite plant in the garden (this week)…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkLaRHyG6XUN589XztIhhFDOU5sam3iPfJlrpk-7huJPu3awgAptb5jS-62M8S8dNYbnHAYGRy08hyvRl1PEHxXkoREepbFNNTrezMRrJdAJ0BXsFcDmQhBnlGMXyBZwmmXXTsbIQ4h0/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkLaRHyG6XUN589XztIhhFDOU5sam3iPfJlrpk-7huJPu3awgAptb5jS-62M8S8dNYbnHAYGRy08hyvRl1PEHxXkoREepbFNNTrezMRrJdAJ0BXsFcDmQhBnlGMXyBZwmmXXTsbIQ4h0/s640/Agave+americana+var.+striata+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I’m afraid you’re going to be underwhelmed at this week’s favorite. Maybe a little back-story will help? This is a story of persistence and luck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc7g1QceAYTE8slKhmtNiGog2wZ1vPAaxhSxjrMdVTSjvzt3abrvuhSNEw4ghHBIimkoI2PBkMjXwmWffSDRZGDysvo-iKqZvDFjkAmKwHw_tuMoGxZJ-C_BdY2g_UnN959GNHVXUM9o/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc7g1QceAYTE8slKhmtNiGog2wZ1vPAaxhSxjrMdVTSjvzt3abrvuhSNEw4ghHBIimkoI2PBkMjXwmWffSDRZGDysvo-iKqZvDFjkAmKwHw_tuMoGxZJ-C_BdY2g_UnN959GNHVXUM9o/s640/Agave+americana+var.+striata+3.JPG" width="402" /></a></div><br />I first laid eyes on <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/agave-americana-var-striata/" target="_blank">Agave americana ‘striata’</a> when <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2009/11/san-marcos-growers.html" target="_blank">I visited San Marcos Growers in 2009</a>. Since it was growing in their display garden without a name (two photos below) I called it Agave ‘marmoleum’ because the random stripes on the leaves made me think of marmoleum (the new fangled version of old fashioned linoleum). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi6bwbwRLA1inUEMqW8HXkfsZ54Ao7h7WyU0oyEsn-lunsmdtVTAHGyj9nBSxmRGTLMaVavlf6a_YuWVWy0GPkGilww2sfDV4HJ2SpxUUABzOiI3rqPw3iSR7FSVhlWjRHy5DVXVOnpc/s1600/Agave+'marmoleum'.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi6bwbwRLA1inUEMqW8HXkfsZ54Ao7h7WyU0oyEsn-lunsmdtVTAHGyj9nBSxmRGTLMaVavlf6a_YuWVWy0GPkGilww2sfDV4HJ2SpxUUABzOiI3rqPw3iSR7FSVhlWjRHy5DVXVOnpc/s400/Agave+'marmoleum'.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Thankfully their Randy Baldwin commented on that post and gave me the name, and my search started.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62A2SCc7rZ5EDVOrfBR9YnaFTT-4nnXBtfHs1cGzGOCTWHv387MZxyloj54sGbI2AbgzX2UxTYvlgQamN2nfwLzCZm8W2kwVYQmK1Aqx-O9NcooJzvVZRQtltPP5yR0GRVXFFJto5PoI/s1600/Agave+'marmoleum'+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62A2SCc7rZ5EDVOrfBR9YnaFTT-4nnXBtfHs1cGzGOCTWHv387MZxyloj54sGbI2AbgzX2UxTYvlgQamN2nfwLzCZm8W2kwVYQmK1Aqx-O9NcooJzvVZRQtltPP5yR0GRVXFFJto5PoI/s400/Agave+'marmoleum'+close+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The next time I ran across it was at the <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/03/ruth-bancroft-garden-part-1-plants-for.html" target="_blank">Ruth Bancroft Garden in 2012</a>. It was in their behind-the-scenes nursery, we’d been allowed back there to look at the plants and were pushing our luck trying to buy a couple. I passed on this specimen, I wanted it badly but there were other more healthy looking things calling out to me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFavRgZ8hmMsjbXv1CwuNlwiB07ytCkYjDlYPT2xorndYOrXn-sElHcVA3rHoHrlqyAiTtK9s8BMO8QyMBdxo2USL9cP6SWU9keK4jTsnRJKudKpSGoKcre1rxFX9v0G130kMtZGIf_rs/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+at+Ruth+Bancroft+Garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFavRgZ8hmMsjbXv1CwuNlwiB07ytCkYjDlYPT2xorndYOrXn-sElHcVA3rHoHrlqyAiTtK9s8BMO8QyMBdxo2USL9cP6SWU9keK4jTsnRJKudKpSGoKcre1rxFX9v0G130kMtZGIf_rs/s400/Agave+americana+var.+striata+at+Ruth+Bancroft+Garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />So after that, when I finally did end up with a Agave americana ‘striata’ in my hands I didn’t even recognize it for what it was, it looked so bad. Here it is when I bought it home last fall as part of the<a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/11/an-agave-story-chapter-2.html" target="_blank"> agave rescue</a>…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcMSE0Z-UHnLV2jyvGP29uY7DbE188sOnCM79WIcaRzX98sBH_6qDGGkhXr77lwEfSAmjSazEOz07JHxaoxasrHh6EYFNTKbq2SFDE-d2GFNkiQJw_XJM8mt7x6CBB-uOEGdQeYM3q-U/s1600/Agave+americana+'striata'+rescue.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcMSE0Z-UHnLV2jyvGP29uY7DbE188sOnCM79WIcaRzX98sBH_6qDGGkhXr77lwEfSAmjSazEOz07JHxaoxasrHh6EYFNTKbq2SFDE-d2GFNkiQJw_XJM8mt7x6CBB-uOEGdQeYM3q-U/s400/Agave+americana+'striata'+rescue.JPG" width="345" /></a></div><br />Pretty pathetic right? And those random yellow stripes were just faintly visible. Early this spring I planted it up in a container and placed it in the driveway, near the vegetable stock tanks. I figured this was the best place for it to get a lot of heat (southern exposure, concrete, and a dark wall) and I’d remember to splash some water on it frequently, whenever I waterd the vegetables.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Z2SrBo0Un4mMaAt7Pn-lxzt99QqdZEC9oz5tBut-sxl4bjUkb0bV3jPmNSqByfVJly-6FmG1qHHtBUaVNtPkqvqJ9RG3NDH6ixIso-K7ndEyRMe5-wtDA_FlrH_DjarA9imKSbLO6g/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Z2SrBo0Un4mMaAt7Pn-lxzt99QqdZEC9oz5tBut-sxl4bjUkb0bV3jPmNSqByfVJly-6FmG1qHHtBUaVNtPkqvqJ9RG3NDH6ixIso-K7ndEyRMe5-wtDA_FlrH_DjarA9imKSbLO6g/s640/Agave+americana+var.+striata+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It has rewarded me with lots of new growth and those random yellow stripes I wanted. Now I’ll just need to decide if it goes in the ground next spring or gets potted up to a larger container.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L-TzPR4KBV-jORovpbKlz8NRxKbPyQIPtDlZTmCe-Nh_DDZ0H6DQ_PrRz3VjaGX85ZTDMdQnC2o6fKoJb86c6dckCmQAJWVoYCIyvauNWCObGoNcg_BHfInI91JLNv_gxdF4WdOK6_s/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L-TzPR4KBV-jORovpbKlz8NRxKbPyQIPtDlZTmCe-Nh_DDZ0H6DQ_PrRz3VjaGX85ZTDMdQnC2o6fKoJb86c6dckCmQAJWVoYCIyvauNWCObGoNcg_BHfInI91JLNv_gxdF4WdOK6_s/s640/Agave+americana+var.+striata+5.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br />The stats:<br /><ul><li>Reaches 6-8 ft wide and 4-6 ft tall (in the ground)</li><li>Wants full sun and is drought tolerant (and of course not moisture tolerant)</li><li>Hardy to 15-20 F</li><li>Native to Mexico</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjMPLckFwOHKtD4Em4pqakPaf5bKfQsys9BYGrI5cs2X21T2o5GfEoDL0iJw_6tZrn2UsrgLzawOmJfddXwnQ1aDyjsfUP92Ecm0aL3kJLowOT4moq8RZZWwQB_p_9vTGa_7udkcIuWY/s1600/Agave+americana+var.+striata+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjMPLckFwOHKtD4Em4pqakPaf5bKfQsys9BYGrI5cs2X21T2o5GfEoDL0iJw_6tZrn2UsrgLzawOmJfddXwnQ1aDyjsfUP92Ecm0aL3kJLowOT4moq8RZZWwQB_p_9vTGa_7udkcIuWY/s640/Agave+americana+var.+striata+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Do you have a favorite in your garden this week? Please share it in the comments below, and if you've got a blog post about it include the link so we all can find it!<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-25610028185729347082013-08-21T08:21:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.128-07:00It’s time to tour the garden...Every summer I try and do a comprehensive photo tour of the garden. It’s great for me because it provides a record of the garden each year, and (I hope) helps you get an idea of the overall garden layout, since I tend to focus on close-ups pretty regularly. We’ll start this tour in the front garden, as though you were just stepping out of your car for a visit…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqtDoK1gZS_ZAVgQYoUlTcELepxW34m3cmmyKVAZ8S9myk5btMHz9OhLOM2oBKrjjtCh2JNcraXBJV8C4LksukwpBX977suzbuSzVfS_JhLualOmGl-zcsizbCgQQRENKmy0S3TBPVLw/s1600/tour+2013+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqtDoK1gZS_ZAVgQYoUlTcELepxW34m3cmmyKVAZ8S9myk5btMHz9OhLOM2oBKrjjtCh2JNcraXBJV8C4LksukwpBX977suzbuSzVfS_JhLualOmGl-zcsizbCgQQRENKmy0S3TBPVLw/s640/tour+2013+100.JPG" /></a></div><br />Right away your intrigued by the tetrapanax (or at least I hope you would be) and need to walk over for a closer look...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoGxKA5_9UYH1Ez1Xf4k_Vn_DqfuuUfX_s9KpMCz8mPes3Gvuhwe8Yh3Gpkw9WkcfLRyTo2HvI_JpCYgPaY7ImlxObxqvrxxDYu3HKd-a7-XCnJfwJjqRDmYAsYi0CLMsW6hCVdVvm8c/s1600/tour+2013+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoGxKA5_9UYH1Ez1Xf4k_Vn_DqfuuUfX_s9KpMCz8mPes3Gvuhwe8Yh3Gpkw9WkcfLRyTo2HvI_JpCYgPaY7ImlxObxqvrxxDYu3HKd-a7-XCnJfwJjqRDmYAsYi0CLMsW6hCVdVvm8c/s640/tour+2013+101.JPG" /></a></div><br />But then you come around to our driveway to see things from this angle...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEEd3DiWycYZMAAhGVqBv4CR1Wd-5IRCfvi3ho4tiFYMEe7mV54njDYF7zaV6dlGkgFzP2g0WEvc6AJJJaRuRFZd8qz7k1awe6ut1wwuGMacPPVkgEazvFzkhsLZteIwfcBKBGe2mGB4/s1600/tour+2013+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEEd3DiWycYZMAAhGVqBv4CR1Wd-5IRCfvi3ho4tiFYMEe7mV54njDYF7zaV6dlGkgFzP2g0WEvc6AJJJaRuRFZd8qz7k1awe6ut1wwuGMacPPVkgEazvFzkhsLZteIwfcBKBGe2mGB4/s640/tour+2013+102.JPG" /></a></div><br />Before heading back to the front to get a closer look.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAddAVB2g4jgJH3XAPRrpiAn5In4eEcfCbJgRGUXFeBBUXDI4lwHkjUUkoFSRxHXzhS_KdE9-YihvVwlWkL-XtoAAVUjAIZVp7UOEQ-D1D0sbcDFwdQnrtqaUmsCw7k_wWcArklddIzBk/s1600/tour+2013+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAddAVB2g4jgJH3XAPRrpiAn5In4eEcfCbJgRGUXFeBBUXDI4lwHkjUUkoFSRxHXzhS_KdE9-YihvVwlWkL-XtoAAVUjAIZVp7UOEQ-D1D0sbcDFwdQnrtqaUmsCw7k_wWcArklddIzBk/s640/tour+2013+103.JPG" /></a></div><br />That darn tetrapanax again...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47GmXZgjQ0WrE2RrZCOeb0AK864mV_Aj7ieJPPp6cZli1DzhsETDBxtohD_VSd3ocXNA9odKWVGIVozNYm_VyNUbUSjTK1SlfQZjZF_9SDekEYYOEOpnSu5srAIOupObXqQ7b98uheG4/s1600/tour+2013+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47GmXZgjQ0WrE2RrZCOeb0AK864mV_Aj7ieJPPp6cZli1DzhsETDBxtohD_VSd3ocXNA9odKWVGIVozNYm_VyNUbUSjTK1SlfQZjZF_9SDekEYYOEOpnSu5srAIOupObXqQ7b98uheG4/s640/tour+2013+104.JPG" /></a></div><br />And the north side of our house. I had a visitor comment recently this part of the garden feels noticeably under-planted, when compared to the other parts (which are crammed full). Yes, and it's taken great self control! I want to plant more but our houses are so close in this part of town and I'm trying to be considerate of the neighbors. They shouldn't have to fight back a jungle to get out of their car (right?).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDZugtgfimnesemkfgHjJKxlxZB_FPrPDAL5uQZpayHtRTqsMLrZCmN8h_7cyKrH-_N119XaHp7aJ5tJgTjS-ky4UAR0KXdftlpJtuGTmCm5qXIXeDAv9VQw1NvPJRvegntFk2R_cWlk/s1600/tour+2013+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDZugtgfimnesemkfgHjJKxlxZB_FPrPDAL5uQZpayHtRTqsMLrZCmN8h_7cyKrH-_N119XaHp7aJ5tJgTjS-ky4UAR0KXdftlpJtuGTmCm5qXIXeDAv9VQw1NvPJRvegntFk2R_cWlk/s640/tour+2013+105.JPG" /></a></div><br />So let's take the same path the mail man does, that's why there's such an expanse of open space here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJ4VdZM7k8z-gDIxCrrtqR5-9zHUsbIdDC3CKTjvXftSxdRUwsEcAHCCkvofIYuO1EeWymdeZm-NGxaDz75JHW4dQvoqf9RA-m4MJx9ksnt7RHvQCNeg6gfKSJSLTc9aqA6TBhsy46No/s1600/tour+2013+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJ4VdZM7k8z-gDIxCrrtqR5-9zHUsbIdDC3CKTjvXftSxdRUwsEcAHCCkvofIYuO1EeWymdeZm-NGxaDz75JHW4dQvoqf9RA-m4MJx9ksnt7RHvQCNeg6gfKSJSLTc9aqA6TBhsy46No/s640/tour+2013+106.JPG" /></a></div><br />This is the area recetnly freed from Bishops Weed and a pair of old Pieris japonica. I am absolutely in love with the Feijoa sellowiana (Pineapple Guava) in the large container (there's another one at the far corner, which you can't see here)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VhBwrYXli0sfjFKlXOxP9whonY9gXPxKOg0mklJll8_GqOoMBHAI4GVCUXZ6qMz6ugikufKVarvwXZ_GIQJelnb-bsJqt4Fn9b5oSZdGmko8eBKcV_cp_oa8ws4gM6kSKgF7A6BCmIs/s1600/tour+2013+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VhBwrYXli0sfjFKlXOxP9whonY9gXPxKOg0mklJll8_GqOoMBHAI4GVCUXZ6qMz6ugikufKVarvwXZ_GIQJelnb-bsJqt4Fn9b5oSZdGmko8eBKcV_cp_oa8ws4gM6kSKgF7A6BCmIs/s640/tour+2013+107.JPG" /></a></div><br />As well as this combo...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvDiVvckwVMFeJwnE2BY5V9rgsewT8paGGS4pl_xEUbhl5KLzBM4mIvwQUIfNlI30Nes27JHZJUsJZje7QGiSFcmuEU26Srd-VXZQcUl7HvMx-ZnNYgKYEkwguXDIj319ro3qIg1cEh8/s1600/tour+2013+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvDiVvckwVMFeJwnE2BY5V9rgsewT8paGGS4pl_xEUbhl5KLzBM4mIvwQUIfNlI30Nes27JHZJUsJZje7QGiSFcmuEU26Srd-VXZQcUl7HvMx-ZnNYgKYEkwguXDIj319ro3qIg1cEh8/s640/tour+2013+108.JPG" /></a></div><br />And the Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold with it's big leaves. It completely hides our a/c unit this time of year!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHwjoCsggdlnc_Wl483dwoTANwxKnvD4_NpRHsubHmGrfCOeUtc1DpniA0hWaiPRwOl6k42HRhkEdhRXnYouWYQIM6zRw7m62wmspVx9IMgAtOlVJNQxvsH7cv8-s0CDuN4YZ7b6T5A4/s1600/tour+2013+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHwjoCsggdlnc_Wl483dwoTANwxKnvD4_NpRHsubHmGrfCOeUtc1DpniA0hWaiPRwOl6k42HRhkEdhRXnYouWYQIM6zRw7m62wmspVx9IMgAtOlVJNQxvsH7cv8-s0CDuN4YZ7b6T5A4/s640/tour+2013+109.JPG" /></a></div><br />A final glance back over your shoulder before heading around to the south side of the house...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DNgd8SYv8MvbYiThhpZJVClZZeoNBP0pgpp_BHKe_3MHFAbMTppASe2E37vKsCZNMrBUv7OCpADpBAkaV5xTVxYgL8cJ1MrNbO39lh8ieEakby1zLWTkMKba4BfEwA6Wcpr4MaWoXzQ/s1600/tour+2013+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DNgd8SYv8MvbYiThhpZJVClZZeoNBP0pgpp_BHKe_3MHFAbMTppASe2E37vKsCZNMrBUv7OCpADpBAkaV5xTVxYgL8cJ1MrNbO39lh8ieEakby1zLWTkMKba4BfEwA6Wcpr4MaWoXzQ/s640/tour+2013+110.JPG" /></a></div><br />...and the driveway veggie garden. Right to left the containers are full of rosemary and basil, cucumbers and pole beans (lush...but not a single darn bean), and the stock tank on the far end has a trio of tomatoes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvwJTfoMWv2SQfHqjAh4lntExHAsGHROx9-JxvvYci_31_ywkiNc3jHAdaYYaax5s2DrHjCAhnLwnfUva36qCKffNxqxJg-aU_YeRzj7ewITVYhNh9i7s6s6nikUmO6cpWhWgo1A-LYo/s1600/tour+2013+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvwJTfoMWv2SQfHqjAh4lntExHAsGHROx9-JxvvYci_31_ywkiNc3jHAdaYYaax5s2DrHjCAhnLwnfUva36qCKffNxqxJg-aU_YeRzj7ewITVYhNh9i7s6s6nikUmO6cpWhWgo1A-LYo/s640/tour+2013+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />The Agave weberi had almost disappeared under a mass of ginger-mint, but I cut it back a week or so ago.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8GBiHawK2LwtOt9BJS2xJqCH0s8Klp9fHXuYwAmSkm-1LQQOKoMrhbM-zybv9-yRGkqzq6yoLCSJ1oS-a_Gy9cTbasNInWS4dN4m9eKvBCpLmWR2VYE-dITu89-NCThW0mAcFK4EF9o/s1600/tour+2013+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8GBiHawK2LwtOt9BJS2xJqCH0s8Klp9fHXuYwAmSkm-1LQQOKoMrhbM-zybv9-yRGkqzq6yoLCSJ1oS-a_Gy9cTbasNInWS4dN4m9eKvBCpLmWR2VYE-dITu89-NCThW0mAcFK4EF9o/s640/tour+2013+112.JPG" /></a></div><br />The large black container, on the far left, also holds a tomato plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cMIzW78K5cuY2aPbgTnJQ5NBngjQhl3UO5d9fQ3svLbfEqkk-OVdPvUkdPqKN32b5EnIri_6UxSpYAapYRZcDdv3wm_lt-_MNJRp2DpmqUbO879Jgpsnv1btdq_naYhM-CctuBDXPEU/s1600/tour+2013+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cMIzW78K5cuY2aPbgTnJQ5NBngjQhl3UO5d9fQ3svLbfEqkk-OVdPvUkdPqKN32b5EnIri_6UxSpYAapYRZcDdv3wm_lt-_MNJRp2DpmqUbO879Jgpsnv1btdq_naYhM-CctuBDXPEU/s640/tour+2013+113.JPG" /></a></div><br />I'm very disappointed in my tomatoes this year. Such silly short little plants (2 out of 3 in this container). Thankfully several friends have been unloading their extra tomatoes on us so we're not going without.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBAzl4goIZf0Z17wiS4Ql9kjybCMbPYejx16mnO3tdvzqNMDzEEg2UTcwCRPSjyHpHaezRH44TIDSmlL5uIVvi7FNf2VBZ4FRgU6lyqp11GW7te1TXGmleyfjS2LsOlAhlvM9T1EMd1o/s1600/tour+2013+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBAzl4goIZf0Z17wiS4Ql9kjybCMbPYejx16mnO3tdvzqNMDzEEg2UTcwCRPSjyHpHaezRH44TIDSmlL5uIVvi7FNf2VBZ4FRgU6lyqp11GW7te1TXGmleyfjS2LsOlAhlvM9T1EMd1o/s640/tour+2013+114.JPG" /></a></div><br />Okay time to enter our private paradise, the back garden...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjls_k83ZlDzu_pfx3n9rvyCqBcI_vaxXGFQ6A6387mdCM6ZGbIQ1di96fq-vWYEj-RJ8l2eu9niv7OLC77pAXwrtJeqLCQYyVIK5O_jfCF3dGzBx2DyRvT7GhtaOwFDhS4fhl_b5EU9xc/s1600/tour+2013+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjls_k83ZlDzu_pfx3n9rvyCqBcI_vaxXGFQ6A6387mdCM6ZGbIQ1di96fq-vWYEj-RJ8l2eu9niv7OLC77pAXwrtJeqLCQYyVIK5O_jfCF3dGzBx2DyRvT7GhtaOwFDhS4fhl_b5EU9xc/s640/tour+2013+115.JPG" /></a></div><br />On your left Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace'...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8kgnfMhYz6ORFoObyUmi7kOlWqxWcxCARU3sqWiRi_xxFIyPdQcnMQ43ZpCTxzlXGgjUCq06BFS64f4GbHYtzWuCD7e7bxqd0X_3FdiHS7TKxSX7D9m3Fw1G5VcnXY16xCL4eh3WQEk/s1600/tour+2013+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8kgnfMhYz6ORFoObyUmi7kOlWqxWcxCARU3sqWiRi_xxFIyPdQcnMQ43ZpCTxzlXGgjUCq06BFS64f4GbHYtzWuCD7e7bxqd0X_3FdiHS7TKxSX7D9m3Fw1G5VcnXY16xCL4eh3WQEk/s640/tour+2013+116.JPG" /></a></div><br />On your right a "totally wrong for the spot but I'm loving it as long as it's alive" Acacia pravissima. It's grown at least 3-feet this year alone...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwbuE827bhIcJQ-WOMADz8l2UBkA22CNRD2Edtozm9hdI2FiEjzsVeFiWwGprBvphMK8zyvjzws18MpxVSKjirFD4j8gTe1eT6zwosRVZPEhkbb_HMbUl2StfCpVoQqCnRnje0xdEEu0/s1600/tour+2013+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwbuE827bhIcJQ-WOMADz8l2UBkA22CNRD2Edtozm9hdI2FiEjzsVeFiWwGprBvphMK8zyvjzws18MpxVSKjirFD4j8gTe1eT6zwosRVZPEhkbb_HMbUl2StfCpVoQqCnRnje0xdEEu0/s640/tour+2013+117.JPG" /></a></div><br />Let's just walk straight down to the patio, we can come back and look at the rest of the garden later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8QJj-03lNYN9ZE7DPL-j8fadbqytN2fSO_1SA2IvTnemv3U8mGmawFkujmWgRcUxhkhR3jqgKjhlRu9p_7DG1elxYtyQ3BD0bVmlefiiKaefMLrDmy5M-pat-LFb2qkEjQsfnU4-Juk/s1600/tour+2013+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWKSyPqKt1Ce3bxZ8nCUPDsKs6wG_3xsyW9IGiwIHlr-yvrPJ6K8S1222FST9FSPrba8nJbDsTbMYft3dPvxdQ-qKswzlQhCiMDXN2j-Vyybylslz1oriu0KVJAVzkwVup6AtS0rv1WE/s1600/tour+2013+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWKSyPqKt1Ce3bxZ8nCUPDsKs6wG_3xsyW9IGiwIHlr-yvrPJ6K8S1222FST9FSPrba8nJbDsTbMYft3dPvxdQ-qKswzlQhCiMDXN2j-Vyybylslz1oriu0KVJAVzkwVup6AtS0rv1WE/s640/tour+2013+133.JPG" /></a></div><br />The Gunnera (big leaves, dead center) hasn't put on a lot of growth this year, but what it has produced has managed to stay green and upright (instead of crispy brown and flopped over) so I'm thankful for that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_wj2ItTKpGckTV0YKUMGBB9OHtxHv90heD6gWa-YgXsOpAkQH62-wrnYDLPVnOF5ZHOekhcLjnNDcbnLClkLhSsqQqVdrcS0hZP7e0eeUAwwah_EYg2qPKuyhadkIRsMWgdoX6DdofA/s1600/tour+2013+134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPaHtbr4FSLNZLa0jXyiVNhgzdqqIWVNFv74PBgnEjsjmcVIl0wL9Kk9rBA0HfOVpFyFkRSCo77tAn8rwRMSa1cHRVkzutGy3v8f78v0dnlzAjOAJtKvZAnx5oSW6_rLuYs_-ceJJUHU/s1600/tour+2013+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPaHtbr4FSLNZLa0jXyiVNhgzdqqIWVNFv74PBgnEjsjmcVIl0wL9Kk9rBA0HfOVpFyFkRSCo77tAn8rwRMSa1cHRVkzutGy3v8f78v0dnlzAjOAJtKvZAnx5oSW6_rLuYs_-ceJJUHU/s640/tour+2013+136.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVVKv3wonG52YTBCJfIH5VFf0CGENiJXbYyi6S1310ZIlVbdVJsAp4f2Lc4x8DD6LQyCajxpQoB6Y4YjbVR873LQRzf2GZLKrPSHdnh_gzHL0jcSYFcHUNh1ARvsCSeZ1NHNPi7q2BPk/s1600/tour+2013+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVVKv3wonG52YTBCJfIH5VFf0CGENiJXbYyi6S1310ZIlVbdVJsAp4f2Lc4x8DD6LQyCajxpQoB6Y4YjbVR873LQRzf2GZLKrPSHdnh_gzHL0jcSYFcHUNh1ARvsCSeZ1NHNPi7q2BPk/s640/tour+2013+138.JPG" /></a></div><br />Ya, that's a lot of plants crammed in a small space, I know.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoWv-5fPt8egvIstKEYuLhDpHGRhptAr1ZhC9jbzaVtLBu7HKQx35o114dqN5p-2s_gvbHW43M4G6l66s75ystqzuNUZhO8EajUeFKR0uhtbtSkn38BPRRQE04IJHk5YVFHjf7JYZvrs/s1600/tour+2013+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoWv-5fPt8egvIstKEYuLhDpHGRhptAr1ZhC9jbzaVtLBu7HKQx35o114dqN5p-2s_gvbHW43M4G6l66s75ystqzuNUZhO8EajUeFKR0uhtbtSkn38BPRRQE04IJHk5YVFHjf7JYZvrs/s640/tour+2013+137.JPG" /></a></div><br />The Trachycarpus fortunei is starting to look like it just might become a real palm (you know, with some height)...I hope so! (and look, the sun is starting to break through the clouds).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6IQoTCBXrG5X5PmaFbMsM9vnmn4BzwGC5dFZ4d12ZNHZRORGCmASS8dLQG-YaWIsfWQMlpqxL1XCMesfEgrpUfzVxQzva79W3HqHeF_DnmaJ-VcMCCYJs02WJ4Z405TQW5CrEJdkrwE/s1600/tour+2013+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6IQoTCBXrG5X5PmaFbMsM9vnmn4BzwGC5dFZ4d12ZNHZRORGCmASS8dLQG-YaWIsfWQMlpqxL1XCMesfEgrpUfzVxQzva79W3HqHeF_DnmaJ-VcMCCYJs02WJ4Z405TQW5CrEJdkrwE/s640/tour+2013+139.JPG" /></a></div><br />Those large bright green leaves to the left of the orange circle pot belong to Bocconia frutescens (Tree Poppy).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBaki2E01UPQFOt-ustYQNtqla7cC5omGyAQ83bDXuD87fge8Ds-pV6UqY8n1Mk0VathCW5bFYxUhaZNT005a1j2LTVdTM-btuPOaYE1-fvMuafatWM_UAULKZAIsZ8KNhUYWDObwE-A/s1600/tour+2013+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBaki2E01UPQFOt-ustYQNtqla7cC5omGyAQ83bDXuD87fge8Ds-pV6UqY8n1Mk0VathCW5bFYxUhaZNT005a1j2LTVdTM-btuPOaYE1-fvMuafatWM_UAULKZAIsZ8KNhUYWDObwE-A/s640/tour+2013+140.JPG" /></a></div><br />As do these fabulous little berries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V2UEQufQ1nO_wQieQ-FrSedNJaAFi8mylu9ivqyTJ4LAhAJ0EC_Zt5y-E-ku5P0uPECOajhEGaiwd86Ff5_zHy0T5uOLGIh7U9YwAC2ArXgt175trtawyj1h1s9yDOfMN3jovuov8as/s1600/tour+2013+141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V2UEQufQ1nO_wQieQ-FrSedNJaAFi8mylu9ivqyTJ4LAhAJ0EC_Zt5y-E-ku5P0uPECOajhEGaiwd86Ff5_zHy0T5uOLGIh7U9YwAC2ArXgt175trtawyj1h1s9yDOfMN3jovuov8as/s640/tour+2013+141.JPG" /></a></div><br />Looking towards the back of the house and the new area planted up just this spring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J5xrtcWh2EzolEALKIsOP0mtksiFYbbOjcwaQZZ76rHZVs1KTweHhNWvHRc2KTIaIC0MtffXUHvKeQSg_yube0YqBtfkWiEqDVHZLRlg7hf11Xe28CIAwkS5rdSKlUr0LkpZBLTmM1Y/s1600/tour+2013+142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J5xrtcWh2EzolEALKIsOP0mtksiFYbbOjcwaQZZ76rHZVs1KTweHhNWvHRc2KTIaIC0MtffXUHvKeQSg_yube0YqBtfkWiEqDVHZLRlg7hf11Xe28CIAwkS5rdSKlUr0LkpZBLTmM1Y/s640/tour+2013+142.JPG" /></a></div><br />Of course it's already becoming a mashed together riot of plants...and such is my garden! Thanks for coming along on the tour! (the end)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0L5a0dXyj5haTA5AW8LwxRBHNaOsbQNqu-ZpXaAzSRHCKQgnCz1nvW7yBYcUnDMH5TdfswnJQIaRTet_gyETL5dH2SX6oF5dngWgdUQ-Am-_J6jdQoXopD7mBur0o8WtVX7udHR0w-Q/s1600/tour+2013+143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0L5a0dXyj5haTA5AW8LwxRBHNaOsbQNqu-ZpXaAzSRHCKQgnCz1nvW7yBYcUnDMH5TdfswnJQIaRTet_gyETL5dH2SX6oF5dngWgdUQ-Am-_J6jdQoXopD7mBur0o8WtVX7udHR0w-Q/s640/tour+2013+143.JPG" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-84428956686372057752013-08-20T08:13:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.222-07:00Bear Valley NurseryYou guys know me by now; I’m always up for a nursery visit! So while staying in Lincoln City, on the Oregon Coast, and I saw a sign for Bear Valley Nursery what else could I do? I had to visit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf95N-fz5vqY7w6ZabUcRk7D15YnL8ewjg3lKYtUIzOiQWjOM-6ftMY70UCD6foHU3Vo8EUfMXPQGxe-_6O3EfsKknmzCoz5gPHrK8uMBzEcaVtqR8t0khiCFN7LULqmv9z3MSyvhJE6Q/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf95N-fz5vqY7w6ZabUcRk7D15YnL8ewjg3lKYtUIzOiQWjOM-6ftMY70UCD6foHU3Vo8EUfMXPQGxe-_6O3EfsKknmzCoz5gPHrK8uMBzEcaVtqR8t0khiCFN7LULqmv9z3MSyvhJE6Q/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+100.JPG" /></a></div><br />It was surprisingly good. You know how we “big city folk” can get ideas about the hinterlands. I expected a lot of pansies and petunias. Maybe an exotic crocosmia or two (that area is positively infested with crocosmia), no…it was way better! Plus they had a great selection of those specific to the beach landscaping essentials, like the lashed together timbers for mounting a pair of concrete seagulls…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6Cwx7c_TX43Ca6VG5VgVtut1IBhTwBoFFGHT_O2jNylzQ4f3veFdoa5DuTVYDFo5GOTtbstDcdwX2PRuMgi4Z7Q2_lpkfn1RQfErXQHfHevpTiDBHoSjLt_jIdIvsVJ9b_KPqAt-tQ/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS6Cwx7c_TX43Ca6VG5VgVtut1IBhTwBoFFGHT_O2jNylzQ4f3veFdoa5DuTVYDFo5GOTtbstDcdwX2PRuMgi4Z7Q2_lpkfn1RQfErXQHfHevpTiDBHoSjLt_jIdIvsVJ9b_KPqAt-tQ/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+101.JPG" /></a></div><br />And who among us doesn’t need a big chunky rusted chain and some wire wheel rims?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Mq7IHeGKjq_H26iCtiZPZNGWMvd4_SFQYGOPFm9w88T4ZzrBktS_GbmFz9Sr73sAkkYnACV6dT8bctYdUe-dBUoBtIapcd8kltvkSiyuHwl9P9OxFkWr-v8APHA99QnwVa_jjYjO93A/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Mq7IHeGKjq_H26iCtiZPZNGWMvd4_SFQYGOPFm9w88T4ZzrBktS_GbmFz9Sr73sAkkYnACV6dT8bctYdUe-dBUoBtIapcd8kltvkSiyuHwl9P9OxFkWr-v8APHA99QnwVa_jjYjO93A/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+102.JPG" /></a></div><br />Okay I’m being a little sarcastic but I really did think the selection was fun. Heck they even have picnic tables and phormiums…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77dZIygPX1P0RoFyZA5SkNjCGRJAIgA2DFI_BUo4DSv-8BO4iqlJer4Ur9KLUCW8qvMGxVYFmdPAoC4DypqCXn7ta5T1-oq8QHlkgc1peJu4m3UclkNzX0ZOa1Q0c1QOPB4NhSUGtDQU/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77dZIygPX1P0RoFyZA5SkNjCGRJAIgA2DFI_BUo4DSv-8BO4iqlJer4Ur9KLUCW8qvMGxVYFmdPAoC4DypqCXn7ta5T1-oq8QHlkgc1peJu4m3UclkNzX0ZOa1Q0c1QOPB4NhSUGtDQU/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+103.JPG" /></a></div><br />And a planted trough which it looks like some critter might have been digging in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTew_b_DjAtBe4w5eDhyphenhyphenx5hcKUncUUUhjbf1gZa1HqL1YorEom3hQzel2VtOZRAJ2PdfJK6wwYjDQ9mQQtQsPVnPO-6Q5Ql4IcFtmD_m73_LVXoKIGs5YSpGq1eXgB4AXbHWuTEXum_I/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTew_b_DjAtBe4w5eDhyphenhyphenx5hcKUncUUUhjbf1gZa1HqL1YorEom3hQzel2VtOZRAJ2PdfJK6wwYjDQ9mQQtQsPVnPO-6Q5Ql4IcFtmD_m73_LVXoKIGs5YSpGq1eXgB4AXbHWuTEXum_I/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+104.JPG" /></a></div><br />Nice dyckia…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KCJWovhOOth57tPE_1vpLX3H1IXL_-oRDvQ7cLgwXFXqw5k62VwY6QOFLuCONfSZKUz-V1eyytN5YD5_nzUES4-qZCzCGFctIdPhJvFUsyGAWXINk_Byvz90IOsVPo7RO8BphH8fIHw/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KCJWovhOOth57tPE_1vpLX3H1IXL_-oRDvQ7cLgwXFXqw5k62VwY6QOFLuCONfSZKUz-V1eyytN5YD5_nzUES4-qZCzCGFctIdPhJvFUsyGAWXINk_Byvz90IOsVPo7RO8BphH8fIHw/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+105.JPG" /></a></div><br />And there were even agaves! (there are always agaves if you just look hard enough)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgDspUE08b2HI7qWzhiIZBSslOdGvMHBB8skCCtas5ujN_qP65szZ4xVi48s9dTQZwA1kf-1KQqeWBNGoqFLud-Gbstmp30z5-qrY5SYdiMCXE5J-gtNycCOgmPRD1BF2PUVf50FMq4Y/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgDspUE08b2HI7qWzhiIZBSslOdGvMHBB8skCCtas5ujN_qP65szZ4xVi48s9dTQZwA1kf-1KQqeWBNGoqFLud-Gbstmp30z5-qrY5SYdiMCXE5J-gtNycCOgmPRD1BF2PUVf50FMq4Y/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+106.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvCt8EvIq06j-WjTMPM7pcxPpBLhR4B4XWYdQdXOciJQQyDNj1kMCORElsgY5ALF-v05-krP9w0mqdcQKFVKKykniURHe_ifYcyLJ9ctBM2UV7PqoP-r7G4YbFDe8CDMW0FEc7_hxol0/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvCt8EvIq06j-WjTMPM7pcxPpBLhR4B4XWYdQdXOciJQQyDNj1kMCORElsgY5ALF-v05-krP9w0mqdcQKFVKKykniURHe_ifYcyLJ9ctBM2UV7PqoP-r7G4YbFDe8CDMW0FEc7_hxol0/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+107.JPG" /></a></div><br />I love helpful signage…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhF1nb1fauymFoa1Lcxzr9YecML9AovYB0CaE6wfI70tq8hE-4JBKsoVBo9TfeebO4J3lfHsrKsIIGkRuE5QfgueiDu3F0JdphKw3ad10eTwzizCsZYN_1hc4kCePkfGlM5Mw0yEbddU/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhF1nb1fauymFoa1Lcxzr9YecML9AovYB0CaE6wfI70tq8hE-4JBKsoVBo9TfeebO4J3lfHsrKsIIGkRuE5QfgueiDu3F0JdphKw3ad10eTwzizCsZYN_1hc4kCePkfGlM5Mw0yEbddU/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+108.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qVvJu10sBDdEmc-PUczjikPSGh6aF97Uz6jldFNECnUkbnfvkfXTpmQc8GBIoAoCPSLt0rM13ikyf2W9hoLwGe0JMWSb8JMyhu7uXbApdT1_GJwS1meLrOv4QUCMu_6DGFgkcW0CLso/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qVvJu10sBDdEmc-PUczjikPSGh6aF97Uz6jldFNECnUkbnfvkfXTpmQc8GBIoAoCPSLt0rM13ikyf2W9hoLwGe0JMWSb8JMyhu7uXbApdT1_GJwS1meLrOv4QUCMu_6DGFgkcW0CLso/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+109.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv4N08GHCo2AtdM1zwXSM624dursVHVZ3akdvnAdlFSGO5BrPeyEhbEjSYgpHq1Ipqts7qSF-GN0TueVLziV2TYZhy8DmWEGZN0Mb4YQ9A6q37SfmILTB-aenYkFeY0pwpWnWCTXxMdM/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZv4N08GHCo2AtdM1zwXSM624dursVHVZ3akdvnAdlFSGO5BrPeyEhbEjSYgpHq1Ipqts7qSF-GN0TueVLziV2TYZhy8DmWEGZN0Mb4YQ9A6q37SfmILTB-aenYkFeY0pwpWnWCTXxMdM/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+110.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh what’s that…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpaxIK67Idj2vjIhz529RLNIh0nqdrJ0nZikB_xrZXafL8d2geHIs2g3tvtn98ZE_0jokjGza7TNJ_11oEPRpnGaGB1KsJmaTti9RPbxWCYgp6kSJ08xXDhd4Qr5NRarco4pX-UXFkLw/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpaxIK67Idj2vjIhz529RLNIh0nqdrJ0nZikB_xrZXafL8d2geHIs2g3tvtn98ZE_0jokjGza7TNJ_11oEPRpnGaGB1KsJmaTti9RPbxWCYgp6kSJ08xXDhd4Qr5NRarco4pX-UXFkLw/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />Interesting,. I like it and it will look even better once it fills in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI-0S2glCmwm3YMcquwzYCzkOgmTc9NKpJcqXolU_a6-Ef2BuECbPeK1bkXhk10F7bkvPA9bQ83gsHYLQkpZaDz1pNa6irpXZnvs6bfViNANqTLPfowHFrriHLNS0CF6WY5YrwNK_gP0/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI-0S2glCmwm3YMcquwzYCzkOgmTc9NKpJcqXolU_a6-Ef2BuECbPeK1bkXhk10F7bkvPA9bQ83gsHYLQkpZaDz1pNa6irpXZnvs6bfViNANqTLPfowHFrriHLNS0CF6WY5YrwNK_gP0/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+112.JPG" /></a></div><br />These were labeled Yucca whipplei but I don’t think that’s what they are (growers label, not a nursery label). Perhaps actually Yucca baccata?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_qW7h7_JDQfkBSPcdHGzbfcqOiYTacjrmSIy3WyGKEtM4SCk0sTNl_btnR3SmFydCBV5OAjKK9hfSBc9kU9uoJ0x_aPWhhOLh2WCWqXyBrEopuVpd2VokdTXNVcIocnmuHbkKII8CiU/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_qW7h7_JDQfkBSPcdHGzbfcqOiYTacjrmSIy3WyGKEtM4SCk0sTNl_btnR3SmFydCBV5OAjKK9hfSBc9kU9uoJ0x_aPWhhOLh2WCWqXyBrEopuVpd2VokdTXNVcIocnmuHbkKII8CiU/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+113.JPG" /></a></div><br />Nice<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZaOyhSj1SypyMEUeM9GGbYsoi_psU0EIisinrLlP8jT3Bp2ZlUDNH5tDNQCiVah96IVRYe2UrBXjnRZ4ahkMtzEUYfHbISU7x_Saf4-1-PX0m9YxJyNvEHcjD8_eQ_GDnrk0TaJeR2M/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZaOyhSj1SypyMEUeM9GGbYsoi_psU0EIisinrLlP8jT3Bp2ZlUDNH5tDNQCiVah96IVRYe2UrBXjnRZ4ahkMtzEUYfHbISU7x_Saf4-1-PX0m9YxJyNvEHcjD8_eQ_GDnrk0TaJeR2M/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+114.JPG" /></a></div><br />And yikes!!! “Snow on the Mountain” sounds so peaceful and sweet. I’d never heard of this common name, Bishops Weed is the one I know. I <a href="http://www.directgardening.com/detail.asp?ProductID=6645" target="_blank">looked it up online</a> and found these frightening words: “Fast growing and beautiful -- even grows under maple trees! It's hard to imagine a more versatile, yet beautiful ground cover than our Problem-Solver Snow-On-The-Mountain. Grows fast covering the ground in record time. What's more, this lovely 8-10" tall, green and white variegated beauty will grow in any soil or location -- rich or poor, wet or dry soils!” OMG...run run run as fast as you can away from this plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac_Z4iQm823YZpHRr_xbrkQ_Zph4ZDj_8tD5l9BTK-b-OkP2iW7NXU_yyKOB1uOMuM8KuAX3cuoholIFG2hRj5rguZHn_-teZj7txuAw0gs1A_UkvzSSMls1fRia8zXvqVB7Jl-JdeBc/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac_Z4iQm823YZpHRr_xbrkQ_Zph4ZDj_8tD5l9BTK-b-OkP2iW7NXU_yyKOB1uOMuM8KuAX3cuoholIFG2hRj5rguZHn_-teZj7txuAw0gs1A_UkvzSSMls1fRia8zXvqVB7Jl-JdeBc/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+115.JPG" /></a></div><br />In an attempt to clear my mind I decided to try and be arty…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblnHBSVNK9Kkl-XlM0_U4wcPUKQUhDDwAuxviId7Ztu8uQZKQQ2QzdhJxqsFHn-TUqkw5dEZtB2jBjRaE5XsoJrM_67FIy4LEnUe2HYAoT-WUl1jl4btDvKHHtfrau-YY7lt1JjgYxkw/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblnHBSVNK9Kkl-XlM0_U4wcPUKQUhDDwAuxviId7Ztu8uQZKQQ2QzdhJxqsFHn-TUqkw5dEZtB2jBjRaE5XsoJrM_67FIy4LEnUe2HYAoT-WUl1jl4btDvKHHtfrau-YY7lt1JjgYxkw/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+116.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh look, bathrooms! With a planted bed pan...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZvasol4rwCHUPq4Tuv872R_cdT1PaV7VqQDVQ_XiZ046hWgMtPtE6pr47qOuqy-9f_B1STTmjIBBfD9COLg-PpUSt0DEiMeie0E4I9vSpxSxHTPaMrT2S6c8o9Y9QcYW-X5MjVlfv-w/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZvasol4rwCHUPq4Tuv872R_cdT1PaV7VqQDVQ_XiZ046hWgMtPtE6pr47qOuqy-9f_B1STTmjIBBfD9COLg-PpUSt0DEiMeie0E4I9vSpxSxHTPaMrT2S6c8o9Y9QcYW-X5MjVlfv-w/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+117.JPG" /></a></div><br />I know the gunnera caught your eye but look to the far left, top shelf. We'll revisit those plants at the end of the post.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VZCUjqY4Cw5gFblJcubGpuyOHeEsmCPjqnqAa6TULOQQ-UxAKRG9X37j8e-BEG5UwJ0o60jk4tStPX9E5z4MQ9YN8V0yjsVMNQBzRECd8uUrAR6nrUz3XsNPnXsss8GFMBMtFlsfGEs/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VZCUjqY4Cw5gFblJcubGpuyOHeEsmCPjqnqAa6TULOQQ-UxAKRG9X37j8e-BEG5UwJ0o60jk4tStPX9E5z4MQ9YN8V0yjsVMNQBzRECd8uUrAR6nrUz3XsNPnXsss8GFMBMtFlsfGEs/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+118.JPG" /></a></div><br />The gunnera.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrChe5NjjaXdZXXh3lSogoT2CfG3RnFR9q6alWxg5UIyxxBZxB8HxNxdyvkPoaJC2TlD60WDyj9ZssRc1dGR2vR7YSMOhtS1ThPWhgUFulUDhipPjzY4Fx0L-wQx4qn_xSwNilAJFA2k4/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrChe5NjjaXdZXXh3lSogoT2CfG3RnFR9q6alWxg5UIyxxBZxB8HxNxdyvkPoaJC2TlD60WDyj9ZssRc1dGR2vR7YSMOhtS1ThPWhgUFulUDhipPjzY4Fx0L-wQx4qn_xSwNilAJFA2k4/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+119.JPG" /></a></div><br />And these yucca! I was very tempted. Look at that crazy variegation!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s83NEZQFmpw4aprbCy96Sy82zo_wMsYcTYJ56UT5Mscr9JnxBS2HL-Lkk5ZwLWVbyii2ArUStNPJ7qOZS3FEyODb5izMc2fY5WyHSmXzvm4ndE9WvLiXlkGxXNC6RE2o2_hE9L_dfdE/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s83NEZQFmpw4aprbCy96Sy82zo_wMsYcTYJ56UT5Mscr9JnxBS2HL-Lkk5ZwLWVbyii2ArUStNPJ7qOZS3FEyODb5izMc2fY5WyHSmXzvm4ndE9WvLiXlkGxXNC6RE2o2_hE9L_dfdE/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+120.JPG" /></a></div><br />Even all white...I passed thought.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqM_M4blbMCW0dlkqoy3NYG_HaM8ZLNGJtvB4G5IflDErd1y4WtMmR2ckc_shHeGEylNOsZsMPWXyW13OTQiUZiUxHze6ATedU_Wo1BWS0Na3vjo3EUP9BsXTLpt2GLH1pUJ20OFsdMs/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqM_M4blbMCW0dlkqoy3NYG_HaM8ZLNGJtvB4G5IflDErd1y4WtMmR2ckc_shHeGEylNOsZsMPWXyW13OTQiUZiUxHze6ATedU_Wo1BWS0Na3vjo3EUP9BsXTLpt2GLH1pUJ20OFsdMs/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+121.JPG" /></a></div><br />Yikes! Here's "truth in advertising" image for the wire vine (Muehlenbeckia axillaris)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0EyA1k2ZTT-2WpoEFmzS-F7OQe5-aHyqDuAXJyEQyvrCzwIY_vo3-oabEsFuMYzLZbsc-bDeAK3-6slcn6RQ0RK6E1046Oieh0iQIITgN-LyYvlSybHzsscx1Bm7kg_3eINm79L0NuM/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0EyA1k2ZTT-2WpoEFmzS-F7OQe5-aHyqDuAXJyEQyvrCzwIY_vo3-oabEsFuMYzLZbsc-bDeAK3-6slcn6RQ0RK6E1046Oieh0iQIITgN-LyYvlSybHzsscx1Bm7kg_3eINm79L0NuM/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+122.JPG" /></a></div><br />Even the poor frog is choking on the stuff!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61FBSZ8e3A-tCDXaRD0C2Qicqj65F3A_hW_wrbn61lyyn7S1PMguqwJeQGWWo2K3oh_f9bXirawdYlybTimH2DvLkE9tAGU0HhgTzgo92pkmtw7XVsLk2zjA0KKI3NiUNb7INokojJ7g/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61FBSZ8e3A-tCDXaRD0C2Qicqj65F3A_hW_wrbn61lyyn7S1PMguqwJeQGWWo2K3oh_f9bXirawdYlybTimH2DvLkE9tAGU0HhgTzgo92pkmtw7XVsLk2zjA0KKI3NiUNb7INokojJ7g/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+123.JPG" /></a></div><br />So this...Agave 'Mateo' was what caught my eye earlier, on the top shelf.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3egCd7ySyZMg1Bvdp2Geow71i-bzkeiLlulluzB0T1Vo0yIkJ_UI2OTirwB2dRe_diPHfNwkfk1y3bDX4yfUyRdr1IC_YMi2dnmA02yq-JIGw4wuOWFxR1dYOrWEdKXWy1ruD3bzNAek/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3egCd7ySyZMg1Bvdp2Geow71i-bzkeiLlulluzB0T1Vo0yIkJ_UI2OTirwB2dRe_diPHfNwkfk1y3bDX4yfUyRdr1IC_YMi2dnmA02yq-JIGw4wuOWFxR1dYOrWEdKXWy1ruD3bzNAek/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+124.JPG" /></a></div><br />Of course it came home with me! A hybrid of Agave bracteosa (known) and Agave lophantha (speculated) it's reportedly hardy down to 10-15F...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVAMgpkykkhFUHk1P1fBRqngrAcoFFGBezsmPo2rcDjTXACtx5BxwvoEo1KaMTx0XJso_jW246Y8Z8r3QYPcLk0I2svTkudrJ7nhsak_1RTXVxpSsQ2DXIvIblx0itJQVymEKBvD5tGg/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVAMgpkykkhFUHk1P1fBRqngrAcoFFGBezsmPo2rcDjTXACtx5BxwvoEo1KaMTx0XJso_jW246Y8Z8r3QYPcLk0I2svTkudrJ7nhsak_1RTXVxpSsQ2DXIvIblx0itJQVymEKBvD5tGg/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+125.JPG" /></a></div><br />What's not to love with that subtle tone on tone stripe? The only other one of these I've seen was very very small. This one has presence! The moral of the story? You never know what your going to find. Thus you need to stop at every single nursery you come across.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kuXypZ5egS4LHOIkC9IM72dOIYvRf-5PVCXuPmEocPvQFDGBd1ICQ7DSvTkm5myAb7dMkMI_vrBG7TatCDuY_vFrDg5sGI4H96fkQrmwRTfIF66sP_812zViDCrDUquCyS-pUyyN-JY/s1600/Bear+Valley+Nursery+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kuXypZ5egS4LHOIkC9IM72dOIYvRf-5PVCXuPmEocPvQFDGBd1ICQ7DSvTkm5myAb7dMkMI_vrBG7TatCDuY_vFrDg5sGI4H96fkQrmwRTfIF66sP_812zViDCrDUquCyS-pUyyN-JY/s640/Bear+Valley+Nursery+126.JPG" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-75909247592224662162013-08-19T08:12:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.319-07:00Sleep, Creep, Leap, or something like that.No doubt you’ve heard the saying “sleep, creep, leap” used when referring to growth in a newly planted garden, meaning the first year the plants sleep, the second year they creep and the third year LOOK OUT cause they’re gonna leap. Combine that bit of folklore with the reputation Cotinus has as a fast grower, and my Cotinus ‘Royal Purple' should be about the size of our house by now, but it’s not. It’s been deeply sleeping for several years, and just recently showed signs of waking up. Almost overnight several long rambling arms developed, splaying this way and that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHEjzUCQMf6qonUPmYdShu_MK1fxwwaf0huhcvfHrIx19oowpS5w64eczjvII_D2CpwF7uJFYP89XGy636_tlOt2VrzGFMRJctLXyQ3VHk9bJKDlySZL4my2khyphenhyphen_xQ7t3MUe2NDkAT7A/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHEjzUCQMf6qonUPmYdShu_MK1fxwwaf0huhcvfHrIx19oowpS5w64eczjvII_D2CpwF7uJFYP89XGy636_tlOt2VrzGFMRJctLXyQ3VHk9bJKDlySZL4my2khyphenhyphen_xQ7t3MUe2NDkAT7A/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+1.JPG" /></a></div><br />The leaves on the new arms are larger, and darker, than the “old growth.” <br /><br />New growth...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSP4PrMHYZyZwSfhHxUn3yGoEQjegGCEtniMR7Fg1_pSL-eQ7ZtnoDUqtOhtvtsUiw9GX6rk36FxWbz8KY1WYR-RbcyNGgn4XuihsfRudw53tPOuy0XXCG4L-YkoznZCcCWNH0Yk6-bs/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSP4PrMHYZyZwSfhHxUn3yGoEQjegGCEtniMR7Fg1_pSL-eQ7ZtnoDUqtOhtvtsUiw9GX6rk36FxWbz8KY1WYR-RbcyNGgn4XuihsfRudw53tPOuy0XXCG4L-YkoznZCcCWNH0Yk6-bs/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+2.JPG" /></a></div><br />New growth...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlthLwPR5JdvBO1CyReTBjN7QY8YnCy5Sdn57hm5cez72Dy1-oj7BcsBBtNOl3iBct9lJtHvfNO-gvE_VGXZBdJ1HhMK4n5q4g1zsMJSVRkZSvbyjkpmyrcPDqsBMPyhZWq_9Kxzf2G0/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlthLwPR5JdvBO1CyReTBjN7QY8YnCy5Sdn57hm5cez72Dy1-oj7BcsBBtNOl3iBct9lJtHvfNO-gvE_VGXZBdJ1HhMK4n5q4g1zsMJSVRkZSvbyjkpmyrcPDqsBMPyhZWq_9Kxzf2G0/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+3.JPG" /></a></div><br />Old growth...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjruKT09d6vPi2RdMfdMsU92lfaO55YzuBmLkSff-ua2GFsCiVytIDDKgD7hQ8rmoEqM8M2UWugtz3wsQyMPUPzG9H_hFqf5sRzt_RB2dOnG_FwpLeAL7sPy1bKfuPzoEqF0QE-kZDRI/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjruKT09d6vPi2RdMfdMsU92lfaO55YzuBmLkSff-ua2GFsCiVytIDDKgD7hQ8rmoEqM8M2UWugtz3wsQyMPUPzG9H_hFqf5sRzt_RB2dOnG_FwpLeAL7sPy1bKfuPzoEqF0QE-kZDRI/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+4.JPG" /></a></div><br />And in a treat only Mother Nature could provide they’re flopping right up next to the Eucomis blooms and making a lovely color echo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6G9iT0L9MnX2YmTl9KQqQzTDiQX3qRyFoAWwug-yrkrHErevmSHhfRgyNLvnjW888lkj4De7vlFJmV3XrxiCA_dON5P4f5XeGd9Z6tbZ4kHyfJxUmf-YzyXo7_Vu5yFlh_3ODNXpdpaQ/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEkJGT8Gj2J2Vkb5sdDD758Po8p1ybU6Us8x_zWAeX_suw2buQokf8F4yxj7Z1VheePf6hkzi0ErA5SvxY3mrl-Xr7rbAej0Bz5KLk40fzAVzi2JADSnUgLAYk2mxATwSOJUq42fpBS4/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEkJGT8Gj2J2Vkb5sdDD758Po8p1ybU6Us8x_zWAeX_suw2buQokf8F4yxj7Z1VheePf6hkzi0ErA5SvxY3mrl-Xr7rbAej0Bz5KLk40fzAVzi2JADSnUgLAYk2mxATwSOJUq42fpBS4/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+7.JPG" /></a></div><br />And the Cotinus and Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffiths' are actually reaching out to touch "fingers" (okay...leaves) it’s very sweet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv5NlXEpwPP3DcpAxmSfhI6x72jBOW2Snad1HRnuXIP9SYLYjXHXoesRfEJn79SyZ7N59GIAyCpFQTZa_VejuU6NFauGV7cPcsCwV4j2GRPyub5753ndSuKjPxBehBI_XIHMmeJ60PO8/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv5NlXEpwPP3DcpAxmSfhI6x72jBOW2Snad1HRnuXIP9SYLYjXHXoesRfEJn79SyZ7N59GIAyCpFQTZa_VejuU6NFauGV7cPcsCwV4j2GRPyub5753ndSuKjPxBehBI_XIHMmeJ60PO8/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+8.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh and that Arctostaphylos never suffered any sleeping issues, it leaped right away and I love it for that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviRFJS4Roh2ktgaFyV8hKCr7NmNncaWVzlDaPvGpUSEZSw2dAH-6G6n9zMEDdFRw5F44yWk9PGcvD6oDhB2T81txgIJOY8JEofj8WB5WTtag3saV-SeGBbTNdaDYuv2Gjhh_GP-1-LKw/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviRFJS4Roh2ktgaFyV8hKCr7NmNncaWVzlDaPvGpUSEZSw2dAH-6G6n9zMEDdFRw5F44yWk9PGcvD6oDhB2T81txgIJOY8JEofj8WB5WTtag3saV-SeGBbTNdaDYuv2Gjhh_GP-1-LKw/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+9.JPG" /></a></div><br />I should be frightened about this new development but actually I’m thrilled. I’ve been waiting for this darn plant to get a little out of control so I can cut it back hard in the spring, resulting in bigger and darker foliage. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfakfMPDE8-iyYznxptEuFYh4baWe3VNiQ-TepcsLAQ4KRa7VXGHTGbkPwvPvIameEB40U9p1_bnfJfLwZUUmeo_CJ6GZZ9wunqQhLAQSeNXtiw4TYmVEEtA3kEXHIRsTHsRwx2Ny-hgs/s1600/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfakfMPDE8-iyYznxptEuFYh4baWe3VNiQ-TepcsLAQ4KRa7VXGHTGbkPwvPvIameEB40U9p1_bnfJfLwZUUmeo_CJ6GZZ9wunqQhLAQSeNXtiw4TYmVEEtA3kEXHIRsTHsRwx2Ny-hgs/s640/Cotinus+%E2%80%98Royal+Purple'+10.JPG" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden.</a> Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-52340235242554324782013-08-16T08:09:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.408-07:00Foliage Follow-up, a favorite combination… For Foliage Follow-up this month I’m keeping it simple and highlighting a favorite combination in my garden. So much color and texture and none of it from flowers…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZnM36VCRPimLRTpuiGKmSBk2LscWggxraKFVns2VEcB1angdckRzXWyLRaiqC-3T_paROGC0IMysT3fmEsBi6PvIl-B6YSCifvM8tpjUVzF7azbi6wIOIS3l1nxZ0FWIRMK0hkXjWXY/s1600/foliage+follow-up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZnM36VCRPimLRTpuiGKmSBk2LscWggxraKFVns2VEcB1angdckRzXWyLRaiqC-3T_paROGC0IMysT3fmEsBi6PvIl-B6YSCifvM8tpjUVzF7azbi6wIOIS3l1nxZ0FWIRMK0hkXjWXY/s400/foliage+follow-up.JPG" width="372" /></a></div><br />I see this scene at least 3 times a day when I return home from walking the dog, sometimes even more than that. It never fails to thrill me. Left to right is <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/brachyglottis-greyi/" target="_blank">Brachyglottis greyi</a> (used to be known as Senecio greyi), <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/amsonia-hubrichtii/" target="_blank">Amsonia hubrichtii</a>, <a href="http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/3292/tropical-bronze-scarlet-canna.php" target="_blank">Canna x generalis 'Tropical Bronze Scarlet,'</a> <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/agave-ovatifolia/" target="_blank">Agave ovatifolia</a>, <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/yucca-rostrata/" target="_blank">Yucca rostrata</a>, <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/rhamnus-frangula-ron-williams/" target="_blank">Rhamnus frangula </a>(Fine Line Buckthorn). <br /><br />Want to see what foliage is thrilling other garden bloggers around the world? Pam hosts “Foliage Follow-up” on her blog <a href="http://www.penick.net/digging/" target="_blank">Digging</a> the 16th of every month. <a href="http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=22939" target="_blank">Click on over to her blog</a> for links to more fabulous foliage.<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-7865314121159615992013-08-15T08:15:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.532-07:00Bloomday for August 2013...I say this every month but <b><i>really</i></b>...it's August 15th <b>already</b>? How is that possible? Seems like just yesterday it was barely June...once again I went out to photograph flowers thinking there wasn't much blooming and was amazed at what I found. That's the beauty of this Bloomday tradition, it makes you stop and look and take note. In roughly alphabetical order...<br /><br />Aloe dorotheae, I know it's not quite yet a bloom but it's gonna be and I can celebrate that.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibXUCm6v23dic2TXFPbW0bk7w7L-Gwxa3bGzwRm1ZJ__dxn-zP-uY0tFbU_IVE1ALWyaQcBw_3MP6GPhEsiNl_IcnP-AzA_8_7GDapjhS8soptUtU7hx8jyfg4SDa62OCarbkAMXFCMQ/s1600/Aloe+dorotheae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibXUCm6v23dic2TXFPbW0bk7w7L-Gwxa3bGzwRm1ZJ__dxn-zP-uY0tFbU_IVE1ALWyaQcBw_3MP6GPhEsiNl_IcnP-AzA_8_7GDapjhS8soptUtU7hx8jyfg4SDa62OCarbkAMXFCMQ/s640/Aloe+dorotheae.JPG" /></a></div><br />Abutilon hybrid 'Fairy Coral Red'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcWPgHyQ6Fz0OC6c2WRT51lYMO8Iy67j1jcvUPkZc0HVj8N9YR3dxk_XYqBnQUuF984c-e7Jd1KKUXkiABjPz_XXHA15OkJTyouL4S2dwsTTzavNCq2meuQ73MDvuhpmTYpEpCS1LkiE/s1600/Abutilon+hybrid+'Fairy+Coral+Red'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcWPgHyQ6Fz0OC6c2WRT51lYMO8Iy67j1jcvUPkZc0HVj8N9YR3dxk_XYqBnQUuF984c-e7Jd1KKUXkiABjPz_XXHA15OkJTyouL4S2dwsTTzavNCq2meuQ73MDvuhpmTYpEpCS1LkiE/s640/Abutilon+hybrid+'Fairy+Coral+Red'.JPG" /></a></div><br />Acanthus mollis, slowing down and dropping bits but still, it counts!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_w27EtAjtcHk00sDjWiMKhO3uomIpQ4qRyeRgjCJAOaJ-PF7BTrIk1nUINHLUgolKSMuMPYs05Xg-LUVcDveTndhntLdiIpReGaaFCndVKnde9kQSF2cMTdy89Uh9i9PWU_-6IueG-0/s1600/Acanthus+mollis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_w27EtAjtcHk00sDjWiMKhO3uomIpQ4qRyeRgjCJAOaJ-PF7BTrIk1nUINHLUgolKSMuMPYs05Xg-LUVcDveTndhntLdiIpReGaaFCndVKnde9kQSF2cMTdy89Uh9i9PWU_-6IueG-0/s640/Acanthus+mollis.JPG" /></a></div><br />Adenanthos sericeus (Coastal Woollybush), just the tiniest little flowers. I love it. Of course the Aeonium on the right almost count as flowers but no.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zIvvVhdY72rmsNe7KJRVlpzz32Or2DTugWBJ8aRF86Z2QYAzWbn2gZqo-GYnStD9C63urcKoK4g6Su3DiAtsjoxxCiI5Aob1_7AAheFJfnnnNmf3Ohh8g06E5Mgu77G9UwCWBujaruU/s1600/Adenanthos+sericeus+(Coastal+Woollybush).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zIvvVhdY72rmsNe7KJRVlpzz32Or2DTugWBJ8aRF86Z2QYAzWbn2gZqo-GYnStD9C63urcKoK4g6Su3DiAtsjoxxCiI5Aob1_7AAheFJfnnnNmf3Ohh8g06E5Mgu77G9UwCWBujaruU/s640/Adenanthos+sericeus+(Coastal+Woollybush).JPG" /></a></div><br />Chasmanthium latifolium back-lit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs75eLN38CEwtsxcIBxAvJh106KQ5oeKTlwo_7-K1JlWT2o92JtxxA22h-Yq7PABrjyDRFajPOwEyRgcsEBtcKVy4C1fdcAgMRz1z3ZLXjD90WDO-FPIYxM6uuqTGUOc0_oPjwzKUwtc/s1600/Chasmanthium+latifolium+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs75eLN38CEwtsxcIBxAvJh106KQ5oeKTlwo_7-K1JlWT2o92JtxxA22h-Yq7PABrjyDRFajPOwEyRgcsEBtcKVy4C1fdcAgMRz1z3ZLXjD90WDO-FPIYxM6uuqTGUOc0_oPjwzKUwtc/s640/Chasmanthium+latifolium+1.JPG" /></a></div><br />Chasmanthium latifolium as it looks without drama.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQGIZCipFubaJYC3puBHUieynBM0OspviCfc63LVP-1LbqH0XMTtpjEJDYcrqR-jXM2eIEpCy4HkUs6vRCepyyNw1u3CAX6V5PC9XADmNhM3jii_qBEOT3EG1c4XxbtUAjKY_AvuPI7s/s1600/Chasmanthium+latifolium+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQGIZCipFubaJYC3puBHUieynBM0OspviCfc63LVP-1LbqH0XMTtpjEJDYcrqR-jXM2eIEpCy4HkUs6vRCepyyNw1u3CAX6V5PC9XADmNhM3jii_qBEOT3EG1c4XxbtUAjKY_AvuPI7s/s640/Chasmanthium+latifolium+2.JPG" /></a></div><br />Eucomis Oakhurst or is it Sparkling Burgundy? I've mixed them together and honestly lost track of what's what.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDmyvDlgoxA6RMKRVV6biUf40bT8GVrdqNQ5MCGKyKcLneb2jHHd4i2LFeHqa-E0EgC7PoahyyJP2hDTxuprsHYnO1Ye395gTnusqC2-phlxyyQHbdoIP1ZpLe0u_UNlTMwAUCizpfi0/s1600/Eucomis+Oakhurst+or+Sparkling+Burgundy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDmyvDlgoxA6RMKRVV6biUf40bT8GVrdqNQ5MCGKyKcLneb2jHHd4i2LFeHqa-E0EgC7PoahyyJP2hDTxuprsHYnO1Ye395gTnusqC2-phlxyyQHbdoIP1ZpLe0u_UNlTMwAUCizpfi0/s640/Eucomis+Oakhurst+or+Sparkling+Burgundy.JPG" /></a></div><br />Ditto.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccOPVka9AU_x8d8yka7rZhxMg_S2IWHWctMGedhosIDln8OnX7rIEZ9TDL0xI_cdIx0fonFb0i9qixFxBsCeeR2hWBHj3Xyc2qvyGejdIESsMHrAFOFlPbFzGggCl3RQNkpo9jiFciqg/s1600/Eucomis+Sparkling+Burgundy+or+Oakhurst.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccOPVka9AU_x8d8yka7rZhxMg_S2IWHWctMGedhosIDln8OnX7rIEZ9TDL0xI_cdIx0fonFb0i9qixFxBsCeeR2hWBHj3Xyc2qvyGejdIESsMHrAFOFlPbFzGggCl3RQNkpo9jiFciqg/s640/Eucomis+Sparkling+Burgundy+or+Oakhurst.JPG" /></a></div><br />Grevillea juniperina ‘Lava Cascade’ starts the Grevillea show...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVRW6rhJIMKF2D2f4B9F5tN59mgpWKvjiTfQgJxjkU9qykxlrKZDDmj3PL9jUezb-GgFFSenpb1jy1LuTz5_A2JfuvvA1jkTbho9etnbvYHISnTtuT8s2aRj6CUftRQ28ihQSIW0ZJq8/s1600/Grevillea+juniperina+%E2%80%98Lava+Cascade%E2%80%99.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVRW6rhJIMKF2D2f4B9F5tN59mgpWKvjiTfQgJxjkU9qykxlrKZDDmj3PL9jUezb-GgFFSenpb1jy1LuTz5_A2JfuvvA1jkTbho9etnbvYHISnTtuT8s2aRj6CUftRQ28ihQSIW0ZJq8/s640/Grevillea+juniperina+%E2%80%98Lava+Cascade%E2%80%99.JPG" /></a></div><br />Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’ framed by Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer'...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaEcs3Y0xDOne6h7pBRBlkY2FuIw6i57JsNwKP_rt562SvwjvmlDUlEypYj1o0scoppCUtgehxJ0FSiXNqKyhgv0nk91_TbyTxusJX5MHUXZ34vpF7RV9jrS7K8WvckpyLl36Wm5r7og/s1600/Grevillea+juniperina+%E2%80%98Molonglo%E2%80%99.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaEcs3Y0xDOne6h7pBRBlkY2FuIw6i57JsNwKP_rt562SvwjvmlDUlEypYj1o0scoppCUtgehxJ0FSiXNqKyhgv0nk91_TbyTxusJX5MHUXZ34vpF7RV9jrS7K8WvckpyLl36Wm5r7og/s640/Grevillea+juniperina+%E2%80%98Molonglo%E2%80%99.JPG" /></a></div><br />Grevillea victoriae 'Murray Queen' just keeps making promises of an amazing show but isn't letting go...open open open!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZqdHYFw8ZMzcTGIVfmEYJBeM_tjOU9fYTkjJMg0eM-1QVDW0An3sF2bZLIZiggbvaTM71he0zYTMcYgsTH90CauwahGqAPMxla5oRmI-XHw44Oo2jxBYxx1mHlNgEMZcKqB8nNPsk8o/s1600/Grevillea+victoriae+'Murray+Queen'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZqdHYFw8ZMzcTGIVfmEYJBeM_tjOU9fYTkjJMg0eM-1QVDW0An3sF2bZLIZiggbvaTM71he0zYTMcYgsTH90CauwahGqAPMxla5oRmI-XHw44Oo2jxBYxx1mHlNgEMZcKqB8nNPsk8o/s640/Grevillea+victoriae+'Murray+Queen'.JPG" /></a></div><br />Grevillea'Poorinda Leane'...this is why I love Grevillea. Look at that flower!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_YP0HORVX3GjYgXniXf_Q2ACZCH8sYGYbV4kz7l40vD-IHwCAPJES58TYw2PpRjyyi_uCDwBEGiLQFOXuNE8frO5HOD5rf9t_FddC8OcsM8DWxVbXutbXFEy6szYjYLw3XLwAqbryQw/s1600/Grevillea+%E2%80%98Poorinda+Leane%E2%80%99.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_YP0HORVX3GjYgXniXf_Q2ACZCH8sYGYbV4kz7l40vD-IHwCAPJES58TYw2PpRjyyi_uCDwBEGiLQFOXuNE8frO5HOD5rf9t_FddC8OcsM8DWxVbXutbXFEy6szYjYLw3XLwAqbryQw/s640/Grevillea+%E2%80%98Poorinda+Leane%E2%80%99.JPG" /></a></div><br />Hesperaloe parviflora<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtFl5T8GFyoP114aUxZeysERYbLiagLK1-2TJnP4954xh2YG933OmOtAPbiHRP5wQA9VyWlcKkKT57T4zpJaluhKOk8p1q9KbZnO4cxRTPJ8E1GvzckmxIB7-yGmfR5_3YlXA3XoPz3Y/s1600/Hesperaloe+parviflora.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtFl5T8GFyoP114aUxZeysERYbLiagLK1-2TJnP4954xh2YG933OmOtAPbiHRP5wQA9VyWlcKkKT57T4zpJaluhKOk8p1q9KbZnO4cxRTPJ8E1GvzckmxIB7-yGmfR5_3YlXA3XoPz3Y/s640/Hesperaloe+parviflora.JPG" /></a></div><br />Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnmrr1HKy69zyBwVNqyE-r7P4K6HcAL1m3RbAgwjzHw4O3Ac-WtIr5Y120rN877KO6ArmoHttWz_ILwzLDw5KbOsYegyXjoQCyptNBQcHrr25a8L0vjbFMJZXxAVIQnjGnoWP-uD6tP0/s1600/Hibiscus+syriacus+'Red+Heart'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnmrr1HKy69zyBwVNqyE-r7P4K6HcAL1m3RbAgwjzHw4O3Ac-WtIr5Y120rN877KO6ArmoHttWz_ILwzLDw5KbOsYegyXjoQCyptNBQcHrr25a8L0vjbFMJZXxAVIQnjGnoWP-uD6tP0/s640/Hibiscus+syriacus+'Red+Heart'.JPG" /></a></div><br />Ipomea horsfalliae...before, during, and after.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Dgq9m8pnEuEd6D7KKKbobZ8Al5ruF9A8vQuOQAXcQG3EwRMm6rGAmXD2unZYfMa4ByJkN1yawHJ7Y5nRX45hHbKn1jIN1pSGSCAuybWKIaytdBhXwPU28awyG1C8yR2m3kkxe8Nxxp8/s1600/Ipomea+horsfalliae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Dgq9m8pnEuEd6D7KKKbobZ8Al5ruF9A8vQuOQAXcQG3EwRMm6rGAmXD2unZYfMa4ByJkN1yawHJ7Y5nRX45hHbKn1jIN1pSGSCAuybWKIaytdBhXwPU28awyG1C8yR2m3kkxe8Nxxp8/s640/Ipomea+horsfalliae.JPG" /></a></div><br />Kniphofia, one of the Popsicle Series, don't ask me which one. Behind it are multiple blooms of Eryngium venustum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dSq8v9PnFT8Bo6u_djFi6rd0zmD3UdZwpS7aWzc4vMZn0q9gZ3W3Tx67nj2dpHwW4YJC4UB68jDoR4MAbvMEk1bcJCOOnOkvSXm4QgWOCw4brufeuobGxc-TT7NaIULQuORn1Q9FWCE/s1600/Kniphofia+popsicle+series.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dSq8v9PnFT8Bo6u_djFi6rd0zmD3UdZwpS7aWzc4vMZn0q9gZ3W3Tx67nj2dpHwW4YJC4UB68jDoR4MAbvMEk1bcJCOOnOkvSXm4QgWOCw4brufeuobGxc-TT7NaIULQuORn1Q9FWCE/s640/Kniphofia+popsicle+series.JPG" /></a></div><br />Lobelia laxiflora. This was a random impulse buy at Garden Fever (a nursery near me). Little did I know it gets to be huge (sure the tag said that, but who reads those things?)...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLIiY6-3DBjSeDxj7xJYyJbSIvX3diDP7ub26WWIWpgm7xbIGZnQakPZxLVttyEQOWpseoUgdJf0ueob44-iBAt7L5o3wY47fcqPDMlnR6-awnT8rNXu5viaF7COS_TY_U-FlcL-UgM4/s1600/Lobelia+laxiflora.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLIiY6-3DBjSeDxj7xJYyJbSIvX3diDP7ub26WWIWpgm7xbIGZnQakPZxLVttyEQOWpseoUgdJf0ueob44-iBAt7L5o3wY47fcqPDMlnR6-awnT8rNXu5viaF7COS_TY_U-FlcL-UgM4/s640/Lobelia+laxiflora.JPG" /></a></div><br />Lotus berthelotii (Parrot's Beak)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4s57DI29_4RkQINmLi9ro2gkTL9iYOJl1p6zHBqAKLq6NqYRFdQMChb1ZAn-lYVEou_IXut4J0j2aPXduHIuS6uaZJubTLZEuy5TMCkGr9RqNx4MnErtN37j1q5vYsasa98h9MdEGMw/s1600/Lotus+berthelotii+(Parrot's+Beak).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4s57DI29_4RkQINmLi9ro2gkTL9iYOJl1p6zHBqAKLq6NqYRFdQMChb1ZAn-lYVEou_IXut4J0j2aPXduHIuS6uaZJubTLZEuy5TMCkGr9RqNx4MnErtN37j1q5vYsasa98h9MdEGMw/s640/Lotus+berthelotii+(Parrot's+Beak).JPG" /></a></div><br />Macleaya cordata flowers look like they're gonna become more than this but really not so much.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ipj_kqbFsfXo7_H81o54UxSzkZawox3nZkABP_eGb-3S953g2LHj5C3_RGChfFL_RhqsK3sZpt7Z5zKOzwCGaWED5R5D-pNz-swT7NXRY3JatRWacbaRvRcSdDg-LJINDCxvEpxNXqc/s1600/Macleaya+cordata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ipj_kqbFsfXo7_H81o54UxSzkZawox3nZkABP_eGb-3S953g2LHj5C3_RGChfFL_RhqsK3sZpt7Z5zKOzwCGaWED5R5D-pNz-swT7NXRY3JatRWacbaRvRcSdDg-LJINDCxvEpxNXqc/s640/Macleaya+cordata.JPG" /></a></div><br />This is very exciting! I came<a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/its-cliche-but-here-i-go.html" target="_blank"> back from the beach</a> to discover my Musa basjoo is blooming!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQDaOTyr-ce0LduEjcY2LXB3tyD3GjnAXbl8HVMxJVIay5zQMHdMEL5Xdm4kGEsFCORy3Yu5pt2nGxvWWNRX55MMqeLQzsAdRYUlo38ZAWQZ9mhZKyhRkZ9ocignA4N8cgOtkUNlsGDA/s1600/Musa+basjoo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQDaOTyr-ce0LduEjcY2LXB3tyD3GjnAXbl8HVMxJVIay5zQMHdMEL5Xdm4kGEsFCORy3Yu5pt2nGxvWWNRX55MMqeLQzsAdRYUlo38ZAWQZ9mhZKyhRkZ9ocignA4N8cgOtkUNlsGDA/s640/Musa+basjoo+1.JPG" /></a></div><br />It's not the most gorgeous bloom in the world but it's very exciting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpksmDe4jDVEn3ZKNIhYf8Vcd8tWQIbSobEUG0_zctaCa2b42jN6sPEZ3FPa8zmRGAt487G7h0okrD0PG7QKRumqYhW6PPQStvunhWPaxNisJIf15FXkwESwdkX9g0alrQTeuqsSXRwI/s1600/Musa+basjoo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpksmDe4jDVEn3ZKNIhYf8Vcd8tWQIbSobEUG0_zctaCa2b42jN6sPEZ3FPa8zmRGAt487G7h0okrD0PG7QKRumqYhW6PPQStvunhWPaxNisJIf15FXkwESwdkX9g0alrQTeuqsSXRwI/s640/Musa+basjoo+2.JPG" /></a></div><br />Meanwhile the Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese Yellow Banana) just keeps on unfolding layers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw35w-HiFsRWKVw4kYGWJv6g-M0x-UZiz6k2sDxqoCYp4Z4LICFWzxlgoTHXp_K_ZSo4CxAcMTWB1PrjrfkBNfGVmiZ0J3ZwTR5Xz7whk8DLK9tq19ZUrH7Ma7ZLayVbbc1BS5ChWSns/s1600/Musella+lasiocarpa+(Chinese+Yellow+Banana).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw35w-HiFsRWKVw4kYGWJv6g-M0x-UZiz6k2sDxqoCYp4Z4LICFWzxlgoTHXp_K_ZSo4CxAcMTWB1PrjrfkBNfGVmiZ0J3ZwTR5Xz7whk8DLK9tq19ZUrH7Ma7ZLayVbbc1BS5ChWSns/s640/Musella+lasiocarpa+(Chinese+Yellow+Banana).JPG" /></a></div><br />Opuntia NOID - how cool are these? They start out yellow and then on the second day (and there after) are orange!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFJ-NzIAgIvhpnOoSYWKpvrZbuoLuNc8WQm-Gj7wDkN7XpAsgyIi0YuIxCg0mFrFQFSRYyAnDRpnWdX5qWCCc_IPFysDI2uoaDUGcCPRiSWnhaipejTG415n-LnIyD5C9CDZPzVzxJr0/s1600/Opuntia+NOID.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFJ-NzIAgIvhpnOoSYWKpvrZbuoLuNc8WQm-Gj7wDkN7XpAsgyIi0YuIxCg0mFrFQFSRYyAnDRpnWdX5qWCCc_IPFysDI2uoaDUGcCPRiSWnhaipejTG415n-LnIyD5C9CDZPzVzxJr0/s640/Opuntia+NOID.JPG" /></a></div><br />I am in love with my Salvia discolor, if we have a mild winter and it lives great, if not I'll be buying one again next year.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W37GiKi2dA1rpOV8sv_o16z13JlAb7PqpWaA1Ga5sqXs7WSuVKtZewkXx-Lam-4IMnv_cPVMjHG_Rz-05itbL2V1TsJqYsWBHVviMusHJlHeLEOOrS8VWVE7FGo3giOmDNRQ0tE_eS8/s1600/Salvia+discolor.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W37GiKi2dA1rpOV8sv_o16z13JlAb7PqpWaA1Ga5sqXs7WSuVKtZewkXx-Lam-4IMnv_cPVMjHG_Rz-05itbL2V1TsJqYsWBHVviMusHJlHeLEOOrS8VWVE7FGo3giOmDNRQ0tE_eS8/s640/Salvia+discolor.JPG" /></a></div><br />Sempervivum NOID<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyp0dYbU9kYX_DTPPTeS7DzCYnjLEIpv34MmBnF2S78m07064jYbQoOfJtnEgglBL-ciwmH_zlxsiR37fG_GytmHWhBjgUJGT_8tgW6wqXUsR-2FNmf4Lf54aU7HBNGyKw064EHLcjWBY/s1600/Sempervivum+NOID+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyp0dYbU9kYX_DTPPTeS7DzCYnjLEIpv34MmBnF2S78m07064jYbQoOfJtnEgglBL-ciwmH_zlxsiR37fG_GytmHWhBjgUJGT_8tgW6wqXUsR-2FNmf4Lf54aU7HBNGyKw064EHLcjWBY/s640/Sempervivum+NOID+1.JPG" /></a></div><br />Sempervivum NOID, yet another. Look close...they remind me of the Sea Anemone I wanted to bring home from the beach, only a pink version.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I4fPl8-dqgFEdyE5WKS6fRZu81UkVBNk4NuMRag7L3-bu35E_2dXtacgbTDVadbhA7DQNp2O6p2nEuvjUM8CAGIpyl8oDBi_Q7G6MriQsDxOpJQCKxN91AH5JTMQed9ksBZ5GGqj3FY/s1600/Sempervivum+NOID+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I4fPl8-dqgFEdyE5WKS6fRZu81UkVBNk4NuMRag7L3-bu35E_2dXtacgbTDVadbhA7DQNp2O6p2nEuvjUM8CAGIpyl8oDBi_Q7G6MriQsDxOpJQCKxN91AH5JTMQed9ksBZ5GGqj3FY/s640/Sempervivum+NOID+2.JPG" /></a></div><br />And finally Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer.' A friend who was visiting last month asked me about this plant. She wanted a name and was trying to describe it..."you know, the one that looks like sprayed foam but with yellow flowers"...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ENvpOULG4q05U36Yk8sjnAmqQL6a8x-gv7tpImKLVvPEonkNV87Qx5uoAmroxwVejDislplORgGozJEefbNQE9fhGJMaH_EVtW2DwdRdB3-VUo9EoWGKUxkiklBX18EycggVG2iCSZE/s1600/Verbascum+bombyciferum+'Arctic+Summer'.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ENvpOULG4q05U36Yk8sjnAmqQL6a8x-gv7tpImKLVvPEonkNV87Qx5uoAmroxwVejDislplORgGozJEefbNQE9fhGJMaH_EVtW2DwdRdB3-VUo9EoWGKUxkiklBX18EycggVG2iCSZE/s640/Verbascum+bombyciferum+'Arctic+Summer'.JPG" /></a></div><br />That's a wrap on this Bloomday from my garden. Click on over to our <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2013/08/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-august-2013.html" target="_blank">hostess Carol's site</a> for blooms, blooms, and more blooms!<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. If this post appears anywhere but <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> it has been reposted without permission.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-58322503841334505192013-08-14T08:15:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.624-07:00The Miller Garden, part 2<a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-finally-got-to-see-miller-garden.html" target="_blank">Yesterday</a> we started our tour of the Miller Garden, located just north of Seattle. Today we continue the adventure starting out in the small parking area and then wandering down towards the Puget Sound.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxvJ1StUDX4QLTkTgpVIqffwYkPi20IM86G6qFS4wqk51wnHHu4XPDsKotrJfLDGsXaO3MsXAvVpAvhCMqPj3FGt-Vebqo-V7tSxfJvy0-JLaftwLhDC1X7tJ5IkgO6DTvUGd3r01l00/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxvJ1StUDX4QLTkTgpVIqffwYkPi20IM86G6qFS4wqk51wnHHu4XPDsKotrJfLDGsXaO3MsXAvVpAvhCMqPj3FGt-Vebqo-V7tSxfJvy0-JLaftwLhDC1X7tJ5IkgO6DTvUGd3r01l00/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+100.JPG" /></a></div><br />Any notion I had that this wouldn't be a garden for me was instantly dispelled when I saw this yucca, isn't it hot?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BccK3ravyQzvjj-Y_S0RivdKHbzx6xZ2hIS41IzKgGdVXThdy5UJeyJ6o4CBWtlMtJU12MFZ5gsF1Rsa-Aece3mWrXN_cS4TAZMLkei63VekzEMRB_H6WJYVU8-XO4XVga3-c6p-UME/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BccK3ravyQzvjj-Y_S0RivdKHbzx6xZ2hIS41IzKgGdVXThdy5UJeyJ6o4CBWtlMtJU12MFZ5gsF1Rsa-Aece3mWrXN_cS4TAZMLkei63VekzEMRB_H6WJYVU8-XO4XVga3-c6p-UME/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+101.JPG" /></a></div><br />And these sexy Arctostaphylos remains. I believe this was once an A. 'Howard McMinn'...while I certainly don't want any of my Arctostaphylos to pass on it's not so bad to be left with this right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc1KhwVeS8LU3jiAJ81DcBDsdQYKGS2KaA9Uhw8UKcv8pr-I7QEMdb2MMl0utZ6ACa9CDRwt5aP_3q2KSfMIc5BIA-PDYO8w3_4D2mkC4g_tpriln4Qcehs2ItcAfBFdxq2AoAivX0SE/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc1KhwVeS8LU3jiAJ81DcBDsdQYKGS2KaA9Uhw8UKcv8pr-I7QEMdb2MMl0utZ6ACa9CDRwt5aP_3q2KSfMIc5BIA-PDYO8w3_4D2mkC4g_tpriln4Qcehs2ItcAfBFdxq2AoAivX0SE/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+102.JPG" /></a></div><br />This stone patio and seating area overlooks the lower garden. We'll start off down the stairs in a minute (just out of frame to the left) but first let's look around the parking area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhwFJvJYjVaDw7tmyc06gesfMDCFbEEZIve0a03OPJdjql7kF6mOQxgGXGFO12FY4GyfmcrasQ0pyGN1KOqe6q47QMrdBTv-uufD4HMXV4QxgV0UDQ0MjfNE0tezURmSdBCUfvfnBmEQ/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhwFJvJYjVaDw7tmyc06gesfMDCFbEEZIve0a03OPJdjql7kF6mOQxgGXGFO12FY4GyfmcrasQ0pyGN1KOqe6q47QMrdBTv-uufD4HMXV4QxgV0UDQ0MjfNE0tezURmSdBCUfvfnBmEQ/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+103.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-AHHdbOpnYzoAf-vHVkg34AZPxx6lnfgtrsTXCreS5eWsvoT96KuJN-tmRz4wzh3LHo3kXV3HczOCLxCiYlsZbj0ub0zlTLujeYhKuZJRKxfwZihyphenhyphenxbAsswv7eeL9HFdygtJjZiCG0I/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-AHHdbOpnYzoAf-vHVkg34AZPxx6lnfgtrsTXCreS5eWsvoT96KuJN-tmRz4wzh3LHo3kXV3HczOCLxCiYlsZbj0ub0zlTLujeYhKuZJRKxfwZihyphenhyphenxbAsswv7eeL9HFdygtJjZiCG0I/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+104.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqpxiohIHbs0tg54UvjhtFgCUgcn21fbvAbZKG2uXAZzEbA8RBREtbisntEUX7CLbMSPl2Zz2jkAVr3tRElJLOgwGmcyG8lgjknb0ApQraLm0kIGbD_hFTuxbCo-BIgjgZkVWyN9TWG4/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqpxiohIHbs0tg54UvjhtFgCUgcn21fbvAbZKG2uXAZzEbA8RBREtbisntEUX7CLbMSPl2Zz2jkAVr3tRElJLOgwGmcyG8lgjknb0ApQraLm0kIGbD_hFTuxbCo-BIgjgZkVWyN9TWG4/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+105.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBC0lxJyxQvh1pZpvfxNKoL9K7Dazp56puxV4c8GNeCbuM936awM6H84XNDJDmdQhCkhqo8LfgWW_1m-04Z7r2qIPxieGka8_6B3JQPD1iSYX3Cnvm5Y9Hy-iL4a01WuYySDQIuL99fc/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBC0lxJyxQvh1pZpvfxNKoL9K7Dazp56puxV4c8GNeCbuM936awM6H84XNDJDmdQhCkhqo8LfgWW_1m-04Z7r2qIPxieGka8_6B3JQPD1iSYX3Cnvm5Y9Hy-iL4a01WuYySDQIuL99fc/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+106.JPG" /></a></div><br />Do you spy the Echium (E. pininana I believe) on the left? Front and center is a huge Corokia Cotoneaster...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlR81frc2HUk3H_HvNhflY7PM9j2MeoQ1pETaBsYoqpYduLxUGMy0rzXNMPwSuLVzZqyOQ8ZeXnHxDxgj3K16xp0akXF_iOIp6wEMX0ht8CQCISf4cVzfx5CCy-PwHBn-fnDKw1wXHNM/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlR81frc2HUk3H_HvNhflY7PM9j2MeoQ1pETaBsYoqpYduLxUGMy0rzXNMPwSuLVzZqyOQ8ZeXnHxDxgj3K16xp0akXF_iOIp6wEMX0ht8CQCISf4cVzfx5CCy-PwHBn-fnDKw1wXHNM/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+107.JPG" /></a></div><br />I wandered away from the group to snap this photo, and then I forgot to inquire what this amazing specimen might be.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs53ZHsarR_1Q0Be1CbBUJrI1hxVqtf4FtKkQynqGwgPq8W-1KoK9a11hRWkXS11jh-G2WZZIxyg5oA6QhWMJf6779RW2FfihkURjfSnJ3BgRpbCdEZIEWe6CKDCgr25JerF1JxDJWH_A/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs53ZHsarR_1Q0Be1CbBUJrI1hxVqtf4FtKkQynqGwgPq8W-1KoK9a11hRWkXS11jh-G2WZZIxyg5oA6QhWMJf6779RW2FfihkURjfSnJ3BgRpbCdEZIEWe6CKDCgr25JerF1JxDJWH_A/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+108.JPG" /></a></div><br />Aesculus hippocastanum 'Wisselink'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXvvH9N0CBSUvCMh1P1rJh7Ha_33PA2b9bAYd1YbSkDhUXPB5fPoJOGYtKnthQFp79cD19UmqjifksD1XEAbncf_WVcharnxDGdlEHn_9e0FWXfrGLNOheFnRkAGFXIh1VXkO0b0jhVk/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXvvH9N0CBSUvCMh1P1rJh7Ha_33PA2b9bAYd1YbSkDhUXPB5fPoJOGYtKnthQFp79cD19UmqjifksD1XEAbncf_WVcharnxDGdlEHn_9e0FWXfrGLNOheFnRkAGFXIh1VXkO0b0jhVk/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+109.JPG" /></a></div><br />I thought I'd got the name of this one (on the right) but sadly I didn't. Anybody know?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP72ca8w0zyi8RhRQHrhXpWXB0JEwO0rZnI-FFsgxxTvpsyXIfgIpfgOsXl4m6oU3aKlmf0MxakZ_uS4EpnJpfblEbR15Z50TnWtLK0J56AiIp1WRK8HhKSY08OBRLDgh235w3mvGi6uY/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP72ca8w0zyi8RhRQHrhXpWXB0JEwO0rZnI-FFsgxxTvpsyXIfgIpfgOsXl4m6oU3aKlmf0MxakZ_uS4EpnJpfblEbR15Z50TnWtLK0J56AiIp1WRK8HhKSY08OBRLDgh235w3mvGi6uY/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+110.JPG" /></a></div><br />Quercus pontica with a fabulous trough.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwB12m6E84ik-u13VngqFtZQPO3WTS7XNc377sEtiw02giAcZYdtIQKC5Dr6lERq1QPGhKAKqWTaToLQJVH5ZtV3NVobLJWYeggVR8T8Zn2I9hhUX5twaerex1xeuHJfBN6_1M2EfFtI/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwB12m6E84ik-u13VngqFtZQPO3WTS7XNc377sEtiw02giAcZYdtIQKC5Dr6lERq1QPGhKAKqWTaToLQJVH5ZtV3NVobLJWYeggVR8T8Zn2I9hhUX5twaerex1xeuHJfBN6_1M2EfFtI/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />Quercus pontica close-up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanllojxt8ALtKj3S1cOPdIHnebFMa1F6oYRnWnzRHzVgdASohI4la3F31cJaZAgZ5VccwwvuYSkPfbFXX69nWVeTVW_iUFXaJJWcDmtnylAlPOCJxQS97fT8fa3apTKMchpw-3hIwzs8/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanllojxt8ALtKj3S1cOPdIHnebFMa1F6oYRnWnzRHzVgdASohI4la3F31cJaZAgZ5VccwwvuYSkPfbFXX69nWVeTVW_iUFXaJJWcDmtnylAlPOCJxQS97fT8fa3apTKMchpw-3hIwzs8/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+112.JPG" /></a></div><br />Trough close-up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NXv7CGqanjvjQszBMtDVNSzjn3cZBjOOqUFm5Khbl23y1qjTNWrNiVjYApOmeKuMi4AhFqrsZYA3Oz2eyUeUkt-TPgywqsnNQBy3SIUXeSxkeiXG-mBpMIWzuNcxq_CIwyUIl8TPsRo/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NXv7CGqanjvjQszBMtDVNSzjn3cZBjOOqUFm5Khbl23y1qjTNWrNiVjYApOmeKuMi4AhFqrsZYA3Oz2eyUeUkt-TPgywqsnNQBy3SIUXeSxkeiXG-mBpMIWzuNcxq_CIwyUIl8TPsRo/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+113.JPG" /></a></div><br />Richie Steffen, our guide for the day, had a story about the origin of this magnificent stone container. All I can remember is it came from China.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLh7-EeDnxBsX8G5Fdw-wZXy5Q2hqaBROrp2-q7_Z0bmRVLzkaRkGksW_k34uPLkYwlsKeZ-CyTo-rRiI0s0RqgJ2VSH0BQI0BBYfqwBMOhDryCD-vJTrGjdIbqcL_903qhfXDpZgCPPw/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLh7-EeDnxBsX8G5Fdw-wZXy5Q2hqaBROrp2-q7_Z0bmRVLzkaRkGksW_k34uPLkYwlsKeZ-CyTo-rRiI0s0RqgJ2VSH0BQI0BBYfqwBMOhDryCD-vJTrGjdIbqcL_903qhfXDpZgCPPw/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+114.JPG" /></a></div><br />Adenanthos sericeus (Woolly Bush)! It was blooming with it's teeny tiny little red flowers but I couldn't capture them. Thankfully my plant has since bloomed and I'll be sharing them tomorrow for Garden Bloggers Bloomday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VO8edhb_2trn1xBmr_OPAtoAS3WwnMUSxLZ_5lpWc5lhBMSMUwcjkrir9ucQ0Ae78gsrdyq0zpBhsQ18FYXdfDjF3YYvAknZpPkfcgf_MgpitQXeknnA46mi06czKSOF6VoyzFfZikM/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VO8edhb_2trn1xBmr_OPAtoAS3WwnMUSxLZ_5lpWc5lhBMSMUwcjkrir9ucQ0Ae78gsrdyq0zpBhsQ18FYXdfDjF3YYvAknZpPkfcgf_MgpitQXeknnA46mi06czKSOF6VoyzFfZikM/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+115.JPG" /></a></div><br />I think that must be another Adenanthos...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKmH1YKdphtqaricoEbBC2xrXyqw5UgxDoSys5kHT2DDkG0uaJ6qjUDXvEwu-xdirElfE8ppJLYwew-c4gI5ZLHfPN9yLYBYRnnWiVNtGeTT7ptlEg6ZIyabOhC13fIa4ADEjua-K28s/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKmH1YKdphtqaricoEbBC2xrXyqw5UgxDoSys5kHT2DDkG0uaJ6qjUDXvEwu-xdirElfE8ppJLYwew-c4gI5ZLHfPN9yLYBYRnnWiVNtGeTT7ptlEg6ZIyabOhC13fIa4ADEjua-K28s/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+116.JPG" /></a></div><br />Oh my...instant plant lust! <a href="http://plantlust.com/plants/quercus-dentata-pinnatifida/" target="_blank">Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida'</a>...I will find a space for this plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0tRelhsiCkkgqNHS7euMUyhILCenxNMhz9wvKBHb1G_dYZzRF2UHsavPSct_AwTokexd4eBMKvSJp29mWfKUvVkYD-YNcHaWUMKYXU2QUD_m3rFS-cvFMMvpVGZfbDdBEVlqfSwkLgk/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0tRelhsiCkkgqNHS7euMUyhILCenxNMhz9wvKBHb1G_dYZzRF2UHsavPSct_AwTokexd4eBMKvSJp29mWfKUvVkYD-YNcHaWUMKYXU2QUD_m3rFS-cvFMMvpVGZfbDdBEVlqfSwkLgk/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+117.JPG" /></a></div><br />I'm thinking maybe where the Privet is now. I need one of these...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzren8CR1ocJRRfCN7vpGYuLdRITHx6BR4MiaprSkj-3Kz73DELM-Wkm7krWMjHmlj3nu3RzD-iy6RorC-yvyTxktHFZpuEGN3ndB3rPneYIfs6M7uvSJBqOMAPaSoHz9ZwkRRpc8NqU/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzren8CR1ocJRRfCN7vpGYuLdRITHx6BR4MiaprSkj-3Kz73DELM-Wkm7krWMjHmlj3nu3RzD-iy6RorC-yvyTxktHFZpuEGN3ndB3rPneYIfs6M7uvSJBqOMAPaSoHz9ZwkRRpc8NqU/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+118.JPG" /></a></div><br />The garden even had a small collection of carnivorous plants...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EliLmskqbPJbpxhRetmjwJipwFUkZ3zsWo6Sg36UMf-CWT3-gtvJt9wyqV9evYKBpEnn1dHToiqjWCKXMSvPuf1MvC3y3Tb-7KpIASJk4DHuLhn-dvxSq0I8N2c8GsyMzM6Mkhy9Jbg/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EliLmskqbPJbpxhRetmjwJipwFUkZ3zsWo6Sg36UMf-CWT3-gtvJt9wyqV9evYKBpEnn1dHToiqjWCKXMSvPuf1MvC3y3Tb-7KpIASJk4DHuLhn-dvxSq0I8N2c8GsyMzM6Mkhy9Jbg/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+119.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RFhtOEJDdnFlt6chFci80Kx7CslvElg63X9FIBWoH037sMHR56rnrprFbLOztnO9yQaetXX4uEUbupzFRAHUoC0C7wKKkb5uhRhQItKAl96TPVlC8AgAXIrrd7eiWo4JdsIGQn1Qo14/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RFhtOEJDdnFlt6chFci80Kx7CslvElg63X9FIBWoH037sMHR56rnrprFbLOztnO9yQaetXX4uEUbupzFRAHUoC0C7wKKkb5uhRhQItKAl96TPVlC8AgAXIrrd7eiWo4JdsIGQn1Qo14/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+120.JPG" /></a></div><br />And a Schefflera!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QDEFhEemny9AC3OIs9G5fCjd-H2by9Ta35nulCg6TVYCmcKHDBgpS6eOwkQIWxQuiBDHo1_I8tCudYxUikVh0Ij0IYVbJ8pYWu2yCXfGDRaPLCKHnRBfd52fBeOsiltzy_JKVrvTngc/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QDEFhEemny9AC3OIs9G5fCjd-H2by9Ta35nulCg6TVYCmcKHDBgpS6eOwkQIWxQuiBDHo1_I8tCudYxUikVh0Ij0IYVbJ8pYWu2yCXfGDRaPLCKHnRBfd52fBeOsiltzy_JKVrvTngc/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+121.JPG" /></a></div><br />Schefflera delavayi<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBRICzY2IJI2mq5ORHbymrROjl1EgEXfW4hw3GYk0q1gWFh4X3wXocQrmJacFxBDfvgyLPEX8n57jOhISR-dJ986Qm4yC3iPjx_zkI50DoSsrolLqyxYKb7FHd21MkRzI-7N0MqpCjQU/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBRICzY2IJI2mq5ORHbymrROjl1EgEXfW4hw3GYk0q1gWFh4X3wXocQrmJacFxBDfvgyLPEX8n57jOhISR-dJ986Qm4yC3iPjx_zkI50DoSsrolLqyxYKb7FHd21MkRzI-7N0MqpCjQU/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+122.JPG" /></a></div><br />I believe this is Fokienia hodginsii. Richie didn't touch on it during the tour but I swooned and Fokienia hodginsii is on the handout of memorable plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME1iusBacR6KzBM4hCMNvYAdkFglz0TU6o2PlF7o1NlT2O3O1SbbYbTkmgLRugksZSpfnHCaOmv1hyGKd6680jO37zY89UUQQfDnHVCFOz7l08OpO6DTwG7llzXnGtX6RYPBdtsRug7w/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME1iusBacR6KzBM4hCMNvYAdkFglz0TU6o2PlF7o1NlT2O3O1SbbYbTkmgLRugksZSpfnHCaOmv1hyGKd6680jO37zY89UUQQfDnHVCFOz7l08OpO6DTwG7llzXnGtX6RYPBdtsRug7w/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+123.JPG" /></a></div><br />Gotta be Wollemia nobilis<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YhbLKzQWKKvXFs23OEudDjISsMLHoG1tj_YvccFXTgbhW6Z7n_fy5Qj9iOBexJi3M6IShYFH8WN2Oy5A3iGy2RKSmW8xWvO5K9ZB-UkBIUxW1u9ZDkjoTau9artT7qvOx8WrW-Zkeqc/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YhbLKzQWKKvXFs23OEudDjISsMLHoG1tj_YvccFXTgbhW6Z7n_fy5Qj9iOBexJi3M6IShYFH8WN2Oy5A3iGy2RKSmW8xWvO5K9ZB-UkBIUxW1u9ZDkjoTau9artT7qvOx8WrW-Zkeqc/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+124.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkECE4PsTKyxuTQt2yKkYft05ay9obuq71UsPePQkTQTjUAMTAHI6MloworTKXoxfdBQnbCzJ085xseLhfevoxgYBq9xXuyTZW2HQizdQubpgybtxFTFmmPqD4AMuXq4BrDLbubaG_y7k/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkECE4PsTKyxuTQt2yKkYft05ay9obuq71UsPePQkTQTjUAMTAHI6MloworTKXoxfdBQnbCzJ085xseLhfevoxgYBq9xXuyTZW2HQizdQubpgybtxFTFmmPqD4AMuXq4BrDLbubaG_y7k/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+125.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGFg6Yoot1-fYS5xHCGq1_e7yaVVUFLBN0PUz5mXq2adkggYGE5yLL-RMKDrvJaOaxH58Vyg8q7-4dSXc8n5uQa1slIXFHpz0PSCJUdGUHEKch_qP7rD3dhOZHS0eDowsfrBjq_VSoms/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGFg6Yoot1-fYS5xHCGq1_e7yaVVUFLBN0PUz5mXq2adkggYGE5yLL-RMKDrvJaOaxH58Vyg8q7-4dSXc8n5uQa1slIXFHpz0PSCJUdGUHEKch_qP7rD3dhOZHS0eDowsfrBjq_VSoms/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+126.JPG" /></a></div><br />We've made our way down to the overlook. A nice large wooden deck that overlooks the Puget Sound and is filled with a potted plant collection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1sNbcjzMkodVK-KvnyiUFHmFaBrA0n37ilS-tKhccvuLYJFd5SnWTnZXo7uiUpTG-RuxRYMyupTZG5kS25VUNdskYK1I6k8J4jXR77ahwlcYej0HXCw11py7tqyoQPKF50mi7pZ9nXk/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1sNbcjzMkodVK-KvnyiUFHmFaBrA0n37ilS-tKhccvuLYJFd5SnWTnZXo7uiUpTG-RuxRYMyupTZG5kS25VUNdskYK1I6k8J4jXR77ahwlcYej0HXCw11py7tqyoQPKF50mi7pZ9nXk/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+127.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHy4DJ-DAdWXB7qa3btXGIPR8eBFpTLE_URnG7k9GZfvbjDMNIJVf3krBttisqib-VnCT2LmUzwp0A39R0-KE8RpWny6ni54L43LGLnn8_ULYOmEk5Izxyb8QwahSMZUTpqfDzugCLhB4/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj8EWtDFe9d8MgGmCR61w25IzlQQ83YrNhSlPpayxPbOiIFT3R2goZUmXtSHhyphenhyphen95Ds4iALh1HXUPlFTmfRlWKlU5U3KK4AgAhckY4pCbtI9wkhAc2fgQPrPTh82vFRMI5Wxck3txA_bU/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+130.JPG" /></a></div><br />What a view...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNTUxDVjx7AKJ-_C-veoTq4f0lJzazdN15ZerfeDlPEMyfBC0VXT6id3EvbKXFo4s8e5wQ_1kcSkDh4UPLPqE4QxOzmmvReVsRunXYtID38b5-NyOzxLQR_ZZMIqMo40b8674sKLmEFM/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNTUxDVjx7AKJ-_C-veoTq4f0lJzazdN15ZerfeDlPEMyfBC0VXT6id3EvbKXFo4s8e5wQ_1kcSkDh4UPLPqE4QxOzmmvReVsRunXYtID38b5-NyOzxLQR_ZZMIqMo40b8674sKLmEFM/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+131.JPG" /></a></div><br />The blue foliage plant is one I really wish I would have remembered the name of.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nice huh?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEIXcz1bPAA8MjQNZfzo_vUXC1jPz7XA7Uo82ZVaNsELchjsNw6HxMDglVSuek8xnJYepjuZev5sAnZkKC6BB1sm1M5VU8cvK1-DbwWaYzb2bnp0loa_Zw5lVIZPVLCP16z8uT87Okdo/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEIXcz1bPAA8MjQNZfzo_vUXC1jPz7XA7Uo82ZVaNsELchjsNw6HxMDglVSuek8xnJYepjuZev5sAnZkKC6BB1sm1M5VU8cvK1-DbwWaYzb2bnp0loa_Zw5lVIZPVLCP16z8uT87Okdo/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+135.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tL9NMkXObTAoYAv4Wei2zvWolmkz2H3XTFdl-z_ktd8SuKlg1Ju1t_CyetNlW0SslLc_bTKACJJWkARD7rPYrSg7trLDJMq7Rlyge-fpyCvbGaLaB-qEkHoIq3jyofShRLrDRbdEa4Y/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tL9NMkXObTAoYAv4Wei2zvWolmkz2H3XTFdl-z_ktd8SuKlg1Ju1t_CyetNlW0SslLc_bTKACJJWkARD7rPYrSg7trLDJMq7Rlyge-fpyCvbGaLaB-qEkHoIq3jyofShRLrDRbdEa4Y/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+136.JPG" /></a></div><br />Here we caught a glimpse of the neighbors house. Not quite the understated abode which the Miller's called home.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX4bm4HEJrtx3umvdVhdbWrXlBBT4X4bgvKiSgsTjF-WtXSwxVqMRPtnqciH5W6uL5bM6Iab3QzlxeDkAwm6VHbeaB4LEc2UsorWzwBMEHy7d9_UCg2zEkuYUQb6ees5oOfnBV8xscIM/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX4bm4HEJrtx3umvdVhdbWrXlBBT4X4bgvKiSgsTjF-WtXSwxVqMRPtnqciH5W6uL5bM6Iab3QzlxeDkAwm6VHbeaB4LEc2UsorWzwBMEHy7d9_UCg2zEkuYUQb6ees5oOfnBV8xscIM/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+137.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrWVV0ceVSU8umLHVaEGW0zewuTyDWofPc188prKwpVhy5vJaQaB3Nh6iA5pW2S2DGlGvGA1vjUQLY6tE-SvA4SbRoTcdfvd9iUTA3Wh-4eamJ3JgeF5IRNthU6LakXUXxrtqdoHKTAA/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrWVV0ceVSU8umLHVaEGW0zewuTyDWofPc188prKwpVhy5vJaQaB3Nh6iA5pW2S2DGlGvGA1vjUQLY6tE-SvA4SbRoTcdfvd9iUTA3Wh-4eamJ3JgeF5IRNthU6LakXUXxrtqdoHKTAA/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+138.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkMkwy9skJhKRhx0DWovjm1snNOgodL3QJLOhu-5WOq5Bu-OAqlwpLUJuXyGbExLKgQsPjwYgbqcvOJ44vC46iZty2t1wRaNCZnceEwsRhMR5B_KAmOs_C1owBBaTm22C-J_tontGQBs/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkMkwy9skJhKRhx0DWovjm1snNOgodL3QJLOhu-5WOq5Bu-OAqlwpLUJuXyGbExLKgQsPjwYgbqcvOJ44vC46iZty2t1wRaNCZnceEwsRhMR5B_KAmOs_C1owBBaTm22C-J_tontGQBs/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+139.JPG" /></a></div><br />I believe the plant on the right is a heather, but I don't know which one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhrywwtF7IBFDMBO2aEwGkPDRDxONsAwtPKn84U_htVhjqjpOTOXfVmXe3ZZnOusWrsghScc49ho_1bqnZoDS0XP2exg6VQis_MLv9nvYkT2azgui8m8RePAt9pq63ZzxTHNzdCKX510/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhrywwtF7IBFDMBO2aEwGkPDRDxONsAwtPKn84U_htVhjqjpOTOXfVmXe3ZZnOusWrsghScc49ho_1bqnZoDS0XP2exg6VQis_MLv9nvYkT2azgui8m8RePAt9pq63ZzxTHNzdCKX510/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+140.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCmUerfpeW_hgtMkzgP2iR8OB_2GFToWfFmrbxTSyHqWCSK5_os8GH6Ip1Lza_j89tFcN5IDlYl1bXXzF38DVf5mguwmSzzOJcJuOVYJXSU1I_Ls78v0XQwR0dp6cGEC2PkyCBk6VpSk/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCmUerfpeW_hgtMkzgP2iR8OB_2GFToWfFmrbxTSyHqWCSK5_os8GH6Ip1Lza_j89tFcN5IDlYl1bXXzF38DVf5mguwmSzzOJcJuOVYJXSU1I_Ls78v0XQwR0dp6cGEC2PkyCBk6VpSk/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+141.JPG" /></a></div><br />So that's that and we're back at the bottom of the steps which lead up to the parking area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh736qYWYsNwWbLfdRueUkGPtyLnQiNmjhj3WFO5qKMEj_7mj-O_Y51WZkhJLqASTAULvBWeRl5mn6JitUN_gVjm-qJovRe4iVNxHFM_r35ZXVxkofyR0pJY7DWfrnKzmN5534FNtm4IWs/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh736qYWYsNwWbLfdRueUkGPtyLnQiNmjhj3WFO5qKMEj_7mj-O_Y51WZkhJLqASTAULvBWeRl5mn6JitUN_gVjm-qJovRe4iVNxHFM_r35ZXVxkofyR0pJY7DWfrnKzmN5534FNtm4IWs/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+142.JPG" /></a></div><br />I'm not wanting to leave.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEld8ud5hQssNgclqSICs7-96JsnlS4a0I66meMv21Nt-EmYK1-OgVI-HRBbUSr4uF8QDKFmPfGSdBkxVIhSsB-oP6HrXUbY08qe95tL1BWAble_UWw2ZUkzqhPf2uWnUShcDkzfkIkg/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEld8ud5hQssNgclqSICs7-96JsnlS4a0I66meMv21Nt-EmYK1-OgVI-HRBbUSr4uF8QDKFmPfGSdBkxVIhSsB-oP6HrXUbY08qe95tL1BWAble_UWw2ZUkzqhPf2uWnUShcDkzfkIkg/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+143.JPG" /></a></div><br />Another Wollemia nobilis?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgOZsO0xATGio6eLUoeBu69jcjToQTB8T9CCLiDrl22xXqA64sGGIsLvLTu3_x-NvrVGsZ-0vswN-c5mQU2W_3UUyoAAdxdvPUvEIY7F63sjAsEoeLoOyBF8DiLsInQ3hJx-0UHiEDQE/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgOZsO0xATGio6eLUoeBu69jcjToQTB8T9CCLiDrl22xXqA64sGGIsLvLTu3_x-NvrVGsZ-0vswN-c5mQU2W_3UUyoAAdxdvPUvEIY7F63sjAsEoeLoOyBF8DiLsInQ3hJx-0UHiEDQE/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+144.JPG" /></a></div><br />I could easily get lost here but I don't think we've come back around that far to this must be a second one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuBw-ezmYhEXfaWL0RzObZ3mouSp2yvSP6hsWNvhnj3Fkrucc3bHOpR9ZoOYEJz-0c_6OWhFgAtfUtGUOgFvG6Sc2HO0r2IwUCeXTg9GXaaoQWmp6rsXL9_fUBux0G5aoy-N_3iuRj5Y/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuBw-ezmYhEXfaWL0RzObZ3mouSp2yvSP6hsWNvhnj3Fkrucc3bHOpR9ZoOYEJz-0c_6OWhFgAtfUtGUOgFvG6Sc2HO0r2IwUCeXTg9GXaaoQWmp6rsXL9_fUBux0G5aoy-N_3iuRj5Y/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+145.JPG" /></a></div><br />So ends a lovely adventure. I want to again mention my visiting the Miller Garden would have never been possible if not for the <a href="http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/" target="_blank">Hardy Plant Society of Oregon</a>. If you're anywhere near Portland, Oregon, you really should consider membership. After this July tour just a couple of weeks later (in August) I was able to attend a lecture by Bleddyn and Sue Wynn-Jones of <a href="http://www.crug-farm.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crug Farm Plants</a> and I've visited multiple open member gardens. Next month I'll be attending a lecture by Fred Weisensee of <a href="http://www.dancingoaks.com/" target="_blank">Dancing Oaks Nursery</a> called "Tropicalismo Lives"...(hardy plants that give a garden that tropical look). Heck I even know of people in California and Washington that are members of the HPSO...it's that good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o41f-_nG3c0f5IvmHiBfcfjjrxcu-CMprJAEX4J9jTpF3DQDpIwlSZHnX8UINGeMYNSDKwGfXe519Ru0YF4slf4Rg-nCjsUiTLhKpp0UiFzqBVwqh-OSN8CFWIg7RUnF-vJYzE6kdhM/s1600/Miller+Garden+pt+2+146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o41f-_nG3c0f5IvmHiBfcfjjrxcu-CMprJAEX4J9jTpF3DQDpIwlSZHnX8UINGeMYNSDKwGfXe519Ru0YF4slf4Rg-nCjsUiTLhKpp0UiFzqBVwqh-OSN8CFWIg7RUnF-vJYzE6kdhM/s640/Miller+Garden+pt+2+146.JPG" /></a></div><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. If this post appears anywhere but <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a> it has been reposted without permission.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115523751337577721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461066392565918975.post-35690486041582324852013-08-13T08:24:00.000-07:002013-10-29T23:37:42.716-07:00I finally got to see the Miller Garden!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKWusKaP01_N39HjtobBy1gWqMRYAWJ7MRLzcx1l2lEFkxBjpptja8bGbURZ2VPcjPN70zjAWlR6EoWh1KlHlO0EXCBTULCPCFOIpcKPDuUjNyXm9aGgTz5IvtZtbtvEVweU6JeU2HiM/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKWusKaP01_N39HjtobBy1gWqMRYAWJ7MRLzcx1l2lEFkxBjpptja8bGbURZ2VPcjPN70zjAWlR6EoWh1KlHlO0EXCBTULCPCFOIpcKPDuUjNyXm9aGgTz5IvtZtbtvEVweU6JeU2HiM/s640/The+Miller+Garden+100.JPG" /></a></div><br />One of the gardens I was really hoping to see during the 2011 Seattle Garden Bloggers Fling was the <a href="http://www.millergarden.org/index" target="_blank">Elizabeth Miller Botanic Garden</a>. At the time I didn’t realize they require reservations, reservations that typically “sell out” the same day they are made available. Only 500 visitors a year are allowed access to the garden, and no tour buses thank you very much.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9rAcAnRtafLxzZO5dsSc008CGbWtenMZgCZxHb2CiQJj8CzePIO64D3ULn_7nH-mQaCtowFwyWjHyJkR61RT1HssVdfRLfuRTFagafPI7SMuML4lYC1Y_beit6TmNWkR6y-CTWCV9gU/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9rAcAnRtafLxzZO5dsSc008CGbWtenMZgCZxHb2CiQJj8CzePIO64D3ULn_7nH-mQaCtowFwyWjHyJkR61RT1HssVdfRLfuRTFagafPI7SMuML4lYC1Y_beit6TmNWkR6y-CTWCV9gU/s640/The+Miller+Garden+101.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaTZX7-U5dpjAh1OMZrhjUJF1AVvRoG7S9R-qaRf8Kzad0tnKON1zo3yXLug2eUda5YiKrCv0EsV3-H3a-87Ka8PkWOUFLjKuU7ngDCdRP_BV-Nfq-0TbSQXilxPEHkUwc6c5jVRFzTw/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaTZX7-U5dpjAh1OMZrhjUJF1AVvRoG7S9R-qaRf8Kzad0tnKON1zo3yXLug2eUda5YiKrCv0EsV3-H3a-87Ka8PkWOUFLjKuU7ngDCdRP_BV-Nfq-0TbSQXilxPEHkUwc6c5jVRFzTw/s640/The+Miller+Garden+102.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1wZmkU_qFpT09dLl203K12A5iX3JLJ1YV6wOyV6fqcYqjPiu1UEQhoTyuqa-gRidStt9Qv1nUJHEFxJJ4-wtK2-Ey3ZsMvM1_YyUb_NMZCCcVW1lPZPVuGI94HsdJrMepFLIMjY4KXg/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1wZmkU_qFpT09dLl203K12A5iX3JLJ1YV6wOyV6fqcYqjPiu1UEQhoTyuqa-gRidStt9Qv1nUJHEFxJJ4-wtK2-Ey3ZsMvM1_YyUb_NMZCCcVW1lPZPVuGI94HsdJrMepFLIMjY4KXg/s640/The+Miller+Garden+103.JPG" /></a></div><br />Why is it so hard to see the Miller Garden? It’s located in an exclusive gated community north of Seattle. As you might imagine the neighbors aren’t thrilled with the idea of garden tourists overrunning their well paid for peace and quiet. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oj2LiGtA2hnr40dfBms_S6TQeS-Vm-6c0s_l814cqzX4EZHe_3T7FIcUY_PKyZSd7aVQF1qLG57Uc23BKlCNWFgUava5F1VboNwYg6S-bw-KIliFo8FnyYfvy9LKklstJGK1c82HJsE/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oj2LiGtA2hnr40dfBms_S6TQeS-Vm-6c0s_l814cqzX4EZHe_3T7FIcUY_PKyZSd7aVQF1qLG57Uc23BKlCNWFgUava5F1VboNwYg6S-bw-KIliFo8FnyYfvy9LKklstJGK1c82HJsE/s640/The+Miller+Garden+104.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhugQwzysq2zZYArBGc8-QATAr7FoUJ5b6uVN0XcKZEktYYAkn27aBnhTAKkUzFjbL1hdgc5YtoXY8USIbHfIJyGuuGX8gLVBKEpun6FfwZjd1sJPV4oVMm-CZcYFiHKU_fzDdUqfado/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhugQwzysq2zZYArBGc8-QATAr7FoUJ5b6uVN0XcKZEktYYAkn27aBnhTAKkUzFjbL1hdgc5YtoXY8USIbHfIJyGuuGX8gLVBKEpun6FfwZjd1sJPV4oVMm-CZcYFiHKU_fzDdUqfado/s640/The+Miller+Garden+105.JPG" /></a></div><br />The garden is the creation of Betty Miller (who passed away in 1994). The Millers moved into The Highlands in 1949, their lot occupies 5-acres and runs all the way to the Puget Sound. The Highlands was an Olmstead designed project and the first gated community on the West Coast. All reports are Betty Miller planted with zeal, not caring if the million dollar view was obliterated, the garden has a strong framework of native plants, and not your typical ones.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVEsYsUwkZ9i8dR3IPBFEoJ9SGgrgSJTUQb-JITaiapsQxYGtCdWNF1EuCWxAjIuuybWCZ-oBDFZGQ9sDRe_k__01l75uuj-9tZ-zkrAt76uBMvSzqN3t0lBx06Ek2AkZ8N7q2uiypR8/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVEsYsUwkZ9i8dR3IPBFEoJ9SGgrgSJTUQb-JITaiapsQxYGtCdWNF1EuCWxAjIuuybWCZ-oBDFZGQ9sDRe_k__01l75uuj-9tZ-zkrAt76uBMvSzqN3t0lBx06Ek2AkZ8N7q2uiypR8/s640/The+Miller+Garden+106.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrVRMwsVXrxJZJyvNwpyCQOpaIS-xajbcKpRM4tjRzZFi32fLDZJGG_AO2oBRfqeD5H6te9sOCMLzYQpeVi-w34krWilIkHTum9EtI_e-C3RU57hjMVsInNU2RvjlkwSrpewGcHuuwec/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrVRMwsVXrxJZJyvNwpyCQOpaIS-xajbcKpRM4tjRzZFi32fLDZJGG_AO2oBRfqeD5H6te9sOCMLzYQpeVi-w34krWilIkHTum9EtI_e-C3RU57hjMVsInNU2RvjlkwSrpewGcHuuwec/s640/The+Miller+Garden+107.JPG" /></a></div><br />The tour on which I was finally able to visit the Miller Garden was arranged by the <a href="http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/" target="_blank">Hardy Plant Society of Oregon</a> (HPSO), Richie Steffen (curator at the Miller Garden) kindly agreed to take a dozen HSPO members through the garden. So on a cloudy Wednesday morning in July (during the tour titled ‘Rare and Choice Plants of the Miller Garden’) Richie charmed us all with tales of the garden, it’s creator and of course the plants!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_Yo57gtwyDC1NPxWeU9ma8dS37xxO8-D866BfqyYDG73i3V0OBpamh_-DJhPpCjfI5ynLfi7T1vE-I_U94K1UZOBbr8ki6n1_M_27ecXCy8R-oMfVgwaYeRFOxiGQ8MQ07IZzA1XQps/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_Yo57gtwyDC1NPxWeU9ma8dS37xxO8-D866BfqyYDG73i3V0OBpamh_-DJhPpCjfI5ynLfi7T1vE-I_U94K1UZOBbr8ki6n1_M_27ecXCy8R-oMfVgwaYeRFOxiGQ8MQ07IZzA1XQps/s640/The+Miller+Garden+108.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl36LdVly9J_55wWgCwluWS3t80Ivl8DZc9VKYcDJ8JavNUAPvLKxd70p0W3cUN14Vvx-Jrx77-EQ2fu9T1RjLyTaIcAQIY4Fl6AtH99r684mddVX-FIDPCBqCUFXwtxcS-eTeN7XceE/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl36LdVly9J_55wWgCwluWS3t80Ivl8DZc9VKYcDJ8JavNUAPvLKxd70p0W3cUN14Vvx-Jrx77-EQ2fu9T1RjLyTaIcAQIY4Fl6AtH99r684mddVX-FIDPCBqCUFXwtxcS-eTeN7XceE/s640/The+Miller+Garden+109.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUasOSANkFMGp35mbHlhmMaXMRWQoRLoQu01Gek1Isneutqzavq59bdJTjPSMdXWO4XxvFm8e5MrfkSpM2SJqnh4EBCOpcjgJLzQ4sqk3GiYB4CKwJDyK5ItX5xS2KHq2HJq78VHHO3Q8/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUasOSANkFMGp35mbHlhmMaXMRWQoRLoQu01Gek1Isneutqzavq59bdJTjPSMdXWO4XxvFm8e5MrfkSpM2SJqnh4EBCOpcjgJLzQ4sqk3GiYB4CKwJDyK5ItX5xS2KHq2HJq78VHHO3Q8/s640/The+Miller+Garden+110.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Z2hTBdDUUmUFireirY_bMqghIla6n4pPbDAESYVQzxKDIWTuHkHsKSasikIoAlf_dx_shMtHhUtUjxLpzxIRU_RZ_HeSIN7es9Zmf4YA9kOXH0jiKJxkazu-jvm1dLCoo_tR317SUU/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55Z2hTBdDUUmUFireirY_bMqghIla6n4pPbDAESYVQzxKDIWTuHkHsKSasikIoAlf_dx_shMtHhUtUjxLpzxIRU_RZ_HeSIN7es9Zmf4YA9kOXH0jiKJxkazu-jvm1dLCoo_tR317SUU/s640/The+Miller+Garden+111.JPG" /></a></div><br />One of my favorite stories was of the rivalry between Betty and a friend. They were always in competition to see who could have the newest, rarest, most desirable plant in their garden. Afternoon tea parties became an opportunity to show off their latest acquisition. I believe that friend was Ione Chase, of the <a href="http://www.chasegarden.org/index.php/about-the-garden" target="_blank">Chase Garden</a>, however I am relaying on a foggy (month old) memory and poorly scribbled notes so I could be wrong. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoEQb0qJvkNvta-5rW1S_Q7qjtiiDZdIQsmoFd7q7gjrPwtiPOR2ezHw2wE1qa0tygVsvtqiHks-iTNUFM0JGyDrU_udaH1OcRF2Eg3ZyjSO72QSmkwF1W8B458YuFJv97nTJsJQVSA0/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoEQb0qJvkNvta-5rW1S_Q7qjtiiDZdIQsmoFd7q7gjrPwtiPOR2ezHw2wE1qa0tygVsvtqiHks-iTNUFM0JGyDrU_udaH1OcRF2Eg3ZyjSO72QSmkwF1W8B458YuFJv97nTJsJQVSA0/s640/The+Miller+Garden+112.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1gDACp9qFuBLLqt4EsRdyZPoJJVDtJZNQjPysn74VaiGLL-76NfnGbqEQpARoGIvR6jNb9gmrCfUFPlHCdTX60B9ecNeEcL-OHirn9vvDeXiPv_Ylq5x4rdKfqh3deITH6uS19-nBuo/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1gDACp9qFuBLLqt4EsRdyZPoJJVDtJZNQjPysn74VaiGLL-76NfnGbqEQpARoGIvR6jNb9gmrCfUFPlHCdTX60B9ecNeEcL-OHirn9vvDeXiPv_Ylq5x4rdKfqh3deITH6uS19-nBuo/s640/The+Miller+Garden+113.JPG" /></a></div><br />I do remember however that Richie credited Betty with the introduction of my beloved Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass) to the United States. Thank you Betty!<br /><br />What follows are my (greatly whittled down) 40 photos from the area around the house and woodland garden behind. Tomorrow I’ll share an even larger group of photos taken on the sunnier west side of the house facing the Puget Sound. Sadly I won’t have plant i.d. on every beautiful specimen. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxC1ASy9hC-IacLVoVMPnRHKgERVLwyjwNl4Pc6kw2HYXhm1zZkvmeCHbVZZQFMOUrpf9ytoppHqr04mjbwcl4jJw1PZzjC7qkgKC-AMBqIBF5A_FxAgqHR_72V-gWoil4PYnWhaGCmg4/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxC1ASy9hC-IacLVoVMPnRHKgERVLwyjwNl4Pc6kw2HYXhm1zZkvmeCHbVZZQFMOUrpf9ytoppHqr04mjbwcl4jJw1PZzjC7qkgKC-AMBqIBF5A_FxAgqHR_72V-gWoil4PYnWhaGCmg4/s640/The+Miller+Garden+125.JPG" /></a></div><br />Here Richie is pointing out the beautiful (and late, in July!) bloom on a Rhododendron glanduliferum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidhNT7GdKxtSGg7oAPN4cZV7lUqTahkiiLvaqtGjjqp3v8YfcTs_Ef5sumszMW7LZr_SIXUdoRyrxEQu5daikmvhbY9Y7aZledj9d4zREOFTlJwzWPRkzipF7NoSg5jhG1ZKzOUutgiA/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7rHhMBT-YZGrhk322-qY0Op4TRDjkC7mjXJTdAMmwva3cYlSUZNPUQWcBV_0QxC21YqHjPrQnxfGV-IBetD1paOCiQicW7yCWshSZvdJlO1ogjNT6JD9Y_IWTh-55KNx3L4RbHYa8MY/s640/The+Miller+Garden+128.JPG" /></a></div><br />Betty Miller desperately wanted a stone driveway from the main road down to the house but once the bids came in it was deemed too expensive and regular old asphalt was used. However anytime a pothole developed the maintenance guy was instructed to dig it out large enough that stones could be used for a patch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDabuckfzpq1p9aSgSNV1xPcennlM25ScWc-hfPwjG2CakJcsJOnKmSOqpm27C36fY9_XQfoQ-sKaSSsp-vsBwTDCafYDtAft5xnIHvtsmgdm9F3fXY4laLl5-kcv6tF36LLJ6uinO3mQ/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDabuckfzpq1p9aSgSNV1xPcennlM25ScWc-hfPwjG2CakJcsJOnKmSOqpm27C36fY9_XQfoQ-sKaSSsp-vsBwTDCafYDtAft5xnIHvtsmgdm9F3fXY4laLl5-kcv6tF36LLJ6uinO3mQ/s640/The+Miller+Garden+129.JPG" /></a></div><br />If my notes are correct that is a Blechnum novae-zelandiae (fern) next to a fabulous rhody ("teddy bear" is the only name I can seem to find for it).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17mg2ACbzP3SMYf4BQu5RATE9U36aH1rG_k0Psqk5HvdjAoo5EOwpI3XgCXCSSCB-THWiW45vXGsinBHoG0_YQzXJxDls5SQEyAlxQDivjiPJWp0sYF0ha50JFV75VnFo6Ab3GBAAZKY/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17mg2ACbzP3SMYf4BQu5RATE9U36aH1rG_k0Psqk5HvdjAoo5EOwpI3XgCXCSSCB-THWiW45vXGsinBHoG0_YQzXJxDls5SQEyAlxQDivjiPJWp0sYF0ha50JFV75VnFo6Ab3GBAAZKY/s640/The+Miller+Garden+130.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXmtS_mNW1AB6dOOILXWsq7XePy7_bg7IV_BV4MbdYqenQ79kESC7-7tjbOcoeN288eCpbN_ySpGJudfxgool04pMsWybMqIK_t1XVEpSZKjMYe4VxwPBrqts8wjMJVB-x-AoOQZoiNI/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXmtS_mNW1AB6dOOILXWsq7XePy7_bg7IV_BV4MbdYqenQ79kESC7-7tjbOcoeN288eCpbN_ySpGJudfxgool04pMsWybMqIK_t1XVEpSZKjMYe4VxwPBrqts8wjMJVB-x-AoOQZoiNI/s640/The+Miller+Garden+131.JPG" /></a></div><br />This is the largest Rhododendron stenopetalum 'Linearifolium' (Spider Azalea) I have ever seen. It was breathtaking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNymZgKnB8Ixl87l4DH9Jmbtf4I5erylHfBlXs8pWFvCwtkW9xI_bWDb3NMiXWWis99Q8mJ09bXPIkBZOzXpqgbVXO0WwjTVLmsqUa1GDHJtlKxOf7iCs1mGFmGL4XrBISqJ3hLyI6M0/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNymZgKnB8Ixl87l4DH9Jmbtf4I5erylHfBlXs8pWFvCwtkW9xI_bWDb3NMiXWWis99Q8mJ09bXPIkBZOzXpqgbVXO0WwjTVLmsqUa1GDHJtlKxOf7iCs1mGFmGL4XrBISqJ3hLyI6M0/s640/The+Miller+Garden+132.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P9e9ghRs2W4WBvScLAp75tVdt4xTB4lFP9cS8BAAgXRDjnmo9B5TQmCiKMeBMfN1BGDBvKVqKt2bli_xR1K4JaPgK0Aq4LnggABQeLJLkRa-SyoVecYTxJtG6SSqueP9ZFY9s2Fqf1g/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P9e9ghRs2W4WBvScLAp75tVdt4xTB4lFP9cS8BAAgXRDjnmo9B5TQmCiKMeBMfN1BGDBvKVqKt2bli_xR1K4JaPgK0Aq4LnggABQeLJLkRa-SyoVecYTxJtG6SSqueP9ZFY9s2Fqf1g/s640/The+Miller+Garden+133.JPG" /></a></div><br />I've forgotten what tree Richie said these huge cones came from, aren't they amazing?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLPLjbuH5Jw9J6HW4_kJORc1vMSAodZqu3FeNPWMxdkxNPTZRU3CmLhVEG_F3dsSlExjPGccv2PqPh_C9lcQUdZHiRZz_T9QzMAVnFkZCKvM1VJLST4bhEhNYIXdBc08sBZ8-k8EEdM4/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLPLjbuH5Jw9J6HW4_kJORc1vMSAodZqu3FeNPWMxdkxNPTZRU3CmLhVEG_F3dsSlExjPGccv2PqPh_C9lcQUdZHiRZz_T9QzMAVnFkZCKvM1VJLST4bhEhNYIXdBc08sBZ8-k8EEdM4/s640/The+Miller+Garden+134.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnZx_oOt9pS_UiTLtpIBODM9d_87wdfNpgSHIwRWKeHoIwzpnzyJvqCVUzkYDLQ160yv_CiQLbPba-1Bhvf1QZGNmw6CdkNScgFNEpMvwFUd0tUVN1E5wap-7CIZiT3vmSBbTZAKr6i4/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnZx_oOt9pS_UiTLtpIBODM9d_87wdfNpgSHIwRWKeHoIwzpnzyJvqCVUzkYDLQ160yv_CiQLbPba-1Bhvf1QZGNmw6CdkNScgFNEpMvwFUd0tUVN1E5wap-7CIZiT3vmSBbTZAKr6i4/s640/The+Miller+Garden+135.JPG" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.farreachesfarm.com/Woodwardia-unigemmata-p/p2881.htm" target="_blank">Woodwardia unigemmata</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6S__yMMSFaoCrLlE4OHCffLPGjsOSJRWEQfN2pcHbqyqGTBN5CqsHuH1NvkvQVawdEOsyYFbR7VC1dSLB_izkBuL7TnMn5p_O0E_R-734r-nxrwF1Wl1SeEmVCwzjBP7DZbU9HN4JO-k/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6S__yMMSFaoCrLlE4OHCffLPGjsOSJRWEQfN2pcHbqyqGTBN5CqsHuH1NvkvQVawdEOsyYFbR7VC1dSLB_izkBuL7TnMn5p_O0E_R-734r-nxrwF1Wl1SeEmVCwzjBP7DZbU9HN4JO-k/s640/The+Miller+Garden+136.JPG" /></a></div><br />Serious plant lust...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQhtdetEJkdKXRcvedCy1gFnlyeuafz7D2hoV2JdpWLaUqG6Gv0nC_dKOm8F5BUc_POtjX2huv3ICHz5-5TZsd3PZy3PI37LbU4IxfhWdZD4Bob9u8SQAOd11Bus_wbWrDwwahgWu_bQ/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQhtdetEJkdKXRcvedCy1gFnlyeuafz7D2hoV2JdpWLaUqG6Gv0nC_dKOm8F5BUc_POtjX2huv3ICHz5-5TZsd3PZy3PI37LbU4IxfhWdZD4Bob9u8SQAOd11Bus_wbWrDwwahgWu_bQ/s640/The+Miller+Garden+137.JPG" /></a></div><br />And of course every amazing garden has to have a drool worthy stand of Impatiens omeiana...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZoCRJXytIphSlaq7DpoZezsDSmzYRqdnoJBmVoTINg2jS-F39x6kcoZNfk509Ag3pE2UALElyBX-GY8dJmUwzMV7NkaZPTAvH-5ZWZziSlhpX6BKZxhQS6U5yYjY_AO8fuXzQ_oVGQw/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZoCRJXytIphSlaq7DpoZezsDSmzYRqdnoJBmVoTINg2jS-F39x6kcoZNfk509Ag3pE2UALElyBX-GY8dJmUwzMV7NkaZPTAvH-5ZWZziSlhpX6BKZxhQS6U5yYjY_AO8fuXzQ_oVGQw/s640/The+Miller+Garden+138.JPG" /></a></div><br />Finally we end this part of the visit with a plant in a container up near the house. It was one of the first plants I noticed when I arrived and I hadn't recalled ever seeing it before. I fell hard and fast. I asked Richie about it and he confirmed it was a ginger (Zingiber malayensis). He even mentioned where he'd bought it, just up the street. Sadly I didn't have time to visit that nursery but managed to locate one in Portland the week after I got home. Thank god, this one could have caused me sleepless nights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIM5RROJRKCrkKY3mo3KRl5tKUZj6xd0qbJ2FgDG9-Lo73zzgNR49lQYIknWT9U2P_geSIMsekxAtMlBdQQjbUAim4lNRmU_u04etGMKxe1FVbBoaLl2AbTZvsN2zpyvkA-qQPeo9q4/s1600/The+Miller+Garden+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXIM5RROJRKCrkKY3mo3KRl5tKUZj6xd0qbJ2FgDG9-Lo73zzgNR49lQYIknWT9U2P_geSIMsekxAtMlBdQQjbUAim4lNRmU_u04etGMKxe1FVbBoaLl2AbTZvsN2zpyvkA-qQPeo9q4/s640/The+Miller+Garden+139.JPG" /></a></div><br />Tomorrow we return to the Miller Garden and visit the sunnier west side of the garden...<br /><br />All material © 2009-2013 by Loree Bohl for <a href="http://www.dangergarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">danger garden</a>. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. 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