Category Archives: Oregon garden

Rozenboom/Patton Portland garden summer 2026

Posted on November 4, 2026 by Denise

I’m still shaking out summer’s pockets for keepsakes, before the memories get cold. I may have stalled on documenting this HPSO-sponsored tour of Gene Rozenboom and Randy Patton’s De Tuin Bij Montmore aka The Garden at Montmore, which I visited … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween courtesy of Dairy Creek Meadows

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Denise

Since visiting Dairy Creek Meadows earlier in the summer, I’d been thinking now that’s a garden I’d love to visit in fall to catch the seasonal progression of the herbaceous planting. When HPSO sent word that the garden would be … Continue reading →

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scenes from early October

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Denise

We’ll be heading south sooner than I’d like to take care of some much-needed upkeep on the 1919 bungalow. October has brought serial days of 100-degree heat to Southern California, so it’s definitely time to install a heat pump. It’ll … Continue reading →

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Fuchsietum makes strong case for hardy fuchsias

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Denise

Theo Margelony moved with his fuchsias from Manhattan to Portland in 2019. Knowledgeable, warm and very friendly, I have bumped into Theo and his partner Kevin Gepford  a couple times on garden tours. Knowing there’d be a warm welcome at … Continue reading →

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clippings 9/9/26

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Denise

Rumex sanguineous, the bloody dock, which I love saying and writing, has been flawless all summer. Which is gratifying because, as an edible, I assumed my battalions of snails and slugs would have made lacework of it. Apparently not to … Continue reading →

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Dairy Creek Meadows June 2026

Posted on September 7, 2026 by Denise

A couple of the gardens I’ve visited through the HPSO Open Gardens program this summer involved the owners’ experimenting with a naturalistic planting style as they gained more space to garden. Sometimes called the New Naturalism or the New Perennial … Continue reading →

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last weekend of August garden touring

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Denise

I attended a couple HPSO Open Garden tours last weekend, one close to home in Manzanita on Sunday, and the other on Saturday about 60 miles east. From the first garden visit on Saturday I took home only plants, no … Continue reading →

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clippings 8/23/26

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Denise

I checked out the local dahlia grower’s fields yesterday, but it’s still very early for much of a show. In local gardens around town, dahlias left in the ground have been up and blooming for a couple months. The grower … Continue reading →

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the view mid-August

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Denise

Here’s the view of the Oregon Coast back garden through the sliding doors, a view I look at a lot. Like both my gardens, it’s small and densely planted. It’s still exciting to throw back the curtains every morning and … Continue reading →

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crocosmias and smoky skies

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Denise

Crocosmias bring a freshness to August, particularly in the early bud stages when the whole plant embodies something plump and juicy. Looking at them gives me a craving for nectarines. But we’ve all seen them at their worst, in overgrown, … Continue reading →

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