Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Greenhouse envy...

I drive by this greenhouse every time I go to the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon office, which is roughly 8 times a year, give or take...

The thing is though, I never have time to stop and take photos. I just look at it longingly and wish it were mine, as I turn the corner and drive on.

But finally! For the December Board Meeting it was still light outside and I was running a little early, truly a Christmas miracle.

Once I was there, walking around the perimeter of the garden, I realized there was more than the greenhouse to love.

Like this Sciadopitys verticillata, aka Japanese umbrella-pine (although it that color normal for winter?).

And those impressive phormium...

So wonderful...

Of course the tall tetrapanax with their (almost) mature bloom spikes were trying to steal the show.

I wish the light had been better, and you could be truly impressed.

As I was...

Weather Diary, Dec 16: Hi 48, Low 36/ Precip 0

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16 comments:

  1. Oh woman, we gotta get you in there. One of these days. So cool. Thx

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    1. Nah, no need. I could look in and see there wasn't much. A crime to have a greenhouse like that and leave it empty.

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  2. Wow! What a garden, greenhouse and home! Drool worthy.

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  3. It's enticing, that's for sure. Does anyone in the HPSO office know the owner?

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  4. A greenhouse in winter is such a lovely thing. I have a sunspace with windows on three sides and that helps me weather the winter better than I would otherwise. It's a coolhouse this time of year, but the pelargoniums, succulents and cyclamen like it just fine.

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    1. Oh that sounds lovely. I do dream of something like that off the back of our house. Of course it would eat into the garden space!

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  5. Impressive home! It's difficult to tell if the greenhouse is a stand alone, or opens into the house. It gives a new meaning to the phrase "garden room". I can imagine spending time in a "plant room" such as this, on the gloomy winter day with something in a glass to cheer me up.

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    1. It butts up to a wall but it's not attached to the house, wouldn't that be nice if it did?

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  6. I see above you've commented that it was basically empty, which I agree is pretty criminal in the winter, especially given how roomy it is. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with a greenhouse smack dab in the middle of the garden where everyone passing can gawk at it. Mine is a great place to spend time on cold, rainy winter days.

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    1. Ann commented on FB that she used to know the owners of the house but it sold s couple of years ago. Perhaps the current owners got the greenhouse with the deal, but don't know quite what to do with it. Sad!

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  7. The fact that it was virtually empty certainly takes away some of my envy. There are days I wish I had one but then I am equally glad to take a winter break from gardening.

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    1. I've never had the desire fr a winter break, but I don't think you're alone in that.

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