Vignettes, in Jerry's garden

On June 21st there was a Portland Bloggers meet-up at Jerry's garden (the garden behind the blog Botanica Chaotica) in Monmouth, Oregon. I was thrilled to finally have the chance to visit, but what wasn't so wonderful was the weather that day. We rarely get summer rain here in my part of the world, but that day, or rather the two day period of the 20th and the 21st, we got roughly an inch and three quarters. It was intense, but we powered through. I'll post an overall look at the garden, as well as a bonus stop at Dancing Oaks Nursery (it was nearby, so we had to visit), on this coming Friday, but today I'm sharing some of the artful vignettes in Jerry's garden. The guy has got an artistic eye!

This was the very first photo I took after arriving and starting to tour. Stumps used as a table for arranging is an idea I can definitely get behind. If only I had trees to cut down in my garden...

Same stump, viewed from the other side.

Moving just a couple of feet and I came upon this pair, a theme has presented itself. Maybe I should be referring to these stump tables not as vignettes, but as taborets, as David Culp does (elaborated upon in the second half of this post).

Oh ya, multiples of anything is gonna catch my eye.

Looking to the right...

And to the left...

Another stump, another vignette taboret...

I warned Jerry I had my eye on the metal watering can (shown above), but really I was scheming on disappearing with that green metal sun/throwing star/whatever the heck it is.

Looking over my shoulder you can see there was a unplanted plant stash just to the right of the stump.

And then what should my wandering eyes see, another stump taboret! Be still my beating heart...

Jerry you may be a scientist in the work-a-day world, but you're an artist in the garden.

One more perfectly arranged group to peruse, the containers inside the greenhouse...

I mentioned it had been raining, right?

Looking to the left...

And to the right...

Container from Arid Altar...

Fern and bark bondage! (please come back on Friday for a look at the garden proper, you won't be disappointed)

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