tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post3709255855879294986..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Go by train...danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91175845001210331102012-10-22T15:37:51.311-07:002012-10-22T15:37:51.311-07:00Train stations always project an aura of romance f...Train stations always project an aura of romance for me...glad to see ours being well taken care of.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12940926056963273382012-10-20T06:04:08.477-07:002012-10-20T06:04:08.477-07:00This is slightly off topic for garden bloggers but...This is slightly off topic for garden bloggers but if your train service is worse than the over priced and over crowded shambles that we experience in the UK then I am worried for the people of Portland!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769705418477727909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24552995421957950182012-10-19T09:04:04.336-07:002012-10-19T09:04:04.336-07:00I am still not sure how I feel about this "St...I am still not sure how I feel about this "Stock" revelation. I am really attracted to the plants but the idea of such an old lady flower...I just don't know!<br /><br />(looking forward to your Huntington Gardens post!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38153360181822491112012-10-19T09:02:42.010-07:002012-10-19T09:02:42.010-07:00Me too.Me too.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69707926306517302352012-10-19T09:02:32.866-07:002012-10-19T09:02:32.866-07:00Really? I always assumed that beautiful building w...Really? I always assumed that beautiful building was the train station!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38814074402839843802012-10-19T09:02:04.992-07:002012-10-19T09:02:04.992-07:00I thought they looked a lot larger too Jane, and I...I thought they looked a lot larger too Jane, and I think you're right about the fence. I saw several oblivious people slam their bags into it. Of course I also saw someone put a (way too heavy) bag down on top of the Boxwood...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89978519777695259582012-10-19T09:00:48.846-07:002012-10-19T09:00:48.846-07:00Perhaps you should consider planting it near your ...Perhaps you should consider planting it near your Y. rostrata? They look great together!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38869073752895114222012-10-19T08:59:54.520-07:002012-10-19T08:59:54.520-07:00Well everyone agrees on the fact that it's Sto...Well everyone agrees on the fact that it's Stock, a Matthiola of some sort, and I do see those long seed pods. Thank you for commenting Matthew, I'm glad to learn of another Portland garden blogger!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1827702996486690842012-10-19T08:52:37.817-07:002012-10-19T08:52:37.817-07:00Your right of course about the Cordy's. And si...Your right of course about the Cordy's. And silly me went and planted around line not realizing they would someday come back in force. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87077634555291311502012-10-19T08:51:45.565-07:002012-10-19T08:51:45.565-07:00I'd say you should take the train from Vancouv...I'd say you should take the train from Vancouver (one of the better routes I hear) down to Portland but then you would be loosing out on the ability to take a back a car full of plants!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6649661667786845862012-10-19T08:50:03.510-07:002012-10-19T08:50:03.510-07:00You know even though I lived within a few miles of...You know even though I lived within a few miles of the Seattle train station for years I've never had reason to go there. Too bad it's not a better welcome to such a beautiful city.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-83371479198312439042012-10-18T20:37:33.749-07:002012-10-18T20:37:33.749-07:00Your silver foliage plant looks more like a Matthi...Your silver foliage plant looks more like a Matthiola arborescens otherwise known as a tree stock. I got one last autumn and successfully overwintered it in an unheated greenhouse. Has the statue of a euphorbia with sweetly scented flowers in spring & summer. Hear it grows easily from seed. Thanks for letting me tag along on your overseas visit. Nathttp://www.stupidgardenplants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41490622612906859202012-10-18T18:56:51.566-07:002012-10-18T18:56:51.566-07:00I need that canna!I need that canna!sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529895941009940357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62709984587636766592012-10-18T14:34:34.099-07:002012-10-18T14:34:34.099-07:00The Portland train station is gorgeous! Ours is n...The Portland train station is gorgeous! Ours is not so lovely as they use our restored and beautiful Union Station is used as a federal courthouse while the train station is now a less than wonderful place.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46002140281923235502012-10-18T11:36:42.513-07:002012-10-18T11:36:42.513-07:00The plantings look so much more lush right now, ev...The plantings look so much more lush right now, even after their dry summer. And it's interesting to see how some of the plants have gained size just in a year-plus since my post. I kind of like the boxwood parterre effect for a public place like this. But the funny little fence? Maybe it's protecting the plantings from suitcases being dragged behind oblivious travelers...MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51887105964661292262012-10-18T11:00:11.412-07:002012-10-18T11:00:11.412-07:00I do know what that silver/grey leaved pant is nex...I do know what that silver/grey leaved pant is next to the Rostrata - Mattholia fruticulosa, from Xera no less! It's related to stock and has clear white flowers. I bought one this summer and just stuck it in the ground in a holding-position. I nearly lost it twice due to heat waves and moving it around to different holding places in the yard (it was an impulse buy and still doesn't have a permanent spot). I'm happy to see a picture of how it will look someday. And more importantly, I'm happy to see that it is a chosen-Cistus-installation plant. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777671876067135523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87609375841353251152012-10-18T10:38:22.781-07:002012-10-18T10:38:22.781-07:00The silver plant you thought might be an Echium is...The silver plant you thought might be an Echium is probably "Stock Flower" - Matthiola incana. Matthiola has long seed pods and silvery foliage. Matthew - The Lents Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322893329475944946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52346070078319744052012-10-18T10:28:46.611-07:002012-10-18T10:28:46.611-07:00It says a lot about a town/destination when they b...It says a lot about a town/destination when they bother to landscape their local train station. The planting at Union Station beats the other two hands down I must say!<br /><br />Hopefully no more nasty winters that can cut down cordylines. Those multi trunked specimens (and yours) will look even better than the original plant in the years to come.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43092519554207178502012-10-18T10:07:51.767-07:002012-10-18T10:07:51.767-07:00That is stunning! Looks like a planting after my o...That is stunning! Looks like a planting after my own heart. I can't wait to meet mr Sean Hogan one of these days!!! Again you are enticing me down to Portland!Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27194488343765732972012-10-18T09:28:04.687-07:002012-10-18T09:28:04.687-07:00I honestly thought every town had a pretty train s...I honestly thought every town had a pretty train station like Portland. Then I rode into Seattle and got the shock of my life. We are very, very lucky.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.com