tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post5366003733566370493..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: A visit to Treephoriadanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67190279816197818352011-02-24T19:45:21.270-08:002011-02-24T19:45:21.270-08:00Denise + Nick, the blue tree really is blue. It is...Denise + Nick, the blue tree really is blue. It is a formerly lovely Weeping White Pine. It had such a lovely shape that rather than cut it up for firewood, we painted it in September with METRO's finest recycled latex house paint, and are recycling it into a trellis. Can't wait to see how the blue flowers of morning glory vine will look on it this summer. Planted a passion vine on it this fall, but don't think it made it through the freeze. Trying to choose the best clematis for it, but so many choices . . .Nancyhttp://www.treephoria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19327256704928066772011-02-24T19:34:08.762-08:002011-02-24T19:34:08.762-08:00Loree, thanks so much for writing so kindly about ...Loree, thanks so much for writing so kindly about Treephoria! That stormy sky and chill wind made for a dramatic background for the trees, and made the fire (and the wine) ever so much warmer. Nice work on identifying trees - you know more about trees than I do about spiky plants.<br /> A bit of ID - first photo is of Japanese Clethra (C. barbinervis). Usually a shrub - makes a lovely tree. Scott - brown seed pod belongs to Stewartia serrata - a little-known cousin of S. pseudocamellia. <br /> Ryan - witch hazel prices at Treephoria make it worth the drive to the country. <br /> Fans of Loree - you're right about Kalopanax being the perfect tree for Danger Garden. That thing could poke your eye out!Nancyhttp://www.treephoria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2796499820572571492011-02-24T13:09:56.264-08:002011-02-24T13:09:56.264-08:00I am just getting into trees (also with minimal kn...I am just getting into trees (also with minimal knowledge)so this place looks like a must-visit. The Castor Aralia looks like the natural beginning of a Danger Garden tree collection.ricki 'sprig to twig'http://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19091824301434086312011-02-24T12:21:07.476-08:002011-02-24T12:21:07.476-08:00What is up with the blue tree? Is it really blue,...What is up with the blue tree? Is it really blue, or painted blue?Fat Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427707544417251200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43440667606905897242011-02-24T09:32:13.634-08:002011-02-24T09:32:13.634-08:00kate, it was such a dramatic back-drop that's ...kate, it was such a dramatic back-drop that's for sure...I hope to go back for a second visit when things start to leaf out.<br /><br />eeldip, I like it! I can't find any info on whether or not it's hardy here in Portland?<br /><br />ks, are you driving up for the NWFG Show? Be careful!!!<br /><br />scott, you and me both! I can't remember what the one before it is...maybe someone will see the photo and id it for us?<br /><br />Ryan, maybe that's whats kept me from taking the plunge ($), although space has something to do with it too.<br /><br />Grace, I loved the scent! It was wonderful.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59349457175867330722011-02-24T08:42:00.002-08:002011-02-24T08:42:00.002-08:00What a fun place, Loree. What did you think of the...What a fun place, Loree. What did you think of the scent of the Winter Sweet or Chimonathus? I love it but it might be too cloying for some. <br /><br />The Aralia is awesome. Methinks you must get a plant for the DG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72922447820094276072011-02-23T23:11:52.649-08:002011-02-23T23:11:52.649-08:00You've been so busy lately! All those trees l...You've been so busy lately! All those trees look so great. I really wanted to pick up a witch hazel and 7 Dees the other week but they were pretty spendy! I better do my winter flowering tree shopping in the spring or fall instead of now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501301078027611367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22158360112263585012011-02-23T21:00:25.761-08:002011-02-23T21:00:25.761-08:00If ever a tree was made expressly for your garden,...If ever a tree was made expressly for your garden, that Aralia is it! What is the one just before that...with the seed pods (I think they are seed pods)? I must admit...I'm not great at tree identification...I can tell an oak from a maple...isn't that enough?scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89610679575451667832011-02-23T18:22:21.338-08:002011-02-23T18:22:21.338-08:00Awesome Loree ! I'll google this place to see ...Awesome Loree ! I'll google this place to see if it's on my I-5 route ..kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52600660969238096322011-02-23T16:16:36.315-08:002011-02-23T16:16:36.315-08:00another spikey tree you might like is sichuan pepp...another spikey tree you might like is sichuan pepper. like so:<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Zanthoxylum_simulans_close.jpg<br /><br />in addition to those crazy bumps (old thorns), if you have a male and female they produce peppercorns with a crazy hot/cold spice that is impossible to describe. <br /><br />the leaves are also fragrant and edible when young.eeldiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241215073913298993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89258745515942684252011-02-23T11:27:00.876-08:002011-02-23T11:27:00.876-08:00You captured some beautiful, intimate portraits of...You captured some beautiful, intimate portraits of flowers and fruit there. And the blustery weather only improved those Aralia portraits. Perfect!katehttp://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/plantwisenoreply@blogger.com