tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post6846452637134871479..comments2024-03-28T04:35:22.114-07:00Comments on danger garden: Local garden stalking visit, Chapter 2danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53941480523946857172011-11-12T11:49:57.692-08:002011-11-12T11:49:57.692-08:00LOVE!
Especially this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/...LOVE!<br /><br />Especially this:<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O03kc_MzCyc/Tq3Mla3HkoI/AAAAAAAAWWA/k-OOiB8Z4zw/s1600/lwg%2B7.JPG<br /><br />The colors! The textures! That amazing japanese forest grass! Sighs.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67841198998810480232011-11-11T17:37:51.071-08:002011-11-11T17:37:51.071-08:00Boy, some people get to go to all the cool places ...Boy, some people get to go to all the cool places and hang out with all the cool kids.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16852775682108908392011-11-06T04:48:41.707-08:002011-11-06T04:48:41.707-08:00What an incredible garden. Bold and striking. Craz...What an incredible garden. Bold and striking. Crazy contrasts. Great colors. I love it.<br /><br />You consistently take such incredible pictures and post so many. As soon as I saw Blogspot's new picture viewer, I knew it was made for you! Not to suck up to Bspot!ChrisUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058297328565374089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11803081399092179162011-11-05T14:12:24.780-07:002011-11-05T14:12:24.780-07:00This makes me want to visit portland!! I have a p...This makes me want to visit portland!! I have a portland starbucks mug and I always think about all the great garden tours I see on here from around the city when I sip my coffee :)Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34474699040707331442011-11-05T12:44:15.298-07:002011-11-05T12:44:15.298-07:00Thanks for telling me to click on the link to part...Thanks for telling me to click on the link to part 1 of the garden tour. <br /><br />Yes, the front garden does have some lovely plants in it and I am pleased to see some spikies.<br /><br />I would love to be able to grow some of those big blue Agaves in the ground here, but it is too wet and the soil too heavy. Oh well, I will have to content myself by growing them in pots.Adam Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1555252208586167612011-11-05T11:42:35.757-07:002011-11-05T11:42:35.757-07:00Mark and Gaz, this garden is indeed very exotic in...Mark and Gaz, this garden is indeed very exotic in feel, you could very well forget that you're standing in inner SE Portland!<br /><br />Louis, we really are lucky in that regard.<br /><br />College Gardener, thank you for stopping by!<br /><br />MulchMaid, gosh...I hope that isn't how the owner read that comment! I meant that I wasn't seeing it in the height of the garden season.<br /><br />Hoover Boo, yes! Definitely!<br /><br />Adam D, did you click back to my earlier post on this garden? There were many fabulous spikes in that post!<br /><br />Lauren, magical place indeed.<br /><br />DD, oh so true...kind of scary huh? Where will she appear next?<br /><br />Alison, I was surprised someone hadn't asked about that palm earlier! I was quite surprised when I saw it, I guess it's a non-reproducible virus (I hope I'm remembering right). Bummer, because it was beautiful!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24855910021066932042011-11-05T10:48:28.564-07:002011-11-05T10:48:28.564-07:00I've experienced that beauty-induced stupor my...I've experienced that beauty-induced stupor myself a few times. How lucky you are to have been able to visit. Is that a variegated Trachycarpus?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41034564453804103162011-11-05T07:48:28.807-07:002011-11-05T07:48:28.807-07:00Nice forms and lushness, and so bold. "Stalki...Nice forms and lushness, and so bold. "Stalking" is quite the visual for someone named "Danger Garden"...dark sunglasses (even in gloomy Cascadia), walking softly, camera in-hand, and who knows what else?Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8535354182347137142011-11-04T17:02:00.238-07:002011-11-04T17:02:00.238-07:00Oh, I've wanted to see this garden for years n...Oh, I've wanted to see this garden for years now! Thank you for sharing your pics!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959779241904037305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67791487611475606662011-11-04T15:24:06.410-07:002011-11-04T15:24:06.410-07:00I like that garden, I like it a lot!
If it wasn&#...I like that garden, I like it a lot!<br /><br />If it wasn't so damn windy and cold in the winter then that is the sort of garden I would grow.<br /><br />However, I must say that the icing on the cake is missing, i.e. I would like to see some Yuccas in there and also some spikies in pots ;->Adam Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-75865035318571043002011-11-04T14:52:06.289-07:002011-11-04T14:52:06.289-07:00"beauty-induced stupor": another way of..."beauty-induced stupor": another way of saying "sheer bliss".Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-60228033542501989412011-11-04T13:52:39.012-07:002011-11-04T13:52:39.012-07:00If that is "winding down and tattered" I...If that is "winding down and tattered" I want some! What a magical tropical garden. I know the little park planting you posted about earlier and I definitely see the connection. Aren't we lucky in Portland, to have not only generous gardeners but those same people with so much talent planting our public spaces?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82903563576177940612011-11-04T11:18:25.749-07:002011-11-04T11:18:25.749-07:00Very beautiful. Thanks for the lovely tour!Very beautiful. Thanks for the lovely tour!Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-78064470458832781492011-11-04T11:08:59.469-07:002011-11-04T11:08:59.469-07:00Amazing!!! that is one incredible garden - a true ...Amazing!!! that is one incredible garden - a true feast for the eyes! it looks like they have gone for the more jungle look! it's amazing when you get a great plant enthusiast working for the city! you are for sure lucky with that combination!Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36515995746215001942011-11-04T10:09:30.010-07:002011-11-04T10:09:30.010-07:00What a wonderful looking garden, so many gorgeous ...What a wonderful looking garden, so many gorgeous foliage plants that are well combined together. And great 'exotic' structures too that enhance the atmosphere!<br /><br />You seem to be blessed with so many beautiful private gardens near you that you are fortunate enough to be able to visit. The photos also makes me want to incorporate more bananas and purple leafed cannas next year! :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com