tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8427425223770584746..comments2024-03-28T09:53:57.372-07:00Comments on danger garden: The Portland Garden Conservancy Tour 2014, I'm all out of order now...danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-655541054443128432014-08-06T18:02:40.836-07:002014-08-06T18:02:40.836-07:00A beautiful garden and the house is lovely, too! T...A beautiful garden and the house is lovely, too! They even look nice together. I do like the bridge over the gravel creek bed because it saves the gravel from being pressed into the ground or messed up by foot traffic as well as reducing the risk of turning an ankle on a loose stone. Doesn't seem so necessary with this little one, but my parents' dry creek bed is wide and uneven enough that it's a little tricky to navigate, and rather difficult to get a full wheel barrow across. My father is planning to install a bridge or two.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20955358612855105222014-08-05T12:47:52.300-07:002014-08-05T12:47:52.300-07:00Agreed (vertical interest), there's something ...Agreed (vertical interest), there's something about the visible structure that appeals to me as well. If the bricks were mortared into place it wouldn't be as interesting.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44749681929884837222014-08-05T12:45:59.448-07:002014-08-05T12:45:59.448-07:00Thanks Nicol, there were so many folks lined up to...Thanks Nicol, there were so many folks lined up to ask questions that I didn't get a chance. Funny that I read "constantly in the garden pruning things back to size" as I was heading out to tame a clematis that is threatening to eat everything in my garden...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88622225527524352762014-08-05T09:04:28.372-07:002014-08-05T09:04:28.372-07:00They told me they have been working this garden fo...They told me they have been working this garden for about 4 years (if I remember correctly) and used dwarf varieties. That said.. yes.. it was very full and I can't imagine what some of those hydrangeas will look like when full size. I guess they are constantly in the garden pruning things back to size. Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774735675427544422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46220081487245715562014-08-05T09:00:27.662-07:002014-08-05T09:00:27.662-07:00I asked them about the rebar when I was there and ...I asked them about the rebar when I was there and she says it is the only thing holding those bricks in place. I suppose as long as they are below the top of the bricks that is ok with me. I think it gives the horizontal bricks a bit of vertical interest at the base of the plants. :)<br />Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774735675427544422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11038988280310112772014-08-05T08:18:38.481-07:002014-08-05T08:18:38.481-07:00Ah Lisa you'd have a blast with Hardy Plant So...Ah Lisa you'd have a blast with Hardy Plant Society membership, touring local gardens every weekend.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88549036846142877652014-08-05T08:17:53.104-07:002014-08-05T08:17:53.104-07:00If we're hanging guilty signs around our neck ...If we're hanging guilty signs around our neck give me one too...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21086150587349825432014-08-05T08:17:25.718-07:002014-08-05T08:17:25.718-07:00Now you've got me wondering just how old the g...Now you've got me wondering just how old the garden is.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48814604780803781632014-08-05T08:16:08.734-07:002014-08-05T08:16:08.734-07:00Oh gosh...you're right. My old adage about the...Oh gosh...you're right. My old adage about there always being an agave certainly did not hold true in this garden!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51594987731055383652014-08-05T08:15:14.652-07:002014-08-05T08:15:14.652-07:00Now I have all sorts of mental pictures of you wre...Now I have all sorts of mental pictures of you wrestling a trashcan, or were you smart enough to put it on casters?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30108220859528123072014-08-05T08:13:18.574-07:002014-08-05T08:13:18.574-07:00Not many open spaces here, that's for sure.Not many open spaces here, that's for sure.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29200269655421353342014-08-05T08:12:10.635-07:002014-08-05T08:12:10.635-07:00Seriously, you can't buy stock tanks in Englan...Seriously, you can't buy stock tanks in England? That's crazy!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70204306584931306152014-08-05T08:11:13.854-07:002014-08-05T08:11:13.854-07:00Yes I actually laughed out loud at the tetanus rem...Yes I actually laughed out loud at the tetanus remark...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26266235287101609452014-08-05T02:39:14.413-07:002014-08-05T02:39:14.413-07:00Oh no... I´m always amazed and jealous about all t...Oh no... I´m always amazed and jealous about all this gardens! and now that I´ve seen some of them in person it is worst... what can I say...stunning...Lisa C. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12172903134507691227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81014963051341188862014-08-04T20:00:22.946-07:002014-08-04T20:00:22.946-07:00I instantly loved the rebar for some reason -- it ...I instantly loved the rebar for some reason -- it was the one hardscape / non-plant element that felt natural and interesting without being kitschy, to me, -- but then again, I've never had tetanus.<br /><br />Love the honesty here, from commenters and OP alike. This garden wasn't entirely to my liking, either, but the owners are clearly plant folk, and anyone who collects that much in that tight a space is to be congratulated. Would love to learn what their professional designs look like.Saursnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10599021666316855472014-08-04T19:22:39.516-07:002014-08-04T19:22:39.516-07:00There are features of this garden I like quite a b...There are features of this garden I like quite a bit, though I imagine the infrastructure with a completely different plant palette..I can't fault them for planting stuff too close together for I am guilty as charged. Sadly , it looks a damn sight better than mine !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71570568876999140092014-08-04T17:00:53.899-07:002014-08-04T17:00:53.899-07:00its super pretty, but i don't like it. It see...its super pretty, but i don't like it. It seems as though everything is temporary--conifers that will get huge crammed in together or right next to the house--and everything else obviously not of a mature size stuck right next to something else. There's a difference between mature plants that have grown together and cramming small young plants together because one is in a hellfire hurry and wants instant gratification. It disrespects the plants as living things. Or else it is just a temporary construct meant as a Wow! <br /><br /><br />Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31755416193786730332014-08-04T15:06:01.827-07:002014-08-04T15:06:01.827-07:00It sounds like your bridge serves a purpose, I was...It sounds like your bridge serves a purpose, I was referring to the ones that are simply decorative. I can't remember for sure but feel like this one fell in the second category.<br /><br />Now as for your comment about it being "formulaic, as if done by stencil" thank you! That's a perfect description of what I was feeling. The closest description I could come up with was "soulless" but that was way too harsh.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9764936939947011342014-08-04T15:01:34.381-07:002014-08-04T15:01:34.381-07:00Ha! I've never seen moss on that kind of retai...Ha! I've never seen moss on that kind of retaining wall. Not quite my style, but I definitely salute the use of color out front...on everything! Needs. Some. Spiky. Accents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-255678838322157842014-08-04T14:57:41.466-07:002014-08-04T14:57:41.466-07:00I do plant in trash bins but so far have kept them...I do plant in trash bins but so far have kept them out of sight. I've got a bomarea struggling away in one near the compost pile -- if it was in bloom, I'd drag that sucker out in prominent view in a heartbeat ;) <br />As far as being overcrowded, I'll have to defer to the northwest gardeners. My LA eyes can't visualize how to keep this all watered...Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62941194196334753452014-08-04T14:53:18.541-07:002014-08-04T14:53:18.541-07:00Lots of interesting elements in this garden. I lik...Lots of interesting elements in this garden. I like your commentary and agree with you! I do like open spaces and this would be a bit tight...clearly they love plants and I understand that! www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25283225718581984332014-08-04T13:35:52.226-07:002014-08-04T13:35:52.226-07:00Maybe that deadly bit is why it appeals to me?
A...Maybe that deadly bit is why it appeals to me? <br /><br />As far as I know there are no dwarf smoke trees, however many people cut them back hard in the early spring to encourage dramatically colored (and large) new growth. Now that mine is finally getting some size I will be doing that.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67754620515910422672014-08-04T13:31:24.090-07:002014-08-04T13:31:24.090-07:00Yes indeed, it felt very full but (to me) not so c...Yes indeed, it felt very full but (to me) not so chaotic in "real life"...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51454380447687897152014-08-04T13:30:49.279-07:002014-08-04T13:30:49.279-07:00I do the hard work so you all can spy on Portland ...I do the hard work so you all can spy on Portland gardens...you're welcome. (haha)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-50022335368379066602014-08-04T13:30:19.176-07:002014-08-04T13:30:19.176-07:00Galvanised trash cans...urban decay and industrial...Galvanised trash cans...urban decay and industrial chic in the right setting. Not a fan of them but they occasionally work depending what else is associated with them. I think the reason why I couldn't warm up to them is because it's really difficult to make them look elegant. Steel stock tanks though, I like a lot! So wish we could buy them here...Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com