I live and garden in Portland Oregon – what I consider gardening heaven. Over the years, a totally sunny perennial garden has evolved into a mixture of shrubs and perennials under a canopy of shade with a few sunny spots here and there.

As a young gardener, more plants and more land were my focus. As a senior gardener, I want less of both and have become more careful about what I plant. I now select plants that require less water and less maintenance. I no longer agonize over removing an unruly plant. The transition allows me to continue my passion for digging and planting, but in a space that is manageable for a woman in her mid-sixties.

Time passes quickly, memories fade away. Creating this journal will help me re-experience those magical moments in the garden. I hope others enjoy them with me.

Gail

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

THE SUMMER GARDEN IS ABLAZE WITH COLOR




Late blooming Clematis 'Etoile Violet' 
and Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'


Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'



My unnamed daylily hybrid


My unnamed daylily hybrid


My unnamed daylily hybrid


On the right my unnamed hybrid 
on the left 'Tylwyth Teg'


My unnamed daylily hybrid


My unnamed daylily hybrid


My unnamed daylily hybrid


'Mask of Time' & my unnamed daylily hybrid with 
Fuchsia magellanica 'Aurea' in background


My unnamed daylily hybrid


My unnamed daylily hybrid



Daylily 'Flasher'



Daylily 'Sailing to Byzantium'


Daylily 'Bradley Bernard' and Hydrangea macrophylla


Daylily 'Mokan Butterfly'


Daylily 'Piano Man' 


Hydrangea 'Snow Flake'
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