Re: Gadding

How lovely that must have been.  I'd love to see Forest Farm.  That's where
I got most of my viburnums.  Fantastic healthy stock.  Shipping east of the
Rockies is killer though.

On 6/16/08, james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> We drove down to Greer Gardens yesterday looking for rhododendrons. We were
> a little late for the peak bloom season, but there were still many in bloom.
> Greer is an interesting place--14 acres of mostly rhododendrons, but what
> looked to be a fairly large selection of conifers as well. The staff was
> very helpful. My sister had marked the ones in their catalog that she was
> interested in; if they were still in bloom, they took us out in the field to
> see them; if they were not in bloom, they showed us slides of the blooms. In
> the end, we brought four home. Nice, healthy plants.
>
> Today, we drove up to Heirloom Roses. What a fantastic place that turned
> out to be. They have showcase/demonstration gardens along both sides of the
> highway--and since the rose season is just coming on--most were ablaze with
> blooms. The gardens are set up several ways--growth habit, fragrance,
> heirloom/hybrid, on and on. In some of the gardens, the roses are
> interplanted with other plants [iris, geranium, columbine, and lots of
> things I didn't recognize] but in most of them, it's simply beds and beds of
> roses. The paths through the beds are grass; there are shade trees and, for
> the weary, benches. I'd sure like to have a wine-by-the-glass kiosk in the
> midst of it. Brought home three ramblers to plant along the back fence
> behind the new rhododendrons.
>
> We thought about going to Forest Farm, too, until I found it with Map
> Point. Good grief! I think the only way you can get there is to parachute in
> [it may, in fact, have been D.B. Cooper's intended destination :)]
>
> Island Jim
> Willamette Valley
> 44.99 N 123.04 W
> Elevation 148'
> Hardiness Zone 8/9
> Heat Zone 5
> Sunset Zone 6
> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
> Maximum 86 F [30 C]
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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