Seeing Red

Open House
May 1 - June 15, 2010
Adelman Peony Gardens
5690 Brooklake Rd NE
Brooks, OR 97305-9660

My Bleeding Hearts

Salem, OR

April Showers

Historic Deepwood Estate
1116 Mission St SE
Salem, OR 97302

More scenes from the gardens surrounding the estate.

Yellow Angel's Trumpet

Guentner's Gardens
5780 Commercial St SE
Salem, OR 97306

I only became aware that ingesting the brumansia plant is said to create a terrifying, hallucinogenic experiences after I spent a great deal of time photographing it. I wondered why the garden keepers kept a watchful eye on my activites.

River Grape Leaves

Guentner's Gardens
5780 Commercial St SE
Salem, OR 97306

I'm not sure if these or their grapes are edible but they sure were autumnal red.

Silverton Water Tower

Oregon Garden, 879 Main St
Silverton, OR 97381

The Oregon Garden is heralded as one of the showcase gardens in North America. Encompassing 80-acres, it is home to dozens of specialty gardens, The Gordon House (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), an amphitheater (host to countless "big name" concerts and events) and the recently opened Oregon Garden Resort. I visit the garden several times a year to see the changes each season brings.

Le Tour Des Plants

Willow Lake Nursery

5655 Windsor Island Road

Keizer, OR 97303

Les Tours Des Plants - A Gardener's Excursion

September 13 - 21, 2008

Event that runs the course of 9 days with 49 garden centers and specialty nurseries throughout the Willamette Valley participating. Activities include guided tours of grounds, planting demonstrations, lectures and special event price reductions.

For more information: www.letourdesplants.com