Meanwhile, back on that May visit to Portland Nurseries with Danger, our next stop after lunch was Hughes Water Gardens.
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This was my first visit to Hughes and I'm so glad we stopped. It was a joy to wander through the large garden which incorporated formal and naturalist water features.
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An indoor pond. Perhaps these are tropical waterlilies? I remember one of Loree's posts showing Victoria amazonica (Giant Amazon Water Lily) growing in a tropical area. However the non-water plants look hardy. Maybe the tropical house wasn't yet open/
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This was my first visit to Hughes and I'm so glad we stopped. It was a joy to wander through the large garden which incorporated formal and naturalist water features.
Turn a corner and it seems like you've come upon a stream in the forest.
Unusual garden art was everywhere.
Of course, water churned, gurgled, cascaded or simply reflected in a dizzying array of situations.
This guy's been in the water a little too long or maybe it was just Portland's winter.
An indoor pond. Perhaps these are tropical waterlilies? I remember one of Loree's posts showing Victoria amazonica (Giant Amazon Water Lily) growing in a tropical area. However the non-water plants look hardy. Maybe the tropical house wasn't yet open/
So beautiful. In my next garden I'll have a pond large enough to grow waterlilies!
Hughes also carries non aquatic plants like Hosta 'Vulcan' which was too pretty not to bring home.
Thanks again, Loree, for suggesting this place; what fun it was!