Do you remember the game show "Name That Tune" from the 1950's? How about the 1970's and 1980's versions? If you're too young to remember or have started to loose the ability to remember, the gist of the game is that contestants would try to name popular songs played by an orchestra in as short a time (as few notes) as possible.
Today, let's play a slightly different version of the game and see how few clues it takes you to Name That Garden!
The first clue is in the title of this post - it's a garden in the Portland, Oregon area.
Here's clue number two.
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Clue number four: This gardener is not originally from Portland.
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Clue number eight: It's not Piet Oudolf but you can definitely see the influence.
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Clue number nine: This gardener is an excellent photographer and gets gorgeous early morning and evening light on his garden. Unfortunately, it was sunny mid day and I lack his photographic skill.
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Clue number ten: This gardener attended the recent Garden Bloggers' Fling in San Francisco, had driven to the fling, and brought plants back for several of us so that we didn't have to squeeze them into our luggage.
Clue number eleven:
(Has nothing to do with the yellow sign showing a larger alien holding a gun to the back of the smaller alien in front of him. I don't know what that's about. Maybe he wants her book or something.)
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Anyone?
If you Guessed that this is the garden of Scott Weber of Rhone Street Gardens, you'd be correct!
If you were able to name this garden in only one clue, you're the lucky winner of the only 1968 Ford Pinto that hasn't yet exploded. OOPS, um, well, (Stop, drop and roll! Somebody grab a fire extinguisher! You, call 911) I guess there's no prize other than the satisfaction of knowing that you won!
Thank you, Scott, for bringing our plants back, for being our tour guide in Portland, and mostly for letting us experience your gorgeous garden in person!
Today, let's play a slightly different version of the game and see how few clues it takes you to Name That Garden!
The first clue is in the title of this post - it's a garden in the Portland, Oregon area.
Here's clue number two.
Clue number three may have been in a previous post about Portland. No fair checking back!
Clue Number five: Pennisetum 'Vertigo' and grasses in general.
Clue number six: This gardener writes a blog.
Clue number seven: That's Impatiens balfourii blooming beautifully behind the table. This generous gardener even shared several plants of it with me.
Did I mention Grass?
Clue number eight: It's not Piet Oudolf but you can definitely see the influence.
Clue number nine: This gardener is an excellent photographer and gets gorgeous early morning and evening light on his garden. Unfortunately, it was sunny mid day and I lack his photographic skill.
Clue number ten: This gardener attended the recent Garden Bloggers' Fling in San Francisco, had driven to the fling, and brought plants back for several of us so that we didn't have to squeeze them into our luggage.
Clue number eleven:
(Has nothing to do with the yellow sign showing a larger alien holding a gun to the back of the smaller alien in front of him. I don't know what that's about. Maybe he wants her book or something.)
If you Guessed that this is the garden of Scott Weber of Rhone Street Gardens, you'd be correct!
If you were able to name this garden in only one clue, you're the lucky winner of the only 1968 Ford Pinto that hasn't yet exploded. OOPS, um, well, (Stop, drop and roll! Somebody grab a fire extinguisher! You, call 911) I guess there's no prize other than the satisfaction of knowing that you won!
Thank you, Scott, for bringing our plants back, for being our tour guide in Portland, and mostly for letting us experience your gorgeous garden in person!