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!
What a beautiful place! Everything but the kind of creepy skinless guy. I love the Asian-style structure with the flying-nun roof. That is so cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you brought that Hosta home with you also. Gorgeous.
Beautiful setting (it would be nice to work in that environment). I liked everything I saw in this post except the creature coming out of the pond that would probably give me nightmares. Love the orange wheelberrrow-bike and the fountain 'swirl' to it's left: elegant and unique.
ReplyDeleteI'm always impressed by the number of nurseries and gardens you visit. Now you are getting to the ones around here that I have yet to see. This one has been on my list forever...now it has risen to the top.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I wonder why we didn't go in the tropical house, it's right next door. You're right, maybe it wasn't open...
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember, back when we lived in Massachusetts and I had a pond, that tropical water lilies hold their flowers above the water on stems, and hardy ones float on the water. So the pink one in front that is standing above the water is probably tropical. Hosta 'Vulcan' is very pretty! I've ordered from Hughes, but I've never visited.
ReplyDeleteWonderful place! I'd hyperventilate if I were there, those water lilies look great! I can't wait for springtime to see my water lilies again!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I love that long pool with the statue.
ReplyDeleteI have to limit myself from going here too often - I already have too many water lilies and there is no more room for more water gardens. It's always worth a look though.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, peaceful place.
ReplyDeleteOh, to live in a place where I could have a water feature larger than a fountain! My favorite was the naturalistic stream in the 18th photo.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of place. I love water gardens!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm all about the unique garden art!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a beautiful place. Not at all what i expected for the title. So much more!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have one of each of those water features. WOW and...all the 'stuff'. Hosta Vulcan is one I have never seen. It is unique.
ReplyDeleteSigh. I would so like to have something bigger than my little fountain.
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