tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post6223758037194671100..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Freeway Parkoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-30275733842478945232013-03-07T08:16:36.317-08:002013-03-07T08:16:36.317-08:00Peter,I think were deep engineering calculations a...Peter,I think were deep engineering calculations and thoughts to create this park. Earthquake is rare and Park gives fresh air and greenery.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35991141778163302292013-03-07T06:33:36.803-08:002013-03-07T06:33:36.803-08:00I thought of visiting Frazier and Niles at Cafe Ne...I thought of visiting Frazier and Niles at Cafe Nervosa but ran out of time. Maybe next time.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28124810247667709502013-03-07T05:32:06.028-08:002013-03-07T05:32:06.028-08:00That's Frasier Crane's city! Quite innovat...That's Frasier Crane's city! Quite innovative!Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-83810112947296521402013-03-06T22:00:14.937-08:002013-03-06T22:00:14.937-08:00Seattle is called The Emerald City (The Queen City...Seattle is called The Emerald City (The Queen City and The Jet City were former nicknames which lost favor)so your observation has even more meaning. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-36385427487282694812013-03-06T19:45:10.718-08:002013-03-06T19:45:10.718-08:00Surely they have some sort of barrier so people do...Surely they have some sort of barrier so people don't jump! It reminds me a bit of the scene in the Wizard of Oz. Fields of flowers with a gleaming, shining city in the background. Just need Toto! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28255733983497430902013-03-06T19:32:16.270-08:002013-03-06T19:32:16.270-08:00I think that those are rocks & like them too! I think that those are rocks & like them too!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43293300012382618162013-03-06T18:43:05.341-08:002013-03-06T18:43:05.341-08:00Very lovely park, I really like the rock-like stru...Very lovely park, I really like the rock-like structure in the first picture. Lurie Garden is somewhat similar in that it is built over a parkign garage.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-20766530531689678612013-03-06T16:08:20.181-08:002013-03-06T16:08:20.181-08:00I've only seen beautiful spaces in Portland bu...I've only seen beautiful spaces in Portland but then I've not spent a lot of time there and most PDX bloggers don't post ugly images. I wondered if maybe the park gardener cheated and brought in blooming plants but the azeleas looked as if they had been in the ground for years.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-85833375111934424162013-03-06T16:04:22.386-08:002013-03-06T16:04:22.386-08:00Oh my Diedre, I'd no idea. Thanks for sending...Oh my Diedre, I'd no idea. Thanks for sending the link to the stranger article. I've only been in this park during the day when there have been a lot of people milling around during events at the convention center. I noticed some of the small spaces but, in my naiveté, thought that they would be nice spaces to have a solitary lunch away from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Thanks for the heads up!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-90521505767564285852013-03-06T15:58:28.707-08:002013-03-06T15:58:28.707-08:00The hellebores were very sweet and echoed so many ...The hellebores were very sweet and echoed so many that we saw inside the convention center.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-9998193411112054942013-03-06T15:57:00.279-08:002013-03-06T15:57:00.279-08:00That would be fun! That would be fun! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60288756519592904492013-03-06T15:56:13.621-08:002013-03-06T15:56:13.621-08:00I enjoyed strolling around.I enjoyed strolling around.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79655447862010430762013-03-06T15:54:12.119-08:002013-03-06T15:54:12.119-08:00Great use of space. I would love to see PDX do mor...Great use of space. I would love to see PDX do more of this. It creates such an improvement to the gray landscape. Those azaleas are ahead of ones down here as well. A happy thing to look forward too! Cheers, JenniRainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-32059007238028938002013-03-06T15:02:25.063-08:002013-03-06T15:02:25.063-08:00I'm all about the unicorns, hearts, rainbows, ...I'm all about the unicorns, hearts, rainbows, and sunshines! Didn't notice any fences. It is a nice alternative to the freeway.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19710575781423935012013-03-06T14:07:21.825-08:002013-03-06T14:07:21.825-08:00http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=116...http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=11685Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82999556469405596542013-03-06T14:05:03.525-08:002013-03-06T14:05:03.525-08:00Too bad walking alone there can get a woman raped....Too bad walking alone there can get a woman raped. <br /><br />DeirdreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49561937505972646922013-03-06T09:13:55.748-08:002013-03-06T09:13:55.748-08:00I think I remember a jumper back when I lived in S...I think I remember a jumper back when I lived in Seattle. While suicide is never a good thing it sure sucks to possibly take another person with you by causing a catastrophic accident.<br /><br />On a happier note...love those hellebores!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-6731291946466455392013-03-06T08:38:52.170-08:002013-03-06T08:38:52.170-08:00Oh, I wish I had gone out there with you now. Mayb...Oh, I wish I had gone out there with you now. Maybe in the summer?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91611042764499119482013-03-06T07:04:49.976-08:002013-03-06T07:04:49.976-08:00I remember reading about this, such a cool use of ...I remember reading about this, such a cool use of space! Bringing nature and greenery into an urban area.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-90230915607407764772013-03-06T07:01:58.215-08:002013-03-06T07:01:58.215-08:00Ah, such happy thoughts. I hope they have those ...Ah, such happy thoughts. I hope they have those no-climb fences along the edges.<br /><br />Otherwise, nice urban space with actual color you don't see much in cities.<br /><br />Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com