tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post7679326816531180737..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Greetings from the Evergreen Stateoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-30037219914061471642013-02-12T17:49:05.450-08:002013-02-12T17:49:05.450-08:00I think that those spruces might be hardy for you....I think that those spruces might be hardy for you.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-92023509318814774712013-02-12T17:47:57.907-08:002013-02-12T17:47:57.907-08:00Perfect! LOVE it! An espansive ang generous larg...Perfect! LOVE it! An espansive ang generous largesse. We would be dangerous together at a nursery! The variety of conifers that we can grow here is amazing. I seem to discover new ones every time I hit a nursery. Maybe it's because they look different in different seasons or maybe it's just my ignorance. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-78087838960962790142013-02-12T15:28:02.358-08:002013-02-12T15:28:02.358-08:00That gold and blue together is truly eye candy !
I...That gold and blue together is truly eye candy !<br />I want some too ! LOL<br />They are all gorgeous ... BIG sigh !<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47773072660763337922013-02-11T13:30:43.999-08:002013-02-11T13:30:43.999-08:00We don't call it weakness...more like an expan...We don't call it weakness...more like an expansive and generous largesse.<br />My favorite section of the Oregon Garden is the conifer garden. The diversity of form and color is as engaging as anything with flowers, and it looks spectacular any time of the year.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39511740219706883272013-02-11T06:47:34.681-08:002013-02-11T06:47:34.681-08:00Always happy to make you laugh! Thanks.Always happy to make you laugh! Thanks.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21324883833583281532013-02-10T16:05:32.249-08:002013-02-10T16:05:32.249-08:00Thanks for the laugh! Also, the close-ups are grea...Thanks for the laugh! Also, the close-ups are great.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-30412149198626704102013-02-09T22:14:40.944-08:002013-02-09T22:14:40.944-08:00We have many nurseries and garden centers which ar...We have many nurseries and garden centers which are extremely well stocked year round. I didn't show all of the roses, fruit trees, etc. at this place but they were there. You know the first sprig stuff. This place doesn't carry chotchkies or holiday stuff and perhaps they've found that their clientelle is more seasonal so they cater to them. They're open all year and have always been full to overflowing in the sprig, summer and fall. Different business model? Big clean out before inventory? Did they pack a lot of their inventory up for the Tacoma Home and Garden Show that was happening the weekend I visited? Dunno but now am eager to find out!<br />They specialize in topiaries, especially huge specimens.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-48005370361915933652013-02-09T19:44:23.932-08:002013-02-09T19:44:23.932-08:00I'm actually really surprised they have so lit...I'm actually really surprised they have so little to offer. Our winters are colder than yours and our local garden center is full of plants. Those tree sculptures are wild! It would be fun to meet the creative person who pruned those crazy shapes! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60689991026313290592013-02-09T17:02:40.902-08:002013-02-09T17:02:40.902-08:00We don't have a great deal of heat during the ...We don't have a great deal of heat during the summer here but Chief Joseph is from Eastern Oregon which is a very dry area and HOT in the summer so it might do well for you!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60672750968451022272013-02-09T10:42:07.110-08:002013-02-09T10:42:07.110-08:00Oh, i just love evergreens - but here, we seem to ...Oh, i just love evergreens - but here, we seem to have a limited variety that will grow and survive our heat. :( I would love to have those golden evergreens - what a gorgeous focal point they would make in the winter! And that pic of the blue and gold together - fabulous! I could design an entire garden around those two!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-89336913941197534822013-02-08T20:24:19.527-08:002013-02-08T20:24:19.527-08:00In some northern areas, the nurseries are only ope...In some northern areas, the nurseries are only open for three months of the year or so. Here nearly all of the nurseries are open year round but there is a lot less interest in gardening for a couple of months so many of them sell holiday stuff too.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61078061908347190312013-02-08T20:21:53.851-08:002013-02-08T20:21:53.851-08:00I'm glad that you don't feel so deprived n...I'm glad that you don't feel so deprived now. That Picea is lovely and it's wonderful to have plants in our gardens that make us smile. Is the awful storm we've been hearing about leaving you alone?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53625396809011287792013-02-08T19:55:34.451-08:002013-02-08T19:55:34.451-08:00I love conifers, and evergreen plants provide good...I love conifers, and evergreen plants provide good bones for other smaller plants. It's funny to see nurseries and such, closed, where as ours are always open.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008574463499280758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65499692165312063472013-02-08T18:44:44.717-08:002013-02-08T18:44:44.717-08:00Yes I feel much better. All my nurseries look lik...Yes I feel much better. All my nurseries look like that now except they are closed :). The Taxus is stunning! Even without a gift certificate that would have been in my cart. One of my favorite conifers is Picea orientalis 'Skylands'. A few years ago I acquired one. Even though it will be a few years before it becomes I specimen, I smile every time I walk by it in the garden.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44569886328444738962013-02-08T15:52:54.919-08:002013-02-08T15:52:54.919-08:00The more I look at the pictures, the more I like t...The more I look at the pictures, the more I like that one. The trick to this great color with taxus is full sun which I have less and less of all the time. Climate change? Nope, someone keeps planting trees and big plants in my garden that reduce my full sun area. Hmmm. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-37050426087668161862013-02-08T15:49:55.023-08:002013-02-08T15:49:55.023-08:00I'm glad that you feel better! Sorry about yo...I'm glad that you feel better! Sorry about your dog pee problem. I'd choose dogs over conifers too.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43277995172304621462013-02-08T15:01:32.259-08:002013-02-08T15:01:32.259-08:00Fun stuff! I love evergreens too, whether they'...Fun stuff! I love evergreens too, whether they're broadleaf or evergreen. You've got some amazing shots here. My mouth is watering over that Taxus 'Dwarf Bright Gold.' GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35881893230593718352013-02-08T10:21:30.042-08:002013-02-08T10:21:30.042-08:00Peter, I feel a lot better now! Thanks! ;O) Unfort...Peter, I feel a lot better now! Thanks! ;O) Unfortunately I can't have any conifers in the garden. They get yellow when my dog pees on... Happy weekend! Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53490485615053752272013-02-08T07:20:25.679-08:002013-02-08T07:20:25.679-08:00They're the work horses of our gardens that pr...They're the work horses of our gardens that provide year round structure and beauty. Unless they're totally covered with snow. Hope the east coast blizzard doesn't reach you! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-46042311806738754012013-02-08T07:18:22.263-08:002013-02-08T07:18:22.263-08:00Joe is quite the looker! Broadleaf evergreens tem...Joe is quite the looker! Broadleaf evergreens tempt me more for garden use but wandering beneath towering doug firs, hemlock,and cedars with the sword fern, salal, and the like still thrills me. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39329944849581715042013-02-08T07:16:09.414-08:002013-02-08T07:16:09.414-08:00Evergreens save the garden when everything else go...Evergreens save the garden when everything else goes dormant and you've posted quite a few that I would gladly look at all winter long! Those Chief Joseph pines are gorgeous as well as the Abies pinsapo glauca and Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader' combination, wow!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-48684918677164760462013-02-08T07:10:03.737-08:002013-02-08T07:10:03.737-08:00I'm rarely tempted by evergreens of any type.....I'm rarely tempted by evergreens of any type...but Chief Joseph always catches my eye :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42233044567007961392013-02-08T06:45:18.580-08:002013-02-08T06:45:18.580-08:00It's Portland Avenue Nursery in Tacoma. They ...It's Portland Avenue Nursery in Tacoma. They specialize in conifers and topiaries and always have lots of clipped spcimens in pots ready to plant in your garden. Also, I don't think that's a spruce but it's real name wouldn't rhyme with Seuss.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65289490354524474022013-02-08T06:10:31.542-08:002013-02-08T06:10:31.542-08:00Nice conifers! I often regret that I don't hav...Nice conifers! I often regret that I don't have more room for them, especially when I see them in winter. So what nursery is this that is having such fun with the spruce?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com