Over the Top

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 A friend in the wholesale nursery business who could not join us this year on the annual garden tour, stepped up  to the plate and facilitated a visit to Terra Nova Nursery in Oregon. I took so many photos here I think it may be a duo-post; for this one I'll just let the pictures do the talking. Hotcha !




 



















Thank you V ~

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  1. Deanne FortnamJuly 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    I can hardly deal with this! How absolutely fabulous! wonderful wonderful plants and wonderful color. Thanks for sharing and thanks to V. for making the visit possible

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    1. ksJuly 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM

      Jaws were dropping right and left Deanne. It was packed in too, nary a piece of bare ground.

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  2. MichelleJuly 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    The colors are incredible! It looks like a fabulous place to visit.

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  3. cocoJuly 25, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    beautiful beautiful !!!

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  4. DrømmerietJuly 26, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    Beutiful mixed colours-love it! :))

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  5. GardenbugJuly 26, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    What fun all that color is!!! All that orange is just great.
    I have questions already...What is the yellow plant that appears in the first and second shots? At first I thought it was Berberis, but it seems too low for that. Is it a sedum? And what is the green plant in the very center of the second frame?
    Looking forward to the next installment for sure!

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    1. ksJuly 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM

      Marie, the yellow plant is Veronica 'Aztec Gold', and the green plant I'm unsure of ..maybe a Ligularia ?

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  6. SueJuly 26, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Over the top is right! The color in that display garden was absolutely incredible! Thanks to Marlene for getting us the "in".

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  7. LesJuly 26, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Thank you! TN is responsible for some of the coolest plant introductions.

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  8. UnknownJuly 26, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    It is all so artfully combined and impeccably planted. Feels like a trip back to the LSD 60s! The green/white combo is almost a calming vignette but I too can't recognize half the items there.... Wow - what an amazingly special treat to tour. Cindy H.

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    1. ksJuly 29, 2012 at 3:18 PM

      I had no clue this garden was going to be like this, so it had the element of surprise going for it as well.And impeccably maintained too.

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  9. DeniseJuly 27, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    I see you've included that calla lily I desperately want...

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    1. ksJuly 29, 2012 at 3:19 PM

      You will prevail Denise, I'd be willing to bet you got the name.Or did you ?

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  10. MashaJuly 28, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Wonderful, such astonishing riot of color! Thank you for the tour and the wonderful photography.

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  11. Hoover BooJuly 29, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabulous! Thanks for the tour!

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