Life has changed with Ken's passing, but his spirit lives on in the garden.
If you would like to visit on another day, please give me a call in advance to arrange a time.
I love sharing the garden with both new and returning visitors.
~Gail
In early January the garden is peacefully at rest with plants tucked
away under a fluffy, fragrant, fresh blanket of recycled Christmas tree
chips. Hellebores are already pushing up fat buds through the mulch
giving a hint of the changing landscape to be enjoyed throughout the
year. The only way to increase enjoyment of the garden is to share it
with visitors. Leave all your cares behind as you pass through the
clematis-draped arbor and enter a level garden of easily negotiated
pathways meandering among free-formed beds where plants may be viewed
from many different angles. There is no lawn; no mass plantings of any
one variety and almost all plants are labeled for easy identification.
The garden is anchored by about five hundred varieties of daylilies
(Hemerocallis) that meet performance standards for the cool Pacific
Northwest climate. They provide a grassy foliage backdrop for many other
blooming perennials as well as for their own glorious flowering display
during the summer months. Clematis vines create over 200' of living fence
around the back and there are many varieties of hostas throughout the
garden. Take a break on the deck, peruse the collection of garden books,
and enjoy sharing some garden talk. Bring your camera along if you would
like to capture beautiful memories of your visit.
Continued thanks go out to
Barbara Ashmun, Mike Darcy, Jeff Gustin, Mallory Gwynn, and others for featuring our garden on television, radio, and in print. Their kind attention has brought many visitors our way through the years, enriching our lives with many new friendships.
DIRECTIONS – Find an online map
here, or follow these directions-
We are located in the Garden Home area close to Washington Square. Take I-5 south to exit 296B, the Multnomah Blvd exit which heads west. Continue driving west on Multnomah, which becomes Garden Home Road just prior to the intersection with Oleson Road where there is a Shari’s Restaurant to the right and a Dairy Queen to the left. Turn left at the light onto Oleson Road and continue for about a mile to 80th, turn left and go two blocks. Our garden is on the right behind the wooden fence and there are daylilies planted in front of the sidewalk. Parking on 80th is limited because of a drainage ditch, but there is a parking area just before and directly in front of our place. Just be sure to pull completely off of the pavement so the bike path is not blocked. You may also park along Greenwood drive, which is just across 80th from our driveway, in the grassy strip to your right or along the curb to your left where there is a sidewalk and curb. Please do not park on Hearthside Court or Kensington because they are narrow private streets and parking is not allowed. We would like to reserve parking in our driveway for the disabled or those with special needs.
