Best of Portland Fling … Voted on by Me
Best Entrance
Tie
JJ De Sousa – Love the veggies and the color
Fuller and Ernst – Great use of old garden tools
Best Garden to Wait out a Rainstorm
Floramagoria
We were “stuck” on the patio for a while, waiting out the rain. I can’t think of a more enjoyable place to be. The view while huddled on the sectional chair put my entire garden to shame.
Best View
Westwind Farm Studio
This hillside garden provided breathtaking views.
Best Yard Art
Bella Madrona
This was a tough one, but I’m partial to “junk” turned into treasure.
Runners Up
Floramagoria – So much whimsy
Fuller and Ernst – Beautiful glassware
Best Use of Grasses
Rhone St Garden
The grasses added so much height and dimension to this small yard.
Best Vegetable Garden
McMenamins Kennedy School
This was the only real vegetable garden, aside from a few beds at Floramagoria, but it was impressive. The flowers mixed in with all of the veggies attracted the bees and made the whole area feel very lush. For a vegetable gardener like myself, this was a welcome addition to the tour.
Best Garden Name
Danger Garden
I’m not sure how many of us came out with minor injuries, but we were warned!
Best Mascot
Rhone St Gardens – Mr Boots
Best Use of Vertical Space
Chickadee Gardens
What to do when you run out of space? Garden on the roof of course
Best Place to Forget where you are
Japanese Garden
This garden was so serene, felt like you were in the middle of nowhere.
Best English Garden Impersonation
Old Germantown Gardens
The walk around this garden finished with a walk out view from the deck.
Best Seating Areas
Fuller and Ernst
As you walked through the gardens, you came upon more impressive seating area, each with its own personality. They aren’t just for show, Linda sat down with us and talked glass for a while.
Best Rock Formations
Lan Su Chinese Garden
The rock in this garden reminded me of good old Texas limestone.
What a fun post! Floramagoria was such a great spot to wait out the rain. I’m so glad we were both able to go to the a Fling this year. I had a great time!
Agree, had a great time. Who knew we had so much in common 🙂 It wouldn’t have been half as much fun without you there.
There is a lot to see in Portland as it’s a beautiful city. Thanks for the tour!
What a clever way to highlight so many of the amazing places we saw! The Japanese Garden certainly was a place to forget the rest of the world for awhile. I would have a hard time picking a favorite garden, though–they were all unique in their own way.
Thanks Rose. I may have gotten a little creative on some of the categories to get some of my favorite pictures in 🙂
Your post aptly illustrates the “bests” of all the wonderful gardens we got to see on the Fling.
Thanks Pam! I’m so glad I was able to go, what beautiful gardens and wonderful people.
I love this post! I’m glad Boots took the top spot, even if Olive and Caper at Bella Madrone were pretty darn cute, too.
Thanks, Boots was so good and posing for the camera he had to win 🙂