One of my early posts on this blog was a complete profile of
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. I visited the garden two days ago, in the evening, and thought I'd share a few pictures from my walk. Most of the Rhododendrons have not quite bloomed. A few have, and I'm sure a lot of the others will be bursting into bloom very soon. But there are lots of other things blooming, and of course the water fowl and other birds are always worth a visit to the park.
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| Official Greeter |
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| Oregon Grape guarding the bridge |
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| Oregon Grape |
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| Canada Geese under the Blossoms |
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| Japanese Maple |
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| Colorful Trees |
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| Fawn Lily |
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| Fawn Lily |
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| Fawn Lily and Lungwort |
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I didn't know what that blue flower with the spotted leaves was, until I went home and just happened to read
a post over at Nature Nut Notes, a blog by
NW Nature Nut (not to be confused with me, PDX Nature Nut. So many nature nuts out there!) It's nice to have such a community of Portland/Oregon/NW nature bloggers.
The picture of the geese is awesome!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of the Oregon Grape, but I really like the refreshing yellow color.
Also like your profile pic - cracked me up.
Annelie
Thanks, Annelie!
ReplyDeleteOregon Grape is a NW native with prickly leaves similar to holly. A beautiful shrub.
Hey, I've been there! It's a gorgeous garden. Our sis-in-law teaches at Reed and lives just a block away. I'm looking forward to seeing some Rhodie pics if you go back again. I, too, like having blog connections with local nature lovers. They have helped me so much with identifications.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Katie! I don't live too far away from the garden, so I do want to go back to try and catch the peak Rhodie season. I'll update this post with some more pics if I do.
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