A Touch of Class—Yard, Garden & Patio Show
Debbie Teashon
...the YGPS is like an intimate dinner for two—it's charming and fills the heart with desire.
It's hard not to want to interact with the water features.
PORTLAND — Whenever I make it down to Portland, Oregon for the Yard, Garden and Patio Show, I am never disappointed. Yes, the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle is a huge extravaganza, but the YGPS is like an intimate dinner for two—it's charming and fills the heart with desire. In addition, they do it with style and a lot of grace.
If you are an avid gardener or new to getting your hands dirty in the soil, it is time to go take in a seminar or two and walk through the display gardens for ideas and inspiration. Talk to experts about your landscaping plans, or find the tools and gadgetry needed for your garden. You will leave armed, dangerous, and inspired, ready to take on the coming garden season.
Once you have a beautiful garden, outdoor entertaining is a fabulous way to share your stunning surroundings with friends. In the Beverage Garden and Wine Pavilion local wineries and microbrews are on hand so that you can sample the beverages you will want to serve your guests. Do you need a new recipe or idea for your next cookout? Local chefs are giving outdoor cooking classes. I sampled yummy crab cakes, asparagus, and mouth-watering halibut fresh off the barbecue grill during one of the classes by Chef Marco Perez from Oswego Grill Sous.
Lucky are you who live in Portland where you can attend this classy garden extravaganza. It is presented to the Northwest by Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers and the Oregon Association of Nurseries.
Enjoy the show!
Artful concrete coulums offset the living walls in this water feature.
Display garden created by All Oregon Landscaping, Inc.
A river of loose tumbled glass cover the lighting.
Surprises tucked in everywhere, such as this lusty little aloe species.
Helleborus 'Onyx Odyssey' a Terra Nova introduction is
awesome with its black edging on deep maroon petals.
Cairns mark the garden.
Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More
By co-authors Debbie Teashon (Rainy Side Gardeners) and Wendy Tweton
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