A handsome, modern "insectary" panel affixed to the outside of the cottagey dining area in the display built by Olivine Landscape.
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A handsome, modern "insectary" panel affixed to the outside of the cottagey dining area in the display built by Olivine Landscape.
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Olivine Landscapes featured a pretty chicken coop in their display garden. Rustic, cute and practical. Some good, inventive art as well, including some rusted, woven metal balls by <a href="http://www.we
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Olivine Landscapes featured a pretty chicken coop in their display garden. Rustic, cute and practical. Some good, inventive art as well, including some rusted, woven metal balls by <a href="http://www.we
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The seating area at Olivine Landscape booth – designed by Marina Wynton and partner – always seemed to be jammed.
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The seating area at Olivine Landscape booth – designed by Marina Wynton and partner – always seemed to be jammed.
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Living Gardens’ display garden used almost all Pacific Northwest native plants (except for the edible landscape area). I liked the elegant pergola with a retractable sun shade – although personally, I’d use vines for that!
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Living Gardens’ display garden used almost all Pacific Northwest native plants (except for the edible landscape area). I liked the elegant pergola with a retractable sun shade – although personally, I’d use vines for that!
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Designer and builder Yveline Wilnau and Scott Schultze own and operate Living Gardens.
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Designer and builder Yveline Wilnau and Scott Schultze own and operate Living Gardens.
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Landscape architect Terry Gibson had a large, bright space in which to play with pan-Asian and Latin American influences in his spacious display garden.
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Landscape architect Terry Gibson had a large, bright space in which to play with pan-Asian and Latin American influences in his spacious display garden.
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Here, landscape architect Terry Gibson tells me the intricate Chinese-influenced gate he made (background) was just an excuse to indulge his obsession with copper pipe.
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Here, landscape architect Terry Gibson tells me the intricate Chinese-influenced gate he made (background) was just an excuse to indulge his obsession with copper pipe.
Unable to get up to Seattle this past weekend for the glorious Northwest Flower & Garden Show, I joined a friend who was heading to the 2011 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show at the Expo Center in Portland. And I’m glad I did. (Thanks, Shelby!) I was pleasantly surprised by the relaxed vibe at the Portland Spring H&G Show (at least in the garden area), and there were some gr…
