tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post7583257509103494319..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Peninsula Park Rose Gardendanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74307782335119184872010-06-10T15:10:24.614-07:002010-06-10T15:10:24.614-07:00I despise rose gardens of this sort---all those ro...I despise rose gardens of this sort---all those roses laid out in a grid, surrounded by boxwood. But I LOVE old roses rambling through a mixed border--so romantic, not at all snooze-inducing, and no more trouble to grow than many other tough perennials. So for me, roses are all about context.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5822573072217083642010-06-09T19:34:59.110-07:002010-06-09T19:34:59.110-07:00As a member of one of the oldest and largest Itali...As a member of one of the oldest and largest Italian families in the City of Roses, I love the park since my family has been going there since it started. Give me rose flower water in my lemonade any day or rose crème brûlée will do. Yes, it is true, I prefer to eat my roses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720485909592974251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10209297980629342702010-06-09T17:11:26.925-07:002010-06-09T17:11:26.925-07:00We have always had the Azalea Festival here in Apr...We have always had the Azalea Festival here in April, complete with the Azalea Queen. The festival also celebrated the NATO pact as Norfolk is home to the NATO Staff College. When I think of azaleas I naturally think of Cold War alliances, don't you? Each year a different country in NATO was celebrated and the queen always came from that country. This year they dropped the Azalea name and just called it the NATO Festival.<br /><br />BTW, I bet there must be a story behind Liverpool Liz.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63696289003368081822010-06-09T17:06:26.458-07:002010-06-09T17:06:26.458-07:00I don't know what is going on here, but many o...I don't know what is going on here, but many of your photos are not coming up for me. No one else has mentioned it, so I guess it's my problem, not yours. Sometimes these things fix themselves...hope so in this case.<br /><br />My dad proposed to my mom at the Peninsula Park Rose Garden...with a corsage of gardenias.ricki - sprig to twighttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63673894048487921462010-06-09T08:36:22.586-07:002010-06-09T08:36:22.586-07:00MuchMaid, you are so right about the fountain! Eve...MuchMaid, you are so right about the fountain! Even when we were there on a coolish day folks were gathered around.<br /><br />Matti, there was a climbing rose growing up and around a telephone pole on our street, until someone cut it down. That rose I loved, it had personality. <br /><br />VW, are you talking about the rose garden at Manito? It always amazed me to see people getting their pictures taken there when just a few feet away in the perennial garden there were so many more beautiful plants!<br /><br />Karen, good find! I wonder why they named it the Cactus Festival? If I do start a spiky plant fest it will have to be during the rose festival, as an antidote. We'll do all the un-festival like things, no parade or family fun park. Maybe it will involve tours to my favorite spiky nurseries!<br /><br />ks, not waiting until after gardening to have wine but gardening with wine! Oh I like your style! I have a sister-in-law who it completely gaga over roses. In fact their garden is 1/2 agaves (my brothers contribution) and 1/2 roses. It's in interesting mix.<br /><br />Grace, I wondered if you would take offense at my light rose bashing! Glad to hear you enjoyed your young rose festival days...I am sure if I had grown up here I would probably have a similar tale. And yes...the Gillroy (?) garlic fest could come close!<br /><br />Laura, then this would be perfect for you...you can just enjoy...no maintenance required!<br /><br />Denise, so have you been a Portlander at some point? Your comments have me thinking perhaps you've been here more than just for a couple of visits?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90980055650458804132010-06-09T06:56:50.915-07:002010-06-09T06:56:50.915-07:00Not a fan of traditional rose gardens but roses ar...Not a fan of traditional rose gardens but roses are much more than hybrid teas. Loree, you can grow ramblers up there or Rosa rubrifolia! Huge fan of those big ships, though. So cool to see them moving behind the still city as they come into port.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11477035728634693172010-06-08T23:23:07.417-07:002010-06-08T23:23:07.417-07:00Looks like a nice garden. I like roses, especially...Looks like a nice garden. I like roses, especially other peoples roses. They are generally to fussy for me to grow. I have a few, but I try not to get too invested.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33775289387835708962010-06-08T22:25:41.814-07:002010-06-08T22:25:41.814-07:00Hi Loree~~ Somewhere in California they have a gar...Hi Loree~~ Somewhere in California they have a garlic festival. Would this count? <br /><br />I happen to love roses and the shrub type bushes really have improved with good plant breeding. However they need to be planted within a mixed border. These single specimen monocultures are boring, if you ask me. <br /><br />The last time I went to the Rose Festival parade, I ended up with a migraine and decided the whole thing was overkill. I mean, if you've seen a hundred floats you've seen them all. I couldn't wait for it to be over. ... And then there's the time as a teenager I drank a little too much then went on one of those rides at "The fun center" on the muddy water front. Ah, the memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12054615592590372012010-06-08T21:17:17.250-07:002010-06-08T21:17:17.250-07:00I am ridiculously attached to my roses and have s...I am ridiculously attached to my roses and have spent may hours swooning both at Washington Park and Peninsula. Thank god I have no more room to expand my collection.Our wet spring this year (not as wet as yours ) has me stripping off blackspot festooned foliage after work every evening-I don't spray. I have many puncture wounds , but on the plus side, one can drink wine and pluck foliage simultaneously.This helps to dull the pain.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7374496875198400852010-06-08T21:10:54.476-07:002010-06-08T21:10:54.476-07:00Oh, these formal gardens are so heartbreaking in a...Oh, these formal gardens are so heartbreaking in a way - all that work and fuss! I am not a big rose fan either for most of the year but then they bloom and I relent, especially if they have an intoxicating scent. <br /><br />If there isn't an agave festival, maybe you should found one! The Portland Spiky Plant Days?! <br /><br />There is something called the Cactus Festival, but it's a music festival in Europe. Pretty good line-up!<br /><br />http://www.cactusfestival.be/programma_en.aspKarenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77948749542792075382010-06-08T15:38:39.968-07:002010-06-08T15:38:39.968-07:00I'm laughing now - I was surprised to see rose...I'm laughing now - I was surprised to see roses on your post title, but thought maybe their thorns made them dangerous enough for you to like them! I guess I was wrong. We have a local rose garden, and it's not very pretty. There are too many hybrid teas with spindly knees. Roses need to be engish roses or old roses and interplanted with perennials, shrubs and vines to please me.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16109704452619047572010-06-08T15:31:06.276-07:002010-06-08T15:31:06.276-07:00thanks for the blunt comments on the rose. I have...thanks for the blunt comments on the rose. I have to agree...not my favorite plant...and there are a couple climbers that are starting to grow on me. Hurray for keeping history alive Portland on the 2 acres. MattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76989086617096754762010-06-08T13:00:15.937-07:002010-06-08T13:00:15.937-07:00For not being a fan of roses, you have a few nice ...For not being a fan of roses, you have a few nice shots there. I especially like the first one of that Sally Holmes climber peeking through the balustrade.<br />I love Peninsula Park, too, and I agree it has much more to recommend it than the Rose Test Gardens, and a lot more heart. One of my favorite things there is watching little kids playing in the fountain in summer, sometimes with a dog or two. They have such a good time.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com