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AUGUST 15, 2008 jUSt|OUt j 17 A Garden of Memories Gardenias, jasmine and Matilija poppies ave you heard of the approach to garden design as a I never thought it would do well in soggy Portland. Last up on my memo process of re-creating the garden of your childhtxxl? My Then I saw it during a visit to an open garden. The ries of a childhood garden? childhood was filled with warm Southern Californian crepe-papery white flowers hanging down with the Lemons and avocados and evenings of night-blooming jasmine wafting through the yellow yolk in the center, looking like fried eggs, limes to be picked just open windows, planted right outside our bedrooms—the gave my Matilija Poppy away. My family would visit steps from the kitchen scent so strong, so sweet, it was almost overpowering. Matilija Canyon to escape the common summer fog door. And don’t get me It’s no surprise that known as “June gloom” started on the tangerines today we have jasmine along this stretch of that were pure pops of sug growing in our garden. California coast. To the east, into the ar and flavor. Those are memories I can’t re-create here in Portland, Lots and lots of jasmine. canyon, we’d rise out of the fog and hit but I’m creating new ones and loving Oregon’s amazing berries. I must wedge some in next year. © My favorite is star glorious sunshine. Swimming in the jasmine because it’s ev creek, sunning on the hot rocks, I can ergreen and so healthy. It still smell the Sycamore trees, butter L e A nn L ocher can be reached at sassygardener@gmail.com or visit her has never required much, gardening blog at wu>. sassygardeneT.com. scotch shrubs and wet, wet creek. except a place to ramble The Matilija and climb. Pink jasmine Plants-Mentioned Here Poppy grows well also makes a home in in my Portland • Star Jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides: Evergreen shrub or vine. Can our garden and is more garden—so well, be trained as either. Good places to see it in action are up the light poles around the graceful and delicate. Its in fact, that I’m property at McMenamins Edgefield. Full sun to partial shade, white fragrant flower pink blooms are lightly going to have to blooms in early summer. Drought tolerant. Can grow to 40 feet; prune as needed. Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri blooms look like fried eggs, scented, and it provides give it some tough • Chinese evergreen jasmine Jasminum polyanthum: The buds of this plant but the plant sparks memories of a Southern California a soft foil around a water childhood. love next year. Up are bright pink, opening to a light pink/white bloom. Somewhat evergreen, but gets feature. to 7 or 8 feet tall, some winter damage. Grows up to 20 feet. Wonderful scent. Continuing with the white tropical scents are gardenias. We and with a width of at least 6 feet, it’s gotten • Hardy Klein’s Gardenia Qardenia jasminoides: Hardy to 15 degrees (down to planted a hardy gardenia four years ago and are still waiting for it to much larger than I expected. But its glorious 0 degrees with the Hardy Klein’s), you can just get by in the Portland area with this grow into the 4-foot shrub that was described to us. However, it does flowers, greeting the summer sun, remind me of one. During a cold snap it will benefit from a blanket, but it’s worth it for the fragrant eke out a few simply stunning white, creamy blooms. When picked, the sun so warm it takes your breath away. summer blooms. Average water, evergreen, shrub grows 6 to 8 feet. they have the capability to fill a whole room with their decadent The best part about a Matilija Poppy in • Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri: A subshrub grows in dry conditions or full scent. your garden? It thrives on abuse. 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