Dry August Garden
Extra dry. Extra neglected. Such is the state of my garden. But that's okay, it's life. I suppose it is a good test to observe what plants can handle prolonged periods without my hands. Probably most plants, in one way or another, though the garden certainly wouldn't look the way I envision. The labyrinth and edges of it are especially dry areas with the most sun - most of these images are from that area. Let's take a look at what a low-water, very well-drained Oregon garden looks like mid-August. The very edge of the labyrinth garden looking north. The edging seen on the right is new this year and is a big, happy feature for me right now, I am really loving it. It delineates the intentional garden and wild weedy mess, thereby forgiving the latter. On the extreme right is a Forestiera neomexicana , desert olive, a deciduous small tree that is incredibly tough and drought-adapted. I purchased it years ago from High Country Gardens as a bare root plant - I bought a male...
