The Berry Botanic Garden

June 2008

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Jane Kerr Platt Garden Tour
We enjoy the special connection that BBG has with the Platt family and the part we are able to play in making the Platt Garden accessible to visitors. Again this spring, the Platt family graciously opens the internationally acclaimed garden that John Platt and his wife, the late Jane Kerr Platt, built in the hills of Portland. With its views and vistas, private niches and spectacular plant compositions, it's a garden designer's dream.
Sunday, 6/1/08 2pm-4pm
$25 Limit 30
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Water Gardening Basics
Where to start? Make an informed decision about where, what type, how and when to install a water garden. Annie Beadle of Hughes Water Gardens will share her enthusiasm, artistic eye, and years of experience to help you realize your own vision. She'll discuss materials, sources, plants, safety features, wildlife and much more! Come prepared with questions.
Annie Beadle
Wednesday, 6/4/08 6:30-8:30pm
$15 ($12 Members) Limit 20
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Got Ferns? A Shady Consolation
Just because your garden may not always have sun, you don't have to sacrifice garden interest. What is different about ferns? Learn about fern terminology and characteristics. Benefit from the years of experience of Russell Graham, Purveyor of Plants, and gain a greater understanding of fern culture, hardiness and sun-tolerance. Get to know favorite ferns for the Pacific Northwest garden. You'll be able to purchase ferns and their garden companions grown at his Salem nursery.
Annie Beadle
Wednesday, 6/7/08 10am-noon
$15 ($12 Members) Limit 25
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Silver Star Mountain Hike
Re-vegetation of this peak in the Gifford-Pinchot Forest has been slow due to a history of fires. This means open meadows full of wildflowers in the Spring. The drive to this hike includes a stretch of unpaved forest road, but the color and the 360 degree view make it all worth it! Moderate hike of 5 miles roundtrip with 1500' elevation gain.
Kris Freitag
Thursday, 6/12/08 9am-4pm
Donations Welcome Limit 30
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Duckridge Farm: A Summer's Evening Garden Tour
This 85-acre property and its gardens have been under development since 1979 by both the original owner and her architect grandson, the current owner. The house, completed in 1979, is styled after French country farmhouses. One of the primary objectives of designing the estate was to create long axial views from the house deep into the landscape through a variety of garden spaces. The house is on a hilltop and the gardens terrace down the hill from the house. The entry hall of the house is in line with the most significant landscape feature, the meadow, which stretches from the house to the wood's edge. Additional axial views from the house include one framing Bald Peak, the highest peak that can be seen from the house, while other axial views can only be appreciated while in the garden. These various views are framed and aligned by using evergreens trimmed like columns and low walls to edge and direct the eyes through the garden. Architectural elements at the end of each axis provide focal points. In deference to the style of the house, gardens close to it are formal and "continental" in design. Moving away from the house, the gardens loosen up and relate better to the woods that surround the site. Within the overall evergreen structure are perennial gardens punctuated by ornamental shrubs and trees selected for spring and fall color. Annuals are used sparingly in containers where the soil and water can be better controlled. The current owner continues to use the garden as a laboratory to explore new ideas and to improve on less successful decisions made in the past. Overall, this is aided by the remarkable climate and good soil conditions of Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Jeff & Betsy Miller and The Berry Botanic Garden's Board of Directors are pleased to host this tour of the Duckridge Farm and a celebrate the Summer Solstice with haute cuisine and choice of beverages.
Saturday, June 21, 5-9pm
$100 per person ($75 BBG members)

Call 503-636-4112 ext. 102 for reservations

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