Lewisia & Clarkia:
A Garden of Discovery
…“The Timber on those hills are of the pine
Species [Douglas Fir] large and tall maney of them more than 200 feet
high & from 8 to 10 feet through at the Stump”…
From the Field Notes of Capt. William Clark. November
13 Wednesday 1805
This garden was a Gold Medal winner at the 2004 Portland Home
and Garden Show. It also won the Best Educational Award and Best Habitat
Award.
Inspired by the journals of Lewis & Clark—on the Bicentennial
of their Expedition—this garden environment brings to life the wild
history of our Northwest home. Plants selected are some of those from
lush forests long ago, species that were known to the native peoples but
new to Merriwether Lewis. Included are current hybridized forms with ornamental
value.
Welcome to a home garden where exploration is fun: toys left behind
by children play-acting the journey of Lewis & Clark. An overscaled
arbor represents Fort Clatsop on the Oregon coast, their winter home.
A waterfall is reminiscent of the Columbia Gorge long ago with salmon
leaping upstream. Creek shallows invite dogs and kids to romp and
play. A campfire harkens back to those hard days on the river, now
it waits to gently warm a summer’s eve when tales are told that
take root in our imagination.
The Garden Design Studio teamed up with Bosky Dell Natives to
present this display at the 2004 Portand Home & Garden Show.
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