Winter Newsletter 2012

WINTER ISSUE- FEBRUARY 2012
galaher gardens newsletter
Spillers, thrillers, & fillers - tips on helping your
winter pots standout! by Megan Galaher
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WINTER ISSUE- FEBRUARY 2012
“ it is pivotal to
consider several
aspects when
combining plants:
scale, texture, and
color.”
Megan’s nursery picks for finding pots & plants,
take your garden to new heights.
Finding Plants:
Finding pots:
! Portland Nursery
5050 SE Stark, PDX, OR.
503-231 5050
Both the Portland Nursery and Cornell Farms have good pot
selections . Here are a couple of other ideas as well.
Call me biased as I worked at Portland Nursery for years, but
they have hands down one of the best selections of plants in
town. Not only are the plants in great shape, the employees
are very knowledgeable and helpful.
• Cornell Farms Nursery
8212 SW Barnes Rd. PDX, OR.
503-292-9895
Cornell Farms is family owned and does a lot of its own onsight propagating. I like them best for their wonderful
selection of small shrubs, perennials and ground covers. It’s a
perfect place to shop for your pot material, their specialty!
• Terra Casa:
19995 SE Hwy 212
Damascus, OR. 97089
503-577-8242
It’s a drive but what a selection!
• Pottery Distributors:
133 SE Salmon
Portland, OR. 97214
They have a fantastic selection of all types of pots including
newer fiberglass options. This is officially a wholesale store
but often they don’t ask and will sell to anyone. If they won’t
sell to you, call me, I can arrange to purchase the pots of your
choice.
• Loen Nursery Retail Site
18710 SW Pacific Dr (just off of hwy 99), Sherwood OR.
503-625-2222
Megan Galaher at
I recently stopped by Loen’s retail site and was so impressed.
It is a bit of a drive but found their selection to be big and
plants in great shape. They currently have a great selection of
winter interest plants.
megan@galahergardens.com
call 503-235-2103
www.galahergardens.com