Home Orchard Society Arboretum
April 29th, 2009
Dreamy Pink Lady in full bloom
Sometimes rain — even at the end of a long sopping stretch of days — is magical. In this case it made for some very ethereal photos of Home Orchard Society Arboretum manager Karen Tillou. Yesterday I took a trip south to Clackamas Community College home of the HOS Arboretum and met with Tillou. We snuck in and out of the tool shed (rain and more rain) for a couple hours talking about fruit trees, shrubs and vines, the history of HOS and why I should use an ale or a cotes de blanc yeast the next time I make hard cider. It was a great day and worth the trek. The HOS Arboretum is always in need of volunteers so if you or someone you know has time to thin, weed, prune or harvest for a few hours in upcoming months the 1.6 acre arboretum is a great place to lend a hand.
Tools of the trade
Home Orchard Society Arboretum
Open year round 9am-3pm Tuesdays and Saturdays
www.homeorchardsociety.org
Contact: Karen Tillou 503.338.8479
Find directions here
April 29th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Home Orchard Society is very cool. Shooting on farms/orchards in Oregon’s spring? Very wet. So many raindrops on lenses. But yours turned out dreamy loverly: lucky!
April 30th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Yeah my friend has been a member of HOS for years and learns all kinds of amazing things from their gatherings and events. I’ve learned a lot vicariously — great skill sharing.
I had my choice of Saturday and Tuesday to visit the arboretum. Saturday was sunny and beautiful — Tuesday wet and cold. You’re right though if we hadn’t gotten soaked to the bone I wouldn’t have caught such beautiful moments with my camera…
October 13th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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