Anne Buckman's Lovely Peas

As part of my show, I gave away vegetable starts and seed packets. I hoped that people would share the imagery of the plants growth. It was great to get an email from Anne about her peas that she started from the seeds that I had given her.
What I really like about this photo is that she is growing things in planters and pots. The plants climb up the railing. The vibrant flowers and the different textures of the plants make this porch look like it would be a great place to hang out.
Thanks Anne for sharing this!

If anyone else would like to share their garden images, please follow the contact link on my website:
www.rebeccashelly.com

Vanishing Varieties

I started over 40 different varieties of vegetable starts for people to take for free. I also silkscreened and created trays so that they could be transported to their gardens.


Opening night:

Ariana and Katy's plant picks

Bethany and her plants

I made some seed packets for Mark Dion to take to Mildred's Lane for their summer program.

After the opening, some of the varieties where gone or only a few remained.


Oil Paintings depicting my father's seed orders for each year.

Sharing Produce

Portland over and over again makes me fall in love with it. Each winter, I question my loyalty due to lack of sunshine and a wetness that soaks into your bones. Then, like every year, summer comes and I swoon. Each day I have been going out into our garden and seeing what is happening with the growth. The plants, like myself are trying to soak up as much of this sun as they can.
I have also noticed that I am part of a large number of Portlanders who are doing the same thing. When going for walks, I am now looking at people's gardens and trying to identify vegetable plants. Now that I have started and given away close to 40 different varieties, I am also trying to identify each type. I never thought that I would look at a plant growing in someone's garden and say, "I think they are growing Oregon Giant snow peas." I am in no way an expert, but enthusiastic to learn as much as I can.
A Portland couple, Rob Anderson and Tam Crawford have also noticed the large amount of vegetable gardens and have created a really interesting site that connects gardeners with each other. This is done through sharing of crops. Gardens tend to produce heavily on a few different kinds of crops and sometimes these go to waste. They have created a site where people can post produce that they have grown. They can sell or trade them with others. This is a really great concept.
To check out this site, please follow the link below:
Veggie Trader