The Dietrich Garden

This Michael Schultz-designed garden encompassing one-and-one-half acres is 6 years old. The transition from an excess of rolling green lawn to the present setting of ‘colorful rooms’ containing many different perennials, flowering trees and ornamental grasses has been tedious, but certainly enjoyable. Add a few arbors, three water features, interesting hardscapes, plus a mix of tropicals and the visitor should leave my garden with a sense of tranquility and an appreciation for the beauty Portland’s climate can nurture.” That was written 11 years ago for the Garden Conservancy Tour and much has changed! True to Michael’s original plan, the woodland has been completed and a succulent bed enters its sixth summer season. I invite all of you to come share in the beauty of summer days in Cedar Mill.