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Greg Shepherd is an avid plant collector and nurseryman. Together with Paul Bonine, Greg is the co-owner of Xera Plants, a retail nursery and wholesale grower based in Portland, Oregon that specializes in climate-adapted plants for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest.
I’ve been gabbing with Greg for years. Back when I owned Fremont Gardens, a small specialty nursery in Seattle, Xera Plants was one of my prime suppliers. Orders delivered by Greg were always an occasion to chat about new plants and compare notes on the growing season. To this day, my garden still contains many signature Xera plants, and no visit to Portland is complete without a visit to this trusted purveyor of choice and often hard-to-find horticultural treasures.
I was delighted when I got the chance to visit Greg’s personal garden and catch up.
Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’, Yucca linearifolia, and Callistemon pityoides ‘Mt. Kosciuszko’ lend structure and form to the curbside plantings, while an interesting mix of resilient drought tolerant shrubs fu...
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