By: Kim Charles
Brenda and her married man , Douglas Ballinger , enjoy their unique garden combination created with passion and artistry .
" My hubby and I live in Silverton , Oregon which is the home of the " Oregon Garden " . He has been an ironworker by swop for the last 24 yr , but his actual love is plants and gardens , this is where he drop all of his extra time . He is in truth an artist . We live on the creek , that is make up of a juiceless desert garden in the front and a tropic garden in the back . "
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