Hyland Garden Design

Shop is CLOSED for winter; Re-opening March 2022

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My Shop is OPEN again after summer hiatus. SEPTEMBER is a time to refresh.

NOTE: I follow the European Union model of mandatory summer vacation. I close my Shop during August during Portland’s summer-dry season when gardening business is slow and people are traveling.

Contained Exuberance is now open SATURDAYS (during September-October) from 10am-5pm.

During the fall I sell all POTS, FOUNTAINS & GARDEN DECOR at 20% discount. Everyone anticipates fall garden markdowns, so I play to that!
NOTE: I cannot discount special orders, but if you have time and patience, now is a good time to browse catalogs and get in on my big restocking order for 2022.

While I have restocked some product, inventory is lower in the Shop this time of year. But there are some SWEET DEALS to be had, so plan a visit and come on in.

Here are a few of my pots and plantings around Portland last week (at restaurants, private gardens, and at home). I’m available for consultations and fall planting.

Get Ready for Spring!

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I call my Shop CONTAINED EXUBERANCE to call attention to the lush fantastic beauty you can achieve with plantings in contemporary, artful containers.

This spring my southeast Portland shop is open 1 days/week, Friday & Saturday, from March-June, 2021 (summer and fall hours to be determined). Face masks and social distancing are mandatory during COVID-19 while we anticipate the easing and end of the pandemic.

DISCOUNTS/INCENTIVE: I sell at 20% off conventional retail prices on most stock (take 20% off the price marked on most pots in my Shop at checkout).


Over the course of my 45-year career as garden designer, public garden director, and nurseryman, I have designed lots of public and private gardens and planted many a pot.

In my 7-year-old Shop, I curate and offer a wide range of pots in exciting shapes, textures, and glazes. All are well-built, high-fired, weather resistant, and winterproof in the Portland Metro region and Pacific Northwest.

Let’s take a little tour of my Shop. I am conveniently located in southeast Portland next door to Xera Plants – growers and experts in climate-adapted plants for the Pacific Northwest. Our businesses are separate, but intertwine and support each other nicely.

STREETSIDE outside my Shop
A range of planted and empty pots spills out onto the sidewalk on both sides of the garage door to my Shop. These pots are always for sale. I will unplant a “planted pot” to make a sale (or take it away planted as is).


INSIDE the Shop you’ll find containers generally grouped by type and composition:
• Cast stone
• Glazed Earthenware
• Terra cotta
• Lightweight polyresins
• Metal hanging planters

Cubby hole shelves display a range of smaller pots for indoor and outdoor settings, whimsical garden statuary, Buddhas, pagodas, and more.

Throughout the season, I plant a selection of small pots to go. They make great tabletop decoration for patios, terraces, and balconies… as well as great gifts for gardeners.

I also specialize in decorative cast stone, recirculating fountains from Campania International for outdoor spaces and garden terraces… even office spaces. Price ranges vary from $175 to $1200 depending on size. Electric pumps are included in the pricing. Custom ordering is available and usually takes 6-8 weeks lead time.

PLAN A VISIT TO CONTAINED EXUBERANCE this spring.

Winter-Flowering Shrubs for Gardens & Containers

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We’ve had a non-winter in Portland and winter bloom has been spectacular on Arctostaphylos (manzanita), Hamamelis hybrids (witch-hazels), Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet), winter honeysuckle (Lonicera standishii), and Garrya elliptica (silk tassel bush) in my gardens. Twig color, flowers, and fragrance has carried me through January into February.

20% OFF CAST STONE URNS

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

50% OFF all remaining 2020 pots & fountains in my Shop. I’ve got to make room for brand NEW 2021 inventory. Let’s say GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE to 2020.