I have made a new friend this spring through an old friend, and it is a great pleasure to see how many things we have in common. One thing we do not have in common, however, is a green thumb. Last week, she invited me and our common friend to see her yard which is 1 1/2 acres in the front of the house and another 1 1/2 behind—all gardens!
The day we went to visit was rainy on and off, so we timed our walks between the showers. Many of the spring blossoms are gone but there are such lovely color and textures I thought you would enjoy it. They bought the property 10 years ago and lived on it while building their house. Although the garden has developed over the whole 10 years, the plan for it was conceived at the outset and filled in piece by piece. They have done all the work themselves. Most of the plants have come from cuttings of friends’ plants, or scavenged trees that were going to be dug up. Even the California Redwoods were saved from gardeners pulling the errant starts out of flower beds (while they were on a California trip.) Their garden is a Rescue Shelter for homeless plants—but all very coordinated and planned.
They dammed up a little creek running through the property and created a koi pond, complete with waterfall.
Variegated-leaf Queen Anne’s Lace
Pink Peace rose A gulch with another creek runs through the back of the property
Her garden comes complete with baby ducks
and chicks and hens She paints with plants, mixing colors and textures on a real-life canvas!
8 comments:
The work here is staggering. It is beautiful and your close-ups were fun to see as well.
Have a great summer!
Wow - that is a picture book of beauty! What a green thumb! Linda
A beautiful garden on the edge of the forest. Thanks for the tour!
So much beauty to take in!
That's a big garden to take care of - it looks beautiful and I love that they have ducklings and chickens as well.
What a beautiful spot and it's so very Pacific Northwest :) Lovely!
But I'm thinking it must take a lot of work for upkeep.
PS: Your post about chalkboard artists at Trader Joe's now has me curious. I'll be stopping at TJ's tomorrow for groceries and will have a look around and see if there are more artists down my way.
Oh, what a wonderful garden! It looks absolutely beautiful. It does help to have an overall plan from the beginning and sticking to it! Obviously much more organised than we are!
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