Hardy Plant Weekend: Asian Arts-and-Crafts garden

Friday, 24 June 2016

Hardy Plant Society Study Weekend in Salem, Oregon

garden six:  Asian Arts-and-Crafts garden

the front garden

front garden tapestry

around the side

Allan’s photo

Often when I look at my photos of a garden, I see something I wish I’d had a closer photo of, and then when I look at Allan’s photos, I find just the one I had desired.

into the back

Looking back

Allan’s photo

A wall was built up along the edge and as you looked down you could see it was quite a drop to the lower level.

the drop off

The edge of the upper level.

Allan’s photo

a skillfully planted small garden

I believe it was announced that this Daphne is ‘Brigg’s Moonlight’.

Allan’s photo

below the back deck

the back deck

the coeur du jardin

inside the garden room, a reading space for one

the fence by the garden room

Allan went down into the lower part of the garden.

Allan’s photo

Allan’s photo

Allan’s photo

I swiped this photo out of the tour program because we ended up with no photo showing the very lowest level of the garden.  Between Allan’s back being wonky and my usual hobbling with the cane, we were hampered photographically this weekend.

We went around the south side of the house to exit.

around the other side of the house

The neighbour, who also had a lovely garden, was helping out with the tour guests. Friendly gardening neighbours are the best.

At the front corner of the house

looking back

in the front garden

I just put a little bowl quite similar to this in the middle of one of my birdbaths at home, and hers gives me the idea of planting it.

front of the house

Allan’s photo

front door

front garden

As we departed, we cast an appreciative eye over the nice neighbour’s garden next door.

gardening neighbours

trees and clouds (Allan’s photo)

I was impressed with the terracing on this garden, the closely planted small beds of choice plants, and the glorious garden room.  I wonder, if I had a reading room like that, would I use it, or would I just look out and see weeds and get busy in the garden?