Saturday, 20 July 2019
Gardens, Sea and Art tour
presented by the WSU Master Gardeners of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties
Ocean Shores
garden five: Flower Power
Through an archway from the garden next door, we were greeted by a gardening neighbour sitting on her porch. What an ideal situation to have a friend and gardener sharing a side gate between gardens.
Allan’s photo
Kilyn’s photo as the canal side beds merge between gardens
shady border between the two houses
on the porch (Allan’s photo)
rugosa roses and Phormium in bloom
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
The dock has a bench for viewing wildlife and boaters.
view of the canal and little simple white house that is my dream house at the moment.
Neither Allan nor I went around the corner at the end of the porch, above, which I believe is how we missed finding the little greenhouse. I asked Kilyn if she had found it, and she said she was too busy chatting with the owner on the porch and eating tasty cookies that were on offer.
I love the big wraparound covered porch on two sides of the house.
The bay window room must be delightful.
A deer fence would be an essential part of an Ocean Shores garden (unless you want a deer park garden). We saw deer wandering everywhere.
deer fence (Allan’s photo)
interlude
We drove from the canal gardens to gardens on the ocean side and took a comfort break at facilities by one of the beaches.
Allan’s photo; this boy immediately flopped into the sand in delight.
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
a house by the sea (Allan’s photo)
When we arrived at the next garden, Evan of Castle Rock and Ann of Portland had caught up to us. Evan’s shirt had been a big hit all day.
Tomorrow, I am returning to once a day posting because there is much to show you in the next two gardens.
Yes, the cookies were that good!
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A pleasant place to enjoy the flowers and the view. Love Evan’s tee shirt! I would like that white driftwood on the beach for my garden. I like the house with the lookout tower.
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Would love to have that big porch. The vibe for this garden seemed to be one of relaxation. Love Evan’s shirt–so very true! Thanks again, Skylar & Allan.
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I would adore a big porch like that.
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New Zealand flax AND dracaena palm (Cordyline)?! How Californian!
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I saw small dracaena palms in a hardware store in Portland many years ago. Are they popular there?
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Saw quite a few in Ocean Shores.
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Now that I think about it, I asked about them earlier.
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I saw a fair amount of this in Ocean Shores, as I recall.
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