Saturday, 23 June 2018
Hardy Plant Society Study Weekend
presented by the Northwest Perennial Alliance
Soul Garden, Edmonds
…flowering currants and lots of small Japanese maples to flow and weep over the boulders. Hellebores bloom in winter, and rodgersia send up their plumes of pink flowers in springtime. This garden was featured in Val Easton’s NW Living Column, April 10. 2015.
Allan’s photo
the front garden
entering the back garden
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
the kitchen garden, above the little waterfalls
Allan’s photo
an easy path above the waterfall
looking down into the little stream
waterfall (Allan’s photo)
Allan’s photo
the pond
Allan liked the hose reel firmly mounted to the house.
I loathe free standing hose reels; this looks much easier.
at the back of the garden
tour guests consider the labyrinth
testing
I mean no disrespect when I write that someone would find it hard going to get me to walk a labyrinth instead of either gardening or reading a book. Maybe I should have tried it instead of lurking around the edges. You can read more about the gardener’s philosophy of labyrinth walking here, beautifully described.
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
Fortunately for me, there was an easier path than this.
interlude
On the way to the next garden, Allan photographed this seemingly abandoned greenhouse.
I wonder what the story is here.
