More exuberance at the Sparler-Schouten Garden, part 2
More garden goodness — plants and playful garden art — in Daniel Sparler and Jeff Schouten’s Garden of Exuberant Refuge. Here’s Part 2.… Read More
Exploring the Garden of Exuberant Refuge, part 1
The Garden of Exuberant Refuge is the happy creation of Daniel Sparler and Jeff Schouten in Seattle, colorful, quirky, irreverent, and playful.… Read More
Hanging on in the late summer garden
August can’t end soon enough for my crispy Texas garden and my own crispy self. But we had a little rain a couple days ago.… Read More
Exploring Dan Hinkley’s Windcliff, part 2
Exploring the blufftop garden at Windcliff, Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones’s garden that overlooks Puget Sound in Indianola, Washington.… Read More
Winding my way through Windcliff, part 1
Seeing Windcliff, the private garden of plantsman Dan Hinkley and architect Robert Jones, was a huge draw on the Puget Sound Fling tour. … Read More
Colorful garden with a view of Puget Sound
The Brindleys opted for flower color, masses of grasses, and sculptural focal points for their garden overlooking Puget Sound.… Read More
Heronswood’s shady woodland and tribe-influenced Renaissance Garden
Part 2 of my July visit to Heronswood, including the woodland and Renaissance Garden with its Raining Wall and fern table.… Read More
Heronswood pilgrimage: House garden and formal garden
I visited Heronswood in Puget Sound, a garden I’ve wanted to see for years. Here’s Part 1, featuring the house and formal gardens.… Read More
Nancy Heckler’s hydrangea-colorful woodland garden
Nancy Heckler is a plant collector with more than 100 hydrangeas alone. All those flowering shrubs made for a beautiful sight at our visit.… Read More
Camille Paulsen’s Tahoma-flora garden
Camille Paulsen’s garden is a place of beautiful, Asian-inspired garden rooms and patios, many of them with views of Mount Rainier.… Read More
Next-door gardening neighbors at Puget Sound Fling
Two gardening neighbors in Puyallup, Washington, capitalize on sloping lots and great views of Mount Rainier.… Read More
A plant playground at the Risdahl-Pittman Garden
The Risdahl-Pittmans describe their garden as an eclectic plant playground. It’s a beautifully designed space with winding paths and a pond.… Read More
A taste of Italy in a Puget Sound garden
Donna Andersen’s Milton, WA, garden was inspired by Italy and made welcoming with comfortably furnished patios and personal art. … Read More
Toad-henge sculpture is king of the hill in garden made for entertaining
Supersized gunnera, cascading forest grass, elegant rock terracing, and a huge stone Toad-henge sculpture make the Gray Garden stand out.… Read More