The framework is essentially the same, but many of the plants have grown substantially, she's also replaced a few.
I remembered the creative metal edging, but not how she'd cleverly worked in the rocks.
Sigh, another gardener who's successful with Lobelia tupa (I am not)...
This is something that caught my eye in the photos, but not in person. See the metal railing on the right side of the steps? I need to ask Darcy about that. She's brought in many wonderful metal accents and structure but left what must be the original railing...I wonder why? She's still working on the ideal design perhaps?
I still don't care for Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' (not even a little bit) but can appreciate that Darcy is growing it well...
This was a happy moment. I got definitive identification on an inherited hebe, Hebe 'Karo Golden Esk'...love this one and I'd recently bought a tiny one from Xera hoping I was guessing right.
The side yard full of healthy veggies and ornamentals...
Darcy's overwintering success...
This Fatsia I love...
So many beautiful plants!
Darcy's garden was the first for me with an outdoor rug.
I spotted this loquat in my old post and was amazed with how much it's grown!
Don't remember seeing the Rhododendron 'Ebony Pearl' last time, but probably just because I hadn't fallen for it yet.
Next door is a house I've stalked for years...
The one with the monster Agave ovatifolia. I knew they'd grown but it was amazing to look back at 2011 and see how little they were, thanks for opening your beautiful garden Darcy!
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I was scrolling through thinking "what a lovely garden", but then I saw that Agave ovatifolia and my heart rate increased.
ReplyDeleteThey are unbelievably gorgeous aren't they?
DeleteWonderful! I don't think I remember the original post, or perhaps the garden has changed too much to be immediately recognizable? What plant is the "overwintering success..."? It looks like one of the bulky Pennisetums but with lighter coloring -- is it even a grass?
ReplyDeleteIt's a cordyline, and unfortunately I can't remember which one!
Deleteit's pretty fabulous. would love that woven metal. Marcy said the people who did all the work next door have moved.
ReplyDelete(Darcy)....ya when the house was on the market I wanted to go peek in the windows to see what they did with the inside, but I never worked up the courage, I couldn't tell if it was occupied or not.
DeleteLove that woven metal edging, with the boulders worked in. This looks like a fabulous garden, impeccably groomed.
ReplyDeleteYou should put it on your "maybe next summer if I'm still a member of the HPSO" list.
DeleteWell, that does it. I'm just going to go now and put my Texas toast garden out of its misery with a couple sticks of dynamite. And I've been haunting my pitiful few area nurseries for a Fatsia 'Spider Web' forever! At least I get to see what garden heaven looks like via your photos. Breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteThere are several nurseries on plantlust.com that have that fatsia and do mail order (the ones with the green M under their name:
Deletehttp://plantlust.com/plants/fatsia-japonica-spiders-web/
It's a beautiful garden that's for sure, with a nice mix of plants both lush and some xerophytic. Nice agave ovatifolia too! The variegated Fatsia is probably Annelise. Also I never knew until now that you didn't like Spiders web.
ReplyDeleteMy secret is out! And thanks for the i.d. on Annelise, I wonder if I can find the space for another fatsia in my garden? (of course I can!)
DeleteI've always been crazy about those zigzag raised beds and the finials on the fence down the side.
ReplyDeleteNow if I only had a side yard I would copy her...
DeleteI seem to have lost my post again Loree :(
ReplyDeleteI have had too many Sapporos to remember what I typed earlier, sorry...
Ah Adam...I love your honesty.
DeleteBoulders and metal rock. That ovatifolia is great as well.
ReplyDeleteMatches made in heaven right?
DeleteI long for the day when my own garden is thickly blanketed with interesting plants like this one.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, and then you could never, ever, move!
DeleteA gorgeous garden! Love the Agave and the variegated Fatsia. Didn't realize you didn't like F. spiders web. I'll make that the centerpiece of the large petunia planter which I swear someday will be left in your front garden!
ReplyDeletePromises promises...
DeleteA inspiring garden! I love the rusted metal and rocks together.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteWhile I enjoyed the plantings, this is about the first time I've enjoyed metal edging. Expanding my horizons on using the same-old unusually!
ReplyDeleteHooray for that!
DeleteBeautiful pictures of a beautiful garden. I'm always so intrigued by the amount of plants you can grow as perennials that I cannot. I love the idea of outdoor rugs but with the amount of debris my trees 'share' with me I'd spend all my time cleaning the outdoor rugs. LOL
ReplyDeleteI'd be tempted to just flip the rug over and hide the debris under it, tells you what kind of house keeper I am right?
DeleteShe and I worked together years ago (2001 if my memory serves me well), and I remember touring her garden then. Lots has changed! I'll never forget the entrance to the back along the side of the house with the stepping stones "floating" in water.
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