Agave!
Coming around the side of the house this is what you see, an old greenhouse and a, well, moss bed?...
With ferns for pillows!
I wish I would have had a chance to ask Pam about this interesting feature...
The greenhouse has obviously seen better days, but retains its charm.
I love (LOVE!) that rusty bowl under the table.
There were many clematis throughout the garden, weaving around and through the other plants.
Once I looked out to the back garden my jaw dropped...
WOW!
It just goes on and on...
I overheard many people comparing the garden to what they saw on previous visits, evidently Pam's garden has been on a few tours through the years. She's getting older (as we all are) and may not be gardening here much longer.
Wandering back towards the house.
Looking at the plants as I go.
More of those clematis.
Astrantia
Rhododendron pachysanthum (maybe?)
Love this odd little iris...
Polystichum setiferum
Arisaema some somebody
What a fantastic garden with so many mature established plants.
I am so glad I got to see it.
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What a stunning space. Wow, Pam's space is truly glorious. *I love that moss bed!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the visit.
DeleteLovely moss bed - very interesting feature. I feel like I have been there before, maybe on a garden tour back in 2008/9. Those tall, golden Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' look very familiar.
ReplyDeleteBet you were, I wonder if the moss bed was there then?
DeleteThat's a spectacular garden! I can only dream of a space like that. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteNow that's a well-established garden! My jaw dropped too when I saw the back garden. I don't expect I'll be around to see any of my plants get that huge but then our annoying "view conservation ordinance" would probably have neighbors filing complaints with the city if they did. The moss bed was strangely appealing and I'd love to get a Clematis (or 2) to weave among plants as Pam did.
ReplyDeleteThere has got to be a secret to that kind of clematis success. One that has thus far eluded me.
Delete"Gardening...for over 50 years"! Barely half way there, I'm admiring her achievement and wondering if I can keep it up for another 25 plus years.
ReplyDeleteThe moss bed is an exercise in minimalism and restraint. Judging by the perennial borders cramscaped to perfection, it must be challenging bed to maintain.
The (possibly) R. pachysanthum photo is so good, I want to run out and get one!
Chavli
I've been gardening this plot for (gasp) 20 years this July, I cannot imagine what it would be like to be here 30 years from now. Don't run too fast!!! I'm now thinking that might be Rhododendron bureavii 'Cinnamon Bear'.
DeleteAwesome. So green! Here green is never that green. Yes what a strange wonderful iris--wondering what it is.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the beauty.
Iris foetidissima
DeleteHoov-spring here is that green... but then the rain stops and that's the end of that.
DeleteAnon-thanks! I thought it might be, but wasn't 100% sure.