Here's the gate between the two gardens, one that saves you having to walk all the way back up to the public street—much appreciated when you are exhausted from garden touring!
There were a lot of comments about how tall the area trees were, from Flingers who lived outside the PNW. As a lifelong PNW resident I guess I take them for granted.
I believe that's a secluded sit-spot that I never quite made it over to.
Maybe a Lomatia myricoides?
I do love a framed vignette...
And a dreamy greenhouse...
Walking around the side of the house the million dollar (+) view begins to appear...
Gah. Can you imagine seeing this on the regular?
Panning a little towards the house...
That's an Agave bracteosa tangle if ever I saw one.
Snow and Agave parryi
I love yucca flowers...
Ah yes, this is the photo! (the "money shot" if you will) That's Puget Sound as seen from Indianola, WA.
Sadly the madrone (Arbutus menziesii) that frames the view appears to be dying.
I wonder if it's safe to leave it to die, and eventually fall, in place?
Justin and Max Cannon, looking very at home in the garden with the palms.
This is where our group photo was to be taken and people were gathering.
Slowly gathering.
There we are! I shared this photo (from Becca Mathias) back in July, but thought it would be fun to share here again. If you're interested in attending a Garden Fling the 2025 event is to be held in Memphis, TN, on June 5-8, more info here. Sadly I'm going to miss this one.
After that shot was taken it was time to walk back to the bus and begin our journey to the hotel in Tacoma.
Heading up the drive Wyatt Emig, of Longwood Gardens, stopped to pose with a large tetrapanax leaf...
And then Becca stepped in for a selfie. I hope she didn't have a reaction to the indumentum on the underside of the leaf!
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The money shot! Dang, that is a stupendous view. The greenhouse (and house) are pretty fantastic, too. I hope Becca was holding her breath, I had no idea the small hairs caused an allergic reaction until reading it here.
ReplyDeleteThose of us who are familiar with Tetrapanax and it's irritants made an audible gasp when Becca cozied up to that leaf!
DeleteYou did a much better job of covering the Brindley garden than I did. How I missed yet another garden greenhouse I don't know!
ReplyDeleteI seem to have greenhouse radar.
DeleteYou got to see more of the Brindley garden than I did. I spent virtually all of my time at Windcliff and just ambled over for the group shot. I'd love to go back; there's a lot of good stuff there.
ReplyDeleteThere really is, it's a great garden that suffers from the competition.
DeleteIts good to see views of (and from) this garden again, particularly in the middle of January.
ReplyDeleteLove that massive greenhouse. Is it sitting empty all summer?
I always wished I live next to an avid gardener. Imagine just a back yard gate separating you from Windcliff...
Chavli
I imagine the greenhouse does winter duty but is probably mostly empty in the summer. I cannot imagine what it would be like to garden next door to Windcliff!
DeleteThe bus dropped our group off here first, so I actually saw quite a lot of this garden. I thought it was wonderful, and it's nice to be reminded of that lovely day through your post.
ReplyDeleteOur bus dropped us off at the top of the drive here too, but I was with a couple of friends that made quick work of getting next door and I followed them.
DeleteWhat are the odds of having two such great gardens side by side. It probably would have been easy to spend a whole day between the two. I wonder who influences who?
ReplyDeleteThis garden was designed by Shayne Chandler, a plantsman who has traveled at length with Dan Hinkley. I imagine Karen Brindley is blushing at the idea she influences Dan.
DeleteGorgeous garden. And huge to get all the flingers in. Love that money shot. Too bad the madrona is dying. Still a very beautiful tree. Thanks for the tour, Loree.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome... and the group shot is a Fling tradition. I wish it had been done earlier though as we ended up missing quite a few people.
DeleteOops, that last comment was from me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanne!
DeleteOur second bus schedule got a bit jumbled and changed by the minute, so we spent a lot of time running back and forth between Brindley and Hinkley. I am grateful for whatever pictures you did manage. I wished I had spent more time and the nursery and at Hinkley's, but C'est la vie.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I was on the first or second bus but it was kinda messed up too. There was someone blocking the road, then where to park to let us out became an issue, and then don't get me started on the many changes to when the group photo was going to be taken! Still, many happy memories...
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