What is PlantPop? I heard that question a lot on this Fling, as several of the gardens and gardeners on the Fling had been on PlantPop. 
PlantPop is... "Exploring the relationship between people and plants. PlantPop is a horticultural film studio that tells interesting stories about plants and how they improve people’s lives. We are artists. We are pursuing beauty and understanding. We believe that philosophy was born in the garden, that culture starts with cultivation and that growing is the highest art. We want to present plants and gardening as the most worthwhile human endeavor." (source)
You can see the Leyonmark video here.
Above and below are photos of a wood-round walkway to the left of the Leyonmark's front door.
Looking back at the front of the house...
And headed down the neighbor's driveway. I'm not sure who exactly this strip of land belongs to, but it was gardened fabulously.
Back out front now, and this is where I zeroed in on one of my Fling crushes; Calycanthus floridus 'Burgundy Spice'.
I haven't found my own plant yet, but I will.
Along the other side of the house now, walking up the driveway headed to the back garden, where the farming takes place.
I didn't notice the JL on the planters until editing my photos, in the PlantPop video Jeff mentions metalwork and sculpture, so I bet he made these himself.
Into the back garden...
Short amaranth! Will it get taller? Is it a dwarf variety?
Cycad, that's unexpected.
Side shoots...
The garden was described as a "fully operational suburban farm" but these crops were all so picture perfect that it felt like I'd stumbled into a magazine photo shoot...
That goes for the flowers and the support cages too...
And the buildings and the props. My god... everything was perfect!
Anigozanthos, kangaroo paw.
Kale and lettuce trough with curvy legs!
Chickens and more crops...
A slice of the orchard, on the left.
Greenhouse!
Empty now, but I bet it fills up fast.
Part of the back garden was fenced in a way that makes me think they have issues with deer.
I didn't manage to get the name of the Clematis...
It was another of those "Phyllis Diller" fancy varieties though.
Does Jerry approve?
Fish in the pond would seem to indicate they don't have too many issues with hungry wildlife.
Closer to the house there are areas for people to gather...
Like Rachel, who could be found sketching in most the gardens we visited. Check out her Instagram account for a collection of her work. Before we left the gardens she gave these beautiful drawings to the garden owners!
This was an inspiring garden, thank you Wendy and Jeff for opening for our group!
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Even the garlic is lined up perfectly. This has given me a jolt to get to cleaning. Beautiful bold colors, and those planters with the cattle prod type initials stamped in!
ReplyDeleteIt was all so good!
DeleteBeautiful ! Really nice garden structure from the paths to the steelwork and trellises!
ReplyDeleteThe structure is what really makes everything sing, isn't it?
DeleteThat garden/farm was impeccable! I'd have found it difficult to climb back on the bus If I'd been on the tour.
ReplyDeleteBut back on the bus we got... you just never know what the next stop might bring!
DeleteNice garden and I love the white-washed brick on the house. The clematis looks like me 'Josephine' but not entirely sure. I have not seen the calycanthus around here (although I haven't looked specifically for it). I do see that Plant Delights has it, but I don't shop there.
ReplyDeleteI'll find it somewhere, sometime... hopefully. But ya, I'm not going to order it from Plant Delights.
DeleteLove the walkways the containers and the perfectly laidbout to dry garlic.
ReplyDeleteMine does not look like that!
If I did grow garlic, and I laid it out like that to dry, I can be sure some squirrel or raccoon or crow would come along and mess it all up.
DeleteWonderful reds in all the garden structures add to the 'farm' feel. It's the most pristine, photo op ready farm I've seen... not a pebble out of place. It showcases the many possibilities of ornamental and edible mixing seamlessly.
ReplyDeleteGushing over the Comptonia peregrina. LOVE the wood-round pavers and trough with curvy legs. Jerry through the arbor: excellent shot!
I know you'll find the Calycanthus floridus 'Burgundy Spice', you are good like that, but where do you have room for a (semi) large shrub?
Chavli
This is a good question, but I figure buy first, find room later. Worst case scenario it lives in a container for awhile. Re: Jerry, so many of my photos of this garden and others have people in them that I want to call out, but I couldn't not call out Jerry in that one...
DeleteHa! Does Jerry approve? Of the garden itself, absolutely! Impeccably perfect. The buildings - red and black, distressed whitewashed brick, - stunning! Of the clematis...not so much. It was visually arresting, well-grown, healthy, but for me, the pink of that clematis, the aquamarine furniture, and the astroturf underneath, all clashed with the color scheme of everything else there. Still, hands down, one of the best gardens on the tour.
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