Char's Garden

There is a garden near my house that  I drive by several times a week.  I always admire it and swear that next time I go for a walk, I'll pass that way.  I finally remembered both my camera and my vow to see this garden on foot.  Fortunately, the homeowner was just arriving as I passed by so I was able to ask permission to take pictures instead of just being some strange person  snapping shots from the street.  As is often the case, the gardener was a delightful person who was happy to share her garden with me and allowed me to go inside the fence to see more. 

Much of Char's garden is visible from the street and I frequently pass by in a rush to get from one job to the next.  Often, I'm not in the best of spirits but the sight of her gorgeous plantings always makes me a little happier to be alive and able to enjoy such beauty!  Thanks, Char for beautifying this busy corner and for brightening many a gloomy day!



Char mentioned that I wasn't seeing the garden at it's best because of the time of year and because they had just gotten a new roof.  The garden looked fabulous to me but we're all our own worst critics.

 There were lots of great pot groupings.  Dig the rosemary!   I love it's fragrance and blue flowers that come early in the spring here and then on and off throughout the summer.

 There are many outstanding  plant combinations here.  Sorry for the exposure but the sun was not cooperating!

Crocosmias looking festive.

Here's hoping for a mild winter for all of our phormiums.   My friend Chris, when comparing the progression of blooms in her garden to a symphony, likens the arrival of rudbeckias to the entrance of the brass section.  One final fanfare from the perennials before the riot of  deciduous tree foliage takes center stage and draws our eyes upward. 

 Although the brass section is blaring, the strings are still playing their softer underpinning  in this corner of Char's garden.

 These mosaic pieces are a broken counter top that Char found while digging in her garden.

This poor frog seems to be suffering from bulimia or maybe he just ate a bad fly.  Love it!

 Although most of Char's garden faces the street,  there are also some quiet private spaces.

 This corner of the garden, which I most frequently see from the street, is cleverly planted so that there is almost always some interesting color going on.  Thanks again, Char, for beaufifying this space!  I hope it brings you as much joy as it does those lucky enough to pass by!