On the Street

A couple of posts back, I  showed pictures of staircases going nowhere.  On the same street, just a block  up there was a staricase going to this cool old house.  Of course, the great paint job and fun horns hanging on the front are interesting but what really grabbed my eye from some distance was the plants.

 

This house sits in the middle of a forest of palms, yuccas, and pampas grass.  I was sorely tempted to knock on the door but the dogs in the front yard made me think better of it.  The dogs seemed friendly enough but one never knows what might happen if someone tresspassed  on their magic forest.

 

 The parking strip in front of the house if filled with Trachycarpus fortunei, Yucca, and artistically done rock installations.  A neighbor across the street tells me that many of these rocks were dug from beneath the street in front when the city was doing a project.  The homeowner asked that the rocks be  placed in his parking strip and the workers were happy to comply.

A view up  to the side yard and some larger palms.

 Certainly an unusual treat in the pacific northwest  to have nearly a whole block of palms to walk by.

 Love these rock things!

This group, called Stonhenge, was created from boulders found in the garage when the owner moved in.

The reason that the palm walk goes on for such a distince is that the same fellow owns several lots all of which are for sale.  If you've ever wanted to move into a palm forest in Tacoma, now's your chance.  I would plant giant timber bamboo in the back to block the view of the modern building behind and would add some agaves, opuntias, and other plants that enjoy sharp drainage to the front sloping area.  A few passion vines would disguise the chain link fence and I'd be tempted to replace the grass in the parking strip with something else & add some variegated yuccas to the mix. 

 

 

At the far end of the block, there is a garden tended by someone who is a collector of evergreens of a different kind.

 

 

It's always fun to find gardens of passion!  Hope you enjoyed this little walk up the street as much as I did!