How wonderful to be walking down a residential street in a large city and come across a garden so exuberant that it spills out onto the sidewalk and resumes on the other side!
In places, the flagstone paths include cool ceramic tiles made by an artist friend.
On either side of the entry stairs are these beach collections.
I'm fond of this idea! What a great way to remember a special getaway!
Very nice combination!
As we travel around to the back of the house, the garden takes on a more natural and restful feeling.
There are still elements of civilization but it's hard to believe we're in the middle of the city while immersed in this oasis of green.
On our way out, I couldn't resist taking a picture, with her permission, of this fellow garden tourist whose coat matched the bush on the left!
It was really fun to meet the gardeners on this tour. I don't remember the individual gardeners last year being so present.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it was great to be able to interact with the gardeners!
DeleteThe paths are particularly intriguing! It definitely IS a surprising green, sheltered "oasis" in a city setting!
ReplyDeleteVery restful and lovely indeed.
DeleteI love it when gardens spill into the parking strips. Some in particular are so abundant you forget for a moment you are waking down the street. Gardeners who create these parking strip extensions obviously can't have any piece of land go to waste.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I am very fond of walking through a sidewalk garden! Seattle seems to have quite a few.
DeleteLove that sidewalk shot with Alison!
ReplyDeleteSo a plant question. In photo DSC_6141 do you know what the tall plant on the right, behind the tilted patterned container is? It looks "ferny" but also not at the same time. Love it!
Could it be valeriana officinalis? Would you like some? It could arrive at your home this weekend.
DeleteWow, the sidewalk is epic! I wish all houses were like that on the approach. And any garden with a hammock wins mega points in my books.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a hammock in a garden but I seldom sit still in my garden and knowing what an oaf I am I'd probably fall out of one. On the other hand, if Homer Simpson can do it...
DeleteI like that the garden is without artifice but still conveys the personality of the gardeners. I love those ceramic tiles built into the flagstone path.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great that we all have our own vision of Eden and that we can appreciate each other's interpretation of that vision? The tiles were something an artist friend made but didn't work for the application so were given to the gardeners. Sweet!
DeleteLovely Gabriella and Henry's garden!
ReplyDeleteI think the foliage and its combination is wonderful, as the paths, they are made very creatively.
I agree Nadezda! I hope you are enjoying your garden and are having nice weather!
DeleteLove the cultivated wild feel of this garden, an oasis of calm within a city! Loving the first shot too with the plants spilling over the edges of the pathway.
ReplyDeleteThey've got a lot going on in a fairly small garden but it works well and is very peaceful.
DeleteA lovely garden to visit, not to controlled and not too wild, just perfect.
ReplyDeleteThere is a nice balance here.
DeleteWow, love it!
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure to have you along!
DeleteTwo very fun gardens so far!
ReplyDeleteNo weeds. Anywhere. How do they do it? Absolutely gorgeous garden.
ReplyDeleteWish I knew! Sold their souls? Extra help getting ready for the tour? Maybe they're just very dedicated?
DeleteHow did I miss this one? What a wonderful, relaxed garden. I love the tiles, especially the kingfisher. That euphorbia and black mondo grass do make a great combo!
ReplyDeleteFun garden! Alison and I are off on another adventure tomorrow. Lots of posts to come.
DeleteAwesome....
ReplyDeleteYes!
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