So, There's this Garden

I bet there are gardens like this in your town to; gardens that just about everyone passes at 40 miles an hour because they're on main thoroughfares but there's something about them that makes them landmarks of sorts.  Maybe they have a large collection of whirligigs or a memorable piece of yard art; perhaps it's an expansive rose collection.   The garden I pass by several times a week and is very eye catching is what I call the kniphofia field or red hot poker land.

The house is a modest pink mid century rambler that through most of the year blends in with the neighborhood but in late spring and early summer, watch out the plants out front that look like tall grass become a blaze of orange/red and yellow.

When I speed by, I often wonder who planted all of these.  Does he or she still live in the house?  

Did this field start with one plant that was repeatedly divided or were many planted all at once?

It sure beats a lawn any day and it brings a smile every time I pass.

These African natives seem right at home in our gardens and certainly in this one!   The buds look a little like mushrooms.

Do you pass a garden that makes you smile, giggle, or feel a little better for having seen the obsession of another gardener?

The space is larger than it appears in these images.  This is an entire front yard!

If you were to plant your entire front garden with a single plant, what would it be?

 Thank you to whoever planted all of these and cares for them each year so that so many Tacomans can enjoy their cheery presence each year!