My neighbor, Katherine's hellebores.
Pieris japonica in the same garden.
Can't decide what color to paint your house? Why choose just one?
This one is for sale. See the listing here.
Thank goodness our deep freeze is over for this winter (hopefully!)
There are a lot of houses in this post. I love old homes!
Nice to know that other people also have pot ghettos!
This moss lawn peppered with crocus stopped me in my tracks.
I always enjoy walking by this lovely and well-kept front garden. It's beautiful even in the winter!
Looking down from the sidewalk at my pal, Florence's garden.
No royalty invited me in for tea...
The following crime scenes may not be suitable for the faint of heart. Obviously, one is not meant to enter here.
Trees which have been pollarded for many years. There are no power lines overhead.
The sign says it all!
Interesting fence.
Mystery shrub in bloom. Any guesses?
21 more days until spring!
You live in a very nice neighborhood, Peter! Love those big ol' houses with all their architectural detailing! I'm thinking the yellow blooming tree might be a maple?
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun walk! There were many beautiful homes, and a few head scratchers. I think those pollarded trees were the inspiration behind the talking (apple throwing) trees in the Wizard of Oz...
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing Loree!
DeleteI'll submit Cornus mas for that mystery shrub. I agree, what a lovely neighborhood! (except for that multicolored house, I'm not into that)
ReplyDeleteNice old homes and so different from one another. That crocus-peppered moss lawn is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteLovely houses are around your place Peter. I liked the dark blue one, the fence is great -)
ReplyDeleteThe last photo is funny -I think the dry flowers will get green in 21 days, ha ha.
The mystery shrub, (a tree actually) is indeed Cornus mas, lovely in winter and you can eat the fruit.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the walk round your neighbourhood. I have never been to America so it all looks very exotic to me. I love all the wooden houses.
WOW, what an interesting walk and wonderful old homes and some lovely gardens too. What a great neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week Peter ~ FlowerLady
I love seeing all the houses in your neck of the woods. So many have character. The gardens are all different. Lovely. As to the shrub...Spicebush??
ReplyDeleteSo many fabulous houses. I want the one with the incredibly steep roof so the snow just slides right off. Nothing like a beautiful old house to make the heart beat faster!
ReplyDeleteSo many great old Victorians. Yours must have been a pleasant walk!
ReplyDeleteYou have made my evening better than it was, Peter. I love the diversity of houses in your neighborhood, and I look forward to the architecture you normally show in Winter Walk-offs. I am drawn to those craftsmen houses, especially the one with the curling roof. Those pollarded trees look as if they might go for a walk anytime soon. Around here we have an epidemic of crapemurder, where the trees are just hacked to pieces every year. It's a real sore topic among horticulturist. However, I found myself doing something similar to a Robinia 'Frisia' in my front garden to control its size. I am going to call it pollarding, and not wrong plant, wrong place.
ReplyDeletemy earlier comment from this morning is gone already. I wonder how it drops off...
ReplyDeleteYou have an eclectic group of houses in your neighborhood. I particularly like those with the covered balconies. I'm loving the moss lawn that is peppered with purple crocus. Very cool.
What a gorgeous neighborhood! I love, love, love the moss lawn! May back lawn is slowly turning to moss, and I'm thrilled. I'll have to think about adding some crocuses--that's nifty! Those pollarded trees are so sad. Oh, and I love the multi-colored house!!
ReplyDeleteHuh. Those pollarded trees are interesting. I wonder why they did that.
ReplyDeleteYour winter walk-off in Tacoma is always so interesting. I love all those huge old houses. That poor pollarded tree near the stop sign reminds me of the ones from The Wizard of Oz that attacks Dorothy and her walking companions. It didn't come to life and start throwing things at you?
ReplyDeleteA very lovely walk. I enjoyed both the houses and the gardens you captured.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Winter Walk-Off post!! The ginger-breading on those houses is really nice, love all the colors on the trims (even the multi-colored house). Your moss with the crocuses coming up through them stopped me too, wow! That is something I would love to do.
ReplyDeleteThe houses in your neighborhood are lovely. Your mystery shrub might be cornelian-cherry (Cornus was).
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