We now come to the last garden on the Lassie and Outlaw tour of Northwest Perennial Alliance Open Gardens. We ended our July 27th adventure in Lakewood, about a half hour from where I live, in the garden of Bill & Cheri Hansen.
"We have resided in our home for 46 years, and during that time, the garden has changed a few times: now being some formal and a bit country informal, with English and French accents." C. Hansen
I recognized these Agave weberi as being part of those brought in last year by Portland Avenue Nursery. There were only four, I got one, Cheri got these two and I don't know what happened to the last one. Cheri was surprised that I knew where she got them. Some might say that my knowing the inventory of most of the nurseries in my area is a sign that perhaps I spend too much time plant shopping. (Like there is such a thing.)
Is this metal glider cool or what?
Bill is a golfer. do you see the blue flag in the ground toward the right of the picture?
Interesting objects abound in the Hansen garden.
"We use boxwood, clematis, lavenders, and lots of hydrangeas. You'll also find roses here and there."
"Pots and containers are scattered around the areas, some with plants, some without. My goal is to always have something in bloom, year-round"
The glass accents around the garden are discards from a hot glass artist friend.
Many nice surprises awaited us as we strolled through this garden.
Pretty cool trick to enjoy so many lovely trees and still have a sunny garden. What kind of trickery makes this possible? Thank you Bill and Cheri for sharing your magic with us!
This ended our summer of garden gallivanting. I look forward to seeing many of the gardens we had to miss this year next summer!
