Back in June, I had the pleasure of visiting the Baldwin/Walsh garden in Bothell.
"Our 1/3 acre of gardens have been named "Walshwin Gardens" by our friends. the last 40+ years have seen many iterations of the garden, transforming lawn and juniper hedges to perennial beds with interesting shrubs and trees."
"Removing three large fir trees several years ago transformed our front garden into a full sun garden with a rock garden, Japanese maples, roses, lilies, iris and more."
"The front garden hosts a water feature designed by James and two circular patios and stone walkways."
The cool spider web trellises were also made by James.
I love these and think they'd also be a very attractive way to keep heron and raccoon out of koi ponds.
James found the huge fuse box on the right, mounted on a 300 pound piece of slate, in a grand home in Seattle which he was remodeling. Saving it from being thrown away, it makes an interesting and attractive ornament on this shed.
Part of the back garden is devoted to growing edibles in raised beds.
Further along the path in the back garden is a bit of lawn surrounded by serpentine mixed borders.
The ornate column is gorgeous and I'm personally very fond of head planters for some reason. She's a beauty.
Many visitors inquired as to the identity of the "huge purple flower" in the front garden. Dracunculus vulgaris (Dragon Arum, Voodoo Lily, Dragonwort, Stink Lily, Wake Robin, Viagra Lily, Dragon's Tongue) seems often to surprise people.
Looks like more cool finds are waiting to be added to the garden.
It would be fun to return someday to the garden of this creative couple to see what's cooking!
