The Galicic family hosted the sixth annual Normandy Park Neighborhood Garden Festival and Plant Sale, an event to which I look forward each year. Justin, who writes the blog Growing Steady, designed and built the garden at his parents' home and, although he now lives at his own place, he still comes back to help his parents from time to time. The festival has something for everyone to enjoy, even children and non-gardeners. See previous posts, with better images here and here. This year, the midday sun and blue skies were pleasant but not so great for taking pictures.
The first thing one sees from the street are raised beds full of some prickly characters. It's been a thrill watching this Agave ovatifolia get larger each year.
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Is that Agave 'Mr. Ripple' in front of the Butia capitata? I'm tempted to leave mine outside this winter.
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These boulders as well as the others in the garden are actually Justin's hollow concrete creations. My pal Camille took a class from Justin and created a hollow boulder of her own. Cordyline 'Electric Flash' is striking!
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As if a beautiful open garden and plant sale weren't incentive enough to attend, lunch is served, a guest speaker gives a plant talk and there are activities for children.
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There were lots of great plants at the sale but I didn't take any pictures. Seems my hands were busy doing something else.
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Past speakers have included Dan Hinkley, Kelly Dodson, and Graham Kerr. This year, another world-renowned plantsman, Sean Hogan, brought plants to sell and then gave a talk about some of his favorites. Conveniently, the plant sale was open after the talk.
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Oh my, that's Clematis florida var. sieboldiana in the middle climbing the trunks of Schefflera taiwaniana.
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Many thanks to the Galicic family for another opportunity to visit their stunning garden and for this lovely annual tradition!
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The first thing one sees from the street are raised beds full of some prickly characters. It's been a thrill watching this Agave ovatifolia get larger each year.
Is that Agave 'Mr. Ripple' in front of the Butia capitata? I'm tempted to leave mine outside this winter.
From the desert to the oasis.
Into the jungle.
Wow, look at the size of that Fatsia polycarpa Needham form.
These boulders as well as the others in the garden are actually Justin's hollow concrete creations. My pal Camille took a class from Justin and created a hollow boulder of her own. Cordyline 'Electric Flash' is striking!
Rhodocoma capensis on the right sailed through the winter and I don't see any brown foliage.
As if a beautiful open garden and plant sale weren't incentive enough to attend, lunch is served, a guest speaker gives a plant talk and there are activities for children.
There were lots of great plants at the sale but I didn't take any pictures. Seems my hands were busy doing something else.
Past speakers have included Dan Hinkley, Kelly Dodson, and Graham Kerr. This year, another world-renowned plantsman, Sean Hogan, brought plants to sell and then gave a talk about some of his favorites. Conveniently, the plant sale was open after the talk.
Oh my, that's Clematis florida var. sieboldiana in the middle climbing the trunks of Schefflera taiwaniana.
Many thanks to the Galicic family for another opportunity to visit their stunning garden and for this lovely annual tradition!
