Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see her vignette and those of other participating bloggers. This newly-published book about cacti and succulents had a catchy title that caused me to laugh out loud. This Ravenna Gardens display is my Wednesday Vignette.
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The rest of today's post is a preview of the Display Gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival while the gardens were still being put together. I'd planned on putting this together earlier but had to pick up one of the furry kids at the vet where she had to spend the night. She's fine but gave us a little scare. There will be lots more to come from the show, this is just an appetizer.
This is the thirtieth year of the show so the theme was a celebratory one: "Cake and Cheers for Thirty Years."
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Fancy Fronds/ALBE Rustics "Celebrate Form: Art Imitates Nature." Do these plant stands crafted from stainless steel bowls and sewer pipe look familiar? Similar planters can be found in Potted; Make Your Own Stylish garden Containers.The planters were inspired by the dish planters of my pal Loree Bohl. It's cool to see how different people interpret an idea. My own dish planter is made of concrete pipe and a Webber Grill lid.
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The preview is a great time to see the gardeners working and while there are no crowds with which to contend, one does need to watch out for other kinds of traffic.
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There's no water here but the polished tops of the stones make them appear to be covered with water.
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Richie Steffen and Ciscoe Morris having a good time talking about their impending Container Wars competition. They're pitted against each other.
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A sweet surprise was seeing blogging pals Linda and Tom Reeder at the preview! Tom was just here somewhere...
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The rest of today's post is a preview of the Display Gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival while the gardens were still being put together. I'd planned on putting this together earlier but had to pick up one of the furry kids at the vet where she had to spend the night. She's fine but gave us a little scare. There will be lots more to come from the show, this is just an appetizer.
This is the thirtieth year of the show so the theme was a celebratory one: "Cake and Cheers for Thirty Years."
Flower Growers of Puget Sound "Cavalcade of Color"
Northwest flower & Garden Festival and Terra Firma Hardscapes 2018 Theme Garden.
Washington Park Arboretum: "Arboretum Carnavale: Wonders of the Winter Garden."
West Seattle Nursery/Devonshire Landscaping "Wabi-Sabi, Embrace Flawed Beauty."
Treeline Designz "Soiree of Reflections"
Hope he doesn't fall in! Issaquah Landscaping/ Designs by deLeuw "Contained Excitement."
Because the garden shed is made of a container.
Choice Landscapes LLC "Celebrate and Reflect."
Northwest Orchid Society "Vanilla Farm."
Avid Landscape Design & Development LLC "For the Apple of My Eye."
Redwood Builders LLC, Landscaping "Pot Party."
Fancy Fronds/ALBE Rustics "Celebrate Form: Art Imitates Nature." Do these plant stands crafted from stainless steel bowls and sewer pipe look familiar? Similar planters can be found in Potted; Make Your Own Stylish garden Containers.The planters were inspired by the dish planters of my pal Loree Bohl. It's cool to see how different people interpret an idea. My own dish planter is made of concrete pipe and a Webber Grill lid.
The preview is a great time to see the gardeners working and while there are no crowds with which to contend, one does need to watch out for other kinds of traffic.
Giant chess board from Nature Perfect Landscape & Design's "Father's Day."
Marenakos Rock Company "A Stone Forest"
Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association "Kache Un Bijou: A Hidden Jewel."
Richie Steffen and Ciscoe Morris having a good time talking about their impending Container Wars competition. They're pitted against each other.
A sweet surprise was seeing blogging pals Linda and Tom Reeder at the preview! Tom was just here somewhere...
Susan Browne Landscape Design/Perennial Lawn & Garden "Bee Simple."
There's so much more to come!
