This lawn free garden is one that I pass a few times a month looks good year round and would make Pam Penick proud I've yet to see anyone working in it but clearly someone does so frequently as there's not a weed to be found. I'm always passing this garden on the way to or from something and never have my camera with me. On this particularly beautiful sunny day, I decided to throw caution to the wind and take some pictures with my phone instead. The ground cover in the parking strip is drought tolerant Washington native Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry.)
The use of evergreens and well placed boulders (most not visible at this time of the year) keep the interest in this garden in high gear even in the coldest months. Foliage texture adds another layer and the many flowers are a beautiful frosting on the cake.
The repetition of a favorite color ties the garden together beautifully.
This is the kind of garden I'd like to have when if I ever grow up.
At once very controlled
and so exuberant that it spills out onto the sidewalk!
Perhaps I'll go back throughout the year and share what it looks like through the seasons. Maybe one day I'll get to meet the cool gardener behind this marvelous garden.
Happy weekend and happy gardening everyone!