After visiting Colvos Creek and Dig! we just kept going up the road a piece to Kathy's Corner. This place always has something in bloom and in late June when we visited, it was ablaze with blossoms!
Variegated Lithodora is so sweet up close.
As beautiful as it is common, Digitalis will always be welcome in my garden!
Oh the blue of those delphiniums! Notice the sprinkler head. Kathy was worried because her water district was practicing involuntary conservation by cutting the amount of water it would allow through its lines. So, there is not enough pressure to run sprinklers. Kathy opened one up all the way and water just ran down the side of the pipe. She was worried that she'd loose a lot of her stock without the ability to water it all. Kathy's place is huge and she grows a huge mount of plants on several acres.
Snapdragons always make me smile.
Someone's always got to do his own thing!
Eryngium and phlox.
Coleus comes in so many great color combinations!
When you visit Kathy, ask her to tell you the sweet story about the surprise gift of this elephant!
Amaranthus Pigmy Torch and a red salvia make an eye popping combination.
Color on the softer side.
Kathy always has my favorite fuchsia 'Autumnale' which does bloom but who cares. The foliage is the star here.
When it comes to containers, I'm mostly a one plant, one pot kind of gardener (well, with the exception of succulents) but the sight of this stunning combination hanging pot had me swooning.
Lovely hanging fuchsias.
Tuberous begonias
Kathy's Fire Flush begonia is the lushest I've seen in person!
As Loree says, There's always an agave!
Do you see the other elephant facing away from the one on the left?
Even more green goodness growing out back.
Vashon Island is a great place to spend a day (or several) shopping at these great nurseries, and at the farmers market and many cool shops and galleries in the area!