One of the display gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was this beauty called "A Moment to Remember" by Nature Perfect Landscaping which looked like this on Tuesday morning. Notice the pink and white carnations around the platform at the end that reflect in the pool, the white hydrangeas flanking the gates, and the two shades of pink carnations among the white hydrangeas on the sides of the step. Remember this moment!
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Because on Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m.the garden looked like this. Like Pete Seeger, The Kingston Trio, and Peter, Paul, and Mary, I wondered, "Where Have all the Flowers Gone?" I also wondered how they got the carnations and later the moss to stay in place.
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Looking a bit further, the question was answered. Here's where all the flowers went but why? I think the garden looks more natural without the pink. Well, as natural as magically floating square stones can look but I liked the addition of the flowers, as if were decked out for a wedding or a proposal, you know, A moment to Remember. One of the thoughts behind this garden was the juxtaposition of two design styles, natural and formal, artistically united in a romantic setting. Did someone forget to get Valentine's Day flowers? Did the head office call in an say, "Bring back the carnations, we're running out!" These seem carefully placed and not just stuffed into waste bins. Does anyone know the answer to this mystery?
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This image taken by my pal Anna at Flutter and Hum (used with her permission) shows the moss replacement and two orchids about which Anna sid, "...I was let down by the symmetrical placement of tow Phalaenopsis orchids, like two sentinels at the end of the draw bridge. It just seemed goofy."
![This one piqued my interest, but I was let down by the symmetrical placement of a couple of Phalaenopsis orchids at the end of the path.]()
Because on Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m.the garden looked like this. Like Pete Seeger, The Kingston Trio, and Peter, Paul, and Mary, I wondered, "Where Have all the Flowers Gone?" I also wondered how they got the carnations and later the moss to stay in place.
Looking a bit further, the question was answered. Here's where all the flowers went but why? I think the garden looks more natural without the pink. Well, as natural as magically floating square stones can look but I liked the addition of the flowers, as if were decked out for a wedding or a proposal, you know, A moment to Remember. One of the thoughts behind this garden was the juxtaposition of two design styles, natural and formal, artistically united in a romantic setting. Did someone forget to get Valentine's Day flowers? Did the head office call in an say, "Bring back the carnations, we're running out!" These seem carefully placed and not just stuffed into waste bins. Does anyone know the answer to this mystery?
This image taken by my pal Anna at Flutter and Hum (used with her permission) shows the moss replacement and two orchids about which Anna sid, "...I was let down by the symmetrical placement of tow Phalaenopsis orchids, like two sentinels at the end of the draw bridge. It just seemed goofy."
Either way, it's a beautiful garden and I especially loved the flat round light colored rocks with the darker ones between.