Today, frequent GPOD contributor Cherry Ong is taking us along on a garden tour she was able to go on in June. The tour was part of a four-day plant-study weekend organized by the Vancouver Hardy Plant Group, and the tour visited some beautiful gardens near Vancouver, Canada.
Other than the hardscaping, all of the work was done by the owner, who spent countless hours creating this incredible garden.
A torrent of color explodes from this beautifully diverse foliage, but the bright gold foliage from Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ (Zones 3–9) steals the scene.
A narrow path winds through lush, perfectly healthy plants.
The wonderful peeling bark of a paperbark maple (Acer griseum, Zones 4–8)
Areas of perfectly manicured grass provide contrast to the lush borders.
The little strip of ground between the sidewalk and street is often forgotten, but in this garden it is also planted up beautifully. What a great way to spread the joy of gardening!
Another view of the garden space between the sidewalk and street
The dark foliage of this incredible Japanese maple (Acer palmatum, Zones 5–9) looks all the more dramatic for the light-colored plants dotted around it.
No space is too small to make a garden! Narrow, shaded beds are perfect for ferns, hostas, and Astilbe.
Silvery Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’, Zones 3–8), with silver-spotted lungwort (Pulmonaria, Zones 3–8)
Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) tumbles beautifully over the edge of a garden path.
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Comments
Just beautiful, I love the combination of clore of leave in the best!
Some beautiful gardens and photos. I'm always surprised to see the lush plants that can be grown in British Columbia.
The stunning textures and colors of the foliage in your photos will never cease to amaze me. Beauty overload
Beautiful. Fellow Canadian gardener here...I was very inspired by the boulevard (hell strip) gardens, as we are planning to do the same here in Sarnia, Ontario. Thanks for sharing. :)
Every inch of this garden is amazing!
What a stunning garden... swoon!!!
Thank you, Cherry, for brightening a rainy day with these colorful garden pics!
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