My name is Allison and I am from the beautiful Pacific Northwest, in Bellingham, Washington. I have been working on my garden for about three years now, and I’d love to share some photos with you! I have an eclectic garden, full of pollinator perennials, as well as a small vegetable garden. I enjoy breaking up my garden space into different vignettes and planting in unusual containers to create interest during each garden “moment.” Please enjoy.
Blue Lake pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Blue Lake’, annual) grow on a trellis with rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum, Zones 3–8) in a wine barrel—proof a planting can be beautiful and produce food.
‘Rosita’ agastache (Agastache cana ‘Rosita’, Zones 5–10), with a garden shed in background, is a deer- and rabbit-resistant plant that blooms for a long period in the summer. The blooms are attractive to hummingbirds.
Bidens ferulifolia (annual) in a bicycle basket
Succulents are a good choice for shallow, nontraditional containers like this, because the soil will dry out easily and the succulents won’t mind that at all.
Solar-powered lanterns are an easy way to bring light into the garden. Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Zones 3–9) on the fence wraps this corner in greenery.
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Lovely! Please share more photos!
Thank you!
Charming vignettes! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Your Blue Lake pole beans on the trellis are so pretty that I can't believe thats a vegetable!
Your succulents are so sculptural in the birdbath with the added planter, so cool!
You've really created a fun garden, and it's a delight to see your photos!
Thank you so much!
I enjoyed the pole bean & rhubarb vignette the best. You probably did a lot of work training those vines!
Thank you!
I love what you’ve done in only 3 years!! Would you mind telling where you got those solar lanterns? They are lovely.
Thank you! I got them from a local company here in Bellingham,WA called Allsop Home & Garden. They are Amazing!
https://allsopgarden.com/
Love your garden, Garden Tour worthy! Love each unique area and solar lanterns! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Wow! That agastache is very pretty.
The hummingbirds love it too!
Love your wonderful garden - everything is so charming!
Thank you!
You have a knack for creating beautiful vignettes of plants and other garden items. Nice work!
Thank you!
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