Hi, it’s Peggy Fox from Gig Harbor, Washington. I’ve been a GPOD contributor a couple of times over the last few years. (Check out Peggy’s articles here and here.) Today it’s sleeting out in our western Washington garden, and I’m looking longingly at garden photos through the year. Here are some photos of the garden from spring to fall in more pleasant weather.
This is the wild area under an old apple tree in mid-April with Narcissus (such a nice fragrance—probably the variety ‘Flower Drift’, Zones 3–7), Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica, Zones 3–8), double-flowering Kerria japonica (Zones 4–9), white Lunaria annua (honesty, Zones 5–9), and Leucojum aestivum (Zones 4–8).
Beautiful Leucojum—so fresh and promising!
Tiny and sweet Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Starry Eyes’ (Zones 6–9) in mid-May, with Rhododendron ‘Shrimp Girl’ (Zones 5–8) behind
Wild marguerites (Leucanthemum vulgare, Zones 3–8), Iris ‘Gerald Darby’ (Zones 4–9), Iris douglasiana (Zones 7–9), and Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Zones 4–9) at the end of May
Iris douglasiana
High season in the entry garden at the end of June, with Alstroemeria (Zones 8–10), Centranthus ruber (Zones 5–8), roses ‘Sexy Rexy’, ‘Newport’ and ‘Evelyn’, phlox (Phlox paniculata, Zones 5–8). Blooming in the background are Schizophragma hydrangenoides (Zones 5–8), Astilbe (Zones 4–8), Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Zones 5–8), Filipendula (Zones 4–8), Rodgersia (Zones 5–8), and Orkney Cherry cranesbill (Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, Zones 5–9).
Delicate ‘Newport’ rose
Verbena bonariensis (Zones 5–9 or as an annual) and Cerinthe major (annual) at the beginning of October
A little fall color from Cornus florida [the cultivar ‘Cherokee Brave’, I think, Zones 5–9], and Darmera peltata (Zones 5–7) in mid-October
Japanese maples (Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’, aka coral bark maple, in the back, with an unknown variety in the front, Zones 5–9) starting to color in mid-October against the greens of several conifers, Tetrapanex papyrifer (Zones 8–11), and the last of the dahlias (Dahlia variabilis, Zones 8–10 or as a tender bulb).
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Comments
Lovely garden and great photography. In my next life, I want to live in Washington.
It is all so very pretty but I really adore that Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Starry Eyes’.
Beautiful!
Just beautiful, and just what we need on a January morning. Thank you.
Splendid garden, and especially lovely photos! Really stunning displays throughout, you must be so thrilled! Thank you for sharing your garden space, I really enjoyed seeing your delightful arrangements of plants. :)
Happy New Year from Finland!
Such nice nice gardens! Lots of work. Where did you purchase the spherical umbrella looking pieces in the garden with the wild margeurites and iris. That is if you don’t mind. Thank you in advance.
Very pretty, very refreshing and inspiring to see your garden photos on this cold dark morning in Pittsburgh!
Your ‘Newport’ rose sure is spectacular!
Beautiful plants and garden design, beautiful photography, especially the quality of the light filtering through the trees. Lovely to "wander through" your garden on a gray January day.
Exquisite photos!!! We've just had our first snow here in Western North Carolina and seeing your pics just brought joy to my heart. Yes, the snow is lovely but nothing compared to a beautiful garden in spring, summer and fall! Thank for your love and talent with us all!
We didn't get snow here just south of Charlotte, but have had 4 straight days of rain and storms and lost power for awhile this morning. Looking at this wonderful garden throughout the year sure brightened my day - especially the photo of the plantings under the apple tree. Wonderful!
Peggy, your garden is beautiful. The wild area was nice but I really enjoyed the Entrance garden and the beautiful Rose and Verbena. Thank you for sharing.
Nice blog
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