One year (to the day) after I visited this garden, I'm finally sharing photos with you. This garden was one of four Seattle gardens I visited as part of the Northwest Horticultural Society meet the board tour last August.
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The tour was very well organized, there were docents stationed at the crunch points in each garden. It was one of those docents who stated any photos taken in this garden were for personal use only, no social media! What? To make it worse nobody actually told me, I just heard her telling someone else, while I was taking a photo!
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I was temped to do it anyway, but decided against it, being a good girl and all. However...
Fast forward to this year and the APLD (Assoc of Professional Landscape Designers) had their 2019 Design Conference in Seattle and the designers toured this garden during the event. Photos were all over social media...
I emailed the garden's owner, Richard Hartlage, and asked for the okay to share, pointing out they were already out there anyway. He said yes, so...these photos are officially approved for social media. Let's do it!
I loved this driftwood bowl filled with sempervivum on the front steps.
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How do you feel about the house color? I love it, but really wish the window trim was painted the same dark color as the porch and steps. Or really any contrasting color, I find unnerving to have it all bleed together.
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This simple, solid, metal fence lined the driveway and was repeated on all three sides of the back garden.
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The back steps and deck...
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Since shiny metal is my outdoor finish of choice I love it.
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There were so many metal containers in this garden, I lost count.
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Nice ground cover between the pavers...
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Grace had just been taking photos of the inside of the chicken coup, I didn't venture over that way because there were a million people in the garden and I could barely move. I know it hasn't looked that way, yet (I'm good at avoiding people in my garden photos) but you just wait.
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More fabulous containers, the owner is quite the collector...
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Getting to the far corner to inspect those hanging orbs was no small achievement.
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But I was rewarded by seeing these tall metal containers up close too, so it was worth it.
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I would have liked the hanging orbs more without the labels...
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The hanging pizza spatula plantings were interesting, I'm not sure I like them, I wish I would have gotten a close up.
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Hahaha, yep, those are my feet, again. I think I was trying to show how closely we were packed (you can see two other people's feet), without actually aiming my camera at their faces.
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Here's a better shot for showing that. It was single file as we worked our way along beside the pond.
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It was a good looking pond though.
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But that bit of rust, just beyond...
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Those are what I couldn't wait to get over and see...
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It's a crevice garden explosion!
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Totally crazy, bizarre and cool.
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There were two of them, with rocks arranged at different angles.
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Crevice garden aficionados would point out all the reasons why these aren't real crevice gardens.
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But I love the fact the rocks are up close and in your face—outlandish, eccentric peculiar—all the fun words work.
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I wanted to linger longer at the crevice garden boxes but the line behind me was backing up and people were contemplating violence, so I had to move on...
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Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish', if I ever had to have an acer...
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I wonder how old this patch is? Can't be too old, unless he pulls out bits to keep it contained, these guys love to spread (and I love them for that).
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Working our way back out to the front garden now, and I'm amazed by the restraint! Why isn't there a vine growing on that fence?
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I like the dramatic terracotta pots as an oddity, but I think I would quickly tire of them.
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Senecio 'Angel Wings'
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Excellent, unexpected, mash-up.
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Front porch...
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And back down the front steps...
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Pausing to admire more lush sempervivum plantings on the way...
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Weather Diary, Aug 11: Hi 76, Low 62/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
The tour was very well organized, there were docents stationed at the crunch points in each garden. It was one of those docents who stated any photos taken in this garden were for personal use only, no social media! What? To make it worse nobody actually told me, I just heard her telling someone else, while I was taking a photo!
I was temped to do it anyway, but decided against it, being a good girl and all. However...
Fast forward to this year and the APLD (Assoc of Professional Landscape Designers) had their 2019 Design Conference in Seattle and the designers toured this garden during the event. Photos were all over social media...
I emailed the garden's owner, Richard Hartlage, and asked for the okay to share, pointing out they were already out there anyway. He said yes, so...these photos are officially approved for social media. Let's do it!
I loved this driftwood bowl filled with sempervivum on the front steps.
How do you feel about the house color? I love it, but really wish the window trim was painted the same dark color as the porch and steps. Or really any contrasting color, I find unnerving to have it all bleed together.
This simple, solid, metal fence lined the driveway and was repeated on all three sides of the back garden.
The back steps and deck...
Since shiny metal is my outdoor finish of choice I love it.
There were so many metal containers in this garden, I lost count.
Nice ground cover between the pavers...
Grace had just been taking photos of the inside of the chicken coup, I didn't venture over that way because there were a million people in the garden and I could barely move. I know it hasn't looked that way, yet (I'm good at avoiding people in my garden photos) but you just wait.
More fabulous containers, the owner is quite the collector...
Getting to the far corner to inspect those hanging orbs was no small achievement.
But I was rewarded by seeing these tall metal containers up close too, so it was worth it.
I would have liked the hanging orbs more without the labels...
The hanging pizza spatula plantings were interesting, I'm not sure I like them, I wish I would have gotten a close up.
Hahaha, yep, those are my feet, again. I think I was trying to show how closely we were packed (you can see two other people's feet), without actually aiming my camera at their faces.
Here's a better shot for showing that. It was single file as we worked our way along beside the pond.
It was a good looking pond though.
But that bit of rust, just beyond...
Those are what I couldn't wait to get over and see...
It's a crevice garden explosion!
Totally crazy, bizarre and cool.
There were two of them, with rocks arranged at different angles.
Crevice garden aficionados would point out all the reasons why these aren't real crevice gardens.
But I love the fact the rocks are up close and in your face—outlandish, eccentric peculiar—all the fun words work.
I wanted to linger longer at the crevice garden boxes but the line behind me was backing up and people were contemplating violence, so I had to move on...
Acer palmatum 'Peve Starfish', if I ever had to have an acer...
I wonder how old this patch is? Can't be too old, unless he pulls out bits to keep it contained, these guys love to spread (and I love them for that).
Working our way back out to the front garden now, and I'm amazed by the restraint! Why isn't there a vine growing on that fence?
I like the dramatic terracotta pots as an oddity, but I think I would quickly tire of them.
Senecio 'Angel Wings'
Excellent, unexpected, mash-up.
Front porch...
And back down the front steps...
Pausing to admire more lush sempervivum plantings on the way...
Weather Diary, Aug 11: Hi 76, Low 62/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.