The owners of this garden, Mary and Larry Scripter, welcomed us with a hand-painted sign at the garden entrance.
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Not this one—which reads NATIVE GRASS UNDER CONSTRUCTION—but one kind of like it. Such a nice touch.
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The Lauren Springer Ogden designed prairie meadow was definitely a big draw here...
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From our Fling brochure: "...we planted the prairie meadow Lauren (Springer Ogden) designed. In 2012, Larry prepped the ground using 800 pounds of alfalfa pellets and 10 cubic yards of compost, working it into the clay soil with his trusty tractor. Mary spray-painted the ground and laid out Lauren's designed matrix of plants, section by section. Over a period of 3 weeks, we planted 1,800 plants, with 70 different types of perennials, shrubs, native wildflowers, and 13 types of grasses. In the fall of the same year, we planted 1,500 bulbs—daffodils, camassias, tiger lilies, eremurus, gladiolus, and various alliums; many flowers for cutting."
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"Larry spread 25 tons of pea gravel around every precious plant, using a shovel and wheel barrow, to help deter weeds from the hay field and to retain moisture. The entire meadow is a pollinator habitat and we feed the neighbors' bees as well as hundreds of birds year-round. It is so full of life and always changing."
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Oh! Look ma, an agave...
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And another...
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Back out front...
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This spiky plant caught the eye of a fellow PNW blogger, Michelle. At the time I said I thought it was a kniphofia, do you agree?
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This section of the garden was what most captivated me, from that strange conifer...
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To the beautiful Yucca glauca.
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I took a few photos...
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This might be my favorite.
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Or maybe this one.
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The background plant is Apache plume, Fallugia paradoxa—also captivating.
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I was quite smitten with it...
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Weather Diary, Aug 28: Hi 98, Low 62/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
Not this one—which reads NATIVE GRASS UNDER CONSTRUCTION—but one kind of like it. Such a nice touch.
The Lauren Springer Ogden designed prairie meadow was definitely a big draw here...
From our Fling brochure: "...we planted the prairie meadow Lauren (Springer Ogden) designed. In 2012, Larry prepped the ground using 800 pounds of alfalfa pellets and 10 cubic yards of compost, working it into the clay soil with his trusty tractor. Mary spray-painted the ground and laid out Lauren's designed matrix of plants, section by section. Over a period of 3 weeks, we planted 1,800 plants, with 70 different types of perennials, shrubs, native wildflowers, and 13 types of grasses. In the fall of the same year, we planted 1,500 bulbs—daffodils, camassias, tiger lilies, eremurus, gladiolus, and various alliums; many flowers for cutting."
"Larry spread 25 tons of pea gravel around every precious plant, using a shovel and wheel barrow, to help deter weeds from the hay field and to retain moisture. The entire meadow is a pollinator habitat and we feed the neighbors' bees as well as hundreds of birds year-round. It is so full of life and always changing."
Oh! Look ma, an agave...
And another...
Back out front...
This spiky plant caught the eye of a fellow PNW blogger, Michelle. At the time I said I thought it was a kniphofia, do you agree?
This section of the garden was what most captivated me, from that strange conifer...
To the beautiful Yucca glauca.
I took a few photos...
This might be my favorite.
Or maybe this one.
The background plant is Apache plume, Fallugia paradoxa—also captivating.
I was quite smitten with it...
Weather Diary, Aug 28: Hi 98, Low 62/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.