Here on the blog I've documented countless gardens belonging to strangers, while overlooking several that belong to friends and fellow bloggers. As I was doing a little photo housekeeping the other day (moving large photo files to an external hard-drive), I ran across some photos I took at my friend Heather's garden, she who blogs at Just a Girl with a Hammer...![]()
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Somewhere in the front garden (I lost track...there's so many!)...
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This is my favorite wide-shoot, the colors look like a painting.![]()
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Finally, the Woodwardia fimbriata of my dreams...![]()
Weather Diary, Oct 5: Hi 75, Low 53/ Precip 0
I took these images while working on my book, Fearless Gardening, so I had specific subjects in mind, thus this is not a complete look at her stunning garden, but instead a peek.
Looking at the above photos I am sure there are those of you focused on the grasses, or maybe that large mahonia on the right? But to my eye it's the agaves that shine, of course. At the front door...
Eucomis 'Oakhurst', or maybe E. 'Sparkling Burgundy'
One last look at the front garden...
And then we step into the back garden...
That's a lousy excuse for a wide-shot, there's so much I didn't get in this image, but at least I got the cool tiki hut in the corner of the garden.
Under the structure are a couple of hover dish planters I tried—and failed—to get good photos of. These are the best I could do...
Heather's got a bit of a bromeliad addiction going on...(I did mention we're friends, right?)...
And yep, I even like this Begonia boliviensis 'Bonfire', in her garden...
Tetrapanax, acanthus, canna's...really, you can't go wrong...
And if you need a little impromptu shade, why not use a fancy parasol?
For a better look at what makes Heather's garden special, click on over to this post on Alyse Lansing's blog.
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