I've got to be honest, this garden made the cut as one to visit during last June's NPA Study Weekend for the simple fact that I wanted to see what it looked like to be at water-level looking out towards the 520 bridge as it crosses Lake Washington between Seattle and Bellevue. It really didn't matter what the garden looked like!![]()
Thankfully the garden was nicely done...
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The owners, Vangie and Daniel Pepper, say the home was completed in 2015 and the garden came just after that. There is a 30ft drop in elevation from where I entered the garden in the above photos, to where we'll eventually end up at the waters edge.
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The lake, and the bridge...
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Schefflera taiwaniana
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Looking down on the garden, lawn and the lake...
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Another view.
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Yep, now back at the house.
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That's Huskey stadium (University of Washington) in the distance.
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The art piece and the fire pit/BBQ are two separate things, my photo angle kind of confuses them.
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The tour booklet describes the plantings at the lake-side as a pollinator meadow.
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Maybe it just wasn't possible to get a better angle here, but likely my eyes weren't focused on anything but the water.
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Or maybe this! It's got to be the tomato with the best view in the whole state!
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I could be happy here...
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Large granite chunks as steps.
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They transition to rectangular pavers in the lawn.
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And here more granite interplanted with thyme.
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It's a great color scheme!
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I wonder if the rocks were brought in for the beach?
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My other posts (so far) from the NPA Hardy Plant Study Weekend:
My other posts (so far) from the NPA Hardy Plant Study Weekend:
Another NPA Study Weekend stop: Scot Eckley's garden
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