Next up on my Vancouver Study Weekend adventure (last June) was this garden belonging to Pam Frost. A multi-layered planting screens the front of the house from the street—I was standing with my back to the house looking towards the street when I took this photo.![]()
I love the bits of clipped hedge emerging from the dense foliage.
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From our tour booklet: "Gardening on her 1/2 acre for over 50 years, Pam Frost has created an amazing sanctuary within the city. Pam is the consummate gardener and her love of plants shows everywhere you look. As you stroll through her garden keep an eye out for all the rare and unusual plants that make her garden so special."
Agave!
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Coming around the side of the house this is what you see, an old greenhouse and a, well, moss bed?...
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With ferns for pillows!
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I wish I would have had a chance to ask Pam about this interesting feature...
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The greenhouse has obviously seen better days, but retains its charm.
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I love (LOVE!) that rusty bowl under the table.
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There were many clematis throughout the garden, weaving around and through the other plants.
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Once I looked out to the back garden my jaw dropped...
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WOW!
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It just goes on and on...
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I overheard many people comparing the garden to what they saw on previous visits, evidently Pam's garden has been on a few tours through the years. She's getting older (as we all are) and may not be gardening here much longer.
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Wandering back towards the house.
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Looking at the plants as I go.
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More of those clematis.
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Astrantia
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Rhododendron pachysanthum (maybe?)
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Love this odd little iris...
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Polystichum setiferum
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Arisaema some somebody
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What a fantastic garden with so many mature established plants.
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I am so glad I got to see it.
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