On the way to the airport Dana managed to squeeze in one more garden visit while I was up in Vancouver, at the home of Gary Lewis. Gary owns Phoenix Perennials—which we also visited, that will be Friday's post—and is the author of The Complete Book of Ground Covers (which I own, and still need to write a review of). This is the view from the sidewalk...![]()
It's so much better than just a fence, isn't it? A plant smorgasbord for those walking past.
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Although the sections with a fence were pretty great as well. I thought maybe this style was unique to the property but saw a couple of similar nearby.
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Once into the garden proper...![]()
The sidewalk to the front door includes a planting pocket, how fabulous!
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There's another planter up next to the house, under the eaves and the big window.
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Did you spot the palm trunk with vines growing up it?
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There's a pair!
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You've gotta love a fern that dies back so beautifully.
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And then there's this. You knew it was coming right? A greenhouse has been the constant through all of my Vancouver BG garden visits.
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Yucca and a type of verbascum?
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Wowsa!
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Many of the plants had tags, but I was just enjoying the experience of being overwhelmed with plant goodness and didn't go fishing for names.
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Of course I can see that these are Aeonium 'Green Ripples'.
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And I know these are Agave albopilosa.
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A variegated Agave parryi.
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Pachyphytum compactum
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Into the back garden now...
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Gary was traveling during our visit, so I didn't get to pester him with a bunch of questions.
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Can you see the roofline beyond the plantings?
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That's another greenhouse! I think a sort of garage/greenhouse refurbishment. We weren't able to go inside however as there's a problem with the door.
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No worries as I had plenty to feast my eyes on.
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And I needed to catch a flight back home! One last look at this greenhouse...
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I don't think I caught the Yucca linearifolia in the earlier yucca photo.
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We were about to walk under the entry/exit pergola when I looked up and noticed...
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The guard dogoyle! Thanks for letting us visit Gary, wish you had been there.
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I have to fully appreciate the view from the outside, before going inside.
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