Bloomtown revisit, 2014...

My first visit to the personal garden of Darcy Daniels (owner/designer at Bloomtown) was in 2011, you can see photos from that visit here. I recently stopped by for a follow-up and was excited to see how her garden has changed over the last 3 years...

The framework is essentially the same, but many of the plants have grown substantially, she's also replaced a few.

I remembered the creative metal edging, but not how she'd cleverly worked in the rocks.

Sigh, another gardener who's successful with Lobelia tupa (I am not)...

This is something that caught my eye in the photos, but not in person. See the metal railing on the right side of the steps? I need to ask Darcy about that. She's brought in many wonderful metal accents and structure but left what must be the original railing...I wonder why? She's still working on the ideal design perhaps?

I still don't care for Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' (not even a little bit) but can appreciate that Darcy is growing it well...

This was a happy moment. I got definitive identification on an inherited hebe, Hebe 'Karo Golden Esk'...love this one and I'd recently bought a tiny one from Xera hoping I was guessing right.

The side yard full of healthy veggies and ornamentals...

Darcy's overwintering success...

This Fatsia I love...

So many beautiful plants!

Darcy's garden was the first for me with an outdoor rug.

I spotted this loquat in my old post and was amazed with how much it's grown!

Don't remember seeing the Rhododendron 'Ebony Pearl' last time, but probably just because I hadn't fallen for it yet.

Next door is a house I've stalked for years...

The one with the monster Agave ovatifolia. I knew they'd grown but it was amazing to look back at 2011 and see how little they were, thanks for opening your beautiful garden Darcy!

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