Happy Friday, Gpoders!
Surprisingly, we started this week the incredible garden makeover of Kirk and Martha painters in Sammamish, Washington (if you missed it, check out that post here: Panoramas of Kirk’s Washington Gardens), and we finish the week in the exact same town, but completely different gardens. We were first introduced to Jeanne’s garden earlier this summer. Today she’s back with a glorious midsummer update.
Here are nine photos from the garden in Sammamish, Washington. People think about Washington and if they don’t come from here they’re thinking about the rain. What they don’t realize is that we often have three months of drought at the end of summer. At the beginning of August, it has not rained for almost two months. That is, they water with irrigation, sprinklers and canned cans. Some plants, like Polomonaria, which were beautiful this spring, have just depleted. But they’ll be back next spring!
Thank you for visiting our garden again! Jeanne Eldar
Firstly, there were many fragrant nights this spring, as it is just below the windows in our bedroom: an arbor leading to a backyard covered with star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides, zones 8-10).
The evening sun brightened the 20-foot-high Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica, Zones 5–9).
We built a climbing tower for some clematis out of two 10 feet of reinforcement and rusty hoops in an old whiskey barrel.
The fourth photo is our paper bark maple (Acer Glyceam, Zones 4-8) with all the gold Japanese forest grass (hakonechloa macra ‘all gold’, zones 5-9) at the base.
There are several ligraria in the drainage mound. This remains about 1 foot in diameter, and the plant itself is about 6 feet wide.
Although the deer frequently grazes it, this hardy fuchsia (Fuchsia mageranica, zones 5-10) is covered in flowers.
Around our property are several of these “Gilt Edge” Elaeagnus (Elaeagnus x Ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’, Zones 7–11). They are wonderful evergreen shrubs that brighten up our rainy winters.
I love Garden Phlox (Phlox Panicurata, Zones 4-8). These grow well here without acquiring mold, as they are practiced in some areas. Not only do I love their scent, I am also fascinated by the way they roam the garden. I don’t know where they’ll pop up next. This bundle is seen through the giant feathered grass seed head (Celtica Gigantea, zones 5-8).
They are not only volunteers in this place, but also look like a natural cross between the other two colors.
Thank you for this incredible update in your garden, Jeanne! Despite the dry conditions that will fight in the summer, your garden is still lush and lively.
What does summer look like in your area? This week we enjoyed two sublime gardens that survived to the worst summer summer in Washington, but the summer conditions range as broad as plant preferences. Make sure to share photos of the day’s garden and summer highlights! Follow the instructions below to send a photo by email or DM via Instagram: @girlherdogandtheroad.
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