A young garden already looking beautiful
Fidalgo Island in Washington State has been our home since 2017 . Our dimension had many mature flora , but half of it needed major assistance . deal of weeds and an untended lawn were removed . An old apple Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree of over 50 years had suckers as big as large biceps . We trim and removed , installed sprinklers , and replanted with hundred of beautiful plants . There are now many crank and hardytropical plants , which are my favorites .
After they were planted 2½ years ago , the gardens are looking wonderful .
A small arboretum was implant off the kitchen with aPaulowniatomentosa(empress Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , Zones 5–9 ) , Bracken ’s Brown Beauty Southern magnolia(Magnolia grandiflora‘Bracken ’s Brown Beauty ’ , Zones 6–10),mimosatree(Albiziajulibrissin , Zones 6–9 ) , fernleaf full - moon maple(Acerjaponicum‘Aconitifolium ’ , partition 5–9),Eucryphia(Zones 7–9 ) , and another maple for sake and privacy .
The home was build in 1906 , and the stained - shabu window instal in the garden are from 1906 .
I have been gardening for 50 years , but in the last 20 I have go bad full accelerator , plant C of plants . It is fairly easy to maintain . We had a atrocious wintertime that was foresightful , crocked , and insensate , but look what give convey .
Hedychium greenii(Red gingerroot , Zones 7–11 )
Melianthusmajor(Zones 8–10 )
The walkway up to the house is line with perennials .
Planter boxes with vegetable .
Pathway with palm , cannas , andmelianthusnext to the hardy Mediterranean buff palm(Chamaerops humilis , zone 8–11 ) .
blush wine by stained - trash windows . The varieties are ‘ Dortmund ’ , ‘ Jeanne Lajoie ’ , and ‘ Princess Anne ’ .
Costco talent oflilies
Clematis‘Josephine ’ ( zone 5–9 )
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Walkway with blue star creeper(Isotoma fulviatilis , geographical zone 6–9 ) blooming between the Isidor Feinstein Stone .
The new , modest arboretum
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