Next-door gardening neighbors at Puget Sound Fling

As we rolled into co-planner Camille Paulsen‘s Puyallup, Washington, vicinity astatine the Puget Sound Fling past month, my autobus was invited to circuit a mates of her neighbors’ gardens portion the different busload of Flingers worked their mode into Camille’s plot first. I was charmed that Camille’s neighbors were consenting to big america successful their gardens arsenic well. What a large gardening neighborhood!

Sage-Richards Garden

I started astatine the location of Erica Sage and Aaron Richards, wherever a fenced rootlike plot (above) takes vantage of a sunny and level spot. From there, the plot drops down into the shady backyard.

A waterfall spills down a ferny slope…

…into a reflective pool. A chromatic seat beside the pond offers a chill spot to bask the water…

…and a temple bell.

I spotted Laura Wills from Wisconsin and Janet Davis from Ontario taking a remainder here.

Lushly planted and peaceful…

…with light-catching Japanese maples.

One much maple. Up connected the deck…

…you drawback a large presumption of regal Mount Rainier.

A gardening neighbor

Next door, a shapely Japanese maple frames a seat by the beforehand porch.

A beauteous welcome

Another Japanese maple adds shaggy texture successful a terraced bed.

And different holds tribunal successful the beforehand beds.

A carved Buddha and chromatic vessels gully the oculus on a path.

A circular patio offers a pleasant spot to sit, with much seating supra connected the deck…

…where erstwhile again there’s a stunning upland view.

Up next: Fling co-planner Camille Paulsen’s glorious garden. For a look backmost astatine nursery halt VanLierop Garden Market, click here.

I invited your comments. Please scroll to the extremity of this station to permission one. If you’re speechmaking successful an email, click present to sojourn Digging and find the remark container astatine the extremity of each post. And hey, did idiosyncratic guardant this email to you, and you privation to subscribe? Click present to get Digging delivered straight to your inbox!

__________________________

Digging Deeper

Come larn astir gardening and plan astatine Garden Spark! I signifier in-person talks by inspiring designers, scenery architects, authors, and gardeners a fewer times a twelvemonth successful Austin. These are limited-attendance events that merchantability retired quickly, truthful articulation the Garden Spark email database to beryllium notified successful advance; simply click this nexus and inquire to beryllium added. Season 8 kicks disconnected successful autumn 2024. Stay tuned for much info!

All worldly © 2024 by Pam Penick for Digging. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.

The station Next-door gardening neighbors astatine Puget Sound Fling appeared archetypal connected Digging.