Oooh! The blooms, blossoms and budding flowers that we saw on Saturday's Whatcom Horticulture Society Garden Tour were overwhelmingly beautiful.
We named this driveway border, Sunset Strip. Those lilies were stunning!
And oh my, did Shelly and I have fun, laughing, talking and getting a good dose of inspiration!
The gardeners had staked and caged many of their plants, something that I am not good about doing. I thought that the stakes and cages would take away from the garden. Not so, unless you are really looking for them them are lost in healthy, happy plants. All of the gardens had drip lines, and I need those too.
These roses need a bride.
Astilbe as tall as me, lush too.
Leave the seed pods because they add some groovy interest later on in the season.
Black foliage mixed in with the flowers creates a stunning show.
Clematis in abundance.
Hardy fuchsias were in every garden and next year they will be in my garden too. Bellingham is a different zone than Lynden so they may not work out as well for me, but I'm going to try.
Phlox that were taller than Shelly and so healthy and happy in a border.
Squirrel! We weren't going to Franny's sale this week but we couldn't just drive by and not see if there was anything we needed. Yes, just a few things! Back to touring...
Precision pruning, the gardener told us that it took three years. Gardening teaches patience.
I referred to this shrub as the wedding cake. Stunning pruning!
The pictures don't really do justice, the gardens were beautiful, inspiring and took many hours of hard work.
At my house everything is fading, drooping and dying. It hasn't been a gardening kind of year for me. But I do have many ideas for next year. Thank you for a fun day, Shelly! Garden tours, estate sale, frozen yogurt for lunch all make for a fantastic day with a good friend.
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