Garden Design

Hi, it’s Peggy Fox from Gig Harbor, Washington. I’ve been a GPOD contributor a couple of times over the last few years. (Check out Peggy’s articles here and here.) Today it’s sleeting out in our western Washington garden, and I’m looking longingly at garden photos through the year. Here are some photos of the garden from spring to fall in more pleasant weather.

An old apple tree in mid-April with Narcissus, Spanish bluebell, Kerria japonica, White Lunaria annua, and Leucojum aestivumThis is the wild area under an old apple tree in mid-April with Narcissus (such a nice fragrance—probably the variety ‘Flower Drift’, Zones 3–7), Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica, Zones 3–8), double-flowering Kerria japonica (Zones 4–9), white Lunaria annua (honesty, Zones 5–9), and Leucojum aestivum (Zones 4–8).

Beautiful LeucojumBeautiful Leucojumso fresh and promising!

Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Starry Eyes’, Rhododendron ‘Shrimp Girl'Tiny and sweet Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Starry Eyes’ (Zones 6–9) in mid-May, with Rhododendron ‘Shrimp Girl’ (Zones 5–8) behind

Wild marguerites, Iris ‘Gerald Darby’, Iris douglasiana, Iris pallidaWild marguerites (Leucanthemum vulgare, Zones 3–8), Iris ‘Gerald Darby’ (Zones 4–9), Iris douglasiana (Zones 7–9), and Iris pallida ‘Variegata’ (Zones 4–9) at the end of May

Iris douglasianaIris douglasiana

High season in the entry garden at the end of June, with Alstroemeria (Zones 8–10), Centranthus ruber (Zones 5–8), roses ‘Sexy Rexy’, ‘Newport’ and ‘Evelyn’, phlox (Phlox paniculata, Zones 5–8). Blooming in the background are Schizophragma hydrangenoides (Zones 5–8), Astilbe (Zones 4–8), Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Zones 5–8), Filipendula (Zones 4–8), Rodgersia (Zones 5–8), and Orkney Cherry cranesbill (Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, Zones 5–9).

Delicate ‘Newport’ roseDelicate ‘Newport’ rose

Verbena bonariensis and Cerinthe major (annual) at the beginning of OctoberVerbena bonariensis (Zones 5–9 or as an annual) and Cerinthe major (annual) at the beginning of October

Cornus florida and Darmera peltataA little fall color from Cornus florida [the cultivar ‘Cherokee Brave’, I think, Zones 5–9], and Darmera peltata (Zones 5–7) in mid-October

Japanese maplesJapanese maples (Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’, aka coral bark maple, in the back, with an unknown variety in the front, Zones 5–9) starting to color in mid-October against the greens of several conifers, Tetrapanex papyrifer (Zones 8–11), and the last of the dahlias (Dahlia variabilis, Zones 8–10 or as a tender bulb).

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