Living on the edge in the Livingston Garden
Millie Livingston’s Seattle garden turns a steep hillside overlooking Puget Sound into a place for adventurous wandering.… Read More
Early taste of fall so I’m back in the garden
The weather gods gave Austin a month-early taste of fall over the past few days, and I’ve been outside.… Read More
The elegant Pepper Garden with a water view
A flowery, elegant garden with a water view and beach access at the Seattle home of Vangie and Daniel Pepper.… Read More
Playfulness and planters in the garden of Richard Hartlage
The Seattle garden of Richard Hartlage, president of Land Morphology design firm, is a playful space with a flair for the theatrical.… Read More
Floating on an evergreen cloud in the garden of Tanya Bednarski
Enclosed by evergreen hedges, the serene courtyard garden of Tanya Bednarski is anything but boring with cloud-pruned boxwood and glass art.… Read More
Taming a hillside with terraces and sculpture in Bonnie Berk’s garden
Seattle gardener Bonnie Berk installed terracing to tame her intimidatingly steep yard, adding large sculptures to entice visitors uphill.… Read More
More exuberance at the Sparler-Schouten Garden, part 2
More garden goodness — plants and playful garden art — in Daniel Sparler and Jeff Schouten’s Garden of Exuberant Refuge. Here’s Part 2.… Read More
Exploring the Garden of Exuberant Refuge, part 1
The Garden of Exuberant Refuge is the happy creation of Daniel Sparler and Jeff Schouten in Seattle, colorful, quirky, irreverent, and playful.… Read More
Hanging on in the late summer garden
August can’t end soon enough for my crispy Texas garden and my own crispy self. But we had a little rain a couple days ago.… Read More
Exploring Dan Hinkley’s Windcliff, part 2
Exploring the blufftop garden at Windcliff, Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones’s garden that overlooks Puget Sound in Indianola, Washington.… Read More
Winding my way through Windcliff, part 1
Seeing Windcliff, the private garden of plantsman Dan Hinkley and architect Robert Jones, was a huge draw on the Puget Sound Fling tour. … Read More
Colorful garden with a view of Puget Sound
The Brindleys opted for flower color, masses of grasses, and sculptural focal points for their garden overlooking Puget Sound.… Read More
Heronswood’s shady woodland and tribe-influenced Renaissance Garden
Part 2 of my July visit to Heronswood, including the woodland and Renaissance Garden with its Raining Wall and fern table.… Read More
Heronswood pilgrimage: House garden and formal garden
I visited Heronswood in Puget Sound, a garden I’ve wanted to see for years. Here’s Part 1, featuring the house and formal gardens.… Read More