November 02, 2018
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Nancy Heckler’s hydrangea-colorful woodland garden
Nancy Heckler is a plant collector with more than 100 hydrangeas alone. All those flowering shrubs made for a beautiful sight at our visit …
Pre-dinner stroll around Lakewold Gardens in Puget Sound
At estate garden Lakewold Gardens, bald eagles were nesting in sky-scraping trees, and the Puget Sound Fling had its banquet dinner …
Camille Paulsen’s Tahoma-flora garden
Camille Paulsen’s garden is a place of beautiful, Asian-inspired garden rooms and patios, many of them with views of Mount Rainier …
Next-door gardening neighbors at Puget Sound Fling
Two gardening neighbors in Puyallup, Washington, capitalize on sloping lots and great views of Mount Rainier …
Plants and garden art at VanLierop Garden Market in Puget Sound
Shopping for plants and garden art at VanLierop Garden Market in Sumner, Washington, during the Puget Sound Fling tour …
A plant playground at the Risdahl-Pittman Garden
The Risdahl-Pittmans describe their garden as an eclectic plant playground. It’s a beautifully designed space with winding paths and a pond …
A taste of Italy in a Puget Sound garden
Donna Andersen’s Milton, WA, garden was inspired by Italy and made welcoming with comfortably furnished patios and personal art …
Amid the trees at Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden and Pacific Bonsai Museum
The Puget Sound Fling started its second day in a forest of towering trees, with a Victorian stumpery garden and a bonsai collection …
Toad-henge sculpture is king of the hill in garden made for entertaining
Supersized gunnera, cascading forest grass, elegant rock terracing, and a huge stone Toad-henge sculpture make the Gray Garden stand out …
Garden and beach views at Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park is a jewel for Tacoma: a 760-acre park that includes a zoo and aquarium, gardens, beaches, trails, and old-growth forest …
