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
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
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.… Read More
A woodland art collector’s garden on Vashon Island
The Carharts created their 3-acre garden by first planting around the house, which overlooks the Harbor, and then taming the steep slope. … Read More
Old Germantown Gardens: Portland Garden Bloggers Fling
July 20, 2014 The first private garden on the Portland Garden Bloggers Fling tour last weekend was, at 2 acres, large enough to accommodate our entire group of approximately 80 bloggers. Old Germantown Gardens, created over 23 years by Bruce … Read More
Hillside magic in the Nichols Garden: San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling
August 06, 2013 Our 4th stop on the final day of the San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling was my absolute favorite of the Fling: the Ann Nichols Garden. Gorgeous plants, beautifully combined and meticulously maintained, adorn a series of intimate … Read More