Dan B
Many years ago I met a couple from Whidbey Island at a workshop at fabled Heronswood Nursery on the Kitsap Peninsula. They seemed determined to purchase every plant offered by Heronswood, more than 3,000.
They have a large property overlooking the graceful sweep of Useless Bay (lovely, shallow) and the jagged front range of the Cascades east of Everett. These peaks rise nearly vertically 7,000 feet above the terrain like stone incisors.
The gardens near the house were a riot of variegated, vividly colored foliage, dramatic textures and shapes. In a word, chaos! Fascinating but like one hundred Divas all singing at once.
The gardens around the house were cut off from the house by three quarters of a story and from the entry parking by a fence that rivaled the complexity of the plants. The weathered fence read as drab, not great in overcast weather.
On The Road – Dan B – A collector’s garden on WhidbeyPost + Comments (28)