Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Gig Harbor Garden Tour 5: The Shoap/Stelmach Garden
The garden of Dan Shoap and Jeff Stelmach was really Garden 6 on the tour, but we decided to go out of order here.
While the first two gardens on the tour featured wonderful water views, the rest have been carved out of the forest. This garden is fairly new, the front planted in 2016, and the back in 2017.
While the front garden is subdued and "traditional", and not deer fenced, the back garden, protected from deer grazing, is full of color.
I loved the use of blue/purple and hot orange.
Gradually the color becomes calmer as yellow replaces orange.
A created stream gurgles near the house.
Vendors offer wares for sale in the driveway.
We enjoyed strolling in this garden very much.
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Love those tall glass leaves/pods!
ReplyDeleteAll of that color fenced in. I bet the deer stand outside the fence wishing they could enter the candy shop. I love the ceramic wall pockets.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful indeed. I especially love the roses. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis has a good variety with color and non plant items for decoration.
ReplyDeleteYou can see how so much artistic planning went into the garden. What a wonderful place to explore.
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't think about how deer could ruin a life's work. Fences are a gardener's friend. Such a beautiful garden. How nice and interesting that artists get to show their wares at these shows. Adds to the garden tours and gives the artist exposure.
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