Clouds are moving in. They say rain is on the way. But the weather was perfect for a full day of touring gardens on South Whidbey Island.
Garden 1 - Hummingbird Hill
Washing machine water feature.
Garden 2 - A huge woodland estate overlooking Puget Sound
The deer fenced vegetable garden
An eagle's nest.
The guest house
The studio
The main residence
The view from the terrace
Clipped native salal
Broken pottery "grave yard"
Garden 3 also had a view of the sound.
Garden 4, Froggwell, was lovingly created by the owner/gardener from 1982 to 1997. Upon her death, the garden fell into neglect, but it is being brought back to life by volunteers.
There's so pretty sophisticated layering going on here.
Garden 5 was a show stopper! Set on a slopping lot with a view to Saratoga Passage, it was a prime example of color through foliage.
This is the "atrium" under and within wings of the house.
And the view from the atrium.
Whew! The tour is over. We will slow down a bit now. We are gardened out, and probably so are you. It was a lovely four days though.
