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Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
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Soos Creek Botanical Garden
Our final stop on the garden tour was the Soos Creek Botanical Garden in Auburn, Washington. I had never heard of this place and it was spectacular. This garden has only been open to the public for ten years. I do not remember the man's name who created it but he is in his 90s now and still lives in the house on the property. Our tour guide said that he learned many of his gardening techniques and design principles in Europe.
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Beautiful! We don't see Hydrangeas like that down this way - not ever.
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DeleteA lovely garden. The second to last photo of Cotinus and Telekia(?) is a stunning combination.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a great combination too.
DeleteI visited this garden years ago; it's so lush and inviting. What's the massive green plant at the side of the pond?
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'm not exactly sure. I will try to find the name.
DeleteAll these beautiful gardens (including yours!) kind of boggle the mind.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. Looks like heaven when everything here is so dried out and sunburnt. Refeshing!
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