Neighbor Gardens: Palmer & Friedlander
The HPSO Vancouver Mini-Garden Tour continued this past weekend with four gardens located on the east side of Vancouver. Two gardens were located just across the street from each other in Hockinson. First up is the garden of Karen Palmer and John Emmett with gorgeous views of the surrounding mountains - Another beautiful clematis - this one is "Happy Jack" - happy indeed! Now this is unique garden statuary! Karen says this came from Tuscon, Arizona, a purchase motivated by their granddaughter. Another unique feature of Karen and John's garden is "Yucca Hill", a collection of yucca planted on a steep hillside. This garden is five acres and there are many vegetable gardens and an orchard with one hundred heirloom apple trees as well as other fruit trees. It is all fenced in - Karen says they have deer, bears, cougars and other wildlife! Across the street is the garden of Lucie and Mike Friedlander. They moved into the house three years ago and inherited a mature
That looks like a garden I'd love to hang out in - forever!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully kept, established garden. How wonderful, through the screen looks like it would be 10° cooler walking there.
ReplyDeleteThat's a whole other level of gardening, 3 acres....fantastic and beyond impressive. Excellent photos as well.
ReplyDeleteThat clematis isn't just happy, it's delirious!