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This last trip up to Seattle was so much fun, I got to visit with a few different friends and see their gardens, one of which was garden. Paul and I first met via and we’ve chatted back and forth for years now. I met him IRL when he came to my first talk at the Northwest Flower & Garden Fest back in, hmm, 2022. Summer of 2023 he and his wife Ange visited my garden, so it was high time that I see what he’s been up to in his plot of land in SW Seattle…
And I should explain that “kinda cool” comment. Paul’s garden is more than just kinda cool, but I was trying to play off his Instagram name, . Also, if you were one of the millions of people who attended the Rancho Cistus Summer Extravaganza last July, Paul was the guy DJ’ing the event.
Palms at the far end of the sunny deck.
This great bit of foliage was growing up one of the uprights of the covered sun deck, Hydrangea integrifolia, it’s a Great Plant Picks.
Looking back to the house (that’s the door we came out of above the stairs…
And to the left, lots of containers!
To start the back garden tour we headed to the north side.
I stopped to photograph one of the several glass mosaic pieces in the garden, Ange shared these were made Paul’s mom.
Sun lovers fronted by a small pond.
Eryngium deppeanum, a Windcliff plant (and now another Eryngium on my lust list).
One of the tallest Yucca rostrata in Seattle? Paul scored this one by watching the Facebook marketplace offerings for years. As soon as this beauty appeared he went and dug it (painfully) same day. I love that it’s growing at a jaunty angle.
Another good looking speciman!
Paul bought this one as Arbutus ‘Marina’ but reports that (at ) told him it’s now believed to be Arbutus canariensis. He adds: “Unless sited perfectly it’s bound to suffer damage in a bad PNW winter. I saw one planted on the street in a Capitol Hill neighborhood before I really got into gardening and I always say it was my spark plant because it was first time I brought a photo into nursery asking for help to ID”…
You’ll see another photo of the Arbutus because before I left Paul invited me up on the second floor deck off the back of the house to see the garden from above.
Notholithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides (I swoon!)…
Another Arbutus, A. andrachne, the Greek strawberry tree…
Dangling seeds of Dierama pulcherrimum.
We’re back over where we started the back garden tour, so Paul can dig a couple of agave pups for me…
Isn’t that the most adorable Agave bracteosa? I wish mine looked that good. I think it must be because it gets a lot of sun?
Agave lophantha that Paul purchased from Bryon Jones (he of Pt. Defiance Zoo fame) and the mom of the pups I got.
Two of those spiky cuties came home with me!
Yucca aloifolia (?) and a flawless Agave ovatifolia.
Looking across to the sun deck, what a great lounging space, as Ange is demonstrating…
Later (post agave digging) Paul with Nilla (on the left, the most adorable and chill chihuahua I’ve ever met) and Jujube on the right.
In addition to the agave pups, Paul sent me home with a start from his Iris confusa (in the tall pot). I love how he disguised the pot with a burlap wrap. I’ll be stealing this idea.
Okay final couple shots, from the second floor deck…
To the right of the banana is the Arbutus canariensis.
As I was leaving Paul pointed out his plant holding area—you know, those plants we haven’t yet gotten around to planting? Thanks Paul and Ange, for clearing space on your Friday afternoon calendar for me to visit your spectacular garden!
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If you visited the Birmingham Honey Show, your taste buds may well have been inspired by the honey cakes lovingly baked by competitors. Have a go at baking one yourself at home using Birmingham and District Beekeepers’ simple recipe. Make sure to use locally sourced honey to celebrate the deliciously sweet flavours of the region. […]
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Hi all,
for the last year I’ve been fully dedicated to starting a garden with permaculture principles as much as I can. In January I got my first two ever chickens and I was so nervous because I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I ended up becoming super attached to them and realized that I loved farm animals as much as I love plants (I’ve had pets before but never chickens, bees, etc.).
After 10 months (2 weeks ago) I decided to expand the chicken family and got the 5 in the picture and I even got more attached because these ones were super approachable, to the point that they would jump on your shoulder and cuddle.
Sadly, last night, two wild dogs ripped through the bamboo cage and killed the five of them. When I arrived this morning to the garden I cried and raged with frustration and the rest of the day I’ve been like a zombie, first digging to bury them and then just day to day work but I feel very very off.
On one hand I want to have more again but I feel weary and like I don’t want to go through this again but I guess it’s part of the process and experience? Does it become more “natural” to you over time?
I remember when watching the “biggest little farm” documentary that they went through many losses and I’m like wtf.. I “only” lost 5 and look at me mopping…
This is not a post searching for solutions, I know what I did wrong, cage should be higher, not just 30cms above floor level and reinforce with some chicken wire and not just bamboo and once we move in (we are still in development), get one or two dogs to protect.
To everyone who has gone through this… you have my admiration and send big hugs from here.
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