Hello GPODers!
We’re again in Bellevue, Washington at the moment to finish our seasonal tour of Cleo Raulerson’s unbelievable backyard. Over the previous 12 months we’ve been having fun with her sensational house throughout the peak of every season, with new mixtures and sources of curiosity evolving with the change of climate. (Take a look at her earlier submissions right here: Late October in Cleo’s Again Backyard; moved to Cleo’s Washington Backyard in Winter, and Cleo’s Spring Backyard in Washington). Her backyard has a really year-round design and delights in each season, however some would possibly say she saved the very best for final. We’re lastly diving into the colourful colours and plush progress of her summer time backyard.
Welcome to my Summer season backyard! My backyard is alive with the colours of greater than 750 styles of flowering crops, designed in order that one thing is in bloom day by day of the 12 months. It actually bursts into coloration and motion in the summertime. These pictures have been taken simply previous to my participation within the Northwest Perennial Alliance Open Backyard Tour of member gardens—65 individuals toured my backyard on July twenty seventh. That is my thirty seventh 12 months on this backyard. I now do naturalistic gardening—it developed from a deliberate design and my love of self-seeders. I edit to what pleases me and revel in how crops weave themselves collectively. Textures and coloration mixtures have change into extra vital. Get pleasure from seeing Cleo’s Seattle space backyard at its mid-summer peak!
“Welcome Backyard” peace pole by Stephanie Burgess with an aster (Symphyotrichum ‘Cape Cod’, Zones 4–9) to the left which is able to later have small white flowers. Yellow flower shrub in again is shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa ‘Goldfinger’, Zones 3–7).
Three blue pots planted with numerous sedums. Redleaf roger’s flower (Rodgersia podophylla ‘Rotlaub’, Zones 6–9) is behind left pot, and a big Japanese lace-leaf maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum ‘Ever Purple’, Zones 5–9) is within the background. Stone mosaic is by Clare Dohna.
Grasses are accents all through the backyard. This composition is left to proper: lily-of-the-valley shrub (Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’, Zones 5–9), maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Miss’, Zones 5–9), betony (Stachys officinalis, Zones 4–8), and barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’, Zones 4–9).
I’ve a Mexican pebble stone stream working down this mattress that’s at present hidden by: a number of styles of past-bloom spirea, purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ‘Moorflamme’, Zones 4–9), society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea ‘Tri-Shade’, Zones 7–11), and different perennials.
This fast-draining entrance mattress is stuffed with mid-summer coloration together with: Mr Bowling Ball arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam’, Zones 3–8), a number of styles of gaura, coneflower, helenium, rudbeckia, and lots of different crops.
A steel music fowl by Haw Creek Forge guards the again mattress edging the waterfall. This mattress reveals off coneflower—’Cheyenne Spirit’ (Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’, Zones 4–9) began from seed by the grower, pink scorching poker (Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’, Zones 6–8), Scotch heather (Calluna vulgaris ‘Darkish Magnificence’, Zones 4–8) not but in bloom, and chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Choca Mocha’, Zones 7–11).
Plant explorer Dan Hinkley hybridized a collection of agapanthus which he named after a few of his favourite gardening associates. That is ‘Lucy Hardiman’ #26 (Agapanthus ‘Lucy Hardiman’, Zones 7–10), named after certainly one of my favourite Portland backyard spirits and designers, who is unfortunately now deceased.
This blue pot—considerably hidden in summer time by asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’, Zones 5–8)—accents the middle of my again backyard. It’s stuffed with sedums and hyssop (Agapanthus ‘Cotton Sweet’, Zones 6–10).
Black-stemmed bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’, Zones 6–9), flowers pale to a tender violet after beginning true-blue. Bobo® panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Ilvobo’, Zones 3–9) is within the background.
One of many crops I work to maintain in my backyard is ‘Antonow’s Blue’ honeybush (Melianthus main ‘Antonow’s Blue’, Zones 4–9) which was named after the late, nice Seattle gardener Steve Antonow who grew it in his backyard. I used to be privileged to go to his fantastic backyard a number of instances and having this plant in my backyard jogs my memory of him and different nice native gardens I’ve visited. Behind it’s ‘Snowflake’ oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’, Zones 5–9), with blue agapanthus (probably straight species: Agapanthus praecox, Zones 8–11) to the correct.
Thanks a lot for sharing your spectacular backyard with us, Cleo! There may be limitless enjoyment and inspiration to seek out within the pictures you’ve shared over the previous 12 months, and whereas this collection is over I sincerely hope that this isn’t the final replace we’ll obtain out of your backyard.
Are you able to consider that Cleo adopted Backyard Picture of the Day for years earlier than sharing her unbelievable backyard? Whereas this will likely shock some, I do know there are much more gardeners with wonderful expertise and wow-worthy areas which can be silent members of the neighborhood. There isn’t a strain to take part, however for those who’ve ever considered sharing your backyard with the weblog however hesitated, please think about making 2025 the 12 months to lastly ship these pictures in. Comply with the instructions under to submit pictures through e-mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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