Completely happy Friday GPODers!
I hope the primary couple days of 2025 have handled you nicely. To get the yr began on the fitting foot, we’re again in Nancy Heckler’s backyard to see extra of the tour Cherry Ong was handled to final fall. Nancy’s backyard in Indianola, Washington is a superb assortment of colourful and plush plantings woven along with an clever eye. In case you’ve missed the primary two elements on this collection, it’s best to completely return and test these out (Half 1 and Half 2).
Right this moment we shall be getting into a brand new backyard room often called Nancy’s Hideaway @nancy.heckler. The paths are slim however full of every kind of treasures so make sure you look left, proper, above and under. One in all these is a fern desk. I’ve been impressed by them after watching Richie Steffen’s movies (Try a full, in-depth video from the Hardy Fern Basis, right here) and plan to make one for my very own backyard sometime.
Once more Brocc welcoming you to our digital tour.
From vivid and light-weight to darkish and shiny, Nancy has an unimaginable mixture of nearly each type of foliage you’ll be able to think about. She additionally doesn’t miss any alternative so as to add further curiosity and artwork. This little mattress is confined by an incredible fence of woven branches.
An one other instance of an important foliage vignette like those we noticed final week. All of those vegetation have comparable shade and shininess, however the vastly completely different textures and varieties make the mix nonetheless extremely attention-grabbing.
As Cherry so completely describes above, the paths that result in Nancy’s Hideaway are teeming with fascinating particulars. You’ll be able to inform all the pieces is added to Nancy’s backyard with consideration and that means, not simply her vegetation. From the stack of drift wooden on the left, to vintage watering can and vivid purple water pump.
Nancy confides that this can be a very sentimental piece made by an expensive buddy who died of most cancers.
What a pleasant fern desk! Right here’s the right way to construct one: Constructing a Fern Desk with Richie Steffen
One other immersive path, this one stepping stones which can be much more stunning this time of yr with the added sprinkling of fallen leaves. I really like that Nancy’s backyard could be very paying homage to mountain climbing trails I noticed after I visited the Pacific Northwest in 2023, dense with plants and tree cowl. Her panorama is a superb reflection of the panorama that surrounds, with the added great thing about a gardener’s contact.
A lot of the foliage in Nancy’s backyard is gloriously shiny. Even when not flowering, this rhododendron is a stand out.
Whereas we’ve seen loads of the superb vignettes that Nancy is ready to create from grouping container vegetation collectively, she can be in a position to craft unimaginable combos in a stand-alone pot. With no single flower, she is ready to thrill, fill, and spill with every kind of superb colours and textures.
I’m unsure what I’m extra envious of, Nancy’s unimaginable plant assortment or who superb assortment of containers! Something rising from this gorgeous planter would grow to be a focus. And extra shiny and vivid foliage actually makes this space glow.
Lastly, one other instance of Nancy’s attention-grabbing backyard artwork. Within the final a part of this collection, Cherry confirmed off an instance of the chook sculptures and artwork that may be discovered close to every of Nancy’s backyard gates. However this lovely trio of moss-covered skunks exhibits that she represents different animals all through her house.
Thanks once more for sharing extra of your go to to Nancy’s backyard with us, Cherry! It’s been such an thrilling backyard to discover, and I’m unhappy that we solely have yet another submission on this collection.
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