Author: Whatcom Hort Society

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”933,939,938,937,936,935,934″ img_size=”medium” speed=”4000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]You will think you are in Italy! Heather’s vision of a Mediterranean landscape comes to life in this garden. When she moved here 7 years ago, there were a small number of garden beds throughout. She expanded them in the front to create a carefully woven border of mixed…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”991,971,972,973,974″ img_size=”medium” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]Nestled on a corner lot and sitting on a hill above residential streets is a carefully maintained garden that was first planted in 2002. Desiree has surrounded the side and front of her home with a wonderful variety of conifers, both large and small, anchoring their home to street…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”961,967,966,965,964,963,962″ img_size=”medium” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]In 1999 Kathy and Robert began creating this personal sanctuary. Nestled on 10 acres—with 5 acres of wooded trails and a half-acre pond, nature is encouraged and treated gently. The habitat supports a variety of birds, dragonflies, frogs and salamanders. The gardens are intensively planted with a playful mix…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”953,954,952,955,956,957,958″ img_size=”medium” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]Hidden within the plush garden of Judy and Jack Boxx are a multitude of curiosities waiting to be discovered. At the entry, you’re sure not to miss the biggest one, an authentic working windmill inherited from Judy’s father. Around the natural stream and pond are hostas, ferns, maples and…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”949,947,946,943,942″ img_size=”medium” speed=”3000″ slides_per_view=”3″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_column_text]When Kathy and Joe retired in 2003, they moved to these 15 acres nestled in the rolling hills. The property had been neglected and so they set to work; Kathy became a sheep farmer and landscaper and Joe worked in the orchard espaliering the apple, pear and plum trees….