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2018 Petals & Pathways Garden Tour
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This garden is one that must be viewed up close and personal, beginning with the plant grouping at the corner of the lot. The main feature is a tall black bamboo that helps to camouflage the utility pole. Scattered throughout the front planting beds are variegated iris, oregano, Virginia creeper, oak leaf hydrangea and carnations. A specimen cork screw willow gives a nice contrast to the bamboo. Near the blueberry, blackberry and raspberry fenced raised beds is a Fan-Leafed Cedar on one side with a Black Lace Elderberry on the other. Stepped plantings on the north side include a wide variety of ferns, hostas, ligularia and lilies. The backyard includes a grape arbor over the seating area with the soft sound of moving water providing a soothing background. A wealth of fuchsias, primroses and other perennials give splashes of color all over this backyard. Its easy to see how this garden was given the 2017 Green Thumb Award by the P.A. Angeles Garden Club.
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Are you looking for the perfect outdoor living space? Look no further than house number 2 on the PA Garden tour. As you walk through this perfectly manicured front yard to reach the back-yard oasis, note the rock retention pond in front and the cement art work etched into the sidewalk. The backyard is surrounded by a bamboo fence providing privacy, security and noise control. The low maintenance back patio could easily accommodate an entire dance team and features outdoor heaters and contact lighting making it perfect for year around entertaining. This city oasis is surrounded by interesting pots, a decorative bridge, a fountain, and loads of fun yard art. Don't miss it.
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Here is an opportunity to walk amidst a wooded area amidst numerous ponds, water features, wetlands and waterfowl aviaries. You will see eiders, smews, Long-tailed Ducks, Harlequins, Red-breasted Geese, and more -- really close. There are 50 acres of forested land with a year-round creek and spring. This is a fascinating year-round ecosystem.
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A contemporary home: The owners have overcome a steep-sloped sandy lot using many rock walls and stairs. The result is a meandering garden full of fruit trees, berries, ornamental shrubs and food for the table.
This lovely garden has an inspirational view of Port Angeles Harbor. The home offers a lovely deck overlooking the garden conveniently accessible to wheelchairs.
The house is on a dead-end street. Perpendicular parking is available across the street. Parking guides will be available.
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If you were fortunate enough to view this garden on a past tour, you can now compare the newly planted to mature. The old boat is barely visible on the corner as the plants have filled in and are flowing over the sides. Try to find the split rail fence, almost hidden, amongst the grasses, euphorbia, clematis and nasturtiums. The arbor is covered with a honeysuckle vine. The water in the small pond, with gold fish, is recirculated by an old-fashioned hand pump. Splashes of hot color, throughout the garden, catch your eye in the various window boxes and containers with coleus, nasturtiums, and geraniums. The raised beds are overflowing with a wide variety of vegetables. There are pear and apple trees, along with Japanese maples and a huge Gunnera on the north side.
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A residence off the beaten pathway showcases pristine woods filled with native trees and plants in their natural habitat - and the wildlife they attract. Carved out of the forest, the grounds are populated with familiar Pacific Northwest flora. Among them are Western Red cedar, Douglas fir, Western hemlock, Grand fir, alder, Oregon grape, fireweed, huckleberry, honeysuckle, thimbleberry, snowberry, Nootka rose, sword fern, and plenty of natures groundcover, salal. Bearded iris, daffodil, California poppy, and Darwins barberry are among the plantings chosen to achieve a color palette of purples and blues, oranges, lavenders, hot pink, and brilliant yellow. New features complement the ambience of the natural setting. Creating focal points that replicate the patina of age helped achieve that goal. Organic materials such as old tree trunks, weathered logs, and large boulders were collected over time; all placed to mimic the randomness of nature. Old cedar logs became small sections of broken down snake fence and weathered logs and boulders became important elements for the man-made pond. The hardscaping was designed to blend with the natural landscape by softening the edges of the courtyard parking area and tinting the concrete a mottled green and found hanging in the trees, chandeliers provide an element of the unexpected.
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Location2017 Petal and Pathways Garden Tour (View)
1805 S. E. Street
Port Angeles, WA 98363
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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