Melina’s Seattle Area Garden

A growing collector’s garden

My name is Melina . Welcome to my Zone 8a garden in the Seattle area . It has been a few year since I have shared photograph of my garden with you all(A Love / Hate Relationship With the ending of the Season),so it ’s nice to have you back to have a peep around . Much has changed over the past duad of old age , and lento my grass is disappear as my annual “ edging ” project turns into another human foot ( or two ) ofgarden delimitation . ( The digger just slipped , LOL . ) Next year I have plans to take out some larger section fordahliasandberrybeds , but here is where it sits decently now . I have acollector ’s garden , which means I sleep with plants but do n’t have enough space to plant three or five of many thing . So instead you will find a lot of one - offs jammed together in the borders . Like many , I found my way to the garden through the pauperism for serenity and healing . What started as a “ hobby ” has speedily turned into an obsession that I desire to parlay into a vocation one twenty-four hour period . For now , though , I will keep experimenting in this lovely quad — learning and originate through dirty hands , haemorrhoid of garden magazines , and those of you on social medium unforced to share your spaces and lessons learn . The garden residential district is a marvellous one , and I am beaming to be a part of it .

Front bed with sweet woodruff(Galium odoratum , Zones 4–8 ) , hellebores(Helleborushybrids Zones 4–9),hostas(Hostahybrids , Zones 3–9 ) , and heucheras(Heucherahybrids , Zones 5–9 ) , with an azalea(Rhododendronhybrid , Zones 5–9 ) in the screen background

‘ Quartet Rainbow ’ stock(Matthiola incana , one-year ) is a favorite flower Igrew from seedthis year .

Another front layer with snapdragons(Antirrhinummajus , Zones 7–10 or as an one-year ) that overwintered from last twelvemonth , foxgloves(Digitalispurpurea , Zones 3–8 ) , ferns , Rozanne geranium(Geranium‘Gerwat ’ , Zones 5–8 ) , feverfew(Tanacetumparthenium , zone 5–8 ) , Canterbury bells(Campanulamedium , Zones 4–8 ) , and ‘ Karl Foerster ’ grass(Calamagrostis× acutiflora , Zones 3–9 )

This long eyeshot of the backyard garden features ‘ Endless Summer ’ hydrangeas(Hydrangea macrophylla‘Endless Summer’,Zones 5–9 ) , spirea(Spiraea japonica , Zones 5–9 ) , ageratum(Ageratumhoustonianum , Zones 10–11 or as an annual ) , and aJapanese maple(Acer palmatum‘Ukigumu ’ , Zones 5–9 ) . The photo was taken at the get-go of July 2023 .

This back garden bed includes ‘ Endless Summer ’ hydrangea , a nandina(Nandinadomestica ; I believe it’s‘Gulf Stream ’ , Zones 6–9 ) , ground - covert plumbago(Ceratostigmaplumbaginoides , Zones 5–9 ) , and a unequalled Harlan Stone pot withannualsin the setting .

This front window box includesdusty miller(Jacovaea maritima , Zones 7–10 ) , hostas , shadow Alberta spruce(Piceaglauca‘Conica ’ , zone 3–6),begoniasin pots , creep jenny(Lysimachianummularia , Zones 3–9 ) , ‘ Lime Marmalade ’ heucheras ( Zones 4–9),Torenia(Zones 10–11 or as an one-year ) , and aSedumin the concrete mickle .

The pond country has genus Hosta , ninebark(Physocarpus opulifolius , Zones 2–8 ) , euonymus(Euonymusfortunei , Zones 5–8 ) , and other perennial . ‘ Prince Tut ’ grass(Cyperuspapyrus‘Prince Tut ’ , Zones 10–11 or as an one-year ) is in the foreground .

Here is a full - on view of my front garden bed . Many plants are here , but you could see brunnera(Brunneramacrophylla , Zones 3–8 ) and a tummy full of impatiens(Impatienswalleriana , Zones 10–11 or as an annual ) .

This is an alternative sentiment of my back garden , looking back at my greenhouse . In the foreground is myhanging basket(the principal prime watch is ‘ Persimmon’petuniafrom Proven Winners ) , heather , sedum , ‘ Ukigumu ’ Nipponese maple , and ‘ Pink Pyramid ’ magnolia in the very back corner . Other plants are listed in photo 4 .

This is the same view of my back garden as in photo 4 , but it was taken in May 2023 . Sometulipsare visible , as well as a fewpansiesscattered throughout .

If you want to see more , check out Melina ’s instagram:@gardenwithmelinalynne

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