2012 Gardens

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Twin Birches

When you see the ruby-colored rose climbing across the garage, you've arrived at Twin Birches.

Perennial Plush

White fences suggest a cottage tidiness, yet this garden, a past winner in the Pacific Northwest Gardens competition, is beautifully unrestrained.

Pollinators' Paradise

This piece of paradise is easy to find, it's the one with the mighty arbor sheltering a riot of annuals, zinnias, daisies, Japanese anemones as well as a variety of mature lilies.

Urban Growth

Cherry blooms through a screen of salvaged metals, creating the pink, gray and brown palette of a Japanese watercolor.

Curb Enthusiasm

Most people whizzing by on the street will not see this magical garden. Lucky you, to be entering at a more relaxed pace, past a cedar snag left for wildlife.

Embraced by Madrones

Where Pacific Madrones grace a west edge of Puget Sound, this garden thrives.

Gem in the City

Saint Francis offers a stone bowl of rain and hedged yew looks right at home against the solid piers of this loved bungalow.

North by Southwest

You are greeted by head-high honey bush and the sound of many bird songs that hint at the warmth of this garden, a confident mix of the native and exotic.

Bluffside Beauty

These gardeners love texture and color, more in foliage than flowers. And there is plenty.