On a close-in corner lot near downtown Rockville, Maryland is a bit of the Pacific Northwest – a woodla
nd garden filled with evergreen trees and shrubs, both broadleaf and conifer. The kind of garden that’s fully there all winter long and looks even better with a dusting of snow, or more.
The gardener here is a long-time reader of this blog. We’d emailed back and forth a bit and after seeing his plant list I was determined to see this garden, and did exactly that on an unusually cold day last winter.
The major plants in this winter wonderland are the junipers ‘Robusta Green,’ Hollywood, and ‘Blue Point’, Hinoki Cypress, the Falsecypress ‘Wells Special’, Virginia red cedar, Hick’s yew, Pyracantha and Mahonia.
There’s one tiny lawn, in the sunniest spot, and it serves to show off the woodies surrounding it, and later the masses of perennials waiting underground for their day in the sun.
Many thanks to Eric for sharing his fabulous garden with me and my readers.
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Inspiring Susan…I need to keep adding this winter interest here at Clay and Limestone! gail
Wow! It doesn’t look like winter in that garden!
Let’s see this one once the snow hits. I have a feeling it will look very nice.
Shirley
Eric sets the standard in our neighborhood, doing really creative gardening on a difficult tiny lot. The good news is that the road goes at right angles at his corner so everyone has to slow down and can enjoy the lovely garden as they pass. Thanks for featuring Erics garden.
Just needs some moss and evergreen huckleberry and yeap- just about nails the Northwest vibe.
This is a wonderful example of how conifers can be used in borders. I am trying to do more along these lines myself.