plant list

Tea Garden

Acer palmatum dissectum “Red Dragon” deep red with lace leaf

Asarum europaeum ‘Wild Ginger” evergreen waxy green heart shaped leaves

Asplenium scolopendrium “Hart’s Tongue Fern” broad leaf evergreen fern

Asplenium ebenoides “Dragontail Fern” evergreen fern

Brunnera macrophylla “Jack Frost” silver siberian bugloss, blue flowers

Carex dolichostachya “Kaga Nishiki” striped sedge

Carex conica “Snowline” textured sedge outlined in white
Carex flagellifera "Weeping Bronze Sedge"

Cirtomium fortunei “Japanese Holly Fern” grey green fronds

Cordyline australis bronze red sword leaves, annual

Hakonechloa macra solid green grass

Helleborus “Black Diamond” maroon foliage, black flowers in January

Hosta “Abba Dabba Do” green leaves with golden margin, lavender flowers

Hosta “Reptilian” semi-cupped leaves with piecrust edge, lavender flowers 

Hosta funkia “Sum and Substance” massive heart-shaped chartreuse leaves

Mitella halli native ground cover (located near Hotei)
Oxalis oregana "Redwood Sorrel"

Pleioblastus fortunei “Little Zebra” green and white striped bamboo

Polystichum setiferum “Congesta Cristata” evergreen fern

Polystitchum munitum native sword fern, leathery dark green fronds

Pyrrosia lingua “Variegata” green leaves with copper brown felty undersides 

Sedum reflexum “Green Spruce” evergreen, spring yellow flowers

Tolmeia menzies ll ‘Taff’s Gold” PNW native variegated piggy back ground cover 

Trillium sessile “Red Toad” motled foliage with red flower

Viola labradorica ‘Labrador” ground cover clumping dark purple-green leaves 

maturity

the mid summer garden is happy and healthy 

as evidenced by the moles

wreaking havoc in the pathways.

the soil is beautiful and aerated. the plants and worms are thriving, too.

this year, we replaced a few plants and moved a couple more to 

better habitat for sun exposure.

 the hostas will need dividing, the ground covers trimmed back

 and some native ferns need cleaning up.

it's perfect in that wonderful wabi sabi way.

back to the garden

after much too long away, i got back to the tea garden to see for myself the beauty of the hostas in bloom. the plantings have matured (some to gigantic proportions!) and a few need dividing, a few need a bit more sun but there is an overwhelming sense that this is a well established  garden.

the japanese and siberian iris have been divided and gorgeous black grass saved from a friend's window boxes will thrive in their new locations.  natural mosses and tiny fir buds have created a forest floor between the plantings and stones.

the back of the waiting room and the structures at the entrance to the garden have been finished with beautiful aged, salvaged cedar boards.