Garden Rhapsodies Garden Tour 2009

Come along with me on the Garden Rhapsodies Tour!

(Presented by the Master Gardeners of Thurston County)

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Theme for this year's tour is gardens using drought tolerant plants

and/or

Eco-friendly watering/planting methods.

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Garden 1

Drought tolerant planting

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Play area for children...

...and birds!
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Many birds were feeding and 'hummers' buzzing all over the garden

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Garden 2.
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Beautiful harp music in the garden.

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Learning about Vermiculture!

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Beautiful woodland garden.

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Mixing veggies and flowers!

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Daylilies

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Stately lillies!

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White Echinaecia

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Campanula

(which blogger likes sideways!)

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Heuchera (coral bells) and Hostas in the shade
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Perennials line the walk to the front door

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Garden 3.

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Goldfish in the water collection pond

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Dragonfly or perhaps a Damselfly, perched on waterlily frond

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Unknown plant growing along the path through a small woodland

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Garden 4.

Unusual color delphinium

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Bed of daylilies

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Music with a country flair

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I loved this vignette with the "Shagpoke"

(our name for Heron)

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Hydrangea

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More daylilies

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Sweet volunteer Poppies 'escaping' the compost bin

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Garden 5.

A variety of lacecap hydrangea

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Hosta and Brunnera in the shade

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Beautiful stacked stone wall with plantings

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Bear's Breeches

(love the name!)

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The planting on the top side of the stacked stone wall

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Garden 6

New garden with arbor planted with evergreen clematis

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The new Potager

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Brunnera and a bench to rest on after a beautiful but long hot day!

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I hope you enjoyed the Garden Rhapsodies tour with me!

We will have to go again next year!