Art House and Garden

Last night some artist friends invited me over for a birthday dinner. Their house and garden are also a studio and showcase for their work and their collections. It's my favorite house in Seattle.

Ciscoe Morris's Yard in Late August

Last night I was in the neighborhood, so I took a few shots of Ciscoe Morris's yard.

Planting the Rock Wall with Sedum and Heathers

We went to Rosso Nursery in Georgetown and picked up a bunch of sedum and heathers for filling in our continually weed-choked retaining wall in the backyard. I also picked up a couple of Point Reyes Ceanothus plants because I want to see what the growth habit is like.

Our haul. The green ones in front are winter-blooming pink heathers. We're going for a rosy look, with purple and pink and orange-pink colors. Though I could be wrong, I think these will look nice under the Julia Phelps Ceanothus, if any of these happen to bloom in May.



We have a LOT of rock wall to plant. We started at the top. We'll continue to fill it in once the fall plant sales start. (Can I remind everyone that when we moved in, we didn't even know this rock wall existed -- the yard was THAT overgrown with junipers and weeds.)



I'm afraid these plants will get washed away when the next heavy rains hit, but what are you gonna do?



Pretty!

Hallelujah

The neighbor is finally cleaning up after his botanical massacre.

Two days ago:



Right now:

Bubbles!

Yesterday we went to a beautiful summer party out on the Olympic Peninsula at a house that overlooks Puget Sound and the northern surburbs of Seattle.

And Mt. Baker.



A cruise ship headed for Alaska.



Cool garden art. Hey, is that a snake?



Ayup.







The food was great, the company was great, the vinho verde was great. But best of all were the bubbles.



Oh my God. Every summer party needs a bubble setup like this.



Luckily there were only a couple of kids at the party, so the grownups got to hog the solution and the wands.













Fun!