Thomas Vetter

The garden is now entering its 29th season. Plants spill onto the street and create a screen that encloses the front garden. Large pots turn the driveway into a garden tapestry. In Spring, ribes, ceanothus, corylopsis, chaenomeles and fothergilla explode with color and fragrance. As you walk through the garden, notice the contrast in color, shape and texture of the ferns, grasses and perennials like ligularia, podophyllum and rue that tie the garden together. I’ve planted new trees and shrubs like Gingko, Pseudopanax, Scheffelera, Poncirus and Cephalotaxus, plus an exciting cacti and succulent collection. The back garden is an oasis. Tall trees filter the hot sun. The shady borders feature huge Cornus kousa, Hydrangea, Choisya, Robinia, Impatiens and lots of variegated plants. Look for the copper trellises and birdhouses I’ve made and the new Hypertufa pots. The fragrance of lily and star jasmine, the blooms of eryngium, fuchsia, baptisia, kniphofia and tricyris makes for a great summer evening.