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8 of 12 Great Things I Found At Raleigh

By Lorraine • Oct 8th, 2009 • Category: Favourite Gardens, Gardens
One of the many picture-perfect areas of the Redwine garden

One of the many picture-perfect views in the Redwine garden

8. Private Gardens
The story tours of private gardens are a real treat of any Garden Writers Symposium, and the 2009 symposium in Raleigh was no exception. These tours offer a chance to see the best gardens of the region, to talk with the garden-makers and to discover new plants, plant combinations, and design ideas. Here’s a photo gallery of some of my favourite private gardens. 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Redwine Garden: Texture, Plant Combos and Picture-Perfect Views

 

Side entrance to Redwine garden in Raleigh

Side entrance to Redwine garden in Raleigh.

 

A handsome euphorbia grows in front of a soaring mirrored screen in the Redwine back garden.

A handsome euphorbia grows in front of a soaring mirrored screen in the Redwine back garden.

 

 

Corkscrew vine (Vigna caracalla) grows up the side of the house in the Redwine garden.

Corkscrew vine (Vigna caracalla) grows up the side of the house in the Redwine garden.

The Yoest Garden: A Wildlife Haven

Upper terrace of the Yoest garden

Upper terrace of the Yoest garden

 

 

The berm that skirts the verandah is packed with colourful flowers to attract birds, bees and butterflies.

The berm that skirts the verandah is packed with colourful flowers to attract birds, bees and butterflies.

The Yoest garden features many whimsical details.

The Yoest garden features many whimsical details.

An inviting bench in the Yoest garden.

An inviting bench in the Yoest garden.

Lush flowerborders flank the upper level lawn in the Yoest garden.
Lush flowerborders flank the upper level lawn in the Yoest garden.

The Stevens Garden: A Lakeside Garden with Classical Influences

The pergola overlooks the lake at the Stevens garden.

The pergola overlooks the lake at the Stevens garden.

Swans visit the dock at the Stevens garden.

Swans visit the dock at the Stevens garden.

The view from the upper terrace of the Stevens garden.

The view from the upper terrace of the Stevens garden.

Simple elegance -- a gardenia floats in a birdbath in the Stevens garden.

Simple elegance -- a gardenia floats in a birdbath in the Stevens garden.

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5 Responses »

  1. Kathy J, Washington Gardener Mag on October 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am:

    Funny how we can be on the same tour in the same gardens and see entirely different things. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

  2. lorraine on October 8th, 2009 at 10:29 am:

    Hi Kathy,
    Yes, it’s interesting what different things catch our eyes — and how well (or not) the camera captures them!

    I enjoyed meeting you at the TweetUp where I picked up a copy of the Washington Gardener — loved the story on mulch, especially the warning about volcano tree mulch — if only our municipalities would listen…

    Cheers,
    Lorraine

  3. Hortmomma on October 8th, 2009 at 4:30 pm:

    WHERE ARE THE BOTTLE TREES??

  4. Helen Yoest @ Gardening With Confidence on October 9th, 2009 at 4:55 am:

    Hey Lorraine,

    It was good to met you at the Tweet up and GWA. Happy to hear you enjoyed your visit to my garden, Helen’s Haven.
    H.

  5. Sunday, October 11, 2009 Puttering In Helen’s Haven « Gardening With Confidence ™ on October 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am:

    [...] My garden, Helen’s Haven, was written about at My Corner of Kathy,  City Gardening [...]

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