Pacific Northwest Gardening: Landscaping ideas, please?, 1 by growin

growin wrote:
I keep looking at your property images and thinking how nice a few tree Rhodo's would be. Sorta background and slight wind block. The image is Rhodo calophytum. If I had that much space I'd also either grow palm seed or buy small 1 gallon palms and place them in groups of 3 here and there. The sarcaccoca is a great idea for the semi-shaded spot. Winter blooming Viburnum x Bodnantense 'Dawn' and I think someone mentioned Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' for the evergreen foliage & dangling blooms. You mentioned attracting butterflies so why not a few different Buddleja including the Chilean species and the variegated foliage one.

outtamygourd, when you mentioned the arbor I thought of that cedar tree you are removing and how close you are to the beach. Why not make a rustic split cedar arbor. Nothing says PNW more than split and nicely aged cedar. If you have a few dry spots, try a Lobelia tupa - love it! A few Crocosmia 'Lucifer' in some fast drainage areas around the house will give you some nice red blooms. Camassia leichtlinii 'Alba' - the double is quite nice. Phygelius too. I wish I could just give you a few things...but the border. If anyone wants, I have some Iris confusa but it might be difficult to get it to you.