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is edged with plantings of all sizes — from
majestic evergreens, to lush rhodies, to knee-
high ferns. Underneath it all, thumbnail-sized
blue and purple plants form a carpet of what’s
known to the garden savvy as “under-plant-
ings.” A sweeping lawn and climbing rock
garden leads from the east side of the sheltered
garden connecting to the west’s ocean border
of salt-tolerant plants rimming a windbreak of
old roses.
• A small lot offers something new with
every glimpse. There’s yard art, colorful sig-
nage, a petrified wood collection, plants (both
Northwest and tropical) and trees. Guests will
be greeted by a whimsical lady who’s ready
to dance when the wind blows. The tastefully
manufactured home, with its professionally
chosen color and coordinated garden, makes
tour-goers aware of what’s possible with talent
at work.
• With a passion for her garden — and with
her grandchildren involved in it — one proper-
ty owner has a garden full of love. A raspberry
patch, a pond surrounded by wildlife, a cutting
garden (try to identify nature’s flowers from
the man-made) — and that’s only the begin-
ning. Filled with children’s art, a deer dressed
in seasonal attire, sprites, gnomes and more,
the garden even has a real granddad on site to
assist this busy grandma!
• Tastefully laid out, an extensive wood-
land acreage with Willapa Bay in the back-
ground displays 19 separate garden areas,
each featuring three to six garden beds. The
owners have offered to make a property map
available describing what’s where. Each bed
has been cleared, new plants chosen and
grounds weeded and maintained. This is a
year-round project, all of it created and main-
tained solely by the owners.
• Tour-goers may think they’re dreaming
when they see a five-plus-acre work in prog-
ress. This site offers a preview of the owner’s
longtime dream. A berm-edged drive mean-
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Keyboardist Jean-Pierre Garau
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Bill and Janet Clark, aka ‘Sea Strings’
ders through the property, passing deer-proof
orchards and 67 soil-filled wooden beds — a
future home for organic vegetables. Then
there’s the soon-to-be chicken coop, a goat
barn and a vineyard. The house, flowering
gardens, and an unobstructed view of Willapa
Bay will make you do a double-take.
Music and must-do’s
This year’s expanded line-up of musicians
performing in the gardens includes Tom Grant,
Jean-Pierre Garau, George Coleman, Brian
O’Connor, the Sea Strings, Tanz, and the Dave
and Brad Duo.
Along with the refreshments, the music,
and arts and crafts in each of these private gar-
dens, there’s a nifty raffle of must-have items.
Added to that is artist Don Nisbett’s col-
orfully designed Long Beach Trolley, ready
to ferry 30 passengers from garden to garden.
Trolley tickets are $15. (New this year: A box
lunch can be included for an additional $8 with
each trolley ticket, but they must be pre-or-
dered.) Seats are filling up fast! CW
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Judy Enron and Charlie Watkins, aka ‘Tanz’
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