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Whether you visit Lakewold Gardens in the dead of winter or the peak of summer , this Pacific Northwest horticultural haven offers beautiful blooms and hidden discoveries during every season .
The brick walk at Lakewold .
The Lakewold estate and grounds in Lakewood , Wash. , were donated to the non-profit-making organization Friends of Lakewold in 1987 by owner Eulalie Wagner . An avid nurseryman , Mrs. Wagner made this garden her lifespan project and designed it with the help of Thomas Church , a head American landscape designer during the 20th century . The gardens feature a all-encompassing multifariousness of works and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree collections unionize in “ garden rooms , ” including rhododendrons , fern , roses , Nipponese maples , shade plants and woodland gardens . Seasonal delights abound , with plant and foliage that reach their meridian of beauty at various clock time of the yr .
A couple stroll through a umbrageous luck of the garden .
Here are some of the highlights .
Winter : Lakewold horticulture manager Mark Lyke looks forward to seeing the Dawn viburnum appear in the winter . “ Their sweet fragrance and pretty pink flowers are a pleasant surprisal in January , as winter temperatures leave out , ” he say . “ There are also many witch hazel tree on the earth , include Hamanelis Virginia , the first to flower in the late fall , and usually a herald of wintertime . Most of the other witch hazels on the grounds efflorescence in belated winter , usually in February or March . ”
A view across the lawn to the circle drive .
Spring : pinkish dogtooth violet ( Trillium grandiflorum ) can be find in bombastic Wave along the trials , and ephemeral tetterwort ( Sanguinaria Canadensis ‘ Multiplex ’ ) emerges in the fern garden , with its pure bloodless flowers that seem to glow from a distance . In the early spring , the walk from the stone garden on the South Border trail is intoxicating , displaying the beautiful fragrant flowers of Siebold ’s Magnolia .
rhododendron in blossom .
The most brilliant spring show is put on by Lakewold ’s nearly 900 rhododendron , which range in size from tiny specie to elephantine hybrid . They offer masses of semblance and heady fragrancy from March through May . “ Rhododendron intercrossed Bow Bells , one of Mrs. Wagner ’s favorites , bloom from mid - April until at least the conclusion of May , ” Lyke say .
The cutting garden in full bloom .
Summer : Most of Lakewold ’s collection of late leaping and summer efflorescence perennials can be found in the cutting garden . The exhibit starts in the spring with hyacinth , peony , Allium , and unfearing geraniums and ends in late fall with asters and Agastache ( giant hyssop ) . This garden room is also frequented by butterflies , hummingbird , Draco flies , and bumble bee throughout the season .
The quarterfoil puddle .
Fall : Japanese mapleAcer palmatum Shindeshojo , located in the lower timber towering over the pool , put up parting that are flaming scarlet in the leap , turn carmine - commons in mid - summer , and become a vivacious blend of red and orange in the gloam , fit in to Lyke . The foliage ofpaperbarkmapleAcer grisiumalso turn glorious shades of cherry-red , orange and pinkish in autumn .
Pink flower at Lakewold .
inflorescence vine drape from tree branches .
Richard Wagner business firm .
For more info about Lakewold Gardens , visitwww.lakewoldgardens.org .
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