Thanks to this weekend’s awesome weather I really got to see some proper gardens shine. It was also fun to see folks in their yards planting in nearly every single neighborhood I passed through. This one is from Pleasant Plains/Columbia Heights. Tiered gardens like this are among my absolute favorites. I believe these gardeners are true artists.
I always like the ones that cascade over the retaining wall.
Plus I think it’s wild how many of the same types of flowers seem to start blooming at the same time – this past weekend I started to notice rose’s blooming:
Another great small space/dividing garden from Columbia Heights.
Another great example of a dividing garden – every year this one from Columbia Heights looks fantastic.
I’ve always given this house on 13th St, NW a tough time because of its prison door
but I gotta give credit where credit is due – they have the makings of a sweet garden out front.
A perennial favorite from the corner of 16th and V St, NW. This garden morphs and adapts throughout the warm months. We’ll be back again for another look later in the summer.
I like when people take the time to also beautify the small spaces on their property:
I know garden of the day posts usually end around Labor Day but I had to include this one from Columbia Heights. It was also featured in the Spring and I was amazed how they completely replanted for the Fall. Awesome.
I always forget how much I enjoy Bartholdi Park near the Capitol and behind the Botanical Gardens Greenhouse.
I can’t wait until the fix the fountain:
Hard not to like these Japanese Maples. You can also see a pretty sweet door in the background as well.