This one from 16th St, NW has a ton going on. Every nook is filled with plants or flowers. Super cool.
Garden of the Day
“Dear PoP,
You had mentioned the River Smart Homes Program here. I thought you might like to see one of the rain gardens that the River Smart Program helps fund and construct. The program had last year installed a rain barrel, which I love. This garden was installed (in Petworth) in July – right before the really bad storms, and worked very well. This garden soaks up a large amount of water from my gutter (after my rain barrel fills), and keeps the water from going in the storm drain that is right next to my house. As I’d prefer that my basement wouldn’t flood, this is a good thing. I’m still re-working the drainage after the garden overflows, but so far its only overflowed once.
The goal of this particular type of garden is to help keep the DC sewer system from overflowing during severe rains. Next up for me – a permeable pathway to help prevent runoff. I no longer qualify for more River Smart help, but I’ll still keep redesigning my backyard. And I want to say online thanks to the program for the help and inspiration.”
“Dear PoP,
Attached are some great vegetables in my neighborhood. Several potted tomato and eggplant plants. I took these photos last weekend and the eggplant looked awesome. They’re located on 38th Street, NW.
Also attached is my favorite house in DC. I’m sure you’ve seen it before – the stone angel is blowing air and its cheeks are puffed up and it’s just so cool.”
Awesome! I think I’m going to have to head over and close up of the angel.
“Dear PoP,
My friend has really made the most of condo living by turning the chain link fence behind his building in Columbia Heights into a full garden. He’s used plastic containers and rigged them on the fence and he’s growing tons of herbs (basil, cilantro, rosemary, mint etc.), kale, lettuce, 3 kinds of peppers, and tomatoes. Some were grown from plants and other from seeds. Just thought it was a cool take on the “urban farm” and maybe something your readers might enjoy.”
Fantastic! If you have a great garden, spot for a morning cup of coffee or just a great tomato please send a photo to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com
This one has a bit of an Eastern flavor.
And nearby was a bonsai in the front yard:
This is one of the most unusual flowers I’ve ever seen:
The owner actually walked by and told me it was called a Passion Flower. Pretty wild. It grows on a vine type plant and looks like this from afar:
This one from NE Capitol Hill is a great example of a two parter- in front of and in behind a metal fence. As one who’s often if front of the fence, I especially appreciate the effort in front.
The great guerrilla garden by Dupont Circle is looking awesome. It’s wild to watch it progress from spring to summer:
The greatest Columbia Heights tree box garden has gotten even better. Not only has it filled out, this past weekend, I noticed the addition of some little crafts:
I liked the border on this Columbia Heights one. Also an interesting mulch to flower ratio…