The 2007 Gardens
Skogen
Art and artful living … This gracious Northwest home is surrounded by a garden that provides numerous creative, relaxing venues for the enjoyment of the owners and all the lucky guests who have the good fortune to spend time within it. The long wooded entry walk—once a bridal path—leads to undulating lawns and mass plantings chosen to complement the native Northwest vegetation and define living spaces, such as the mass planted euphorbia in the entry garden. The architectural entry is a log and translucent-roofed structure that spans between the public and private areas of the house and provides a view south over the property. Standing under this portal, you immediately feel the intended connection between the house, the garden, and the water view. The garden is a remarkable example of what great beauty can be achieved with a variety of mass plantings, relatively low-maintenance choices, and readily available materials—including flowering and evergreen shrubs, trees, perennials, and ornamental grasses. In summer, the garden uses supplemental water from a 12,000 gallon rain-collecting cistern.
Features
- Trollhaugen, a splendid artist’s studio
- Pond and waterfall with waterside plantings
- Sitting and picnic areas with vistas over Puget Sound
- Sleeping porch and outside shower
- Vegetable and cutting garden