The 2007 Gardens
Villa Luna
The influence of France and California’s Sonoma County combined with the character of Whidbey Island make these formal gardens special and unique. The entry walk up the drive is lined with white pine and Sequoia; it leads to a formal motor court and porte cochere in front of a stately home. Two graceful weeping willow trees can be seen from the motor court. They stand on either side of an arched bridge, reminiscent of Monet’s at Giverny. The bridge crosses a stream and marks the beginning of a path that follows the water course to ponds and a waterfall. The stream path is bordered by wetland and plantings and pauses at a wooden viewing platform. Seen from the columned porch that extends across the entire rear of the house, the gardens slowly descend toward a view of Useless Bay that provides a shimmering summer backdrop. Walk down the staircase set between rock walls and terraced plantings of perennials and shrubs to stepping stones through the stream, a final pond, and on to a wisteria covered arbor and a rose garden. There are also raised beds with edibles and fruit trees. This garden takes you on adventures within its borders, each one unique, yet integral to this completely Whidbey garden.
Features
- Knot garden with clipped rosemary and boxwood hedges
- Birch grove
- Waterfall and ponds
- Potting shed garden
- Hydrangea mass plantings