Portfolio
Gardens and Plants
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Alliums amid boxwood balls in a Vashon Island garden
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Brilliant Metasequoia glyptrostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ illuminates this tree-lined drive, Bainbridge Island
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A backyard sanctuary garden
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Planting in layers: The terrace at the Dunn Garden, Seattle
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A miniature (unfinished) Asian-influenced garden greets visitors to this client’s home on Bainbridge Island
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A woodland walk leads to a client’s gate, Bainbridge Island
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A sculptural tree trunk makes a focal point for this Seattle-area garden
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Trillium hybridized by Charles Price
Stonework
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Stone in process: The building blocks
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Slate on edge with stone blocks, Bainbridge Island
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Constructing a patio with water feature, Bainbridge Island
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The newly planted patio and water feature, Bainbridge Island
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An example of paving incorporating utilitarian functions, Bainbridge Island
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Parking areas can be beautiful, Bainbridge Island
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Stone path and steps with steel retaining wall
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Attention to detail: Repurposed slate on edge with concrete at the Dunn Garden, Seattle
Garden Structure
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Curved steps under construction at a Seattle garden
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Curved steps leading to circular patio, Seattle
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Framing for an intricate deck, Bainbridge Island
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The same deck, near completion; note the angles
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The completed deck merges beautifully with a garden path, Bainbridge Island
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A difficult waterfront slope, before terracing, Bainbridge Island
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The same slope, terraced and planted
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A welcoming garden gate
Container Planting
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A container display for Alderbrook Resort on Hood Canal
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Phormium, pelargoniums, lantana and fuchsia make a summer display
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Cordyline and annuals in a summer trough planting
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Seasonal display at the Dunn Garden residence entrance
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Containers can also be changed out with the season, here at the Dunn Garden, Seattle
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Seasonally changing containers are a focus on the Dunn Garden patio
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Darmera peltata is an unusual container choice
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Containers can be planted to last year-round: a Bainbridge Island display
Art in the Garden
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Marcia Donahue’s sculpture is perfect for gardens, and we like to use her work, here placed in a garden in progress
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More of Marcia Donahue’s work: children’s portraits in stone at a Bainbridge Island client’s garden
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Marcia Donahue’s porcelain bamboo and ceramic mala (Buddhist prayer beads)
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A totem, again by Marcia Donahue
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The entwined hands of a client’s family are featured in this bronze casting, designed by Charles Price and Mark Larkin
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Whimsy and play at work in this Mercer Island garden
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Sculpture by Tony Angell enlivens a winter view at the Dunn Garden
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Red glass simply contained
Inspiration
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Inspiration comes from many sources, including the classics: here, the famous Lutyens steps at Great Dixter
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Teafields in the Nilgiri Hills, southern India, sculpted by centuries of cultivation
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Color combinations by nature, Yellowstone National Park
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Color combinations by nature, Yellowstone National Park
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Elk antlers at the National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge, Montana
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Pattern of lichen on stone, Montana
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Pacific Coast iris hybrids in shades of lilac and purple
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Always learning: visiting Marcia Donahue’s garden generates new ideas