master gardeners and good people
The master gardener neighbors are so cool, and they don't even know it! He is a retired engineer and she still works for UW but on her computer from at home. Their house in architecturally MODERN--so much so that when I went there for the first time, I couldn't find the front door. It is on the second floor, but at that time, there was no stairs or deck to get to it. The downstairs is decorated in black and white and red--including red tile work in the bathroom. No, I'm not a nosey neighbor, the bathroom door was open!
You can't see part of their house from the street because she put up 8 foot fences to keep the deer away from the fruit trees and garden vegetables. Compared to hers, my plants are just sad and pidley! But she says that in a few years everything will be overtaking each other in our yard. She is working towards low maintenance so they can take off on their hiking trips without coming home to major nightmare in the yard.
They don't have a garage but park their Subaru near the house. I think they enter on the bottom level through a glassed in gardening room complete with banana trees growing like crazy! They are very down to earth and have a composting system that is to die for. They try to plant things to conserve water and have shredded bark everywhere to keep down the weeds.
Barbara is always moving plants around and changing stuff in the garden and I'm so lucky she gives me what she doesn't want. So, this year I got the white peonies! She will answer any question I have and tell me where I can go to get stuff and what to use safely for slugs, etc. They are not quite vegetarians but whenever I can find farm fresh organic fruit or vegies, I take it over there and they are so appreciative.
Their hobby is hiking. For people in their late 50's early 60's they are in major great shape. She fast walks for 4 miles a day. I always see him running (not jogging) down the road and on the highway. When we go hiking I think it's treacherous, but we have a hiking season of spring and summer. They hike all year round--including in the mountains and in the snow!! It is their passion.
You can't see part of their house from the street because she put up 8 foot fences to keep the deer away from the fruit trees and garden vegetables. Compared to hers, my plants are just sad and pidley! But she says that in a few years everything will be overtaking each other in our yard. She is working towards low maintenance so they can take off on their hiking trips without coming home to major nightmare in the yard.
They don't have a garage but park their Subaru near the house. I think they enter on the bottom level through a glassed in gardening room complete with banana trees growing like crazy! They are very down to earth and have a composting system that is to die for. They try to plant things to conserve water and have shredded bark everywhere to keep down the weeds.
Barbara is always moving plants around and changing stuff in the garden and I'm so lucky she gives me what she doesn't want. So, this year I got the white peonies! She will answer any question I have and tell me where I can go to get stuff and what to use safely for slugs, etc. They are not quite vegetarians but whenever I can find farm fresh organic fruit or vegies, I take it over there and they are so appreciative.
Their hobby is hiking. For people in their late 50's early 60's they are in major great shape. She fast walks for 4 miles a day. I always see him running (not jogging) down the road and on the highway. When we go hiking I think it's treacherous, but we have a hiking season of spring and summer. They hike all year round--including in the mountains and in the snow!! It is their passion.
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