Visit Marc-James Mews and tour Neal's Gardens.
Ask Marc for
advice about when to plant your own container garden.
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Much of the structure of the Mews Gardens is based on flowers and shrubbery
that Jim loved. We have elected to name the grounds Neals' Gardens, keeping
in balance with Neal's Wood, the former grounds of Marc-James Manor.
The challenge to recreate at the Mews much of the Marc-James Manor Gardens
came from the smaller physical confines. The body of the garden had to be contained.
We elected to use heavily glazed cobalt containers. Taking in consideration
the weather and, in particular the sky, rich, primary colors add much needed brightness
to the overall look of the garden.
This design
approach afforded a greater variety of plants that might not work in a static
Northwest garden landscape. Container gardening allows one to move plants to follow the light,
and to protect them from the cold and wind.
Although more labor intensive, container gardening yields a constantly changing landscape in a small area.
The Marc-James Manor Sign from the former estate.
The Mary Taylor Arch, Installed in April, 2010 in Memory of Jim Neal
in the Abbey Ducis Courtyard.
To see more photos of the Courtyard click on 3 at the bottom of this page.
Some of Jim's Contained Asiatic Lilies in the
Abbey Ducis Courtyard. Photograph taken July, 2010
A close-up view of winter pansies thriving along a Roman Stone Wall.
Stone
frog resting in the moss.
The front view of the Myhre Gate photographed in August, 2011
A small grouping of Jim's Stargazer Lilies and
Monkshood (Wolfsbane) photographed at Twilight.
July, 2007
Red Peony In Morning May Light,
2007
Close-up of a rare red peony in late May,
2007.
Red Begonias and an Birdhouse on a damp September morning, 2010
A close-up of the Red Roses and Arbor,
Summer, 2007
Camellia Japonica Finlandia, April 2010
Camellia Japonica "White Swan", April 2011
A close-up of a contained Camellia
Sasanqua, Yuletide. This photo taken in January, 2008
Monkshood, Aconitum, Wolf's Bane October, 2010
Entering Through A Garden August, 2011
More Neal's Gardens displays: 1 2 3